This glossary is a consolidation of all abbreviations and acronyms used in the Joint Warfighting Science and Technology Plan,
the Defense Technology Area Plan, and this DTO.

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2D	two dimensional
3D	three dimensional
3rdGARD	3rdGARD Advanced Rotor Demonstration
4D	four dimensional (three dimensional plus time)
µm	micrometer
A
AA	antiarmor
AAAV	Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle
AAM	air-to-air missile
AATP	advanced airframe technology plan
AAV	autonomous air vehicle
AAW	active aeroelastic wing
ABCA	America-Britain-Canada-Australia
ABIS	Advanced Battlespace Information System
ABL	airborne laser
A/C	aircraft
ac	alternating current
ACBL	amphibious cargo beaching lighter
ACCM	advanced cooperative collection management
ACE	aerospace chromium elimination
ACEM	Advanced Common Electronic Modules
ACIS	Aircrew Integrated Systems
ACPT	Air Campaign Planning Tool/Toolkit
ACOM	Atlantic Command
ACT II	Advanced Concept Technology II
ACTD	Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration
ACR	advanced concepts and requirements
ACUS	Area Common User Systems
A/D	analog to digital
ADATS	Adjustable Diversity Acoustic Telemetry System
ADC	Acoustic Device Countermeasure; analog-to-digital conversion/ converter
ADCAP	advanced capability
ADN	an explosive ingredient
ADSAM	air-directed surface-to-air missile
ADVEDS	Advection and Dispersion of Vapor, Evaporating Droplets and Solids model
AEDC	Arnold Engineering Development Center
AEW	airborne early warning
AF	Air Force
AFATDS	Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System
AFFTC	Air Force Flight Test Center (Edwards AFB, CA)
AFGROW	a deterministic fatigue analysis and failure prediction model
AFSATCOM	Air Force Satellite Communications Command
AFSCN	Air Force Satellite Control Network
AFSPC	Air Force Space Command
AGARD	Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development
AGE	aerospace ground equipment
AGTFT	Antijam GPS Technology Flight Test
Ah	ampere-hour
AHMCM	Antihelicopter Mine Countermeasure
AI	artificial intelligence
AIEWS	Advanced Integrated Electronic Warfare System
AIN	Army Interoperability Network
AIT	Atmospheric Interceptor Technology
AJ	antijam
AJP	Advanced Joint Planning
ALC	air logistics center
ALCM	Air-Launched Cruise Missile
ALERT	air/land enhanced reconnaissance and targeting
ALI	Alpha/LAMP Integration
ALISS	Advanced Lightweight Influence Sweep System
ALMDS	Airborne Laser Mine Detection System
ALP	Advanced Logistics Program
ALSP	Aggregate-Level Simulation Protocol
AM3	Affordable Multimission Manufacturing
AMC	U.S. Army Materiel Command
AMCM	airborne mine countermine
AMDS	Advanced Mine Detector System
AMEL	active matrix electroluminescent display
AMP	Antimine Projectile
AMPS	Advanced Mobile Phone Service
AMRAAM	Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile
AMS	analog mixed signal
AMW	amphibious warfare
ANBCWRS	Automated Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Warning and Reporting System
ANL	Armstrong National Laboratory
AOC	air operations center
AOSN	autonomous ocean sampling network
AP	antipersonnel
APL	antipersonnel land mine
APOD	air point of debarkation
APPEX	Advanced Power Projection and Execution
APS	active protection system
ARDEC	Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center
ARG	Amphibious Ready Group
ARIEM	Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
ARL	Army Research Laboratory
ARM	antiradiation missile
ART	Advanced Rotorcraft Transmission
AS	Arsenal Ship
ASAS	All-Source Analysis System
ASAT	antisatellite
ASCI	Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative
ASCIET	All-Service Combat Identification Evaluation Team
ASCM	antiship cruise missile
ASIC	application-specific integrated circuit
ASM	air-to-surface missile
ASMD	antiship missile defense
ASMT	Air Superiority Missile Technology
ASSDC	Army Space and Strategic Defense Command
AST	Advanced Subsonic Technology
ASTAMIDS	Airborne Standoff Minefield Detection System
ASTE	advanced strategic and tactical infrared expendable
ASTOVL	Advanced Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing
ASTP	Advanced Sensor Technology Program
ASUW	antisurface ship warfare
ASW	antisubmarine warfare
AT	antitank
ATACMS	Army Tactical Missile System
ATAD	Air Target Algorithm Development
ATD	Advanced Technology Demonstration
ATEGG	Advanced Turbine Engine Gas Generator
ATF	Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
ATGW	antitank guided weapon
ATIRCM	Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures
ATIRP	Advanced Telecommunications and Information Distribution Research Program
ATM	asynchronous transfer mode
ATO	air tasking order
ATPP	advanced turbo-propulsion plan
ATR	automatic target recognition
ATSD(NBC)	Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Nuclear/Biological/Chemical)
ATT	Antitorpedo Torpedo
AUV	autonomous underwater vehicle
AWACS	Airborne Warning and Control System
AWE	advanced warfighting experiment
AWFT	Antimateriel Warhead Flight Test
B
B3	a level of security assurance
BADD	Battlefield Awareness and Data Dissemination
BAMB	bending annular missile body
BAT	Brilliant Antitank
BC2	battlespace command and control
BC2A	Bosnia Command and Control Augmentation
BCHIS	Bulk Charging Hazards Interaction System
BCID	battlefield combat identification
BCIS	Battlefield Combat Identification System
BDA	battle damage assessment
BDO	battle dress overgarment
BDS-D	Battlefield Distributed Simulation-Development
BFTT	Battle Force Tactical Trainer
BFVS	Bradley Fighting Vehicle System
BIDS	Biological Integrated Detection System
BiFET	bipolar field effect trransistor
B-ISDN	Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
BIST	built-in self-test
BLWE	Battle Lab Warfighting Experiment
BMD	ballistic missile defense
BMDO	Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
BOL	beginning of life
B/OT	boost and orbit transfer
BPI	boost-phase intercept
bps	bits per second
BRA	Basic Research Area
BW	biological warfare
BZ	beach zone
C
C&C	cut and cover
C&S	computing and software
C2	command and control
C2I	command, control, and intelligence
C2V	command and control vehicle
C2W	command and control warfare
C3	command, control, and communications
C3I	command, control, communications, and intelligence
C4	command, control, communications and computers
C4I	command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence
C4ISR	command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
CAD	computer-aided design
CAE	computer-aided engineering
CAIV	cost as an independent variable
cal/cm2	calories per square centimeter
CAM	computer-aided manufacturing
CAP	combat air patrol
CAPS	Counteractive Protection System
CAS	close air support
CASE	computer-aided software engineering
CASTFOREM	Combined Arms Support Task Force Evaluation Model
CATOX	catalytic oxidation
CAV	Composite Armored Vehicle
CB	chemical/biological; computer-based
CBD-IMPACT	Chemical/Biological Defense Integrated Meteorological and Contamination Transport
CBN	chemical/biological/nuclear
CBU	consistent battlespace understanding
C/C	carbon/carbon
CC&D	camouflage, concealment, and deception
CCD	charged-coupled device
CCE	combined-cycle engine
CCM	counter-countermeasure
CCS	charge control system
CCTT	Close Combat Tactical Trainer
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDR	critical design review
CEASE	Compact Environmental Anomaly Sensor
CEC	cooperative engagement capability
CECOM	U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command
CENTCOM	Central Command
CEP	circular error probable
CFC	chloro-fluoro-carbon; Combined Forces Command
CFCC	continuous fiber ceramic composite
CFOR	command forces
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CFT	captive flight test
CGF	computer-generated force
CGS	common ground station
CIC	combat information center
CID	combat identification
CIE	clothing and individual equipment
CIMMD	close-in man-portable mine detector
CINC	commander in chief
CINCPAC	Commander-in-Chief Pacific Command
CIS	Combat Information System
CIWS	Close-In Weapon System
CJTF	Commander, Joint Task Force
CKEM	Compact Kinetic-Energy Missile
CL	lift coefficient
CM	countermeasure; countermobility
CM/M	countermine/mine
cm3	cubic centimeters
CMC	ceramic matrix composite
CMD	cruise missile defense
CMIP	common management information protocol
CMMS	conceptual models of the mission space
CMOS	complementary metal oxide semiconductor
CMWS	Common Missile Warning System
COA	course of action
COBRA	coastal battlefield reconnaissance and analysis
COE	common operating environment
COEA	cost and operational effectiveness analysis
COIL	chemical oxygen-iodine laser (lases at 1.3 (m)
COMNAV-	Commander, Naval Air Forces, AIRLANT	Atlantic
COMPASS	Common Operational Modeling, Planning, and Simulation Strategy
CONOPS	concept of operations
CONUS	continental United States
CORBA	Common Object Request Broker Architecture
COTS	commercial off the shelf
CPA	closest point of approach
CPC	chemical protective clothing
Cpk	process capability index
CPO	chemical protective overgarment
CPRC	Counterproliferation Program Review Committee
CRDA	cooperative research and development agreement
CSS	Combat Service Support (Battle Laboratory)
CT	counterterrorism
CTAPS	Contingency Tactical Automated Planning System
CTD	concealed target detection
CTF	common technical framework
CTS	continuous transverse stub
CuInSe2	copper indium selenium
CVLA	Cargo Vehicle Light Assault
CVX	Aircraft Carrier Experimental
CW	chemical warfare; continuous wave; conventional weapon
D
D2	damage/destroy
D&W	detection and warning
D/A	digital to analog
DACS	Divert and Attitude Control System
DAMA	demand assignment multiple access
DAOC	Distributed Air Operations Center
DAPKL	Diode-Array Pumped Kilowatt Laser
DARE	Data Archival and Retrieval Enhancement
DARO	Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office
DARPA	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DASIAC	DoD Nuclear Information Analysis Center—formerly Defense Atomic Support Information Analysis Center
dB	decibel
DBBL	Dismounted Battlespace Battle Laboratory
DBC	Digital Battlefield Communications
DBMS	database management system
DBS	Direct Broadcast Satellite
dc	direct current
DC-ARM	Damage Control-Automation to Reduce Manning
DCE	distributed computing environment
DCL	detection, classification, and localization
DCOR	Defense Committee on Research
DCS	Deputy Chief of Staff
DCSPER	Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel
DDBMS	distributed database management system
DDR&E	Director, Defense Research and Engineering
DDS	direct digital synthesizer
DE	directed energy
DEA	data exchange agreement
DEEM	Dynamic Environmental Effects Model
DET	distributed explosive technology
DEW	directed-energy weapon
DF	direction finding
DHEA	dehydroepiandrosterone
DI&S	design integration and supportability
DIA	Defense Intelligence Agency
DIAL	differential absorption LIDAR
DIF	data interchange format
DIFM	digital intermediate frequency modulator
DII	Defense Information Infrastructure
DIRCM	directed infrared countermeasure
DIS	distributed interactive simulation
DISA	Defense Information Systems Agency
DISC	differential scattering
DISN	Defense Information Systems Network
DIW	detection, identification, and warning
DLA	Defense Logistics Agency
DMA	Defense Mapping Agency
DMIF	Dynamic Multiuser Information Fusion
DMSO	Defense Modeling and Simulation Office; dimethyl sulfoxide
DNA	Defense Nuclear Agency; deoxyribonucleic acid
DNAPL	dense nonaqueous phase liquid
DNAW	day, night, and adverse weather
DOA	direction of arrival
DOB	depth of burst
DOC	Department of Commerce
DoD	Department of Defense
DOE	Department of Energy
DOF	degrees of freedom
DOJ	Department of Justice
DOL	Department of Labor
DOT	Department of Transportation
DPE	Defensive Planning and Execution
DRB	Division Ready Brigade
DRE	ducted rocket engine
DRFM	digital radio frequency modulator/ memory
DS2	decontamination solution 2
DSA	Depth and Simultaneous Support Battle Laboratory
DSB	Defense Science Board
DSCS	Defense Satellite Communications System
DSI	Defense Simulation Internet
DSP	Defense Support Program; digital signal processing
DSS	Decision Support System
DSTAG	Defense Science and Technology Advisory Group
DSUP	defense system upgrade
DSWA	Defense Special Weapons Agency
DT&E	development, test and evaluation
DTAP	Defense Technology Area Plan
DTED	Digital Terrain Elevation Data
DTO	Defense Technology Objective
DU	depleted uranium
DUSD	Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
DUSD(AT)	Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Advanced Technology)
DUSD(ES)	Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security)
DVE	drivers vision enhancer
DVI	data/voice integration
DW	deep water (> 200 ft)
DWHRP	Defense Women's Health Research Program
E
EA	electronic attack
EC	electronic combat
ECCM	electronic counter-countermeasure
ECM	electronic countermeasure
EDA	Electronic Design Automation
EDCS	Evolutionary Design of Complex Systems
EEE	Eastern equine encephalitis
EELS	Early Entry Lethality Survivability Battle Laboratory
EELV	evolved expendable launch vehicle
EFOG	enhanced fiber-optic guided
EEP	explosively formed penetrator
EFOGM	Enhanced Fiber-Optic Guided Missile
EFP	explosively formed projectile/ penetrator
EHF	extremely high frequency
EIRP	effective isotropic-radiated power
EIS	Engineering Information System
EISS	Electronic Integrated Sensor Suite
EIT	electronic integration technology
ELCAS	elevated causeway
ELF	extremely low frequency
ELINT	electronic intelligence
ELV	expendable launch vehicle
EM	electromagnetic
EMC	electromagnetic compatibility
EMD	engineering and manufacturing development
EM-I	Effects Manual I
EMI	electromagnetic interference
EMP	electromagnetic pulse
EMTD	Enhanced Moving Target Detection
EN-TD	Explosive Neutralization Technology Demonstration
EO	electro-optic(al)
EOB	Electronic Order of Battle
EOCM	electro-optic countermeasure
EOD	explosive ordnance demolition/ disposal
EOS	end of service; Earth Observation System
EOTDA	electro-optical tactical decision aid
EP	electronic protection
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
EPLRS	Enhanced Position Location and Reporting System
EQ	environmental quality
ERA	explosive reactive armor
ERASER	Enhanced Recognition and Sensing Laser Radar
ERD	Extended-Range Demonstration
ERGM	Extended-Range Guided Missile
ERT	enhanced reconnaissance and targeting
ES	electronic support
ESA	electronically scanned array/antenna
ESAI	enhanced situation awareness insertion
ESM	electronic support measure
ESMB	Explosive Standoff Minefield Breacher
ESSM	Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile System
ETB	earth-and-timber bunker
ETC	electrothermal-chemical
ETEC	Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
EUCOM	U.S. European Command
EUT	early user test
EW	electronic warfare
EXCOM	Executive Committee
EXP	expendable (an engine classification)
F
FAA	Federal Aviation Administration
FAC	forward air controller
FAR	false alarm rate
FATE	Future Aircraft Technology Enhancement
FBL	fly-by-light
FCS	Future Combat System
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FDR	Future Digital Radio
FEC	forward error correction
FED	field emission device
FEL	free electron laser
FEMA	Federal Emergency Management Agency
FET	field effect transistor
fh	flight hour
FIV	Future Infantry Vehicle
FLCD	ferro-electric liquid crystal display
FLIR	forward-looking infrared
FLOP	floating point operation
FLOT	forward line of own troops
FM&M	force management and modeling
FMBT	Future Main Battle Tank
FMST	Future Missile System Technology
FMTI	Future Missile Technology Integration
FMTV	Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles
FO	fiber-optic(s); forward observer
FOC	future operational capability
FOG	fiber-optic guided
FOTT	follow-on to TOW
FOV	field-of-view
FOWG	fiber optic wave guide
FPA	focal plane array
FPB	Fast Patrol Boat
FPRA	forecasting, planning, and resource allocation
FRSOW	fast-reaction standoff weapon
FSCS	Future Scout and Calvary System
FSU	former Soviet Union
ft/s	feet per second
FWV	fixed-wing vehicle
FWVP	Fixed-Wing Vehicle Program
FXXILW	Force XXI Land Warrior
FY	fiscal year
FYDP	Future Years Defense Plan
G
G&C	guidance and control
Ga	gallium
GaAs	gallium arsenide
GaN	gallium nitride
GAP	glycidyl azide polymer
GaSb	gallium antimony
GBL	ground-based laser
GBR	ground-based radar
GBS	Global Broadcast Services
Gb/s	gigabits per second
GCCS	Global Command and Control System
GCSS	Global Combat Support System
G-Eng	general engineering
GEO	geosynchronous Earth orbit
GEOSAT	Geosynchronous Satellite
GFLOP	giga-floating point operations
GGP	Global Guidance Package
GHz	gigahertz
GIF	guidance integrated fuzing
GIS	Geographic Information System
GloMo	Global Mobile Information System
GMLRS	Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System
GN&C	guidance, navigation, and control
GOTS	government off the shelf
GOX	gaseous oxygen
GP	guided projectile
GPADS	Guided Parafoil Air Delivery System
GPR	ground-penetrating radar
GPS	Global Positioning System
GSTAMIDS	Ground Standoff Mine Detection System
GW	gross weight
H
HABE	High-Altitude Balloon Experiment
HACT	Helicopter Active Control Technology
HAE	high-altitude endurance
HAP	hazardous air pollutant
HARM	High-Speed Antiradiation Missile
HASS	High-Accuracy Strain Sensing
HBT	heterojunction bipolar transistor
H/C	hydrocarbon
H/CF	hydrocarbon fuel
HCI	human-computer interface
HCTR	high-capacity trunk radio
HD	sulfur mustard
HDBTDC	hard and deeply buried target defeat capability
HDRRM	high-density radiation-resistant microelectronics
HEL	high-energy laser
HELSTF	High-Energy Laser System Test Facility
HEMP	high-altitude electromagnetic pulse
HEXSAT	a Nanosatellite System concept
HF	high frequency
HFSWR	High-Frequency Surface-Wave Radar
HHS	high-heat-sink
HIMARS	High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System
HIV	human immunodeficiency virus
HLA	high-level architecture
HLV	heavy launch vehicle
HM&E	hull, mechanical and electrical
HMS+	Helmet-Mounted Sight-Plus
HMSE	Helmet-Mounted Sensory Ensembles
HMT/D	helmet-mounted tracker/display
HOB	height of burst
HOGE	hover out-of-ground effect
HP	high power
hp	horsepower
HPAC	Hazard Prediction Assessment Capability
HPC	high-performance computer/ computing
HPM	high-power microwave
HPSIP	Hazard Prediction Systems Integration Program
HPT	Hazard Prediction Tool
HQ	Have Quick
HRD	human resource development
HRR	high-resolution radar
HSCT	High-Speed Civil Transport
HSLA	high strength, low alloy
HSOK	hunter/standoff killer
HSR	High-Speed Research
HSS	hunter sensor suite
HSTAMIDS	Handheld Standoff Mine Detection System
HTS	high-temperature superconductor/ superconducting
HUMINT	human intelligence
HWIL	hardware-in-the-loop
HY	high yield
HYDROX	fuel and oxidizer for half-length torpedo consisting of hydrogen and oxygen
I
I&W	intelligence and warning
I2R	imaging infrared
IADS	Integrated Air Defense Simulation
IAPG	Inter-Agency Advanced Power Group
IAS	Integrated Acoustics System; Intelligence Analysis System
IBAD	Interim Biological Agent Detector
IBAS	Improved Bradley Acquisition System
IC	integrated circuit
ICAP	improved capability upgrade
ICBM	intercontinental ballistic missile
ICH	Improved Cargo Helicopter
ID	identification
ID&PE	information display and performance enhancement
IDA	Institute for Defense Analyses
IDECM	integrated depressive ECM
IEC	Integration and Evaluation Center
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IETM	Interactive Electronic Technical Manual
IEW	intelligence electronic warfare
IEWCS	Intelligence Electronic Warfare Common Sensor
I/F	interface
IFEM	Integrated Force and Execution Management
IFF	identification friend or foe
IFM	integrated force management
IFOG	interferometric fiber-optic gyroscope
IFOR	Implementation Force
IFSAR	interferometric synthetic aperture radar
IHPRPT	Integrated High-Payoff Rocket Propulsion Technology
IHPTET	Integrated High-Performance Turbine Engine Technology
IIR	imaging infrared
ILIR	In-House Laboratory Independent Research
IM	insensitive munition
IM&D	Information Management and Distribution
IMAD	Insensitive Munitions Advanced Development
IMAT	interactive multisensor analysis training
IMF	intelligent minefield
IMINT	imagery intelligence
IMIS	Integrated Maintenance Information System
IMS	ion mobility spectroscopy
IMU	inertial measurement unit
INC	Internet controller
INFOSEC	information security
InP	indium phosphorus
INS	Inertial Navigation System
INT	intgrated
I/O	input/output
IOC	initial operating capability
IP	Internet protocol
IPB	intelligence preparation of the battlefield
IPE	integrated platform electronics
IPng	Internet protocol, next generation
IPPD	integrated product and process development
IPT	integrated product team
IR	infrared
IR&D	independent research and development
IRCCM	infrared counter-countermeasure
IRCM	infrared countermeasure
IRFPA	infrared focal plane array
IRST	infrared search and track
IS	information superiority; information security
IS&T	information systems and technology
ISAR	inverse synthetic aperture radar
ISDN	Integrated Services Digital Network
Isp	specific impulse (theoretical)
ISR	intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
ISS	Integrated Sensor System
IST	Information Systems Technology
ISTD	Integrated Space Technology Demonstration
ISTEF	Innovative Sciences and Technology Evaluation Facility
ISX	Information Superiority Experiment
ITALD	Improved Tactical Air-Launched Decoy
ITAS	Improved Target Acquisition System
ITODET	integrated target organ dose estimation tool
IU	image understanding
IUA	image understanding architecture
IVES	intravehicle electronics suite
IVMMD	Interim Vehicle-Mounted Mine Detector
IW	information warfare
IW-D	defensive information warfare
J
JAHUM	Joint Advanced Health and Usage Monitoring
JAMC	Joint Amphibious Mine Counter-measure
JASSM	Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile
JAST	Joint Attack Strike Technology
JBC	joint battle center
JBPDS	Joint Biological Point Detection System
JBREWS	Joint Biological Remote Early Warning System
JCAD	Joint Chemical Agent Detector
JCBAWM	Joint Chemical/Biological Agent Water Monitor
JCM	joint countermine
JCOS	Joint Countermine Operational Simulation
JCS	Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCSE	joint continuous-strike environment
JDAM	Joint Direct Attack Munition
JDST	Joint Decision Support Tools
JEM	jet engine modulation
JETC	jet engine test cell
JETEC	Joint Expendable Turbine Engine Concept
JETS AOA	Joint Emitter Targeting System Analysis of Alternatives
JFACC	Joint Force Air Component Command
JHMCS	Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System
JIC	Joint Intelligence Center
JL	Joint Logistics
JLOTS	Joint Logistics Over the Shore
JMASS	Joint Modeling and Simulation System
JMCIS	Joint Military Command Information System
JMCOMS	Joint Maritime Communications Strategy
JMRR	Joint Monthly Readiness Report
JPATS	Joint Primary Aircrew Training System
JPO-BD	Joint Program Office for Biological Defense
JPPRTS	Joint Power Projection/Real-Time Support
JPS	Joint Precision Strike
JPSD	Joint Precision Strike Demonstration
JRAMS	Joint Readiness Automated Management System
JROC	Joint Requirements Oversight Council
JSA	Joint Strike Aircraft
JSGPM	Joint Service General-Purpose Mask
JSIMS	Joint Simulation System
JSLIST	Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology
JSLSCAD	Joint Service Lightweight Standoff Chemical Agent Detector
JSNBCRS	Joint Service Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance System
JSOW	Joint Standoff Weapon
JSTARS	Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
JTA	Joint Technical Architecture
JTAGG	Joint Turbine Advanced Gas Generator
JTAV	Joint Total Asset Visibility
JTCTS	Joint Tactical Combat Training System
JTDE	Joint Technology Demonstrator Engine
JTF	Joint Task Force
JTMD	joint theater missile defense
JTR	joint training readiness
JTR	Joint Transport Rotorcraft
JV 2010	Joint Vision 2010
JWARN	Joint Warning and Reporting Network
JWARS	Joint Warfare Simulation
JWCO	Joint Warfighting Capability Objective
JWE	Joint Warfighting Experiment
JWID	Joint Warrior Interoperability Demonstration
JWP	Joint Warfighting Panel
JWSTP	Joint Warfighting Science and Technology Plan
K
K	kelvin
KB	knowledge base
kb/s	kilobits per second
KE	kinetic energy
KEAS	knots equivalent airspeed
kg	kilograms
kHz	kilohertz
km	kilometers
ksps	thousand samples per second
kW	kilowatts
L
LAD	Logistics Anchor Desk, large area decontamination
LADAR	laser radar
LAMIDS	Lightweight Multispectral Countermine Detection System
LAMP	Large Aperture Mirror Program
LANL	Los Alamos National Laboratory
LANTIRN	Low-Altitude Navigation Targeting Infrared for Night
LAV	light armored vehicle
LB/TS	Large Blast/Thermal Simulator
lbf	foot-pound-force
LBVDS	Lightweight, Broadband, Variable-Depth Sonar
LCAC	landing craft air cushion
LCC	life cycle cost
LCD	liquid crystal display
LCPK	low-cost precision kill
LDUUV	Large-Diameter Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
LELFAS	long-endurance, low-frequency active source
LEO	low Earth orbit
LES	(DISA) Leading Edge Services (Network)
LGW	laser-guided weapon
LHT	Lightweight Hybrid Torpedo
Li	lithium
LIC	low-intensity conflict
LIDAR	light detection and ranging
LLS	laser line scan
LMF	Laser Microfusion Facility
LMRS	Long-Term Mine Reconnaissance System
LO	low observable
LOCAAS	low-cost antiarmor submunition
LODE	Large Optics Demonstration Experiment
LOS	line of sight
LOSAT	Line-of-Sight Antitank
LOX	liquid oxygen
LPD	low probability of detection
LPI	low probability of intercept
LRAS3	Long-Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System
LRS	littoral remote sensing
L/V	lethality/vulnerability
LV	launch vehicle
LW	Land Warrior
LWIR	long wavelength infrared
M
M	Mach number; mega
m	meters
M&S	modeling and simulation
MAE	medium-altitude endurance
MAJCOM	U.S. Air Force Major Command
MALD	miniature air-launched decoy
ManTech	manufacturing technology
MAP	mission area plan
MARPOL	marine pollution
MAT	Multimode Airframe Technology
MATCH	Modular Appliance Technologies, Centralized Heating
MATV	Multi-Axis Thrust Vectoring
MBE	molecular beam epitaxy
Mb/s	megabits per second
MBS	Mounted Battlespace Battle Laboratory
MC&G	mapping, charting, and geodesy
MCA	multichannel architecture; multichip assembly
MCC	microclimate conditioning; Micro-electronics and Computer Technology Consortium
M/CM	mobility/countermobility
MCM	mine countermeasure; multichip module
MCOPS	Maritime Campaign Operations Planning System
MCS	Maneuver Control System
MCT	MOS-controlled thyristor; mercury cadmium telluride
MEA	More Electric Aircraft; Munitions Effectiveness Assessment
MEADS	medium extended air defense system
MEMS	microelectromechanical systems
MEP	marine enhancement program
MERS	Multifunction Electromagnetic Radiating System
MERWS	Modular Erectable Rigid Wall Shelter
MESFET	metal semiconductor field effect transistor
MFLOP	mega-floating point operations
MFOM	MRLS family of missiles
MGR	miniature GPS receiver
MH/K	mine hunter killer
MHz	megahertz
MIC	mid-intensity conflict
MICLIC	mine clearing line charge
MICOM	U.S. Army Missile Command
MILSATCOM	military satellite communications architecture
MILSTAR	military strategic, tactical, and relay (satellite)
MIMU	miniature inertial measurement unit
MISS	Multiband IRCM Source Solution
MIT	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MITL	man-in-the-loop
MIW	mine warfare
MJ	megajoules
MLRS	Multiple-Launch Rocket System
MLS	multilevel security
mm	millimeters
MMC	metal-matrix composite
MMIC	monolithic microwave integrated circuit
MMITS	Modular, Multifunction Information Transfer System
MMPM	millimeter-wave power module
MMS	Marine Mineral Survey
MMT	miniaturized munition technology
MMW	millimeter wave
MNS	Mine Neutralization System; Mission Need Statement
MOA	memorandum of agreement
ModSAF	Modular Semiautomated Force
MOE	measure of effectiveness
MOM	measure of merit
MOS	metal oxide silicon
MOU	memorandum of understanding
MOUT	Military Operations in Urban Terrain
M/P	Materials/Processes
MPa	megapascals
mph	miles per hour
MPM	microwave power module
MPP	massively parallel processors
MPT	manpower, personnel, and training
MPTB	Microelectronics and Photonics Test Bed
MRC	major regional conflict
MRCI	Modular Reconfigurable C4I Interface
MRE	meal ready to eat
MRL	multiple rocket launcher
MRLS	Multiple Rocket Launcher System
m/s	meters per second
MSCM	multispectral countermeasure
MSD	multisite damage
MSE	Mobile Subscriber Equipment
MSEA	Modeling and Simulation Executive Agent
MSP	military space plane
Msps	mega samples per second
MSRR	Modeling and Simulation Resource Repository
MSTAR	Moving and Stationary Target Acquisition and Recognition
MSTI	Miniature Seeker Technology Integration
MSX	Midcourse Experiment
MTAS	Molecular Toxicity Assessment System
MTBF	mean time between failure
MTBR	mean time between replacement; mean time between removal
MTI	moving target indicator
MTV	Mobile Test Vehicle
MUDDS	Multisensor Underwater Debris Detection System
MUDSS	Mobile Underwater Debris Survey System
MW	megawatts
MWIR	mid-wavelength infrared
MWS	missile warning system
N
NAC	National Automotive Center
NaS	sodium sulfur
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASM	National Air and Space [Warfare] Model
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAVAIR	Naval Air Command
NAVOCEANO	Naval Oceanographic Office
NAVSEA	Naval Sea Systems Command
NAVSPACECOM	Naval Space Command
NBC	nuclear/biological/chemical
NCAR	National Center for Atmospheric Research
NCCOSC	Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center
NCTR	noncooperative target recognition
NDCEE	National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence
NDE	nondestructive evaluation
NDI	nondestructive inspection
NEDT	noise-equivalent delta temperature
NEMO	Navy Earth-Map Observer
NEXRAD	Next-Generation Radar
NFPA	National Firefighter's Protection Agency
NHTSA	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NIAG	NATO Industrial Advisory Group
NIF	National Ignition Facility
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NIMA	National Imagery and Mapping Agency
NIOSH	National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
N-ISDN	Narrowband Integrated Services Digital Network
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology
NLO	nonlinear optics
NLOS	Non-Lethal Operating System
NLW	Non-Lethal Weapons
NMD	national missile defense
nmi	nautical miles
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance
NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOE	nap of the Earth
NOMADS	Navy Ocean Model, Assimilation, Demonstration System
NOx	nitrous oxide
NPOESS	National Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite System
NPS	Naval Postgraduate School
NPTC	National Parachute Technology Council
NQR	nuclear quadrupole resonance
NRaD	NCCOSC Research and Development Division
NRDEC	Natick Research, Development, and Engineering Center
NRL	Naval Research Laboratory
Nrms	Newton root mean square
NRT	near-real time
NRTC	National Rotorcraft Technology Center
NSA	National Security Agency
NSF	National Science Foundation
NSS	Naval Simulation System
NSSN	next-generation nuclear attack submarine
NSTC	National Security Science and Technology Council
NSW	Naval Special Warfare
NTM	national technical means
NVD	night vision device
NVESD	Night Vision and Electronic Sensor Directorate
NVG	night vision goggle
O
O&M	operations and maintenance
O&S	operations and support
OASD	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
OATSD(CBM)	Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Chemical and Biological Matters
OCONUS	outside continental United States
OCR	operational capability requirement
OCSW	Objective Crew-Served Weapon
ODDR&E	Office of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering
ODS/S	Operation Desert Shield/Storm
OEIC	opto-electric integrated circuit
OICW	Objective Individual Combat Weapon
OMC	organic-matrix composite
OMCVD	organo-metallic chemical vapor deposition
OMG	Object Management Group
OMIC	opto-microwave integrated circuit
ONI	Office of Naval Intelligence
ONR	Office of Naval Research
OODBMS	object-oriented database management system
OOTR	operations other than war
OPSEC	operations security
OPW	objective personnel weapon
ORASIS	Orbital Read-Time Adaptive Spectral Identification System
ORB	Object Request Broker
ORSMC	Off-Route Smart Mine Clearance
OSD	Office of the Secretary of Defense
OSW	objective sniper weapon
OTH	over-the-horizon
OTM	on the move
OTV	orbit transfer vehicle
OUSD	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
P
P3I	preplanned product improvement
PAC-3	Patriot Advanced Capability 3
PACOM	Pacific Command
PASGT	Personal Armor System for Ground Troops
PASP	Photovoltaics Arrays for Space Power
PAT	Process Action Team
PBV	post-boost vehicle
PbMN	lead magnesium niobate
PC2JTF	Portable Command and Control Joint Task Force
PCD	power, control, and distribution
PCI	peripheral component interface
International Association
PCS	Personal Communications System
Pd	probability of detection
PDA	planning and decision aid
PDE	pulse detonation engine
PDM	program decision memorandum
PDR	preliminary design review
PE	program element
PEBB	power electronic building block
PEGEM	Post-Engagement Ground Effects Model
PEO(USW)	Program Executive Office (Undersea Warfare)
PEP	propellants, explosives, and pyrotechnics
Pfa	probability of false alarm
PGM	precision-guided munition
PGMM	Precision-Guided Mortar Munitions
Ph	probability of hit
PHEMT	pseudomorphic high-electron mobility transistor
PI	product improvement
PIP	product improvement program
Pk	probability of kill
PLAID	position location and identification
PM	program manager; permanent magnet
PMAD	power management and distribution
PMD	program management directive
PMO	program management office
PNGV	Partnership for New Generation Vehicle
PNVG	panoramic night vision goggle
POC	point of contact
POET	Phase One Evaluation Team
POL	petroleum, oil, lubricants
POM	program objective memorandum
PP&T	personnel performance and training
PPU	power processing unit
PRCMRL	Precision Rapid Counter Multiple Rocket Launcher
PRG	Program Review Group
PROTEC	Programmable Ordnance Technology
PSA	pressure-swing adsorption (filtration technology)
psi	pounds per square inch
PSTS	Precision SIGINT Targeting System
PVDF	polyvinylidene fluoride
Q
QA	quality assurance
R
R&D	research and development
R&S	reconnaissance and surveillance
RAMICS	Rapid Airborne Mine Clearance System
RAP	radio access point
RASSP	Rapid Application-Specific Signal Processors/Processing
RBV	Rapid Battlefield Visualization
RCOE	Rotorcraft Center of Excellence
RCS	radar cross section
RCTA	reconfigurable control for tailless aircraft
RDA	research, development, and acquisition
RDEC	Research Development Engineering Center (U.S. Army CECOM)
RDT&E	research, development, test and evaluation
RECO	remote control
RESPO 21	Respiratory Protection System 21
RF	radio frequency
RFCM	radio frequency countermeasure
RFI	radio frequency interference
RFPI	Rapid Force Projection Initiative
RFPICC	Rapid Force Projection Initiative Command and Control
RHA	rolled homogenous armor
RHETT	Russian Hall Effect Thruster
RIBS	Rapidly Installed Breakwater System
RISTA II	Reconnaissance Infrared Surveillance Target Acquisition, Second Generation Technology II
RITA	Rotorcraft Industry Technology Association
RJ	ramjet
RL	U.S. Air Force Rome Laboratory
RLG	ring laser gyroscope
RLV	reusable launch vehicle
RMOP	Remote Minehunting Operational Prototype
rms	root mean square
RMS	Remote Minehunting System
ROE	rules of engagement
ROV	remotely operated vehicle
RPA	Rotorcraft Pilot's Associate
RS	Remote Sentry
RSM	radar signal modulation
RSTA	reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
RT	real time
RTIC	real-time information in the cockpit
RTOC	real-time information out of the cockpit
RTSMP	real-time symmetric multiprocessing
RV	reentry vehicle
RWST	Rotary-Wing Structures Technology
RWV	rotary-wing vehicle
S
s	second
S&A	safe and arm
S&C	selection and classification
S&T	science and technology
SA	situation awareness
SABER	Situation Awareness Beacon with Reply
SABRE	Shallow-Water Assault Breaching System
SADARM	seek-and-destroy armor
SADL	situation awareness datalink
SAM	surface-to-air missile
SAR	synthetic aperture radar
SAS	synthetic aperture sonar
SASMB	Side Attack Standoff Minefield Breacher
SATCOM	satellite communications
SAW	surface acoustic wave
Sb	antimony
SBD	simulation-based design
SBIR	small business innovation research; space-based infrared
SBIRS	Space-Based Infrared System
SBL	space-based laser
SBR	space-based radar
S/C	spacecraft
SC-21	Surface Combatant of the 21st Century
SCRJ	scramjet
SDTS	Self-Defense Test Ship
SDV	Swimmer delivery vehicle
SDWS	Submarine Defensive Warfare System
SE&BE	Sensors, Electronics, and Battlespace Environment
SEAD	suppression of enemy air defense
SEB	staphylococcal enterotoxin B
SEI	specific emitter identification
SENGAP	Small Engine Advanced Program
SEP	soldier enhancement program
SERAT	Structurally Embedded Reconfigurable Antenna Technology
SERB	Space Experiments Review Board
SERDP	Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
SF/ISA	sensor fusion/integrated situation assessment
SFOR	Security Force
SFW	sensor-fused weapon
SHAPE	Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
SHARP	System-Oriented High-Range-Resolution Automatic Recognition Program
SHF	super high frequency
Si	silicon
SIA	Semiconductor Industry Association
SiC	silicon carbide
SiGe	silicon-germanium
SIGINT	signals intelligence
SIIRCM	suite of integrated IR countermeasures
SINCGARS	Single-Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System
SIP	system improvement program
SIRFC	suite of integrated RF countermeasures
SIT	static induction transistor
SL	sensor link
SLAM	Standoff Land Attack Missile
SLED	surface light emitting diode
SLEP	Service Life Extension Program
SLID	Small Low-Cost Interceptor Device
SLMM	Submarine-Launched Mobile Mine
SLR	side-looking radar
SLS	side-looking sonar
SM-2	Standard Missile 2
SMC	Space and Missile Systems Command
SMTD	submarine torpedo defense
SMTS	Space and Missile Tracking System
SNMP	simple network management protocol
SNR	signal-to-noise ratio
SOF	Special Operations Forces
SOI	silicon-on-insulation
SOJ	standoff jamming
SONET	synchronous optical network
SORTS	Status of Resources and Training System
SOS	silicon-on-silicon
SPC	Software Productivity Consortium
SPO	system program office
SPOD	surface point of debarkation
SR	surveillance and reconnaissance
SRAM	static random access memory
SRBOC	Super Rapid Blooming Off-Board Chaff
SRMU	solid-rocket motor upgrade
SSB	Small Smart Bomb
SSCN	Secure Survivable Communications Network
SSPDC	U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command
SSP	Strategic Systems Program
SSTD	surface ship torpedo defense
SSTO	single-stage-to-orbit
STAFF	Smart Target Activated Fire and Forget
STAP	space-time adaptive processing
STIL	Streak Tube Imaging LIDAR
STO	short takeoff
STOW	Synthetic Theater of War
STP	Space Test Program
STRATCOM	Strategic Command
STRICOM	U.S. Army Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation Command
STS	sensor-to-shooter
SUO	small unit operations
SURVIAC	Survivability Vulnerability Information Analysis Center
SV	scout vehicle
SW	shallow water (200 to 40 ft)
SWIR	short wavelength infrared
SZ	surf zone
T
T&E	test and evaluation
TA	target acquisition
TAC	tactical
TACAIR	tactical aircraft
TACFIRE	tactical fire
TACLOG	tactical logistics
TACOM	U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command
TAFT	Today's Aircraft Flying Tomorrow
TALD	Tactical Air-Launched Decoy
TAMPS	Tactical Aircraft Mission Planning System
TAPSTEM	Training and Personnel Systems Science and Technology Evaluation Management
TARA	Technology Area Review and Assessment
TARDEC	U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center
TBD	to be determined
TBM	theater ballistic missile; tactical ballistic missile
TC AIMS	Transportation Coordinator, Automated Information Management System
TCLP	Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol
TD	technology demonstration
TDA	tactical decision aid; Technology Development Approach
TDD	target detection device
TDP	technical data package
TEED	Tactical End-to-End Encryption Device
TEL	transportable erectable launcher
TEM	Terrain Evaluation Module
TEMO	training exercises and military operations
TENCAP	tactical exploitation of national capabilities
TES	threatened and endangered species
TF	task force
TF/TJ	turbofan/turbojet (an engine classification)
TFLOP	tera-floating point operations
TFSOS	thin-film, silicon-on-sapphire
TFXXI	(U.S. Army) Task Force Twenty-One
THAAD	Theater High-Altitude Air Defense
THEL	Tactical High-Energy Laser
Ti	titanium
TLAM	Tomahawk Land Attack Missile
TLCP	toxicity characteristic leaching procedure
TMD	theater missile defense
TMET	transonic missile engagement target
TMG	Tactical Multinet Gateway
TO	theater of operation
TOA	time of arrival
TOC	tactical operations center
TOGW	takeoff gross weight
TOTA	thin-optical towed array
TOW	Tube-Launched Optically Guided Weapon
TPEDIT	Time-Phase Force Deployment Data Editor
T/R	transmit/receive
TRADOC	U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
TRANSCOM	U.S. Army Transportation Command
TREE	transient radiation effects on electronics
TRP	Technology Reinvestment Project
TSA	temperature-swing adsorption
TS/TP	turboshaft/turboprop (an engine classification)
TT&C	telemetry, tracking, and control
TTCP	The Technical Cooperation Program
TTP	tactics, techniques, and procedures
TUAV	tactical unmanned aerial vehicle
TVC	thrust vector control
TVSS	toroidal-volume search sonar
TWMP	Track Width Mine Plow
TWMR	Track Width Mine Roller
TWS	thermal weapons sight
TWT	traveling wave tube
U
U.K.	United Kingdom
UAV	unmanned aerial vehicle
UDP	User Datagram Protocol
UFO	UHF follow-on
UGS	unattended ground sensor
UGV	unattended ground vehicle
UHF	ultra high frequency
UJTL	Universal Joint Task List
US/OTV	upper stage/orbital transfer vehicle
USCAR	U.S. Council for Automotive Research
USDA	U.S. Department of Agriculture
USER	Ultra Small Electronics Research
USGS	U.S. Geological Survey
USMC	U.S. Marine Corps
USMTF	U.S. message text format
USSOCOM	U.S. Special Operations Command
USSPACECOM	U.S. Space Command
USW	undersea warfare
UTD	Unmanned Terrain Domination
UUV	unmanned underwater vehicle
UV	ultraviolet
UWB	ultra wideband
UXO	unexploded ordnance
V
VCATS	Visually Coupled Acquisition and Targeting System
V	volts
VE	virtual environment
VEE	Venezuelan equine encephalitis
VFDR	variable flow ducted rocket
VHDL	VHSIC hardware description language
VHF	very high frequency
VHR	very high resolution
VHSIC	very high speed integrated circuit
VISTA	Variable In-Flight Simulator and Test Aircraft
VLSI	very large scale integrated
VLSTRACK	Vapor, Liquid, and Solid Tracking model
VLWIR	very long wavelength infrared
VMF	variable message format
VMMD	vehicle-mounted mine detector
VOC	volatile organic compound
VP	virtual prototyping
VR	virtual reality
VSTOL	vertical/short takeoff and landing
VSW	very shallow water (40 to 10 ft)
VV	verification and validation
VV&A	verification, validation, and accreditation
VV&C	verification, validation, and certification
W
W	watts
WAM	wide area munition
WARSIM 2000	Warrior Simulation for year 2000
WAS	wide area surveillance
WATS	wide area tracking system
WAVES	Waveform and Vector Exchange Standard
WCM	wired-cored matrix
WEE	Western equine encephalitis
WES	Waterways Experiment Station
WF-1	Warfighter-1
WFA	warfighter's associate
WFD	widespread fatigue damage
WGE	Working Group of Experts
Wh	watthours
Wh/kg	watthours per kilogram
WINGS	wireless Internet gateways
WL/V	weapon lethality/vulnerability
WMD	weapons of mass destruction
WORM	write once-read many
WP&S	warrior protection and sustainment
WPAFB	Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
WSC	Warfighting Support Center
X
XVIII ABC	18th Airborne Corps
Z
ZnGeAs2	zinc germanium arsenide