A
A/C	aircraft
AAV	autonomous armored vehicle
ABIS	Advanced Battlespace Information System
ABL	airborne laser
ACTD	Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration
ADC	analog-to-digital conversion/converter
ADSAM	air-directed surface-to-air missile
AF	Air Force
AGTFT	Antijam GPS Technology Flight Test
AIEWS	Advanced Integrated Electronic Warfare System
ALERT	air/land enhanced reconnaissance and targeting
ALISS	Advanced Lightweight Influence Sweep System
AMCM	airborne mine countermine
AOSN	autonomous ocean sampling network
APOD	air point of debarkation
ARL	Army Research Laboratory
AS	Arsenal Ship
ASCIET	All-Service Combat ID Evaluation Team
ASIC	application specific integrated circuit
ASTAMIDS	Airborne Standoff Minefield Detection System
ATACMS	Army Tactical Missile System
ATD	Advanced Technology Demonstration
ATR	automatic target recognition
AUV	autonomous underwater vehicle
AWACS	Airborne Warning and Control System
AWFT	Antimateriel Warhead Flight Test
B
BADD	battlefield awareness and data dissemination
BAMB	bending annular missile body
BAT	Brilliant Antitank
BC2A	Bosnia Command and Control Augmentation
BCID	battlefield combat identification
BCIS	Battlefield Combat Identification System
BDA	battle damage assessment
BMDO	Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
BPI	boost-phase intercept
BRA	Basic Research Area
BRP	Basic Research Plan
BW	biological warfare
C
C&C	cut and cover
C2	command and control
C2I	command, control, and intelligence
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
CAS	close air support
CASTFOREM	Combined Arms Support Task Force Evaluation Model
CATOX	catalytic oxidation
CB	chemical and biological
CC&D	camouflage concealment and deception
CCD	charged-coupled device
CECOM	U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command
CEP	circular error probable
CID	combat identification
CIMMD	close-in man-portable mine detector
CINC	commander in chief
CJTF	Commander Joint Task Force
CM	countermeasure
CMD	cruise missile defense
COA	course of action
COBRA	coastal battlefield reconnaissance and analysis
COMNAVAIRLANT	Commander, Naval Air Forces, Atlantic
CONOPS	concept of operations
CONUS	continental United States
COTS	commercial off-the-shelf
CPRC	Counterproliferation Program Review Committee
CSS	combat service support
CTF	common technical framework
CW	chemical warfare
D
DARPA	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DCOR	Defense Committee on Research
DCS	Deputy Chief of Staff
DDR&E	Director, Defense Research and Engineering
DF	direction finding
DIA	Defense Intelligence Agency
DII	Defense Information Infrastructure
DIRCM	directional infrared countermeasure
DIS	distributed interactive simulation
DISC/DIAL	differential scattering/differential absorption of light
DIW	detection, identification, and warning
DLA	Defense Logistics Agency
DMSO	Defense Modeling and Simulation Office
DoD	Department of Defense
DOE	Department of Energy
DRB	Division Ready Brigade
DRFM	digital radio frequency memory
DSB	Defense Science Board
DSP	Defense Support Program
DSTAG	Defense Science and Technology Advisory Group
DSWA	Defense Special Weapons Agency
DTAP	Defense Technology Area Plan
DTO	Defense Technology Objective
DUSD	Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
DUSD(AT)	Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Advanced Technology)
D&W	detection and warning
E
EA	electronic attack
EC	electronic combat
EEE	Eastern equine encephalitis
EFOG	enhanced fiber-optic guided
EFOG-M	Enhanced Fiber-Optic Guided Missile
EHF	extremely high frequency
ELF	extremely low frequency
EM	electromagnetic
EMI	electromagnetic interference
EMTD	Enhanced Moving Target Detection
EN-TD	Explosive Neutralization Technology Demonstration
EN-Tech Demo	Explosive Neutralization Technology Demonstration
EO	electro-optic(al)
EOD	explosive ordnance demolition; explosive ordnance disposal
EP	electronic protection
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
EPLRS	Enhanced Position Location and Reporting System
ERASER	Enhanced Recognition and Sensing Laser Radar
ERT	enhanced reconnaissance and targeting
ES	electronic support
ESAI	enhanced situation awareness insertion
ESM	electronic support measure
ESSM	Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile System
EUCOM	U.S. European Command
EW	electronic warfare
EXCOM	Executive Committee
F
FAC	forward air controller
FAR	false alarm rate
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FLOT	forward line of own troops
FMTV	Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles
FOWG	fiber optic wave guide
FPA	focal plane array
FXXILW	Force XXI Land Warrior
FY	fiscal year
FYDP	Future Years Defense Plan
G
G&C	guidance and control
GaAs	gallium arsenide
GBR	ground-based radar
GCCS	Global Command and Control System
GHz	gigahertz
GOTS	government off the shelf
GPS	Global Positioning System
H
HAE	high-altitude endurance
HDRRM	high-density radiation-resistant microelectronics
HF	high frequency
HFSWR	High-Frequency Surface-Wave Radar
HIMARS	High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System
HP	high power
HPAC	Hazard Prediction Assessment Capability
HPT	Hazard Prediction Tool
HSOK	hunter/standoff killer
HSS	hunter sensor suite
HUMINT	human intelligence
I
IADS	Integrated Air Defense Simulation
IBAD	Interim Biological Agent Detector
IC	integrated circuit
ID	identification
IDA	Institute for Defense Analyses
IEC	Integration and Evaluation Center
I/F	interface
IFEM	Integrated Force and Execution Management
IFF	identification friend or foe
IFOR	Implementation Force
IIR	imaging infrared
IMINT	imagery intelligence
IMS	ion mobility spectroscopy
IMU	inertial measurement unit
INFOSEC	information security
IPB	intelligence preparation of the battlefield
IR	infrared
IRCM	infrared countermeasure
IS	information superiority; information security
IS&T	information systems and technology
ISAR	inverse synthetic aperture radar
ISR	intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
ISX	Information Superiority Experiment
IW	information warfare
IW-D	defensive information warfare
J
JAHUM	Joint Advanced Health and Usage Monitoring
JAMC	Joint Amphibious Mine Countermeasure
JCAD	Joint Chemical Agent Detector
JCM	joint countermine
JCOS	Joint Countermine Operational Simulation
JCS	Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCSE	joint continuous-strike environment
JDAM	Joint Direct Attack Munition
JEM	jet engine modulation
JETS AOA	Joint Emitter Targeting System Analysis of Alternatives
JFACC	Joint Force Air Component Command
JL	Joint Logistics
JMRR	Joint Monthly Readiness Report
JPO-BD	Joint Program Office for Biological Defense
JPPRTS	Joint Power Projection/Real-Time Support
JPSD	Joint Precision Strike Demonstration
JRAMS	Joint Readiness Automated Management System
JROC	Joint Requirements Oversight Council
JSIMS	Joint Simulation System
JSTARS	Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
JTAV	Joint Total Asset Visibility
JTF	Joint Task Force
JTMD	joint theater missile defense
JTR	joint training readiness
JV 2010	Joint Vision 2010
JWARN	Joint Warning and Reporting Network
JWARS	Joint Warfare Simulation
JWCA	Joint Warfighting Capability Assessment
JWCO	Joint Warfighting Capability Objective
JWE	Joint Warfighting Experiment
JWP	Joint Warfighting Panel
JWSTP	Joint Warfighting Science and Technology Plan
K
KE	kinetic energy
kHz	kilohertz
km	kilometer
L
LAD	Logistics Anchor Desk, large area decontamination
LADAR	laser radar
LCAC	landing craft air cushion
LCPK	low-cost precision kill
LOCAAS	low-cost antiarmor submunition
LOS	line-of-sight
LPD	low probability of detection
LPI	low probability of intercept
LRS	littoral remote sensing
LWIR	long wavelength infrared
M
m	meter
M&S	modeling and simulation
MAE	medium-altitude endurance
MALD	miniature air-launched decoy
MC&G	mapping, charting, and geodesy
MCM	mine countermeasures
MEA	More Electric Aircraft
MEADS	medium extended air defense system
MEMS	microelectromechanical systems
MH/K	mine hunter killer
MISS	multiband infrared source solution
MITL	man-in-the-loop
MLRS	Multiple-Launch Rocket System
MLS	multilevel security
mm	millimeter
MMIC	monolithic microwave integrated circuit
MMT	miniaturized munition technology
MNS	Mine Neutralization System, Mission Need Statement
MOE	measure of effectiveness
MOUT	military operations in urban terrain
mph	miles per hour
MPM	microwave power module
MRC	major regional conflict
MRL	multiple rocket launcher
MSCM	multispectral countermeasures
MSTAR	moving and stationary target acquisition and recognition
MTI	moving target indicator
MUDSS	Mobile Underwater Debris Survey System
MWS	Missile Warning System
N
NBC	nuclear, biological, and chemical
NCCOSC	Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center
NDI	nondestructive inspection
NLOS	nonlethal operating system
NRT	near-real time
NSTC	National Security Science and Technology Council
NTM	national technical means
NVESD	Night Vision and Electronic Sensor Directorate
O
O&M	operations and maintenance
OASD	Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
OATSD(CBM)	Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Chemical and Biological Matters
ODDR&E	Office of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering
ONR	Office of Naval Research
OPSEC	operations security
ORSMC	off-route smart mine countermeasure
OSD	Office of the Secretary of Defense
OUSD(A&T)/S&TS/EW	Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology/Strategic and Tactical Systems/Electronic Warfare
P
P3I	preplanned product improvement
PAC-3	PATRIOT Advanced Capability 3
Pd	probability of detection
PDM	program decision memorandum
PGMM	Precision Guided Mortar Munitions
Pk	probability of kill
PLAID	position location and identification
POM	program objective memorandum
PRCMRL	Precision Rapid Counter Multiple Rocket Launcher
PRG	Program Review Group
PSA/TSA	pressure-swing adsorption/temperature-swing adsorption
PSTS	Precision SIGINT Targeting System
R
R&D	research and development
RAMICS	Rapid Airborne Mine Clearance System
RBV	rapid battlefield visualization
RF	radio frequency
RFCM	radio frequency countermeasures
RFPI	Rapid Force Projection Initiative
RFPICC	Rapid Force Projection Initiative Command and Control
RISTA II	Reconnaissance Infrared Surveillance Target Acquisition, Second Generation Technology II
RL	U.S. Air Force Rome Laboratory
ROV	remotely operated vehicle
R&S	reconnaissance and surveillance
RT	real time
RTIC	real-time information in the cockpit
S
S&T	science and technology
SA	situation awareness
SABER	Situation Awareness Beacon with Reply
SADL	situation awareness data link
SAR	synthetic aperture radar
SAW	surface acoustic wave
SBIR	space-based infrared
SBIRS	Space-Based Infrared System
SBL	space-based laser
SEAD	suppression of enemy air defense
SEB	staphylococcal enterotoxin B
SEI	specific emitter identification
SENGAP	Small Engine Advanced Program
SF/ISA	sensor fusion/integrated situation assessment
SFOR	Security Force
SHARP	System-oriented High-range-resolution Automatic Recognition Program
SiC	silicon carbide
SIGINT	signals intelligence
SINCGARS	Single-Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System
SIP	system improvement program
SM-2	Standard Missile 2
SMTS	Space and Missile Tracking System
SNR	signal-to-noise ratio
SOF	Special Operations Forces
SORTS	Status of Resources and Training System
SPOD	surface point of debarkation
SSPC	U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command
STIL	Streak Tube Imaging LIDAR
STOW	synthetic theater of war
STRICOM	U.S. Army Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation Command
SUO	small unit operations
T
T/R	transmit/receive
TA	target acquisition
TAC	tactical
TACAIR	tactical aircraft
TAPSTEM	Training and Personnel Systems Science and Technology Evaluation Management
TARA	Technology Area Review and Assessment
TBM	theater ballistic missile; tactical ballistic missile
TC AIMS	Transportation Coordinator Automated Information Management System
TD	technology demonstration
TDA	tactical decision aids
TEM	Terrain Evaluation Module
TENCAP	tactical exploitation of national capabilities
THAAD	Theater High-Altitude Area Defense System
THEL	tactical high-energy laser
TLAM	Tomahawk Land Attack Missile
TMD	theater missile defense
TPEDIT	Time-Phase Force Deployment Data Editor
TTP	tactics, techniques, and procedures
TUAV	tactical unmanned aerial vehicle
TWMP	Track Width Mine Plow
TWMR	Track Width Mine Roller
TRADOC	U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
U
UAV	unmanned aerial vehicle
UFO	UHF follow-on
UGS	unattended ground sensor
UGV	unattended ground vehicle
UHF	ultra-high frequency
UJTL	Universal Joint Task List
U.K.	United Kingdom
USMC	United States Marine Corps
USSOCOM	U.S. Special Operations Command
UUV	unmanned underwater vehicle
UXO	unexploded ordnance
V
VEE	Venezuelan equine encephalitis
VHF	very high frequency
VHSIC	very high speed integrated circuit
VMF	variable message format
VMMD	vehicle-mounted mine detector
W
WATS	wide area tracking system
WEE	Western equine encephalitis
WMD	weapons of mass destruction