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abbreviation An abbreviation (from Latin ''brevis'', meaning ''short'') is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase; for example, the word ''abbrevia ...

acronym An acronym is a word or name formed from the initial components of a longer name or phrase. Acronyms are usually formed from the initial letters of words, as in ''NATO'' (''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''), but sometimes use syllables, as ...

s and initials related to military subjects such as modern armour, artillery, infantry, and weapons, along with their definitions.

A

* AA –

anti-aircraft Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes surface based, ...

* AA –

AEGIS The aegis ( ; grc, αἰγίς ''aigís''), as stated in the ''Iliad'', is a device carried by Athena and Zeus, variously interpreted as an animal skin or a shield and sometimes featuring the head of a Gorgon. There may be a connection with a d ...

Ashore * AAA –

anti-aircraft artillery Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes surface based, ...

"Triple A" * AAAV –

Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) (formerly known as the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAAV)) was an amphibious assault vehicle developed by General Dynamics during the 1990s and 2000s for use by the U.S. Marine Corps. It would ...

* AAD – Armoured amphibious dozer * AADC – Area Air Defense Commander * AAG –

Anti-aircraft gun Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes surface based, ...

* AAK –

Appliqué armor Military vehicles are commonly armoured (or armored; see spelling differences) to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets, shells, rockets, and missiles, protecting the personnel inside from enemy fire. Such vehicles include armoured fighting ...

kit (US) * AAN – Army after next * AAP – Advance Authority to Procure * AAPC – advanced

armoured personnel carrier An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is a broad type of armoured military vehicle designed to transport personnel and equipment in combat zones. Since World War I, APCs have become a very common piece of military equipment around the world. Acc ...

(Turkey) * AARADCOM – Army Armament Research and Development Command * AAR – After Action Review * AAV – Amphibious assault vehicle * AAV –

Assault Amphibious Vehicle The Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV)—official designation AAVP-7A1 (formerly known as Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Personnel-7 abbr. LVTP-7)—is a fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle manufactured by U.S. Combat Systems (previously by Unit ...

* AAW –

Anti-Aircraft Warfare Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes Surface-to-air m ...

* AAWC – Anti-Aircraft Warfare Coordinator * AB –

Air burst An air burst or airburst is the detonation of an explosive device such as an anti-personnel artillery shell or a nuclear weapon in the air instead of on contact with the ground or target. The principal military advantage of an air burst over ...

* ABC – Atomic, biological, chemical (replaced by chemical, biological, radiological (CBR), and

Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence (CBRN defence) are protective measures taken in situations in which chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear warfare (including terrorism) hazards may be present. CBRN defence consi ...

(NBC)) * ABC – Automatic brightness control * AB(C) – Aviation battalion (combat) * ABIT – Advanced Built-In Test * ABM – Air Bursting Munition * ABM –

Anti-Ballistic Missile An anti-ballistic missile (ABM) is a surface-to-air missile designed to counter ballistic missiles (missile defense). Ballistic missiles are used to deliver nuclear weapon, nuclear, Chemical weapon, chemical, Bioagent, biological, or conventiona ...

* ABMD –

Ballistic Missile Defense * ABMS –

air bursting ammunition system The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, known collectively as air, retained by Earth's gravity that surrounds the planet and forms its planetary atmosphere. The atmosphere of Earth protects life on Earth by creating pressure allowing for ...

* ABRO – Army Base Repair Organisation * ABS – Aww-Busting System * ABS –

anti-skid braking system An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a safety anti-skid braking system used on aircraft and on land vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, and buses. ABS operates by preventing the wheels from locking up during braking, thereby maintain ...

* ABSP – AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Signal Processor * ABSV –

Armoured Battlegroup Support Vehicle Armour (British English) or armor (American English; see American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especial ...

* A/C –

aircraft commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain. ...

* AC –

alternating current Alternating current (AC) is an electric current which periodically reverses direction and changes its magnitude continuously with time in contrast to direct current (DC) which flows only in one direction. Alternating current is the form in whic ...

* ACA –

ammunition container assembly Ammunition (informally ammo) is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system. Ammunition is both expendable weapons (e.g., bombs, missiles, grenades, land mines) and the component parts of other wea ...

* ACADA' – Automatic Chemical Agent Detector and Alarm * ACAVP – Advanced Composite Armoured Vehicle Platform (UK) * ACB – Advanced Capability Build * ACB/TI – Advanced Capability Baseline/Technical Insertion * ACC – AEGIS Computer Center * ACCE – Abrams/Crusader Common Engine * ACCV –

Armored Cavalry Cannon Vehicle Armour (British English) or armor (American English; see spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especially direct contact weapons or projectiles during combat, or ...

(US) * ACD – Automated Common Diagrams * ACE – Armored Combat Earthmover (US) * ACEGIO – Advanced Conversion Equipment Group Input Output * ACH –

Advanced Combat Helmet The Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH) is the United States Army's current combat helmet, used since the early 2000s. It was developed by the United States Army Soldier Systems Center, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, and the U.S. Army Researc ...

( MICH TC-2000 Combat Helmet) * ACLOS –

Automatic Command to Line of Sight Command guidance is a type of missile guidance in which a ground station or aircraft relay signals to a guided missile via radio control or through a wire connecting the missile to the launcher and tell the missile where to steer to intercept it ...

* ACM – Acoustic Countermeasures * ACOG – Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight * ACOMMS – Acoustic Communications * ACP –

Automatic Colt Pistol Automatic Colt Pistol (ACP) denotes various John Moses Browning cartridge designs primarily used in Colt and Fabrique Nationale de Herstal semi-automatic pistols. All of these cartridges are straight-sided and appear similar. The .32 ACP, .38 ACP, ...

* ACP – Alignment control Panel * ACPU – Aft Central Processing Unit * ACR – Advanced Combat Rifle * ACR –

Armored cavalry regiment An armored cavalry regiment (ACR) is a regiment of the United States Army (Active Component, or Reserve Component (Army Reserve or Army National Guard)) organized for the specific purposes of reconnaissance, surveillance, and security. The reg ...

* ACRV – Armoured command and reconnaissance vehicle * ACS – Artillery communications system * ACS – AEGIS Combat System * ACS – Air Control Supervisor * ACSC' – AEGIS Combat Systems Center * ACTS – AEGIS Combat Training System * ACU – Army Combat Uniform * ACU – Antenna Coupler Unit * ACV – Aardvark Clearing Vehicle * ACV – Armoured combat vehicle * ACVT – Armored Combat Vehicle Technology Program (US) * A/D – Analog to Digital * ADA – air defense artillery * ADAM – Area Denial Artillery Munition * ADAMS – Air Defense Advanced Mobile System (US) * ADAP – Advanced Digital Antenna Production * ADATS – Air Defence Anti-Tank System * ADC-A – Assistant Division Commander – Fire and Maneuver * ADC-B – Assistant Division Commander – Combat Support * ADEA – Army Development and Employment Agency * ADF –

Australian Defence Force The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the Commonwealth of Australia and its national interests. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Forc ...

* ADG' – Acoustic Display Generator * ADI – Australian Defence Industries * ADM – Advanced Development Model * ADM – Acquisition Decision Memorandum S* ADNS – Automated Digital Network System * ADS – Advanced Display System * AE – action express * AECU – Antenna Environmental Control Unit * AEF – Allied expeditionary force * AEP – Action Entry Panel * AER – Alteration Equivalent to Repair * AESA –

Active electronically scanned array An active electronically scanned array (AESA) is a type of phased array antenna, which is a computer-controlled array antenna in which the beam of radio waves can be electronically steered to point in different directions without moving the an ...

* AEWC –

Airborne Early Warning and Control Airborne or Airborn may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Airborne'' (1962 film), a 1962 American film directed by James Landis * ''Airborne'' (1993 film), a comedy–drama film * ''Airborne'' (1998 film), an action film sta ...

* AEV –

Armoured engineer vehicle A military engineering vehicle is a vehicle built for construction work or for the transportation of combat engineers on the battlefield. These vehicles may be modified civilian equipment (such as the armoured bulldozers that many nations field) ...

* AF –

Air force An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an a ...

* AF – And Following (as "in DDG-113 AF ships will receive the AMDR Radar") * AFA/ARA – Aerial field artillery/

aerial rocket artillery Aerial rocket artillery (abbreviated ARA, also called aerial artillery) is a type of armed helicopter unit that was part of the artillery component of the United States Army's two airmobile divisions during the Vietnam War. Controlled by divisi ...

(US, Vietnam war era attack helicopter batteries employing 2.75 in. FFAR) * AFARV – Armored, Forward Area, Re-arm Vehicle (US) * AFAS – Advanced Field Artillery System * AFATDS – Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System * AFC – Australian Flying Corps * AFCS – automatic fire-control systems * AFD – automatic feeding device * AFDL – Advanced Flight Deck Lighting * AFFF – Aqueous Fire Fighting Foam (smothers fire cutting off oxygen) * AFSC –

Air Force Specialty Code The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, known collectively as air, retained by Earth's gravity that surrounds the planet and forms its planetary atmosphere. The atmosphere of Earth protects life on Earth by creating pressure allowing for ...

* AFSV – armoured fire support vehicle * AFV – Armored Family of Vehicles (US) * AFV – Armoured fighting vehicle * AGC – automatic gain control * AGF –

Army Ground Forces The Army Ground Forces were one of the three autonomous components of the Army of the United States during World War II, the others being the Army Air Forces and Army Service Forces. Throughout their existence, Army Ground Forces were the larges ...

* AGL – Above Ground Level * AGL – automatic grenade launcher * AGLS – automatic gun laying system * AGS – Armored Gun System (US) * AGS – advanced gun system * AGV – assault gun vehicle * AGVT – Advanced Ground Vehicle Technology * Ah –

Ampere hour An ampere hour or amp hour (symbol: A⋅h or A h; often simplified as Ah) is a unit of electric charge, having dimensions of electric current multiplied by time, equal to the charge transferred by a steady current of one ampere flowing for on ...

* AHC – Attack Helicopter Company (USA) * AHE – Aircraft Handling Equipment * AI – Action Item * AIC – Air Intercept Controller (US Navy) * AICS –

Accuracy International Chassis System The Accuracy International Arctic Warfare rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle designed and manufactured by the British company Accuracy International. It has proved popular as a civilian, police, and military rifle since its introduction in th ...

* AICW – Advanced Individual Combat Weapon * AIF – Australian Imperial Force (Australia, WWI or WWII) * AIFS – Advanced Indirect Fire System * AIFV –

Armoured infantry fighting vehicle The AIFV (''Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle'') is a United States, US Continuous track, tracked light armored vehicle that serves as an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) in the armies of several countries. It is a development of the M113 armore ...

* AIPS – Advanced Integrated Propulsion System (US) * AIS – Automatic Identification System (US NAVY) * AIT – Alteration Installation Team * AIT – Advanced Information Technology * AK – Acknowledgement * ALAAVS – Advanced Light Armored/Amphibious Vehicle System (US) * ALC – Advanced Land Combat (US) * ALICE – All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment * ALO – AEGIS Light Off * ALS – Advanced laying system * ALS – Advanced Lighting System (flight deck) * ALSV – Armoured logistics support vehicle * ALT – Armoured launching turret * ALWT – Advanced Lightweight Torpedo * AM – Acquisition Manager * AMC –

United States Army Materiel Command U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) is the primary provider of materiel to the United States Army. The Command's mission includes the management of installations, as well as maintenance and parts distribution. It was established on 8 May 1962 and wa ...

* AMC – Advanced Mortar Carrier (Turkey) * AMCCOM – Armament Munitions and Chemical Command * AMDR – Air and Missile Defense Radar * AMDS – Anti-Missile Discarding Sabot * AMF – Amphibische Mehrzweck-Fahrzeuge (multipurpose amphibious vehicle) * AML – Automitrailleuse Légère (light armoured car) * AMLCD – Active-matrix liquid crystal display * AMN -

Afghanistan Mission Network The Afghanistan Mission Network (AMN) is the primary Coalition, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) network for NATO-led missions in Afghanistan ( ISAF, RSM). By providing a common n ...

* AMOS –

Advanced mortar system Amos or AMOS may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Amos Records, an independent record label established in Los Angeles, California, in 1968 * Amos (band), an American Christian rock band * ''Amos'' (album), an album by Michael Ray * ''Amos' ...

* AMPS – Afloat Master Planning System (US NAVY) * AMR –

Anti-materiel rifle An anti-materiel rifle (AMR) is a rifle designed for use against military equipment, structures, and other hardware (materiel). Anti-materiel rifles are chambered in significantly larger calibers than conventional rifles and are employed to elimin ...

* AMR – Automitrailleuse de Reconnaissance * AMRWS – Advanced multi-role weapon station * AMS – Armoured mortar system * AMS-H – Advanced Missile System – Heavy * AMX – Atelier de Construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux * ANAD –

Anniston Army Depot Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) is a major United States Army facility for the production and repair of ground combat vehicles, overhaul of Small Arms Weapon Systems and the storage of chemical weapons, a.k.a. the Anniston Chemical Activity. The depot ...

* ANZAC – Australia and New Zealand Army Corps *

ANZUS The Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS or ANZUS Treaty) is a 1951 non-binding collective security agreement between Australia and New Zealand and, separately, Australia and the United States, to co-operate on military ...

– Australia New Zealand United States Treaty * AO – Area of operations * AOI – Arab Organisation for Industrialisation * AOS – Add-on stabilisation * AP –

Anti-personnel An anti-personnel weapon is a weapon primarily used to maim or kill infantry and other personnel not behind armor, as opposed to attacking structures or vehicles, or hunting game. The development of defensive fortification and combat vehicles ga ...

* AP – Armour-piercing * APAM – Anti-personnel, anti-matériel * APBC – Armour-Piercing Ballistic Cap * APC – Army Personnel Centre * APC –

Armoured personnel carrier An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is a broad type of armoured military vehicle designed to transport personnel and equipment in combat zones. Since World War I, APCs have become a very common piece of military equipment around the world. Acc ...

* APC –

Armour-piercing capped Armour-piercing ammunition (AP) is a type of projectile designed to penetrate either body armour or vehicle armour. From the 1860s to 1950s, a major application of armour-piercing projectiles was to defeat the thick armour carried on many wars ...

* APCBC – Armour-piercing capped ballistic cap * APC-T – Armour-piercing capped – tracer * APCT-BF – Armour-piercing capped tracer – base fuze * APCNR – Armour-piercing composite non-rigid * APCR – Armour-piercing composite rigid * APCRBC – Armour-piercing composite rigid ballistic cap * APDS – Armour-piercing discarding sabot * APDS-T – Armour-piercing discarding sabot – tracer * APE – Amphibisches Pionier-Erkundungsfahrzeug (amphibious front-line reconnaissance vehicle) * APEP – Armour-Piercing Enhancement Programme * APERS –

* APERS-T – Anti-personnel tracer * APFIDS – Armour-piercing fragmentation incendiary discarding sabot * APFSDS – Armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot * APFSDS-T – Armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot – tracer * APFSDS(P) – Armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot (practice) * APFSDSDU – Armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot, depleted uranium * APG – Aberdeen Proving Grounds * APGM – Autonomous precision-guided munition * APHC – Armour-piercing hard core * APHE – Armour-piercing high-explosive * API – Armour-piercing incendiary * APIT – Armour-piercing incendiary tracer * APM – Anti-personnel mine * APS – Advanced propulsion system * APS – Artillery pointing system * APSA – Armour-piercing secondary effect * APSE – Armour-piercing secondary effect * APSE-T – Armour-piercing secondary effect – tracer * APT – Armour-piercing tracer * APTE – Abrams Power Train Evolution (US) * APU – Auxiliary power unit * APV – Armoured patrol vehicle * AR –

ArmaLite ArmaLite, or Armalite, is an American small arms engineering company, formed in the early 1950s, in Hollywood, California. Many of its products, as conceived by chief designer Eugene Stoner, relied on unique foam-filled fiberglass butt/stock fur ...

rifle * AR/AAV – Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle (US) * ARD – Anti-reflective device * ARDEC –

Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center The United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (CCDCAC), or Armaments Center, headquartered at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey, is the US Army's primary research and development arm for armaments and munitions. ...

* ARDNOT – Automatic day/night optical tracker * ARE – Atelier de Construction Roanne * ARETS – Armour Remote Target System * ARFORGEN – Army force generation * ARM – Anti-radiation missile * ARMAD –

Armoured and Mechanised Unit Air Defence Armour (British English) or armor (American English; see American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especial ...

* ARMSCOR –

Armament Manufacturing Corporation A weapon, arm or armament is any implement or device that can be used to deter, threaten, inflict physical damage, harm, or kill. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime, law enforcement, s ...

(South Africa) * ARMVAL – Anti-armor vehicle evaluation (US) * ARP – Anti-radiation projectile * ARP –

Armoured repair plates Armour (British English) or armor (American English; see spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especially direct contact weapons or projectiles during combat, or ...

* ARRADCOM – Armament Research and Development Command * ARRV – Armoured repair and recovery vehicle * ARSV – Armored Reconnaissance Scout Vehicle (US) * ART – Armoured Recon Transport * ARV – Armoured recovery vehicle or

Armed Robotic Vehicle The XM1219 Armed Robotic Vehicle was an unmanned ground combat vehicle based on the MULE Platform. The ARV-A-L MULE Vehicle (XM1219) would feature integrated anti-tank and anti-personnel and reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition ( ...

(XM1219) * ASA – Advanced security agency * ASAP – As soon as possible * ASARC –

Army Systems Acquisition Review Council An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

* ASCOD –

Austrian Spanish Co-operative Development Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ...

* ASM –

Air-to-Surface Missile An air-to-surface missile (ASM) or air-to-ground missile (AGM) is a missile designed to be launched from military aircraft at targets on land or sea. There are also unpowered guided glide bombs not considered missiles. The two most common prop ...

* ASP – Automatic, self-powered * ASTROS –

Artillery Saturation Rocket System Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during siege ...

(Brazil) * ASV – Armored Security Vehicle (US) * ASV – Ammunition supply vehicle * AT –

Anti-tank Anti-tank warfare originated from the need to develop technology and tactics to destroy tanks during World War I. Since the Triple Entente deployed the first tanks in 1916, the German Empire developed the first anti-tank weapons. The first deve ...

* AT – Ape tape * ATACS – Advanced tank cannon system (US) * ATAS –

Automatic target acquisition system Automatic may refer to: Music Bands * Automatic (band), Australian rock band * Automatic (American band), American rock band * The Automatic, a Welsh alternative rock band Albums * ''Automatic'' (Jack Bruce album), a 1983 electronic roc ...

* ATCAS – Advanced towed cannon system * ATD – Advanced technology demonstration * ATD – Advanced technology demonstrator (US) * ATD – Automatic target detection * ATDT – Automatic target detection and tracking * ATDU – Armoured Trials and Development Unit (UK) * ATFCS –

Automated Targeting and Fire Control System Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes, namely by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions, as well as embodying those predeterminations in machines ...

* ATG –

Anti-tank gun An anti-tank gun is a form of artillery designed to destroy tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, normally from a static defensive position. The development of specialized anti-tank munitions and anti-tank guns was prompted by the appearance ...

* ATGL – Anti-tank grenade launcher * ATGM – Anti-tank guided missile * ATGW –

Anti-tank guided weapon An anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), anti-tank missile, anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) or anti-armor guided weapon is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles. ATGMs range in size from shoulder ...

* ATK –

Alliant Techsystems Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) was an American aerospace, defense, and sporting goods company with its headquarters in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. The company operated in 22 states, Puerto Rico, and other countries. ATK's ...

* ATLAS – Advanced technology light artillery system * ATLV – Artillery target location vehicle * ATM –

Anti-tank mine An anti-tank mine (abbreviated to "AT mine") is a type of land mine designed to damage or destroy vehicles including tanks and armored fighting vehicles. Compared to anti-personnel mines, anti-tank mines typically have a much larger explosive c ...

* ATR – - EDS Automotive test rig – Electric drive system * ATS – Atelier de Construction de Tarbes * ATTC – All Terrain Tracked Carrier * ATTS – Air Transportable Towed System * ATV –

All-terrain vehicle An all-terrain vehicle (ATV), also known as a light utility vehicle (LUV), a quad bike, or simply a quad, as defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI); is a vehicle that travels on low-pressure tires, with a seat that is stra ...

* ATV –

Armoured TOW vehicle Armour (British English) or armor (American English; see American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especial ...

(Turkey) * AUG – Armee Universal Gewehr * AVGP –

Armoured Vehicle General Purpose The AVGP (Armoured Vehicle General Purpose), later known as the LAV I, is a series of three amphibious armoured fighting vehicles ordered by the Canadian military in the 1970s. The vehicles, named Grizzly, Cougar and Husky respectively, were b ...

(Canada) * AVH – Armoured Vehicle Heavy * AVL – Armoured Vehicle Light * AVLB – Armoured vehicle-launched bridge * AVM – Armoured Vehicle Medium * AVR – Armoured vehicle reconnaissance * AVRE –

Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers (AVRE), also known as Assault Vehicle Royal Engineers is the title given to a series of armoured military engineering vehicles operated by the Royal Engineers (RE) for the purpose of protecting engineers durin ...

(UK) * AVT – Advanced Vehicle Technologies (US) * AWE – Advanced Warfighting Experiment * AWOL –

Absent without official leave Desertion is the abandonment of a military duty or post without permission (a pass, liberty or leave) and is done with the intention of not returning. This contrasts with unauthorized absence (UA) or absence without leave (AWOL ), which ar ...

* APC - Armored Personnel Carrier

B

* BAe –

British Aerospace British Aerospace plc (BAe) was a British aircraft, munitions and defence-systems manufacturer. Its head office was at Warwick House in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre in Farnborough, Hampshire. Formed in 1977, in 1999 it purchased Marconi ...

* BAI – Battlefield

Air interdiction Air interdiction (AI), also known as deep air support (DAS), is the use of preventive tactical bombing and strafing by combat aircraft against enemy targets that are not an immediate threat, to delay, disrupt or hinder later enemy engagement of fr ...

* BAMCIS – Begin the Planning, Arrange Recon, Make Recon, Complete Planning, Issue Order, Supervise * BAR –

M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle The Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) is a family of American automatic rifles and machine guns used by the United States and numerous other countries during the 20th century. The primary variant of the BAR series was the M1918, chambered for the . ...

* BARCAP –

Barrier Combat Air Patrol Combat air patrol (CAP) is a type of flying mission for fighter aircraft. A combat air patrol is an aircraft patrol provided over an objective area, over the force protected, over the critical area of a combat zone, or over an air defense area, ...

* BARV – Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle * BASE –

British Aerospace Systems and Equipment British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

* BATES –

Battlefield Artillery Target Engagement System A battlefield, battleground, or field of battle is the location of a present or historic battle involving ground warfare. It is commonly understood to be limited to the point of contact between opposing forces, though battles may involve troops ...

* BAT – Biometrics Automated Toolset * BB –

Base bleed Base bleed is a system used on some artillery shells to increase range, typically by about 20–35%. It expels gas into the low pressure area behind the shell to reduce base drag (it does not produce thrust). Since base bleed extends the ran ...

* BB -

Battleship A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns. It dominated naval warfare in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The term ''battleship'' came into use in the late 1880s to describe a type of ...

* BBSP – Blowback shifted pulse * BC –

Battery commander In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit or multiple systems of artillery, mortar systems, rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers, surface-to-surface missiles, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, etc., so grouped to fac ...

* BC –

Battlecruiser The battlecruiser (also written as battle cruiser or battle-cruiser) was a type of capital ship of the first half of the 20th century. These were similar in displacement, armament and cost to battleships, but differed in form and balance of attr ...

* BCC – battery control centre * BCP – Battery command post * BCT –

Brigade combat team The brigade combat team (BCT) is the basic deployable unit of maneuver in the U.S. Army. A brigade combat team consists of one combat arms branch maneuver brigade, and its assigned support and fire units. A brigade is normally commanded by a ...

(US) * BCT –

Basic combat training Military recruit training, commonly known as basic training or boot camp, refers to the initial instruction of new military personnel. It is a physically and psychologically intensive process, which resocializes its subjects for the unique deman ...

* BCV – Battle command vehicle * BD – base detonating * BDA – Browning double action or bomb damage assessment * BDM – Bunker defeat munition * BDU – Battle dress uniform * BE – Base ejection * BFA – Blank-firing adaptor or blank-firing attachment * BFV – Bradley Fighting Vehicle * bhp – Brake horsepower * BIFF – Battlefield identification friend or foe * BILL – Bofors, infantry, light and lethal, referring to RBS 56 BILL or

RBS 56B BILL 2 The RBS 56B BILL 2 Anti-Tank Guided Weapon is a man-portable or vehicle-mounted guided anti-tank missile using the overfly top attack method to attack the weaker parts of an armoured vehicle. BILL is acronym for ''Bofors Infantry Light & Letha ...

* BITE –

Built-in test equipment Built-in test equipment (BITE) for avionics primarily refers to passive fault management and diagnosis equipment built into airborne systems to support maintenance processes. Built-in test equipment includes multimeters, oscilloscopes, discharge pr ...

* BL – Blank * BL-T – Black tracer * BLITS – Beta lighted infantry telescope system * BLT –

Battalion landing team A Marine expeditionary unit (MEU, pronounced as one syllable "" IPA: ) is the smallest air-ground task force (MAGTF) in the United States Fleet Marine Force.BMP-1, BMP-2,

BMP-3 The BMP-3 is a Soviet and Russian infantry fighting vehicle, successor to the BMP-1 and BMP-2. The abbreviation BMP stands for ''boevaya mashina pehoty'' (, literally "infantry combat vehicle"). Production history The design of the BMP-3 ('' O ...

, etc. * BMR – Blindado Medio de Ruedas * BMS – Battalion mortar system * BMS – Battlefield management system * BNCC (USAF) – Base network control center * BNS – BILL night sight * BOCV – Battery operations centre vehicle * BOG-Dwell – Boots on the ground – dwell (down time) * BOL – Bearing-only launch * BOLTS – Bolt-on loading tray system * BOSS – Ballistic optimizing shooting system * BPS – Battery power source * BSB – Brigade support battalion * BSP – Bright source protection * BSSG – Brigade service support group * BST – Basic skills trainer * BT – Boat tail * BT – Bullet trap * BTA – Best technical approach * BTRY – Battery * BTU – Bullet trap universal * BUA – BILL under armour or built-up area * BW – Biological warfare * BX –

Bionix AFV The Bionix (BX) is a family of tracked Singaporean armoured fighting vehicles developed by Singapore Technologies Kinetics (formerly Singapore Technologies Automotive, which is now known as Singapore Technologies Engineering). Intended to augment ...

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* C2 –

Command and Control Command and control (abbr. C2) is a "set of organizational and technical attributes and processes ... hatemploys human, physical, and information resources to solve problems and accomplish missions" to achieve the goals of an organization or en ...

* C3I – Command, control, communications, and intelligence * C4 – Composition C-4 *

C4ISTAR Command and control (abbr. C2) is a "set of organizational and technical attributes and processes ... hatemploys human, physical, and information resources to solve problems and accomplish missions" to achieve the goals of an organization or en ...

– Command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance * C5I – Command, control, communications, computers, collaboration and intelligence * C6ISR – command, control, communications, computers, cyber-defense, combat systems and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance * CAB – Combat aviation battalion * CAB - Combat Action Badge * CAD –

Computer-assisted design Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers (or ) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve co ...

* CAG – Commander Air Group * CAL – Canadian Arsenals Limited * CAP –

Civil air patrol Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a congressionally chartered, federally supported non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded mem ...

(USAF civilian auxiliary) * CAP – Combat air patrol * CAP – Combustible augmented plasma * CAP – Covering Agent Program * CARRV – Challenger armoured repair and recovery vehicle * CAS –

Close air support In military tactics, close air support (CAS) is defined as air action such as air strikes by fixed or rotary-winged aircraft against hostile targets near friendly forces and require detailed integration of each air mission with fire and moveme ...

* CASEVAC – Casualty evacuation * CAT/FCS – Command adjusted trajectory/fire-control system (US) * CAT/LCV – Combined arms team/lightweight combat vehicle (US) * CATT – Combined arms tactical trainer (UK) * CATT-B – Component Advanced Technology TestBed (US) * CAV – Composite armored vehicle (US) * CAWS – Cannon Artillery Weapons Systems (US) * CAX – Combined Arms Exercise * CB – Heavy Cruiser * CBR – Chemical, biological, radiological *

CBRNE Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence (CBRN defence) are protective measures taken in situations in which chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear warfare (including terrorism) hazards may be present. CBRN defence consist ...

– Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive * CCC – Combustible cartridge case * CCD – Charge-coupled device * CCIP –

Constantly computed impact point A Constantly Computed Impact Point (CCIP) is a calculation provided by a weapon's sighting system. It is a predicted point of impact found from the launch platform's movement, the target's movement, gravity, projectile launch velocity, projectile ...

* CCO – Close combat optic * CCP - Casualty Collection Point * CCP – Computer control panel * CCR – Crown copyright reserved * CCTV –

Closed-circuit television Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors. It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly t ...

* CCU – Central control unit * CCV – Close combat vehicle * CCV – Command and control vehicle (US) * CCV-L – Close combat vehicle – light * cd – candela * CDA – Combat defensive action * CDM – Coastal defence missile * CDU – Command display unit * CDU – Computer display unit * CE – Chemical energy * C/E – Crew/enlisted (enlisted aircrew member) * CECOM – Communications-electronics command * CEFO – Combat equipment fighting order (webbing contents) *

CENTCOM The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the previous responsibilities of the Rapid Deployment Joint Tas ...

– Central Command * CENTO – Central Treaty Organisation or Baghdad Pact * CEOI – Communications electronics operating instruction * CEP –

Circular error probable In the military science of ballistics, circular error probable (CEP) (also circular error probability or circle of equal probability) is a measure of a weapon system's precision. It is defined as the radius of a circle, centered on the mean, wh ...

* CES –

Engineer Services Regiment The Corps of Engineer Services (CES) a regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. The role of the Corps of Engineer Services is to design, construct and maintain all buildings, roads and associated facilities such as electricity, water supply and drainage sy ...

(Sri Lanka) * CEPP – Controlled effect police projectile * CET – Combat engineer tractor * CEU – Computer electronics unit * CEV –

Combat engineer vehicle A military engineering vehicle is a vehicle built for construction work or for the transportation of combat engineers on the battlefield. These vehicles may be modified civilian equipment (such as the armoured bulldozers that many nations field ...

* CF –

Canadian Forces } The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force. ...

* CF – Controlled fragmentation * CFE – Conventional forces Europe * CFV –

Cavalry fighting vehicle The M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (CFV) is an American tracked armored reconnaissance vehicle manufactured by BAE Systems Land and Armaments (formerly United Defense). A member of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle family, the M3 CFV is used by ...

(US) * CG – Commanding general * CGS – Crew gunnery simulator * CHA – Cast homogeneous armour * CHARM – Challenger Chieftain armament * CHIP – Challenger improvement programme * CIFV – Composite infantry fighting vehicle *

CILAS CILAS is a French company, a subsidiary of Ariane Group, specialized in laser and optics technology, founded in 1966. This high-technology engineering company was the inventor of the particle size analyzer. Today, it develops, manufactures and ...

– Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers * CINC – Commander In-Chief * CIP –

Combat Identification Panel The Combat Identification Panel (CIP), also known as a Coalition Identification Panel, is an Identification friend or foe device mounted on military ground vehicles used by United States Armed Forces' United States Army with United States Marine ...

* CIS –

Chartered Industries of Singapore ST Engineering Land Systems Ltd (STELS), Trade name, doing business as ST Kinetics, is a strategic business area of ST Engineering and handles land systems and specialty vehicles. In 2000, ST Engineering acquired the Chartered Industries of Sin ...

* CIS –

Commonwealth of Independent States The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a regional intergovernmental organization in Eurasia. It was formed following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. It covers an area of and has an estimated population of 239,796,010. ...

* CITV – Commander's independent thermal viewer (US) * CIWS – Close-in weapons system * CL – Light Cruiser * CLAMS – Clear lane marking system (US) * CLASS – Computerised Laser Sight System * CLAWS – Close combat light armor weapon system (US) * CLGP – Cannon-launched guided projectile (US) * CLOS – Command to line of sight * CLU – Command launch unit as used in

FGM-148 Javelin The FGM-148 Javelin, or Advanced Anti-Tank Weapon System-Medium (AAWS-M), is an American-made portable anti-tank missile system in service since 1996, and continuously upgraded. It replaced the M47 Dragon anti-tank missile in US service. Its fire- ...

* CM – Colour-marking or "continue mission" * CMS – Common missile system * CMS – Compact modular sight * CMT – Cadmium–mercury telluride * CMV – Combat mobility vehicle (US) * CNVD – Clip-on night vision device * COA – Course Of Action * COB – Close of Business * CO –

Commanding officer The commanding officer (CO) or sometimes, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG), is the officer in command of a military unit. The commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitu ...

* COG – Course over ground * COMVAT – Combat vehicles armament technology (US) * COMZ – Communications zone * COP –

Combat outpost Combat (French for ''fight'') is a purposeful violent conflict meant to physically harm or kill the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed ( not using weapons). Combat is sometimes resorted to as a method of self-defense, or ...

* COS – Chief of section * COSCOM – Corps support command (US Army) * CofS –

Chief of staff The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporti ...

* COTAC – Conduite de Tir Automatique pour Char (tank automatic fire) * COTS –

Commercial-off-the-shelf Commercial off-the-shelf or commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) products are packaged or canned (ready-made) hardware or software, which are adapted aftermarket to the needs of the purchasing organization, rather than the commissioning of ...

* COV – Counter obstacle vehicle (US) * CP - Command Post * CP – Concrete-piercing * CPR – Common practice round * CPS – Cardinal points specification (UK) * CPV – Command post vehicle * CQB – Close quarters battle * CQBR – Close-quarters battle receiver * CR – Capability requirement * CR –

Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment The Commando Regiment ( si, කොමාන්ඩෝ ‍රෙජිමේන්තුව ''komāndo rejimēnthuwa''; ta, இலங்கை இராணுவத்தின் கமாண்டோ படைப்பிரிவ) is the comman ...

* CRISAT –

Collaborative Research into Small Arms Technology Collaborative Research Into Small Arms Technology (CRISAT) is the name of a series of studies conducted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), identifying and defining threats with regard to the standardisation in the manufacturing of mi ...

* CRM – Composite risk management (US) * CROWS –

Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station The Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) is a series of remote weapon stations used by the US military on its armored vehicles and ships. It allows weapon operators to engage targets without leaving the protection of their vehicle. T ...

* CRR – Carro de Reconhecimento Sobre Rodas (reconnaissance tracking scout car) * CRT –

Cathode ray tube A cathode-ray tube (CRT) is a vacuum tube containing one or more electron guns, which emit electron beams that are manipulated to display images on a phosphorescent screen. The images may represent electrical waveforms ( oscilloscope), pictu ...

* CRU – Cable reel unit * CS – Communications subsystem * CS – Confined space * CS – Communications squadron (USAF) * CSB –

Combat Support Boat This is a list of equipment of the British Army currently in use. It includes small arms, combat vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, artillery and transport vehicles. The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a pa ...

* CSF – Combined service forces * CSI – computer-synthesised image * CSS – Computer sighting system * CSSD – Combat service support detachment * CTA – Case telescoped ammunition * CTD – Concept technology demonstrator * CTI – Central tyre inflation * CTIS – Central tyre inflation system * CTO – Central Treaty Organisation or Baghdad Pact * CTR – Close Target Recce * CTRA – Carro de Transporte Sobre Rodas Anfibo (amphibious tracking scout car) * CTT – Challenger training tank * CUOPS - Current Operations * CV –

Aircraft Carrier An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. Typically, it is the capital ship of a fleet, as it allows a ...

* CV90 – Combat Vehicle 90 * CVAST – Combat vehicle armament system technology (US) * CVR(T) – Combat vehicle reconnaissance (tracked) (UK) * CVR(W) – Combat vehicle reconnaissance (wheeled) (UK) * CVRDE – Combat vehicle research and development establishment (India) * CVT – Controlled variable time * CVTTS – Combat vehicle targeting system * CW –

Chemical warfare Chemical warfare (CW) involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons. This type of warfare is distinct from nuclear warfare, biological warfare and radiological warfare, which together make up CBRN, the military acronym ...

* CWR –

Continuous wave radar Continuous-wave radar (CW radar) is a type of radar system where a known stable frequency continuous wave radio energy is transmitted and then received from any reflecting objects. Individual objects can be detected using the Doppler effect, whic ...

* CWS – Cupola weapon station

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* DA –

double action Double action (or double-action) refers to one of two systems in firearms where the trigger both cocks and releases the hammer. *Double-action only (DAO) firearms trigger: The trigger both cocks and releases the hammer. There is no single-action f ...

* DAHA – dual-axis head assembly * DAO – double action only * DARCOM – US Army Matériel Development and Readiness Command * DAREOD – damaged airfield reconnaissance explosive ordnance disposal * DARPA –

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military. Originally known as the Adv ...

(US) * DAS – deep air support * DAS –

defensive aids system A defensive aide suite (DAS) is a military aircraft system which defends it from attack by surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles and guided anti-aircraft artillery. A DAS typically comprises chaff, flares, and electronic countermeasures c ...

/suite * DASP – demountable artillery surveillance pod * DC –

direct current Direct current (DC) is one-directional flow of electric charge. An electrochemical cell is a prime example of DC power. Direct current may flow through a conductor such as a wire, but can also flow through semiconductors, insulators, or even ...

* DCA – défense contre avions (anti-aircraft) * DCCT – dismounted close combat trainer * DD –

Detroit Diesel Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) is an American diesel engine manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is a subsidiary of Daimler Truck North America, which is itself a wholly owned subsidiary of the mulitinational Da ...

* DD –

Destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...

* DDA – Detroit Diesel Allison * DDS – Department of Defense Support * DDU – digital display unit * DEAD – Destruction of Enemy Air Defense * DECA – digital electronic control assembly * DEFA – direction des études et fabrications d'armement * DERA – Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (UK) * DESO – Defence Export Sales Organisation (UK) * DFAC – Dining Facility (US) * DFCS – digital fire-control system * DFSV – direct fire support vehicle * DFV – desert fighting vehicle * DDG – Guided Missile Destroyer * DHSS – data handling subsystem * DIA –

Defense Intelligence Agency The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is an intelligence agency and combat support agency of the United States Department of Defense, specializing in defense and military intelligence. A component of the Department of Defense (DoD) and the I ...

(US) * DICON – Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria * DIP – driver instrument panel * DISA – Defense Information Systems Agency * DISCOM – division support command * DIVARTY – division artillery * DMC –

digital magnetic compass A compass is a device that shows the cardinal directions used for navigation and geographic orientation. It commonly consists of a magnetized needle or other element, such as a compass card or compass rose, which can pivot to align itself with ...

* DMR –

Designated marksman rifle A designated marksman rifle (DMR) is a modern telescopic sight, scoped high-Accuracy and precision, precision rifle used by infantrymen in the designated marksman (DM) role. It generally fills the engagement effective range, range gap between ...

* DMU – distance measurement unit * DNRS – day/night range sight * DoD –

Department of Defense Department of Defence or Department of Defense may refer to: Current departments of defence * Department of Defence (Australia) * Department of National Defence (Canada) * Department of Defence (Ireland) * Department of National Defense (Philippin ...

(US) * DOIM – Directorate of Information Management (US Army) * DOP – Department of Productivity * DP – demonstration purpose * DP – dual purpose * DPA –

Defence Procurement Agency The Defence Procurement Agency (DPA), was an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence responsible for the acquisition of materiel, equipment and services, for the British armed forces. Led by the Chief of Defence Procurement, t ...

(UK) * DPICM – Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition (US) * DPTR – diopter * DRA –

Defence Research Agency The Defence Research Agency (DRA) was an executive agency of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) from April 1991 until April 1995. At the time, the DRA was Britain's largest science and technology organisation. In April 1995, the DRA was combined wi ...

(UK) * DROPS – demountable rack offloading and pick-up system * DROS – Date of Return Overseas (US) * DS/T – practice discarding sabot/tracer * DSACS – direct support armored cannon system (US) * DSETS – direct support electrical test system * DSO – Defence Sales Organisation * DSRV –

Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle A deep-submergence rescue vehicle (DSRV) is a type of deep-submergence vehicle used for rescue of downed submarines and clandestine missions. While DSRV is the term most often used by the United States Navy, other nations have different design ...

(US) * DSWS – Division Support Weapon System * DTAT – Direction Technique des Armements Terrestres * DTT – driver training tank * DU –

depleted uranium Depleted uranium (DU; also referred to in the past as Q-metal, depletalloy or D-38) is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope than natural uranium.: "Depleted uranium possesses only 60% of the radioactivity of natural uranium, hav ...

* DV – demining vehicle * DVE – driver's vision enhancer * DWFK – deep water fording kit * DZ – drop zone

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* EAAK – Enhanced Appliqué Armor Kit (US) * EAS – End of Active Service * EAOS – Enhanced Artillery Observation System * EBG – Engin Blindé Génie (armoured combat vehicle) * EBR – Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance (armoured reconnaissance vehicle) * EBRC – Engine Blindé à roues de Contact * EC – Enhanced Carbine * ECB – Engineering and Construction Bulletins * ECM –

Electronic countermeasure An electronic countermeasure (ECM) is an electrical or electronic device designed to trick or deceive radar, sonar, or other detection systems, like infrared (IR) or lasers. It may be used both offensively and defensively to deny targeting info ...

s * ECOS – Enhanced Combat Optical Sight * ECS – Environmental Control Subsystem * ECV – Enhanced Capacity Vehicle * EDD – Explosive Detonation Disruption * EDS – Electric Drive System * EFAB – Etablissement d'Etudes et de Fabrications d'Armement de Bourges * EFC – equivalent full charge * EFCR – equivalent full charge rounds * EFM – Explosives Factory Maribyrnong * EFP – Expanded Feasibility Phase * EFP – Explosively Formed Penetrator * EFV – Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (New name for AAAV) * EFVS – Electronic Fighting Vehicle System (US) * EG – External Gun * EGLM – Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module * EI – Engineering and Installation * EIS – Engineering and Installation Squadron * EI SIT – Engineering and Installation Site Implementation Team * ELB – Extended Life Barrel * ELEC – Electrical, Electric * ELEK - Electronic * ELEX – Electronics * ELKE – Elevated Kinetic Energy Weapon (US) * ELSAP – Elektronische Schiessanlage für Panzer (electronic fire system for tanks) * EM – electromagnetic * EMALS – Electromagnetic Aircraft Launcher System * EMC – Executive Management Committee * EMD – Engineering and Manufacturing Development * EMDG – Euromissile Dynamics Group * EMEW – Electromagnet Explosive Warhead * EMG – externally mounted gun * EMP –

electromagnetic pulse An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), also a transient electromagnetic disturbance (TED), is a brief burst of electromagnetic energy. Depending upon the source, the origin of an EMP can be natural or artificial, and can occur as an electromagnetic fie ...

* EMPG – Electromagnetic Pulse Grenade * ENGESA – Engesa Engenheiros Especializados (Brazil) * EOC – Essential Operational Capability * EOD – Explosive Ordnance Disposal * EOR – Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance * EOTS – Electro-Optical Targeting System * EOW - End of Watch * EPC – Electronic plane conversion * EPC – Engin Principal de Combat (future main battle tank) * EPG – Enhanced Performance Grenade * EPG – European Production Group * EPG – European Programme Group * EPS – Electrical Power Subsystem * EPU – Electronics Processing Unit * ER – enhanced radiation * ER – extended range * ERA – explosive reactive armour * ERA – extended range ammunition * ERC – Engin de Reconnaissance Canon * ERFB – extended range full-bore * ERFB-BB – extended range full-bore – base bleed * ERGFCDS – Extended Range Gunnery Fire-Control Demonstration System * ERGP – extended range guided projectile * ERMIS – Extended Range Modification Integration System * ERP – Extended Range Projectile * ERSC – extended range subcalibre * ERV – emergency rescue vehicle * ERV – Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle * ES – Extreme Spread * ESAF – Electronic Safety and Arm Function * ESD – Electronique Serge Dassault * ESLDE – Eyesafe Laser Daylight Elbow * ESPAWS – Enhanced Self-Propelled Artillery Weapon System (US) * ESRS – electro-slag refined steel * ETA – Estimated Time of Arrival * ETC – ElectroThermal Cannon * ETD – Estimated Time of Departure * ETE – Estimated Time of Endurance * ETM – Electronic Technical Manuals * ETS – Elevated TOW System * ETS – Engineer Tank System * ETS – End of Term of Service (discharge date) (US) * EW –

electronic warfare Electronic warfare (EW) is any action involving the use of the electromagnetic spectrum (EM spectrum) or directed energy to control the spectrum, attack an enemy, or impede enemy assaults. The purpose of electronic warfare is to deny the opponen ...

* EWK – Eisenwerke Kaiserslautern Gцppner * EWS – external weapon station

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* FAAD – Forward Area Air Defense * FAAR – Forward Area Alerting Radar (US) * FAARP – Forward Area Arming & Refueling Point * FAASV – Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (US) * FAC – Forward Air Control(er) * FAC-A – Forward Air Control(er)-Airborne * FACE – Field Artillery Computer Equipment * FAL – Fusil Automatique Légère * FAPDS – Frangible Armour-Piercing Discarding Sabot * FARP – Forward Area Refueling Point * FARS – field artillery rocket system * FARV-A – Future Armored Resupply Vehicle – Artillery (US) * FAST – Forward Area Support Team or Future Assault Shell Technology * FAV –

Fast Attack Vehicle The Desert Patrol Vehicle (DPV), formerly called the Fast Attack Vehicle (FAV), is a high-speed, lightly armored sandrail-like vehicle first used in combat during the Gulf War in 1991. Due to their dash speed and off-road mobility, the DPVs were ...

(US) * FBI –

Federal Bureau of Investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, ...

* FBM – Fleet Ballistic Missile * FBRV – Future Beach Recovery Vehicle (UK) * FCC – Fire Command Centre * FCC –

Fire-Control Computer A fire-control system (FCS) is a number of components working together, usually a gun data computer, a director, and radar, which is designed to assist a ranged weapon system to target, track, and hit a target. It performs the same task as a hu ...

* FCCVS – Future Close-Combat Vehicle System (US) * FCE –

fire-control equipment A fire-control system (FCS) is a number of components working together, usually a gun data computer, a director, and radar, which is designed to assist a ranged weapon system to target, track, and hit a target. It performs the same task as a hu ...

* FCLV – Future Command and Liaison Vehicle (UK) * FCS – fire-control system/subsystem * FCS – Future Combat System * FCU – Fire Control Unit * FDC – fire direction centre * FDCV – fire direction centre vehicle * FDSWS – Future Direct Support Weapon System * FEBA –

Forward Edge of the Battle Area A front line (alternatively front-line or frontline) in military terminology is the position(s) closest to the area of conflict of an armed force's personnel and equipment, usually referring to land forces. When a front (an intentional or uninte ...

* FEP – Firepower Enhancement Programme * FET – Future Engineer Tank * FFAR – Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket * FFE –

Fire for Effect Fire for effect (or FFE) is a military term. According to NATO doctrine: # Fire which is delivered after the mean point of impact or burst is within the desired distance of the target or adjusting/ranging point. # Term in a call for fire to indi ...

* FFR – Fitted For Radio * FFSS – Future Fighting Soldier System * FFW –

Fitted For Wireless Fitted For Wireless (FFW) and Fitted For Radio (FFR) were British Army designators for vehicles equipped to carry radio equipment. Although many of these vehicles were dedicated 'radio vans' and had complex and expensive radio sets installed, the i ...

* FG –

field gun A field gun is a field artillery piece. Originally the term referred to smaller guns that could accompany a field army on the march, that when in combat could be moved about the battlefield in response to changing circumstances ( field artille ...

* FH – field howitzer * FIBUA –

Fighting In Built-Up Areas Urban warfare is combat conducted in urban areas such as towns and city, cities. Urban combat differs from combat in the open at both the Military operation, operational and the Military tactics, tactical levels. Complicating factors in urban war ...

* FID – Foreign Internal Defense * FIFV – Future Infantry Fighting Vehicle (US) * FIRM – Floating Integrated Rail Mount * FIS – Fuze Interface System * FISH – Fighting In Someone's House (UK) (Colloquial. Slang term for FIBUA) * FIST –

Future Integrated Soldier Technology The Future Integrated Soldier Technology (or FIST) sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Future Infantry System Technology or Future Infantry Soldier Technology is a project by the British Army, which aims to enhance the infantry's combat effec ...

(UK), Fire Support Team (US) * FISTV – Fire Support Team Vehicle (US) * FITOW – Further Improved TOW (US) * FLEA – Frangible Low-Energy Ammunition (i.e. a fragmentation grenade or a low-yield IED) * FLIR –

forward-looking infra-red Forward-looking infrared (FLIR) cameras, typically used on military and civilian aircraft, use a thermographic camera that senses infrared radiation. The sensors installed in forward-looking infrared cameras, as well as those of other thermal ...

* FLOT –

forward line of own troops A front line (alternatively front-line or frontline) in military terminology is the position(s) closest to the area of conflict of an armed force's personnel and equipment, usually referring to land forces. When a Front (military), front (an int ...

* FLSW – Future Light Support Weapon * FM –

U.S. Army Field Manuals United States Army Field Manuals are published by the United States Army's Army Publishing Directorate. As of 27 July 2007, some 542 field manuals were in use. They contain detailed information and how-tos for procedures important to soldiers ser ...

* FM –

Titanium tetrachloride Titanium tetrachloride is the inorganic compound with the formula . It is an important intermediate in the production of titanium metal and the pigment titanium dioxide. is a volatile liquid. Upon contact with humid air, it forms thick clouds o ...

(code designation) * FMBS – Family of Muzzle Brake/Suppressors * FMC –

Food Machinery Corporation FMC Corporation is an American chemical manufacturing company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which originated as an insecticide producer in 1883 and later diversified into other industries. In 1941 at the beginning of US involvemen ...

* FMF – Fleet Marine Force * FMJ –

Full Metal Jacket ''Full Metal Jacket'' is a 1987 war drama film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford. The film is based on Hasford's 1979 novel ''The Short-Timers'' and stars Matthew M ...

* FMJBT – Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail * FMJLF – Full Metal Jacket Lead Free * FMN -

Federated Mission Networking Federated Mission Networking (FMN) is a significant initiative to help ensure interoperability and operational effectiveness of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, it is a key contribution to the Connected Forces Initiative, helping Allied and ...

* FMPDS – Frangible Missile Piercing Discarding Sabot * FMS –

Foreign Military Sales The United States Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program facilitates sales of U.S. arms, defense equipment, defense services, and military training to foreign governments. The purchaser does not deal directly with the defens ...

* FMTV –

Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles The Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) is a series of military vehicles that are based on a common chassis and vary by payload and mission requirements. The FMTV is derived from the Austrian Steyr 12M18 truck, but substantially m ...

* FN – Fabrique Nationale (Manufacturer) * FNG – Fucking New Guy * FO – Forward Observer * FOB –

Forward Operating Base A forward operating base (FOB) is any secured forward Operational level of war, operational level military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support strategic goals and tactical objectives. A FOB may or may not contain an airfi ...

* FOC – Full Operational Capability * FOD – Foreign Object Damage (i.e., damage not caused by enemy fire. Includes bugs, dirt, etc.) (Aviation) * FOG – Fibre Optic Gyro * FOM – Fibre Optic Missile * FOO –

forward observation officer An artillery observer, artillery spotter or forward observer (FO) is responsible for directing artillery and mortar (weapon), mortar shooting, fire onto a target. It may be a ''forward air controller'' (FAC) for close air support (CAS) and spo ...

* FORTIS – Forward Observation and Reconnaissance Thermal Imaging System * FOTT – Follow On To TOW * FOV – field of view * FPA –

Focal Plane Array A staring array, also known as staring-plane array or focal-plane array (FPA), is an image sensor consisting of an array (typically rectangular) of light-sensing pixels at the focal plane of a lens. FPAs are used most commonly for imaging purpo ...

* FPL –

Final Protective Fire Final protective fire (FPF) refers to a tactical plan for a military unit, set up in support of the infantry, to protect itself against overwhelming attack, and generally reserved for units at risk of being overrun. It involves the concentration ...

* FRAG –

fragmentation Fragmentation or fragmented may refer to: Computers * Fragmentation (computing), a phenomenon of computer storage * File system fragmentation, the tendency of a file system to lay out the contents of files non-continuously * Fragmented distributi ...

* FRAGO – FRAGmentary Order. (see OPORD) * FRES – Future Rapid Effect System * FROG – free rocket over ground * FSCL – fire support coordination line * FSCM – fire support coordination measure * FSCV – fire support combat vehicle * FS – fire support element * FSED – full-scale engineering development (US) * FSSG – Force Service Support Group * FST – Future Soviet Tank/Follow-on Soviet Tank * FSV –

fire support vehicle A combat vehicle, also known as a ground combat vehicle, is a self-propelled, weaponized military vehicle used for combat operations in mechanized warfare. Combat vehicles can be wheeled or tracked. History Ancient The chariot is a type ...

* FSV – Future Scout Vehicle (US) * FTA – Frangible Training Ammunition * FTMA – Future Tank Main Armament * FTS – Future Tank Study * FTT – Field Tactical Trainer *

FUBAR Military slang is a colloquial language used by and associated with members of various military forces. This page lists slang words or phrases that originate with military forces, are used exclusively by military personnel or are strongly associat ...

– Fouled/Fucked Up Beyond All Reason/Recognition/Repair * FUE – First Unit Equipped * FUG – Felderitц Usу Gépkosci * FV – fighting vehicle * FV/GCE – fighting vehicle gun control equipment * FVDD – Fighting Vehicle Development Division * FVRDE – Fighting Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (UK) * FVS – Fighting Vehicle System (US) * FVSC – Fighting Vehicle Systems Carrier (US) * FY –

fiscal year A fiscal year (or financial year, or sometimes budget year) is used in government accounting, which varies between countries, and for budget purposes. It is also used for financial reporting by businesses and other organizations. Laws in many ...

G

* g – gramme(s) * G –

gendarmerie Wrong info! --> A gendarmerie () is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population. The term ''gendarme'' () is derived from the medieval French expression ', which translates to " men-at-arms" (literally, ...

* GAMA – Gun Automatic Multiple Ammunition * GAO –

General Accounting Office The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is a legislative branch government agency that provides auditing, evaluative, and investigative services for the United States Congress. It is the supreme audit institution of the federal govern ...

* GAP – Gun Aiming Post * GBAD – Ground Based Air Defence * GCE – gun control equipment * GCT – Grande Cadence de Tir (high rate of fire) * GCU – Gun Control Unit * GCW – Gross Combined Weight (not "Gross Combat Weight"). Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) plus Gross Trailer Weight (GTW). * GD –

General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American publicly traded, aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia. As of 2020, it was the fifth-largest defense contractor in the world by arms sales, and 5th largest in the Uni ...

* GDLS –

General Dynamics Land Systems General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) is a manufacturer of military vehicles such as tanks and lighter armored fighting vehicles. History In February 1982 Chrysler announced the sale of Chrysler Defense, its profitable defense subsidiary, to Gen ...

* GDU – Gun Display Unit * GFE – Government Furnished Equipment * GH – gun-howitzer * GIGN-

Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale The GIGN ( ; ) is the elite police tactical unit of the National Gendarmerie of France. Among its missions are counterterrorism, hostage rescue, surveillance of national threats, protection of government officials, critical site protection (suc ...

("National Gendarmerie Intervention Group") * GIAT – Groupement Industriel des Armements Terrestres * GL –

Grenade Launcher A grenade launcher is a weapon that fires a specially-designed large-caliber projectile, often with an explosive, smoke or gas warhead. Today, the term generally refers to a class of dedicated firearms firing unitary grenade cartridges. The mos ...

* GLATGM – Gun Launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile * GLC – gun lay computer * GLDNSM – Grenade Launcher Day-Night Sight Mount * GLH-H – Ground-Launched Hellfire-Heavy (US) * GLLD – Ground Laser Locator Designator (US) * GLS – Gesellschaft für Logistischen Service * GM, MVO –

General Motors The General Motors Company (GM) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the largest automaker in the United States and ...

, Military Vehicle Operations * GMC –

General Motors Corporation The General Motors Company (GM) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the largest automaker in the United States and ...

* GMG –

Grenade Machine Gun An automatic grenade launcher (AGL) or grenade machine gun is a grenade launcher that is capable of fully automatic fire, and is typically loaded with either an Belt (firearm), ammunition belt or Magazine (firearm), magazine. These weapons are ofte ...

* GMLRS –

Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an American-developed armoured fighting vehicle, armored, self-propelled artillery, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher. The U.S. Army variant of the MLRS vehicle is based on the chassis ...

* GMS – Gun Management System * GND –

Ground Ground may refer to: Geology * Land, the surface of the Earth not covered by water * Soil, a mixture of clay, sand and organic matter present on the surface of the Earth Electricity * Ground (electricity), the reference point in an electrical c ...

(electrical) * GOCO – government-owned, contractor-operated (US) * GOP – General Out Post * GP – General Purpose * GP – guided projectile * GPMG – General Purpose Machine Gun * GPO – gun position officer * GPS –

Global Positioning System The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radionavigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. It is one of the global navigation satellite sy ...

* GPS – gunner's primary sight * GPSS – Gunner's Primary Sight Subsystem * GR – Gajaba Regiment (Sri Lanka) * GREM – Grenade Rifle Entry Munition *GRIT – Group, Range, Indication, Type of fire * GRU – Glavnoe Razvedyvatel'noe Upravlenie, meaning Main Intelligence Directorate * GSR – General Staff Requirement (US) * GSRS –

General Support Rocket System The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an American-developed armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher. The U.S. Army variant of the MLRS vehicle is based on the chassis of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The first M270s wer ...

* GSG9-

Grenzschutzgruppe 9 , formerly (), is the police tactical unit of the German Federal Police ''( Bundespolizei)''. The state police (''Landespolizei'') maintain their own tactical units known as the ''Spezialeinsatzkommando'' (SEK). The identities of GSG 9 members ...

der Bundespolizei (Border Protection Group 9 of the Federal Police) * GSOF –

Georgian Special Operations Forces The Georgian Special Operations Forces (GSOF) ( ka, სპეციალური ოპერაციების ძალები) are the special operations forces component of the Defense Forces of Georgia. They have been established to c ...

* GST – General Staff Target * GST – Gesellschaft fьr System-Technik * GTCS – Gun Test and Control System * GTG – Good To Go * GTI – German Tank Improvement * GTW – Gross Trailer Weight * GVW – Gross Vehicle Weight. Curb weight plus max payload weight. * GW – Gemunu Watch (Sri Lanka) * GW –

guided weapon A precision-guided munition (PGM, smart weapon, smart munition, smart bomb) is a guided munition intended to precisely hit a specific target, to minimize collateral damage and increase lethality against intended targets. During the First Gul ...

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* h –

hour An hour (symbol: h; also abbreviated hr) is a unit of time conventionally reckoned as of a day and scientifically reckoned between 3,599 and 3,601 seconds, depending on the speed of Earth's rotation. There are 60 minutes in an hour, and 24 ho ...

(s) * H&K – Heckler and Koch * HAB – Heavy Assault Bridge (US) * HAB – Heavy Artillery Brigade (UK) * HAG – Heavy Artillery Gun * HAHO – High Altitude High Opening * HALO –

High Altitude Low Opening High-altitude military parachuting, or military free fall (MFF), is a method of delivering military personnel, military equipment, and other military supplies from a transport aircraft at a high altitude via free-fall parachute insertion. Tw ...

, High Activity/Low Observable * HAMS – Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron – Marine Aircraft Group (USMC) * HAWK – Homing-All-the-Way-Killer (US) * HB – heavy barrel * HBAR – Heavy Barrel Assault Rifle * HC – Hexachloroethane/zinc * HC – high-capacity * HC – Hollow Charge * HCER – high-capacity extended range * HCHE – high-capacity high-explosive * HCT – HOT Compact Turret * HDS – HOLOgraphic Diffraction Sight * HE – high-explosive * HE-APERS – high-explosive anti-personnel * HE-FRAG –

high-explosive fragmentation A shell, in a military context, is a projectile whose payload contains an explosive, incendiary, or other chemical filling. Originally it was called a bombshell, but "shell" has come to be unambiguous in a military context. Modern usage so ...

* HE-FRAG-FS –

– fin-stabilised * HE-FS – high-explosive – fin-stabilised * HE-S – high-explosive spotting * HE-T – high-explosive tracer * HE/PR – high-explosive practice * HEAA – High-Explosive Anti-Armour * HEAB – High-Explosive Air Burst * HEAP – High-Explosive Armor-Piercing * HEAP-T – high-explosive anti-personnel – tracer * HEAT – high-explosive anti-tank * HEAT-FS – high-explosive anti-tank fin-stabilised * HEAT-MP – high-explosive anti-tank multipurpose * HEAT-MP(P) – high-explosive anti-tank multipurpose (practice) * HEAT-T – high-explosive anti-tank – tracer * HEAT-T-HVY – high-explosive anti-tank – tracer – heavy * HEAT-T-MP – high-explosive anti-tank – tracer – multipurpose * HEAT-TP-T – high-explosive anti-tank – target practice – tracer * HED-D – Hybrid Electric Drive – Demonstrator * HEDP –

high-explosive dual-purpose High-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) is the effect of a shaped charge explosive that uses the Munroe effect to penetrate heavy armor. The warhead functions by having an explosive charge collapse a metal liner inside the warhead into a high-velocity ...

* HEER – High-Explosive Extended Range (US) * HEF – high-explosive fragmentation * HEFT – High-Explosive Follow Through * HEI – high-explosive incendiary * HEIAP –

High-explosive incendiary/armor-piercing ammunition High-explosive incendiary/armor-piercing ammunition (HEIAP) is a form of shell which combines armor-piercing capability and a high-explosive effect. In this respect it is a modern version of an armor-piercing shell. The ammunition may also be cal ...

* HEIT – high-explosive incendiary tracer * HEL – High-Energy Laser (US) * HEL –

Human Engineering Laboratory The Human Engineering Laboratory (HEL) was a research institution under the U.S. Army Materiel Command that specialized in human performance research, human factors engineering, robotics, and human-in-the-loop technology. Located at Aberdeen Provi ...

(US) * HELP – Howitzer Extended Life Program (US) * HEMAT – Heavy Expanded Mobility Ammunition Trailer (US) * HEMP – High-Explosive Multi-Purpose * HEMTT –

Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) is an eight-wheel drive, diesel-powered, tactical truck. The M977 HEMTT first entered service in 1982 with the United States Army as a replacement for the M520 Goer, and since that date has re ...

(US) * HEP – high-explosive plastic * HEP-T – high-explosive practice – tracer * HEPD – high-explosive point detonating * HERA – high-explosive rocket-assisted * HESH –

high-explosive squash head High explosive squash head (HESH) in British terminology, or high explosive plastic/plasticized (HEP) in American terminology, is a type of explosive projectile which uses a plastic explosive that conforms to the surface of a target before detonat ...

* HESH-T –

– tracer * HET-PF – high-explosive tracer – percussion fuze * HETF – High Explosive Time Fuzed * HETS – Heavy Equipment Transport System * HFCC – Howitzer Fire-Control Computer (US) * HFHTB – Human Factors Howitzer TestBed (US) * HFM – Heavy Force Modernisation (US) * HIFV – Heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicle * HIMAG – High-Mobility Agility Test Vehicle (US) * HIMARS – High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (US) * HIP –

Howitzer A howitzer () is a long- ranged weapon, falling between a cannon (also known as an artillery gun in the United States), which fires shells at flat trajectories, and a mortar, which fires at high angles of ascent and descent. Howitzers, like ot ...

Improvement Program (US) * HIRE – Hughes Infrared Equipment * HITP – High-Ignition Temperature Propellant * HIU – Heading Indicator Unit * HMC – Howitzer Motor Carriage * HMD – Helmet-Mounted Display * HMG – Heavy Machine Gun * HMH – Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron * HMLC – High-Mobility Load Carrier * HML/A – Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron * HMM – Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron * HMMWV –

High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV; colloquial: Humvee) is a family of light, four-wheel drive, military trucks and utility vehicles produced by AM General. It has largely supplanted the roles previously performed by the ori ...

* HMX – Marine Special Mission Helicopter Squadron * HOE –

Holographic Optical Element Holographic optical element (HOE) is an optical component (mirror, lens, directional diffuser, etc.) that produces holographic images using principles of diffraction. HOE is most commonly used in transparent displays, 3D imaging, and certain scannin ...

* HOT – Haute subsonique Optiquement Téléguidé * How –

* HP – High Power; Hollow Point * hp –

Horsepower Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power, or the rate at which work is done, usually in reference to the output of engines or motors. There are many different standards and types of horsepower. Two common definitions used today are the ...

* HPFP – High-Performance Fragmentation Projectile * HPS – Helmet Pointing System (or Sight) * HPT – high-pressure test * HRU – Heading Reference Unit * HS – Headquarters Squadron – Marine Wing Support Group (USMC) * HSS – Hunter Sensor Suite * HSTV(L) – High-Survivability Test Vehicle (Lightweight) (US) * HTTB – High-Technology TestBed (US) * HVAP – high-velocity armour-piercing * HVAP-T – high-velocity armour-piercing tracer * HVAPDS – high-velocity armour-piercing discarding sabot * HVAPDS-T – high-velocity armour-piercing discarding sabot – tracer * HVAPFSDS – high-velocity armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot * HVCC – High Velocity Canister Cartridge * HVM – Hypervelocity Missile * HVSS –

horizontal volute spring suspension The vertical volute spring suspension system is a type of vehicle suspension system. This type of the suspension system was mainly fitted on US and Italian tanks and armored fighting vehicles starting from throughout the 1930s up until after the e ...

* HVSW – Hypervelocity Support Weapon * HVTP-T – high-velocity target practice – tracer * HWSTD – High Water Speed Technology Demonstrator * HYPAK – Hydraulic Power Assist Kit

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* I – Incendiary * IAF -

Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks third amongst the air forces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial w ...

* IAFV – infantry armoured fighting vehicle * IAI –

Israel Aircraft Industries Israel Aerospace Industries (Hebrew: התעשייה האווירית לישראל ''ha-ta'asiya ha-avirit le-yisra'el'') or IAI (תע"א) is Israel's major aerospace and aviation manufacturer, producing aerial and astronautic systems for both mi ...

* IAL – Infrared Aiming Light * IASD – Instant Ammunition Selection Device * IBAS – Improved Bradley Acquisition System * ICBM -

Intercontinental ballistic missile An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a ballistic missile with a range greater than , primarily designed for nuclear weapons delivery (delivering one or more thermonuclear warheads). Conventional, chemical, and biological weapons c ...

* ICC – information co-ordination centre * ICM – Improved Conventional Munition * ICM – BB improved conventional munition base bleed * ICV –

Infantry Combat Vehicle An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle (MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct-fire support. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forc ...

* IDF –

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

* IDF –

Indirect fire Indirect fire is aiming and firing a projectile without relying on a direct line of sight between the gun and its target, as in the case of direct fire. Aiming is performed by calculating azimuth and inclination, and may include correcting aim by ...

* IDW – Individual Defence Weapon * IED –

Improvised Explosive Device An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechan ...

* IEPG – Independent European Program Group * IFCS – Improved/Integrated Fire-Control System * IFF –

Identification Friend or Foe Identification, friend or foe (IFF) is an identification system designed for command and control. It uses a transponder that listens for an ''interrogation'' signal and then sends a ''response'' that identifies the broadcaster. IFF systems usual ...

* IFV –

infantry fighting vehicle An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle (MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct-fire support. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forc ...

* IFVwCM – Infantry Fighting Vehicle with Integrated Countermeasures (US) * IGLS – Individual Grenade Launcher System * II – image intensification/intensifier * IIR – Imaging Infra-Red * ILL – illuminating * ILMS – Improved Launcher Mechanical System * ILS – Integrated Logistic Support * IM – Insensitive Munition(s) * IMMLC – Improved Medium Mobility Load Carrier * IMSC -

International Maritime Security Construct The International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) is a consortium of countries whose official stated aim is the maintenance of order and security in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden and Southern Red Sea, particularly regarding marit ...

* IMU –

Inertial Measurement Unit An inertial measurement unit (IMU) is an electronic device that measures and reports a body's specific force, angular rate, and sometimes the orientation of the body, using a combination of accelerometers, gyroscopes, and sometimes magnetometer ...

* INSAS – Indian Small Arms System * InSb – Indium-antimonide * INS -Indian Naval ship * IOC – initial operational capability * IOF – Indian Ordnance Factory * IPB – Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield * IPF – Initial Production Facility * IPO – International Programme Office * IPPD – Integrated Product Process Development * IR –

Infra-Red Infrared (IR), sometimes called infrared light, is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than those of visible light. It is therefore invisible to the human eye. IR is generally understood to encompass wavelengths from around ...

* IRBM –

Intermediate-range ballistic missile An intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) is a ballistic missile with a range of 3,000–5,500 km (1,864–3,418 miles), between a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) and an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Classifying ba ...

* IRU –

Inertial Reference Unit An inertial reference unit (IRU) is a type of inertial sensor which uses gyroscopes (electromechanical, ring laser gyro or MEMS) and accelerometers (electromechanical or MEMS) to determine a moving aircraft’s or spacecraft’s change in rotatio ...

* IS – internal security * ISD – In Service Date * ISGU – Integrated Sight and Guidance Unit * ISR – Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance * ISU – Integrated Sight Unit * ISV – Internal Security Vehicle * ITAS – Improved Target Acquisition System * ITOW – Improved

TOW Towing is coupling two or more objects together so that they may be pulled by a designated power source or sources. The towing source may be a motorized land vehicle, vessel, animal, or human, and the load being anything that can be pulled. Th ...

* ITPIAL – Infra-red Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Laser * ITT – Invitation To Tender * ITV – Improved TOW Vehicle (US) * IVPDL – Inter-Vehicle Positioning and Data Link (US) * IW – Individual Weapon * IWS – Improved Weapon System

J

* JBMoU – Joint Ballistic Memorandum of Understanding * JDAM –

Joint Direct Attack Munition The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance kit that converts unguided bombs, or "dumb bombs", into all-weather precision-guided munitions. JDAM-equipped bombs are guided by an integrated inertial guidance system coupled to a Global Pos ...

* JERRV – Joint Engineer Rapid Response Vehicle * JGSDF – Japanese Ground Self-Defence Force * JHP –

Jacketed hollow point upright=0.2, Cross-section of a hollow-point bullet; proportions are those of a .22 Long Rifle cartridge Jacketed soft point (JSP) round. Right: Jacketed hollow-point (JHP) round. JSP is a semi-jacketed round as the jacket does not extend to ...

* JMAC – Joint Medium-calibre Automatic Cannon *JOIR - Joint Operations Information Range * JPO – Joint Project Office * JSC – Joint Steering Committee * JSCS – Joint Service Combat Shotgun * JSDFA – Japanese Self-Defence Force Agency * JSP – Jacketed Soft Point * JSSAMP – Joint Services Small Arms Master Plan * JSSAP – Joint Service Small Arms Program

K

* KAAV – Korean Armoured Amphibious Vehicle * KAC –

Knight's Armament Company Knight's Armament Company (KAC) is an American firearms and firearms parts manufacturer, best known for producing the Rail Interface System (RIS) and the Rail Adapter System (RAS) grips for firearms use. They currently produce a variety of firea ...

* KE –

Kinetic energy In physics, the kinetic energy of an object is the energy that it possesses due to its motion. It is defined as the work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from rest to its stated velocity. Having gained this energy during its accele ...

* KEC – Kaman Electromagnetics Corporation * KEM – Kinetic Energy Missile (US) * kg –

kilogramme The kilogram (also kilogramme) is the unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), having the unit symbol kg. It is a widely used measure in science, engineering and commerce worldwide, and is often simply called a kilo colloquially ...

(s) * KHA – Killed Hostile Action (US Vietnam War) * KIA – Killed in Action * KIFV – Korean Infantry Fighting Vehicle * KNHA – Killed Non-Hostile Action (US Vietnam War) * KPA – Korean People's Army

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* LAAG – light anti-aircraft gun * LAAM – Light Anti-Aircraft Missile * LCAC – Landing Craft Air Cushion * LAD – light aid detachment * LADS – light air defense system (US) * LAG – Light Artillery Gun * LALO – Low Altitude Low Opening * LAM –

Laser Aiming Module A laser sight is a device attached or integral to a firearm to aid target acquisition. Unlike optical and iron sights where the user looks through the device to aim at the target, laser sights project a beam onto the target, providing a visual r ...

* LAPES – Low-Altitude Parachute Extraction System * LAR – Light Automatic Rifle *

LASER A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word "laser" is an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation". The fir ...

– Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation * LASIP – Light Artillery System Improvement Plan * LATS – Light Armoured Turret System * LAU – Light Armoured Unit * LAV –

Light Armored Vehicle A military armored (or armoured) car is a lightweight wheeled armored fighting vehicle, historically employed for reconnaissance, internal security, armed escort, and other subordinate battlefield tasks. With the gradual decline of mounted cav ...

(US) * LAV – Light Assault Vehicle (US) * LAV-AD – Light Armored Vehicle – Air Defense * LAW – Light Anti-tank Weapon * LB – Long Barrel * LC – Laser Collimator * LCD –

Liquid crystal display A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat panel display, flat-panel display or other Electro-optic modulator, electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers. Liqui ...

* LCS – Loader Control System * LCU – Landing Craft Utility * LCV – Light Contingency Vehicle (LCV) (US) * LD – Low drag,

Line of Departure In the military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable ...

* LE –

Law Enforcement Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. The term en ...

* LED –

light emitting diode A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits light when current flows through it. Electrons in the semiconductor recombine with electron holes, releasing energy in the form of photons. The color of the light (cor ...

* LEP – Life Extension Programme * LEU – Launcher Erector Unit * LF – ATGW Light Forces' Anti-Tank Guided Weapon * LF – Linked Feed * LFHG – Lightweight Fragmentation Hand Grenade * LFL – Light Fighter Lethality * LIA – Linear Induction Accelerator *LIC – Low Intensity Conflict * LIMAWS – Lightweight Mobile Artillery Weapon System * LION – Lightweight Infra-red Observation Night sight * LIW –

Lyttleton Engineering Works It was formerly Lyttelton Engineering Works (LIW - from af, Lyttelton Ingenieurswerke), a subsidiary part of the commercial network from Armscor (South Africa), Armscor. It then became the ''Systems'' division of the ''Land Systems Group'' of Dene ...

* LKP – Loader Keyboard Panel * LLAD – low-level air defence * LLLTV – low light level television * LLM – Launcher Loader Module * LMAW – Light Multi-purpose Assault Weapon * LMG –

Light Machine Gun A light machine gun (LMG) is a light-weight machine gun designed to be operated by a single infantryman, with or without an assistant, as an infantry support weapon. LMGs firing cartridges of the same caliber as the other riflemen of the sam ...

* LNS – Land Navigation System * LNS – Laying and Navigation System * L/O – Liaison Officer * LOAL – Lock-On After Launch * LOBL – Lock-On Before Launch * LOC –

Line Of Communication A line of communication (or communications) is the route that connects an operating military unit with its supply base. Supplies and reinforcements are transported along the line of communication. Therefore, a secure and open line of communicati ...

* LOS – Line Of Sight * LOSAT – Line Of Sight Anti-Tank * LP – Liquid Propellant * LP –

Listening Post A radio listening station (also: listening post, radio intercept station or wireless intercept station, W/T station for wireless telegraphy) is a facility used for military reconnaissance, especially telecommunications reconnaissance (also kno ...

* LPC – Launch Pod Container * LPC – Launcher Pod Carrier * LPG – Liquid Propellant Gun * LPO – Leading Petty Officer * LPT – Low-Profile Turret * LPTS – Lightweight Protected Turret System * LR –

Long Rifle The long rifle, also known as the longrifle, Kentucky rifle, Pennsylvania rifle, or American longrifle, a muzzle-loading firearm used for hunting and warfare, was one of the first commonly-used rifles. The American rifle was characterized by a ...

* LR – Long-Range * LRAR – Long Range Artillery Rocket * LRASS – Long-Range Advanced Scout System * LRAT – long-range anti-tank * LRBB – long-range base bleed * LRD – Long Range Deflagrator * LRF –

laser rangefinder A laser rangefinder, also known as a laser telemeter, is a rangefinder that uses a laser beam to determine the distance to an object. The most common form of laser rangefinder operates on the time of flight principle by sending a laser pulse in ...

* LRF – Low Recoil Force * LRHB – long-range hollow base * LRIP – Low-Rate Initial Production * LRM – Laser Rangefinder Module * LRN – Lead Round Nose * LRN – Low Recoil NORICUM * LRRP – Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol * LRSA – Long Range Sniper Ammunition * LRSU – Long Range Surveillance Unit * LRU – Launcher Replenishment Unit * LRU – Line Replacement Unit * LRU – Line-replaceable unit, Line-Replaceable Unit * LSAT- LSAT light machine gun, Lightweight Small Arms Technologies * LSB – Landing Support Battalion * LSS – Lightweight Shotgun System * LSVW – Light Support Vehicle, Wheeled (Canada) * LSW – Light support weapon, Light Support Weapon * LTA – Launch Tube Assembly * LTD – Laser designator, Laser Target Designator * LTFCS – Laser Tank Fire-Control System * LTP – Laser Target Pointer, Luminesant Training Projectile * LUTE – Lightweight Uncooled Thermal Imager Equipment * LVA – landing vehicle assault (US) * LVS – Lightweight Video Sight * LVT – Landing Vehicle Tracked (US) * LVTC – Landing Vehicle Tracked Command (US) * LVTE – Landing Vehicle Tracked Engineer (US) * LVTH – Landing Vehicle Tracked Howitzer (US) * LVTP – Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel (US) * LVTR – Landing Vehicle Tracked Recovery (US) * LWC – Lead Wadcutter, Wad Cutter * LWIR – Long-wave infrared, Long Wave Infrared * LWL – LightWeight Launcher * LWML – LightWeight Multiple Launcher * LWMS – LightWeight Modular Sight * LWS – laser warning system * LWT – light weapon turret * LZ – landing zone * LRW – Light Repair Works (Indian Army)

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* m – metre(s) * m/s – Metre per second, metres per second * MAB – Marine Amphibious Brigade * MABS – Marine Air Base Squadron * MAC – Medium Armored Car (US) * MAC – Military Airlift Command * MACS – Modular Artillery Charge System * MACS – Marine Air Control Squadron * MADLS – Mobile Air Defence Launching System * MAF – Marine expeditionary force, Marine Amphibious Force * MAG – List of United States Marine Corps aircraft groups, Marine Aircraft Group * MAGTEC – Marine Air/Ground Training & Education Command * MAGTF – Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Marine Air/Ground Task Force * MAHEM – Magnetohydrodynamic Explosive Munition * MALOS – Miniature Laser Optical Sight * MALS – Marine Air Logistics Squadron * MAMBA – Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Radar * MANPADS – Man-portable air-defense system, Man Portable Air Defense System * MAOV – Mobile Artillery Observation Vehicle * MAP – Military Aid Programme * MAPS – Modular Azimuth Position System * MAR – Micro Assault Rifle * MARDI – Mobile Advanced Robotics Defence Initiative (UK) * MARDIV – Marine Division (US) * MARS – Military Amateur Radio Station * MARS – Mini Assault Rifle System * MARS – ITL MARS, Multi-purpose Aiming Reflex Sight * MARS – Multiple Artillery Rocket System * MASS – List of United States Marine Corps air support squadrons, Marine Air Support Squadron * MATCS – Marine Air Traffic Control Squadron * MATSG – Marine Air Training Support Group * MAU(SOC) – Marine Amphibious Unit (Special Operations Capable) * MAV – maintenance assist vehicle * MAVD – MLRS Aim Verification Device * MAW – List of United States Marine Corps aircraft wings, Marine Air Wing (US) * MBA – main battle area * MBB – Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, Messerschmitt-Bцlkow-Blohm * MBC – Mortar Ballistic Computer * MBT – main battle tank * MCISRE – Marine Corps Intelligence, Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Enterprise * MCLOS – Manual command to line of sight, Manual Command to Line Of Sight * MCRV – Mechanised Combat Repair Vehicle * MCS – Microclimate Conditioning System * MCS – modular charge system * MCSK – Mine Clearance System Kit (US) * MCT – Medium Combat Tractor (US) * MCT – Mercury cadmium telluride, Mercury Cadmium Telluride * MCV – Mechanised Combat Vehicle * MCWL – Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory * MCWS – Minor Caliber Weapons Station (US) * MDB – Multi Domain Battle * MDMP – Military Decision Making Process * MDU – Map Display Unit * MEB – Marine expeditionary brigade, Marine Expeditionary Brigade * MEDEVAC – Medical evacuation, Medical Evacuation * MEF – Marine expeditionary force, Marine Expeditionary Force * MENS – Mission Element Need Statement (US) * MEP – Modular Explosive Penetrator * MEPS – United States Military Entrance Processing Command, Military Entrance Processing Station * CENTO, METO – Middle East Treaty Organisation; CENTO or Baghdad Pact * METL – Mission Essential Task List * Five paragraph order, METT-TC – Mission, Enemy, Terrain and weather, Troops and support available—Time available, Civilians * METT-TSL – Mission, Enemy, Terrain and weather, Troops and fire support available - Time available, Space, Logistics * MEU – Marine expeditionary unit, Marine Expeditionary Unit * MEU(SOC) – Marine expeditionary unit (special operations capable), Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) * MEV – medical evacuation vehicle (US) * MEWS – Mobile Electronic Warfare System * MEWSS – Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System * MF – multifunction * MFC – Mortar Fire Control(ler) * MFCS – Multi-Fire Control System/Mortar Fore Control System * MFCV – Missile Fire-Control Vehicle * MFF – munition filling factory * MG – machine gun * MGB – Medium Girder Bridge * MGL – Multiple Grenade Launcher * MGS – Mobile Gun System * MGTS – MultiGun Turret System * MGU – Mid-course Guidance Unit * MI – Military intelligence, Military Intelligence * MIA – Missing in action, Missing In Action * MICOM – United States Army Aviation and Missile Command, Missile Command (US) * MICV – Mechanized infantry combat vehicle, Mechanised Infantry Combat Vehicle * MILAN – MILAN, Missile d'Infantrie Léger Antichar (light infantry anti-tank missile) * MILES – Multiple integrated laser engagement system, Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (US) * MILSPEC – United States Military Standard, Military Specification * MILSTD – Military Standard, MILitary STANdard * MILSTAR – Military Strategic and Tactical Relay, MILitary Strategic and Tactical Relay (US) * MIPS – Medium Integrated Propulsion System (US) * MIR - Mechanized Infantry Regiment (Sri Lanka) * MIRV - Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle * MLA – Manufacturing Licence Agreement * MLC – Military Load Classification, Military Load Class * MLC – Modular Load Carrier * MLF – Marine Logistics Force * MLR – Marine Logistics Regiment * MLI – Mid-Life Improvement * MLO – Muzzle Loaded Ordnance * MLRS – M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System, Multiple Launch Rocket System (US) * mm – millimetre(s) * MMBF – Mean time between failures, mean miles between failures * MMG – Medium Machine Gun * MMS – mast-mounted sight * MMS – Modular Mounting System * MNVD – AN/PVS-14, Monocular Night Vision Device * MoA – Memorandum of Agreement * MOA – Minute of angle, Minute Of Angle * MoD – Ministry of defence * MODA – Ministry of Defence and Aviation * MOLF – Modular Laser Fire Control (Germany) * MOLLE – MOLLE, MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment * MOPP – Mission Oriented Protective Posture (US) * MOS – United States military occupation code, Military Occupational Specialty (US) * MoU – Memorandum of understanding, Memorandum of Understanding * MOUT – Military Operations in Urban Terrain (urban warfare) (US) * MP – Machine pistol, Machine Pistol * MP - Military police * MPBAV – MultiPurpose Base Armoured Vehicle * MPC – MultiPurpose Carrier (Netherlands) * MPDS – Missile Piercing Discarding Sabot * MPGS – Mobile Protected Gun System (US) * MPI – Mean Point of Impact * MPIM – MultiPurpose Individual Munition * MPM – MultiPurpose Munition * MPS – Maritime Prepositioning Ships (US) * MPV – Multi Purpose Vehicle, Multi-Purpose Vehicle * MPWS – Mobile Protected Weapon System (US) * MR – Medium Range * MRAP – MRAP, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (Vehicle) * MRAR – MultiRole Assault Round * MRAV – MultiRole Armoured Vehicle * MRBF – Mean time between failures, mean rounds before failure * MRBS – Mean time between failures, mean rounds between stoppages * MRE – Meal, Ready-to-Eat, Meal Ready to Eat * MRS – multiple rocket system * MRS – muzzle reference system * MRSI – Multiple round simultaneous impact, Multiple Round Simultaneous Impact * MRV(R) – Armoured recovery vehicle, Mechanised Recovery Vehicle (Repair) * MRVR – Armoured recovery vehicle, Mechanised Repair and Recovery Vehicle (US) * MSSG – MAU/MEU Service Support Group (USMC) * MSL – Missile * MSR – Missile Simulation Round * MSR – Main supply route, Main Supply Route * MSTAR – Man-portable Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar * MSV – Modular Support Vehicle * MT – mechanical time * MTB – Mobility TestBed * MTBF – Mean time between failures, Mean Time Between Failure * MTI – moving target indication * MTL – Materials Technology Laboratory (US) * MTR – Mobile Test Rig (US) * MTSQ – mechanical time and super-quick * MTSQ – Mechanical Time Semi-Quick * MTU – Motoren- und Turbinen-Union * MTVL – mobile tactical vehicle light * MUGS – Multipurpose Universal Gunner Sight * MULE – Modular Universal Laser Equipment (US) * MUSS – Multifunctional Selfprotection System * MV – muzzle velocity * MVEE – Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment (UK) * MVRS – Muzzle Velocity Radar System * MWCS – Marine Wing Communications Squadron * MWHS – Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron * MWS – Manned Weapon Station (US) * MWS – Modular weapon system, Modular Weapon System * MWSG – List of United States Marine Corps wing support groups, Marine Wing Support Group * MWSS – Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, Marine Wing Support Squadron

N

* NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization * NAVSEA – Naval Sea Systems Command * NBC – Weapons of mass destruction, Nuclear, Biological, Chemical * NBMR – NATO Basic Military Requirement * NCIS – Naval Criminal Investigative Service (US) * NCO – Non-commissioned officer, Non-Commissioned Officer (US, E-4 – E-9) * NCOIC – Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge * NDI – Non-developmental item * NDU – Navigation Display Unit * NFOV – Narrow Field Of View * NG – New/Next Generation * Ni/Cd – Nickel–cadmium battery, Nickel Cadmium * NLAW – NLAW, Next Light (weight) Anti-armour Weapon * NLOS-C – Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon, Non-Line Of Sight-Cannon * NLOS-M – Non-Line-of-Sight Mortar, Non-Line Of Sight-Mortar * NOD(s) – Night-vision device, Night Observation Device(s) * NOTAM – NOTAM, Notice to Airmen * NRF – NATO Response Force * NS – Network Services * NTC – National Training Center (USA) * NUGP – nominal unit ground pressure * NV – Night Vision * NVD – Night vision goggles, Night Vision Device * NVE – Night-vision device, Night Vision Equipment * NVESD – Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate * NVG – Night Vision Goggle * NVS – Night Vision System * NZDF – New Zealand Defence Force * NZEF – New Zealand Expeditionary Force (in WWI & WWII) * NZSAS - New Zealand Special Air Service

O

* OBR – Beam riding, Optical Beam-Riding * OCC – Obus à Charge Creusé (Shaped charge, shaped-charge shell) * OCOKA – Observation and fields of fire, Cover and concealment, Obstacles, Key terrain, and Avenues of Approach. * OCSW – Objective Crew Served Weapon, Objective Crew-Served Weapon * OCU – Operational Centre Unit * ODE – Ordnance Development and Engineering (Singapore) * OEG – Occluded eye gunsight, Occluded Eye Gunsight (a type of Collimator sight) * OEO – optical and electro-optical * OFSA – Objective Family of Small Arms * OFSA – One size fits all, One Size Fits All * OFW – Objective Force Warrior * OHWS – Heckler & Koch Mark 23, Offensive Hand Weapon System * OIC – Officer commanding, Officer In Charge * OICW – Objective Individual Combat Weapon * OOTW – Military operations other than war, Operations Other Than War * OP – Observation post * OP – Operators Panel * OPCON – OPerational CONtrol * OPDW – Objective Personal Defense Weapon * OPORD – OPORD, OPerations Order * OPSEC – Operations security, OPerational SECurity * OPV – Observation Post Vehicle * OSW – Objective Sniper Weapon * OSC – Operation Strategy Command * OSS (USAF) – Operational Support Squadron * OSW (USAF) – Operational Support, Weather * OT – operational test * OTA – Plunging fire, overflight top attack * OTEA – Operational Test and Evaluation Agency (US)

P

* P – How pack howitzer * P-38 — P-38 can opener (US) * P3I – Pre-Planned Product Improvements * PAR – pulse acquisition radar * PAT – power-assisted traverse *PAWPERSO – Protection, Ammunition, Weapon, Personal Equipment, Radio, Specialist Equipment, Orders * PC – Personal computer, Personal Computer * PCB – printed circuit board * PCC – Police Compact Carbine * PCI – Pre-combat inspection * PD – Point-defence, Point Defense * PD – point detonating * PD – Point of Departure * PDNA – Positioning Determining/Navigation Unit * PDRR – Program Definition and Risk Reduction * PDW – Personal defense weapon, Personal Defence Weapon * PE – MoD Procurement Executive (UK) * PE – Peace enforcement, Peace Enforcement (US DoD) * PEC – Printed electronic circuit, Printed Electronic Circuits * PFD – proximity fuze disconnector * PFHE – prefragmented high-explosive * PLF – protective line of fire * PFPX – prefragmented proximity fuzed * PGMM – Precision Guided Mortar Munition * PH – Probability of Hit * Pi – Probability of incapacitation * PIAT – PIAT, Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank * PIBD – Point Initiating Base Detonated * PID – Positive Identification * PIE – pyrotechnically initiated explosive * PIP – Product Improvement Programme * PL – Phase line (cartography), Phase Line * PLA – People's Liberation Army * PLARS – Position Location And Reporting System (US) * PLC – Programmable logic controller, Programmable Logic Control * PLO – Palestine Liberation Army, Palestinian Liberation Army * PLOS – Predicted line of sight, Predicted Line Of Sight * PLS – Palletized Load System (US) * PM – porte mortier (mortar carrier) * PM – Product manager, Product Manager * PMCS – Preventive maintenance checks and services, Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services * PMEE – Prime Mission Electronic Equipment (USAF) * PMO – Project management office, Program Management Office (US) * PMO – Provost Marshall's Office * PMOD – Platform Modifications * PMS – Pedestal-Mounted Stinger * PNU – Position Navigation Unit * POA&M – Plan Of Action & Milestones * POF – Pakistan Ordnance Factory * POG – Person other than Grunt * POS – Postes Optiques de Surveillance * POW – Prisoner of war, Prisoner of War * PPG – PT Parade Games (Bangladesh Cadet Colleges) * PPI – plan position indicator * PPS – Precise Positioning Service *PPV – Protected Patrol Vehicle * PRAC – practice * PRAC-T – practice tracer *PRESAR – Preparation, React to enemy fire, Establish enemy position, Suppress the enemy, Assault, Reorg * PRI – projector reticle image * PRP – Personnel Reliability Program (screening and monitoring of individuals with access to "special" weapons) * PSBC – Platoon Sergeant's Battle Course * PSD – Propulsion System Demonstrator * PSO – Peace Support Operations * PSS – Primary Sight System * PTO – power take-off * PVP – Petit Véhicule Protégé * PW – Prisoner of war, Prisoner of War * PWI-SR(GR) – Panser Wagen Infanterie-Standaard (Groep) * PWP – Plasticised White phosphorus munitions, White Phosphorus * PWR – Power

Q

* QCB – Quick Change Barrel * QE – Quadrant Elevation * QRF – Quick reaction force, Quick Reaction Force

R

* RA – Royal Artillery * RAA – Royal Australian Artillery * RAAM – Rifle-launched Anti-Armour Munition * RAAMS – Remote Anti-Armor Mine System (US) * PABD – Pay Entry Base Date * RAC – Royal Armoured Corps * RADIRS – Rapid Deployment Multiple Rocket System (US) * RAAF – Royal Australian Air Force * RAE – Royal Aircraft Establishment, Royal Aircraft Establishment (Farnborough) * RAE – Royal Australian Engineers, Australian Combat Engineers * RAF – Royal Air Force * RAM-D – Reliability, availability, and maintainability, reliability, availability, maintainability and durability * RAN – Royal Australian Navy * RAO – Rear Area Operations * RAP – Regimental Aid Post * RAP – rocket-assisted projectile * RAPI – Reactive armour, Reactive Armour Protection * RARDE – Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment (UK) * RATAC – Radar de Tir pour L'Artillerie de Campagne (radar for field artillery fire) * RATELO – Radio Telephone Operator * RAW – Rifleman's Assault Weapon * RBL – Range and Bearing Launch * RBOC – Rapid Bloom Offboard Chaff * RC/MAS – Reserve Component/Modified Armament System * RCAAS – Remote-Controlled Anti-Armor System (US) * RCAF – Royal Canadian Air Force * RCC – ROLAND Coordination Center (US) * RCWS – Remote controlled weapon station, Remote-Controlled Weapon Station * RCL – Recoilless rifle * RCN – Royal Canadian Navy * RCS – Radar cross-section, Radar Cross Section * RCT – Regimental combat team, Regimental Combat Team * RCT – Royal Corps of Transport * RCV – Robotic Command Vehicle * RDF – Rapid deployment force, Rapid Deployment Forces * RDF/LT – Rapid Deployment Force Light Tank (US) * RDJTF – Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (US) * RDT&E – Research Development Test and Evaluation * REME – Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers * REMF – Rear echelon mother fucker, Rear Echelon Mother Fucker * RF – Rimfire ammunition, Rimfire * RFA – Royal Field Artillery or Royal Fleet Auxiliary * RFAS – Russian Federation and Associated States * RFC – Royal Flying Corps * RFI – request for information * RFP – request for proposals * RFPI – Rapid Force Projection Initiative * RFQ – Request for quotation, Request For Quotations * RGGS – Rifle Grenade General Service * RHA – rolled homogeneous armour * RHA – Royal Horse Artillery * RIN – the former Royal Indian Navy * RIS – Rail Integration System, Rail Interface System * RISE – Reliability Improved Selected Equipment * RLC – Royal Logistic Corps * RLEM – Rifle-Launched Entry Munition * RLG – Ring laser gyroscope, Ring Laser Gyro * RLT – Regimental Landing Team * RMG – ranging machine gun * RN – Royal Navy * RNZAF – Royal New Zealand Air Force * RNZN – Royal New Zealand Navy * RO – Royal Ordnance * ROBAT – Robotic Counter-Obstacle Vehicle (US) * RoC – Taiwan, Republic of China * ROC – required operational characteristics * ROE – Rules of engagement, Rules Of Engagement * ROF – Royal Ordnance Factory (UK) * ROF – Rate of fire * RoK – Republic of Korea * RoKMC – Republic of Korea Marine Corps * RoKIT – Republic of Korea Indigenous Tank * ROR – range only radar * ROTA – Royal Ordnance Training Ammunition * RP – Allotropes of phosphorus, Red phosphorus * RP – rocket-propelled * RP - Regimental police * RPC – Rocket pod, Rocket Pod Container * RPG – Rocket-propelled grenade * RPG – RPG-2, Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomyot * RPV – Remotely piloted vehicle * RR – Recoilless rifle * RRPR – Reduced Range Practice Rocket * RRT – Radio Recon Team * RRTR – Reduced Range Training Round * RSAF – Royal Small Arms Factory (UK) (now closed) * RSN – Role Specialist Nation (US & NATO) * RSS – Rosette Scanning Seeker * RTE – Rifle Team Equipment * RTO – Radio/Telephone Operator * RTT – Roues Transporteur de Troupes * RUC – Royal Ulster Constabulary * RWS – Remote weapon system (or station)

S

* s – Second, second(s) * S&W – Smith & Wesson * SA – Situation Awareness * SABCA – SABCA, Société Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques * SABR – Selectable Assault Battle Rifle * Stabilizing Automatic Bomb Sight, SABS – Stabilizing Automatic Bomb Sight * SAC – Small Arms Collimator * SACLOS – Semi-automatic command to line of sight, Semi-Automatic Command to Line Of Sight * SADA – Standard Advanced Dewar Assembly * SADARM – SADARM, Sense And Destroy Armor (US) * SADF – SADF, South African Defence Force * SAE – Society of Automotive Engineers * SAF – Small Arms Fire * SAFCS – Small Arms Fire Control System * SAFIRE – Surface-to-Air Fire * SAL – semi-active laser * SAL – search and locate * SAM – surface-to-air missile * SAMM – Société d'Applications des Machines Motrices * SANDF – South African National Defence Force * SANG – Saudi Arabian National Guard * SAP – Semi armour-piercing, Semi-Armour-Piercing * SAPHEI – Semi-armor piercing high explosive incendiary, Semi-Armour-Piercing High Explosive Incendiary * SAPI – semi-armour-piercing incendiary or Small Arms Protective Insert * SAR – Search and rescue, Search and Rescue * SAS – Special Air Service * SASR – Special Air Service Regiment * SAS-EAS – Sealed Authenticator System – Emergency Action Procedures (Nuclear Weapons Release Control) * SASR – Special Application Sniper Rifle * SAT – Small Arms Trainer * SATCP – Systиme Anti-aérien à Trиs Courte Portée (very short-range anti-aircraft system) * SAVA – Standard Army Vectronics Architecture * SAW – Squad Automatic Weapon * SAWS – Squad Automatic Weapon System * SB – Short Barrel * SCORE – Stratified Charge Omnivorous Rotary Engine * SCC,-Sea Cadet corps * SD – self-destruct(ion) * SEAD – Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses * SEAL – United States Navy SEALs, Sea/Air/Land * SEALOCK – SEALOCK, Search, Locate, and Communicate or Kill * SEATO – Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation * SEME – School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering * SEN – shell extended range NORICUM * SEP – Soldier Enhancement Programme * SF – Special Forces (US/UK) * SFCS – Simplified Fire-Control System * SFIM – Société de Fabrication d'Instrument de Mesure * SFIRR – solid fuel integral rocket/ramjet * SFM – Sensor Fuzed Munitions * SFMG – Sustained Fire Machine Gun * SFSW – Special Forces Support Weapon * SFW – Special Forces Weapon * SGTS – Second-Generation Tank Sight * SH/PRAC – squash head practice * SHORAD – Short range air defense, Short-Range Air Defence System * shp – shaft horsepower * SIC – Second-in-command, Second in Command * SICPS – Standard Integrated Command Post Systems * SINCGARS – Single Channel Ground/Air Radio System * SIP – System Improvement Plan/Programme * SIPS – Small Integrated Propulsion System * SITREP – Situation report, Situation Report * SJFN – Semi-Jacketed Flat Nose * SJHP – Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point * SKOT – Sredni Kolowy Opancerzny Transporter (armoured personnel carrier) * SLA - Sri Lanka Army * SLAC - Sri Lanka Armoured Corps * SLAF - Sri Lanka Air Force * SLAGSE - Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps * SLAOC - Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps * SLAPC - Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps * SLASC - Sri Lanka Army Service Corps * SLAWC - Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps * SLCG - Sri Lanka Coast Guard * SLCMP - Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police * SLE - Sri Lanka Engineers * SLEME - Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers * SLLI - Sri Lanka Light Infantry * SLMC - Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps * SLNG - Sri Lanka National Guard * SLN - Sri Lanka Navy * SLRC - Sri Lanka Rifle Corps * SLSR - Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment * SLAP – saboted light armor penetrator * SLAW – Shoulder-Launched Assault Weapon * SLEP – Service Life Extension Program (US) * SLR – Self-loading rifle, Self-Loading Rifle * SLR – Super Low Recoil * SLWAGL – Super Light Weight Automatic Grenade Launcher * SM – smoke * SMAW – Mk 153 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon, Shoulder-launched Multi-purpose Assault Weapon * SMG – sub-machine gun * SMK – Smoke * SMP – Surface Mine Plough * SMU – Special Mission Unit * SNAFU – Situation Normal, All Fouled Up * SNCO – Staff Non-Commissioned Officer (USMC, E-6 – E-9) * SNCOIC – Staff Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (USMC) * SOCOM – United States Special Operations Command, Special Operations Command * SOF – Special Operations Forces * SOG – Speed Over Ground * SOP – Standard operating procedure, Standing/Standard Operating Procedure(s) * SOS – Struck Off Strength * SP – Shore patrol, Shore Patrol * SP – self-propelled * SP – Soft-point bullet, Soft Point * SPAAG – Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon, self-propelled anti-aircraft gun * SPAAM – self-propelled Antiaircraft warfare, anti-aircraft missile * SPAG – self-propelled assault gun * SPARK – solid propellant advanced ramjet kinetic energy missile * SPAS – Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun, like Franchi SPAS-12, SPAS-12 or Franchi SPAS-15, SPAS-15 * SPATG – self-propelled anti-tank gun * SPAW – Self-propelled artillery, self-propelled artillery weapon * SPG – Self-propelled artillery, self-propelled gun * SPH – Self-propelled artillery, self-propelled howitzer * SPL – self-propelled launcher * SPLL – Self-propelled Loader Launcher * SPLY – Supply * SPM – Self propelled mortar, self-propelled mortar * SPP – Special Purpose Pistol * SPR – Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle, Special Purpose Rifle * SPS – Standard Positioning Service * SPSM – Sensorgezundete Panzerabwehr SubMunition * SPW – Special Purpose Weapon * SR – Short Rifle * SR – Staff Requirement * SR – Special Reconnaissance * SRR – Special Reconnaissance Regiment * SRAW – FGM-172 SRAW, Short Range Assault Weapon * SRC – Space Research Corporation * SRG – shell replenishment gear * SRI – Short Range Insert * SRTS – Short Range Thermal Sight * SRU – Shop-replaceable unit, Shop Replaceable Unit * SRU – Slip Ring Unit * SRV – Surrogate Research Vehicle (US) * SS – Submarine * SSA – Special Spaced Armour * SSE – Sensitive site exploitation, Sensitive Site Exploitation * SSG – Single Shot Gun * SSK – Single Shot Kill * SSR – Sniper Support Rifle * SSR – Special Support and Reconnaissance Company (DNK) * SSW – Squad Support Weapon * ST6 - SEAL Team Six, Seal Team Six * ST – Staff Target * STA – shell transfer arm * STAB – Steered Agile Beams * STAFF – Small Target Activated Fire-and-Forget (US) * STANAG – STANAG, STANdardisation Agreement * STARTLE – Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar for Tank Location and Engagement (US) * STE/ICE – Simplified Test Equipment/Internal Combustion Engine (US) *STF - Special Task Force (disambiguation), Special Task Force * STOVL – STOVL, Short Take Off and Vertical Landing * STUP – spinning tubular projectile * SUB – SUBstitute * SUC – Square Ultra Compact * SUIT – Sight Unit Infantry Trilux * SUSAT – Sight Unit Small Arms Trilux * SWARM – Stabilised Weapon and Reconnaissance Mount * SWAT – Special Weapons And Tactics * SWC – Semiwadcutter, Semi WadCutter * SWS – Sniper Weapon System

T

* T – Tracer ammunition, Tracer * TAAR – Aerial refueling, Tactical Air to Air Refueling * TACBE – Tactical beacon * TACMS – MGM-140 ATACMS, Army Tactical Missile System (US) * TACOM – U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (US) * TACP - Tactical Air Control Party * TAD – Temporary Additional Duty (Naval Services term) Temporary duty assignment, Temporary Duty * TADDS – Target Alert Display Data Set (US) * TADS – TADS/PNVS, Target Acquisition and Designation System (US) * TAM – Tanque Argentino Mediano * TAS – Target Acquisition Subsystem * TAS – tracking adjunct system * TAS – Turret Attitude Sensor * TBAT – TOW/Bushmaster Armored Turret (US) * TC – Tank Commander, also Truck Commander (US Army) * TCO – Tactical Combat Operations * TCTO – Time-Compliance Technical Order * TCU – tactical control unit * TD – Tank Destroyer * TDCS – Tank Driver Command System * TDD – Target Detection Device * TDR – Target Data Receiver * TDY – Temporary duty assignment, Temporary Duty * TE – Tangent Elevation * TEL – Transporter-Erector-Launcher * TELAR – Transporter-Erector-Launcher And Radar * TES – Tactical Environment Simulation * TES – target engagement system * TGMTS – Tank Gunnery Missile Tracking System * TGP – Terminally Guided Projectile * TGP – Targeting pod * TGS – Tank Gun Sight * TGSM – terminally guided submunition * TGTS – tank gunnery training simulator * TI – thermal imaging/imager * TIC – Troops In Contact * TICM – thermal imaging common modules * TIIPS – Thermal Imaging and Integrated Position System * TIM – Thermal Imaging Module * TIPU – Thermal Image Processing Units * TIRE – Tank Infra-Red Elbow * TIS – Thermal Imaging System, thermal imaging system * TLC – Transport Launching Container * TLD – Top Level Demonstrations * TLE – Treaty Limited Equipment * TLP – Troop Leading Procedures (US) * TLR – Tank Laser Rangefinder * TLS – Tank Laser Sight * TM&LS – Textron Marine & Land Systems * TMBC – Turret Management Ballistic Computer * TMP – Tactical Machine Pistol * TMS – Turret Modernisation System * TMUAS – Turreted Mortar Under Armor System (US) * TNI - ''Indonesian National Armed Forces, Tentara Nasional Indonesia'' * TNT – Trinitrotoluene * TO – Technical Order * TOE – Table of organization and equipment, Table of organisation and equipment * TOGS – Thermal Observation and Gunnery System (UK) * TOP – Total Obscuring Power * TOPAS – Transporter Obrneny Pasovy * TOTE – Tracker, Optical Thermally Enhanced *

– Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire command link guided (US) * TP – Target practice, Target Practice * TP-FL – target practice flash * TP-S – or TPS Target Practice-Spotting/Signature * TP-SM – target practice – smoke * TP-SP – target practice – spotting * TP-T – target practice – tracer * TPCM – Target Practice Colour-Marking * TPDS – Target Practice Discarding Sabot * TPFSDS-T – target practice fin-stabilised discarding sabot – tracer * TPTF – Target Practice Time Fuzed * TR – Triple Rail * TRACER – Tactical Reconnaissance Armoured Combat Equipment Requirement (UK) * TRACKSTAR – Tracked Search and Target Acquisition Radar System (US) * TRADOC – United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Training and Doctrine Command (US) * TSFCS – Tank Simplified Fire-Control System * TSQ – time and super-quick * TSR – Tavor Sporting Rifle * TT – transport de troupes (troop transporter) * TTB – Tank TestBed (US) * TTD – Transformation Technology Demonstrator * TTG – Time To Go * TTS – Tank Thermal Sight * TU – Terminal Unit * TU – Traversing Unit * TUA – TOW Under Armor (US) * TUR – Tiefflieger-Ьberwachungs-Radar (low-level surveillance radar) * TV – Television * TWD – Thermal Warning Device * TWMP – Track Width Mine Plough * TWS – Thermal weapon sight, Thermal Weapon Sight * TYDP – Ten Year Defence Programme (Australia)

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* UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle * UBLE – Armoured vehicle-launched bridge, Universal Bridge Launching Equipment * UCVP – Universal Combat Vehicle Platform * UDR – Ulster Defence Regiment * UET – Universal Engineer Tractor (US) * UGV – Unmanned Ground Vehicle * ULC – Unit Load Container * UMA – Universal Mounting Adapter * Heckler & Koch UMP, UMP – Universal Machine Pistol * USA – United States of America/United States Army * USAADS – U.S. Army Air Defense School * USAARMS – United States Army Armor School, U.S. Army Armor School * USAAVNS – U.S. Army Aviation School * USAAF – United States Army Air Forces * USAF – United States Air Force * USCG – United States Coast Guard * USMC – United States Marine Corps * USN – United States Navy * Heckler & Koch USP, USP – Universal Self-loading Pistol * UTL – Universal Tactical Light * UTM – Universal Transverse Mercator * UTS – Universal Turret System * UV – Ultraviolet * UW – Urban warfare

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* V – Volt(s) * VAB – Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé (front armoured car) * VAB – Vickers Armoured Bridgelayer * VADS – VADS (disambiguation), Vulcan Air Defense System (US) * VAE – Vehiculo Armado Exploracion * VAK – Vehicle Adaptor Kit * VAPE – Vehiculo Apoyo y Exploracion * VARRV – Vickers Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle * VARV – Vickers Armoured Recovery Vehicle * VBC – Véhicule Blindé de Combat (armoured combat vehicle) * VBCI – Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie * VBIED – Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device * VBL – Véhicule Blindé Léger (light armoured vehicle) * VBM – Véhicules Blindés Modulaires * VBSS – Visit, board, search, and seizure, Visit Board Search Seizure * VC – Vehicle Commander * VCA – Véhicule Chenillé d'Accompagnement (tracked support vehicle) * VCC – Veicolo Corazzato de Combattimento * VCG – Véhicule de Combat du Genie (armoured engineer vehicle) * VCI – Véhicule de Combat d'Infanterie; Vehiculo combate infanteria (infantry combat vehicle) * VCP – Vehicle Check Point * VCR – variable compression ratio * VCR – Véhicule de Combat à Roues (wheeled combat vehicle) * VCR/AT – Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Atelier Technique (salvage) * VCR/IS – Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Intervention Sanitaire (stretchers) * VCR/PC – Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Poste de Commandement (HQ) * VCR/TH – Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Tourelle HOT (turret with four Euromissile HOT, HOT ATGW) * VCR/TT – Véhicule de Combat à Roues/Transport de Troupes (troop carrier) * VCTIS – Vehicle Command and Tactical Information System * VCTM – Vehiculo de Combate Transporte de Mortero (armoured mortar carrier) * VCTP – Vehiculo de Combate Transporte de Personal (armoured personnel carrier) * VDA – Véhicule de Défense Anti-aérienne (anti-aircraft defence vehicle) * VDAA – Véhicule d'Auto-Défense Anti-aérienne * VDC – Voltage Direct Current * VDM – viscous damped mount * VDSL – Vickers Defence Systems Ltd * VDU – visual display unit * VEC – Vehiculo de Exploraciòn de Caballerie * VEDES – Vehicle Exhaust Dust Ejection System (US) * VERDI – Vehicle Electronics Research Defence Initiative (UK) * VHIS – visual hit indicator system * VIB – Véhicule d'Intervention du Base * VIDS – Vehicle Integrated Defence System * VINACS – Vehicle Integrated Navigation and Command System * VIRSS – Visual and InfraRed Smoke Screening System * VITS – Video Image Tracking Systems * VLAP – Velocity-enhanced Long-range Artillery Projectile * VLC – Véhicule Léger de Combat (light armoured car) * VLI – Visible Light Illuminator * VLSMS – Volcano mine system, Vehicle-Launched Scatterable Mine System * VMA – Marine Light Attack Squadron * VMA(AW) – Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron * VMBT – Vickers Main Battle Tank * VMF – Marine Fighter Squadron * VMFA – Marine Fighter Attack Squadron * VMFA(AW) – Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron * VMGR – Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadron * VMFP – Marine Aerial Reconnaissance Squadron * VMM – Marine Tilt-rotor (MV-22B) Squadron * VMU – Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron * VMR – Marine Transport Squadron * VMAQ – Marine Electronic Warfare Attack Squadron * VMS – Vehicle Motion Sensor * VNAS – Vehicle Navigation Air System * VRL – Véhicule Reconnaissance Léger (light reconnaissance vehicle) * VSEL – Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd * VT – variable time (fuse) * VTOL – Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft * VTP – véhicule transport de personnel (personnel carrier) * VTT – véhicule transport de troupe (troop transporter) * VVSS – vertical volute spring suspension * VXB – Véhicule Blindé à Vocations Multiples (multipurpose armoured car)

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* WAAC – Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (disambiguation), Women's Auxiliary Army Corps and individual members of; obsolete * WAC – Women's Army Corps and individual members of; obsolete * WAF – Women (in the) Air Force and individual members of; obsolete * WAM – Wide Area Mines (US) * WAMI – Wide-area motion imagery, Wide Area Motion Imagery (US) * WAPC – Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier (Canada) * WASAD – Wide Angle Surveillance and Automatic Detection Device * WAV – Wide Angle Viewing * WAVES – Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (USN); obsolete * WES – Wing Engineer Squadron (USMC) * WFOV – Wide Field Of View * WFSV – Wheeled Fire Support Vehicle (Canada) * WHA – Wounded Hostile Action (US Vietnam War) * WHA – Weapons Head Assembly * WHSA – Weapons Head Support Assembly * WLR – Weapon Locating Radar * WM – Woman/Women Marine(s) * WMD – Weapon of mass destruction, Weapon(s) of Mass Destruction * WMRV – Wheeled Maintenance and Recovery Vehicle (Canada) * WNHA – Wounded Non-Hostile Action (US Vietnam War) * WP – White phosphorus incendiary, white phosphorus * WP-T – white phosphorus – tracer * WSM – Winchester Short Magnum * WTS – Wing Transportation Squadron (USMC)

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* XO – Executive officer, Executive Officer

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* YMRS – Yugoslav multiple rocket system

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* ZULU – Zulu time (timezone equivalent to UTC)

References

Armor and Artillery Glossary

* FM 17-97 Cavalry Troop (October 1995) * FM 5-19 (formerly FM 100–14) Composite Risk Management (21 Aug 2006)
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