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R
R Receive
Receiver
R/S Relay Satellite
RA RADAR
RAAP Rapid Application of Air Power
RABFAC Radio Beacon Forward Controller
RACE Rapid Automatic Cryptographic Equipment (KL-51)
Research into Advanced Communications in Europe (see ACTS)
RACO Rear Area Combat Operations
RAD Rapid Application Development (tool)
RADALT Radar Altimeter
RADAR Radio Direction and Ranging
RADAREXREP RADAR Exploitation Report
RADBN FMF Radio Battalion
RADC Rome Air Developement Center
RADCHEE Radiation Characteristics of Electronic Equipment
RADCON Radiation Control
RADHAZ Radiation Hazard
RADINT Radar Intelligence
RAF Royal Air Force
RAG Regimental Artillery Group (CIS)
RAM Radar Absorbtive Material
Random Access Memory
Reliability-Availability-Maintainability
RANGER Follow on program to CLASSIC WIZARD
RAO Restricted Area of Operation
Reconnaissance Area of Operation
RAP Rocket Assisted Projectile
Record and Playback
RAS Rear Area Security
RASIN Radio Signals Notation Manual
RAT Ram Air Turbine
RATT Radio Teletype (HF)
RAU Radio Access Unit (MSE)
RB Relative Bearing
RBCT Radio Bn Contact Team
RBLO Radio Bn Liaison Officer
RC Reserve Component
RCA Requirements Control Authority
RCOF Remote Collection Operations Facility
RCP Reserve Cryptologic Program (USMC)
RCS RADAR Crossing Section
Remote Collection System/Site
R&D Research & Development
RDA Requirement Development & Analysis
RDBMS Relative Data Base Management system
RDD Required Delivery Date (at DEST)
RDF Radio Direction Finding
RDJTF Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force
RDT&E Research, Development, Test & Evaluation
RD Training Education
RE Receive Element
REBM Radio Electronic Battlefield Management
REC Radioelectronic Combat
RECCE Reconnaissance (also RECON)
RECCEEXREP Reconnaissance Exploitation Report
REDCON Readiness Condition
RED SWITCH A secure Secret switched network
REDTRAIN Readiness Training
REFTRA Refresher Training
REIN Reinforced
REMBASS Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor System
REMS Remotely Employed Sensors
Rep(s) Representative(s)
RESA Research, Evaluation and Systems Analysis (NRAD Sponsored Naval Simulator)
REV Revolution
REWS Radio Electronic Warfare Service (CIS)
RF Radio Frequency
RFA Restricted Fire Area
Radio Frequency Assembly
RFI Radio Frequency Interference
Request For Information
RFMP RF Mission Planner
RFP Request for Production
RFS Request For Service
RGB Red, Green, Blue (Computer Color Video Output)
RGNT Resource Guide for National Systems and Tencap
RGS Relay Ground Station
RHAW Radar Homing and Warning
RIGS Recce/Intel Ground Systems
RIM Rapid Information Management System (MSC-63A)
RIO RADAR Intercept Officer
RIP Register of Intelligence Publication
Routing Information Protocol
RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computer/Computing
RIT Rapid Imagery Transmission
RJ RIVET JOINT
RJE Remote Joint Entry
RJITF Regional Joint Intelligence Training Facility
RL Receive Location
RLT Regimental Landing Team
RM Recognition Material; Requirements Manager
RMA Revolution in Military Affairs (the emerging paradigm shift in the manner of waging war [powerful computers, doctrine]
RMC Remote Multiplexer Combiner
RMS Requirements Management System (Replaces CAMS)
RNP Radio Navigation Point
RO Responsible Officer
Radio/RADAR Operator
ROB RADAR Order of Battle
ROC Required Operational Capability
Rules of Conduct
ROE Rules of Engagement
ROF Remote Operating Facility
ROFA Remote Operating Facility Airborne
ROK Republic of Korea
ROM Read Only Memory
RON Remain Overnight
ROPU Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit
ROR Range Only Radar
RORO Roll-On/Roll-Off
RORSAT Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
ROSE Rich Open Source Environment
ROTHR Relocatable Over-The-Horizon Radar
ROW Rest of the World
RP Reference Point
Release Point
rpm Revolutions per Minute
RPV Remotely Piloted Vehicle
RQ Requirement
RR Radio Relay
R2D2 Radio Reconnaissance Distribution Device
R2P2 Rapid Response Planning Process
RRC Regional Reporting Center
RRDD Radio Reconnaissance Distribution Device (more commonly known as R2D2)
R-REP Radio Reconnaissance Equipment Program
RREP SS-1 Radio Reconnaissance Equipment Program SIGINT Suite 1
RRF Ready Reserve Force
RRG Remote Receiver Group
RRII Responses to Request for Intel Information
RRIP Radio Reconnaissance Indoctrination Program
RRS Remote Receiving Station (Pioneer RPV)
Remote Relay Systems
RRT Radio Reconnaissance Team (also RRP; Platoon)
R&S Reconnaissance & Surveillance
RS Recieved Segment
RSBN Russian Short-Range Air Navigation System
RSN Red Switched Network
RSO Regional Security Officer (Dept of State)
RSOC Regional SIGINT Operations Center
RSOI Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, Integration
RSR Required Supply Rate
Resource Status Report (Coll Mgmt)
RSSC Regional SIGINT Support Center
Regional Space Support Center
RSTA Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition
R/T Radio/Telephone
Receiver/Transmitter
RTB Return to Base
RTCH Rough Terrain Cargo Handler
RTIC Real Time Information in the Cockpit
RTM RADAR Terrain Masking
Receiver/Transmitter/Modem
RTO Radio Telephone Operator
RTOS Real-Time Operating System
RTP Remote Tape Processor
RTS Director for Technical Services and Support
Remote Tracking Station
RUS Reinforcement of Unarmed Ships
RV Reentry Vehicle
RWI Radio Wire Integration
RWR Relative Weapons Range
Radar Warning Receiver
R/Y General Service/Special Intelligence (When Talking About communities/Communications)

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