Military

4BN

Four Bladed UH-1N

4BW

Four Bladed AH-1W

A/W/E

Aircraft/Weapon/Electronics

AAA

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AAAV

Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle

AAE

Army Acquisition Executive

AAED

Advanced Airborne Expendable Decoy

AATC

Air National Guard Air Force Test Center

AAV

Assault Amphibious Vehicles

AAW

Anti-Air Warfare

ABL

Airborne Laser

ABLE-ACE

Airborne Laser Extended Atmospheric Characterization Experiment

ABLE-X

Airborne Laser Experiment

ABNCP

Airborne Command Post

ABU

E-6A Avionics Baseline Upgrade

AC/RC

Active Component and Reserve Component Systems

ACAT

Acquisition Category

ACC

Air Combat Command

ACDS

Advanced Combat Direction System

ACE

AMRAAM Captive Equipment

ACE

Analysis Control Element

ACETEF

Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility

ACF

Aerial Cable Facility

ACIS

Advanced Control Indicator System

ACS

Air Combat Simulator

ACTD

Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration

ADCAP

Advanced Capability

ADM

Acquisition Decision Memorandum

ADP

Automated Data Processing

ADS

Advanced Deployable System

ADVCAP

Advanced Capability

AESA

Advanced Electronically Scanned Array

AFAS

Advanced Field Artillery System

AFB

Air Force Base

AFES

Automatic Fire Extinguishing System

AFIT

Air Force Institute Of Technology

AFIWC

Air Force Information Warfare Center

AFMSS

Air Force Mission Support System

AFOTEC

Air Force Test and Evaluation Command

AFOTEC

Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center

AFRL

Air Force Research Laboratory

AGS

Armored Gun System

AHIP

Advanced Helicopter Improvement Program

AIEWS

Advanced Integrated Electronic Warfare System

AIM-9X

Air Intercept Missile

AIRCMM

Advanced Infrared Countermeasure Munition

AIS

Automated Information System

AJ

Antijam

ALCS

Airborne Launch Control System

ALFS

Airborne Low Frequency Sonar

ALI

Aegis LEAP Intercept

AMC

Army Materiel Command

AMC

Air Mobility Command

AME

Automated Maintenance Environment

AMP

Avionics Modernization Program

AMPS

Aviation Mission Planning System

AMRAAM

Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile

AMSAA

Army Materiel Systems Analysis Agency

ANG

Air National Guard

AO

Action Officer

AOA

Analysis of Alternatives

AOD/MOD

Army's Area Oriented Depot Modernization

AOR

Area Of Responsibility

AOSN

Attack Operations Simulation Network

AP

Armor Piercing

APAM

Anti-Personnel, Anti-Materiel

APB

Acquisition Program Baseline

APES

Automated Patient Evacuation System

APFSDS-T

Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot-Tracer

APG

Aberdeen Proving Ground

APREP

AMRAAM Producibility Enhancement Program

APU

Auxiliary Power Unit

AQF

Army Advanced Quick Fix

ARG

Amphibious Ready Group

ARPDD

Advanced Radar Detection and Discrimination

ASARC

Army System Acquisition Review Council

ASAS

All Source Analysis System

ASCIET

All Service Combat Identification Evaluation Team

ASCM

Anti-Ship Cruise Missile

ASE

Aircraft Survivability Equipment

ASIP

Advanced SIP

ASM

Armored Systems Modernization

ASPJ

Airborne Self Protection Jammer

ASR

Advanced Special Receiver

ASROC

Antisubmarine Rocket

ASTE

Advanced Strategic Tactical Expendable

ASTOVL

Advanced Short Take-Off Vertical Landing

ASW

Antisubmarine Warfare

ASWCS

ASW Combat System

ATACMS

Army Tactical Missile System

ATAP

Alternative Technology and Approaches Project

ATARS

Advanced Tactical Aerial Reconnaissance System

ATAS

Air-to-Air Stinger

ATC

Air Traffic Control

ATCALS

Air Traffic Control and Landing System

ATCCS

Army Tactical Command and Control System

ATD

Advanced Technology Demonstration

ATEC

Army Test and Evaluation Command

ATF

Amphibious Task Force

ATFLIR

Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared

ATIRCM/CMWS

Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures/Common Missile Warning System

ATP-1

Authority to Proceed-1

ATRJ

Advanced Threat Radar Jammer

ATRWR

Advanced Threat Radar Warning Receiver

ATT

Aided Target Tracking

ATWCS

Advanced Tomahawk Weapon Control System

AUR

All-Up-Round

AUTODIN

Automatic Digital Network

AVLB

Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge

AVTB

Aviation Test Bed

AVTR

Aviation Video Tape Recorder

AWACS

Airborne Warning and Control System

AWC

Air Warfare Center

AWE

Advanced Warfighting Experiments

AWS

Aegis Weapon System

BAT

Brilliant Anti-armor Technology

BFVS

Bradley Fighting Vehicle Systems

BG

Battle Group

BIT

Built-In Test

BIT/BITE

Built-In-Test and Built-In-Test Equipment

B-LRIP

Beyond Low Rate Initial Production

BLSM

Base Level System Modernization

BM/C³I

Battle Management/Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence

BM/C⁴I

Battle Management Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence

BMC³

Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications

BU

Block Upgrade

BUR

Bottom Up Review

BVT

Ballistic Vulnerability Test

C²

Command and Control

C³I

Command, Control and Communications Intelligence

C³S

Command, Control and Communications Systems

C⁴ISR

Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

CABS

Cockpit Air Bag System

CAIV

Cost As An Independent Value

CALF

Common Affordable Lightweight Fighter

CALS

Computer Aided Logistics Support

CAMIS

Continental Army Management Information System

CAP

Corrective Action Plan

CAS

Close Air Support

CAST

Computer Adaptive Screening Tests

CATB

Combat Aviation Training Brigade

CAX

Computer-Assisted Exercises

CBASS

Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System

CCAS

Cape Canaveral Air Station

CCPDSR

Command and Control Processing and Display System Replacement

CCRP

Carry Reliability Program

CCS

Command and Control Section

CCTT

Close Combat Tactical Trainer

CDA

Central Design Activity

CDI

Classification, Discrimination and Identification

CDL

Common Datalink

CDR

Critical Design Reviews

CDRR

Concept Demo and Risk Reduction

CDS

Combat Direction System

CDT

Contractor Development Test

CDU

Capacitive Discharge Unit

CEC

Cooperative Engagement Capability

CEFMS

Corps Of Engineers Financial Management System

CEP

Cooperative Engagement Processor

CEP

Concept Evaluation Plan

CFC

Combined Forces Command

CFO

Chief Financial Officer

CGS

Common Ground Station

Chem Demil

Chemical Demilitarization

CHS-2

Common Hardware and Software-2

CHSSI

Common HPC Software Support Initiative

CICS/ESA

Customer Information Control System

CID

Commander's Independent Display

CIGSS

Common Imagery Ground/Surface System

CIP

Central Integrated Processor

CIS

Clinical Information System

CIS

Close-In Search

CITP

Common Integrated Tactical Picture

CIWS

Phalanx Close-In Weapon System CIWS

CLOAR

Common Low Observable Autorouter

CLU

Command Launch Unit

CLZ

Craft Landing Zone

CMBRE

Common Munitions BIT/Reprogramming Equipment

CMOS

Cargo Movement Operations System

CMUP

Conventional Mission Upgrade Program

CMWS

Common Missile Warning System

CNMS

Communications and Navigation Management System

CNO

Chief of Naval Operations

COEA

Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis

COI

Critical Operational Issue

COIC

Critical Operational Issues and Criteria

COIL

Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser

COMOPTEVFOR

Navy Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force

COMPASS

Common Operational Modeling, Planning and Simulation Strategy

COMSEC

Communications Security

CONOPS

Concepts Of Operation

CONUS

Continental United States

COOP

Craft Of Opportunity

COT-DV

Common Torpedo Development Vehicle

COTS

Commercial-Off-The-Shelf

CPCRs

Computer Program Change Requests

CPMS

Civilian Personnel Management Service

CPR

Computer-Based Patient Record

CRD

Capstone Requirements Document

CSAR/SWS

Combat Search and Rescue/Special Warfare (Overland) Support

CSC

Conventional Systems Committee

CSDP

Chemical Stockpile Disposal Project

CSEL

Combat Survivor Evader Locator System

CSEPP

Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Project

CSSCS

Combat Service Support Control System

CSSQT

Combat System Ship Qualification Trials

CSS-R

Communications System Segment-Replacement

CSUs

Customer Support Units

CT

Confirmatory Test

CTOL

Conventional Takeoff and Landing

CTWG

Combined Test Working Group

CUs

Cooperating Units

CV

Aircraft Carrier Suitable

CVM

Change Verification Motors

C-X

Cargo-Experimental

DAAS

DoD Advanced Automation System

DAB

Defense Acquisition Board

DACS

Divert Attitude and Control System

DAES

Defense Acquisition Executive Summary

DAMA

Demand Assigned Multiple Access

DAMMS-R

Department of the Army Movement Management System- Redesign

DAPS

Deployable Aircraft Planning System

DARO

Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office

DARPA

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DASR

Digital Airport Surveillance Radar

DAWMS

Deep Attack Weapons Mix Study

DB2

Data Base 2

DBMS

Data Base Management System

DDDR&E(T&E)

Deputy Director, Defense Research and Engineering (Test and Evaluation)

DDR&E

Director, Defense Research and Engineering

DDRT

Defense Distribution Depot, Red River, Texas

DDS

Data Distribution System

DEM/VAL

Demonstration/Validation

DESA

Defense Evaluation Support Agency

DFAS

Defense Finance and Accounting Service

DIA

Defense Intelligence Agency

DII/COE

Defense Information Infrastructure and Common Operation Environment

DIMSS

Dynamic Interface Modeling and Simulation System

DIPC

Defense Information Processing Center

DIS

Distributed Interactive Simulation

DISA

Defense Information Systems Agency

DISN

Defense Information Systems Network

DJAS

Defense Joint Accounting System

DJMS

Defense Joint Military Pay System

DJMS-AC

Defense Joint Military Pay System - Active Component

DLA

Defense Logistics Agency

DMC

Defense Megacenter

DMLSS AIS

Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support Automated Information System

DMR

Defense Management Review

DMRIS

Defense Medical Regulating Information System

DMRS

Diary Message Reporting System

DMS

Defense Message System

DMS

Defensive Management System

DoN

Department of the Navy

DOT&E

Director, Operational and Test Evaluation

DPICM

Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munition

DPPS

Defense Procurement Payment System

DPSC

Defense Personnel Support Center

DREN

Defense Research and Engineering Network

DRR

Deployment Readiness Review

DSARC

Defense Systems Acquisition Review Council

DSDC

DLA Systems Design Center

DSMC

Defense Systems Management College

DSP

Defense Support Program

DSREDS

Army's Digital Storage and Retrieval Engineering Data System

DSS

Decision Support System

DSUFTP

Dual Station Unit Fielding and Training Program

DSUP

Defensive System Upgrade Program

DSWA

Defense Special Weapons Agency

DT

Developmental Testing

DT&E

Development Test and Evaluation

DT/OT

Developmental Testing/Operational Testing

DT-1

Developmental Test-1

DTC-2

Desktop Tactical-Support Computer 2

DTED

Digital Terrain Elevation Data

DTR-1A

Developmental Test Round-1A

DTS

Defense Transportation System

DTWA

Dual Trailing Wire Antenna System

DVS-G

AT&T's Video Services-Global

DVT

Design Verification Test

EA

Electronic Attack

EADSIM

Extended Air Defense Simulation

EAM

Emergency Actions Messages

EBC

Embedded Battle Command

EC/EDI

Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data Interchange

ECAMS

Enhanced Comprehensive Asset Management System

ECCM

Electronic Counter Countermeasures

ECM

Electronic Countermeasure

ECP

Engineering Change Proposal

ECS

Environmental Control System

ECS

Exterior Communications System

ECU

Executive Control Unit

ECU/PPU

Environmental Control Unit/Primary Power Unit

EDCARS

Air Force's Engineering Data Computer Assisted Retrieval System

EDM

Electronic Document Management

EDP

Event Design Plan

EDT/VRM

Engineering Development Test/Vulnerability Reduction Measures

EELV

Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle

EFOGM

Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missile

EFP

Explosively Formed Penetrator

EFT

Electronic Funds Transfer

EHF

Extra High Frequency

EHF

Extremely High Frequency

EIS

Executive Information System

EIS

Environmental Impact Statement

EKV

Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicles

EMD

Engineering and Manufacturing Development

EO/IR

Electro-Optical/Infrared

EOA

Early Operational Assessment

EPG

Electronic Proving Ground

EPIP

Evolutionary Phase Implementation Plan

EPLRS

Enhanced Position Location Reporting System

EPP

Enhanced Producibility Program

EPROM

Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

ERDLVA

Extended Range Dual Log Video Amplifier

ESA

Enterprise Systems Architecture

ESAMS

Enhanced Surface-To-Air Missile Simulation

ESI

Extremely Sensitive Information

ESIT

Extended System Integration Test

ESM

Electronic Support Measures

ESSM

Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile

EST

Enlisted Screening Test

ET

Embedded Training

ET&C

Extended Tracking and Control

ETC

Echo Tracer Classifier

ETOS

Effective Time On Station

ETR-1A

Environmental Test Round-1A

ETRAC

Enhanced Tactical Radar Correlator

EUE

Extended User Evaluation

EUIT

Early User Innovative Test

EWAISF

Electronic Warfare Avionics Integration Support Facility

EWTES

Electronic Warfare Threat Environment Simulation

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FAAD

Forward Area Air Defense

FAAD C³I

Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence

FAADS

Forward Area Air Defense System

FAASV

Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle

FARV

Future Ammunition Resupply Vehicle

FAS

Fuels Automated System

FAT

First Article Test

FBCB2

Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below

FBM

Fleet Ballistic Missile

FCR

Fire Control Radar

FCS

Forward Customer Support

FCS

Fire Control System

FCT

Foreign Comparative Test

FDDI

Fiber-Optic Distributed Data Interface

FDE

Force Development Evaluation

FDL

Fighter Data Link

FDS

Fixed Distributed System

FDS

Flight Demonstrations System

FDTE

Force Development Test and Experimentation

FEP

Fleet Satellite EHF Package

FFAR

Folding Fin Aerial Rocket

FFRDC

Federally Funded Research and Development Center

FLIR

Forward Looking Infrared Radar

FM

Frequency Modulation

FMC

Fully Mission Capable

FMFIA

Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act

FMS

Flight Mission Simulator

FMSO

Fleet Material Support Office

FOC

Full Operational Capability

FOEX

Follow-On Operational Experiment

FOFTP

Follow-On Flight Test Program

FOT&E

Follow-On Operational Test and Evaluation

FOTD

Fiber Optics Towed Decoy

FOTP

Follow-On Test Program

FOTT

Follow-On To TOW

FQT

Formal Qualification Testing

FSD

Full Scale Development

FSO

Financial Systems Organization

FT

Field Test

FTB

Flying Test Bed

FUE

First Unit Equipped

FUNOPS

Functional Operational Support

FY

Fiscal Year

FYDP

Fiscal Year Defense Plan

GAO

General Accounting Office

GATS/GAM

GPS-Aided Targeting System/GPS-Aided Munition

GBCS-H

Army Ground-Based Common Sensor-Heavy

GBCS-L

Army Ground-Based Common Sensor-Light

GBI

Ground-Based Interceptor

GBS

Ground-Based Sensor

GBS

Global Broadcast Service

GBTS

Ground Based Training System

GCCS

Global Command and Control System

GCSS

Global Combat Support System

GCSS-AF

Global Combat Support System - Air Force

GEO

Geosynchronous

GIAT

Government Installation and Acceptance Test

GMLRS

Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System

GNU

Guidance Navigation Unit

GOLD

Government On-Line Data

GOTS

Government-Off-the-Shelf

GPS

Global Positioning System

GRP

Guidance Replacement Program

GRP

Glass-Reinforced Plastic

GSM

Ground Station Module

GTN

Global Transportation Network

GWS

Gun Weapon System

HAE

High Altitude Endurance

HARM

High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles

HCI

Human Computer Interfaces

HDR

High Data Rate

HEO

Highly Elliptical Orbit

HE-WAM

Hand Emplaced Wide Area Munition

HHR

Hand-Held Radio

HIMARS

High Mobility Artillery Rocket System

HITL

Hardware-in-the-Loop

HMI

Human Machine Interface

HMMWV

High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle

HOLC

High Order Language Computer

HPC

High Performance Computing

HPCMP

High Performance Computing Modernization Program

HPTS

High Power Transmit Set

HTPS

Hull-Turret Position

HUD

Heads Up Display

HWIL

Hardware-In-The-Loop

I2

Image Intensified

IADS

Integrated Air Defense System

IBAS

Improved Bradley Acquisition System

ICAP

Improved Capability

ICAP II

Improved Capability II

ICBM

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

ICD

Improved Countermeasures Dispenser

ICH

Improved Cargo Helicopter

ICOM

Integrated COMSEC

ICP

Inventory Control Point

ICSTF

Integrated Combat Systems Test Facility

IDECM

Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures

IDP

Interface Data Processor

IEWCS

Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Common Sensor

IEWS

Integrated Electronic Warfare System

IFCS

Improved Fire Control System

IFF

Identification-Friend Or Foe

IFT

Integrated Flight Test

IGT

Integrated Ground Test

IHAT

Integrated Hardware-in-the-Loop Avionics Test

IIPT

Integrating IPT

IIR

Imaging Infrared

ILC

Initial Launch Capability

ILMS

Improved Launcher Mechanical System

ILS

Instrument Landing System

ILS

Integrated Logistics Support

IM

Insensitive Munition

IMA

Intermediate Maintenance Activity

IMDS

Integrated Maintenance Data System

INC

Internet Controller

INMARSAT

International Maritime Satellite

INS

Inertial Navigation System

InSb

Indium Antimonide

IOC

Initial Operational Capability

IOT

Initial Operational Test

IOT&E

Initial Operational Test and Evaluation

IP

Internet Protocol

IPDS

Improved Positioning and Determining System

IPDS

Interim Improved Positioning and Determining System

IPR

In-Process Review

IPT

Initial Production Tests

IPT

Integrated Product Team

IR

Infrared

ISAQ

Interim Statement of Aircraft Qualification

ISAR

Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar

ISP

Interim System Production

ISR

Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance

ISTF

Installed System Test Facility

ITAS

Improved Tow Acquisition System

ITO/TMO

Installation Transportation Office/Transportation Management Office

ITT

International Telephone and Telegraph

ITT

Integrated Test Team

ITV

Intransit Visibility

ITW/AA

Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment

IUS

Inertial Upper Stage

IUSS

Integrated Undersea Surveillance System

IV&V

Independent Verification and Validation

IWSDB

Integrated Weapon System Data Base

JACADS

Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System

JADS

Joint Advanced Distributed Simulation

JAMC

Joint Amphibious Mine Countermeasures

JAOC

Joint Air Operations Center

JASSM

Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile

JAST

Joint Advanced Strike Technology

JCALS

Joint Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support

JCAS

Joint Close Air Support

JCM

Joint Countermine

JCMD

Joint Cruise Missile Defense

JCOS

Joint Countermine Operational Simulation

JCS

Joint Chiefs of Staff

JCSAR

Joint Combat Search and Rescue

JDAM

Joint Direct Attack Missile

JDAMs

Joint Direct Attack Munitions

JDT/OT

Joint Development Test/Operational Test

JECSIM

Joint Electronic Combat Test Using Simulation

JET

Joint Estimating Team

JFS

Joint Feasibility Study

JHMCS

Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System

JIMIS

JSTARS Integrated Maintenance Information System

JITC

Joint Interoperability Test Command

JLF

Joint Live Fire

JMASS

Joint Model and Simulation System

JMCIS

Joint Maritime Command Information System

JMEM

Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual

JMPS

Joint Mission Planning Segment

JMVX

Joint Multi-Mission Vertical Lift Aircraft

JPATS

Joint Primary Aircraft Training System

JPF

Joint Programmable Fuze

JPRA

Joint Personnel Recovery Agency

JREX

Joint Rescue Exercise

JRMET

Joint Reliability, Maintainability, and Evaluation Team

JROC

Joint Requirements Oversight Council

JRTC

Joint Readiness Training Center

JSEAD

Joint Suppression Of Enemy Air Defenses

JSF

Joint Strike Fighter

JSHIP

Joint Shipboard Helicopter Integration Process

JSIPS

Joint Service Imagery Processing System

JSOW

Joint Standoff Weapon

JSTARS

Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System

JT&E

Joint Test and Evaluation

JTA

Joint Tactical Architecture

JTD

Joint Test Director

JTD

Joint Theater Distribution

JTD JT&E

Joint Theater Distribution Joint Test and Evaluation

JTF

Joint Test Force

JTFEX

Joint Task Force Exercise

JTIDS

Joint Tactical Information Distribution System

JTMD

Joint Theater Missile Defense

JTUAV

Joint Tactical UAV

JV

Joint Vision

JWARS

Joint Warfare System

JWF

Joint Warfighters

JWG

Joint Work Group

JWID-97

Joint Warfighter Interoperability Demonstrations

kbps

Kilobits Per Second

KEM

Kinetic Energy Missiles

KMR

Kwajalein Missile Range

LA

Lead Agents

LADS

Low Altitude Demonstrations System

LAMPS

Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System

LAN

Local Area Network

LAR

Launch Acceptability Region

LBT

Low Band Transmitter

LCAC

Landing Craft Air Cushion

LCC

Launch Control Center

LCOM

Logistics Composite Model

LDR

Low Data Rate

LEAP

Light Exoatmospheric Projectile

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

LF

Launch Facilities

LFA

Low Frequency Active

LFT

Legacy Field Test

LFT&E

Live Fire Test and Evaluation

LH

Long-Haul

LHT

Lightweight Hybrid Torpedo

LIVEX

Live-Fly Exercises

LMTV

Light-Medium Tactical Vehicles

LO

Low Observability

LO/LO

Lift On/Lift Off

LOBL-I

Lock-On Before Launch Inhibit

LOSAT

Line-Of-Sight Antitank Missile

LOS-R

Line-Of-Sight-Rear

LOTS

Logistics-Over-the-Shore

LPU

Limited Procurement Urgent

LRE

Launch and Recovery Element

LRIP

Low Rate Initial Production

LRIP 1

Least One Production Pod

LSCFT

Low-Speed Captive Flight Tests

LST

Legacy Simulation Test

LUT

Limited User Test

M&S

Modeling and Simulation

M³P

Multi-Mission Mobile Processors

MAGTF

Marine Air-Ground Task Force

MAISRC

Major Automated Information Systems Review Council

MAMC

Madigan Army Medical Center

MAMS

Military Airspace Management System

MARCOT

Maritime Combined Operations Training

MASCAL

Mass Casualty

MASS

Military Aircraft Sustainability Simulation

MAST

Milstar Advanced Satellite Terminal

MC

Mission Capable

MCE

Mission Control Element

MCM

Mine Countermeasures Ships

MCOTEA

Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Agency

MCP

Managed Care Program

MCS

Mission Computer System

MCS

Maneuver Control System

MCSB

MCS Backup

MCTFS

Marine Corps Total Force System

MCU

Mission Computer Upgrade

MD

Mission Data

MDA

Milestone Decision Authority

MDAP

Major Defense Acquisition Program

MDR

Medium Data Rate

MDSS II

Deployment Support System II

MEADS

Medium Extended Air Defense System

MECA

Medical Electronic Customer Assistance

MEFP

Multiple-Fragment, Explosively Formed Penetrator

MEVA

Modular Effectiveness Vulnerability Assessment

MEWSS

Marine Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System

MFD

Multifunction Display

MFOM

MLRS Family Of Munitions

MFTA

Multi-Function Towed Array

MGSM

Medium Ground Station Module

MHC

Coastal Mine Hunter

MHE

Material Handling Equipment

MHSS

Military Health Services system

MICM

Magnetic Influence Countermeasure

MICOM

Missile Command

MIDS

Multifunction Information Distribution System

MIDSCO

Mids Consortium

MIDS-FDL

Mids Fighter Data Link

MIDS-LVT

Multifunction Information Distribution System Low Volume Terminal

MIES

Modernized Imagery Exploitation System

Mil Std

Military Standard

MILDEP

Military Department

MILSPEC

Military Specification

Mini-DAMA

Miniaturized Demand Assigned Multiple Access

MISSI

Multilevel Information System Security Initiative

MIT/LL

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

MITL

Man-In-The-Loop

MLC

Military Load Class

MLRS

Multiple Launch Rocket System

MMF

Mobile Maintenance Facility

MMLS

Mobile Microwave Landing System

MMR

Multi-Mode Radar

MNS

Mine Neutralization System

MOE

Measures of Effectiveness

MOP

Measures Of Performance

MOT&E

Multi-Service Operational Test and Evaluation

MPM

Mission Planning Module

MPS

Mission Planning System

MR

Medium Range

MRF

Multi-Role Fighter

MS

Milestone

MSE

Mobile Subscriber Equipment

MSO

Mine Sweepers

MS-OT

Multi-Service Operational Testing

MSRC

Major Shared Resource Center

MSS

Mission Support Segment

MSTE

Multi-Spectral Threat Environment

MSTRAP

Multi-Sensor Torpedo Recognition and Alertment Processor

MT

Mini-Test

MTBCF

Mean Time Between Critical Failures

MTBEFF

Mean Time Between Essential Function Failure

MTBOMF

Mean Time Between Operational Mission Failure

MTF

Medical Treatment Facility

MTI

Moving Target Indicator

MTT

Multi-Service Test Team

MTV

Medium Tactical Vehicles

MUA

Military Utility Assessment

MUSE

Multiple UAV Simulation Environment

MVS

Multiple Virtual Storage

NAD

Navy Area Defense

NALCOMIS

Naval Aviation Logistics Command Information System

NAMEADSMA

NATO MEADS Management Agency

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NATBMD

Navy Area Theater Ballistic Missile Defense

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NAVORDSTA

Naval Ordnance Station

NAWCAD

Naval Air Warfare Center-Aircraft Division

NBCRS

Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance System

NCA

National Command Authority

NCS

Net Control Station

NCTS

Navy Computer and Telecommunications Station

NCTS-W

Navy Computer and Telecommunications Station-Washington

NDI

Non-Developmental Item

NECA

Newport Chemical Activity

NESP

Navy Extra-High Frequency Satellite Program

NIMA

National Imagery and Mapping Agency

NMCC

National Military Command Center

NMD

National Missile Defense

NMM

National Mission Model

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOC

Network Operating Center

NORAD

North American Air Defense Command

NPOESS

National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System

NRWATS

Naval Rotary Wing Aircraft Test Squadron

NSCMP

Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Project

NSIPS

Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System

NSSN

New Attack Submarine

NSWC-DD

Naval Surface Warfare Center-Dahlgren Division

NTCS-A

Naval Tactical Command System -Afloat

NTCSS

Naval Tactical Command Support System

NTDS

Naval Tactical Data System

NUWCNPT

Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, Ri

OA

Operational Assessment

OASD(HA)

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)

OASD/C³I

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence

OASYS

Obstacle Avoidance System

OBIGGS

On-Board Inert Gas Generating System

OBS

Onboard System

OCU

Operator Control Unit

OCV

Operational Concept Validation

ODOT&E

Office of Director, Operational Test and Evaluation

OEC

Operational Evaluation Command

OFP

Operational Flight Program

OFP

Operational Flight Profile

OICW

Objective Individual Combat Weapon

ONS

Operational Needs Statement

OPEVAL

Operational Evaluation

OPTEC

Operational Test and Evaluation Command

OPTEVFOR

Operational Test and Evaluation Force

OR

Operational Requirement

ORD

Operational Requirements Document

ORSMC

Off Route Smart Mine Clearance

OS

Operational Experiment

OT

Operational Testing

OT&E

Operational Test and Evaluation

OTA

Operational Test Agency

OTP

Operational Test Plan

OUSD P&R

Office Of The Under Secretary Of Defense For Personnel and Readiness

OVT

Operational Verification Test

P3I

Pre-Planned Product Improvements

PAC-3

Patriot Advanced Capability-3

PACOM

Pacific Command

PAR

Precision Approach Radar

PAS

Processing and Analysis Segment

PCO

Prospective Commanding Officer

PCT

Longbow Hellfire Production Confidence Test

PD&RR

Program Demonstration and Risk Reduction

PD/V

Program Definition and Validation

PD²

Procurement Desktop-Defense

PDA

Power Distribution Assembly

PDB

Post-Deployment Build

PDRR

Preliminary Design and Risk Reduction

PDRR

Program Definition and Risk Reduction

PE

Program Element

PEO

Program Executive Officer

PEO-T

Navy Program Executive Officer-Tactical Aircraft

PEP

Producibility Enhancement Program

PERS

Player Event Reconstruction System

PFA

Personnel Formation Airdrop

PFM

Pre-Flight Message

PFPS

Portable Flight Planning Software

PGMs

Precision-Guided Munitions

PI

Product Improvement

PID

Positive Identification Program

PINES

Pacific Air Forces Integrated National Exploitation System

PIP

Product Improvement Program

PLRS

Position Location Reporting System

PLS

Palletized Load System

PLSAG

Precision Landing Study Advisory Group

PM

Program Manager

PMCD

Polychlorinated Biphenyl Problem

PMO

Program Management Office

POM

Program Objective Memorandum

POP

Proofs of Principle

POSNAV

Position Location and Navigation

PPI

Personnel Process Improvement

PPQT

Pre-production Qualification Testing

PPT

Production Prove-Out Test

PPVs

Pre-Production Vehicles

PPVT and PQT

Qualification Testing

PQT

Production Qualification Test

Pre-MDAP

Pre-Major Defense Acquisition Program

PRP

Propulsion Replacement Program

PRTV

Production representative Test Vehicles

PtSi

Platinum Silicide

PTW

Precision Targeting Workstation

PVT

Performance Verification Test

PVT

Product Verification Testing

QM

Qualification Motors

QOT&E

Qualification Operational Test and Evaluation

QRC

Quick Reaction Capability

QT&E

Qualification Test and Evaluation

R&D

Research and Development

R/P

Receiver/Processor

RAM

Rolling Airframe Missile

RAM

Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability

RCAS

Reserve Component Automation System

RDBMS

Relational Database Management System

RDT&E

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

RECBASS

Reception Battalion Automated Support System

RF

Radio Frequency

RF/IR

Radio Frequency/Infrared

RFCM

Radio Frequency Countermeasures

RFPI

Rapid Force Projection Initiative

RM&A

Reliability, Maintainability and Availability

RMP

Reprogrammable Microprocessor

RN

Royal Navy

RO/RO

Roll-On/Roll-Off

ROC

Required Operational Capability

ROS

Relief On Station

RRDF

RO/RO Discharge Facility

RSC

Regional Service Center

RSIP

Radar System Improvement Program

RSTA

Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition

RSTARS [MP]

Reserve Standard Training, Administration, and Readiness Support [Manpower and Personnel]

RSV

Resupply Vehicle

RTIC

Real-Time Information Into The Cockpit

RUG

Radar Upgrade

RWR

Radar Warning Receiver

RWS

Remote Workstation

S&T

Science and Technology

SAC

Senior Advisory Council

SADS

Submarine Antenna Distribution System

SAE

Service Acquisition Executive

SAG

Surface Action Group

SAL

Semi-Active Laser

SAM

Surface-to-Air Missile

SAR

Synthetic Aperture Radar

SAT

System Acceptance Testing

SATCOM

Satellite Communications

SAW

Squad Automatic Weapon

SBA

Strategic Brigade Airdrop

SBIRS

Space-Based Infrared System

SBS

Submarine Baseband Switch

SBU

Sensitive But Unclassified

SC 21

Twenty-First Century Combatant

SCAMP

Single-Channel Anti-Jam Man-Portable

SCIS

Survivable Communications Integration System

SCSS

Submarine Communications Support System

SDS

Source Data Systems

SDS

Surveillance Direction System

SDT

Software Development Testing

SDTS

Self Defense Test Ship

SEAD

Suppression Of Enemy Air Defenses

SEP

System Evaluation Plan

SEP

Soldier Enhancement Program

SEP

System Enhancement Package

SEWG

System Effectiveness Working Group

SFW

Sensor Fuzzed Weapon

SHF

Super-High Frequency

SIDPERS-3

Standard Installation/Division Personnel System Version 3

SIGINT/EW

Signal Intelligence/Electronic Warfare

SIL

System Integration Laboratory

SIMAS II

Sonar In-Situ Mode Assessment System

SINCGARS

Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System

SIOP

Single Integrated Operational Plan

SIP

System Improvement Program

SIP

System Improvement Phase

SIPRNET

Secret Internet Protocol Router Network

SIRFC

Suite of Radio Frequency Countermeasures

SLAM

Stand-Off Land Attack Missile

SLAM-ER+

Stand-Off Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response Plus

S-LAN

Signal LAN

SLEP

Service Life Extension Program

SLFE

System-Level Formative Evaluation

SLVR

Submarine LF/VLF VME Bus Receiver

SM-3

Standard Missile-3

SMART-T

Secure Mobile Antijam Reliable Tactical-Terminal

SMCS

Survivable MCS

SMIC

Strategic Missile Integration Complex

SNAP

Shipboar Non-Tactical ADP Program

SOA

Special Operations Aircraft

SOCCOM

Special Operations Command

SOF

Special Operations Forces

SOF

Safety Of Flight

SOP

Standard Operating Procedures

SOR

System of Record

SOSC

System Operational and Support Capability

SOSUS

Sound Ocean Surveillance System

SPBS-R

Standard Property Book System - Revised

SPH

Self-Propelled Howitzer

SPO

System Program Office

SPS

Standard Procurement System

SQT

Software Qualification Testing

SRALT

Short-Range Air Launched Target

SRM

Solid Rocket Motors

SRMU

Solid Rocket Motor Upgrade

SRO

September Research Operations

SS

Single Source

SSDS

Ship Self Defense System

SSFE

Source Selection Flight Evaluation

SSIPS

Shore Signal Information Processing Segment

SSP

Strategic Sealift Program

SSPA

Solid State Power Amplifier

ST

Stimulation Test

STAMIS

Standard Army Management Information Systems

STARS

Standard Accounting and Reporting System

STOVL

Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing

STOW

Synthetic Theater of War

STR

Software Trouble Reports