Glossary of military abbreviations

A

AA – anti-aircraft

AA – AEGIS Ashore

AAA – anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A"

AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle

AAD – Armoured amphibious dozer

AADC – Area Air Defense Commander

AAG – Anti-aircraft gun

AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US)

AAN – Army after next

AAP – Advance Authority to Procure

AAPC – Advanced Armoured Personnel Carrier (Turkey)

AARADCOM – Army Armament Research and Development Command

AAR – After Action Review

AAV – Amphibious assault vehicle

AAV – Assault Amphibious Vehicle

AAW – Anti-Aircraft Warfare

AAWC – Anti-Aircraft Warfare Coordinator

AB – Air burst

ABC – Atomic, biological, chemical (replaced by chemical, biological, radiological (CBR), and Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC))

ABC – Automatic brightness control

AB(C) – Aviation battalion (combat)

ABIT – Advanced Built-In Test

ABM – Air Bursting Munition

ABM – Anti-Ballistic Missile

ABMD – AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense

ABMS – air bursting ammunition system

ABRO – Army Base Repair Organisation

ABS – Aww-Busting System

ABS – anti-skid braking system

ABSP – AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Signal Processor

ABSV – Armoured Battlegroup Support Vehicle

A/C – aircraft commander

AC – alternating current

ACA – ammunition container assembly

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 (US)

ACD – Automated Common Diagrams

ACE – Armored Combat Earthmover (US)

ACEGIO – Advanced Conversion Equipment Group Input Output

ACH – Advanced Combat Helmet (MICH TC-2000 Combat Helmet)

ACLOSAutomatic Command to Line of Sight

ACM – Acoustic Countermeasures

ACOG – Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight

ACOMMS – Acoustic Communications

ACP – Automatic Colt Pistol

ACP – Alignment control Panel

ACPU – Aft Central Processing Unit

ACR – Advanced Combat Rifle

ACR – Armored cavalry regiment

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 Cleaning Vehicle (US)

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

ADG' – Acoustic Display Generator

ADI – Australian Defence Industries

ADM – Advanced Development Model

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

AEWC – Airborne Early Warning and Control

AEV – Armoured engineer vehicle

AF – Air force

AF – And Following (as "in DDG-113 AF ships will receive the AMDR Radar")

AFA/ARA – Aerial field artillery/aerial rocket artillery (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

AFSV – armoured fire support vehicle

AFV – Armored Family of Vehicles (US)

AFV – Armoured fighting vehicle

AGC – automatic gain control

AGF – Army ground forces

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

AHC – Attack Helicopter Company (USA)

AHE – Aircraft Handling Equipment

AI – Action Item

AIC – Air Intercept Controller (US Navy)

AICS – Accuracy International Chassis System

AICW – Advanced Individual Combat Weapon

AIF – Australian Imperial Force (Australia, WWI)

AIFS – Advanced Indirect Fire System

AIFV – Armoured infantry fighting vehicle

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

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

AMOS – Advanced mortar system

AMPS – Afloat Master Planning System (US NAVY)

AMR – Anti-materiel rifle

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

ANZAC – Australia and New Zealand Army Corps

ANZUS – Australia New Zealand United States Treaty

AO – Area of operations

AOI – Arab Organisation for Industrialisation

AOS – Add-on stabilisation

AP – Anti-personnel

AP – Armour-piercing

APAM – Anti-personnel, anti-matériel

APBC – Armour-piercing ballistic cap

APC – Armoured personnel carrier

APC – Armour-piercing capped

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 – Anti-personnel

APERS-T – Anti-personnel tracer

APFIDS – Armour-piercing fragmentation incendiary 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 – Assault rifle

AR/AAV – Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle (US)

ARD – Anti-reflective device

ARDEC – Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

ARDNOT – Automatic day/night optical tracker

ARE – Atelier de Construction Roanne

ARETS – Armour Remote Target System

ARFORGEN – Army force generation

ARMAD – Armoured and Mechanised Unit Air Defence

ARMSCOR – Armament Manufacturing Corporation (South Africa)

ARMVAL – Anti-armor vehicle evaluation (US)

ARP – Anti-radiation projectile

ARP – Armoured repair plates

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 (XM1219)

ASAAdvanced security agency

ASAP – As soon as possible

ASARC – Army Systems Acquisition Review Council

ASCOD – Austrian Spanish Co-operative Development

ASM – Armored Systems Modernisation (US)

ASP – Automatic, self-powered

ASTROS – Artillery Saturation Rocket System (Brazil)

ASV – Armored Security Vehicle (US)

ASV – Ammunition supply vehicle

AT – Anti-tank

AT – Ape tape

ATACS – Advanced tank cannon system (US)

ATAS – Automatic target acquisition system

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

ATG – Anti-tank gun

ATGL – Anti-tank grenade launcher

ATGM – Anti-tank guided missile

ATGW – Anti-tank guided weapon

ATK – Alliant Techsystems

ATLAS – Advanced technology light artillery system

ATLV – Artillery target location vehicle

ATM – Anti-tank mine

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

ATV – Armoured TOW vehicle (Turkey)

AUG – Armee Universal Gewehr

AVGP – Armoured Vehicle General Purpose (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 (UK)

AVT – Advanced Vehicle Technologies (US)

AWE – Advanced Warfighting Experiment

AWOL – Absent without official leave

B

BAe – British Aerospace

BAR – M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle

BARV – Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle

BASE – British Aerospace Systems and Equipment

BATES – Battlefield Artillery Target Engagement System

BAT – Biometrics Automated Toolset

BB – Base bleed

BBSP – Blowback shifted pulse

BC – Battery commander

BCC – battery control centre

BCP – Battery command post

BCT – Brigade combat team (US)

BCT – Basic combat training

BCV – Battle command vehicle

BD – base detonating

BDA – Browning double action or bomb damage assessment

BDM – Bunker demolition munition

BDU – Battle dress uniform

BE – Base ejection

BFA – Blank-firing adaptor or blank-firing attachment

BFV – Bradley Fighting Vehicle

BGT – Brigade combat team

bhp – Brake horsepower

BIFF – Battlefield identification friend or foe

BILL – Bofors, infantry, light and lethal

BITE – Built-in test equipment

BL – Blank

BL-T – Black tracer

BLITS – Beta lighted infantry telescope system

BLT – Battalion landing team

BLR – Blindado Ligero de Ruedas

BMF – Belgian Mechanical Fabrication

BMNT – Begin morning nautical twilight

BMP – Pronounced "bimp". A Former Warsaw Pact IFV

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

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 – Bacteriological warfare

BX – Bionix AFV

C

C3I – Command, control, communications, and intelligence

CAB – Combat aviation battalion

CAD – Computer-assisted design

CAG – Commander of the Air Group

CAL – Canadian Arsenals Limited

CAP – Civil air patrol (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

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

CBR – Chemical, biological, radiological

CBRN – Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear

CCC – Combustible cartridge case

CCD – Charge-coupled device

CCO – Close combat optic

CCP – Computer control panel

CCR – Crown copyright reserved

CCTV – Closed-circuit television

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 – Central command

CENTO – Central Treaty Organisation or Baghdad Pact

CEOI – Communications electronics operating instruction

CEP – Circular error of probability

CES – Engineer Services Regiment (Sri Lanka)

CEPP – Controlled effect police projectile

CET – Combat engineer tractor

CEU – Computer electronics unit

CEV – Combat engineer vehicle

CF – Canadian Forces

CF – Controlled fragmentation

CFE – Conventional forces Europe

CFV – Cavalry fighting vehicle (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 – Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers

CINC – Commander In-Chief

CIS – Chartered Industries of Singapore

CIS – Commonwealth of Independent States

CITV – Commander's independent thermal viewer (US)

CIWS – Close-in weapons system

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

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

COB – Close of Business

CO – Commanding officer

COG – Course over ground

Comp – B Composition B

COMVAT – Combat vehicles armament technology (US)

COMZ – Communications zone

COP – Combat out post

COS – Chief of section

COSCOM – Corps support command (US Army)

CofS – Chief of staff

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

COTS – Commercial-off-the-shelf

COV – Counter obstacle vehicle (US)

CP – Concrete-piercing

CPR – Common practice round

CPS – Cardinal points specification (UK)

CPV – Command post vehicle

CQB – Close quarters battle

CQBW – Close-quarters battle weapon

CR – Capability requirement

CR – Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment

CRISAT – Collaborative research into small arms technology

CRM – Composite risk management (US)

CROWS – Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station

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

CRT – Cathode ray tube

CRU – Cable reel unit

CS – Communications subsystem

CS – Confined space

CS (USAF) – Communications squadron

CSB – Combat Support Boat

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

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

CWR – Continuous wave radar

CWS – Cupola weapon station

D

DA – double action

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 (US)

DAS – deep air support

DAS – defensive aid system/suite

DASP – demountable artillery surveillance pod

DBMS – dead bodies make sense

DC – direct current

DCA – défense contre avions (anti-aircraft)

DCCT – dismounted close combat trainer

DD – Detroit diesel

DDA – Detroit Diesel Allison

DDS – Department of Defense Support

DDU – digital display unit

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

DHSS – data handling subsystem

DIA – Defense Intelligence Agency (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

DMR – dedicated marksman rifle

DMU – distance measurement unit

DNRS – day/night range sight

DoD – Department of Defense (US)

DOIM (US Army) – Directorate of Information Management

DOP – Department of Productivity

DP – demonstration purpose

DP – dual purpose

DPA – Defence Procurement Agency (UK)

DPICM – dual-purpose improved conventional munition (US)

DPTR – diopter

DRA – Defence Research Agency (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 (US)

DSWS – Division Support Weapon System

DTAT – Direction Technique des Armements Terrestres

DTT – driver training tank

DU – depleted uranium

DV – demining vehicle

DVE – driver's vision enhancer

DWFK – deep water fording kit

DZ – drop zone

E

EAAK – Enhanced Appliqué Armor Kit (US)

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 countermeasures

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 – Electronic

ELEX – Electronics

ELKE – Elevated Kinetic Energy Weapon (US)

ELS – Electromagnetic Launcher System

ELSAP – Elektronische Schiessanlage für Panzer (electronic fire system for tanks)

EM – electromagnetic

EMC – Executive Management Committee

EMD – Engineering and Manufacturing Development

EMDG – Euromissile Dynamics Group

EMEW – Electromagnetically-Augmented High Explosive Warhead

EMG – externally mounted gun

EMP – electromagnetic pulse

EMPG – Electromagnetic Pulse Grenade

ENGESA – Engesa Engenheiros Especializados (Brazil)

EOC – Essential Operational Capability

EOD – explosive ordnance disposal

EOR – Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance

EOTS – Electro-Optical Tracking System

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

EWK – Eisenwerke Kaiserslautern Gцppner

EWS – external weapon station

F

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

FAV – Fast Attack Vehicle (US)

FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation

FBM – Fleet Ballistic Missile

FBRV – Future Beach Recovery Vehicle (UK)

FCC – Fire Command Centre

FCC – Fire-Control Computer

FCCVS – Future Close-Combat Vehicle System (US)

FCE – fire-control equipment

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

FEP – Firepower Enhancement Programme

FET – Future Engineer Tank

FFAR – Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket

FFE – Fire for Effect

FFR – Fitted For Radio

FFSS – Future Fighting Soldier System

FFW – Fitted For Wireless

FG – field gun

FH – field howitzer

FIBUA – Fighting In Built-Up Areas

FID – Foreign Internal Defenses

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 (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

FLOT – forward line of own troops

FLSW – Future Light Support Weapon

FM – U.S. Army Field Manuals

FM – Titanium tetrachloride (code designation)

FMBS – Family of Muzzle Brake/Suppressors

FMC – Food Machinery Corporation

FMF – Fleet Marine Force

FMJ – Full Metal Jacket

FMJBT – Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail

FMJLF – Full Metal Jacket Lead Free

FMPDS – Frangible Missile Piercing Discarding Sabot

FMS – Foreign Military Sales

FMTV – Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles

FN – Fabrique Nationale (Manufacturer)

FO – Forward Observer

FOB – Forward Operating Base

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

FORTIS – Forward Observation and Reconnaissance Thermal Imaging System

FOTT – Follow On To TOW

FOV – field of view

FPA – Focal Plane Array

FRAG – fragmentation

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

FSV – Future Scout Vehicle (US)

FTA – Frangible Training Ammunition

FTMA – Future Tank Main Armament

FTS – Future Tank Study

FTT – Field Tactical Trainer

FUBAR – 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

G

g – gramme(s)

G – gendarmerie

GAMA – Gun Automatic Multiple Ammunition

GAO – General Accounting Office

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

GDLS – General Dynamics Land Systems

GDU – Gun Display Unit

GFE – Government Furnished Equipment

GH – gun-howitzer

GIGN-Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale ("National Gendarmerie Intervention Group")

GIAT – Groupement Industriel des Armements Terrestres

GL – Grenade Launcher

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, Military Vehicle Operations

GMC – General Motors Corporation

GMG – Grenade Machine Gun

GMLRS – Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System

GMS – Gun Management System

GND – Ground (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

GPS – gunner's primary sight

GPSS – Gunner's Primary Sight Subsystem

GR – Gajaba Regiment (Sri Lanka)

GREM – Grenade Rifle Entry Munition

GRU – Glavnoe Razvedyvatel'noe Upravlenie, meaning Main Intelligence Directorate

GSR – General Staff Requirement (US)

GSRS – General Support Rocket System

GSG9- Grenzschutzgruppe 9 der Bundespolizei (Border Protection Group 9 of the Federal Police)

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

H

h – hour(s)

H&K – Heckler and Koch

HAB – Heavy Assault Bridge (US)

HAB – Heavy Artillery Brigade (UK)

HAG – Heavy Artillery Gun

HALO – High Altitude Low Opening, 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

HE-FRAG-FS – high-explosive fragmentation – 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

HEER – High-Explosive Extended Range (US)

HEF – High-Explosive Fragmentation

HEFT – High-Explosive Follow Through

HEI – high-explosive incendiary

HEIT – high-explosive incendiary tracer

HEL – High-Energy Laser (US)

HEL – Human Engineering Laboratory (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 (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

HESH-T – high-explosive squash head – 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 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

HMX – Marine Special Mission Helicopter Squadron

HOE – Holographic Optical Element

HOT – Haute subsonique Optiquement Téléguidé

How – Howitzer

HP – High Power; Hollow Point

hp – Horsepower

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-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

HVSW – Hypervelocity Support Weapon

HVTP-T – high-velocity target practice – tracer

HWSTD – High Water Speed Technology Demonstrator

HYPAK – Hydraulic Power Assist Kit

I

I – Incendiary

IAF - Indian Air Force

IAFV – infantry armoured fighting vehicle

IAI – Israel Aircraft Industries

IAL – Infra-red Aiming Light

IASD – Instant Ammunition Selection Device

IBAS – Improved Bradley Acquisition System

ICC – information co-ordination centre

ICM – improved conventional munition

ICM – BB improved conventional munition base bleed

ICV – Infantry Combat Vehicle

IDF – Israel Defense Forces

IDF – Indirect fire

IDW – Individual Defence Weapon

IED – Improvised Explosive Device

IEPG – Independent European Program Group

IFCS – Improved/Integrated Fire-Control System

IFF – Identification Friend or Foe

IFV – infantry fighting vehicle

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

IMU – Inertial Measurement Unit

INSAS – Indian Small Arms System

InSb – Indium-antimonide

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

IRBM – Intermediate-range ballistic missile

IRU – Inertial Reference Unit

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

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

JERRV – Joint Engineer Rapid Response Vehicle

JGSDF – Japanese Ground Self-Defence Force

JHP – Jacketed hollow point

JLTA – Javelin Composite Launch Tube

JMAC – Joint Medium-calibre Automatic Cannon

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 Services Small Arms Programme

K

KAAV – Korean Armoured Amphibious Vehicle

KAC – Knight's Armament Company

KE – Kinetic energy

KEC – Kaman Electromagnetics Corporation

KEM – Kinetic Energy Missile (US)

kg – kilogramme(s)

KIA – Killed in Action

KIFV – Korean Infantry Fighting Vehicle

KPA – Korean People's Army

L

LAAG – light anti-aircraft gun

LAAM – Light Anti-Aircraft Missile

LAAW – Light Anti-Tank Assault Weapon

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

LAPES – Low-Altitude Parachute Extraction System

LAR – Light Automatic Rifle

LASER – 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 (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

LCS – Loader Control System

LCU – Landing Craft Utility

LCV – Light Contingency Vehicle (LCV) (US)

LD – Low drag, Line of Departure

LE – Law Enforcement

LED – light emitting diode

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

LIMAWS – Lightweight Mobile Artillery Weapon System

LION – Lightweight Infra-red Observation Night sight

LIW – Lyttleton Engineering Works

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

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

LOS – Line Of Sight

LOSAT – Line Of Sight Anti-Tank

LP – Liquid Propellant

LP – Listening Post

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

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

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

LSB – Landing Support Battalion

LSS – Lightweight Shotgun System

LSVW – Light Support Vehicle, Wheeled (Canada)

LSW – Light Support Weapon

LTA – Launch Tube Assembly

LTD – 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 Wad Cutter

LWIR – 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)

M

m – metre(s)

m/s – 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 Amphibious Force

MAG – Marine Aircraft Group

MAGTEC – Marine Air/Ground Training & Education Command

MAGTF – 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

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 – Multi-purpose Aiming Reflex Sight

MARS – Multiple Artillery Rocket System

MASS – 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 – Marine Air Wing (US)

MBA – main battle area

MBB – Messerschmitt-Bцlkow-Blohm

MBC – Mortar Ballistic Computer

MBT – main battle tank

MCISRE – Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Enterprise

MCLOS – 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

MCV – Mechanised Combat Vehicle

MCWL – Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory

MCWS – Minor Calibre Weapons Station (US)

MDB – Multi Domain Battle

MDMP – Military Decision Making Process

MDU – Map Display Unit

MEB – Marine Expeditionary Brigade

MEDEVAC – Medical Evacuation

MEF – Marine Expeditionary Force

MENS – Mission Element Need Statement (US)

MEP – Modular Explosive Penetrator

MEPS – Military Entrance Processing Station

METO – Middle East Treaty Organisation; CENTO or Baghdad Pact

METL – Mission Essential Task List

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(SOC) – 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

MIA – Missing In Action

MICOM – Missile Command (US)

MICV – mechanised infantry combat vehicle

MILAN – Missile d'Infantrie Léger Antichar (light infantry anti-tank missile)

MILES – Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (US)

MILSPEC – Military Specification

MILSTAN – MILitary STANdard

MILSTAR – 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 Class

MLC – Modular Load Carrier

MLF – Marine Logistics Force

MLR – Marine Logistics Regiment

MLI – Mid-Life Improvement

MLO – Muzzle Loaded Ordnance

MLRS – Multiple Launch Rocket System (US)

mm – millimetre(s)

MMBF – mean miles between failures

MMG – Medium Machine Gun

MMS – mast-mounted sight

MMS – Modular Mounting System

MNVD – Monocular Night Vision Device

MoA – Memorandum of Agreement

MOA – Minute Of Angle

MoD – Ministry of Defence

MODA – Ministry of Defence and Aviation

MOLF – Modular Laser Fire Control (Germany)

MOLLE – MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment

MOPP – Mission Oriented Protective Posture (US)

MOS – Military Occupational Specialty (US)

MoU – Memorandum of Understanding

MOUT – Military Operations in Urban Terrain (urban warfare) (US)

MP – Machine Pistol

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

MPWS – Mobile Protected Weapon System (US)

MR – Medium Range

MRAP – Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (Vehicle)

MRAR – MultiRole Assault Round

MRAV – MultiRole Armoured Vehicle

MRBF – mean rounds before failure

MRBS – mean rounds between stoppages

MRE – Meal Ready to Eat

MRS – multiple rocket system

MRS – muzzle reference system

MRSI – Multiple Round Simultaneous Impact

MRV(R) – Mechanised Recovery Vehicle (Repair)

MRVR – Mechanised Repair and Recovery Vehicle (US)

MSSG – MAU/MEU Service Support Group (USMC)

MSL – Missile

MSR – Missile Simulation Round

MSR – 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 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

MWSG – Marine Wing Support Group

MWSS – Marine Wing Support Squadron

N

NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

NAVSEA – Naval Sea Systems Command

NBC – Nuclear, Biological, Chemical

NBMR – NATO Basic Military Requirement

NCIS – Naval Criminal Investigative Service (US)

NCO – Non-Commissioned Officer (US, E-4 – E-9)

NCOIC – 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

NLAW – Next Light (weight) Anti-armour Weapon

NLOS-C – Non-Line Of Sight-Cannon

NLOS-M – Non-Line Of Sight-Mortar

NOD(s) – Night Optical Device(s)

NRF – NATO Response Force

NS – Network Services

NTC – National Training Center (USA)

NUGP – nominal unit ground pressure

NV – Night Vision

NVD – Night Vision Device

NVE – 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 – Optical Beam-Riding

OCC – Obus à Charge Creusé (shaped-charge shell)

OCOKA – Observation and fields of fire, Cover and concealment, Obstacles, Key terrain, and Avenues of Approach.

OCSW – Objective Crew-Served Weapon

OCU – Operational Centre Unit

ODE – Ordnance Development and Engineering (Singapore)

OEG – Occluded Eye Gunsight (a type of Collimator sight)

OEO – optical and electro-optical

OFSA – Objective Family of Small Arms

OFSA – One Size Fits All

OFW – Objective Force Warrior

OHWS – Offensive Hand Weapon System

OIC – Officer In Charge

OICW – Objective Individual Combat Weapon

OOTW – Operations Other Than War

OP – Observation post

OP – Operators Panel

OPCON – OPerational CONtrol

OPDW – Objective Personal Defense Weapon

OPORD – OPerations Order

OPSEC – OPerational SECurity

OPV – Observation Post Vehicle

OSW – Objective Sniper Weapon

OSS (USAF) – Operational Support Squadron

OSW (USAF) – Operational Support, Weather

OT – operational test

OTA – 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

PC – Personal Computer

PCB – printed circuit board

PCC – Police Compact Carbine

PCI – Pre-combat inspection

PD – Point Defense

PD – point detonating

PD – Point of Departure

PDNA – Positioning Determining/Navigation Unit

PDRR – Program Definition and Risk Reduction

PDW – Personal Defence Weapon

PE – MoD Procurement Executive (UK)

PE – Peace Enforcement (US DoD)

PEC – 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 – Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank

PIBD – Point Initiating Base Detonated

PID – Positive Identification

PIE – pyrotechnically initiated explosive

PIP – Product Improvement Programme

PL – Phase Line

PLA – People's Liberation Army

PLARS – Position Location And Reporting System (US)

PLC – Programmable Logic Control

PLO – Palestinian Liberation Army

PLOS – Predicted Line Of Sight

PLS – Palletised Load System (US)

PM – porte mortier (mortar carrier)

PM – Product Manager

PMCS – Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services

PMEE – U.S. Air Force abbreviation for Prime Mission Electronic Equipment

PMO – 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

POS – Postes Optiques de Surveillance

POW – Prisoner(s) of War

PPI – plan position indicator

PPS – Precise Positioning Service

PRAC – practice

PRAC-T – practice tracer

PRI – projector reticle image

PRP – Personnel Reliability Program (screening and monitoring of individuals with access to "special" weapons)

PSD – Propulsion System Demonstrator

PSO – Peace Support Operations

PSS – Primary Sight System

PTO – power take-off

PVP – Petit Véhicule Protégé

PW – Prisoner of War

PWI-SR(GR) – Panser Wagen Infanterie-Standaard (Groep)

PWP – Plasticised White Phosphorus

PWR – Power

Q

QCB – Quick Change Barrel

QE – Quadrant Elevation

QRF – 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, maintainability and durability

RAN – Royal Australian Navy

RAO – Rear Area Operations

RAP – Regimental Aid Post

RAP – rocket-assisted projectile

RAPI – 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

RC/MAS – Reserve Component/Modified Armament System

RCAAS – Remote-Controlled Anti-Armor System (US)

RCAF – Royal Canadian Air Force

RCC – ROLAND Coordination Center (US)

RCDU – Remote-Controlled Defence Unit

RCL – Recoilless rifle

RCN – Royal Canadian Navy

RCS – Radar Cross Section

RCT – Regimental Combat Team

RCT – Royal Corps of Transport

RCV – Robotic Command Vehicle

RDF – 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

RF – Rimfire

RFA – Royal Field Artillery

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 Quotations

RGGS – Rifle Grenade General Service

RHA – rolled homogeneous armour

RHA – Royal Horse Artillery

RIN – the former Royal Indian Navy

RIS – Rail Interface System

RISE – Reliability Improved Selected Equipment

RLC – Royal Logistic Corps

RLEM – Rifle-Launched Entry Munition

RLG – 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 – Republic of China

ROC – required operational characteristics

ROE – 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 – Red phosphorus

RP – rocket-propelled

RPC – Rocket Pod Container

RPG – Rocket-propelled grenade

RPG – 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

RTT – Roues Transporteur de Troupes

RUC – Royal Ulster Constabulary

RWS – Remote weapon system (or station)

S

s – second(s)

S&W – Smith & Wesson

SABCA – Société Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques

SABR – Selectable Assault Battle Rifle

SABS – Stabilizing Automatic Bomb Sight

SAC – Small Arms Collimator

SACLOS – Semi-Automatic Command to Line Of Sight

SADA – Standard Advanced Dewar Assembly

SADARM – Sense And Destroy Armor (US)

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

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

SAPHEI – Semi-Armour-Piercing High Explosive Incendiary

SAPI – semi-armour-piercing incendiary

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

SD – self-destruct(ion)

SEAL – Sea/Air/Land

SEALOCK – Search, Locate, and Communicate or Kill

SEATO – Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation

SEME – School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

SEN – shell extended range NORICUM

SEP – Soldier Enhancement Programme

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 Defence System

shp – shaft horsepower

SIC – 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

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

SLR – Super Low Recoil

SLWAGL – Super Light Weight Automatic Grenade Launcher

SM – smoke

SMAW – Shoulder-launched Multi-purpose Assault Weapon

SMG – sub-machine gun

SMK – Smoke

Smoke – BE smoke base ejection

Smoke – WP smoke white phosphorus

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 – Special Operations Command

SOF – Special Operations Force(s)

SOG – Speed Over Ground

SOP – Standing/Standard Operational Procedure(s)

SOS – Struck Off Strength

SP – Shore Patrol

SP – self-propelled

SP – Soft Point

SPAAG – self-propelled anti-aircraft gun

SPAAM – self-propelled anti-aircraft missile

SPAG – self-propelled assault gun

SPARK – solid propellant advanced ramjet kinetic energy missile

SPAS – Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun

SPATG – self-propelled anti-tank gun

SPAW – self-propelled artillery weapon

SPG – self-propelled gun

SPH – self-propelled howitzer

SPL – self-propelled launcher

SPLL – Self-propelled Loader Launcher

SPLY – Supply

SPM – self-propelled mortar

SPP – Special Purpose Pistol

SPR – Special Purpose Rifle

SPS – Standard Positioning Service

SPSM – Sensorgezundete Panzerabwehr SubMunition

SPW – Special Purpose Weapon

SR – Short Rifle

SR – Staff Requirement

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

SRU – Slip Ring Unit

SRV – Surrogate Research Vehicle (US)

SSA – Special Spaced Armour

SSG – Single Shot Gun

SSK – Single Shot Kill

SSW – Squad Support Weapon

ST6 - seal team six

ST – Staff Target

STA – shell transfer arm

STAB – Steered Agile Beams

STAFF – Small Target Activated Fire-and-Forget (US)

STANAG – STANdardisation Agreement

STARTLE – Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar for Tank Location and Engagement (US)

STE/ICE – Simplified Test Equipment/Internal Combustion Engine (US)

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 – Semi WadCutter

SWS – Sniper Weapon System

T

T – Tracer

TACBE – Tacbe

TACMS – Army Tactical Missile System (US)

TACOM – Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (US)

TACP - Tactical Air Control Party

TAD – Temporary Additional Duty (Naval Services term)Temporary Duty

TADDS – Target Alert Display Data Set (US)

TADS – 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

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

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)

TNT – Trinitrotoluene

TO – Technical Order

TOE – 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

TOW – Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire command link guided (US)

TP – 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 – 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

TYDP – Ten Year Defence Programme (Australia)

U

UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

UBLE – 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

UMP – Universal Machine Pistol

USA – United States of America/United States Army

USAADS – U.S. Army Air Defense School

USAARMS – 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

USP – Universal Self-loading Pistol

UTL – Universal Tactical Light

UTM – Universal Transverse Mercator

UTS – Universal Turret System

UV – Ultraviolet

UW – Urban warfare

V

V – Volt(s)

VAB – Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé (front armoured car)

VAB – Vickers Armoured Bridgelayer

VADS – 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

VBL – Véhicule Blindé Léger (light armoured vehicle)

VBM – Véhicules Blindés Modulaires

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 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 – 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)

W

WAAC – 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 (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 – Weapons Head Assembly

WHSA – Weapons Head Support Assembly

WLR – Weapon Locating Radar

WM – Woman/Women Marine(s)

WMD – Weapon(s) of Mass Destruction

WMRV – Wheeled Maintenance and Recovery Vehicle (Canada)

WP – white phosphorus

WP-T – white phosphorus – tracer

WSM – Winchester Short Magnum

WTS – Wing Transportation Squadron (USMC)

X

XO – Executive Officer

Y

YMRS – Yugoslav multiple rocket system

Z

ZULU – GMT/UTC