3D

Three dimensional

5D

Demand Driven Direct Digital Dissemination System

A/W/E

Aircraft/Weapons/Electronics

AAA

Anti Aircraft Artillery

AACC

Airborne Air Command Center

AADC

Area Air Defense Commander

AAM

Air-to-air Missile

AAMDS

Automated Air Movement Data System

AAOM

Advanced Aircrew Oxygen Mask

AASS

Advanced Air Surveillance Radar

AATO

Automated Air Tasking Order

AATS

Advanced Airborne Targeting System

ABCCC

Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center

ABD

Air Base Defense

ABGD

Air Base Ground Defense

ABI

Airborne Intercept

ABITS

Airborne Imagery Transmission System

ABL

Airborne Laser

ABLE

Advanced Building Block for Large Area Exploitation

ABM

Anti-Ballistic Missile

ABO

Air Base Operability

ABS

Air Base Systems

ACADA

Automatic Chemical Agent Detector/Alarm

ACAT

Acquisition Category

ACC

Air Combat Command

ACCS

Advanced Capabilities Collection System

ACCS

Air Command and Control System (NATO)

ACE

Airborne Command Element

ACI

Air Control Intercept

ACIS

Air Combat Information System

ACMI

Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation

ACO

Airspace Control Order

ACPT

Air Campaign Planning Tool

Acq

Acquisition

ACRS

Advanced Cargo Restraint System

ACS

Agile Combat Support

ACS

Airborne COMINT System

ACSC

Air Command and Staff College

ACT

Airborne Communications Terminal

ACTD

Advance Concept Technology Demonstration

ACTS

Air Combat Training System

ACU

Avionics Control Unit

AD

Active Defense

ADA

Air Defense Artillery

ADDA

Active Defense Decision Aid

ADDS

Advanced Display and Debriefing System

ADI

Attitude Directional Indicator

ADP

Automated Data Processing

ADR

Advanced Design Refrigeration Unit

ADR

Air Data Recorder

ADRG

Arc Digital Raster Graphics

ADRI

Arc Digital Raster Imagery

ADS

Aircraft Defensive Systems

ADS

Airspace Deconfliction System

ADSB

Aerial Delivery Support Branch

ADSF

Aerial Delivery Support Flight

ADU

Air Defense Unit

AE

Aeromedical Evacuation

AECC

Aeromedical Evacuation Coordination Center

AECS

Advanced Entry Control System

AEELS

Automatic ELINT Emitter Location System

AERP

Aircrew Eye/Respiratory Protection

AES

Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

AES

Airborne ELINT System

AETACS

Airborne Elements of the Theater Air Control System

AETC

Air Education and Training Command

AETS

Advanced Emitter Targeting System

AF

Air Force

AFAC

Airborne Forward Air Controller

AFB

Air Force Base

AFCC

Air Force Component Commander

AFCERT

Air Force Computer Emergency Response Team

AFDD

Air Force Doctrine Document

AFFF

Aqueous Film Forming Foam

AFFOR

Air Force Forces

AFI

Air Force Instruction

AFINTNET

Air Force Intelligence Network

AFIWC

Air Force Information Warfare Center

AFLRP

Air Force Long Range Plan

AFM

Air Force Manual

AFMAN

Air Force Manual

AFMC

Air Force Material Command

AFMSS

Air Force Mission Support System

AFNET

Air Force Net

AFP

Air Force Plan

AFPD

Air Force Policy Directive

AFR

Air Force Regulation

AFRCC

Air Force Rescue Coordination Center

AFRES

Air Force Reserve

AFSAA

Air Force Studies and Analysis

AFSATCOM

Air Force Satellite Communications System

AFSFCR

Air Force Space Forecast Center Replacement

AFSOC

Air Force Special Operations Command

AFSOF

Air Force Special Operations Forces

AFSPC

Air Force Space Command

AFTAC

Air Force Technical Applications Center

AFW

Air Force Weather

AFWSS

Air Force Weather Support System

AG

Airlift Group

AGB

Accessory Gear Box

AGE

Aerospace Ground Equipment

AGL

Above Ground Level

AGM

Air to Ground Missile

AHOS-M

Advanced Hybrid Oxygen Generating System-Medical

AI

Air Interdiction

AI

Airborne Interceptor

AIA

Air Intelligence Agency

AIC

ASARS Interface Console

AIDECON

Aircraft Interior Decontamination

AIG

Air Intelligence Group

AIM

Air Intercept Missile

AirCommTerm

Airborne Communications Terminal

AIRES

Advanced Imagery Requirements and Exploitation System

AIS

Air Intelligence Squadron

AIS

Automated Information System

AIU

Avionics Interface Unit

AJ

Anti Jam

AJCOM

Anti Jam Communications

ALARM

Alert, Locate and Report Missiles

ALC

Air Logistics Center

ALCC

Airlift Coordination Cell

ALCF

Airlift Control Flight

ALCM

Air Launched Cruise Missile

ALCS

Airlift Control Squadron

ALD

Airborne Laser Demo

ALE

AIRES Life Extension

ALE

Automatic Link Establishment

ALEP

Aircrew Laser Eye Protection

ALERT

Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theater

ALO

Air Liaison Officer

ALRSS

Advanced Land Remote Sensing System

ALS

Airborne Link Segment

AM

Amplitude Modulation

AMAD

Airframe Mounted Accessory Drive System

AMC

Air Mission Commander

AMC

Air Mobility Command

AMCF

Air Mobility Control Flight

AMCS

Air Mobility Control Squadron

AME

Air Mobility Elements

AMHS

Automated Message Handling System

AMI

ADLP Maintainability Improvement

AMI

ASARS Maintainability Improvement

AMLCD

Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Displays

AMMP

Air Mobility Master Plan

AMODSM

Advanced Message Oriented Data Security Module

AMOG

Air Mobility Operations Group

AMOS

Air Mobility Operations Squadron

AMPS

Automated Mission Planning System

AMRAAM

Advanced Medium Range Air-to-air Missile

AMS

Airlift Mission Schedule

AMS

Analysis Modeling and Simulation

AMT

Air Movement Table

AN/TPS-75

Army-Navy/Tactical Radar Search Radar

ANDCE

Airborne Nuclear Debris Collection Equipment

ANDVT

Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal

ANG

Air National Guard

ANGRC

Air National Guard Readiness Center

AO

Area of Operations

AO

Attack Operations

AOB

Airlift Operations Branch

AOC

Air Operations Center

AODA

Attack Operations Decision Aid

AOG

Air Operations Group

AOI

Areas of Interest

AOR

Area of Responsibility

AOTH

Advanced Over-the-Horizon (radar)

APADS

Auto Pilot Air Data System

APC

Armored Personnel Carrier

APECS

Aircrew Personal Environmental Control System

API

Application Program Interfaces

APMS

Advanced Precision Measurement System

APOE

Aerial Port of Embarkation

APREP

AMRAAM Productibility Enhancement Program

APS

Advanced Planning System

APS

Aerial Port Squadron

APS

ASARS Processing Segment

APU

Auxiliary Power Unit

ARC

Air Reserve Component

ARC

Airlift Reserve Component

ARE

Atmospheric Research Equipment

ARFOR

Army Forces

ARG

Amphibious Readiness Groups

ARM

Anti-Radiation Missile

ARMRV

Armored Mobile Reconnaissance Vehicle

ARMRV

Armored Multi-Role Vehicle

ARPA

Advanced Research Projects Agency

ARS

Advanced Radiographic System

ARSA

Airborne Reconnaissance and Surveillance Architecture

ARTS

Advanced Remote Transporter System

AS

Airlift Squadron

ASAR

Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar

ASARG

Autonomous Synthetic Aperture Radar Guidance

ASARS

Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System

ASAT

Anti-satellite

ASC

Aeronautical Systems Center

ASC2A

Air and Space Command and Control Agency

ASIC

Application specific integrated circuit

ASIM

Automated Security Incident Measurement

ASIT

Adaptable Surface Interface Terminal

ASM

Air to Surface Missile

ASOC

Air Support Operations Center

ASOC

Assured Support to Operational Commanders

ASTE

Advanced Strategic Tactical Expendable

ATACK

Advanced Target Attack Flight Demo

ATACMS

Army Tactical Missile System

ATAGS

Advanced Technology Anti-G Suit

ATARS

Advanced Tactical Reconnaissance System

ATC

Air Traffic Control

ATC

Automatic Target Cueing

ATCALS

Air Traffic Control And Landing Systems

ATCALS

Air Traffic Control Liaison Section

ATD

Advanced Technology Demonstration

ATD

Aircrew Training Device

ATD

Automatic Terrain Delimination

ATH

Air Transportable Hospital

ATLAS

Advanced Technology Laser System

ATM

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

ATO

Air Tasking Order

ATR

Automatic Target Recognition

ATS

Aircrew Training System

ATT

Advanced Theater Transport

ATT RES

Attrition Reserve

ATTD

Advanced Technology Transition Demonstration

AUP

Advanced Unitary Penetrator

AUTODIN

Automatic Digital Network

AVTR

Airborne Video Tape Recorder

AW

Airlift Wing

AWACS

Airborne Warning and Control System

AWADS

Adverse Weather Aerial Delivery System

AWAPS

Automated Weather Analysis and Prediction System

AWDS

Automated Weather Distribution System

AWMDS

Air Warrior Measurement and Debriefing System

AWMDS

Air Warrior Measurement and Debriefing System

AWS

Advisory Warning System

BAC

Broad Area Coverage

BAI

Backup Aircraft Inventory

BAN

Base Area Networks

BAR

Broad Area Review

BAT

Brilliant Anti-armor Submunition

BBIS

Battle Broadcast Information System

BCT

Battlefield Communications Terminal

BDA

Battle Damage Assessment

BDI

Battle Damage Information

BE

Battle Execution

BE

Brilliant Eyes

BES

Budget Estimate Submission

BGPHES

Battle Group Passive Horizon Extension System

BIODET

Biological Agent Detector

B-ISDN

Broadband-Integrated Services Digital Network

BIT

Built-In-Test

BL

Baseline

BLOS

Beyond Line of Sight

BLU

Bomb Live Units

BM

Battle Management

BM/C4I

Battle Management C4I

BMCS

Base Meteorological Center System

BMD

Ballistic Missile Defense

BMDO

Ballistic Missile Defense Office

BNCC

Base Network Control Center

BPI

Boost Phase Intercept

bps

bits per second

BPSK

Binary Phase Shift Keying

BRAC

Base Realignment and Closure

BRCS

Base Recovery Communications System

BSD

Battlefield Situation Display

BT-H

Beyond The Horizon

BTC

Bombing Target Changes

BTH

Beyond the Horizon

BUR

Bottom Up Review

BVR

Beyond Visual Range

BW

Biological Weapon

C2

Command & Control

C2IPS

Command Control Information Processing System

C2W

Command and Control Warfare

C3

Command, Control, and Communications

C3I

Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence

C4I

Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence

CA

Counterair

CAB

Combat Area Broadcast

CADC

Central Air Data Computer

CADS

Combat Aerial Delivery School

CADS

Combat Airspace Deconfliction System

CAF

Combat Air Forces

CAFWSP

CAF Weather Support Package

CALCM

Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile

CALS

Contingency Airfield Lighting System

CAMPS

Computer-Aided Mission Planning System

CAMS

Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance System

CAMS

Core Automated Maintenance System

CAP

Combat Air Patrol

CARP

Computed Air Release Point

CARS

Contingency Airborne Reconnaissance System

CAS

Close Air Support

CAS-B

Combat Ammunition System Base

CATIS

Computer Aided Tactical Information System

CATS

Combined Armament Test Station

CATT

C2W Analysis and Targeting Tool

CAVTR

Color Airborne Video Tape Recorder

CB

Chem/bio

CB/CE

COBRA BALL/COBRA EYE

CBM

Conventional Bomb Modules

CBO

Contingency Base Operations

CBRN

Caribbean Basin RADAR Network

CBSP

COTS-Based SAR Processor

CBU

Cluster bomb unit

CC

Combat Coded

CCD

Camouflage Concealment Deception

CCM

Counter-countermeasures

CCP

Consolidated Cryptologic Program

CCS

Combat Control Squadron

CCT

Combat Control Team

CCTS

Combat Crew Training School

CCUP

Consolidated Clean-Up

CDFS

Cloud Depiction and Forecast System

CDL

Common Data Link

CDP

Combined Data Processor

CDS

Container Delivery System

CE

Civil Engineer

CE

COBRA EYE

CE

Critical Experiment

CEB

Combined Effect Bomblets

CEMS

Comprehensive Engine Management System

CENTCOM

United States Central Command

CEP

Circular Error Probable

CEPS

CITS Expert Parameters System

CFRS

Computerized Fault Reporting System

CFRS

Contingency Fuel Recovery System

CGS

Common Ground Station

CGTS

Computer Generated Training System

CHAMP

Chemically/Biologically Hardened Air Management Plant

CHATH

Chemically/Biologically Hardened Air Transportable Hospital

CHBDL

Common High Bandwidth Data Link

CHCS

Composite Health Care Systems

CHOP

Change in Operational Control

CIA

Central Intelligence Agency

CIAP

Command Intelligence Architecture Program

CIC

Combat Integration Capability

CID

Combat Identification

CIGSS

Common Imagery Ground Surface System

CIJ

Close In Jamming

CINC

Commander in Chief

CINC

Commander-in-Chief

CIO

Central Imagery Office

CIS

Combat Intelligence System

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States

CIS-CL

Combat Intelligence System - Component Level

CIS-UL

Combat Intelligence System-Unit Level

CITS

Combat Information Transfer System

CJCS

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

CJCSI

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction

CLOAR

Common Low Observable Autorouter

CLOVeR

Common Low Observable Verification Radar

CM

Countermeasures

CM

Cruise Missile

CMCS

COMINT Mission Collection System

CMDS

Countermeasures Dispenser Set

CMF

Combat Mission Folder

CMFD

Color Multi-Functional Displays

CMIS

Closed Loop Maintenance Information System

CMLSA

Commercial Microwave Landing System Avionics

CMO

Collection Management Office

CMOS

Cargo Movement Operations System

CMP

Computational Map Processor/Configuration Management Plan

CMR

Crisis Management Reconnaissance

CMS

Common Mapping System

CMS

Community Management Staff

CMS

Counter Measures System

CMS

Countermeasures set

CMST

Collection Management Support Tool

CMTK

Common Mapping Tool Kit

CMW

Compartmented Mode Workstation

CMWS

Common Missile Warning System

CO

Campaign Objectives

COA

Courses of Action

COCOM

Combatant Command

COE

Common Operating Environment

COEA

Cost and Operations Effectiveness Analysis

COM

Collection Operations Management

COMACC

Commander, Air Combat Command

COMAFFOR

Commander, Air Force Forces

COMBAT ACE

Combined Advanced Technology Acceleration/Chemical Ensemble

COMINT

Communications Intelligence

COMM

Communications

COMPUSEC

Computer Security

COMSEC

Communications Security

CONOPS

Concept of Operations

CONPLAN

Operations Plans in Concept Format

CONUS

Continental United States

COS

Communications Segment

COTS

Commercial-off-the-Shelf

CPG

Communications Process Group

CPMP

Collection and Processing Mission Planner

CRAF

Civil Reserve Air Fleet

CRC

Control and Reporting Center

CRCC

Combined Rescue Coordination Center

CRE

Control and Reporting Element

CRMA

Collection Requirements Management Applications

CRSS

Commercial Remote Sensing System

CRT

Cathode Ray Tubes

CS

COMBAT SENT

CS

CONSTANT SOURCE

CSAF

Chief of Staff of the Air Force

CSAMS

COMBAT SENT Airborne Maintenance Station

CSAR

Combat Search and Rescue

CSARP

Common SAR Processor

CSARTF

Combat Search and Rescue Task Force

CSE

Client-Server Environment

CSEL

Combat Survivor Evader Locator

CSOT

Constant Source Operators Terminal

CSRL

Common Strategic Rotary Launcher

CSS

Combat Supply System

CSTARS

COMBAT SENT Technical Acquisition Receiver System

CTAPS

Contingency Theater Automated Planning System

CTF

Commander Task Force

CTIS 3DS

Command Tactical Information System Digital Decision Display System

CTR

Combat Training Range

CTT/HR

Commander's Tactical Terminal/Hybrid Receive

CV

Vice Commander

CVBG

Carrier Battle Group

CW

Chemical Weapon

CW

Composite Wing

CW

Continuous Wave

CWDE

Chemical Warfare Defense Ensemble

CWOC

Composite Wing Operations Center

CWS

Combat Weather System

DACT

Data Automated Control Terminal

DAMA

Demand Assigned Multiple Access

DARO

Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office

DARP

Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Program

DAU

Data Acquisition Unit

dB

Decibel

DBOF-T

Defense Business Operating Fund-Transportation

DBTC

Database Terrain Cueing

DCA

Defensive Counter Air

DCA

Dual Capable Aircraft or Defensive Counter-Air

DCAPES

Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution System

DCE

Distributed Computer Environments

DCI

Defensive Counter Information

DCRSI

Digital Cassette Recorder System Incremental

DCS

Defense Communication System

DCT

Digital Communications Terminal

DCW

Digital Chart of the World

DDFP

Deployable Defensive Fighting Positions

DDN

Defense Data Network

DDS

Defense Dissemination System

DDT

Delay/Denial Technology

DE

Directed Energy

DEFSMAC

Defense Special Missile and Astronautics Center

DERP

Disposable Eye/Respiratory Protection

Det

Detachment

DEW

Directed Energy Weapons

DF

Direction Finding

DFCC

Digital Flight Control Computer

DFCS

Digital Flight Control System

DFLCC

Digital Flight Control Computer

DFP

Defensive Fighting Positions

DFPS

Deployable Field Pavement System

DGIF

Deployable Ground Intercept Facility

DGS

Deployable Ground Station

DIA

Defense Intelligence Agency

DIOP

Data Input/Output Port

DIPS

Digital Imagery Production System

DIRCM

Directed Infrared Countermeasures

DIRMOBFOR

Director of Mobility Forces

DIS

Defense Information System

DIS

Distributed Interactive Simulation

DISA

Defense Information Systems Agency

DISN

Defense Information System Network

DISNET

DDN Integrated Secure Network

DISS

Dispersed Integrated Security System

DL or D/L

Downlink

DLA

Defense Logistics Agency

DLIR

Downward Looking Infrared

DMA

Defense Mapping Agency

DMAS

Dynametric Analysis System

DMS

Defense Message System

DMS

Digital Mapping System

DMS

Diminishing Manufacturing Sources

DMSP

Defense Meteorological Satellite Program

DMT

Distributed Mission Training

DMZ

Demilitarized Zone

DNCC

Deployed Network Control Center

DOC

Design Operational Capability

DoD

Department of Defense

DODIIS

DoD Intelligence Information System

DOE

Department of Energy

DP

Development Plan

DPCS

Data Processing and Correlation System

DPG

Defense Planning Guidance

DPGDS

Deployable Power/Generator Distribution System

DRA

ACC Director of Requirements Aerospace Control Division

DRF

Director of Requirements, Force Enhancement Division

DRFM

Digital RF Memory

DRFR

DRF Airborne Reconnaissance Requirements Branch

DRLM

Digital Radar Landmass

DRPS

Deployable Pavement Repair System

DRS

Director of Requirements, Common Systems Division

DRSF

Director of Requirements, Force Protection Branch

DRSN

Defense Red Switch Network

DSA

Directed Search Area

DSCS

Defense Satellite Communications System

DSMS

Digital Stores Management System

DSN

Defense Switched Network

DSP

Defense Support Program

DSSCS

Defense Special Security Communications Systems

DSU

Direct Support Unit

DSUP

Defensive System

DT&E

Development Test and Evaluation

DTC

Data Transfer Cartridge

DTD

Data Transfer Device

DTED

Digitized Terrain Elevation Data

DTS

Digital Terrain System

DTS

Digital Terrain System

DTUC

Data Transfer Unit Code

DZ

Drop Zone

DZST

Drop Zone Support Team

EA

Electronic Attack

EAC

Echelon Above Corps

EAGLE

Extended Airborne Global Launch Evaluator

EALS

Emergency Airfield Lighting System

E-BTH

Enhanced Beyond the Horizon

EC

Electronic Combat

ECBM

Enhanced Conventional Bomb Modules

ECCM

Electronic Counter Countermeasure

ECCO

Electronic Combat Coordination Officer

ECDS

Equipment Contamination Detection System

ECM

Electronic Countermeasure

ECPGMP

Electronic Combat Product Group Master Plan

ECS

Environmental Control System

ECU

Environmental Control Unit

EDM

Engineering Development Model

EDTS

Expanded Data Transfer System

EEI

Essential Elements of Information

EFCC

Enhanced Fire Control Computer

EFS

External Fuel System

EGI

Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System

EIP

ELINT Improvement Program

ELECTROOPTINT

Electro-Optical Intelligence

ELF

Emitter Library File

ELINT

Electronics Intelligence

e-mail

Electronic Mail

EM

Electromagnetic

EMCON

Emission control

EMCS

ELINT Mission Control System

EMD

Engineering, Manufacture and Development

EMI

Electromagnetic Interference

EMP

Electromagnetic Pulse

EMSEC

Emanations Security

EMT

Expert Missile Tracker

EMTI

Enhanced Moving Target Indicator

ENAF

Emergency Nuclear Airlift Forces

ENF

ELINT Notation File

EO

Electro-optical

EO-LOROPS

Electro-Optical Long Range Oblique Photography System

EOB

Electronic Order of Battle

EOD

Explosive Ordnance Disposal

EP

Electronic Protection

EPL

ELINT Parameter List

EPLRS

Enhanced position Location Reporting System

EPROMS

Electrical, Erasable, Programmable, Read-Only Memory System

EPU

Emergency Power Unit

ERO

Engine Running Offload/Onload

ERP

Effective Radiated Power

ERPS

External Frequency Interference Protection System

ES

Electronic Support

ES/C

Expandable Shelter/Container

ESAF

Electronic Safe and Armed Fuzes

ESAR

Enhanced SAR

ESC

Electronic Systems Center

ESKE

Enhanced Stationkeeping Equipment

ESM

Electronic Support Measures

ESS

Exploitation Support Segment

ESU

Electrical System Upgrade

ETE

End-to-End

ETRAC

Enhanced TRAC

EUCOM

United States European Command

EVS

Electro-Optical Viewing System

EW

Electronic Warfare or Early Warning

EWIR

Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming

EWMS

Electronic Warfare Management System

EWO

Electronic Warfare Officer

EWPE

EW processing element

EWS

Early Warning System

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FAA/AF

Federal Aviation Agency/Air Force

FAC

Forward Air Controllers

FACP

Forward Air Control Posts

FAE

Fuel Air Explosive

FAMS

Fuels Automated Management System

FAP

Functional Area Plan

FAR

Frequency Adjunct Radar

FATE

Female Acceleration Tolerance Enhancement

FC

Fire control

FCBHMD

Full Color Binocular Helmet Mounted Display

FCC

Fire Control Commit

FDDI

Fiber Distribution Data Interface

FDECU

Field Deployable Environmental Control Unit

FDMA

Frequency Division Multi-Access Antenna

FDP

Fusion Data Processor

FE

Flight Engineer

FEBA

Forward Edge of the Battle Area

FES

Follow-on Exploitation System

FEWS

Follow-on Early Warning System

FINDS

Flexible Information Dissemination System

FIRRS

FARR/Iceland Air Defense Remote Rekeying System

FISINT

Foreign Instrumentation Intelligence

FIST

Fleet Imagery Service Terminal

FL

Focal Length

FLDR

Flight Loads Data Recorder

FLEX

Force Level Execution Module

FLIR

Forward Looking Infrared

FLOT

Forward Line of Own Troops

FM

Frequency Modulation

FMOP

Frequency Modulation On Pulse

FO

Fiber optic

FOA

Field Operating Agencies

FOB

Forward Operating Base

FOC

Full Operational Capability or Final Operational Capability

FOD

Foreign Object Damage

FOL

Forward Operating Location

FOV

Field of View

FOWW

Follow-On Wild Weasel

FOXFIRE

Fused Offensive/Defensive Sensor for Fire Control

FPA

Focal Plane Array

FSK

Frequency Shift Keying

FSU

Former Soviet Union

FTI

Fixed Target Imagery and Fixed Target Indicator

FWE

Fighter Wing Equivalent

FWOS

Fixed Weather Observation System

FY

Fiscal Year

FYDP

Future Years Defense Program

G/C ENS

Groundcrew Ensemble

GAC

General Avionics Computer

GATM

Global Air Traffic Management

GBR

Ground Based Radar

GBS

Global Broadcast System

GBU

Guided Bomb Unit

GC

Gas Chromatography

GCAS

Ground Collision Avoidance System

GCC

Ground Component Commander

GCCS

Global Command Control System

GCI

Ground Controlled Intercept

GCP

Ground Control Processor

GCU

Generator Control Unit

GDIP

General Defense Intelligence Program

GDPS

Ground Data Processing System

GDR

Ground Data Reduction

GDSS

Global Decision Support System

GEO

Geosynchronous Earth Orbit

GEP

Ground Entry Point

GFE

Government Furnished Equipment

GHFS

Global High Frequency System

GHz

Gigahertz

GINS

Government Information Network System

GIP

Ground Impact Point

GM

Guided Missile

GMF

Ground Mobile Force

GMI

General Military Intelligence

GMTI

Ground Moving Target Indication

GMTS

Ground Moving Target Search

GMTT

Ground Moving Target Track

GOC

Global Operations Center or Ground Operations Center

GOTS

Government-off-the-shelf

GPS

Global Positioning System

GPSJ

Global Positioning System Jammer

GRDCUS

Gulf Range Drone Control Upgrade System

GSIDS

GPS, Stellar, Inertial, Doppler Navigation System

GSM

Ground Station Module

GSS

Gyro Stabilization System

GTACS

Ground Theater Air Control System

GTN

Global Transportation Network

GUI

Graphical User Interface

HABE

High Altitude Balloon Experiment

HAE

High Altitude Endurance

HAE-LO

HAE-Low Observable

HAE-UAV

High Altitude Endurance-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

HAES

High Altitude ELINT System

HAF

Headquarters Air Force

HARM

High-Speed Anti-radiation Missile

HAS

Hardened Aircraft Shelter

HASA

High Altitude SIGINT Architecture

HDS

Hard Disk Subsystem

HEO

High Eccentricity Orbit

H-HMMWV

Heavy High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle

HE

Heavy Equipment

HE

High Explosive

HF

Height Finder

HF

High Frequency

HFE

Highband Frequency Extension

HIDAR

High Data Rate

HIIR

High Inclination Infrared

HLM

High Leverage Munition

HMCS

Helmet Mounted Cueing System

HMD

Helmet Mounted Display

HMMWV

High Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicle

HMS

Helmet Mounted Sight

HMS+

Helmet Mounted Sight Plus

HPC

High Performance Computing

HPG

Hardcopy Processor Group

HPM

High-Power Microwave

HPMSK

High Priority Mission Support Kit

HPT

High Pressure Turbine

HPWS

High Pressure Water Separator

HQ

Headquarters

HQAN

HAVE QUICK A-Net

HR

High Resolution

HR

Hybrid Receive

HRCS

High Resolution Camera System

HRR

High Resolution Radar

HSC

Human Systems Center

HSI

Horizontal Situational Indicator

HSIP

H Camera Sensor Improvement Program

HTS

HARM Targeting System

HUD

Heads Up Display

HULTEC

Hull To Emitter Correlation

HUMINT

Human Intelligence

HVA

High valued asset

HVAA

High Value Airborne Asset

HVAC

Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning

HW

Hardware

Hz

Hertz

I&A

Identification and Authentication

I&W

Indications and Warning

IA

Information Attack

IADS

Integrated Air Defense System

IAVTR

Integrated Audio Visual Transmitter/Receiver

IAW

In Accordance With

IC

Intelligence Correlation

ICAO

International Civil Aeronautics Organization

ICBM

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

ICM

Intelligence Correlation Module

ICNIA

Integrated Communications Navigation IFF Avionics

ICNIS

Integrated Comm Nav Interphone Sys

ICON

Image Communications and Operations Node

ICON

Integration Contract

ICP

Interface Change Proposal

ICSMS

Integrated Conventional Stores Management Processor

ID

Identify/Identification

IDECM

Integrated Defensive ECM

I-DGS

Interim-Deployable Ground Station

IDGS

Interim Deployable Ground Station

IDHS

Intelligence Data Handling System

IDK

Initial Deployment Kitchen

IDL

Interoperable Data Link

IDM

Improved Data Modem

IDPS

Integrated Deployable Processing System

IEC

Imagery Exploitation Cell

IED

Improvised Explosive Devices

IETM

Interactive Electronic Technical Manual

IFAP

Intelligence Functional Area Plan

IFF

Identification Friend or Foe

IFPS

Intraformation Positioning System

IFTU

Interceptor In-flight Target Updates

IFWD

Integrated Fire Control Weapon Delivery

IG

Intelligence Group

IGDL

Interoperable Ground Data Link

IHPTET

Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology

IHUD

Improved Heads Up Display

IITS

Intra-Theater Imagery Transmission System

IJMS

Interim JTIDS Message Specification

ILS

Instrument Landing System

IMC

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

IMINT

Imagery Intelligence

IMS

Ion Mobility Spectroscopy

IMU

Inertial Measurement Unit

INFOSEC

Information Security

INMARSAT

International Maritime Satellite

INS

Inertial Navigation System

INU

Inertial Navigation Unit

IOC

Initial Operational Capability

IP

Instructor Pilot

IPB

Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield

IPE

Individual Protective Equipment

IPF

Intelligence Processing Facility

IPIR

Initial Photo Interpretation Report

IPIX

Interface Processor for Imagery Exchange

IPL

Integrated Priority List

IPR

Impulse Response

IPS

Intraformation Positioning System

IPSRU

Inertial Pseudo-Star Reference Unit

IPT

Integrated Product Team

IR

Infrared

IR&D

Independent Research and Development

IRAA

Infrared Acquisition Array

IRCCM

Infrared Counter-Countermeasures

IRCM

Infrared Countermeasures

IRSS

Infrared Surveillance System

IRST

Infrared Search and Track

ISAR

Inverse SAR

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network

ISO

International Standards Organization

ISOS

Intelligent Secure Operating System

ISTD

Integrated Space Technology Demonstration

ITO

Integrated Tasking Order

ITV

Interactive Television

IW

Information Warfare

JA/ATT

Joint Airborne/Air Transportability Training

JAC

Joint Analysis Center

JASA

Joint Airborne SIGINT Architecture

JASS

Joint Airborne SIGINT System

JASSM

Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile

JAST

Joint Advanced Strike Technology

JBPDS

Joint Biological Point Detection System

JBREWS

Joint Biological Remote Early Warning System

JCAD

Joint Chemical Agent Detector

JCBAWM

Joint Chemical/Biological Agent Water Monitor

JCMT

Joint Collection Management Tool

JCS

Joint Chiefs of Staff

JCTCS

Joint Tactical Combat Training System

JDAM

Joint Direct Attack Munition

JDISS

Joint Deployable Intelligence Support System

JDSS

JFACC Decision Support System

JFACC

Joint Forces Air Component Commander

JFC

Joint Forces Commander

JFIRE

Joint Firefighting Integrated Response Ensemble

JFLCC

Joint Forces Land Component Commander

JFS

Jet Fuel Starter

JHMCS

Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System

JI

Joint Inspection

JIC

Joint Intelligence Center

JIEO

Joint Interoperability Engineering Organization

JINTACCS

Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control Systems

JLNBCRS

Joint Lightweight NBC Reconnaissance System

JM

JTIDS Module

JMAPS

Joint Message Analysis and Processing System

JMC

Joint Movement Center

JMEM

Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual

JMI

JTIDS MAOC Integration

Joint STARS

Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System; also, JSTARS

JOPES

Joint Operations Planning and Execution System

JOTS

Joint Operational Tactical System (Navy)

JPACE

Joint Protective Aircrew Ensemble

JPO

Joint Program Office

JPT

JFACC Planning Tool

JPTS

Jet Petroleum Thermally Stable

JRC

Joint Reconnaissance Center

JRTC

Joint Readiness Training Center

JSAM

Joint Service Aircrew Mask

JSCP

Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan

J-SEAD

Joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses

JSECST

Joint Service EC System Tester

JSF

Joint Service Fighter

JSGPM

Joint Service General Purpose Mask

JSIPS

Joint Service Imagery Processing System

JSLIST

Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology

JSLIST

Joint Studies List

JSLSCAD

Joint Service Lightweight Standoff Chemical Agent Detector

JSOW

Joint Stand-off Weapon

JSPS

Joint Strategic Planning System

JSRC

Joint Search and Rescue Center

JSS

Joint Surveillance System

JSSED

Joint Service Sensitive Equipment Decontamination

JSTARS

Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System

JSTE

Joint Systems Training Exercises

JTAGS

Joint Tactical Ground Station

JTCTS

Joint Tacitcal Combat Training System

JTF

Joint Task Force

JTFC

JTF Commander

JTIDS

Joint Tactical Information Distribution System

JWARN

Joint Warning and Reporting Network

JWARS

Joint Warning And Reporting System

JWICS

Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System

Kbps

Kilobits Per Second

KCOIC

Korean Combat Operations Intelligence Center

KEW

Kinetic Energy Weapon

Kft

Kilofeet

KHz

Kilohertz

KIAS

Knots, Indicated Airspeed

KKV

Kinetic Kill Vehicle

km

Kilometers

KTAS

Knots, True Airspeed

LAC

Local Area Controller

LADAR

Laser Detecting and Ranging

LAES

Low Altitude ELINT System

LAN

Local Area Network

LANTIRN

Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night

LARS

Lightweight Airborne Recovery System

LASTE

Low-Altitude Safety and Targeting Enhancement (A/OA-10)

LATS

Large Aperture Tracking System

LAU

Launcher Adapter Unit

LAV-AD

Light Armored Vehicle - Air Defense

lbs

Pounds

LCDL

Low-Cost Data Link

LEFRA

Leading Edge Flap Rotary Actuator

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

LGW

Laser Guided Weapon

LICS

L-band Interference Cancellation System

LIDAR

Light Detection and Ranging

LIDD

Lightweight Disposable Disrupter

LMST

Lightweight Multi-band Satellite Terminals

LNA

Low Noise Amplifier

LO

Low Observable

LO/VLO

Low Observable/Very Low Observable

LOC

Lines of Communication

LOCAAS

Low Cost Anti-armor Submunition

LOCAAS

Low Cost Autonomous Attack Submunition

LOD

Level of Detail

LODIS

Low Cost Dispenser

LOE

Level of Effort

LOFT

Laser Optical Fourier Transform

LOROP

Long-Range Oblique Photography

LOS

Line of Sight

LPI/LPD

Low Probability of Intercept/Detection

LRC

Lesser Regional Conflict

LRE

Launch and Recovery Element

LRIR

Long Range Infrared

LRU

Line replaceable unit

LSB/USB

Lower Sideband/Upper Sideband

LST

Laser Spot Tracker

LTAS

Laser Threat Analysis System

LW/D

Laser Warning/Defeat

LWIR

Longwave Infrared

LZ

Landing Zone

M&P

Materials and Processes

M&S

Modeling and Simulation

MAA

Mission Area Assessment

MAAS

Mobile Aircraft Arresting System

MAC

Military Airlift Command

MACOM

Major Army Command

MADP

Mission Area Development Plan

MAE

Medium Altitude Endurance

MAFFS

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System

MAINS

Multi-access Intelligence Nomination System

MAJCOM

Major Command

MAMS

Military Airspace Management System

MANPAD

Manned Point Air Defense

MAOC

Modular Air Operations Center

MAP

Mission Area Plan

MARE

Mission Analysis Report Electrical

MARFOR

Marine Forces

MASC

Modeling and Simulation Center

MASINT

Measurement and Signature Intelligence

MAT

Mission Area Team

MATT

Multi-Mission Advanced Tactical Terminal

MAW

Missile Approach Warning

MAXI

Modular Architecture for the Exchange of Information

MBPAA

Multi-beam phased array antenna

Mbps

Megabits per second

MC&G

Mapping, Charting and Geodesy

MCC

Mission Control Cell

MCD

Main Charge Disrupter

MCE

Mission Control Element

MCE

Modular Control Equipment

MCG&I

Mapping, Charting, Geodesy, & Imagery

MCM

Major Command Manual

MCR

Multi-Command Regulation

MCS

Modular Control System (formerly Modular Control Equipment, MCE)

MCU

Multicrypto Unit

MDLV

Memory Data Load/Verifier

MDP

MOBSTR Deployed Processor

MDS

Manned Destructive SEAD

MDS

Mission Design Series

MDTC

Mega Data Transfer Cartridge

MEB

Marine Expenditional Brigades

MECS

Manual ELINT Collection Subsystem

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