Glossary of military abbreviations

List of abbreviations, acronyms and initials related to military subjects such as modern armor, artillery, infantry, and weapons, along with their definitions. == A == A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US) AAL – Additional authorization list AAN – Army after next AAP – Advance authority to procure AAPC – Advanced armoured personnel carrier (Turkiye) AARADCOM – Army Armament Research and Development Command AAR – After-action review AASLT – Air assault 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 ABCS – Automated battlefield control system AB(C) – Aviation battalion (combat) ABIT – Advanced built-in test ABM – Air-bursting munition ABM – Anti-ballistic missile ABMD – Aegis ballistic missile defense system ABMS – Air-bursting ammunition system ABN – Airborne ABNSOTD – Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate ABRO – Army Base Repair Organization ABS – Aww-busting system ABS – Anti-lock braking system ABSP – Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) signal processor ABSV – Armoured battlegroup support vehicle ABU — Airman Battle Uniform A/C – Aircraft commander AC – Alternating current ACAwa – ATEC contracting activity 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 – Army contracting command 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 ACF – Acquisition Career Field ACF-TE – Acquisition Career Field-Test & Evaluation ACH – Advanced Combat Helmet (MICH TC-2000 Combat Helmet) ACIE – Army Clothing and Individual Equipment ACLOS – Automatic 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 – Armored command and reconnaissance vehicle ACS – Artillery communications system ACS – Aegis combat system ACS – Air control supervisor ACS – Anti-collision system ACSC – Aegis combat systems center ACTD – Advanced concept technology demonstration ACTEDS – Acquisition career training and education development system ACTS – Aegis combat training system ACU – Army Combat Uniform ACU – Antenna coupler unit ACV – Aardvark clearing vehicle ACV – Armored combat vehicle ACVT – Armored Combat Vehicle Technology Program (US) A/D – Analog to digital AD – Air defense ADA – Air defense artillery ADACS – Automated data collection system ADAM – Area denial artillery munition ADAMS – Air Defense Advanced Mobile System (US) ADAP – Advanced digital antenna production ADAP – Army designated acquisition programs ADATD – Air Defense Artillery Test Directorate ADATS – Air defense anti-tank system ADATS – Army Development and Acquisition of Threat Simulators ADC-A – Assistant Division Commander – Fire and Maneuver ADC-B – Assistant Division Commander – Combat Support ADEA – Army Development and Employment Agency ADF – Australian Defense Force ADG – Acoustic display generator ADI – Australian Defense Industries ADM – Advanced development model ADM – Acquisition decision memorandum (US) ADMAS – Advanced distributed modular acquisition system ADNS – Automated digital network system ADP – Automated data processing ADPE – Automated data processing equipment ADS – Advanced display system ADSS – ATEC decision support system ADTD – Air Defense Test Directorate AE – Action express AEC – Army evaluation center AECU – Antenna environmental control unit AEF – Allied expeditionary force AEP – Action entry panel AER – Alteration equivalent to repair AESA – Active electronically scanned array AEW&C – Airborne early warning and control AEV – Armored engineer vehicle AF – Air Force AF – And following (as "in DDG-113 AF ships will receive the AMDR radar") AFB – Air Force Base AFA/ARA – Aerial field artillery/aerial rocket artillery (US, Vietnam war era attack helicopter batteries employing 2.75 in.

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Glossary of military abbreviations

List of abbreviations, acronyms and initials related to military subjects such as modern armor, artillery, infantry, and weapons, along with their definitions. == A == A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US) AAL – Additional authorization list AAN – Army after next AAP – Advance authority to procure AAPC – Advanced armoured personnel carrier (Turkiye) AARADCOM – Army Armament Research and Development Command AAR – After-action review AASLT – Air assault 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 ABCS – Automated battlefield control system AB(C) – Aviation battalion (combat) ABIT – Advanced built-in test ABM – Air-bursting munition ABM – Anti-ballistic missile ABMD – Aegis ballistic missile defense system ABMS – Air-bursting ammunition system ABN – Airborne ABNSOTD – Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate ABRO – Army Base Repair Organization ABS – Aww-busting system ABS – Anti-lock braking system ABSP – Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) signal processor ABSV – Armoured battlegroup support vehicle ABU — Airman Battle Uniform A/C – Aircraft commander AC – Alternating current ACAwa – ATEC contracting activity 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 – Army contracting command 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 ACF – Acquisition Career Field ACF-TE – Acquisition Career Field-Test & Evaluation ACH – Advanced Combat Helmet (MICH TC-2000 Combat Helmet) ACIE – Army Clothing and Individual Equipment ACLOS – Automatic 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 – Armored command and reconnaissance vehicle ACS – Artillery communications system ACS – Aegis combat system ACS – Air control supervisor ACS – Anti-collision system ACSC – Aegis combat systems center ACTD – Advanced concept technology demonstration ACTEDS – Acquisition career training and education development system ACTS – Aegis combat training system ACU – Army Combat Uniform ACU – Antenna coupler unit ACV – Aardvark clearing vehicle ACV – Armored combat vehicle ACVT – Armored Combat Vehicle Technology Program (US) A/D – Analog to digital AD – Air defense ADA – Air defense artillery ADACS – Automated data collection system ADAM – Area denial artillery munition ADAMS – Air Defense Advanced Mobile System (US) ADAP – Advanced digital antenna production ADAP – Army designated acquisition programs ADATD – Air Defense Artillery Test Directorate ADATS – Air defense anti-tank system ADATS – Army Development and Acquisition of Threat Simulators ADC-A – Assistant Division Commander – Fire and Maneuver ADC-B – Assistant Division Commander – Combat Support ADEA – Army Development and Employment Agency ADF – Australian Defense Force ADG – Acoustic display generator ADI – Australian Defense Industries ADM – Advanced development model ADM – Acquisition decision memorandum (US) ADMAS – Advanced distributed modular acquisition system ADNS – Automated digital network system ADP – Automated data processing ADPE – Automated data processing equipment ADS – Advanced display system ADSS – ATEC decision support system ADTD – Air Defense Test Directorate AE – Action express AEC – Army evaluation center AECU – Antenna environmental control unit AEF – Allied expeditionary force AEP – Action entry panel AER – Alteration equivalent to repair AESA – Active electronically scanned array AEW&C – Airborne early warning and control AEV – Armored engineer vehicle AF – Air Force AF – And following (as "in DDG-113 AF ships will receive the AMDR radar") AFB – Air Force Base AFA/ARA – Aerial field artillery/aerial rocket artillery (US, Vietnam war era attack helicopter batteries employing 2.75 in.

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