GLOSSARY 2D Two Dimensional 3D Three Dimensional 4GL Fourth Generation Language A A Verification by Analysis A Ampere A.D. Applicable Document A/C Aircraft A-A Air to Air AAA Anti Aircraft Artillery AAM Air to Air Missile AAU Airborne Antenna Unit ABL Allocated Baseline ABW Antenna Beam Width AC Alternative Current ACA Associate Contractor Agreement ACDD Accuracy Control Data Document ACI Allocated Configuration Identification ACP127 Allied Communication Publication 127 ACU Antenna Control Unit ADC Analog to Digital Converter ADF Automatic Direction Finding ADFU Amplitude Direction Finding Unit ADI Attitude Direction Indicator ADP Automatic Data Processing ADU Air Data Unit ADW Amplitude Description Word AEISS Automated Electronic Intelligence and Surveillance System AEW Airborne Early Warning AF Audio Frequency AFCS Automatic Flight Control Systems AFL Automatic Fault Location AFT Acceptance Flight Test AG Accelerated Graphics A-G Air to Ground AGC Automatic Gain Control AGI AGIlity AGR Air to Ground Ranging AHRS Attitude and Heading Reference System AIC Aircraft In-habited Carrier AIP Aircraft Interface Processor AIT Alternate Internal Technique ALAT Aviation Légère de l Armée de Terre ALDT Administrative and Logistic Delay Time ALE Automatic Link Establishment AM Amplitude Modulation AM/FM Amplitude Modulation / Frequency Modulation AMA Airborne Modem Assembly AMASCOS Airborne Maritime Situation Control System AMCW Amplitude Modulation Continuous Wave AMOP Amplitude Modulation On Pulse ANDC Agence Nationale des Documents Centralisés ANSI American National Standards Institute
ANTU : AOA AOD AOG AOI AP APA APB APGS API APU AQAP ARB ARF ARINC ARO ARP ARQ ART ASE ASL ASP ASTAC ATC ATE ATHREIS ATM ATP ATR AUC AURIS AURORE AUTO BC BCV BEA BER BF BFE BFI BFO BFP BFS BII BIT BITE BLU BMP BNL BOA BPF Bps BRASS B Antenna Unit Angle Of Arrival Air Operation Department Aircraft On Ground Area Of Interest Autopilot Availability Performance Analysis Acoustic Processing Board ASTAC Processing Ground Station Application Programming Interfaces Auxiliary Power Unit Allied Quality Assurance Publication Armament Relay Box Appreciation Report Form Aeronautical Radio INCorporation Alphanumeric Read Out Antenna Rotation Period Automatic ReQuest ARTiculation Aircraft Survivability Equipment Authorized Storage List Antenna Scanning Period Analyseur de Signaux TACtiques (French Acronym) Air Traffic Control Automatic Test Equipment (ILS) Architecture de Transport Haut débit pour Réseau Embarqué Indépendant des Supports Asynchronous Transfer Mode Acceptance Test Procedure Acceptance Test Report Aircraft Un-habited Carrrier Airborne Universal Reconnaissance and Intelligence System Architecture Universelle de Réseaux de communications Embarqués AUTOmatic Bus Cable Boîtier de Commande et de Visualisation BEAmwidth Bit Error Rate Basse Fréquence Buyer s Furnished Equipment Buyer Furnished Information Beat Frequency Oscillator Buyer Furnished Property Buyer s Furnished Support Basic Issue Item Built-In-Test Built-In Test Equipment Bande Latérale Unique (Single Side Band) Bit MaP Bas Niveau de Lumière Basic Ordering Agreement Band Pass Filter Baud per second BRoadcast and Ship / Shore
BRF BSM/BL/BF BSR BTM BTR BURST BV BV BVR bw BW C&DL C.D. C/F C3I CAD CAF CAN CAP CASE CATAS CBIT CBS CBT CCA CCB CCD CCIP CCIR CCITT CCLT CCME CCMS CCMS CCN : CCPI CCPL CCRP CCS CCTL CCTV CCU CCU CCV CD CDM CDR CDRL CDRL CD-ROM CDU CDU CDU C RF (or IF) bandwidth Boîtier de Surveillance Magnétique/Bombe Lisse/Bombe Fraissée Battle Space Radio (unité de THALES Communications) Bench Technical Manual Burn Through Range A burst is the formation of a reflective volume of chaff from an individual cartridge. Bureau Veritas Video bandwidth Beyond Visual Range Black & White Bandwidth Command and Data Link Contractual Document Chaff and Flares Control Command and Communication Information Computer Aided Design Chilean Air Force Controller Area Network Computer Aided Publication Computer Aided Software Engineering Computer Aided Training And Simulation Continuous Built in Test Commercial / Cost Breakdown Structure Computer Based Training Circuit Card Assembly Configuration Control Board Charged Coupled Device Continuous Computation of the Impact Point Comité Consultatif International Radio International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee Calcul Continu de la Ligne Traceurs Contre-Contre Mesures Electroniques Communication & Control Monitoring System Communication & Command Management System Contract Change Notice Calcul Continu du Point d Impact Calcul Continu du Point de Largage Continuous Computation of the Release Point Communication Control System Continuous Computation of Tracer Line Close-Circuit Television Centralised Control Unit Cockpit Control Unit Central de Cap et de Vertical Confidentiel Défense Cartridge Dispenser Module Critical Design Review Contract Data Requirement List Contractual Document Requirement List Compact Disk Read-Only Memory Control Display Unit Cockpit Display Unit Chaff and Flares Dispenser Unit
CDU : CECMED CEF CEM CEOB CEP CEP CEP CF CFAR CFD CFDCU CFDS CFDU CFE CFI CFS Ch/s CHAFF CHAFF CARTRIDGE CI CIC CIDS CIPU CIS CKCU CKDSP CLIN CLS CLSP CLST CM CM CMCP CMD CMDS CMM CMP CMS CMU CMX COC COMINT COMO COMSEC COSRO COTS CP CP CPA CPU CRFT Command and Display Unit Commandant en Chef pour la Méditerranée Current Emitter File Compatibilité ElectroMagnétique Communications Electronic Order of Battle Circle of Error Probability Cercle Ecart Portable Centre d Expérimentation du Pacifique Center Frequency Constant False Alarm Rate Chaff and Flare Dispenser Chaff and Flare Dispenser Control Unit Chaff and Flare Dispenser System Chaff and Flare Dispenser Unit Contractor Furnished Equipment Contractor Furnished Information Contractor Furnished Services Channels per second Chaff consists of aluminised glass fibre filaments which act as half wave dipoles and can thus reflect radio frequency electromagnetic energy. A chaff cartridge is an individual package of chaff. The cartridge may contain several different cut lengths of chaff to optimise response over the required frequency band. Configuration Item Combat Information Center Critical Item Development Specification Centralized Intelligent Programmable Unit Communication Information System CocKpit Control Unit CocKpit DiSPlay Contract Line Item Number Closed Loop Simulation Closed Loop Simulation Testing Phase Closed Loop Simulation Testing Configuration Management Contract Manager Counter-Measures Control Panel Countermeasures Dispenser Counter Measure Dispensing System Component Maintenance Manual Configuration Management Plan Combat Management System Compatibility Management Unit Commutateur Certificate Of Conformity COMmunication INTelligence COMINT Operator COMmunications SECurity COnical Scan on Receive Only Commercial Off The Shelf Customization Phase Change Proposal Closest Point Of Approach Central Processing Unit Coherent Range False Target
CRLU CROC CRT CRV CS CSB CSC CSC CSCI CSOM CSP CSU CTR Board CU CU CVR CW CWBS CWP CWS D D Level D.R.L. D/F DAM DAO DAR DAR DASA DASS DASY DAT db DB dbi dbm DBMS DBS dbw DC DC DCA DCH DCN DCO DCW DD DD DDL DDS DDU DEMUX DERA DETDDS D Computer, Recorder and Localizer Unit Comptes-Rendus Opérationnels de Contre-Mesures Cathode Ray Tube Comptes Rendus de Vol Central Site Company Standard Baseline Computer Software Configuration Item Configuration of Source Code Computer Software Configuration Item Computer Software Operator s Manuals Concurrent Spares Parts Computer Software Unit Digital Receiver Board Charge Utile Control Unit Crystal Video Receiver Continuous Wave Contractual Work Breakdown Structure Central Warning Panel Central Warning System Verification by demonstration Depot Level Documentation Requirement List Direction Finding Détecteur d Approche Missile Direction of Arrival DP Analysis Report Détecteur d Alerte Radar Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG Defensive Aids Suite System Directional Antenna Sub-assemblY Digital Audio Tape Decibel DataBase Decibel referenced to isotropic radiation Decibel referenced to milliwatt Data Base Management System Doppler Beam Sharpening Decibel referenced to Watt Direct Current Inspection file (Dossier de Contrôle) Digitally Controlled Attenuator Detection Channel Direction des Constructions Navales Digitally Controlled Oscillator Digital Chart of the World Dossier de Définition Definition file (Dossier de Définition) Dispersive Delay Line Direct Digital Synthesizer Delivery Duty Unpaid DEMUltipleX Defence Evaluation and Research Agency Digital ECM Techniques Design / Development System
DF DF DF DFAD DGA DID DIFM DIFM DIRCM DIS DIS DJD DJD DL DLIU DLM DLRP DLVA DME DMI : DMM DOA DOD DOD-STD DOORS DP DQA DRFM DRL DRM DRM DRMDDS DRU DS DSA DSC DSD DSG DSHR DSL DSP DSS DSU DTC DTED DTG DTP DTPM DTS DTU : DU DVIP e.g. E.M. E Direction Finding Definition File Manufacturing file (Dossier de Fabrication) Digital Feature Analysis Data Direction Générale des Armées (French MOD) Data Item Description Digital Instantaneous Frequency Measurement Digital Instantaneous Frequency Meter Direct Infra Red Counter Measures Distributed Information System Distributed Interactive Simulation Dossier Justificatif de Définition Definition justification file (Dossier Justificatif de la Définition) Data-Link Data Link Interface Unit Depot Level Maintenance Data Link Report Point Detector Logarithmic Frequency Measurement Distance Measuring Equipment Directorate of Military Intelligence Data Management Mode Direction Of Arrival US Department Of Defense DOD StandarD Dynamic Object Oriented Requirements System Data Package Direction de la QuAlité Digital Radio Frequency Memory Data Requirement List Direction du Renseignement Militaire Data Recorder Module Digital Receiver Design / Development System Data Recorder Unit Direct Sequence Digital Spectral Analysis Digital Selective Call (Appel sélectif numérique) Detailed System Design document Digital Signal Generator Digital Superheterodyne Receiver Document Summary List Digital Signal Processor Detailed System Specification Data Storage Unit Data Transfer Cartridge Digital Terrain Evaluation Data Distance To Go Deferred Time Processing Deferred Time Processing Mode Data Transfer System Data Transfer Unit Discardable Unit (e.g. not repairable LRU) Design Verification And Integration Phase Exempli Gratia (for instance) Electro-Magnetic
EA EAR EAT EATP ECCM ECL ECM ECN ECP ECR ECS EDC EDMS EDOC EECM EESMS EEZ EGC EGIDE EHDM EIC EIP ELIB ELINT ELnot ELO ELT EM EM EMB EMC EMCON EMI EMI/EMC EMM EMP ENOB EO EOB EPDW EPDW : EPL EP-LIB EPM EQT EQTP ERP ERP ERRC ERS ESAS ESCP ESIB ESM ESMO ESP Engineering Analysis Engineering Analysis Report EWSC Acceptance Test EAT Procedure Electronic Counter-Counter Measures English Comprehensive level Electronic Counter-Measures Engineering Change Notice Engineering Change Proposal Engineering Change Request Environmental Control System Effective Date of Contract Electronic Document Management System Effective Date Of Contract Electronic Counter-Measures Engineering Evaluation Simulation / Modeling System Economical and Exclusion Zone Control Enhanced Group Calling (Service SMDSM au profit des navires) Ensemble de Goniométrie et d'interception en ondes DEcamétriques Elektronik Harp Destek Merkezi (Electronic Warfare Support Center) External Intelligence Center EWSC Installation Plan Electronic LIBrary ELectronic INTelligence ELINT notification ELINT operator ELETTRONICA S.p.A ElectroMagnetic Electro Magnétique EMBallage (French name for packing) Electro-Magnetic Compatibility Emission CONtrol Electro-Magnetic Interference Electro-Magnetic Interference/Electro-Magnetic Compatibility Etat-Major de la Marine Electro Magnetic Pulse Effective Number of Bits Electro-Optics Electronic Order of Battle Extended PDW Extended Pulse Descriptor Word Emitter Parameter List Ejection Program LIBrary Electronic Protective Measures, dont l EVF Environmental Qualification Test EQT Procedures Effective Radiated Power Exciter Receiver Processing Expandable, Recoverable, Reparable Category item EWSC Requirement Specifications ECM System Analysis System External Store Control Panel External Store Interface Box Electronic Support Measures ESM Operator Equivalent System Proposal
ESPU ESS ETA ETDC ETM ETS ETWS EUCLID EVF EVT EVTP EW EWC EWSC EWDB EWDM EWIP EWL EWMPS EWOC EWR EWS EWS EWSC EWSC EWS-H EWS-H EWS-H EWTD Ex EXPENDABLE F F F FAA FAAT FACh FAF FAF ESMG FAF, FAF HQ FAI FAI FAN FAR FAR FAT FATP FBL FC FC FC : FCA FCR FCU ESM/ELINT Sensor Processing Unit Environmental Stress Screening Estimated Time of Arrival ECM Techniques Development Center Equipment Technical Manual Engineering Technical Services : Electronic Track While Scan European Co-operation for the Long term In Defence EVasion de Fréquence Environmental Verification Test Environmental Verification Test Procedure Electronic Warfare Electronic Warfare Center Electronic Warfare System Controller Electronic Warfare DataBase Electronic Warfare Data Module Electronic Warfare Interface Processor Electronic Warfare Library Electronic Warfare Mission Programming System Electronic Warfare Operational Center Electronic Warfare Receiver Electronic Warfare System Electronic Warfare Suite Electronic Warfare Support Center Electronic Warfare System Controller Electronic Warning System for Helicopter Electronic Warning System for Helicopter Electronic Warfare Suite H Electronic Warfare Threat Database Exchange An expendable is an individual unit of chaff or flare which after deployment cannot be recovered. Frequency Factory reparable Federal Aviation Agency First Article Acceptance Test Fuerza Aérea de Chile Finnish Air Force FAF Electronic Support Measures Group Finnish Air Force, Finnish Air Force Headquarters Finnish Aviation Industry or First Article Inspection First Article Inspection Force d Action Navale Failure/Discrepancy Analysis Reports False Alarm Rate Factory Acceptance Test Factory Acceptance Test Procedure Functional Baseline Fully Complies Frequency Converter Fully Complies Functional Configuration Audit Fire Control Radar Frequency Converter Unit
FDD FDDI FDM FDR FDW FEA FEBA FEC FFF FFT FH FH FHIT FHITP FIMC FIP FIRA FL FL FLARE FLARE CARTRIDGE FLIR FLM FLM FM FM FMAA FMC FMCW FMEA FMECA FMOP FMS : FNC FNHQ FNMC FOB FOS FOS FOV FP: PIDP FPB FPGA FPIP FQR FR FRACAS FRB FRR FSA FSK FSO FSO Floppy Disk Driver Fiber Data Digital Interface Frequency Domain Multiplex Final Design Review Frequency Descriptor Word Fully Equipped Aircraft Forward Edge of the Battle Area Forward Error Correction Form, Fit, Function Fast Fourier Transform Frequency Hopping Flight Hour First Helicopter Installation Test FHIT Procedure Finnish Industry Modification Center Final Installation Plan Finnish Intelligence Research Agency Flight Level Forward Link Flares are pyrotechnic devices which are designed to emit IR energy. A flare cartridge is an individual package of combustible material which, when deployed, is designed to produce intense electromagnetic output in the IR region. Forward Looking Infra Red radar Factory Level Modulation Factory Level of Maintenance Frequency Modulation Functional Monitoring Finnish Military Aviation Authority Full Mission Capability Frequency Modulation Continuous Wave Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis Frequency Modulation On Pulse Flight Management System Failure Not Confirmed Finnish Navy Head Quarters Finnish Navy Material Command Free On Board French Official Services Follow On Support Field Of View Final Phase: Production, Installation and Delivery Phase Fast Patrol Boat Field Programmable Gate Arrays First Phase Installation Plan Formal Qualification Review Frequency Range Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System Failure Review Board Flight Readiness Review Functional System Item Frequency Shift Keying Frequency Set On Fast Settling Oscillator
ft FTDPAR FTM FTMP FTP FWD GaAs GAC GAM GCA GCP GEO GF GFE GHE GHz GIF GIPF GMDSS GMT : GND GO GO/NOGO GOT GPS GPTE GPU GRD : GS GSE GSI GUI GV H H/C H/W HAT HB HBJ : HCI HDB HDD HEWS HF : HFR HGND HHC HLA HLL HMI HN HOTAS HPOI G H Feet Final TDP / OR Analysis Report Flight Testing Methodology Flight Testing Methodology Phase Factory Test Plan ForWarD Gallium Arsenium Gulfstream Aircraft Corporation Guerre,Air, Mer (French MOD Standard) Cyro Compass Alignment Graphic Color Printer Geographical Overview Ground Fixed Government Furnished Equipment Ground Handling Equipment GigaHertz Graphic Interchange Format Ground Integrated Processing Facility Global Maritime Distress and Safety System Greenwich Mean Time GrouND GOod GOod/NOGOod Government of Turkey Global Positioning System General Purpose Test Equipment Ground Power Unit Ground Resolved Definition Glide Slope Ground Support Equipment Ground Control Interceptor Graphic User Interface French acronym for "Grande Visite" (=Major Inspection) Horizontal HeliCopter Hardware Harbour Acceptance Test High Band High Band Jammer Human Computer Interface High Drag Bomb Hardware Design Documentation Helicopter Electronic Warfare System (Helicopter Electronic Warfare Suite) High Frequency High Frequency Repetition Housing GrouND Hand Held Camera High Level Architecture High Level Language Human Machine Interface Hellenic Navy Hands On Throttle And Stick High Probability Of Intercept
HPRF HQ : HRRS HRS HSDP HSI HSP HTIT HUD HUMINT HW HWCI Hz : I I I i.e. I.P. I/O IAF IAGC IBIT IBIT IBIT IBIT ICD ICMS ICS ICTB ICW ICWG ID IDD IDW IEEE IEMM-BA IEMM-HA IETM IETP IEV IEWS IF IF IFAT IFB IFDC IFDU IFF IFF-T IFM IFR : IFVR I High Pulse Repetition Frequency Head Quarter Hybrid Radar Receiver Simulator Hardware Requirement Specifications High Speed Data Processor Horizon Situation Indicator High Band RF Switching and Preamplifier Helicopter Type Installation Test Head Up Display HUMan INTelligence HardWare HardWare Configuration Item Hertz Verification by Inspection Input ILM reparable Id est (that is) Industrial Participation Input / Output Indian Air Force Instantaneous Automatic Gain Control Initiated BIT Interruptive Built in Test Initial Built-In-Test Initiated Built In Test Document de maîtrise des interfaces (Interface Control Document) Integrated Counter Measures System InterCommunication System IMEWS Common Test Bench Interrupted Continuous Wave Interface Control Working Group IDentification Interface Design Document Intrapulse Data Words Institute of Electronic and Electronics Engineers Impulsion électromagnétique d origine nucléaire détonation à basse altitude Impulsion électromagnétique d origine nucléaire détonation à haute altitude Interactive Electronic Technical Manual Interactive Electronic Technical Publication Installation d Essais en Vol Integrated Electronic Warfare System Intermediate Frequency Inspection File In Field Acceptance Tests Intention For Bids Intermediate Frequency Down Converter Intermediate Frequency Distribution Unit Identification, Friend or Foe Identification Friend of Foe - Transponder Instantaneous Frequency Measurement In-Flight Report IF Receiver and Processing Unit
IG IGN IHM IHS IHSS/HMD ILBG ILM ILS ILS ILSR IMC IMEWS IMEWS-H IMINT IMM IMO IMOP IMS INS INTEL INU IOS IP IPAT IPC IPER IPL IPS IR IRCM IRS IRS IRS IRS IS IS ISA ISA ISAR ISM ISO ISP ISSL ISSL ISST ISSTP IST ISU IT IVP IVQ IWBR IWG JDP J Image Generator Institut Géographique National Interface Homme-Machine Interface Homme Système Integrated Helmet Sight System / Helmet Mount Display Irrevocable Letter of Bank Guarantee Intermediate Level Maintenance Integration Logistic Support Instrument Landing System Integrated Logistics Support Requirements Instrument Meteorological Conditions Integrated Multimission Electronic Warfare System Integrated Multimission Electronic Warfare System for Helicopter IMagery INTelligence International Maritime Mobile International Maritime Organization Intentional Modulation On Pulse Interface Management Software Inertial Navigation System Electronic INTELligence Inertial Navigation Unit Instructor Operating Station Initial Point In Plant Acceptance Tests Illustrated Parts Catalogue Indisponibilité Programmée pour Entretien et Réparations Initial Provisioning List Inch Per Second Infra Red Infra-Red Counter Measures Interface Requirements Specification (Engineering) Inertial Reference System (Avionic) Inertial Reference System Interface Requirements Specifications Interception Site Interphone System Interconnect Standard Architecture (Computer) International Standard Atmosphere (Avionic) Inverse SAR Integrated Sensor Module International Standards Organization Integrated Support Plan Initial Supply Support List Interim Support Spares List Integrated Suite Specification Compliance and Simulation Test ISST Procedure Integration Sample Test Intermediate frequency Switching Unit Instructions Techniques Integration and Validation Plan Integration / Validation / Qualification Instantaneous Wide Band Receiver Installation Working Group Jammer system Data Package
JDPAR JEWC JIU JSU JTG KAF KARTEK kbps KDU KHz KSA KT KVA LAN LAT LB LB LBA LBI LBIAB LBJ LBR LBTS LC LC LCB LCC LCD LCDF LCM LCN LD LD LD LDB LDF LFK LFR LH LHBA LHBA LHC LHCP LHRS LICOM LICOP Lin : LM LMALC LNA LO LOAP LOB K L ECM System Analysis Report Joint Electronic Warfare Center Joint Interface Unit Jamming Source Unit Jamming Technique Generator Kuwait Air Force ECM Development Program Kilobits per second Keyboard Display Unit KiloHertz Kingdom of Saudi Arabia KnoT Kilo Volts Amperes Local Area Network Location At a given Time Low Band Local Bureau Low Band Antenna Long Base Interferometer Long Base Interferometer Antenna Block Low Band Jammer Laser Beamrider Land Based Test Site Local CU Walkthrough (Lecture Croisée) Logistic Configuration Baseline Life Cycle Cost Liquid Crystal Display Local Complete Data Fusion Laser Counter-Measures Logistic Code Number Local Doc/Archivage Laser Designator Lateral Display Low Drag Bomb Local Data Fusion LenkFlugKörpersysteme GmbH Low Frequency Repetition Left Hand Left High Band & K band Antenna block Left High Band Antenna Left Hand Circular Left Hand Circular Polarization Low and High band RF Switching unit LIaison de COMmandement LIaison de COopération Linear Local Magasin Loockheed Martin Alenia Corporation Low Noise Amplifier Local Oscillator List Of Applicable Publication Line Of Bearing
LOC LOC Log LOGIC SUPPLY LORA LORO LOROP LOS LPC LPF LPI LR LR LRF LRt LRU LRWS LSAR LSB LSB LSC LSD LSP LSP LSP LSU LT LTA LTASP LUF LVL LVL LVT LVTP LW LWR LWS M.D. M/F MACE MAG MAG MAG MAN MAN MARIE MASTER MAW Mb MBI : Mbps : M LOCalization Localizer Logarithmic The logic supply is a 28V dc supply used to power the Vicon 78 system with the exception of the firing circuits. This supply is not broken by the aircraft's weight-off-wheels switch. The term 'powered up' refers to the situation that normally exists directly after application of this supply. Level Of Repair Analysis Lobe-On Receive Only Long Range Oblique Photography Line Of Sight Logistic Planning Conference Low Pass Filter Low Probability of Intercept Local Réserve Long Range Laser Rangefinder Listening Report Line Replaceable Unit Long Range weapon System Logistic Support Analysis Record Least Significant Bit Lower Side Band Logistics Support Costs Localization Simplified Data Logistic Support Plan Low band RF Switching and Preamplifier Logistic Support Plan Laser Sensor Unit Local Technique Logistics Technical Assistance Local Target Situation Picture Lowest Usable Frequency LeVeL pulse LeVeL LRU Validation Test LRU Validation Test Procedure Laser Warning Laser Warning Receiver (Détecteur d Alerte Laser) Laser Warning Simulator Manufacturer Document Maintenance / Float Months After Contract Effectivity Magazine MAGIC II mode Magazine MANual MANufacturer Messagerie d AutoRité et Informelle Embarquée Milint Advanced Sigint Tactical Electronic Raptor Missile Approach Warning Megabyte Medium Base Interferometer Megabits per second
MBWF Manufacturer s Bare Weight Empty MC Mission Computer MC Mission Commander MC Main Computer MCM : Multi Chip Module MCMV Mine-hunter Conter Measure Vessel MCO Maintenance in operational condition (Maintien en Condition Opérationnelle) MCPA Methodologie de Conduite de Projet et d'affaire (Methodology for Proposal and Project Management) MCTA Multi Channel Technical Analyzer MCU Management and Compatibility Unit MDD Multirole Digital Detection MDF Mission Data Files MDJ-H Multi-role Digital Jamming for Helicopter MDR-H Multi-function Digital Reception for Helicopter MDS : Multi Distance Sensor MDSU Missile Detection Sensor Unit MDU Management Dispenser Unit MDU Management and Distribution Unit MET Meteo / Weather MEUTE Module d Insertion de Paramètres (MIP) MF Moyenne Fréquence MFC Multi Function Console MFD Multi Function Display MFHBF Mean Flight Hours Between Failure MFR Medium Frequency Repetition MHS Message Handling System MHSU Mast Head Sensor Unit MHz MegaHertz MIBIT Manually Initiated Built In Test MIDS Multi-function Information Distribution System MIL STD Military Standard MILDS MIssile Launch Detection System MILDS Missile Launch Detector System MILDS Brand Name for the MW: Missile Launch Detector System MILDS AN/AAR60 MIssile Launch Detector System MIL-HDBK MILitary HanDBooK MILINT MILitary INTelligence MIL-STD MILitary STandard MIP Module d Insertion de Paramètres MIPS Mega Instruction Per Second ML Maintenance Level ML1 Maintenance Level 1 ML2 Maintenance Level 2 MLD Missile Launch Detector MLD Mean Logistic Delay MLDSU Missile Launch Detector Sensor Unit MLP Moyen Local de Programmation MMF Mass Memory Function MMH Man Maintenance Hour MMH Mean Man Hour MMH : Man Maintenance Hour MMH/FH Mean Man-Hours per Flight Hour MMH/OH Man Maintenance Hour per Operation Hour MMH/OH Mean Man Hour per Operation Hour
MMI MMIC MMPFH MMSS mn MND MOB MOD MODA MOP MOTS MP MPA MPM MPR MPRF MPRGS MPS MPS MPS MPS MPS : MRT MRWS ms MSB MSC MSE MSP : MSPS MST MST MTBCF MTBF MTBF MTBM : MTBMA MTBOMF MTBPM MTBR MTD MTD MTI MTOW MTP MTTR MUF MUR MUSE MUX MW MW MW MWC Man Machine Interface Millimetric Microwaves Integrated circuits Maintenance Manhours Per Flying Hour Modular Mission Support System minute Ministry of National Defence Main Operating Base Ministry Of Defense Ministry Of Defense and Aviation Modulation On Pulse Military Off The Shelf Mission Preparation Maritime Patrol Aircraft Mission Preparation Mode Module for Programming and Recording Medium Pulse Repetition Frequency Mission Planning and Restitution Ground Station Mission Planning System Maritime Patrol System Mission Preparation System (ou MLP) Mission Preparation Simulator Mission Planning System Mean Repair Time Medium Range Weapon System Millisecond Most Significant Bit Mission Support Center Mission Support Equipment Mission System Package Mega Samples Per Second Multi Sensor Tracking Main STructure Mean Time Before Critical Failure Mean Time Between Failure Moyenne de Temps de Bon Fonctionnement Mean Time Between Maintenance Mean Time Between Maintenance Action Mean Time Between Operational Mission Failures Mean Time Between Preventive Maintenance Mean Time Between Removal Module de Transfert de Données Moving Target Detector Moving Target Indicator Maximum Take Off Weight Master Test Plan Mean-Time-To-Repair Maximum Usable Frequency Mock Up Review Messagerie Universelle SEcurisée MUltipleX MicroWave Missile Warning Missile Warner (MLD) Mission and Weapon Computer
MWG MWR MWS MWS NA NA : NATO NAV NAVITER NAVITER NBC NC NCO NDA NDB NDI NDR NDS NDTS NF NFOV NG NHA NIIRS NM NMCU NOGO NON COM NOR NQAA NR NRT ns NSN : NSP NSR NSS NTSC NVG NWS : O OAT OBS OC OEM OET OEW OFP OH OHIT OHITP OJT OLM N O Management Working Group Missile Warning Receiver Missile Warning System Missile Warning System (ou DAM) Not Applicable Not Applicable North Atlantic Treaty Organization NAVigation liaisons NAVires vers la TERre Liaison HF NAVIre TERre Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Not Connected Non-Commissioned Officer (Sous-officier) Non-Disclosure Agreement Navigation Data Base Non Developmental Item Narrow band Digital Receiver Non-Developmental Software NATO Tactical Display System Noise Figure Narrow Field Of View New Generation Next Higher Assembly Nato Imagery Interpretation Rating Scale Nautical mile Navigation Mission Computer Unit NO GOod Non Communication Notice Of Revision National Quality Assurance Authority Not Reparable Near Real Time nano second Nato Stock Number Non Shortage Probability Narrow and medium band Superheterodyne Receiver North Seeking System US video standard Night Vision Goggles Navigation Weapon System Output Operational Acceptance Test Organization Breakdown Structure On Condition Original Equipment Manufacturer On Equipment Training Operating Empty Weight Operational Flight Program Operating Hours Other Helicopter Installation Test OHIT Procedure On-the-Job Training Organizational Level Maintenance
OM 100 Ocean Master 100 OMNA Omni-directional Antenna OPTINT OPTronic INTelligence OR Operational Requirements ORSR Operational Requirement Specifications Review OS Operating Software OS Operation Supplement orders OS Operating System OSAT On Site Acceptance Test OSU Optical Sensor Unit OTAN Organisation du Traité de l Atlantique Nord OTS Off The Shelf OWS Operator Workstation P PA Pulse Amplitude PABX Private Automatic Branch exchange PAFLAT Prototype Aircraft Flight Acceptance Testing PAGAT Prototype Aircraft Ground Acceptance Test PAN PANoramic PATTERN A pattern is that portion of a dispensing programme that is specific to a given expendable type. PAU Pulse Analyzer Unit PB Performance Bond PBDR : Programmable Broadband Digital receiver PBIT Power on Built-In Test PBL Production Base Line PC Personal Computer (Computer) PCA Physical Configuration Audit PCB Printed Circuit Board PCI Calculateur PC Industriel PCI Product Configuration Identification PCM Pulse Code Modulation PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association PCO Project Control Office PCTELEC Poste de Commandement TELECommunications PCTS Poste de Commandement Télécommunication de Secours Pd Probability of detection PD Pulse Duration PD Preliminary Design PDB Pulse Description Block PDC Preliminary Domain Controller PDD Preliminary Design Documentation PDL Software Development Plan ( Plan de Développement Logiciel ) PDM Pulse Descriptor Message PDP Phase Direction finding Processor PDR Preliminary Design Review PDRM Program Design Review Meeting PDS Passive Detection System PDS Portable Data Store PDS Passive Detection System PDW Pulse Description Word PEA Pre-Equipped Aircraft PEC Plug-in Module PEC Personal Equipment Connector PEC : Plug-in Module PEMMROEM Plan d Emploi des Moyens Militaires de ROEM
PF PFa : PFM : PFRt : PGAR PGRI PI PID PIVQ PL PLU PM PM PM PM/RM PMDB PME : PMM PMO PMOP PMP PMP PMR PMR PMS PMS PN PN PNR PNS PNS PO POC POD POI POI POI POSN PPE ppi PPI PPM PPM PPM Ppmi PPR pps PPSN PQL PQP PR PR PR4G PRF PRF/PRI Production File Probability of False alarm Pre-Flight Message Position Fixing Report Production Go-Ahead Review Pulse Group Repetition Interval Pulse Interval Production, Installation and Delivery Phase Plan Integration / Validation / Qualification Pulse Level Program Loader Unit Phase Modulation Program head manager Management Plan (Plan de Management) Préparation de Mission / Restitution de Mission Program Management Database Prime Mission Equipment Program Management Meeting Program Management Office Phase Modulation On Pulse Program Management Plan Receiver Main Processor Program head Manager Representative Program Management Review Program Management System Program Master Schedule Pseudo Noise Part Number Plan National de Renseignement Probability of Nil Stockout Probability of Non-Shortage Program Office Point Of Contact Probability Of Detection Probability Of Interception Probability Of Intercept Probability of Emitter Interception Position Plan de Recherche Electromagnétique pixel per inch Pulse Position Interval Preflight Programmable Module Pulse Position Modulation Preflight Program Memory Page per minute Periodic Program Report pulses per second Pulse to Pulse Spot Noise Software quality plan (Plan Qualité Logiciel) Program Quality Plan Progress Review Progress Report Poste Radio de 4ème Génération Pulse Repetition Frequency Pulse Repetition Frequency/Pulse Repetition Intervals
PRI PRM PROGRAMME PROM : PRP : PRR PRS PSK PSN PSP PST PSTP PSU PT PTDPAR PTMU PTOA PTP PTP PTT PV PVI PW PWRFAIL Q Pulse Repetition Interval Program Review Meetings A dispense programme is a pre-determined sequence of deployment for both chaff and flares. A programme consists of a chaff pattern and flare pattern. Programmable Read Only Memory Pulse Repetition Period Production Readiness Review Portable Radar Simulator Phase Shift Keying Passive Surveillance Network Processeur du Signal Programmable Production Sample Test Production Sample Test Procedure Power Supply Unit Production Test Preliminary TDP/OR Analysis Report Pressure and Temperature Measurement Unit Pulse Time Of Arrival Production Test Procedure Preliminary Test Plan Push-To-Talk Plan de Validation Pilot Vehicle Interface Pulse Width PoWeR FAILure QA Quality Assurance QAM Quality Assurance Manager QAP Quality Assurance Program QAPP Quality Assurance Program Plan QAR Quality Assurance Representative QAR QA Record QAR Quality Assurance Representative QASR : Quality Assurance Status Report QCVM : Quality Conformance Verification Matrix QHi Quantity per Higher assembly QHNA Quantity per Next Higher Assembly QP Quality Plan QPA : Quantity Per Assembly QPP Qualification Program Plan QPSK Quadration Phase Shift Keying QR Qualification Review QRC Quick Reaction Capability QST : Qualification Sample Test QTOT Quantity TOTal QTOT Total Quantity in The Equipment QTP Qualification Test Procedure Qty Quantity R R Repairable R&D Research & Development R. Alt Radio Altimeter R.D. Reference Document RA or DRA Project manager or project manager delegate (Responsable Affaire ou
Délégué au Responsable Affaire) RAD Rapid Application Development RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAM Random Access Memory RAM Reliability / Availability / Maintainability (ILS) RAP Draft project manager ( Responsable Avant-Projet ) RAQ Règlement sur l'assurance de la Qualité (AQAP in English)) RCA Responsable Chargé d Affaire RCE Rear Cover Equipped RCH Reference Channel RCM Reliability Centered Maintenance RCM Radar & Contre-Mesures (Thomson-CSF subsidiary) RCo Contract manager (Responsable Commercial) RCPA Régles de Conduite de Projet et Affaire RCRB Role Control Rule Base RCS Radar Cross Section RCS System Design Review (Revue de Conception System) RCS Radar Cross Section RCU Remote Control Unit RCVR Receiver RDBMS Relational Data-Base Management System RDMS Relational Database Model System RE Reserve Rep Repair REP Recommended Equipment Planning RF Radio-Frequency RF Jammer Radar Frequency Jammer RFC Request For Change RFDC : Radio Frequency Down Converter RFDU Radio Frequency Distribution Unit RFFE Radio-Frequency Front End RFI Request For Information RFI Radio Frequency Interference RFP Request for Proposal RFQ Request For Quotation RG Renseignements Généraux RGB Red, Green, Blue RGPI Range Gate Push In RGPO Range Gate Pull Off RGPO(I) Range Gate Pull Off (In) RH Right Hand RHBA Right High Band and K-band Antenna RHC Right Hand Circular RHCP Right Hand Circular Polarization RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computer RITA Réseau Intégré de Transmissions Automatiques RIU Radar Interface Unit RL Return Link RLN Réseau Local Naval RLT Cost Account Manager (Responsable de Lot de Travaux) RMN Réseau Multi-service Naval RMP Receiver Main Processor RMP Risk Management Plan RMS Root Mean Square RMS Recce Management System
RMT RN : RNIS ROC : ROCAF : ROM RPM RPM RPU RQ RQP RS RSA RSADF RSAF RSG RSLF RSNF RSR : RSU RSU RT RT RT RTC RTM RTP RTPM RTRT RU RVGPO RW RWR Rx : S S/W SACRE SALVO SAM SAP SAR SAR SAT SATCOM: SATURN SAW SB SBI : SCI SCM SCN : SCPU S Reliability, Maintenability, Testability Review Notification Réseau Numérique à Intégration de Services Republic Of China Republic Of China Air Force Rough Order of Magnitude Recording and Programming Module Revolutions Per Minute Receiver and Processing Unit Quality Project Manager (Responsable Qualité) Revue de Qualification Préliminaire Reserve Replaceable Subassembly Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces Royal Saudi Air Forces Radar Signal Generator Royal Saudi Land Forces Royal Saudi Naval Forces Review Summary Report Radar Synchro Unit Radar Sensor Unit Real Time Response Time Reaction Time Réseau Téléphonique Commuté Real Time Memory Real Time Processing Real Time Processing Mode Repair Turn Round Time Receiver Unit Range Velocity Gate Pull Off Radar Warning Radar Warning Receiver Receiver Single shielded wire Software French acronym for Système d ACquisition des Radars Ennemis (Acquisition System of Enemy Radars) A salvo is an individual group of chaff bursts which are separated by predetermined intervals. Surface Air Missile Système d AutoProtection Synthetic Aperture Radar Search And Rescue Sea Acceptance Test SATellite COMmunications Second Generation Anti-jam Transmission Uhf Radio for Nato Surface Acoustic Wave Service Bulletin Short Base Interferometer Système de Communications Intégré du MINREM Software Configuration Management Specification Change Notion Suit Control Processor Unit
SCSI SCT SCTP SDD SDF SDLA : SDP SDR SDR SDR SDU SDU SE SEAD SEAT SEI : SEM SEMP SEP SEQUENCE SFDR SGDN SGI SGS SHA SHOM SHTP : SHUD SI SIC SIC SIEWS SIGINT SIGMA SIL SILDD SILRS SIM SIP SIR SITA : SIU SLC SLI SLR SLS SMD SMDSM SMM SMTP SMTP SMU SNMP SNR SNRI Small Computer System Interface Subsystem Specification Compliance Test Subsystem Specification Compliance Test Procedure Software Design Document Software Development File Successive Detector Logarithmic Amplifier Software Development Plan Super High Frequency System Design Review Sous Direction Recherche System Debugging Unit Safety Disarm Unit. Synthetic Environment Suppression of Enemy Air Defense Support Equipment Acceptance Test Specific Emitter Identification Sensor Electronic Module System Engineering Management Plan System Engineering Plan In the context of dispensing chaff and flares, a sequence is a defined series of events to deploy chaff and/or flares in accordance with a programme. Spurious Free Dynamic Range Secrétariat Général de la Défense Nationale Silicon Graphics Incorporated Software Generation System Stored Heading Alignment Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine Storage Handling Transportation and Packing Smart Head Up Display System International Système Information et de Commandement Standard Industry Category Shipborne Integrated Electronic Warfare System SIGnal INTelligence The system proposed by Thomson-CSF for MODA JEWC System Integration Laboratory SIL Design Documentation SIL Requirement Specifications Station d Interface de Mission Short Integration Platform System Integration Rig SITuation Awareness System Interface Unit Surface Leader Ship Soutien Logistique Intégré Side Looking Radar Side Lobe Suppression Smart Multifunction Display Système Mondial de Détresse et de Sécurité en Mer System Management Mode Simple Management Transfer Protocol Single Mail Transfer Protocol System Monitoring Unit Simple Network Management Protocol Signal to Noise Ratio Signal to Noise Ratio at Input
SNRO Signal to Noise Ratio at Video SOF Safety Of Flight SOI Signal of Interest SOLAS Safety Of Life At Sea SON Scope of Operation Needs SOP Standard Operation Procedure SOW Statement Of Work SPEWS II Self Protection Electronic Warfare System Procurement Program SPJ Self Protection Jammer SPM Software Programmer s Manual SPR SPaRe SPS Software Product Specification SPS-H Self Protection System for Helicopter SPU Safety Pin Unit SPU : System Processor Unit SPU Signal Parameter Unit SQA Software Quality Assurance SQL Structured Query Language SQPP Software Quality Program Plan SQUIB A squib is an electro-explosive initiator. Application of the "all fire" current to the device will cause it to explode and generate sufficient gas pressure to eject an expendable. SR Short Range SR Specification Review SR System Requirement SRAAM Short Range Air to Air Missile SRAD Short Range Air Defence SRP Superheterodyne Receiver and Processor SRR System Requirements Review SRS Software Requirement Specification SRU Shop ReplaceableUnit SRWS Short Range Weapon System SS Spread Spectrum SS Safety Supplement orders SSAT System and Software Acceptance Testing SSB : Single SideBand SSD System Specification Document SSDD System / Segment Design Document SSM Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (Savunma Sanayii Müsteşarlığı) SSM Undersecretariat for Defense Industries SSM Savunma Sanayi Müsteşarlığı (Undersecretariat for Defense ) SSR Software Specification Review SSS System / Segment Specification SSS Software Support System SSTU Solid-State Trans-receiver Unit SSU Sequencing, supply and Safety Unit STANAG STANdardization Agreement STANAG Standard NATO Agreement STB Spécification Technique du Besoin STBY STand BY STC Sensitivity Time Control STD STandarD STD Software Test Description STM The Turkish defense company Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Tic A.S.
STP STPA STR STS STTE SU SUM SURICATE SVT SVTP SW SW SWAP SWCI T T T T&E : T/R TA TACAN TACAN TACCO TAF TAP TAR : TAS TAS TASP TASP TAT TBD TBDL TBR TC TCAS TCF TCI TCP-IP TCSF TCU TD TDB TDL TDOA TDP TDP TDP TDP : TEAT TEATP TECHNIQUE TEMP TEP Software Test Plan Service Technique des Programmes Avion System Technical Review Spécification Technique du Système Special to Type Test Equipment Safety Unit Software User s Manual Thomson-CSF Detexis ESM/ELINT Sensor Name Software Verification Test Software Verification Test Procedure Spectrum Width SotfWare Size, Weight And Power Software Configuration Item Verification by Test Twisted wire pair Test and Evaluation Transmitter Receiver Technical Analysis Tactical Air Navigation System TACtical Air Navigation Tactical Coordinator Turkish Armed Forces Threat and jamming strategy Analysis Phase Technical Analysis Receiver Thales Airborne Systems Threat System Analysis Target Situation Picture Tactical Situation Picture Turn Around Time To Be Defined To Be Defined Later To Be Reviewed Technical COMINT Operator Traffic Collision Avoidance System THALES Communications France Tableau de Composition Illustré Transfer Control Protocol Internet Protocol Thomson-CSF Time Domain Multiplex Target Designation Technical Data Base Tactical Data Link Time Difference Of Arrival Technical Data Publications Tactical Data Computer Threat Data Package Technical Data Publications EWSC Tools and Equipment Acceptance Test EWSC Tools and Equipment Acceptance Test Procedure A technique is a dispense programme that has been designed to counter a given threat. Test and Evaluation Master Plan Test Evaluation Plan
TERL TES TFG TFL TFT TG TGP TGT THR THREAT TIM TIP TIS TLFC TLP TM TMS TNA TOA TOA TOI TOT TOW : TP TPM TPS TPU : TQ TRAM TRANSEC TRIAX TRR TS TSA TSH TSOU : TSP TSS TT&S TTG TTH TTI : TTM TTTDB TU TWE TWS TWT TWT Tx : U U Test Equipment Requirement List Techniques Emulator System Test For Good Test for Failure Localization Thin Film Transistor Technical General unit Techniques Generation Phase Targeting THR eshold A threat is a weapon system that is perceived to be hostile. In the context of this document a threat may be associated with radar (or IR) search, tracking or guidance systems. Technical Interchange Meeting Technique Implementation Phase Tracking and Indentification Software Turkish Land Forces Command Tracking Localization Processor Training Mode Tactical Management Subsystem Training Needs Analysis Time Of Arrival Target Operation Angle Target Of Interest Time Over Target Take Off Weight Training Plan Technical Progress Meetings Test Program Set Transceiver and Processing Unit Track Quality TRansmission avec Adresse Multiple TRANsmission SECurity TRIAXial cable Test Readiness Review Twisted Shielded wire pair Tactical Situation Awareness Trouble Shooting Test Terminal System of Operation Unit Target Situation Picture Tangential Sensitivity Thomson Training & Simulation Time To Go Tactical Transport Helicopter Time To Impact Time Totalizing Meter Threats, Tactics and Techniques Database Transmitter Unit Threat Warning Equipment Track While Scan Traveling Wave Tube Traveling Wave Transmitter Transmitter twisted wire triplet
UAE : UAMOP : UART UAV UDF UEJ UFCP UFMOP UHF UIT UK UMOP UMPT UPMOP URL US USB UTDPAR UUT UV V V V/UHF Vcc VCO VDD VDU VERTREP VGA VGPO VGPO(I) VHF VICON VLB : VLBA VLCD VMAP VMC VME VME VOR VOR VOR/ILS VP VS V-SAT VSRAD VSRWS VSWR VTOL WAN WBIFM V W United Arab Emirates Unintentional Amplitude Modulation On Pulse Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter Unmanned Air Vehicle User Data File Unexpected Expandable Jammer Up Front Control Panel Unintentional Frequency Modulation On Pulse Ultra-High Frequency Union Internationale des Télécommunications United Kingdom Unintentional Modulation On Pulse Unité de Mesure de Pression et Température Unintentional Phase Modulation On Pulse Unité Remplaçable en Ligne United States Upper Side Band Updated TDP/OR Analysis Report Unit Under Test Ultra-Violet Twisted wire quartet Vertical Very / Ultra High Frequency Video coax cable Voltage Controlled Oscillator Version Description Document Video Display Unit VERTical REPlenishment Video Graphics Array Velocity Gate Pull-Off Velocity Gate Pull Off (In) Very High Frequency Vinten product name Very Low Band Very Low Band Antenna Visualisation Liquid Crystal Display Vector MAP Visual Meteorological Conditions Versatile Modular Eurocard Versa Module Europe VHF Omnidirectionnal Range Very High Frequency Omni-directional Radio VHF Omnidirectional Radio range/instrument Landing System French acronym for "Visite périodique" (= Aircraft inspection) twisted shielded wire quartet Very Small Aperture Terminal Very Short Range Air Defence Very Short Range Weapon System Voltage Standing Wave Ratio Vertical Take-Off and Landing (Atterissage et décollage à la verticale) Wide Area Network Wide Band Intermediate Frequency Measurement
WBR WBRR WBS WCR WDIU : WDNS : WFOV WOW WP : WPM WS WS WST WTAB WTAB WTH WVL WVR XCRIP ZFW ZS X Z Wide Band Recorder Wide Band Receiver Recorder Work Breakdown Structure Wide band Compressive Receiver Wide band Digital IFM monopulse receiver Unit Weapon Delivery and Navigation System Wide Field Of View Weight Of Wheels Work Package Work Package Manager Weapon System Work Station Weapon System Trainer Wing Tip Antenna Block Wing Tip Antenna Block Weather W. Vinten Ltd Within Visual Range Transcriptor Zero Fuel Weight Zone Scanning