Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Military engineering’
- Code
-
Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- DTS
-
Defensive Technologies Study
- DTST
-
Defense Technology Study Team
- DTST
-
Defensive Technologies Study Team
- DUM
-
Deep Underwater Missile
- DeScE
-
Defense Science Electronics
- DefEl
-
Defense Electronics
- EBR
-
Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance
- ECM
-
Electromagnetic Countermeasure
- EEI
-
Engin Explosif Improvisé
EEI is equivalent to IED (Improvised Explosive Device) in English.
- EHC
-
Earthwind Holding Corporation
- EHTP
-
École Hassania des Travaux Publics (www.ehtp.ac.ma)
- ELINT
-
Electronic Intelligence Satellite
- EML
-
Electromagnetic Launcher
- EMMA
-
Expert Missile Maintenance Aid
- EMMA
-
Expert Missile Maintenance Aim
- EMP
-
Electromagnetic Pulse
The abbreviation EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) is included in abbreviations such as SGEMP (Space-Generated Electromagnetic Pulse) and SGEMP (System-Generated Electromagnetic Pulse).
EMP is equivalent to IEM (Impulsion Électromagnétique) in French.
- EMR
-
Eastern Missile Range
- ENB
-
Engin Blindé du Génie
- ENSIETA
-
École Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs des Études et Techniques d'Armement
- ERATO
-
Extended Range Automatic Targeting of Otomat missile
- ERBM
-
Extended-Range Ballistic Missile
The abbreviation ERBM (Extended-Range Ballistic Missile) includes the abbreviation BM (Ballistic Missile).
- ESMC
-
Eastern Space and Missile Center
- ESMCR
-
Eastern Space and Missile Center Regulation
- ESSM
-
Enhanced Sea Sparrow Missile
- ESSM
-
Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile
- EW
-
Electronic Warfare
- FBM
-
Fleet Ballistic Missile
The abbreviation FBM (Fleet Ballistic Missile) includes the abbreviation BM (Ballistic Missile).
- FCDC
-
Flexible Confined Detonating Cord
The abbreviation FCDC (Flexible Confined Detonating Cord) includes the abbreviation CDC (Confined Detonating Cord).
- FELIN
-
Fantassin à Équipement et Liaisons INtégrées
- FOB
-
Fractional Orbit Bombardment
- FOBS
-
Fractional Orbit Bombing System
- FOGM
-
Fiber-Optic Guided Missile
The abbreviation FOGM (Fiber-Optic Guided Missile) includes abbreviations FO (Fiber-Optic) and GM (Guided Missile).
- FREMM
-
Frégate Multi-Missions
- FSAF
-
Famille Sol-Air Futur
- FSP
-
Fragment Simulating Projectile
- FSi
-
Forsvars- og sikkerhetsindustriens forening
- GAEO
-
Groupe Armement de l’Europe Occidentale
GAEO is equivalent to WEAO (Western European Armaments Organisation) in English.
- GAM
-
Ground-to-Air Missile
- GARD
-
Group of Autonomous Robots for Demining
- GEMS
-
Global Emergency Missile Surveillance
- GLAADS
-
Gun Low-Altitude Air Defense System
- GLCM
-
Ground-Launched Cruise Missile
The abbreviation GLCM (Ground-Launched Cruise Missile) includes the abbreviation CM (Cruise Missile).
- GM
-
Guided Missile
The abbreviation GM (Guided Missile) is included in abbreviations such as ARGMA (Army Rocket and Guided Missile Agency), FOGM (Fiber-Optic Guided Missile), AARGM (Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile), ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile), GMFCS (Guided Missile Fire Control System), GML (Guided Missile Launcher), GMLS (Guided Missile Launching System) and GMU (Guided Missile Unit).
- GMFCS
-
Guided Missile Fire Control System
The abbreviation GMFCS (Guided Missile Fire Control System) includes abbreviations FC (Fire Control) and GM (Guided Missile).
- GML
-
Guided Missile Launcher
The abbreviation GML (Guided Missile Launcher) includes the abbreviation GM (Guided Missile).
- GMLS
-
Guided Missile Launching System
The abbreviation GMLS (Guided Missile Launching System) includes the abbreviation GM (Guided Missile).
- GMU
-
Guided Missile Unit
The abbreviation GMU (Guided Missile Unit) includes the abbreviation GM (Guided Missile).
- GTM
-
Ground Test Missile
The abbreviation GTM (Ground Test Missile) includes the abbreviation GT (Ground Test).
- GULiDef
-
Groupe des Utilisateurs de Linux dans la Défense
- HANE
-
High-Altitude Nuclear Explosion
- HARM
-
High-speed Anti-Radar Missile
The abbreviation HARM (High-speed Anti-Radar Missile) includes the abbreviation ARM (Anti-Radar Missile).
- HARM
-
High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile
- HBM
-
Homing Ballistic Missile
The abbreviation HBM (Homing Ballistic Missile) includes the abbreviation BM (Ballistic Missile).
- HEDI
-
High Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor
- HEDSIM
-
High Endoatmospheric Defense System Simulator
- HGM
-
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (https://www.hgm.at/)
- HIAD
-
High-Altitude Defense Program
- HMMWV
-
High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
- HVM
-
Hypervelocity Missile
- IBM
-
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
The abbreviation IBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) includes the abbreviation BM (Ballistic Missile).
IBM is equivalent to ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) in English.
- ICBM
-
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
The abbreviation ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) is included in abbreviations such as SICBM (Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile), AICBM (Anti-Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) and DICBM (Defense Intercontinental Ballistic Missile), and it includes the abbreviation BM (Ballistic Missile).
ICBM is equivalent to IBM, ICBM (see above).
- ICP
-
Inventory Control Point
The abbreviation ICP (Inventory Control Point) is included in the abbreviation NICP (National Inventory Control Point), and it includes the abbreviation CP (Control Point).
- IDS
-
Integrated Defense Simulator
- IDSNET
-
Integrated Defense Simulator Network
- IDSNET
-
Integrated Defense System Network
- IED
-
Improvised Explosive Device
IED is equivalent to EEI, IED (see above).
- IEM
-
Impulsion Électromagnétique
IEM is equivalent to EMP, IEM (see above).
- IFFN
-
Identification, Friend, Foe, Neutral
- ILT/RT
-
Imprecisely Located Target/Relocatable Target
- IRBM
-
Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile
The abbreviation IRBM (Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile) includes the abbreviation BM (Ballistic Missile).
- IRBS
-
Intermediate-Range Ballistic System
- ITS
-
Intercept Trajectory Simulation
- ITSS
-
Integrated Tactical Surveillance System
- ITTS
-
Instrumentation, Targets, and Threats Simulators
- JAMRASM
-
Joint Advanced Medium Range Antiship Missile
- JASSM
-
Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile
- JBall
-
Journal of Ballistics
- JLTV
-
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle
- JMEC
-
Joint Multi-mission Expeditionary Craft
- JSTARS
-
Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
- JSTPS
-
Joint Strategic Targeting Planning Staff
The Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (JSTPS) has produced the principal war plan of the United States, the Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP), together with its target list, the National Strategic Target List (NSTL). The JSTPS was responsible for determining the targets for U.S. nuclear weapons and the priority in which they should be engaged in the event of a general nuclear war.
- JoCOP
-
Java Open Common Operational Picture
- KEW
-
Kinetic-Energy Weapon
- KKVWS
-
Kinetic Kill Vehicle Weapon System
- KKW
-
Kinetic Kill Weapon
- KMR
-
Kwajalein Missile Range
- LAV
-
Light Armored Vehicle
- LAW
-
Low-Altitude Weapon
- LCS
-
Littoral Combat Ship
- LDS
-
Layered Defense System
- LEAP
-
Lightweight Exoatmospheric Projectile
- LEDC
-
Low-Energy Detonating Charge
- LEDI
-
Low Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor
- LFT
-
Live-Fire Test
- LMSC
-
Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporation
- LOAD
-
Low-Altitude Defense
- LOMADS
-
Low Altitude Missile Air Defence System
- LONGRAM
-
Long-Range Artillery Missile
- LPI
-
Low Probability of Intercept
- LRAC
-
Lance-Roquettes Antichar
- LRBM
-
Long-Range Ballistic Missile
The abbreviation LRBM (Long-Range Ballistic Missile) includes the abbreviation BM (Ballistic Missile).
- LRCA
-
Long-Range Combat Aircraft
- LRM
-
Lance-Roquettes Multiples
- MA
-
Missile Alert
- MAA
-
Missile Air-Air
- MAB
-
Missile Assembly Building
- MAC
-
Military Airlift Command
- MACE
-
Missile And Control Equipment
- MAGIC
-
Missile Autoguidé d’Interception et de Combat
- MASDC
-
Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center
- MAWS
-
Missile Approach Warning System
The abbreviation MAWS (Missile Approach Warning System) is included in the abbreviation PMAWS (Passive Missile Approach Warning System).
- MC
-
Military Characteristic
- MCAT
-
Missile Carrier Air Transport
- MCF
-
Military Computer Family
- MD
-
Missile Defence
The abbreviation MD (Missile Defence) is included in the abbreviation NMD (National Missile Defence).
- MEADS
-
Medium Extended Air Defence System
- MECA
-
Missile Electronics Computer Assembly
- MFH
-
Missile Flying Hours
- MG
-
Missile Guidance
- MIA
-
Missile Intelligence Agency
- MICA
-
Missile d’Interception de Combat et d’Autodéfense
- MICOM
-
Missile Command
- MIDAS
-
Missile Defence Alarm System
- MILAN
-
Missile d’Infanterie Léger Antichar
- MILCOMSAT
-
Military Communications Satellite
- MILCON
-
Military Construction
- MILS
-
Missile Impact Location System
The abbreviation MILS (Missile Impact Location System) is included in the abbreviation SMILS (Sonobuoy Missile Impact Location System).
- MILSTAR
-
Military Strategic And Tactical Relay System
- MILSTD
-
Military Standard
- MINEX
-
Mines Explosives
- MIPIR
-
Missile Impact Pointing Imaging Radar
- MIPR
-
Military Intergovernmental Purchase Request
The abbreviation MIPR (Military Intergovernmental Purchase Request) includes the abbreviation PR (Purchase Request).
- MIRV
-
Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle
- MISTRAL
-
MISsile TRansportable Antiaérien Léger
- MISTRAM
-
Missile Trajectory Measurement
- MIT/LL
-
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (https://www.ll.mit.edu/)
- MITAS
-
Missile Threat Analysis Simulation
- MITOC
-
Missile Intercom Technical Operational Communication
- ML
-
Missile Launch
- MMRS
-
Manned Military Recovery System
- MOAB
-
Massive Ordnance Air Blast
- MOAT
-
Missile On Aircraft Test
- MODART
-
Method Of Defeating Advanced Radar Threats
- MODS
-
Military Orbital Development System
- MOPIS
-
Missile Operations Intercommunications System
- MOPS
-
Military Operation Phone System
- MOPS
-
Missile Operations
- MRBM
-
Medium-Range Ballistic Missile
The abbreviation MRBM (Medium-Range Ballistic Missile) includes the abbreviation BM (Ballistic Missile).
- MRF
-
Missile Repair Facility
- MRL
-
Missile Reference Line
- MRP
-
Missile Reference Plane
- MSAM
-
Medium Surface-to-Air Missile
- MSBS
-
Missile Mer-Sol Balistique Stratégique
- MSD
-
Missile Systems Division
- MSIC
-
Missile and Space Intelligence Center
- MSSTM
-
Military Space System Technology Model
- MSSTP
-
Military Space Systems Technology Plan
- MST
-
Missile System Test
- MTCR
-
Missile Technology Control Regime
- MUAHAG
-
Military Usage and Harmonization Advisory Group
The CECC/UG MUAHAG (Military Usage and Harmonization Advisory Group) has promoted the use of the CECC system for the procurement of electronic components for military applications by: - formulating procedures for the choice and procurement of electronic components; - preparing lists of preferred components for military usage; - receiving reports from national military procurement agencies on their experience of implementation of the CECC system; - providing feedback to the appropriate CECC WGs on any shortcomings observed in CECC specifications, or in the national or international implementation of the CECC system.
- MWS
-
Missile Weapon System
- MWS
-
Missile Warning Set
- MiElC
-
Military Electronics Countermeasures
- MisSp
-
Missiles and Spacecraft
- NADGE
-
NATO Air Defense Ground Environment
- NADS
-
Norwegian Association for Defence Suppliers
- NBC
-
Nuclear/Biological/Chemical
- NEACP
-
National Emergency Airborne Command Post
The abbreviation NEACP (National Emergency Airborne Command Post) includes the abbreviation ACP (Airborne Command Post).
- NEI
-
Nonexplosive Initiation
- NESP
-
Naval Extremely high frequency Satellite Program
- NICP
-
National Inventory Control Point
The abbreviation NICP (National Inventory Control Point) includes abbreviations CP (Control Point) and ICP (Inventory Control Point).
- NLAW
-
Next generation Light Anti-armour Weapon
- NMCC
-
National Military Command Center
- NMD
-
National Missile Defence
The abbreviation NMD (National Missile Defence) includes the abbreviation MD (Missile Defence).
- NNPT
-
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
- NORAD
-
North American Aerospace Defense Command
- NORAD
-
North American Air Defense Command
- NPT
-
Navy Pointer and Tracker
- NRD
-
National Range Division
- NSIA
-
National Security Industrial Association
- NSTL
-
National Strategic Target List
- NUDET
-
Nuclear Detonation
- NUDTJ
-
National University Defense Technology Journal
- NWE
-
Nuclear Weapons Effect
- NWMP
-
Nuclear Weapons Monitor Plan
- OAEO
-
Organisation de l’Armement de l’Europe occidentale
- OBVP
-
On-Board Vehicle Power
- OCC
-
Obus à Charge Creuse
- OCRTAEMS
-
Office Central pour la Répression du Trafic des Armes, des munitions, des produits Explosifs et des Matières Sensibles
- OFEMA
-
Office Français d'Exportation de Matériels Aéronautiques
- OIAC
-
Organisation pour l'Interdiction des Armes Chimiques (www.opcw.org)
OIAC is equivalent to OPWC (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) in English.
- ONR
-
Office of Naval Research
- OPWC
-
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (www.opcw.org)
OPWC is equivalent to OIAC, OPWC (see above).
- OT
-
Organisation Todt
- PACCS
-
Post-Attack Command and Control System
- PAF
-
Pilotage Aérodynamique Fort
Le missile terminal Aster dispose du système de pilotage PIF-PAF (‘Pilotage en Force - Pilotage Aérodynamique Fort’) mis en œuvre dans l’ultime phase d’interception pour réduire la distance de passage à la cible et assurer une efficacité d’interception élevée.
- PALP
-
Programme d'Armement à Logiciel Prépondérant
- PBV
-
Post Boost Vehicle
- PBW
-
Particle-Beam Weapon
- PCPAS
-
PATRIOT Command Post Automation System