Appendix B

Acronyms and Abbreviations

AEW Airborne early warning

AIP Air-independent propulsion

ALAFS Advanced Lightweight Affordable Fuselage Structures (program)

ASW Antisubmarine warfare

ATD Advanced technology demonstration

ATP Advanced technology program

AUV Autonomous undersea vehicle

B&V Blohm and Voss

CADAM Computer-aided design and manufacturing

CAVES Conformal acoustic velocity sensing

CEC Cooperative engagement capability

CFD Computational fluid dynamics

C4I Command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence

CIC Combat information center

CLIDCS Component-level intelligent distributed control systems

CNO Chief of Naval Operations

COTS Commercial off-the-shelf

CSA Common support aircraft

CTOL Conventional takeoff and landing

CV Aircraft carrier

DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DOD Department of Defense

EM Electromagnetic

EMI Electromagnetic interference

EMP Electromagnetic pulse

EMTC Electromagnetic turbulence control

EW Electronic warfare

GPS Global Positioning System

HDR High data rate

HIP Hot isostatic press

HSLA High-strength, low-alloy (steel)

IGBT Insulated gate bipolar transistor

IHPTET Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology (program)

IPS Integrated power system

IR Infrared

JSF Joint strike fighter

LAN Local area network

LHD Amphibious assault ship

LON Local operating network

LPI Low probability of intercept

ManTech Manufacturing technology development program

MCT Metal oxide semiconductor controlled thyristor (technologies)

MEMS Microelectromechanical systems

MIDS Modular isolated deck structure

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NAVAIR Naval Air Systems Command

NAWC Naval Air Warfare Center

NSSN New nuclear-powered attack submarine

OOTW Operations other than war

PEBB Power electronic building block

R&D Research and development

RF Radio frequency

RTM Resin transfer molded (spars and fusilage frames)

SCWO Supercritical water oxidation

SEAL Sea, air, land team

SMS Smart materials and structures (technologies)

SSBN Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine

SSN Nuclear-powered attack submarine

STOL Short takeoff and landing

STOVL Short takeoff and vertical landing

TMD Theater missile defense

UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle

USMC U.S. Marine Corps

UUV Unmanned underwater vehicle

VA Attack squadron

VF Fighter squadron

VLS Vertical launch system

VP Patrol squadron

VSTOL Vertical and short takeoff and landing

VTOL Vertical takeoff and landing