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Acronyms and Abbreviations
ABL
Airborne Laser
A/C
aircraft
ACTD
Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration
ACTS
Advanced Communications Technology Satellite
ADNS
Advanced Digital Network System
Adv Polar
Advanced Polar Satellite
AEHF
Advanced Extremely High Frequency (satellite)
AISR
airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
AMTI
airborne moving target indication
APL
Applied Physics Laboratory (Johns Hopkins University)
ARPA
Advanced Research Projects Agency
ASCMD
antiship cruise missile defense
ASD(NII)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration
ASW
antisubmarine warfare
ATPA
active transmit phased array
AWACS
Airborne Warning and Control System
AWS
Advanced Wideband System
BDA
battle damage assessment
BFT
blue force tracking
BLOS
beyond line of sight
BMD
ballistic missile defense
C4ISR
command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
C/A-code
coarse acquisition code (GPS signal)
CBRNE
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and environmental
CEC
Cooperative Engagement Capability
CFFC
Commander, Fleet Forces Command
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
CINC
Commander in Chief
CMIS
Conical Scanning Microwave Imager/Sounder
CNO
Chief of Naval Operations
CNR
Chief of Naval Research
COMSAT
communications satellite
COTP
common operational and tactical picture
CVN
aircraft carrier, nuclear-powered
CWSP
Commercial Wideband Satellite Program
DAHS
Dual Antenna Handover System
DAMA
demand assigned multiple access
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DBS
Digital Broadcast Service
DGPS
Differential Global Positioning System
DISA
Defense Information Systems Agency
D/L
down link
DLA
Defense Logistics Agency
DMSP
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
DOD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
DOTMLPF
doctrine, organization, training, material, leadership development, personnel, and facilities
DSCS
Defense Satellite Communications System
DSP
Defense Support Program
DSTS
Defense Satellite Transmission Service
DTS
Direct Transmission System
EHF
extremely high frequency
ELINT
electronic intelligence
EMI
electromagnetic interference
EMW
Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare
EO/IR
electro-optic/infrared
Eutelsat
European telecommunications satellite
FAB-T
family of advanced beyond-line-of-sight terminals
FBP
Fleet Broadcast Processor
FEP
Fleet EHF Package
FIA
Future Imagery Architecture
FLTSAT
Fleet Satellite
FNC
Future Naval Capabilities
FNMOC
Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
FOT
Fleet Operational Terminal
FSS
Fixed Satellite Service
GBS
Global Broadcast Service
GDA
gimbaled dish antenna
Geosat
Geodetic Satellite
GFO
Geosat Follow-on
GIFTS
Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer
GIG
Global Information Grid
GIG-BE
Global Information Grid Bandwidth Expansion
GLONASS
Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System
GMS
Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
GMT
ground multiband terminal
GMTI
ground moving target indication
GOES
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
GPS
Global Positioning System
GRAB
Galactic Radiation and Background (satellite)
HAIPE
High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor
HEMP
high-altitude electromagnetic pulse
HF
high frequency
HMMWV
high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle
IGY
International Geophysical Year
IMINT
imagery intelligence
Inmarsat
International Maritime Satellite (organization)
INSAT
Indian National Satellite
Intelsat
intelligence satellite
IOMI
Indian Ocean METOC Imager
IP
Internet Protocol
ISR
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
JCIDS
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System
JPO
Joint Program Office
JROC
Joint Requirements Oversight Council
JTRS
Joint Tactical Radio System
LC
laser crosslink
LCC
command ship
LCS
littoral combat ship
LDR
low data rate
LIDAR
light detection and ranging
(L)MSS
(Land) Mobile Satellite Service
LMST
lightweight multiband satellite terminal
LORAN
Long Range Navigation (system)
LPD
low probability of detection
LPI
low probability of intercept
Mbp/s
megabits per second
M-code
military only (GPS signal)
MDA
Missile Defense Agency
MDR
medium data rate
Meteosat
Meteorological Satellite
METOC
meteorology and oceanography
MILSATCOM
Military Satellite Communications
MILSTAR
Military Strategic, Tactical, and Relay (satellite)
MIST
Multiband/multimode Integrated Satellite Terminal
MODIS
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer
MSC
Military Sealift Command
MTI
moving target indicator
MUOS
Mobile User Objective System
NAD
Navy Area Defense
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAVAIR
Naval Air Systems Command
NAVO
Naval Oceanographic Office
NAVSEA
Naval Sea Systems Command
NAVSPASUR
Naval Space Surveillance (system)
NAVSTAR
Navigation Satellite Timing and Ranging
NCST
Naval Center for Space Technology
NDS
National Development Satellite
NEMO
Naval EarthMap Observer
NETWARCOM
Naval Network Warfare Command
NGA
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
NII
Networks and Information Integration
NMOC
Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
NNSOC
Naval Network and Space Operations Command
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOC
Naval Operating Concept for Joint Operations
NPOESS
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
NPS
Naval Postgraduate School
NRC
National Research Council
NRL
Naval Research Laboratory
NRO
National Reconnaissance Office
NSA
National Security Agency
NSS
National Security Space
NSWC
Naval Surface Warfare Center
NTM
National Technical Means
NTS
Navigation Technology Satellite
NTW
Navy Theater Wide
NWDC
Navy Warfare Development Command
OCMD
overland cruise missile defense
OCS
operational control segment
OMFTS
Operational Maneuver From the Sea
ONR
Office of Naval Research
OPARS
Optimum Aircraft Routing System
OPNAV
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
OPnet
Operational Network
ORBCOMM
satellite data communications system
ORCA
Optical Communications Relay Architecture
OSD
Office of the Secretary of Defense
OTH
over the horizon
OTSR
optimum track ship routing
Panamsat
Pan American satellite
P-code
precision code (GPS signal)
PCS
Personal Communications Service
PGM
precision-guided munition
PNT
position, navigation, and timing
POES
Polar Operational Environmental Satellite
PPS
precise positioning service
PRN
pseudo-random noise
R&D
research and development
RCS
radar cross-section
RF
radio frequency
RFI
radio frequency interference
RMP
Radar Modernization Program
S&T
science and technology
SA
selective availability
SAIL
Special Annotated Imagery-Littoral
SAR
synthetic aperture radar
SATCOM
satellite communications
SBIRS
Space-Based Infrared System
SBIRS-H
Space-Based Infrared System-High
SBIRS-L
Space-Based Infrared System-Low
SBR
Space Based Radar
SDARS
Satellite Digital Audio Service
SECNAV
Secretary of the Navy
SEP
spherical error probable
SGLS
Satellite-Ground Link System
SHF
super high frequency
SIGINT
signals intelligence
SLEP
Service Life Extension Program
SM
Standard Missile
SMEI
Solar Mass Ejection Imager
SOF
special operations forces
SOLRAD
Solar Radiation (satellite)
SPAWAR
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
SPS
standard positioning service
SSM/I
Special Sensing Microwave/Imager
SSN
attack submarine
SSPO
Strategic Systems Program Office
STOICS
Special Tactical Oceanographic Information Charts
STOM
Ship-to-Objective Maneuver
STP
Space Test Program
SYSCOM
systems command
TacSat
Tactical Microsatellite
TARPS
tactical airborne reconnaissance pod system
TBD
to be determined
TBM
theater ballistic missile
TBMD
theater and ballistic missile defense
TC
Transformational Communications
TCA
Transformational Communications Architecture
TDRSS
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
TENCAP
Technical Exploitation of National Capabilities Program
TIROS
Television and Infrared Observation Satellite
TPED
tasking, processing, exploiting, and disseminating
TPPU
tasking, posting, processing, and using
TRAnet
Transit Network
TSAT
Transformational Communications Satellite
TV-DTS
television-digital telecommunications system
UAV
unmanned aerial vehicle
UFO
UHF Follow-on
UHF
ultrahigh frequency
USAF
U.S. Air Force
USB
Unified S-Band
USN
U.S. Navy
USNO
U.S. Naval Observatory
VHF
very high frequency
WBS
Wideband System
WGS
Wideband Gapfiller System
WSMR
White Sands Missile Range
XDR
expanded data rate
Y-code
encrypted P-code (GPS signal)