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Suggested Citation:"G Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2005. Navy's Needs in Space for Providing Future Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11299.
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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

Suggested Citation:"G Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2005. Navy's Needs in Space for Providing Future Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11299.
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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

Suggested Citation:"G Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2005. Navy's Needs in Space for Providing Future Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11299.
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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

Suggested Citation:"G Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2005. Navy's Needs in Space for Providing Future Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11299.
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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

Suggested Citation:"G Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2005. Navy's Needs in Space for Providing Future Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11299.
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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

Suggested Citation:"G Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2005. Navy's Needs in Space for Providing Future Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11299.
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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

Suggested Citation:"G Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2005. Navy's Needs in Space for Providing Future Capabilities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11299.
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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)

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The United States must operate successfully in space to help assure its security and economic well being. The Department of the Navy is a major user of space capabilities, although those capabilities are now primarily provided by DOD, the Air Force, and NOAA. Following a DOD assessment of national space security management in 2001, the Navy commissioned a Panel to Review Space to assess Navy space policy and strategy. As an extension of that review, the NRC was requested by the Navy to examine its needs in space for providing future operational and technical capabilities. This report presents a discussion of the strategic framework of future space needs, the roles and responsibilities for meeting those needs, an assessment of Navy support to space mission areas, and a proposed vision for fulfilling Naval forces space needs.

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