JRAC Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell

JROC Joint Requirements Oversight Council

JSF Joint Strike Fighter

JUONS Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statement

LCC life-cycle cost

MAJCOM Major Command

MDA Milestone Decision Authority

MDAP Major Defense Acquisition Program

MDD Material Development Decision

MRL Manufacturing Readiness Level

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NDAA National Defense Authorization Act

NLOS-LS Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System

NRC National Research Council

NRL Naval Research Laboratory

NSAC National Small Arms Center

O&S operations and support

OMB Office of Management and Budget

ONR Office of Naval Research

OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense

OTA Other Transactions Agreement

OUSD (AT&L) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics)

OUSD (C) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

PDR Preliminary Design Review

PE Program Element

PERT Program Evaluation Review Technique

POM Program Objective Memorandum

PPBE Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution

PPBES Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System

R&D research and development

RAM Requirements Analysis and Maturation

RDT&E Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

ROVER Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver

RRTO Rapid Reaction Technology Office