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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, computing, 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 (program)
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
MEMS
Microelectromechanical systems
MIDS
Modular isolated deck structure
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAVAIR
Naval Air Systems Command
NAWC
Naval Air Warfare Center
NMD
National Missile Defense
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
