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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX D Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1997. Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 3: Information in Warfare. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5864.
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D Acronyms and Abbreviations

ACTD

Advanced concept technology demonstration

ACTS

Advanced Communications Technology Satellite

AEW

Airborne early warning

AI

Artificial intelligence

AOR

Area of responsibility

APD

Average pass duration

APPD

Average pass per day

ASIM

Automated System Intrusion Monitor

ATM

Asynchronous transfer mode

ATR

Automatic target recognition

ATS

Advanced technology satellite

BDA

Battle damage assessment

C2

Command and control

C2I

Command, control, and intelligence

C3

Command, control and communications

C4ISR

Command, control, communications, computing, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

CCD

Camouflage, concealment, and deception

CDL

Common data link

CEC

Cooperative engagement capability

CEP

Circular error of probability

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX D Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1997. Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 3: Information in Warfare. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5864.
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CNO

Chief of Naval Operations

COTS

Commercial off the shelf

CVN

Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

DARPA

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DBS

Direct broadcast satellite

DDS

Defense dissemination system

DISA

Defense Intelligence Service Agency

DOD

Department of Defense

DSCS

Defense Satellite Communication System

ECM

Electronic countermeasure

EHF

Extremely high frequency

ELINT

Electronic intelligence

EO/IR

Electro-optical, infrared

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FIWC

Fleet Information Warfare Center

FOPEN

Foliage penetration

FPA

Focal plane array

GCCS

Global command-and-control system

GCP

Ground control point

GEO

Geostationary orbit

GIS

Geographic information system

GOPEN

Ground penetration

GPS

Global Positioning System

HDTV

High-definition television

HF

High frequency

HMI

Human-machine interface

HUMINT

Human intelligence

IFF

Identification friend or foe

IFOV

Instantaneous field of view

IO

Information operations

IP

Internet protocol

IPB

Intelligence preparation of the battlefield

IR

Infrared

ISA

Intelligent software agent

ISAR

Inverse synthetic aperture radar

ISDN

Integrated services digital network

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

ISR

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

IVHS

Intelligent vehicle highway system

IW

Information warfare

JCS

Joint Chiefs of Staff

JTA

Joint technical architecture

JTIDS

Joint Tactical Information Distribution System

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX D Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1997. Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 3: Information in Warfare. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5864.
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LAN

Local area network

LEO

Low Earth orbit (satellite)

LES

Leading-edge services

LIDAR

Light detection and ranging

LOS

Line of sight

LPI

Low probability of intercept

MCG

Mapping, charting, and geodesy

MEO

Medium Earth orbit (satellite)

MIDS

Multifunction information distribution system

MILSTAR

Military strategic and tactical relay

MRC

Major regional conflict

MTI

Moving target indicator

MWIR

Mid-wave infrared

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NCA

National Command Authority

NEDT

Noise equivalent detection temperature

NIMA

National Intelligence Mapping Agency

NIR

Near-infrared

NPOI

Naval prototype optical instruments

NRL

Naval Research Laboratory

NSA

National Security Agency

OODA

Observe, orient, decide, act

OOTW

Operations other than war

OPAM

Optical phased-array modulator

PCM

Pulse code modulation

PCS

Personal communications system

PSK

Phase shift keying

PSTN

Public switched telephone network

RCA

Radio Corporation of America

RCS

Radar cross section

R&D

Research and development

RF

Radio frequency

ROEs

Rules of engagement

SAR

Synthetic aperture radar

SatCom

Satellite communications

SCR

Signal-to-clutter ratio

SIGINT

Signal intelligence

SINCGARS

Single-channel ground-to-air radio system

SNR

Signal-to-noise ratio

SPOT

Systeme Probatoire d'Observation de la Terre

STAP

Space-time adaptive processing

SWIR

Short-wave infrared

TacSat

Tactical satellite

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX D Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1997. Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 3: Information in Warfare. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5864.
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TDMA

Time division multiple access

TDRS

Tracking and data relay satellite

TEL

Transporter erector launcher

T/R

Transmit/receive

TWT

Traveling wave tube

UAV

Unmanned aerial vehicle

UFO

UHF follow-on (satellite)

UHF

Ultrahigh frequency

URAV

Uninhabited reconnaissance aerial vehicle

VHF

Very high frequency

VMF

Variable message format

VPN

Virtual private network

VSAT

Very small aperture terminal

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX D Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1997. Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 3: Information in Warfare. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5864.
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