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Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACTD
advanced concept technology demonstration
AEROS
advanced eye-safe range-finder observation set
AFOSR
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
AIRS
automatic imagery registration subsystem
Al
alumnium
ARO
Army Research Office
ASWT
Air and Surface Weapons Technology (program)
ATR
automatic target recognition
BAT
brilliant antitank
C2
command and control
C3I
command, control, communication, and intelligence
CEC
cooperative engagement capability
CEP
circular error probable
COEA
cost operational effectiveness analysis
CONOPS
concept of operations
COTS
commercial off-the-shelf
DAMASK
direct attack munition advanced seeker kit
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DEW
directed-energy weapon
D&I
discovery and invention
DOD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
DPPDB
digital point position database
DPSS
digital precision strike suite
EC
enabling capability
EM
electromechanical
ERGM
extended-range guided munition
ETALS
enhanced target acquisition and location system
FEL
free electron laser
FLIR
forward-looking infrared
FNC
Future Naval Capability
FOAS
focus of attention subsystem
GPS
Global Positioning System
HARM
high-speed antiradiation missile
HCSSL
heat-capacity solid-state laser
HEL
high-energy laser
HSAD
high-speed antiradiation demonstration
HSARM
high-speed antiradiation missile
HMMV
high-mobility multipurpose vehicle
IC
integral charge
IHPRPT
integrated high-payoff rocket propulsion technology
IMU
inertial measurement unit
INOVEC
integrated omnivector cone
IPT
integrated product team
IR
infrared
Isp
specific impulse
IVA
image and video analysis
JCS
Joint Chiefs of Staff
JDAM
joint direct-attack munition
JSIPS-N
Joint Services Imagery Processing System-Navy
JTAMDO
Joint Theater Air and Missile Defense Organization
JTO
Joint Technology Office (DOD)
KV
kill vehicle
LADAR
laser radar
LGW
launch gross weight
LLNL
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
MD
Missile Defense (FNC)
MEMS
microelectromechanical system
MRO
mission responsive ordnance
NAVSEA
Naval Sea Systems Command
NAWC
Naval Air Warfare Center
nmi
nautical mile
NRC
National Research Council
NRL
Naval Research Laboratory
NRO
National Reconnaissance Office
NSB
Naval Studies Board
NSWC
Naval Surface Warfare Center
ONR
Office of Naval Research
PTHO
precision target handoff
R&D
research and development
RF
radio frequency
S&T
science and technology
SAR
synthetic aperture radar
SBIR
small business independent research
SHARP
shared advanced reconnaissance pod
SLAM (ER)
standoff land-attack missile, expanded response
TCS
Time Critical Strike (FNC)
TDMA
time-division-multiple access
TLE
target location error
TOF
time of flight
TPS
thermal protection system
TT
tactical Tomahawk
UAV
uninhabited air vehicle
UCAV
uninhabited combat air vehicle
USAF
U.S. Air Force
USMC
U.S. Marine Corps
USN
U.S. Navy
VLS
vertical launch system
WIL
weapons imagery link
WSMR
White Sands Missile Range