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Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force Volume 7: Undersea Warfare (1997) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix G: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 108-112

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... G Acronyms and Abbreviations AAAV Advanced amphibious assault vehicle ACSAS Advanced conformal submarine acoustic sensors ACTD Advanced Concepts Technology Demonstration ADS Advanced deployable system ALISS Advanced Lightweight Influence Sweep System AM Alternating magnetic AMCM Advanced mine countermeasures AMNSYS Airborne Mine Neutralization System ARG Amphibious ready group ARSRP Acoustic Reverberation Special Research Program ASTAMID Airborne Standoff Minefield Detection System AS UW Anti surface w arfare ASW Antisubmarine warfare ATACM Army tactical missile ATD Advanced technology demonstration ATOC Acoustic-tomography-climate C2 Command and control C4I Command, control, communications, computing, and intelligence CAPTOR Encapsulated torpedo CAVES Conformal acoustic velocity sensors CCD Charged-coupled device CEC Cooperative engagement capability CIA Central Intelligence Agency CIMMD Close-in Man-portable Mine Detector 108
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From page 109...
... JLAN Joint littoral awareness network JMCIS Joint Maritime Command Information System JSTARS Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System LCAC Landing craft, air cushioned LDRT Low drag ramjet LF Low frequency LEA Low-frequency active LIDAR Light detection and ranging LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LLTV Low-light-level television LPI Low probability of intercept LSD Landing ship dock LSM Littoral sea mine MAD Magnetic anomaly detector M&S Modeling and simulation MCM Mine countermeasures MCS Mine countermeasures support (ship) MEMS Microelectromechanical systems ME Medium frequency ML(A)
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... SQUID Superconducting quantum interference device SSBN Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine SSGN Nuclear-powered guided missile submarine STIL Streak tube imaging LIDAR STRAP Star tracking rocket altitude positioning SURTASS Surface Tactical Surveillance System SWATH Small waterplane twin hull SZ Surf zone TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle UEP Underwater electric potential USV Unmanned surface vehicle UUV Unmanned underwater vehicle VDS Variable depth sonar VLAD Vertical line array difar VLF Very low frequency
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... APPENDIX G VLSI VSW VIOL VV&A WAA WP 111 Very large scale integration Very shallow water Vertical takeoff and landing Verification, validation, and accreditation Wide-aperture array Wattenberg Plow
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