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Abbreviations and Acronyms
ABMS | Advanced Battle Management System |
ACAT | Acquisition Category |
ACETEF | Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility |
ADAS | Assured Development and Operation of Autonomous Systems |
AFB | Air Force Base |
AFOTEC | Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center |
AFRL | Air Force Research Laboratory |
AFSS | Automated Flight Safety System |
AFTC | Air Force Test Center |
AI | artificial intelligence |
APG | Aberdeen Proving Ground |
ARL | Army Research Laboratory |
ATEC | Army Test and Evaluation Command |
ATR | Atlantic Test Range |
BOARD | Board on Army Research and Development |
C2 | command and control |
CEC | cooperative engagement capability |
CFT | Cross Functional Teams |
CI/CD | continuous integration/continuous delivery |
CNO | Chief of Naval Operations |
COCOM | Combatant Command |
COMOPTEVFOR | Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force |
CPP | Conservation Partnering Program |
CPS | cyber-physical systems |
CRIIS | Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System |
CRS | Congressional Research Service |
CTEIP | Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program |
DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
DAU | Defense Acquisition University |
DBCRC | Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission |
DNWR | Desert National Wildlife Range |
DoD | (U.S.) Department of Defense |
DOE | (U.S.) Department of Energy |
DOT&E | Director of Operational Test and Evaluation |
DT | developmental testing |
DT&E | developmental test and evaluation |
EA | electronic attack |
EGTTR | Eastern Gulf Test and Training Range |
EM | electromagnetic |
EO/IR | electro-optical and infrared |
EW | electronic warfare |
EWS | electronic warfare support |
F2T2 | find, fix, track, target |
F2T2EA | find, fix, track, target, engage, assess |
GAO | Government Accountability Office |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
HITL | human-in-the-loop |
I&M | Investment and Modernization |
IMTP | Integrated Master Test Plan |
IT | information technology |
JADO | Joint All-Domain Operations |
JAIC | Joint Artificial Intelligence Center |
JCIDS | Joint Capabilities Integration and Development Systems |
JIM | Joint Improvement and Modernization |
JMETC | Joint Mission Environment Test Capability |
JROC | Joint Requirements Oversight Council |
JSE | Joint Simulation Environment |
JSF | Joint Strike Fighter |
JT&E | Joint Test and Evaluation |
LVC | live, virtual, and constructive |
M&S | modeling and simulation |
MBSE | model-based systems engineering |
MDA | Missile Defense Agency |
MDO | multi-domain operation |
MILCON | Military Construction |
MRTFB | Major Range and Test Facility Base |
NASEM | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
NCRC | National Cyber Range Complex |
NDAA | National Defense Authorization Act |
NRC | National Research Council |
NSF | National Science Foundation |
NSTTR | National Space Test and Training Range |
NTTR | Nevada Test and Training Range |
O&M | operations and maintenance |
ONR | Office of Naval Research |
OODA | observe-orient-decide-act |
OSD | Office of the Secretary of Defense |
OT | operational testing |
OT&E | Operational Test and Evaluation |
POM | program objective memorandum |
R&D | Research and Development |
R&E | Research and Engineering |
RDT&E | research, development, test, and evaluation |
REPI | Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative |
SDS | spectrum dependent systems |
SHADE | Shared Data Environment |
SIL | software-in-the-loop |
SoS | system-of-systems |
SRI | Sustainable Ranges Initiative |
T&E | test and evaluation |
T&E/S&T | Test and Evaluation/Science and Technology |
TEL | Transporter Erector Launcher |
TEMP | Test and Evaluation Master Plan |
TRMC | Test Resource Management Center |
USSF | United States Space Force |
WSMR | White Sands Missile Range |