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Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1997. Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 7: Undersea Warfare. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5867.
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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

ASUW

Antisurface warfare

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

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1997. Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 7: Undersea Warfare. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5867.
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CLZ

Craft landing zone

CMR/CS

Clandestine Mine Reconnaissance and Countermeasures System

COBRA

Coastal battlefield reconnaissance and analysis

COTS

Commercial off-the-shelf

CPB

Clausen Power Blade

CST

Critical Sea Test (program)

DARPA

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DOD

Department of Defense

DSP

Deployable sensor project

EM

Electromagnetic

EOD

Explosive ordnance disposal

ESM

Electronic support measure

FDS

Fixed distributed system

GPS

Global Positioning System

HGI

High Gain Initiative

HOMINE

Homing mine

IR

Infrared

ISR

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

JAMC

Joint amphibious mine countermeasures

JASON

Self-nominating academic society that conducts technical studies for the Department of Defense (meets in July, August, September, and October and produces a report in November)

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

LFA

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

MF

Medium frequency

ML(A)

Magic Lantern (Adaptation)

MSI

Minesweeper inshore

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1997. Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 7: Undersea Warfare. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5867.
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MSL

Minesweeping Launch

MSS

Minesweeper Special (program)

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NCCOSC

Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center

NMRS

Near-term Mine Reconnaissance System

NRaD

Naval Research and Development (division of NCCOSC)

NSSN

Nuclear-powered attack submarine, new version

NSWC

Naval Surface Warfare Center

ONR

Office of Naval Research

ORSMC

Off-route Smart Mine Clearance

OSD

Office of the Secretary of Defense

PRC

People's Republic of China

QOL

Quality of life

R&D

Research and development

RAMICS

Rapid Airborne Mine Clearance System

RECO

Remote command and control

RF

Radio frequency

RMOP

Remote Minehunting Operational Prototype

RMS

Remote Minehunting System

ROC

Republic of China

ROV

Remotely operated vehicle

RPF

Rigid polyurethane foam

SAR

Synthetic aperture radar

SEAL

Sea, air, land (team)

SNR

Signal-to-noise ratio

SOSUS

Sound Surveillance System

SPOT

Systeme Probatoire d'Observation de la Terre (French satellite)

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

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1997. Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 7: Undersea Warfare. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5867.
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VLSI

Very large scale integration

VSW

Very shallow water

VTOL

Vertical takeoff and landing

VV&A

Verification, validation, and accreditation

WAA

Wide-aperture array

WP

Wattenberg Plow

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1997. Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 7: Undersea Warfare. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5867.
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