Military Abbreviations

Generic Military / Political Abbreviations

10-4 

Acknowledgement "10-4, over."

20 

Location "What's your 20?"

A 

forward turret

A/S 

anti-submarine

AAA 

anti-air artillery

AAM 

air-to-air missile

AAW 

anti-air warfare

ABM 

anti-ballistic missile

AD 

air defence

ADC 

aide-de-camp, an officer acting as a confidential assistant to a senior officer or other commander

ADS 

air defence suppression

AESA 

active electronically scanned array

AEW 

airborne early warning

AIP 

air independent propulsion

APAR 

active phased array radar

ASCM 

anti-ship cruise missile

AShM 

anti-ship missile

ASM 

air-to-surface missile | anti-ship missile

ASuW 

anti-surface warfare

ASW 

Wikipedia:anti-submarine warfare

AWACS 

Airborne Warning And Control System

B 

turret second from the bow

BOHICA 

slang. Bend Over, Here It Comes Again

CIWS 

close-in weapon system

CO 

Commanding Officer

CODOG 

combined operation, diesel and gas turbine

COGAG 

combined operation, gas turbine and gas turbine

CONAG 

combined operation, nuclear and gas

CPP 

complete package pricing

CQB 

Close Quarters Battle

CSM 

company sergeant-major

DEAD 

destruction of enemy air defences

DMZ

De-Militarized Zone

DP 

dual purpose

DPR 

domestic production rights

EARS 

electromagnetic aircraft recovery system

ECCM 

electronic counter-countermeasures

ECM 

electronic countermeasures

ELINT 

Electronic Intelligence

EMALS 

electromagnetic aircraft launching system

EPM 

electronic protective measures (a.k.a. ECM)

ESM 

electronic support measures (e.g. sigint)

ETC 

electro-thermal chemical

EW 

electronic warfare

F/A 

fore and aft; fighter/attack (aircraft)

FASCAM : Field artillery scattered munition

FC 

fuel cell

FCS 

fire control system

FNG 

F*cking new guy

FUBAR 

F----- Up Beyond All Recognition

GMLS 

guided missile launching system

GOC 

general officer commanding

GP 

general purpose

GWLS 

guided weapon launcher system

GWS 

guided weapon system

HARM 

High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile

HUMINT 

Human Intelligence

HWT 

heavyweight torpedo, generally 533mm in diameter

ICE 

Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics

IFEP 

integrated full electric propulsion

LWR 

laser warning receiver

LWT 

lightweight torpedo, generally 324mm in diameter

MaRV 

maneuverable re-entry vehicles

MIRV 

Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicles

MTHELS 

Mobile Tactical High Energy Laser System

NDB 

nuclear depth bomb

OC 

officer commanding

P/S 

port and starboard; as for F/A

PAAMS 

principal anti-air missile system

PDMS 

point defence missile system

PEM 

polymer electrolyte membrane

QCB 

quick-change barrel

QM 

quartermaster

QMS 

quartermaster sergeant

RAD 

radar absorbent devices

RAM 

rolling airframe missile system|radar absorbent material(s)

recce 

reconnaissance

REMF 

slang, derog. - rear echelon motherf-----

RSM 

regimental sergeant-major

RST 

retractable submerged turret

SAM 

surface-to-air missile

SAW 

squad/section automatic weapon

SCR 

super-cavitating round(s)

SEAD 

suppression of enemy air defence

SATREC 

Satellite Reconnassaince

SIGINT 

Signals Intelligence

SITREP 

Situation Report

SLBM 

submarine-launched ballistic missile

SLCM 

submarine-launched cruise missile

SNAFU 

Slang - Situation Normal, All F----- Up

SOPMOD 

Special Operations Peculiar Modification

SSM 

surface-to-surface missile

STOVL 

short take-off and vertical landing

TT 

torpedo tube(s)

USM 

underwater-to-surface missile

UUM 

underwater-to-underwater missile (e.g. SUBROC)

VLS 

vertical launch system

VTOL 

Vertical Take-Off and Landing (Also: Vertol)

WO 

warrant officer

X 

turret second from stem

XO 

Executive Officer

Y 

stern turret

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