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Appendix C
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AAV amphibious assault vehicle
ACAV armored cavalry assault vehicle
AEM/S Advanced Enclosed Mast/Sensor
AFOSR U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research
AFRL Air Force Research Laboratory
AGATE Advanced General Aviation Transport Experiments
AIM accelerated insertion of materials
AMPTIAC Advanced Materials and Process Technology Information Analysis Center
AP armor piercing
APC armored personnel carrier
ARVN Army of the Republic of Vietnam
ATD advanced technology demonstration
CBM condition-based maintenance
CCM composite crew module
CTE coefficient of thermal expansion
DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DoD U.S. Department of Defense
EFP explosively formed projectile
EFV expeditionary fighting vehicle
EME electromagnetic environment/effects
FCS Future Combat System
FSW friction stir welding
GAO U.S. Government Accountability Office
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APPENDIX C
HMMWV High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
HSLA high-strength, low-alloy
ICME integrated computational materials engineering
IDF Israeli Defense Force
IED improvised explosive device
JHSV joint high-speed vessel
JLOTS joint logistics over the shore
JLTV joint light tactical vehicle
LASS lightweight construction applications at sea
LCAC landing craft, air cushion
LCS littoral combat ship
LCU landing craft, utility
LSV logistic support vessel
ManTech U.S. Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program
MMC metal matrix composite
MRL manufacturing readiness level
NDE non-destructive evaluation
NRC National Research Council
NSTC National Science and Technology Council
O&S operations and support
ONR U.S. Office of Naval Research
RDT&E research, development, test, and evaluation
RPA remotely piloted aircraft
RPG rocket-propelled grenade
S&T science and technology
SES surface effect ship
SLWT super-lightweight tank
SOC special operations craft
SSC ship-to-shore connector
TARDEC Tank Automotive Research, Development & Engineering Center
TMS Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
TRL technology readiness level
UAV unmanned aerial vehicle
VARTM vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding
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