D
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AAV
advanced air vehicle
ACLS
Automated Carrier Landing System
ACOMMS
acoustic communications systems
ACTD
Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration
AEHF
advanced extremely high frequency
AEW
airborne early warning
AFOSR
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
AFRL
Air Force Research Laboratory
AGS
Advanced Gun System
AGV
automated guided vehicle
AINS
Autonomous Intelligent Network and Systems (initiative)
AIP
Antisurface Warfare Improvement Program
ANS
Autonomous Navigation System
AOE
automated ordnance excavator
AOSN
Autonomous Ocean Sampling Network
ARL
Army Research Laboratory
ARPA
Advanced Research Projects Agency
ARTS
All Purpose Remote Transport System
ARV
armed robotic vehicle
ASH
autonomous search and hydrographic (vehicle)
ASM
antiship missile
ASN(RD&A)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition
ASW
antisubmarine warfare
ATD
Advanced Technology Demonstration
AV
autonomous vehicle
AWACS
Airborne Warning and Control System
BAMS
Broad Area Maritime Surveillance
BPAUV
battlespace planning autonomous underwater vehicle
BUGS
Basic Unexploded Ordnance Gathering System
C2
command and control
C2S
Command and Control System
C2V
command and control vehicle
C3
command, control, and communications
C3I
command, control, communications, and intelligence
C3ISR
command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
C4
command, control, communications, and computers
C4I
command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence
C4ISR
command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
CAP
combat air patrol
CAS
close air support
CDL
common data link
CECOM
Communications Electronics Command
CENTAF
U.S. Air Force, U.S. Central Command
CHBDL
common high-bandwidth data link
CLF
Combat Logistics Force
CMC
Commandant, Marine Corps
CNO
Chief of Naval Operations
CNR
Chief of Naval Research
COMINT
communications intelligence
CONOPS
concept(s) of operations
CONUS
continental United States
COTS
commercial off-the-shelf
CRW
canard rotor wing
CSG
Carrier Strike Group
CSP
constraint satisfaction problem
CTFF
Cell Transfer Frame Format
CU
Cruise Missiles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
CV/LH
aircraft carrier/amphibious assault ship
CWSP
Commercial Wideband Satellite Program
D7G
combat engineering vehicle
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DDG
destroyer
DD(X)
future destroyer
DEAD
destruction of enemy air defense
DEUCE
deployable universal combat earthmover
DOD
Department of Defense
DSV
deep submergence vehicle
ECM
electronic countermeasures
EHF
extremely high frequency
ELINT
electronic intelligence
EM/EO
electromagnetic/electro-optical
EMS
electromagnetic sensing
EMW
Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare
EOD
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
EO/IR
electro-optical/infrared
ESG
Expeditionary Strike Group
FCS
Future Combat System (Army)
FDI
fault detection and isolation
FDOA
frequency difference of arrival
FLT
CNTL flight control
FMEA
failure modes and effects analysis
FNC
Future Naval Capability
FOC
final operational capability
FP
force protection
FYDP
Future Years Defense Program
Gbps
gigabits per second
GBS
Global Broadcast System
GEOS
Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellite
GHMD
Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration
GHz
gigahertz
GIG
Global Information Grid
GIG-BE
Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion
GIG-E
Globat Information Grid-Expansion
GMTI
ground moving target indicator
GPS
Global Positioning System
HAE
high-altitude and -endurance
HALE
high-altitude, long-endurance
HDTV
high-definition television
HMMWV
high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle
IMINT
imagery intelligence
IMU
inertial measurement unit
INMARSAT
International Maritime Satellite
INTELSAT
Intelligence Satellite
IOC
initial operating capability
IP
Internet Protocol
IR
infrared
ISR
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
ISR&T
intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting
JDAM
joint direct attack munition
JFACC
Joint Forces Air Component Commander
JMPS
Joint Mission Planning System
JPALS
Joint Precision Approach and Landing System
JPO
Joint Program Office
JSTARS
Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
JTF
joint task force
JTRS
Joint Tactical Radio System
J-UCAS
Joint Unmanned Combat Air System
JWICS
Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System
kbps
kilobits per second
LADAR
laser detection and ranging
LCS
Littoral Combat Ship
L/D
lift to drag (ratio)
LD MRUUV
large-diameter multi-reconfigurable UUV
LDR
low data rate
LDUUV
long-distance unmanned undersea vehicle
LEOS
Low Earth Orbiting Satellite
LHA
amphibious assault ship (general purpose)
LHD
amphibious assault ship (multipurpose)
LIDAR
light detection and ranging
LMRS
Long-range Mine Reconnaissance System
LOA
level of autonomy
LOS
line of sight
LPD
amphibious transport dock
LRE
launch-and-recovery element
LRIP
low-rate initial production
MAE
medium-altitude and -endurance
MAGTF
Marine Air Ground Task Force
MARS
Mobile Autonomous Robot Software
Matilda
Mesa Associates’ Tactical Integrated Light-force Deployment Assembly
MCCDC
Marine Corps Combat Development Command
MCE
mission control element
MCG&I
mapping, charting, geodesy,and imagery
MCWL
Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory
MDA
Missile Defense Agency
MDARS-E/I
Mobile Detection Assessment Response System-Exterior/ Interior
MDR
medium data rate
MEB
Marine Expeditionary Brigade
MEF
Marine Expeditionary Force
MICA
Mixed Initiative Control of Automa-teams (program)
MILSATCOM
military satellite communications
MMS
Mission Management System
MPF
Maritime Prepositioning Force
MPF(F)
Maritime Prepositioning Force (Future)
MPM
mission payload module
MP-RTIP
Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program
MRD
Maritime Reconnaissance Demonstration (program)
MRUUV
multi-reconfigurable UUV
MTI
moving target indicator
MULE
multifunction utility logistics equipment (vehicle)
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAVAIR
Naval Air Systems Command
NAVSEA
Naval Sea Systems Command
NBC
nuclear, biological, and chemical
NII
Networks and Information Integration
NMRS
Near-term Mine Reconnaissance System
NRAC
Naval Research Advisory Committee
NRC
National Research Council
NRL
Naval Research Laboratory
NRO
National Reconnaissance Office
NSWC/CD
Naval Surface Warfare Center/Carderock Division
NUWC
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
NWDC
Navy Warfare Development Command
O&S
operations and support
OASD
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
OAV
organic aerial vehicle
OCU
operator control unit
ODIS
Omni-Directional Inspection System
OMFTS
Operational Maneuver From the Sea
ONR
Office of Naval Research
OODA
observe-orient-decide-act
OPNAV
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
OSD
Office of the Secretary of Defense
OSD(NII)
Office of the Secretary of Defense (Networks and Information Integration)
OTH
over-the-horizon
Packbot
versatile platform for military products
PEO
Program Executive Office
Perceptor
Perception for Offroad Robotics
PFPS
Portable Flight Planning System
PM-PSE
Program Manager-Physical Security Equipment
PMS
Program Management Office
PUMA
Precision Underwater Mapping System
QDR
Quadrennial Defense Review
R&D
research and development
RCSS
Remote Combat Support System
REMUS
Remote Environmental Monitoring Unit System
RF
radio frequency
RHIB
rigid hull inflatable boat
RMP
Radar Modernization Program
RMS
Remote Minehunting System
RONS
Remote Ordnance Neutralization System
ROV
remotely operated vehicle
RSTA
reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
RTIP
Radar Technology Improvement Program
S&T
science and technology
SA
situation awareness
SAHRV
semiautonomous hydrographic reconnaissance vehicle
SAM
surface-to-air missile
SAR
synthetic aperture radar
SAS
synthetic aperture sonar
SATCOM
satellite communications
SBR
space-based radar
SDD
System Development and Demonstration
SDR
Software for Distributed Robotics
SEAD
suppression of enemy air defense
SEAL
sea, air, and land (teams)
SFC
specific fuel consumption
SHF
superhigh frequency
SIGINT
signal intelligence
SIPRNET
Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
SLAM
simultaneous localization and mapping
SOC
Special Operations-Capable
SPAWAR
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
SRS
Standardized Robotics System
SSGN
nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine
SSN
nuclear-powered submarine
STOM
Ship-to-Objective Maneuver
TALON
one robot solution to a variety of mission requirements
TAR
tactical autonomous robot
TCA
Transformational Communications Architecture
TCDL
tactical common data link
TCO
Transformational Communications Office
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
TCS
Tactical Control System
TDOA
time difference of arrival
TPED
task, process, exploit, disseminate
TPPU
task, post, process, use
TRL
Technology Readiness Level
TUAV
tactical unmanned aerial vehicle
UAV
unmanned aerial vehicle
UCAR
unmanned combat armed rotorcraft
UCAV
uninhabited combat air vehicle
UCAV-N
uninhabited combat air vehicle-Navy
UCS
Unmanned Control System
UGCV
Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle (program)
UGS
unattended ground sensor
UGV
unmanned ground vehicle
UHF
ultrahigh frequency
UNITE
UAV National Industry Team
URBOT
urban robot
USAF
U.S. Air Force
USN
U.S. Navy
USV
unmanned surface vehicle
USW
undersea warfare
UUV
unmanned undersea vehicle
UXO
unexploded ordnance
VDS
variable depth sensor
VHF
very high frequency
VMS
Vehicle Management System
VSSN
Virginia-class submarine
VSW/SZ
Very Shallow Water/Surf Zone (program)
VTOL
vertical takeoff and landing
VTUAV
vertical-takeoff-and-landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle
WHOI
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
WNW
wideband network wave form
XUV
experimental unmanned vehicle