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Acronyms
AAAV
advanced amphibious assault vehicle
AAV
amphibious assault vehicle
ACTD
advanced concept technology demonstration
AJ
anti-jam
AMRAAM
advanced medium-range air-to-air missile
ASTAMIDS
Airborne Stand-off Mine Detection System (program)
ATD
advanced technology demonstration
AWT
Amphibious Warfare Technology (program)
C2
command and control
C4I
command, control, communications, computing, and intelligence
C4ISR
command, control, communications, computing, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
CB
current budget
CLAWS
Complementary Low-altitude Weapon System (program)
CMOS
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
COBRA
coastal battlefield reconnaissance and analysis
COTS
commercial off-the-shelf
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DF
direction finder
DOD
Department of Defense
DTED
digital terrain elevation data
EFS
expeditionary fuel system
ELB
Extending the Littoral Battlespace (ACTD)
EMD
engineering and manufacturing development
ERGM
extended-range guided munition
ETAL
Enhanced Target Acquisition and Location (program)
FBE
fleet battle experiment
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FNC
future naval capability
FOM
federated object model
FY
fiscal year
GPS
global positioning system
HMMWV
high-mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicle
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IPT
integrated product team
JMDT
Joint Mine Detection Technology (program)
JTRS
Joint Tactical Radio System (program)
LAN
local area network
LASM
land-attack standard missile
LAV
light armored vehicle
LPD
low probability of detection
LPI
low probability of intercept
LRS
littoral remote sensing
MAGTF
Marine air-ground task force
MANET
mobile ad hoc networking
MARCORSYSCOM
Marine Corps Systems Command
MBITR
multiband inter/intra team radio
MCCDC
Marine Corps Combat Development Command
MCWL
Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory
MEFF-V
MAGTF expeditionary family of fighting vehicles
MILES
multiple integrated laser engagement system
MOUT
Military Operations in Urban Terrain
MRRS
multi-role radar system
NA
not applicable
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NPS
Naval Postgraduate School
NRC
National Research Council
NRL
Naval Research Laboratory
NSB
Naval Studies Board
NSWC
Naval Surface Warfare Center
OCSW
Objective Crew-served Weapon (program)
OMFTS
Operational Maneuver From the Sea
ONR
Office of Naval Research
OSD
Office of the Secretary of Defense
PEG
program evaluation group
POM
program objective memorandum
RF
radio frequency
RIS
range instrumentation system
RSEDG
Rapid Synthetic Environment Database Generation (program)
RST-V
reconnaissance, surveillance, and targeting vehicle
S&T
science and technology
SAR
synthetic aperture radar
SBA
simulation-based acquisition
SBIR
small business innovative research
SHORAD
short-range air defense system
SINCGARS
single-channel ground and airborne radio system
SOFC
solid oxide fuel cell
SPAWAR
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
SSC SD
SPAWAR Systems Center, San Diego
STO
shoot through obscuration
STOM
Ship-to-Objective Maneuver
SUL
Small Unit Logistics (program)
SUTT
Small Unit Tactical Training (program)
SYSCOM
systems command
TD
technical demonstration
TD1
first technical demonstrator
TDG
tactical decision game
TDMA
time division multiple access
TDOA
time difference of arrival
TFNF
Technology for Future Naval Forces (study)
TLDHS
target location, designation, and hand-off system
TLoaDS
tactical logistics distribution system
UAV
unmanned aerial vehicle
UGV
unmanned ground vehicle
UWB
ultra-wideband
VE
virtual environment
VIRTE
virtual technologies and environment