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Suggested Citation: "B Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1999. 1999 Assessment of the Office of Naval Research's Air and Surface Weapons Technology Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9687.

B Acronyms and Abbreviations


ACTD

Advanced concept technology demonstration

ASWT

Air and Surface Weapons Technology (program)

ATD

Advanced technology demonstration

ATR

Automatic target recognition

AWACS

Airborne warning and control system


BOV

Board of Visitors


C2

Command and control

C3I

Command, control, communication, and intelligence

CEP

Circular error probable


DARPA

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency


ELINT

Electronic intelligence

ERGM

Extended-range guided missile


GOTChA

Goals, objectives, technical challenges, and approaches

GPS

Global Positioning System


HARM

High-speed antiradiation missile


IMU

Inertial measurement unit

INS

Inertial navigation system

Suggested Citation: "B Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1999. 1999 Assessment of the Office of Naval Research's Air and Surface Weapons Technology Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9687.

IR

Infrared

IR&D

Independent research and development


JDAM

Joint direct-attack munition

JSOW

Joint standoff weapon


LADAR

Laser detecting and ranging


MEMS

Microelectromechanical system

MTI

Moving-target-indicator


NAWC

Naval Air Warfare Center

NRC

National Research Council

NSWC

Naval Surface Warfare Center


ONR

Office of Naval Research


P3I

Preplanned product improvement

PEO

Program executive office


R&D

Research and development

RAM

Rolling airframe missile

RDT&E

Research, development, testing, and evaluation

RF

Radio frequency


S&T

Science and technology

SEAD

Suppression of enemy air defense

SFW

Sensor-fused weapon

SLAM (ER)

Standoff land-attack missile, extended range


TOF

Time of flight

TOPART

Tomahawk-Predator advanced relative targeting


UAV

Uninhabited air vehicle

UCAV

Uninhabited combat air vehicle

Suggested Citation: "B Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1999. 1999 Assessment of the Office of Naval Research's Air and Surface Weapons Technology Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9687.
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Suggested Citation: "B Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1999. 1999 Assessment of the Office of Naval Research's Air and Surface Weapons Technology Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9687.
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