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Acronyms and Abbreviations
A2/AD | anti-access/area denial |
AADC | Area Air Defense Commander |
ABMS | Advanced Battle Management System |
ACA | airspace control authority |
ACC | Air Combat Command |
ADSV | ABMS DeviceONE SecureView |
AFC | Army Futures Command |
AFMC | Air Force Materiel Command |
AFRL | Air Force Research Laboratory |
AFSC | Air Force Specialty Code |
AI | artificial intelligence |
AOC | Air Operations Center |
AOC-WS | Air Operations Center—Weapon System |
API | Application Program Interface |
ARB | architecture review board |
ATO | Air Tasking Order |
AutoML | automated machine learning |
AWACS | Airborne Warning and Control System |
BPM | business process management |
C2 | command and control |
C3I | command, control, communications, and intelligence |
C4ISR | command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance |
CACE | changing anything changes everything |
CAO | Chief Architect’s Office |
CCSDS | Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems |
CFT | cross functional team |
CI/CD | continuous integration/continuous delivery |
CIO | Chief Information Officer |
CMCC | Common Mission Control Center |
COP | common operating picture |
CR1 | capability release one |
CR2 | capability release two |
CSO | Chief Software Officer |
CSTE | common simulation training environment |
DAF | Department of the Air Force |
DAF RCO | Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office |
DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
DAU | Defense Acquisition University |
DDR&E | U.S. Department of Defense Research and Engineering Enterprise |
DE | digital engineering |
DevSecOps | development, security, and operations |
DFARS | Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement |
DISA | Defense Information Systems Agency |
DoD | U.S. Department of Defense |
DoN | Department of the Navy |
DOTMLPF-P | doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership, education, personnel, facilities, and policy |
DSOP | U.S. Department of Defense Enterprise DevSecOps Initiative |
DTO | Digital Transformation Office |
EW | electronic warfare |
FFTTEA | find, fix, target, track, engage, and assess |
FNC3 | fully networked command, control, and communications |
FOS | family of systems |
FY | fiscal year |
GAO | Government Accountability Office |
GBSD | ground-based strategic deterrent |
GPS | global positioning system |
HCI | human-computer interface |
HFE | human factors engineering |
HQ | headquarters |
HQE | highly qualified expert |
HSI | human system integration |
HUD | heads-up display |
iBPMS | intelligent business process management suites |
ICAM | identity, credential, and access management |
IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
IO | information operations |
IoT | Internet of Things |
IP | intellectual property |
iPaaS | integration platform as a service |
ISR | intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance |
IT | information technology |
JADC2 | Joint All-Domain Command and Control |
JAPCC | Joint Air Power Competence Centre |
JFACC | Joint Forces Air Component Commander |
JFC | Joint Force Commander |
JROC | Joint Requirements Oversight Council |
JSTARS | Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System |
JWC | Joint Warfighting Concept |
KREL | Kessel Run Experimentation Lab |
LOE | line of effort |
M&S | modeling and simulation |
MBSE | model-based systems engineering |
MFA | multi-factor authentication |
ML | machine learning |
MLS | multi-level security |
MOSA | modular open systems architecture |
NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
NC3 | nuclear command, control, communications |
NDS | National Defense Strategy |
NGAD | next generation air dominance |
NORAD | North American Aerospace Defense Command |
NSCAI | National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence |
OMG | Object Management Group |
OODA | observe-orient-decide-act |
OPR | office of primary responsibility |
OSA | open system architecture |
OSD | Office of the Secretary of Defense |
OUSD A&S | Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment |
PATS | protected anti-jam tactical satellite communications |
PC | Project Convergence |
PEO | program executive office |
PRC | People’s Republic of China |
R&D | research and development |
RDA | research, development, acquisition |
RPA | robotic process automation |
SAE | Service Acquisition Executive |
SAF/AQ | Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics |
SATCOM | satellite communication |
SCARS | simulator common architectures requirements and standards |
SEP | systems engineering process |
shOC-N | Shadow Operations Center-Nellis |
SIPRNET | secret Internet protocol router network |
SOCOM | Special Operations Command |
SOF | Special Operations Forces |
SOFIC | Special Operations Forces industry conference |
SOH | safety and occupational health |
STITCHES | system of systems technology integration tool chain for heterogeneous electronic systems |
T&E | testing and evaluation |
TMD | theater missile defense |
TTA | time-triggered architecture |
TTP | tactics, techniques, and procedures |
UCI | universal command and control interface |
UDL | Unified Data Library |
USCYBERCOM | U.S. Cyber Command |
USN | U.S. Navy |
USNORTHCOM | U.S. Northern Command |
USSF | U.S. Space Force |
USSPACECOM | U.S. Space Command |
USSTRATCOM | U.S. Strategic Command |
VV&A | verification, validation, and accreditation |
W1 | WeaponONE |
ZT | zero trust |