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Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACTD
advanced concept technology demonstration
ATD
advanced technology demonstration
ATR
automatic target recognition
BAA
broad agency announcement
BDA
battle damage assessment
BM
battle management
CAP
combat air patrol
C4ISR
command, control, communications, computing, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
C4ISRT
command, control, communications, computing, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting
CNO
Chief of Naval Operations
COTS
commercial off-the-shelf
DARO
Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DCGS
distributed common ground system
DOD
Department of Defense
DTS
Deployed Transit System
EO
electro-optical
ESG
Executive Steering Group
FNC
future naval capability
FLIR
forward-looking infrared
FWV
fixed-wing vehicle
GPS
Global Positioning System
HAE
high-altitude endurance
IHPTET
integrated high-performance turbine engine technology
IPT
integrated product team
IR
infrared
LAN
local area network
MAE
medium altitude endurance
MASINT
measurement and signature intelligence
MCCDC
Marine Corps Combat Development Command
MCM
mine countermeasures
MRE
multirole endurance
MSTAR
Moving and Stationary Target Acquisition and Recognition (program)
MTI
moving-target indicator
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAVAIR
Naval Air Systems Command
NCO
network-centric operations
NIMA
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
NRC
National Research Council
NRL
Naval Research Laboratory
NRO
National Reconnaissance Office
ONR
Office of Naval Research
OPNAV
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
OSD
Office of the Secretary of Defense
P3I
preplanned product improvement
PEO (CU)
Program Executive Office for Cruise Missiles and UAVs
R&D
research and development
RECCE
reconnaissance
RF
radio frequency
RPV
remotely piloted vehicle
RSTA
reconnaissance, surveillance, targeting, and attack
RW
rotary wing
S&T
science and technology
SAR
synthetic aperture radar
SEAD
suppression of enemy air defense
TCS
Tactical Control Station
TDA
technology development approach
T&E
testing and evaluation
TES
Tactical Exploitation System (Army)
TOF
time of flight
TUAV
tactical uninhabited aerial vehicle
UAV
unmanned aerial vehicle
UCAV
uninhabited combat air vehicle
UGV
unmanned ground vehicle
USAF
U.S. Air Force
VSTOL
vertical short takeoff and landing
VTOL
vertical takeoff and landing
VTUAV
vertical takeoff and landing tactical uninhabited air vehicle
WAN
wide area network
WPN
weapons procurement, Navy