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Appendix D Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 231-238

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... ASM antiship missile ASN(RD&A) Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition ASW antisubmarine warfare 231
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... 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
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... 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
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... 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
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... 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
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... 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)
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... Air Force USN U.S. Navy USV unmanned surface vehicle USW undersea warfare UUV unmanned undersea vehicle UXO unexploded ordnance
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... 238 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IN SUPPORT OF NAVAL OPERATIONS 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
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Key Terms

  • unmanned aerial
  • marine corps
  • data link
  • assault ship
  • improvement program

  • undersea warfare
  • radar technology
  • naval operations
  • air defense
  • undersea vehicle

  • global information
  • amphibious assault
  • mine reconnaissance
  • maritime prepositioning
  • aerial vehicle

  • target indicator
  • satellite communications
  • prepositioning force
  • moving target
  • synthetic aperture

  • enemy air
  • unmanned undersea
  • development command
  • intelligence conops
  • frequency rhib

  • information integration
  • antiship missile
  • acquisition rtip
  • failure modes
  • final operational


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