military
1653 abbreviations
Abbreviation | Meaning | |
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A/C | aircraft commander | |
AA | anti-aircraft | |
AAA | anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" | |
AAAV | Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle | |
AAD | Armoured amphibious dozer | |
AAG | Anti-aircraft gun | |
AAK | Appliqué armor kit (US) | |
AAN | Army after next | |
AAPC | Advanced Armoured Personnel Carrier (Turkey) | |
AAR | After Action Review | |
AARADCOM | Army Armament Research and Development Command | |
AAV | Amphibious assault vehicle | |
AAV | Assault Amphibious Vehicle | |
AB | Air Burst | |
AB(C) | Aviation battalion (combat) | |
ABC | Atomic, biological, chemical (replaced by chemical, biological, radiological (CBR), and Nuclear, biological, chemical (NBC)) | |
ABC | Automatic brightness control | |
ABIT | advanced built-in test | |
ABM | air bursting munition | |
ABM | anti-ballistic missile | |
ABMS | air bursting ammunition system | |
ABRO | Army Base Repair Organisation | |
ABS | Aww-Busting System | |
ABS | anti-skid braking system | |
ABSV | Armoured Battlegroup Support Vehicle | |
AC | alternating current | |
ACA | ammunition container assembly | |
ACAVP | Advanced Composite Armoured Vehicle Platform (UK) | |
ACCE | Abrams/Crusader Common Engine | |
ACCV | Armored Cavalry Cannon Vehicle (US) | |
ACE | Armored Combat Earthmover (US) | |
ACH | Advanced Combat Helmet (MICH TC-2000 Combat Helmet) | |
ACLOS | Automatic Command to Line of Sight | |
ACOG | Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight | |
ACP | Automatic Colt Pistol | |
ACR | Advanced Combat Rifle | |
ACR | Armored cavalry regiment | |
ACRV | Armoured command and reconnaissance vehicle | |
ACS | Artillery communications system | |
ACU | Army combat uniform | |
ACV | Aardvark Cleaning Vehicle (US) | |
ACV | Armoured combat vehicle | |
ACVT | Armored Combat Vehicle Technology Program (US) | |
ADA | air defense artillery | |
ADAM | Area Denial Artillery Munition | |
ADAMS | Air Defense Advanced Mobile System (US) | |
ADATS | Air Defence Anti-Tank System | |
ADC-A [Fire and Maneuver] | Assistant Division Commander | |
ADC-B [Combat Support] | Assistant Division Commander | |
ADEA | Army Development and Employment Agency |