military
1653 abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| VIDS | Vehicle Integrated Defence System | |
| VINACS | Vehicle Integrated Navigation and Command System | |
| VIRSS | Visual and InfraRed Smoke Screening System | |
| VITS | Video Image Tracking Systems | |
| VLAP | Velocity-enhanced Long-range Artillery Projectile | |
| VLC | Véhicule Léger de Combat (light armoured car) | |
| VLI | Visible Light Illuminator | |
| VLSMS | Vehicle-Launched Scatterable Mine System | |
| VMA | Marine Light Attack Squadron | |
| VMA(AW) | Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron | |
| VMAQ | Marine Electronic Warfare Attack Squadron | |
| VMBT | Vickers Main Battle Tank | |
| VMF | Marine Fighter Squadron | |
| VMFA | Marine Fighter Attack Squadron | |
| VMFA(AW) | Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron | |
| VMFP | Marine Aerial Reconnaissance Squadron | |
| VMGR | Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadron | |
| VMR | Marine Transport Squadron | |
| VMS | Vehicle Motion Sensor | |
| VNAS | Vehicle Navigation Air System | |
| VRL | Véhicule Reconnaissance Léger (light reconnaissance vehicle) | |
| VSEL | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd | |
| VT | variable time (fuse) | |
| VTOL | Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft | |
| VTP | véhicule transport de personnel (personnel carrier) | |
| VTT | véhicule transport de troupe (troop transporter) | |
| VVSS | vertical volute spring suspension | |
| VXB | Véhicule Blindé à Vocations Multiples (multipurpose armoured car) | |
| WAAC | Women's Auxiliary Army Corps and individual members of; obsolete | |
| WAC | Women's Army Corps and individual members of; obsolete | |
| WAF | Women (in the) Air Force and individual members of; obsolete | |
| WAM | Wide Area Mines (US) | |
| WAMI | Wide Area Motion Imagery (US) | |
| WAPC | Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier (Canada) | |
| WASAD | Wide Angle Surveillance and Automatic Detection Device | |
| WAV | Wide Angle Viewing | |
| WAVES | Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (USN); obsolete | |
| WES | Wing Engineer Squadron (USMC) | |
| WFOV | Wide Field Of View | |
| WFSV | Wheeled Fire Support Vehicle (Canada) | |
| WHA | Weapons Head Assembly | |
| WHSA | Weapons Head Support Assembly | |
| WLR | Weapon Locating Radar | |
| WM | Woman/Women Marine(s) | |
| WMD | Weapon(s) of Mass Destruction | |
| WMRV | Wheeled Maintenance and Recovery Vehicle (Canada) | |
| WP | white phosphorus | |
| WP-T | white phosphorus - tracer | |
| WSM | Winchester Short Magnum | |
| WTS | Wing Transportation Squadron (USMC) |