| Acronyms | Meaning / Significance |
Source |
| B-ISDN | Broadband ISDN | |
| BAI | Battlefield Air Interdiction | |
| BALTAP | Allied Forces Baltic Approaches | |
| BASE | Baseband | |
| BBN | Broad Band Network | |
| BC | Broadcast | |
| BC | Buffer Centre | |
| BCA | Border Crossing Authority | |
| BCA | Broadcast Control Authority | |
| BCIS | Battlefield Combat Identification System | |
| BCS | Broadcast Control Station | |
| BCU | buffer control unit | |
| BCVT | basic class virtual terminal | |
| BDA | Battle Damage Assessment | |
| BDEP | Bright Dawn enhancement programme | |
| BDIG | Belgian defence industry group | |
| BDS | comm-B designation subfield | |
| BEAF | BE air force | |
| BEAUTY | UK encryption for packet switching | |
| BEDs | business enumerated domains | |
| BEMILCOM | Belgian military communications network | |
| BENECHAN | BENELUX sub-area, Channel | |
| BETE | BICES evolutionary test environment | |
| BFA | battlefield functional area | |
| BFS | Bundesanstalt für Flugsicherung | |
| BGP | border gateway protocol | |
| BGS | Bundesgrenzschutz | |
| BI | battlefield identification | |
| BIC | BRASS initial capability | |
| BICC | BICES initial core capability | AC/317/SEC/94/20 |
| BICES | battlefield information collection and exploitation system | |
| BICES | battlefield information collection and exploitation systems | AC/317-N/798 |
| BID | bulk information device | |
| BIF | BICES integration facility | |
| BIFF | battlefield IFF | |
| BIR | biannual infrastructure review | |
| BIST | built in software test | |
| BIT | built in test | |
| BITE | built in test equipment | |
| BITS | battlefield information and targeting system | US electronic mail |
| BLM | BICES Logical Model | |
| BLOS | beyond line of sight (> 555 km) | |
| BM | battle management | |
| BMA | battlefield management area | |
| BMEWS | ballistic missile early warning system | |
| BMS | battlefield management system | |
| BMS | bureau militaire de standardisation | |
| BOA | basic ordering agreement | |
| BOC | battalion operation centre (HAWK) | |
| BOCCA | bureau for the co-ordination of civil aviation | NCWA |
| BoD | bandwidth on demand | APD 04.05.03 (95)04 |
| BOD | board of directors | |
| BOP | balance of payment | |
| BOS | BICES Outline Structure | |
| BOXER | UK RN & RAF funded communications infra network | |
| BPMG | BICES project management group | |
| BPR | business plan review | |
| BPS | BICES pilot study | AC/317/SEC/94/20 |
| BPS | broadcast processing system | |
| BPSK | binary phase shift keying | |
| BRA | Basic Rate Access | |
| BRASS | Broadcast and Ship-shore System | AC/4(WG29)DS/139 |
| BRI | basic rate interface | STC CSNI final report 22/9/95 |
| BRISS | British intelligence support system | |
| BROAD | broadband | |
| BRS | broadcast relay station | |
| BRS | Broadcast Radiating Station | VLF Handbook |
| BRSC | British support command | |
| BSC | BICES steering committee | |
| BSWG | BICES standing working group | |
| BT | BICES team | |
| BUR | BICES User Requirements | |
| BURST | BICES user requirement system trial | |
| BVR | beyond visual range | |
| BW | bandwidth | |
| BWM | Band Width Management | NGCS |