NC3 Acronyms

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Acronyms	Meaning / Significance	Source
A	Application
A	Army
A&S	Armament and Standardisation Division	NATO IMS
A/C	Air Conditioned
A/C	Aircraft
A/C fees	Architect/Engineer fees
A/D	Analogue to Digital
A/E	Airfields Engineering
A/E	Architecture & Engineering
A/F	Airfield
A/G	Air to Ground
A/J	Anti-Jamming	AC/317(WG/1)N/606
A/N	Alphanumeric
A/S	Anti Submarine
AA	Administrative Assistant
AA	Air Armament
AA	Air to Air
AAA	Anti-Aircraft Artillery
AAA	Area Advisory Authority
AABCP	Advanced Airborne Command Post
AABF	Assembly Area Blocking Force
AABNCP	Advanced Airborne National Command Post
AAC	ACCS Advisory Committee
AAC	aeronautical administrative communications
AAC	Alaskan air command
AACATK	assembly area counter attacking force
AACC	ATAF airspace co-ordination centre
AACE	aircraft alerting communications EMP
AACOMS	army area communications system
AACS	airways and air communications service
AAD	advanced ammunition depot
AADC	advanced avionics digital computer
AADC	area air defence commander
AADCOM	army air defence command
AADCP	army air defence command post
AADGE	ACE air defence ground environment
AADNS	automatic air defence notification system
AADSACS	army air defence surveillance and control system
AAE	aerospace ancillary equipment
AAF	allied air forces
AAFCE	allied air forces central Europe	Ramstein
AAFNE	allied air forces northern Europe
AAFS	ACE automated financial system
AAFSE	allied air forces southern Europe
AAG	aeromedical airlift group
AAIG	ACE annual infrastructure guidance
AAIP	ACE ACCIS implementation plan	ACE ACCIS Core Capability specs
AAIS	ACE ACCIS implementation strategy	ACE ACCIS Core Capability specs
AAISG	ACE ACCIS implementation steering group
AAM	air to air missile
AAMB	AFNW AIS management board
AAMG	anti-aircraft machine gun
AAMP	ACE ACCIS management plan
AAMS	area airspace management system
AAOC	anti-aircraft operations centre
AAOC	army air operations centre
AAP	allied administrative publication
AAR	air to air refueling
AAR	automatic alternative routing
AAS	aeromedical airlift squadron
AAS	aerospace application study
AAS	architectural ADP system
AASC	army automation steering committee
AATA	ACE ACCIS Target Architecture
AAW	anti-aircraft automatic weapon
AAW	Anti Air Warfare
AAWA	anti-air warfare area
AAWC	anti-air warfare commander
AAWC	anti-air warfare coordinator
AB	Air Base
AB	air burst
AB	signal ground	RS 232C
ABC	ACE ACCIS BICES Capabilities
ABC	ACE ACCIS BICES capability
ABC	atomic, biological and chemical
ABC(NATIONS)	America, Britain, Canada
ABCA(NATIONS)	America, Britain, Canada, Australia
ABCC	airborne command and control communications
ABCCC	airborne battlefield command and control centre
ABCCC	airborne command, control and communications
ABCCIS	air base command and control information system
ABCP	airborne command post
ABDR	airfield battle damage repair
ABE	ALSP broadcast emulator
ABG	air base group
ABIR	average bit information rate
ABM	anti ballistic missile
ABNF	ARFA basic notification form (frequency requirement)
ABNOC	airborne operations centre
ABUS	accepted but uninstalled system	STRADIS
ABW	air base wing
AC	ad hoc committee
AC	air combat
AC	air control
AC	aircraft
AC	alliance council
AC	armament committee
AC	association control
AC2CIS	NATO automated command and control CIS
ACA	airspace control agency
ACA	airspace control authority
ACA	arms control agreement
ACA	arms control authority
ACAA	army concept analysis agency	US
ACAS	airborne collision avoidance system
ACAS	aircraft collision avoidance system
ACBA	allied command baltic approaches
ACC	air control centre
ACC	alternate command centre
ACC	alternate control centre (ACCS)
ACC	alternate control centre (SATCOM)	satellite communication
ACC	audio circuit control
ACC	automatic code changing
ACCAP	ACE CIS Contingency Assets Pool	CP 5A0001
ACCB	ACE Centralised Communication Budget
ACCHAN	Allied Command Channel	Part of former command structure
ACCIS	Automated Command and Control Information System	NACISA USD 23.01.00(93)01
ACCMPS	allied command and control message processing system
ACCROS	ACE resource optimisation software system
ACCS	air command and control system
ACCSA	allied communications and computer security agency
ACE	allied command Europe
ACEIT	automated cost estimating and integrating tool
ACELIP	ACE long term infrastructure programme (6 years/detailed infra funding)
ACGE	ADP communication gateway element
ACL	access control list
ACLANT	allied command Atlantic
ACM	air combat manoeuver
ACM	ALSP common module
ACMP	allied configuration management publication
ACMP	ATCCIS Configuration Management Plan
ACMS	automated control and management system	BRASS
ACO	airspace control order
ACOC	air command operations centre
ACOG	agence civile OTAN du temps de guerre	NCWA
AComP	allied communications publication
ACOS	assistant chief of staff
ACP	airspace control procedure	ACP 127
ACP	allied command publication
ACP	Allied Communications Procedure
ACP	Allied Communications Publication
ACR	air control and reporting
ACR RECA	air cavalry regiment (recce-reconnaicance)
ACRC	alternate control and reporting centre
ACROSS	ACE resource optimisation software system
ACS	Access Control System
ACS	alternate control station
ACS	automatic channel selection
ACSE	association control service element
ACT	architecture consolidation table
ACTICE	agency for the coordination of inland transport in central Europe	NCWA
ACTIMED	agency for the coordination of inland transport in the Mediterranean	NCWA
ACTS	advanced communications technologies and services
ACU	air control unit
ACW	air control and warning
AD	ACE directive
AD	addendum
AD	air defence
AD	air directive
AD	armoured division
ADA		NACISA USD 23.01.00(93)01
ADAMS	ACE deployment and movement system	CP 5A0003
ADatP	allied data publication
ADatP-3	Allied Data Publication 3
ADC	aeronautical administrative communications
ADC	air defence centre
ADCAB	AD cross tell and broadcast
ADCF	airborne data converter/formatter
ADCIS	air defence CIS
ADEF	ARFA data exchange format
ADG	augmented drafting group
ADG	augmented drafting group
ADGE	air defence ground environment
ADI	application directory
ADLP	airborne data link processor
ADLP	automatic data link
ADM	add and drop multiplexers
ADM	advanced development model
ADM(L)	atomic demolition munition (location)
ADMD	administration management domains
ADO	air defence operation
ADOC	air defence operations centre
ADOLT	air defense operation liasion team
ADP	automated data processing
ADP	automatic data processing
ADPCM	adaptive differential pulse code modulation
ADPG	air defence planning group
ADR	annual defense review
ADRG	ARC digitised raster graphics	ACE ACCIS Core Capability specs
ADS	air defence ship
ADS	architectural design study
ADS	automatic dependent surveillance
ADS-B	automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast
ADSC	air defence software committee
ADSD	air defence systems directorate
ADSIA	Allied Data Systems Interoperability Agency	Responsibilities assumed by NHQC3S/IOB & AC/322(SC/2)
ADSO	AIS domain security officer
ADT	abstract data types	data management
ADTS	ACE data transfer service
ADW	area defence weapon
ADWG	Ad Hoc Working Group for Data Management	ADSIA(ADP)-C-007-96
ADX	automated data exchange
AE	application entity
AE	architecture/engineering fees
AEGIS	airborne early warning ground integration segment
AEN	ACE emergency network
AEP	application environment profile	AC/317(WG/2)WP/94
AERB	ACE exercise review board	CP 5A0008
AESS	Allied Environmental Support System
AEW	Airborne Early Warning
AEWWG	air EW working group
AF	augmentation force
AFCEA	armed forces communications electronics association	STC CSNI final report 22/9/95
AFCENT	Allied Forces Central Europe	Subsumed within AFNORTH
AFI	authorrity and format identifier
AFL	actual flight plan
AFMED	allied forces mediterranean
AFNON	Allied Forces North Norway	Subsumed within AFNORTH
AFNORTH	Allied Forces Northern Europe
AFNW	Allied Forces North-West	Subsumed within AFNORTH
AFSONOR	Allied Forces South Norway
AFSOUTH	Allied Forces Southern Europe
AFT	application functional profiles
AFTN	aeronautical fixed telecommunications network
AGARD	advisory group for airspace research and development
AGATHA	aggregated ground air theatre level assessment
AGL	above ground level
AGS	alliance ground surveillance	AC/259(SURV)N/21
AHC	ACCS hardware committee
AHDG	ad hoc drafting group
AHEG	ad hoc expert group
AHG	ad hoc group	APD 04.05.03 (95)04
AHWG	ad hoc working group
AHWG-Sec	AHWG on security
AI	access interface
AI	air intercept
AI	air interdiction
AI	alternative interrogation
AI	artificial intelligence
AIA	ACE intelligence architecture	BICES
AIA	aerospace industry association
AIC	air information circular
AIC	atlantic intelligence command	narrow band secure voice
AID	allied interoperability database	STANAG 4210 Ann E
AID	ATCA interoperability database
AIDA	air defence and attack model
AIDB	ACE Intelligence Database
AIDM	ACE Intelligence Data Model	BICES
AIDM	ACE intelligent data model	AC/317/SEC/94/20
AIDMC	ACE Intelligence Data Management Concept
AIFF	air IFF
AIFS	ACE Automated Information Flow System
AIG	address indicating group
AIMP	ACE Intelligence Management Plan
AIMS	ACCS Information Management System
AINCA	ACE intelligent communications architecture
AINPS	ACE integrated nuclear planning system
AIP	aeronautical information publication
AIR	annual infrastructure report
AIRCENT	air forces central Europe
AIRD	ATCCIS information resource dictionary	data modelling
AIRS	automated infrastructure requirement system
AIS	aeronautical information service
AIS	automated information system
AIS OA	AIS operational authority
AISAP	AIS automation panel
AISD	advanced informations services demonstration
AISG	ADA implementation sub-group
AISI	application independent security infrastructure	AC/317-N/846
AIT	ACE ACCIS integrated testbed
AJ	anti-jam(ming)	APD 04.05.03 (95)04
ALBE	air-land battlefield environment
ALBE	Airland Battle Environment
ALCS	ACCS logistical support concept
ALE	automatic link establishment
ALERTS	MNC alert system
ALLA	Allied Long Lines Agency	Responsibilities assumed by NHQC3S/PRB
ALO	air liasion officer
ALOC	administrative and logistic operation centre
ALPHACCIS	SACLANT CCIS	Prototype MCCIS
ALS	application layer structure
ALSP	aggregate level simulation protocol
AM	access module
Am	amendment
AM	Amplitude Modulation
AMC	air mission control
AMC	airspace management cell
AMCP	alternate missile control post
AMD AA	air mobile division
AMDACS	adaptive message drafting and creation sub-system
AMF(L)	ACE Mobile Force (Land)
AMG	architecture management group
AMH	automated message handling
AMHS	Automated Message Handling System
AMIC	ACCS MHQ interface component
AMIS	automated management information system
AMMS	automated message management system
AMO	allied metereologic office
AMOR	analysis of mode S radar data
AMPS	automated message processing system
AMRAD	automatic message routing and distribution
AMSC	allied military security code
AMSG	allied military security guidelines
AMTS	alliance movement and transport system
AMW	amphibious warfare
AN	access network
ANAD	advisor national armament director
ANBw	Amt für Nachrichtenwesen der Bundeswehr
ANC	air navigation comission
ANCA	allied naval communications agency
ANDVT	advanced narrow band digital voice terminal
ANNTA	ALLA/NALLA NATO TARE access
ANSI	American national standards institute
AOAD	Army organic air defence
AOB	Air Order of Battle
AOBS	enemy air order of battle
AOC	air operations centre
AOC	association of old crows
AOCC	air operation coordination centre
AOCS	attitude and orbit control system	APD 04.05.03 (95)04
AOD	air operations directive	Ex Strong Resolve 95
AOG	air operation group
AOI	appel d'offre international	ICB
AOI	area of interest
AOIR	ACE Operational Intelligence Requirements
AOIR	area of intelligence responsibility	narrow band secure voice
AOM	apllication OSI management
AOPTI	air operations planning and tasking initiative
AOPTS	air operations planning and tasking system	CAX
AOR	Area Of Responsibility
AOTN	ACE operational Tg network
AP	Allied Publication
AP	application process
AP	application protocol
APAC	ACCS policy avisory committee
APAG	Atlantic policy advisory group
APD	architecture and plans division
APH	ARFA policy handbook
API	Application Programme Interface	AC/317(WG/2)WP/94
API	application programming interface	AC/317-N/846
APIC	allied press information centre
APIC	allied public information centre
APOD	airport of debarkation
APOE	air port of entry
APP	allied procedural publication
APP	application portability profile
APQ	armaments planning questionnaire
APS	alpha profile set	NACISA USD 23.01.00(93)01
APSE	ADA programming support environment
AQAP	Allied Quality Assurance Publication
AQC	acquisition centre
AR	access router
ARC		ACE ACCIS Core Capability specs
ARD	application remote database access
ARDS	airborne radar demonstration system
ARFA	allied radio frequency agency
ARINC	activities of aeronautical radio, INC
ARMS	air resources management system
ARMS	anti-radiation missile
ARRC	ACE rapid reaction corps
ARRS	air recce reporting system
ARS	ACC and RPC and SFP
ARS	automatic route selection
ARTAS	ATC radar tracker and server
AS	application service
AS	application support
ASAC	all sources analysis centre (Heidelberg)
ASACS	air surveillance and control system
ASAF	air space activity forecast
ASAP	as soon as possible
ASAS	ACCS security accreditation strategy
ASAS	all sources analysis system
ASAT	anti satellite	APD 04.05.03 (95)04
ASC	ACCS software committee
ASC	air space control
ASC	American standards committee
ASC	area support centre
ASCAP	army support combat air patrol
ASCC	air standardisation coordination committee
ASCC	air support coordination centre
ASCII	American standard code for information interchange
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASCON	automatic switched comms network
ASCON	automatic switched communications network (NL)
ASD	aircraft selected data
ASDF	Air Simulator and demenstation Facility
ASDF	Air Simulator and demenstation Facility
ASDS	air situation display system
ASE	application system element
ASG	AFCENT support group
ASG	assistent secretary general	AC/317-N/798
ASIM	asynchron/synchron interface modem
ASM	air-to-surface missile
ASM	air space management
ASM	anti-ship missile
ASMA	Air Staff Management Aid
ASME	American society of mechanical engineers
ASN	abstract syntax notation
ASO	AIS security officer
ASO	application service object
ASOC	air support operation centre
ASP	annual service practice
ASPD	ACCS security policy document
ASR	airfield surveillance radar
ASS	ABC Server Subsystem
ASS	AUTODIN switching system
ASSC	ACLANT Systems Support Centre
ASSWI	anti-sub-surface warning installation
ASTERIX	all purpose structured EUROCONTROL radar information exchange
ASU	air support unit
ASV	aircraft speed vector
ASW	anti-submarine warfare	Ex Strong Resolve 95
ATAF	allied tactical air force
ATBB	as to be built
ATBM	anti tank ballistic missile
ATC	air traffic control
ATCA	allied tactical communications agency
ATCC	air traffic control centre
ATCCIS	Army Tactical CCIS
ATCRBS	air traffic control radar beacon system
ATCRU	air traffic control radar unit
ATDM	asynchronous time division multiplexing
ATE	automatic test equipment
ATFM	air traffic flow management
ATIS	automatic terminal information system
ATLAS	air traffic land system
ATM	air traffic management
ATM	Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ATN	aeronautical telecommunications network
ATO	Air Tasking Order	Ex Strong Resolve 95
ATOC	allied tactical operations centre
ATP	ACCS transition plan
ATP	allied tactical publication
ATP	allied technical publication
ATP	application transaction processing
ATS	air traffic services
ATSC	air traffic services communication
ATTU	Atlantic-to-the-Urals
AU	access unit
AUI	attachment unit interface
AUS	ABC User Subsystem
AUTODIN	automatic digital information network	US
AUTOVON	automatic voice network	US
AVCN	ACE vital comms network
AVI	audio visual interactive scriptware
AVT	application virtual terminal
AWACS	airborne warning and control system
AWCC	AIS and WAN control centre
AWCIES	ACCS-wide common information exchange standards
AWCS	alternate war headquarters communications squadron
AWHQ	alternate war headquarters
AWI	alert warning indicator
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Last Updated on Sep 23, 1999
By NC3ABE