For the Radio Frequency Design, DoD, Contracting, Project Management, and Technical Services Industries
| Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|
| 2G | 2nd Generation Wireless |
| 3G | 3rd Generation Wireless |
| 4G | 4th Generation Wireless |
| A/C | Aircraft |
| ADC | Analog-to-Digital Converter |
| ADIU | Advanced Digital Interface Unit |
| AE | Antenna Electronics |
| AFC | Automatic Frequency Control |
| AFCEA | Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association |
| AFOSR | Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| AFOTEC | Air Force Operational Test & Evaluation Center |
| AFRL | Air Force Research Laboratory |
| AGC | Automatic Gain Control |
| ALC | Automatic Level Control |
| ALE | Automatic Link Establishment |
| AM | Amplitude Modulation |
| AMF | Airborne, Maritime, and Fixed Site |
| ANDVT | Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal |
| ARDS | Advanced Range Data System |
| ARRL | American Radio Relay League |
| ARTM | Advanced Range Telemetry |
| ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ASF | Army Single Face to Industry |
| ASIC | Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
| ASK | Amplitude Shift Keying |
| AST | Applied Signal Technology |
| ASW | Anti-Submarine Warfare |
| ATE | Automatic Test Equipment |
| ATP | Acceptance Test Procedure |
| ATR | Automatic Target Recognition |
| AUMSS | Army Unattended MASINT Sensor System |
| AWGN | Additive White Gaussian Noise |
| BAA | Broad Agency Announcement |
| BAIS | Battlefield Anti-Intrusion System |
| BEAM | Bandwidth Efficient Advanced Modulation |
| BER | Bit Error Rate |
| BIT | Built In Test |
| BLOS | Beyond Line of Sight |
| BMDO | Ballistic Missile Defense Organization |
| BPF | Band Pass Filter |
| BW | Bandwidth |
| C2ISR | Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance |
| C3I | Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence |
| C4ISR | Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance |
| CAD | Computer Aided Design |
| CAD/CAM | Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing |
| CAGE | Commercial and Government Entity |
| CATV | Cable Antenna Television |
| CBC | Cross Band Coupler |
| CDL | Command Data Link |
| CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
| CDRL | Contract Deliverable Requirement List |
| CECOM | Communications Electronics Command |
| CERDEC | Communications Electronics Research and Development Engineering Command |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CIC | Combat Information Center |
| CINC | Commander-In-Chief |
| CFTM | Common Flight Test Module |
| C/N | Carrier-to-Noise Ratio |
| C/NA | Communications/Navigation Aid |
| COMINT | Communications Intelligence |
| COMM | Communications |
| COMSEC | Communications Security |
| CONOPS | Concept of Operations |
| CONUS | Continental United States |
| COTR | Contracting Officer Technical Representative |
| COTS | Commercial Off-The-Shelf |
| CPTU | Common Portable Test Unit |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| CRAA | Capability Review and Risk Assessment |
| CRC | Cyclical Redundancy Check |
| CRIIS | Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System |
| CSMA/CD | Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection |
| CTEIP | Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program |
| CW | Continuous Wave |
| DAC | Digital-to-Analog Converter |
| DAMA | Demand Assigned Multiple Access |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| dB | Decibel |
| DC | Direct Current |
| DCMA | Defense Contract Management Agency |
| DCSN | Digital Control Signals Network |
| DDS | Direct Digital Synthesis |
| DF | Direction Finding |
| DFAR | Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DIA | Defense Intelligence Agency |
| DISA | Defense Information Systems Agency |
| DLT | Data Link Transceiver |
| DMR | Digital Modular Radio |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| DPAS | Defense Priorities and Allocations System |
| DRT | Digital Receiver Technology |
| DSP | Digital Signal Processing |
| DTIC | Defense Technical Information Center |
| DTRA | Defense Threat Reduction Agency |
| DUNS | Data Universal Numbering System |
| EA | Electronic Attack |
| ECCM | Electronic Counter-Counter Measures |
| ECP | Engineering Change Proposal |
| EIA | Electronics Industries Association |
| ELINT | Electronics Intelligence |
| EM | Electromagnetic |
| EMC | Electromagnetic Compatibility |
| EMI | Electromagnetic Interference |
| EMCON | Emission Control |
| EMP | Electromagnetic Pulse |
| EO | Electro-Optical |
| EOB | Electronic Order of Battle |
| ERP | Effective Radiated Power |
| ESC | Electronic Systems Center |
| ESM | Electronic Support Measures |
| ETOSS | Engineering, Technical, and Operational Support Services |
| EVM | Error Vector Magnitude |
| EW | Electronic Warfare |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FAR | False Alarm Rate |
| FAR | Federal Acquisition Regulation |
| FAT | Factory Acceptance Test or First Article Test |
| FCC | Federal Communications Commission |
| FCS | Future Combat Systems |
| FDMA | Frequency Division Multiple Access |
| FET | Field Effect Transistor |
| FFP | Firm Fixed Price |
| FFT | Fast Fourier Transform |
| FIPS | Federal Information Processing Standards |
| FM | Frequency Modulation |
| FNC | Future Naval Capabilities |
| FORD | Fiber Optic RF Distribution |
| FORJ | Fiber Optic Rotary Joint |
| FOUO | For Official Use Only |
| FPGA | Field Programmable Gate Array |
| FSK | Frequency Shift Keying |
| GaAs | Gallium Arsenide |
| GaN | Gallium Nitride |
| GMR | Ground Mobile Radio (formerly JTRS Cluster 1) |
| GMT | Ground Moving Target |
| GND | Ground |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GPSJ | Global Positioning System Jammer |
| GS | Ground Station |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
| GSM | Global System for Mobile Communications |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| GWOT | Global War On Terror |
| HBT | Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor |
| HDL | Hardware Descriptive Language |
| HF | High Frequency (3 MHz to 30 MHz) |
| HILNA | High Intercept Low Noise Amplifier |
| HiPerTUNER | High Performance RF Tuner |
| HMD | Helmet/Head Mounted Display |
| HMS | Handheld/Manpack/Small Form Factor (formerly JTRS Cluster 5) |
| HPA | High Power Amplifier |
| HPF | High Pass Filter |
| HPM | High Power Microwave |
| HSARPA | Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| I2WD | Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate |
| IC | Integrated Circuit |
| ICE | Intelligence Community Engineering |
| IDIQ | Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity |
| IEEE | International Electronics and Electrical Institute |
| IETF | Internet Engineering Task Force |
| IF | Intermediate Frequency |
| ILS | Integrated Logistics Support |
| iNET | Integrated Network Enhanced Telemetry |
| InP | Indium Phosphide |
| IPR | In-Progress Review |
| IR | Infrared |
| IR&D | Independent Research & Development |
| IREMBASS | Improved Remote Battlefield Sensor System |
| IRIG | Inter-Range Instrumentation Group |
| ISI | Inter-Symbol Interference |
| ISM | Industrial, Scientific, and Medical |
| ISO | International Standardization Organization |
| ISR | Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance |
| ITAR | International Traffic in Arms Regulation |
| JCS | Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| JPO | Joint Program Office |
| JSTARS | Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System |
| JTRS | Joint Tactical Radio System |
| KV | Kill Vehicle |
| LADAR | Laser Detection and Ranging |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LASINT | Laser Intelligence |
| LATR | Large Area Tracking Range |
| LEO | Low Earth Orbit |
| LNA | Low Noise Amplifier |
| LNB | Low Noise Block Converter |
| LOS | Line Of Sight |
| LPF | Low Pass Filter |
| LPI | Low Probability of Intercept |
| LRU | Line Replaceable Unit |
| LSB | Least Significant Bit |
| LSI | Lead System Integrator |
| MASINT | Measurement and Signatures Intelligence |
| MAV | Micro Air Vehicle |
| MBITR | Multi-Band, Inter/Intra Team Radio (formerly JTRS Cluster 2) |
| MEMS | Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems |
| MDA | Missile Defense Agency |
| MDS | Minimum Detectable Signal |
| MIDS | Multifunctional Information Distribution System |
| MIMIC | Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit |
| MNS | Mission Need Statement |
| MRL | Manufacturing Readiness Level |
| MRTFB | Major Range and Test Facility Base |
| MSB | Most Significant Bit |
| MTBF | Mean Time Between Failure |
| NAICS | North American Industrial Classification System |
| NARDIC | Navy Acquisition, Research and Development Information Center |
| NASA | National Aeronautics & Space Administration |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NAVAIR | Naval Air Systems Command |
| NAWC | Naval Air Warfare Center |
| NDA | Non-Disclosure Agreement |
| NDI | Non-Developmental Item |
| NF | Noise Figure |
| NLA | Non-Linear Amplifier |
| NLOS | Non Line of Sight |
| NLT | No Later Than |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
| NRZ | Non Return to Zero |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| NuWaves | RF and Wireless Engineering Design Specialists |
| NUWC | Naval Undersea Warfare Center |
| NW | NuWaves |
| OEF | Operation Enduring Freedom |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OFDM | Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing |
| OIF | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| ONR | Office of Naval Research |
| OPAMP | Operational Amplifier |
| OPS | Operations |
| OPSEC | Operations Security |
| ORD | Operational Requirements Document |
| OSD | Office of the Secretary of Defense |
| OT&E | Operational Test & Evaluation |
| OTH | Over the Horizon |
| PA | Power Amplifier |
| PAPR | Peak-to-Average Power Ratio |
| PCB | Printed Circuit Board |
| PCM | Pulse Code Modulation |
| PDR | Program Design Review |
| PEO | Program Executive Office |
| PER | Packet Error Rate |
| PLL | Phase Lock Loop |
| PM | Project Manager |
| PM | Phase Modulation |
| PMP | Project Manager Professional |
| PNAS | Proceedings of the National Academy of Scientists |
| PPM | Pulse Position Modulation |
| PPS | Physical Protection System |
| PSK | Phase Shift Keying |
| PVT | Position, Velocity, and Time |
| PWB | Printed Wiring Board |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QAM | Quadrature Amplitude Modulation |
| QoS | Quality of Service |
| QPSK | Quadrature Phase Shift Keying |
| QTP | Quality Test Procedure |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RADAR | Radio Detection and Ranging |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| RCC | Range Commanders Council |
| RDF | Radio Direction Finding |
| REM | Range Encryption Module |
| REMBASS | Remote Battlefield Sensor System |
| RL | Return Loss |
| ROCM | Rough Order of Cost Magnitude |
| RoF | Radio Over Fiber |
| ROM | Rough Order of Magnitude |
| ROM | Read-Only Memory |
| RF | Radio Frequency |
| RFDU | Radio Frequency Distribution Unit |
| RFI | Radio Frequency Interference |
| RFI | Request For Information |
| RFID | Radio Frequency Identification |
| RFP | Request for Proposals |
| RPI | Rapid Prototyping Initiative |
| RSSI | Received Signal Strength Indicator |
| RSTA | Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Targeting, and Acquisition |
| RX | Receive |
| SADBU | Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Program |
| SAR | Search and Rescue |
| SAR | Synthetic Aperture Radar |
| SAW | Surface Acoustic Wave |
| SBDC | Small Business Development Center |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| SCIF | Secure Compartmented Information Facility |
| SDR | Software Defined Radio |
| SEIWG | Security Equipment Integration Working Group |
| SET | Spectrum Efficient Technologies |
| SFDR | Spurious Free Dynamic Range |
| SFSS | Subminiature Flight Safety System |
| SIC | Standard Industrial Classification |
| SIGINT | Signal Intelligence |
| SINCGARS | Single Channel Ground to Air Radio System |
| SMD | Surface Mounted Device |
| SNR | Signal to Noise Ratio |
| SOF | Special Operations Forces |
| SPAWAR | Space & Naval Warfare Systems Command |
| SPO | Special Projects Office |
| SPO | System Program Offices |
| SOW | Statement of Work |
| SRAM | Static Random Access Memory |
| SRBOC | Super Rapid Blooming Off-board Chaff |
| SRW | Soldier Radio Waveform |
| SSPA | Solid State Power Amplifier |
| STTR | Small Business Technology Transfer |
| SURSS | Small Unit Reconnaissance and Surveillance System |
| SWAP | Size, Weight, and Power |
| TA | Test Article |
| TASS | Tactical Automated Security System |
| TBD | To Be Determined |
| TDL | Tactical Data Link |
| TDMA | Time Division Multiple Access |
| TDRSS | Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System |
| TEFOS | Technical, Engineering, Fabrication, and Operations Support |
| TM | Telemetry |
| T&E | Test and Evaluation |
| T&M | Time and Materials |
| TOI | Third Order Intercept |
| TO | Technical Order |
| TSPI | Time, Space, and Position Information |
| TRSS | Tactical Remote Sensor System |
| TSWG | Technical Support Working Group |
| TX | Transmit |
| UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| UCAV | Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle |
| UE | User Equipment |
| UGS | Unattended Ground Sensor |
| UGV | Unmanned Ground Vehicle |
| UHF | Ultra High Frequency (300 MHz to 3 GHz) |
| UIC | Unit Identification Code |
| UPS | Uninterruptible Power Supply |
| URE | Unintended RF Emissions |
| UUT | Unit Under Test |
| UUV | Unmanned Underwater Vehicle |
| UWB | Ultra Wideband |
| VAR | Visit Authorization Request |
| VAC | Volts Alternating Current (AC) |
| VDC | Volts Direct Current (DC) |
| VHF | Very High Frequency (30 MHz to 300 MHz) |
| VLF | Very Low Frequency |
| VLSI | Very Large Scale Integration |
| VSWR | Voltage Standing Wave Ratio |
| WBG | Wide Band Gap |
| WiMAX | Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Acess |
| WPAFB | Wright Patterson Air Force Base |
| WSMR | White Sands Missile Range |
| XCVR | Transceiver |