The list of armed forces acronyms and abbreviations.
All armed forces related acronyms and abbreviations.
ATC: | Air Traffic Control(Air transport industry, Air Transport, Civil aviation) |
UHF: | Ultra High Frequency(Physics, Computer Security, Computer) |
ILS: | Instrument Landing System(Air transport industry, Air Transport) |
IFF: | Identification Friend or Foe(World War II, Armed Forces, Royal military) |
ETA: | Estimated Time of Arrival(Civil aviation, Firefighting, Web slang) |
CWGC: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission(Genealogy, Armed Forces) |
DME: | Distance Measuring Equipment(Transportation, Flight, Armed Forces) |
RAF: | Royal Air Force(Great Britain, UK, United Kingdom) |
CO: | Commanding Officer(Military law, United States Navy, Us navy) |
MI: | Military Intelligence(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force) |
DEW: | Distant Early Warning(CANADIAN, Canada, Armed Forces) |
ECM: | Electronic Counter Measures(World War II, Armed Forces, Royal military) |
RAAF: | Royal Australian Air Force(Royal military, Armed Forces, Air Force) |
AEW: | Airborne Early Warning(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force) |
CRC: | Control and Reporting Center(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force) |
HE: | High Explosive(Royal military, Armed Forces, Air Force) |
PAR: | Precision Approach Radar(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force) |
TF: | Task Force(United States Navy, Us navy, Military jargon) |
ALO: | Air Liaison Officer(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force) |
GCA: | Ground Controlled Approach(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force) |
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