The list of armed forces acronyms and abbreviations.

All armed forces related acronyms and abbreviations.

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ATC:
Air Traffic Control(Air transport industry, Air Transport, Civil aviation)
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UHF:
Ultra High Frequency(Physics, Computer Security, Computer)
9
ILS:
Instrument Landing System(Air Transport, Air transport industry)
6
ETA:
Estimated Time of Arrival(Civil aviation, Firefighting, Internet jargon)
5
DME:
Distance Measuring Equipment(Transportation, Flight, Armed Forces)
1
GP:
General Purpose(Cargo shipping, Armed Forces, Royal military)
1
NATO:
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation(International)
1
PPI:
Plan Position Indicator(Meterology, Climatology, Armed Forces)
1
VHF:
Very High Frequency(Physics, Meterology, Computer Security)
0
BABS:
Blind Approach Beacon System(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force)
0
CRO:
Central Records Office(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force)
0
GND:
Ground(World War II, Morse code, Morse aids)
0
MOD:
Ministry of Defence(UK, United Kingdom, Armed Forces)
0
Op:
Operator(Web slang, Internet jargon, Morse code)
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RDF:
Radio Direction Finder(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force)
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STN:
Station(Morse aids, Morse code, Radio)
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cmd:
Command(World War II, Armed Forces, Royal military)
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racon:
Radar Beacon(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force)
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