Some abbreviations you may find useful while browsing the SASMOD pages.

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A AAC                 Army Air Corps AAR Air to Air Refuelling AAAW Advanced Anti-Armour Weapon AAW Anti-Air Warfare AB Airborne ABLE Automotive Bridge Launching Equipment ac Aircraft ACCS Air Control and Command Systems accn Accommodation ACE Allied Command Europe ACLANT Allied Command North Atlantic ACOS Assistant Chief of Staff ACV Armoured Command Vehicle AD Air Defence/Air Dispatch/Army Department ADA Air Defended Area ADAD Air Defence Alerting Device Adjt Adjutant admin Administration admin O Administrative Order ADP Automatic Data-Processing ADR Airfield Damage Repair AEW Airborne Early Warning AFCENT Allied Forces Central European Theatre AFNORTHWEST Allied Forces Northwestern Europe AFSOUTH Allied Forces Southern Europe AFV Armoured Fighting Vehicle AGC Adjutant General's Corps ANGLS Autonomous Navigation And Gun Laying System AHQ Air Headquarters AIFV Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle AIRCENT Allied Air Forces Central Europe Airmob Airmobile AJT Advanced Jet Trainer ALARM Air-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile AM Airbus Military AMF(L) Allied Mobile Force (Land Element) AMRAAM Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile AOC Air Officer Commanding AP Armour-Piercing/Ammunition Point/Air Publication APC Armoured Personnel Carrier APDS Armour-Piercing Discarding Sabot APO Army Post Office APS Auto Pointing System ARBS Angle Rate Bombing System armd Armoured armr Armour ARRC Allied Rapid Reaction Corps ARRF Allied Rapid Reaction Forces arty Artillery ARV Armoured Recovery Vehicle    ASACS Air Surveillance & Control System ASRAAM Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile ASTOVL  Advanced Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing ASW Anti -Submarine Warning ATAF Allied Tactical Air Force ATGW Anti-Tank Guided Weapon ATM Acquisition Training Missiles att Attached ATWM Army Transition to War Measure AUR All-up-Round AVLB Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge AWC Air Warfare Centre AWOL Absent without leave Back To Top B BACCS Backbone Air Command and Control System BALTAP Baltic Approaches BAOR British Army of the Rhine BC Battery Commander bde Brigade BE Belgium (Belgian) BEF British Expeditionary Force BFG British Forces Germany BFPO British Forces Post Office BG Battlegroup BGHQ Battlegroup Headquarters BGTI Battlegroup Themal Imaging BICS Battlefield Information Control System BiH Bosnia Herzogovina BK Battery Captain BLD Battlefield and Land Digitisation BMA Battery Manoeuvre Area BMEWS Ballistic Missile Early Warning System BMH British Military Hospital BMS Battle (field)  Management System bn Battalion bty Battery Back To Top C c sups Combat Supplies C3I Command, Control, Communications & Intelligence CAD Central Ammunition Depot cam Camouflaged CAP Combat Air Patrol cas Casualty CASEVAC Casualty Evacuation CASOM Conventional Attack Stand-Off Missile CASTOR Corps Airborne Stand-Off Radar cat Catering CATO Civilian Air Traffic Operation CATS Combined Aerial Target Service CCM Counter Countermeasure CCP Casualty Collecting Point CCS Casualty Clearing Station Cdo Commando CDS Chief of the Defence Staff CEP    Circular Error Probable/Central Engineer Park CEPS Central European Pipeline System CET Combat Engineer Tractor CGRM Commander General Royal Marines CGS Chief of the General Staff CHARRV  Challenger Armoured Repair & Recovery Vehicle  CHARRV TRL Challenger Armoured Repair & Recovery Vehicle Trailer CID Combat Indentification CIMIC Civil Military Cooperation CinC Commander-in-Chief CINCENT     Commander-in-Chief Central European Theatre CINCUKAIR Commander-in-Chief UK Air CIS Communication Information Systems civ Civilian CJO Chief of Joint Operations CJRDFO     Chief of the Joint Rapid Deployment Force Operations Cmdt Commandant CO Commanding Officer COBRA Counter Battery Radar   Col GS Colonel General Staff ComBAT Common Battlefield Application Toolset comd Command/Commander Comms Z Communications Zone comp rat Composite Ration (Compo) COMRFA Commander Royal Fleet Auxiliary COMSEN Communications Centre COMSFOR Commander SFOR coord Coordinate COS Chief of Staff coy Company CP Close Protection/Command Post CPO Command Pay Office/Chief Petty Officer CQMS Company Quartermaster Sergeant CRC Control Reporting Centre CRP Control Reporting Point CSABM Collaborative System for Air Battlespace Management CSVH Combat Support Vehicle Heavy CSVL Combat Support Vehicle Heavy CTOL Conventional Take-Off and Landing CTTO Central Trials and Tactics Organisation CUP Capability Upgrade Period CV Combat Vehicle CVD Central Vehicle Depot CVR(T)  Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked CVR (W) Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Wheeled CW Chemical Warfare Back To Top D DAA Divisional Administrative Area DAG Divisional Artillery Group DASS Defensive Aids Sub-System DAW Department of Air Warfare def Defence DERA Defence Evaluation & Research Agency det Detached/Detachment DF Defensive Fire DHFS Defence Helicopter Flying School DISTAFF Directing Staff (DS) div Division DK Denmark DMA Divisional Maintenance Area dml Demolition DMR Daily Messing Rate DRA Defence Research Agency DROPS Demountable Rack Off-Loading & Pick-Up System DRU Dynamic Reference Unit DS Direct Support/Dressing Station DTG Date Time Group Back To Top E ech Echelon ECM Electronic Counter Measure EDP Emergency Defence Plan emb Embarkation EME Electrical and Mechanical Engineers EMP Electro Magnetic Pulse en Enemy engr Engineer EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal eqpt Equipment ESS Environmental Support System ETA Estimated Time of Arrival EW Early Warning / Electronic Warfare EWOSE Electronic Warfare Operational Support Establishment ex Exercise Back To Top F FAC Forward Air Controller FBRV Future Beach Recovery Vehicle FCLV Future Command and Liaison Vehicle Fd Amb Field Ambulance Fd Field FEBA Forward Edge of the Battle Area FFR Fitted for Radio FGA Fighter Ground Attack FIMU Fleet Information Management Unit FLA Future Large Aircraft FLET Forward Location Enemy Troops FLIR Forward Looking Infra Red FLOT Forward Location Own Troops fmm Formation FOC First Of Class FONA Flag Officer Naval Aviation FOO Forward Observation Officer FOSCLE Fleet Operational Command System FOSF Flag Officer Surface Fleet FOSM Flag Officer Submarines FOST Flag Officer Sea Training FR France (French) FRES Future Rapid Effect System  FRG     Federal Republic of Germany/Forward Repair Group FRT Forward Repair Team FSP Full Service Provision FTS Flying Training School FUP Forming Up Place/Forming Up Point FWAM Full Width Attack Mine FWOC (R) Fleet Weather & Oceanographic Computer (Replacement) Fy Financial Year Back To Top   G GDP General Defence Plan/Gross Domestic Product GE German (Germany) GHTM Ground Handling Training Missiles GOC General Officer Commanding GPMG General Purpose Machine Gun GPWS Ground Proximity Warning System GR Greece (Greek) GRSC Ground Radio Servicing Centre Back To Top H HAS Hardened Aircraft Shelter HE High Explosive HEAT High Explosive Anti-Tank hel Helicopter Hesh High Explosive Squash Head HET Heavy Equipment Transporter HLDC Heavy Load Distribution Capability HOTAS Hands on Throttle and Stick HV Hyper Velocity HVM Hyper Velocity Missile Hy Heavy Back To Top I IAB Initial Appraisal Board IADM Incremental Assessment Demonstration and Manufacture IBDS Integrated Biological Detection Systems  ICCS Integrated Command & Control System IFF Indentification Friend or Foe IFOR Implementation Force IG Initial Gate IGB Inner German Border II Image Intensifier illum Illuminating Inf Infantry INTSUM Intelligence Summary IO Intelligence Officer IPT Integrated Project Team IRF Immediate Reaction Forces IRG Immediate Replenishment Group IS Internal Security ISAF International Security Assistance Force ISD In Service Date ISP Initial Service Provision ISTAR Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance IT Italy (Italian) ITN Invitation To Negotiate ITS Inshore Training Squadron IUR Immediate Use Reserve IW Individual Weapon Back To Top J JFACHQ Joint Force Air Air Component Headquarters JFHQ Joint Force Headquarters JHQ Joint Headquarters JOCS Joint Operational Command Systems JRC Joint Regional Command JRDF Joint Rapid Deployment Force JRRF Joint Rapid Reaction Force JSRC Joint Sub-Regional Command JSSU Joint Services Signals Unit JTIDS Joint Tactical Information Distribution System Back To Top K KFOR Kosovo Force KUR Key User Requirement Back To Top L L of C Lines of Communication LAD Light Aid Detachment (REME) LANDCENT Commander Allied Land Forces Central Europe LC Logistic Command LET Light Equipment Transporter LGB Laser Guided Bomb LLAD Low-Level Air Defence LMAS Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems LML Lightweight Multiple Launcher LO Liaison Officer Loc Locating Log Logistic LPH Landing Platform Helicopter LRATGW Long-Range Anti-Tank Guided Weapons LSL Landing Ships Logistic LSW Light Support Weapon LTW Lyneham Training Wing Back To Top M maint Maintain MAMBA Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Radar MAMS Mobile Air Movement Squadron MAOT Mobile Air Operations Team MAPS Modular Azimuth Positioning System MATO Military Air-Traffic Operations mat Material MBT Main Battle Tank MCM Mine Countermeasures MCMV Mine Countermeasures Vessels mech Mechanised med Medical MFC Mortar Fire Controller MG Machine Gun / Main Gate MIRV Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicle MLRS Multi-Launched Rocket System MLU Mid-Life Update MNAD Multi-National Airmobile Division MND Multi-National Division MO Medical Officer mob Mobilisation MoD Ministry of Defence MoU Memorandum of Understanding MPDS Multi-Purpose Decontamination System MP Military Police MRG Medium Repair Group MRV Multiple Re-entry Vehicle msl Missile MU Maintenance Unit