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| AAS | Australian Accounting Standard | |
| AASB | Australian Accounting Standards Board | |
| AAvn Spt Gp | Army Aviation Support Group | |
| ABR | Australian Book of Reference (Navy) | |
| ABRI | Indonesian Armed Services | |
| ABW | Airborne Wing | |
| ACAP | Army Capability Acquisition Program | |
| ACAT | Acquisition Categorisation (Framework) | |
| ACDSS | Australian College of Defence and Strategic Studies | |
| ACG | Air Combat Group | |
| ACM | Air Chief Marshal | |
| ACPB | Armidale-Class Patrol Boat | |
| ADACS | Australian Distributed Architecture Combat System | |
| ADF | Australian Defence Force | |
| ADFA | Australian Defence Force Academy | |
| ADFHS | Australian Defence Force Health Services | |
| ADFIS | Australian Defence Force Investigative Service | |
| ADFWC | Australian Defence Force Warfare Centre | |
| ADG | Air Defence Guard | |
| ADI | ADI Limited (formerly Australian Defence Industries Ltd, now Thales) | |
| ADO | Australian Defence Organisation | |
| AEO | Authorised Engineering Organisation | |
| AEW&C | Airborne Early Warning and Control | |
| AFS | Average Funded Strength | |
| AFTC | Air Force Training Command | |
| AG | Air to Ground | |
| AHQ | Army Headquarters | |
| AIDC | Australian Industry Development Corporation | [TOP] |
| AII | Australian Industry Involvement | |
| AIM | ABRAMS Integrated Management | |
| AIMS | Advanced Inventory Management System | |
| AIRMSHL | Air Marshal | |
| AIRN | Army Individual Readiness Notice | |
| ALG | Air Lift Group | |
| ALTC | Army Logistics Training Centre | |
| AMAFTU | Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Trials Unit | |
| AMCIP | Approved Major Capital Investment Program | |
| AMTDU | Air Movements Training and Development Unit | |
| ANAO | Australian National Audit Office | |
| ANZAC | Australian and New Zealand Army Corps | |
| AOC | Australian Ordnance Council | |
| AODC | Australian Oceanographic Data Centre | |
| AOS | Artillery Orientation System | |
| AOSS | Australian Operational Support Service | |
| APIN | Army Presence in the North | |
| APS | Australian Public Service | |
| AQC | Australian Quality Council | |
| ARA | Australian Regiment Army | |
| ARDU | Aircraft Research and Development Unit | |
| ARH | Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter | |
| ARPANSA | Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency | |
| AS | Australian | |
| ASC | ASC Pty Ltd (formerly, Australian Submarine Corporation) | |
| ASD | Aerospace Systems Division | |
| ASDEFCON | Australian Defence Contract | |
| ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations | |
| ASIP | Aircraft Structural Integrity Program | |
| ASIST | Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training | |
| ASL | Average Staffing Level | |
| ASLAV | Australian Light Armoured Vehicle | |
| ASLAV-S | Australian Light Armourev Vehicle - Surveillance Vehicle | |
| ASTA | AeroSpace Technologies Australia | |
| ASW | Anti Submarine Warfare | |
| ATC | Army Training Command | |
| ATEA | Army Technology and Engineering Agency | |
| AUC | Assets Under Construction | |
| AUSTACCS | Australian Army Command Support System | |
| AVM | Air Vice-Marshal | |
| AWA | Australian Workplace Agreement | |
| BACWS | Behind Armour Commander's Weapon Station | |
| BEPB | Bridge Erection and Propulsion Boat | |
| BFT | Blue Force Tracking | |
| BOI | Board of Inquiry | |
| BORIS | Budgetary and Output Reporting Information System | |
| BRIAN | Basic Repairable Item Analysis Network | |
| BRIG | Brigadier | |
| C2 | Command and Control | |
| C&SC | Command and Staff College | |
| C3I | Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence | |
| C3ISR | C3I plus Surveillance & Reconnaissance | [TOP] |
| C4IW | "Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Warfare" | |
| CA | Chief of Army | |
| CAARS | Corporate Agency Agreement Reporting System | |
| CAF | Chief of Air Force | |
| CAMM2 | Computer Aided Maintenance Management version 2 | |
| CAPT | Captain | |
| CASA | Construcciones Aeronatuics SA | |
| CASAC | Chief of Army's Senior Advisory Committee | |
| CCP | Contract Change Proposal | |
| CDC | Capability Development Committee | |
| CDDA | Compensation for Detriment Caused by Defective Administration | |
| CDF | Chief of the Defence Force | |
| CDG | Capability Development Group | |
| CDS | Chief Defence Scientist | |
| CEI | Chief Executive Instruction | |
| CENCAT | Central Catalogue of Inventory | |
| CEP | Capital Equipment Program | |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer | |
| CIO | Chief Information Officer | |
| CIOG | Chief Information Officer Group | |
| CLIN | Contract Line Item Number | |
| CN | Chief of Navy | |
| COL | Colonel | |
| COMAST | Commander Australian Theatre | |
| COMMS | Communications | |
| COMSARM | Computer System for Armaments | |
| COMSPT | Support Command | |
| COMTRACK | Complaint Management, Tracking and Reporting System | |
| CONDMAT(L) | Counsellor Defence Material - London | |
| CONDMAT(W) | Counsellor Defence Materiel - Washington | |
| COSC | Chief of Staff Committee | |
| CPL | Corporal | [TOP] |
| CPRDI | Consolidated Progress Report on Defence Initiatives | |
| CPT | Crew Procedural Trainer | |
| CR | Commando Regiment | |
| CRC | Cooperative Research Centre | |
| CSIG | Corporate Services and Infrastructure Group (now known as the Defence Support Group - DSG) | |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | |
| CSP | Commercial Support Program | |
| CTF | Combined Task Force | |
| CVS | Cargo Visibility System | |
| CWS | Command Weapon Station | |
| DACC | Defence Assistance to the Civil Community | |
| DAO | Defence Acquisition Organisation | |
| DAS | Department of Administrative Services | |
| DC | Defence Cooperation | |
| DCM | "Directorate, Corporate Management" | |
| DCN | Deputy Chief of Navy | |
| DCO | Defence Community Organisation | |
| DCONPOL | "Director, Contracting Policy" | |
| DCP | "Directorate, Capability Planning" | |
| DEFMIS | Defence Management Information System | |
| DEFPUR | Defence Purchasing Manual | |
| Dep Sec | Deputy Secretary | |
| DER | Defence Efficiency Review | |
| DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | [TOP] |
| DFRT | Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal | |
| DFSC | Defence Food Science Centre | |
| DGTA | Directorate General Technical Airworthiness | |
| DHA | Defence Housing Authority | |
| DIAR | Defence Industry & Aerospace Report | |
| DI (A) | Defence Intruction (Army) | |
| DI (G) | Defence Intruction (General) | |
| DIGO | Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation | |
| DIO | Defence Intelligence Organisation | |
| DISC | Defence Industry Support Committee | |
| DLRP | Defence Logistics Redevelopment Project | |
| DLTP | Defence Long Term Plan | |
| DMO | Defence Materiel Organisation | |
| DMR | Defence Management Review | |
| DNSDC | Defence National Storage and Distribution Centre | |
| DPCU | Disruptive Pattern Combat Uniform | |
| DRMS | Defence Records Management System | |
| DRN | Defence Restricted Network | |
| DRP | Defence Reform Program | |
| DRSR | Defence Regional Support Review | |
| DSD | Defence Signals Directorate | |
| DSG | Defence Support Group | |
| DSTO | Defence Science and Technology Organisation | [TOP] |
| DSWP | Defence Strategic Workforce Plan | |
| DTRIALS | Directorate of Trials | |
| EADS | European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. | |
| EAS | Equipment Acquisition Strategy | |
| ELF | Enhanced Land Force | |
| EO | Explosive Ordnance | |
| EPLRS | Enhanced Position Location Reporting System | |
| EVM | Earned Value Management | |
| EVMS | Earned Value Management System | |
| EW | Electronic Warfare | |
| EWSP | Electronic Warfare Self Protection | |
| EWSQN | Electronic Warfare Squadron | |
| FALCON | Financial Acounting Logistics On-line Network | |
| FBCB2 | Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below | |
| FBT | Fringe Benefits Tax | |
| FCPB | Freemantle-class Patrol Boat | |
| FEG | Force Element Group | |
| FFG | Guided Missile Frigate | |
| FFGSPO | FFG System Program Office | |
| FLEI | Fatigue Life Expended Index | |
| FMA Act | Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 | |
| FMO | Finance Minister's Orders | |
| FMS | Foreign Military Sales | |
| FOREX | Foreign Exchange | |
| FSR | Force Structure Review | |
| FTE | Full-time Equivalent | |
| FY | Financial Year | |
| FYDP | Five Year Defence Program | |
| FYMCEP | Five Year Minor Capital Equipment Program | |
| GBAD | Ground Based Aur Defence | |
| GBEs | Government Business Enterprises | |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product | |
| GEN | General | |
| GFE | Government Furnished Equipment | |
| GMLS | Guided Missile Launching System | |
| GPS | Global Positioning System | |
| GST | Goods and Services Tax | |
| GWEO | Guided Weapons and Explosives Organisation | |
| HIC | Hornet Industry Coalition | |
| HLS | Head Land Systems | |
| HMAS | Her Majesty's Australian Ship | |
| HPE | Head Personnel Executive | |
| HQ | Headquarters | |
| HQADF | Headquarters Australian Defence Force | |
| HQAST | Headquarters Australian Theatre | |
| HQJOC | Headquarters Joint Operations Command | |
| HR | Human Resource | |
| HRPV | Heavy Remote Positioning Vehicle | |
| HUG | Hornet Upgrade | |
| IFOST | International Follow-On Structural Test | |
| IG | Inspector General | |
| IGADF | Inspector General ADF | |
| IHO | In-House Option | |
| ILS | Integrated Logistics Support | |
| IMT | Integrated Management Team | |
| INT | Intelligence | [TOP] |
| IOC | Initial Operational Capability | |
| IP | Intellectual Property | |
| IPP | Indigenous Participation Project | |
| IPSSR | Improve Project Scheduling and Status Reporting | |
| IPT | Integrated Project Team | |
| IS&IP | Intelligence, Security and International Policy | |
| ISD | In-Service Date | |
| ISO | Industrial Supplies Office | |
| ISO | International Standards Organisation | |
| ISS | In Service Support | |
| IT | Information Technology | |
| JALO | Joint Ammunition and Logistics Organisation | |
| JCPAA | Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit | |
| JLC | Joint Logistics Command | |
| JORN | Jindalee Operational Radar Network | |
| JP | Joint Project | |
| JPAU | Joint Public Affairs Unit | |
| JSF | Joint Strike Fighter | |
| JSSA | Joint Service Support Agency | |
| JSSC | Joint Services Staff College | |
| KL | Kuala Lumpur | |
| LCM | Landing Craft Medium | |
| LCPL | Lance Corporal | |
| LEAP | Living Environment and Accommodation Project | |
| LIA | Living In Accommodation | |
| LMSQNs | Logistics Management Squadrons | |
| LOG | Logistics | |
| LOTS | Logistics Over The Sea | |
| LPA | Landing Ship Amphibious | |
| LRPC | Long Range Planning and Concepts | |
| LSD | Land Systems Division | |
| LTCOL | Lieutenant Colonel | |
| LTFD | Long Term Force Disposition | |
| LTGEN | Lieutenant General | |
| MAA | Materiel Acquisition Agreement | |
| MAJ | Major | |
| MAJGEN | Major General | |
| MARAP | Medium Artillery Replacement Ammunition | |
| MCE | Major Capital Equipment | |
| MCRU | Mobile Control and Reporting Unit | |
| MGI | Military Geographic Information | |
| MILIS | Military Integrated Logistics Information System | |
| MINCS(L) | Minor Capital Submission (Land) | |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding | |
| MOUT | Military Operations in Urban Terrain | |
| MP | Member of Parliament | |
| MRH | Multi-role helicopter | |
| MRS | Management Reporting System | |
| MRTT | Multi-role tanker transport | |
| MRU | Members Required in Uniform | |
| MS | Military Strategy | |
| MSA | Materiel Sustainment Agreement | |
| MSBS | Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme | |
| MSSS | Multi-Spectral Surveillance Suite | |
| MWA | Military Workforce Agreement | |
| NFE | Night Fighting Equipment | |
| NOC | Net Operating Cost | |
| NORFORCE | North West Mobile Force | |
| NRV | Net Replacement Value | |
| NSCC | National Security Committee of Cabinet | |
| NTC | Naval Training Command | [TOP] |
| NVG HUD | Night Vision Goggles Head-Up Display | |
| NWCC | National Welfare Coordination Centre | |
| OH&S | Occupational Health and Safety | |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer | |
| OPSMAN 4 | Operations Manual 4 | |
| OQE | Objective Quality Evidence | |
| OT&E | Operational Test and Evaluation | |
| OTHR | Over the Horizon Radar | |
| P&EO | Proof and Experimental Organisation | |
| PBS | Portfolio Budget Statements | |
| PERS | Personnel | |
| PMADF | Provost Marshal ADF | |
| PMKeys | Personal Management Key Solution | |
| PMMM | Project Management Methodology Minors | |
| PNGDF | Papua New Guinea Defence Force | |
| POE | Point of Entry | |
| P.O.W. | Prisoner of War | |
| PSFD | Production Sustainment and Follow-on Development | |
| PSPs | Professional Service Providers | |
| PSTAR | Portable Search nd Target Acquisition Radar | |
| PWD | Planned Withdrawal Date | |
| Q&A | Quality and Achievement | |
| QA | Quality Assurance | |
| QEMS | Quality and Environment Management System | |
| QMS | Quality Management System | |
| R&D | Research and Development | |
| RAAF | Royal Australian Air Force | |
| RADM | Rear Admiral | |
| RAMSI | Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands | |
| RAN | Royal Australian Navy | |
| RANTEAA | RAN Test, Evaluation and Analysis Authority | |
| RAR | Royal Australian Regiment | |
| RAS | Replenishment at sea | |
| RBA | Reserve Bank of Australia | |
| RFP | Requests for Proposal | |
| RFT | Requests for Tender | |
| RMC | Royal Military College | |
| ROE | Rate of Effort | |
| ROMAN | Resource and Output Management Accounting Network | |
| S&T | Science and Technology (Program) | |
| SADI | Skilling Australia's Defence Industry | |
| SAMS | Strategic Agreement for Munitions Supply | |
| SATCOM | Satellite Communications | |
| SCG | Strategy, Coordination and Governance | |
| SCONS | Secretaries Committee on National Security | |
| SDA | Sortie Days Achieved | |
| SDSS | Standard Defence Supply System | |
| SEC | Secretary | |
| SEI | Systems and Electronic Incorporated | |
| SENGO | Senior Engineering Officer | |
| SEP | System Enhancement Programme | |
| SES | Senior Executive Service | |
| SG | Support Group | |
| SGT | Sergeant | |
| SM-1 | Standard Missile-1 | |
| SM-2 | Standard Missile-2 | |
| SME | Subject Matter Expert | |
| SMEs | Small and Medium Enterprises | |
| SOLAS | Safety of Life at Sea | |
| SoS | System of Systems | |
| SPO | System Program Office | |
| SSRP | Supply Systems Redevelopment Project | |
| SUBSAFE | RAN Submarine Safety Program | |
| SWC | Short-Warning Conflict | |
| T&E | Test and Evaluation | |
| TBA | To be Advised | |
| TC | Trade Commissioner | |
| TDMC | Technical Data Management Capability | |
| TI-338 | Report of Materiel and Equipment Performance State | |
| TLCC | Through Life Cycle Costing | |
| TOR | Terms of Reference | |
| TRF | Techinical Regulatory Framework | |
| TTCP | The Technical Cooperation Program | |
| UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicles | |
| UHF | Ultra-high frequency | |
| UNSW | University of New South Wales | |
| USA | United States of America | |
| USD | United States Dollar | |
| URD | Unit Ready Days | |
| VADM | Vice Admiral | |
| VCDF | Vice Chief of the Defence Force | |
| WAFV | Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicle | |
| WO | Warrant Officer | |
| WO2 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | |
| WREOC | War Reserve Explosive Ordnance Committee | |
| WTSS | Weapon Training Simulation System | [TOP] |