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 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 | |
| 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 | |
| ARRC | Allied Rapid Reaction Corps | |
| ARRF | Allied Rapid Reaction Forces | |
| 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 Warfare | |
| 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 |
B
| BACCS | Backbone Air Command and Control System | |
| BALTAP | Baltic Approaches | |
| BAOR | British Army of the Rhine | |
| BC | Battery Commander | |
| bde | Brigade | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
C
| C3I | Command, Control, Communications & Intelligence | |
| CAD | Central Ammunition Depot | |
| CAP | Combat Air Patrol | |
| CASEVAC | Casualty Evacuation | |
| CASOM | Conventional Attack Stand-Off Missile | |
| CASTOR | Corps Airborne Stand-Off Radar | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| COMRFA | Commander Royal Fleet Auxiliary | |
| COMSEN | Communications Centre | |
| COMSFOR | Commander SFOR | |
| 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 |
D
| DAA | Divisional Administrative Area | |
| DAG | Divisional Artillery Group | |
| DASS | Defensive Aids Sub-System | |
| DAW | Department of Air Warfare | |
| DERA | Defence Evaluation & Research Agency | |
| det | Detached/Detachment | |
| DF | Defensive Fire | |
| DHFS | Defence Helicopter Flying School | |
| DISTAFF | Directing Staff (DS) | |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
| GRSC | Ground Radio Servicing Centre |
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 |
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 | |
| ITN | Invitation To Negotiate | |
| ITS | Inshore Training Squadron | |
| IUR | Immediate Use Reserve | |
| IW | Individual Weapon |
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 | |
K
| KUR | Key User Requirement |
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 | |
| 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 |
M
| 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 | |
| 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 |
N
| NAAFI | Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes | |
| NACMA | NATO ACCS Management Agency | |
| NADGE | NATO Air Defence Ground Environment | |
| NAEW-F | NATO Airborne Early Warning Forces | |
| NAMC | Naval Afloat Messaging Coherency | |
| NARIMS | Nuclear Accident Response Information Management System | |
| NATINADS | NATO Integrated Air Defence Systems | |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation | |
| NATS | National Air-Traffic Services | |
| NBC | Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare | |
| NCO | Non-Commissioned Officer | |
| nec | Necessary | |
| NFTC | Nato Flying Training Canada | |
| NGFSO | Naval Gunfire Support Officer | |
| ni | Night | |
| NL | Netherlands | |
| NO | Norway (Norwegian) | |
| NOK | Next of Kin | |
| NORTHAG | Northern Army Group | |
| NTR | Nothing to Report | |
| NYK | Not Yet Known |
O
| OC | Officer Commanding | |
| OCU | Operational Conversion Unit (RAF) | |
| OEU | Operational Evaluation Unit | |
| OIC | Officer in Charge | |
| OM | Operational Missiles | |
| OOTW | Operations Other Than War | |
| OP | Observation Post | |
| opO | Operation Order | |
| ORB | Omni-Radio Beacon | |
| ORBAT | Order of Battle |
P
| P info | Public Information | |
| pax | Passengers | |
| PBDS | Prototype Biological Detection System | |
| PFI | Private Finance Initiative | |
| PJHQ | Permanent Joint Headquarters | |
| Pl | Platoon | |
| PPP | Public/Private Partnership | |
| POL | Petrol, Oil and Lubrication | |
| PQR | Post Qualification Questionnaire | |
| Pro | Provost | |
| PTC | Personnel and Training Command |
Q
| QCS | Queen’s Colour Squadron | |
| QGE | Queen’s Gurkha Engineers | |
| QM | Quartermaster |
R
| RA | Royal Artillery | |
| RAC | Royal Armoured Corps | |
| RAFASUPU | RAF Armament Support Unit | |
| RAFLC | RAF Logistic Command | |
| RAMC | Royal Army Medical Corps | |
| RAP | Rocket-Assisted Projectile/Regiment Aid Post | |
| RCMDS | Remote-Control Mine Disposal System | |
| RCZ | Rear Control Zone | |
| RE | Royal Engineers | |
| rebro | Rebroadcast | |
| rec | Recovery | |
| Regt | Regiment | |
| REME | Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | |
| RFA | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | |
| rft | Reinforcement | |
| RGJ | Royal Green Jackets | |
| RHA | Royal Horse Artillery | |
| RHQ | Regimental Headquarters | |
| RLC | Royal Logistic Corps | |
| RM | Royal Marines | |
| RMA | Rear Maintenance Area/Royal Military Academy | |
| RMAS | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst | |
| RMP | Royal Military Police | |
| RN | Royal Navy | |
| RNMC | Royal Netherlands Marine Corps | |
| RO | Retired Officer | |
| Ro-Ro | Roll-On Roll-Off | |
| RP | Reporting Point | |
| RPV | Remotely Piloted Vehicle | |
| RRF | Royal Regiment of Fusiliers | |
| RRF | Rapid Reaction Forces | |
| RSA | Royal School of Artillery | |
| RSME | Royal School of Mechanical Engineering | |
| RSS | Royal School of Signals | |
| RTM | Ready to Move | |
| RTU | Return to Unit |
S
| SACLOS | Semi Automatic to Command Line of Sight | |
| SACEUR | Supreme Allied Commander Europe | |
| SAM | Surface-to-Air Missile | |
| SAR | Search and Rescue | |
| SAS | Special Air Service | |
| SBS | Special Boat Service | |
| SDR | Strategic Defence Review | |
| Sect | Section | |
| SFOR | Stabilisation Force | |
| SH | Support Helicopters | |
| SHAPE | Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe | |
| SIB | Special Investigation Branch | |
| Sig | Signals | |
| sit | Situation | |
| SITREP | Situation Report | |
| SLBM | Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles | |
| SLR | Self-Loading Rifle | |
| SMG | Sub-Machine Gun | |
| smk | Smoke | |
| SNCO | Senior Non-Commissioned Officer | |
| SOC | Sector Operations Centre | |
| SP | Self Propelled/Start Point | |
| SPS | Staff and Personnel Support | |
| Sqn | Squadron | |
| SRD | System Requirement Document | |
| SSBN | Nuclear Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine | |
| SSK | Single Shot To Kill | |
| SSM | Surface-to-Surface Missile | |
| SSN | Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine | |
| SSVC | Services Sound and Cinema Corporation | |
| STC | Strike Command | |
| STO | Survive to Operate | |
| STOBAR | Short Take-Off and Arrested Recovery | |
| STOL | Short Take-Off and Landing | |
| STOVL | Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing | |
| SV | Support Vehicles |
T
| TA | Territorial Army | |
| tac | Tactical | |
| TACC | Tactical Air Control Centre | |
| TBT | Tank Bridge Transporter | |
| TCC | Turret Control Computer | |
| TCP | Traffic Control Post | |
| TCV | Troop Carrying Vehicle | |
| TGDA | Training Group Defence Agency | |
| tgt | Target | |
| THAAD | Theatre High-Altitude Area Defence | |
| TIALD | Thermal Imaging Airborne Laser Designator | |
| tk | Tank | |
| TLAM | Tactical Land Attack Missile | |
| TLAM-C | Tactical Land Attack Missile – Conventional | |
| TLB | Top Level Budget | |
| TMA | Troop Manoeuvre Area | |
| TNA | Training Needs Analysis | |
| TOM | Telemetry Operational Missiles | |
| TOT | Time on Target | |
| TOW | Tube-Launched Optically-Tracked Wire-Guided (Missile) | |
| tp | Troop | |
| tpt | Transport | |
| TTTE | Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment | |
| TUL | Truck Utility Light | |
| TUM | Truck Utility Medium | |
| TWS | Tactical Weapon System |
U
| UAS | University Air Squadron | |
| UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | |
| U/S | Unserviceable | |
| UKADGE | United Kingdom Air Defence Ground Environment | |
| UKADR | United Kingdom Air Defence Region | |
| UKCAOC | United Kingdom Combined Air Operations Centre | |
| UKLF | United Kingdom Land Forces | |
| UKMF | United Kingdom Mobile Force | |
| UKSC (G) | United Kingdom Support Command (Germany) | |
| UNFICYP | United Nations Forces in Cyprus | |
| UNCLASS | Unclassified | |
| UNPROFOR | United Nations Protection Force | |
| URD | User Requirement Document | |
| UXB | Unexploded Bomb |
V
| veh | Vehicle | |
| VOR | Vehicle off the Road |
W
| WE | War Establishment | |
| WFE | War Fighting Establishment | |
| wh | Wheeled | |
| wksp | Workshop | |
| WMR | War Maintenance Reserve | |
| WO | Warrant Officer | |
| WT | Wheeled Tankers |
