Drone Command

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

4GW — Fourth-generation Warfare

A2AD — Anti-Access/Area Denial

AAV — Autonomous Aerial Vehicle

ACTUV — Antisubmarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel

ADPS — Automated Dynamic Positioning System

ASAT — Antisatellite

ASV — Autonomous Surface Vehicle

ASW — Antisubmarine Warfare

AUV — Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

AWACS — Airborne Warning and Control System

CAP — Combat Air Patrol

CIC — Combat Information Center

CMC — Central Military Commission

DARPA — Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DNI — Director of National Intelligence

EMP — Electromagnetic Pulse

FIC — First Island Chain

GAD — General Armament Department (A PRC/PLA version of DARPA)

GWOT — Global War on Terrorism

HGV — Hypersonic Glide Vehicle

HPM — High-powered Microwave

HUMINT — Human Intelligence (spies)

ICBM — Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

JPALS — Joint Precision Approach and Landing System

LDP — Liberal Democratic Party of Japan

LRAD — Long-range Acoustic Device

MAD — Mutual Assured Destruction

MIRV — Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle

MOD — Minister of Defense (Japan)

MSS — Ministry of State Security (PRC)

NEDO — New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization

NKP — New Komeito Party (Japan)

SAC — Second Artillery Corps (PRC)

SLBM — Sub-Launched Ballistic Missile

STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

TAD — Threat Assessment Display

TEPCO — Tokyo Electric Power Company

TNF — Technical Nuclear Forensics

TTO — Tactical Technology Office (DARPA, USA)

UCAV — Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle

UCLASS — Unmanned Carrier-launched Surveillance and Strike Vehicle

UFP — Upward Falling Payload

USV — Unmanned Surface Vehicle

UUV — Unmanned Underwater Vehicle

VAST — Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology

VPA — Vietnam People’s Army

VTC — Video Teleconference