Acronyms and Abbreviations
C
C Capacitor; Celsius; Centigrade; Chaff; Confidential ( security classification ); Chemical
C/A-Code Coarse/Acquisition Code ( precision level for GPS )
C/JMKT Commercial Joint Mapping Toolkit ( imagery software )
C/RS Computer/Radio Subsystem ( for the "Electronically-Enhanced Soldier" )
C-AAT Captive Air Amphibious Transporter
C-E LCMC Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command ( Army )
C-RAM Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar ( U.S. Army )
C-TPAT Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism ( US Government and business partnership to combat terrorism and improve border security, ca 2006 )
C-WAN Coalition Wide Area Network ( also CWAN )
C&N CTA Communications and Networks Collaborative Technology Alliance ( U.S. ARMY ca 2005 )
C2 Command and Control
C2B Command and Control Battlelab
C2BMC Command and Control/Battle Management Communications ( system )
C2C Computer to Computer; Command and Control Constellation ( also C2C )
C2CI See C3I
C2CL Commercial Communications Technology Laboratory
C2IS Command and Control Information System ( NATO )
C2OTM Command and Control On The Move
C2PC Command and Control Personal Computer ( also C2PC )
C2RAD Command and Control of small Robotics Assets Display ( Navy ca 2007 )
C2V Command and Control Vehicle
C2W Command and Control Warfare ( formerly C3CM )
C3 Command, Control, and Communications; Consultation, Command and Control ( NATO )
C3I Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence
C3IEW Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, and Electronic Warfare
C3T Command, Control, and Communications - Tactical
C4 Command, Control, Communications, and Computers; Command and Control, Communications and Computers
C4I Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence; Command and Control, Communications and Computers, and Intelligence
C4I2 C4 Intelligence and Information
C4IEWS C4I and Electronic Warfare and Sensors
C4IFTW C4I For The Warrior
C4IM Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Information Management
C4ISR C4I Surveillance and Reconnaissance
C4ISR&T C4I, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting
C4N Command, Control, Communications, Computers & Navigation;
C4N Command, Control, Communications and Networks
C&D Cover and Deception ; Command and Decision
C/A- Code Coarse/Acquisition Code ( precision level for GPS )
ca circa ( approximate year )
CA Civil Affairs
CAA Conformal Antenna Array ; Concepts Analysis Agency ( U.S. Army ); Cellular Activity Analyzer
C-AAT Captive Air Amphibious Transporter
CAATS Canadian Automated Air Traffic System
CAC2 Combined Arms Command & Control
CAC2S Common Aviation Command and Control System ( also CAC2S )
CAD Counter Anti-radiation missile Decoy; Computer-Aided Design; Collective Address Designator ( communications ); Component Advanced Development ( e.g., in multi-mission aircraft, or MMA )
CADM Core Architecture Data Model ( e.g., in C4ISR architecture )
CADRE Cover and Deception Research Encyclopedia
CADS Computed Air Data System ( NASA ); Continental Air Defense System ( Cold War era )
CAE Computer-Aided Engineering; Computer-Aided Education
CAEMS Computer-Aided Embarkation System ( USMC )
CAF Combat Air Forces
CAGES Common Air-Ground Electronic combat Suite
CAI Computer-Aided Instruction; Computer-Assisted Instruction; Computer-Assisted Inspection; Cooperative Aircraft Identification
CAIMS Conventional Ammunition Integrated Management System
CAINS Carrier Aircraft Inertial Navigation System
CAIS Common Ada Interface Set
CAIV Cost As an Independent Variable
CAL Computer-Assisted Learning; Common Application Language
CALCM Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile ( USAF; NATO )
CALIOPE Chemical Analysis by Laser Interrogation of Proliferation Effluents ( program circa 1993 )
CALL Center for Army Lessons Learned
CALNS Common Air Launched Navigation System ( e.g., for use in air-launched strike weapons )
CALO Contingency and Limited Objective Operations ( Formerly CALOW, LIC ); Cognitive Assistant that Learns and Organizes ( DARPA program ca 2007 )
CALOW Contingency and Low Objective Warfare
CALS Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistics Support
CAM Computer-Aided Manufacturing; Chemical Agent Monitor
CAML Cargo Aircraft Mine Laying ( See logo )
CAMP Computer-Aided Maintainability Predictor; Computer-Aided Message Processing; Computer Assisted Match Program
CANS Cabinet for Noise Suppression
CAOC Coalition Air Operations Center ( e.g., in Saudi Arabia ); Combined Air Operations Center
CAOCL Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning ( USMC - Language and Customs curricula )
CAP Combat Air Patrol; Carrierless Amplitude-Phase; Competitive Access Provider; Channel Access Protocol; Competitive Assessment Phase; Cartridge Actuated Device; Common Acoustic Processor; Continuous Assisted Performance. Civil Air Patrol; Combined Action Program ( USMC )
CAPDS Chemical Agent Point Defense System
CAPI Comprehensive Authority, Power, and Influence ( CIM term )
CAPPS Computer Assisted Passenger Pre-screening System
CAPRAD Computer Assisted Pre-coordination Resource and Database ( National Institute of Justice )
CAPS Counter Active Protection System; Coastal Area Protective System; Counterproliferation, Analysis and Planning System; Combat Airdrop Planning Software; Commercial Airline Protection System ( e.g., missile warning and diversion ); Civil Aircraft Protection System
CAPS & LIMS Capabilities and Limitations
CAPTAS Combined Active-Passive Towed Array Sonar
CAPTOR enCAPsulated TORpedo
CAR Core Antenna Radar (European)
CARABAS Coherent All-Radio Band Sensor
CARAPAS Capacité Drone Rapide Antileurres ( French Anti-Decoy High-Speed UAV )
CARAT Cooperation Afloat, Readiness and Training ( USMC )
CARDA CONUS Airborne Reconnaissance for Damage Assessment ( USAF program )
CARDS Central Archive for Reusable Defense Software
CARMEN Countermeasures Against Active Radar Missile Engagement ( U.K. )
CARS Contingency Air Reconnaissance System; Contingency Airborne Reconnaissance System; Common Automatic Recovery System ( e.g., for the Predator UAV )
CART Conformal Array Radar Technology; Compact Array Radiolocation Technology
CAS Close Air Support; Control Actuator System ( e.g., for a guided munition ); Complex Adaptive System ( e.g., related to modeling human social behavior and individual decision-making )
CASAM Civil Air Security against MANPADS ( European Union )
CASE Computer-Aided Software Engineering; Collaboration and Analyst/System Effectiveness ( system )
CASOM Conventionally Armed Standoff Missile ( circa 1996 )
CASS Consolidated Automated System Support; Consolidated Automated Support System; Command-Activated Sonar System
CASTFOREM Combined Arms Support Task Force Evaluation Model
CAT Cockpit Automation Technology; Computer-Aided Translation; Computer-Assisted Testing; Combat Action Team; Combustion Alteration Technology; Computer-Aided Tomography
CATB Cooperative Avionics Test Bed
CATC2D Combined Arms Tactical Command and Control Demonstration ( U. S. Army )
CATE Computer-Aided Test and Evaluation
CATIA Computer graphics-Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application
CATIS Computer-Aided Tactical Information System
CATPAWS Cyber Attack Tool Precursor Awareness and Warning System
CATS Common Automated Test System; Commercial Avionics Test Station; Cooperative Trans-Atlantic Cooperation AGS Team
CATT Combined Arms Tactical Trainer
CATV Cable Television
CAV Common Aero Vehicle
CAVA Code Assessment and Validation Analysis ( e.g., to evaluate software )
CAVE Cellular Authentication and Voice Encryption; Computer Automatic Virtual Environment
CAVES Conformal Acoustic Velocity Sensor
CAVU Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited
C/BA Computer/Bus Architecture
CB Citizens Band; Circuit Breaker; Construction Battalion; Chemical/Biological ( e.g., warfare )
CBASS Common Broadband Array Sensor System; Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System
CBE Computer-Based Education
CBFLNet Combined Federated Battle Laboratories Network
CBI Cosmic Background Imager
CBINT Chemical and Biological Intelligence
CBIR Content-Based Image Retrieval System ( e.g., query by example )
CBIRF Chemical and Biological Incident Response Force
CBIS Computer-Based Information System
CBM Conditional Based Monitoring ( maintenance ); Conventional Ballistic Missile; Condition-Based Maintenance ( e.g., for aircraft )
CBML Command and Battlespace Management ( Land )
CBO Congressional Budget Office
CBP Customs and Border Protection
CBR Chemical, Biological, Radiological; Case Based Reasoning
CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear ( e.g., material )
CBRNE Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Enhanced-high-explosive
CBS Corps Battle Simulation; Columbia Broadcasting System
CBSP Commercial Broadband Satellite Program ( ca 2008 )
CBT Combating Terrorism ( e.g., special operations ); Computer-Based Training; Combat
CBT ID Combat ID ( Also CID )
CBU Cluster Bomb Unit
CC Circulation Control (wing design); Critical Chain ( "CC Scheduling" is a project management technique similar to PERT ); Communications and Computers
CC&D Camouflage, Concealment, and Deception ( also CCD )
CC2 Cyberspace Command and Control
CCA Circuit Card Assembly; Comprehensive Color Adjustment ( e.g., on projection systems ); Close-Combat Attack
CCAT Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology
CCAWS Close Combat Anti-armor Weapons System
CCB Configuration Control Board
CCC CINC Command Complex
CCCCC Counter-proliferation, Counter-narcotics, Counter-terrorism, Counter-intelligence, and Covert action ( also referred to as "The 5 C's." )
CCD Camouflage, Concealment, and Deception ( also CC&D ); Charge-Coupled Device; Closed-Cycle Diesel ( e.g., submarine propulsion )
CCF Commercial, Civil and Foreign ( e.g., imagery )
CCFT Cold-Cathode Fluorescent Tube
CCID Composite Combat IDentification; Coalition Combat IDentification
CCIP Communications Configuration Implementation Program; Computer Crime and Intellectual Property; Common Configuration Implementation Program
CCIT Coherent Communications, Imaging and Targeting ( DARPA program ca 2003 )
CCJ Core Component Jammer ( e.g., for the B-52 )
C-CLAW Close-Combat Laser Weapon
CCL Concentric Canister Launcher
CCM Counter-CounterMeasure; Computational Chemistry, Biology, and Materials Science
CCMS Compass Call Mission Crew Simulator
CCO Communications Collection Outstation; Current-Controlled Oscillator; Crystal Controlled Oscillator
CCP Central Command Post; Chinese Communist Party; Consolidated Cryptologic Program
CCR Canadian Coastal Radars ( part of the old Pinetree Line ); Corner Cube Retroreflector
CCRC Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft
CCRP Command and Control Research Program ( DoD )
CCRS Combatant Craft Retrieval System
CCS Common Channel Signaling ( network ); Critical Chain Scheduling; Communications Countermeasures Set; Close Combat System; Counter Communications System; Counter-satellite Communications System
CCSC Cryptologic Combat Support Console
CCSIP Combat Control System Improvements Program
CCSM Canard Control System Module ( projectile ); Command and Control System Module
CCSM Command & Control Systems Module
CCSS Cryptologic Combat Support System
CCT Combat Crew Tactical ( e.g., laser aimer )
CCTT Close Combat Tactics Trainer; Close Combat Tactical Trainer ( Army )
CCTV Closed Circuit Television
CCU Cockpit Control Unit
CCUP Consolidated CleanUP ( EW dispenser system modification program )
CCV Center for Concept Visualization ( U.S. Navy 3-dimensional imaging )
CCW Circulation Control Wing; Counter ClockWise
CCWST Cannon Caliber Weapon Systems Team ( Army )
CD Compact Disk; Current Density; Civil Defense; Counterdrug ( e.g., special operations ); Completely Digital ( e.g., TARPS-CD )
CDA Commander's Decision Aid ( Army ); Concept Demonstration Aircraft; Commander's Digital Assistant
CDC Combat Direction Center
CDCIE Cross Domain Collaborative Information Environment
CDD Capability Development Document ( e.g., JCIDS document preparation )
CDEEU Common Data Entry Electronics Unit ( USAF )
CDI Classification Discrimination and Identification; Conditional Diphase ( e.g., computer protocol )
CDIRCM Coherent Directed InfraRed CounterMeasures
CDL Common Data Link
CDM Cartridge-Dispenser Module ( e.g., on aircraft ); Content Distribution Network; Condition Based Maintenance
CDMA Code-Division Multiple Access
CDMS Countermeasures Dispenser System
CDNU Control Display Navigation Unit
CDP Conditioned Diphase ( e.g., modem clock )
CDPD Cellular Digital Packet Data
CDR Critical Design Review
CD-ROM Compact Disk-Read Only Memory
CDS Combat Direction System; Combat Development System; Conventional Dive System; Compact Digital Switch
CDSS Command Decision Support System
CDU Control Display Unit
CE Cross-Eye ( e.g., jamming technique )
CE2 Common Equipment Enclosure
CEA Computational Electromagnetics and Acoustics
CEAM Centre d'Expériences Aériennes Militaires ( France )
CEAP Communications Electronic Attack Payload
CEASE Compact Environmental Anomaly Sensor
CEBus Consumer Electronics Bus
CEC Cooperative Engagement Capability; Combat Engagement Center; Concept Experimentation Program ( Army )
CED Contingency, Exercise and Deployment
CEDAM Combined Electronic Data and Map ( Display )
CEESIM Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator
CELAMP Cost-Effective Light Aircraft Missile Protection
CELAR Centre d'Electronique de l'Armement ( France )
C-E LCMC Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command ( Army ) [ also CELCMC ]
CEM Concepts Evaluation Model; Combined Effects Munition
CENTRIX Combined ENTerprise Regional Information eXchange
CENTRIXS Combined ENTerprise Regional Information eXchange System
CENTRIXS-M Combined ENTerprise Regional Information eXchange System - Maritime
CEO Chief Executive Officer ( e.g., of a business firm ); Crew Earth Observations ( NASA )
CEP Circular Error Probable; Circular Error Probability; Circle of Equal Probability; Concept Evaluation Program; Cooperative Engagement Processor
CERDEC Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center ( U.S. Army )
CERES Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System
CERT Computer Emergency Response Team ( e.g., at Defense Information Systems Agency, and other organizations ); Computer Emergency Readiness Team
CERTAN Computer Equipment, Resources, and Technology Acquisition Network
CES Cooperative Engagement ( Capability ) System; Common Equipment Set; Core Enterprise Services ( e.g., information infrastructure )
CESAS Communications Emitter Sensing and Attack System
CESG Communications-Electronics Security Group ( U.K. )
CESM Cryptologic Electronic Warfare Support Measures; Communications Electronic Support Measures ( also COMMS ESM )
CET Cutting-Edge Technology
CETADS Comprehensive Engine Trending and Diagnostic System ( e.g., jet engine monitoring system )
CETO Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities
CEV Combat Engineer ( armored ) Vehicle ( e.g., M728, ca 1995 )
CEW Centimetric Early Warning ( radar ) ( U.K. )
CEWI Combat Electronic Warfare and Intelligence ( U.S. Army ); communications, electronic warfare, and intelligence ( U.S. Army)
CEWS Compact Electronic Warfare Suite ( India )
CFA Constant False Alarm; Crossed-Field Amplifier
CFAR Constant False Alarm Rate
C-FAST Counter-Force Automated Surveillance and Targeting
CFBLNet Combined Federated Battle Laboratory Network ( e.g., Joint network - ca 2005 )
CFC Combined Forces Command
CFC-A Combined Forces Center-Afghanistan ( ca 2005 )
CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFE Contractor Furnished Equipment
CFEC Canadian Forces Experimentation Centre
CFFC Combined Fleet Forces Command
CFJO Concept for Future Joint Operations
CFL Compact Fluorescent Lamp
CFLCC Coalition Forces Land Component Commander
CFM Case File Management ( e.g., sharing of USCG databases with law enforcement agencies )
CFR Crash Fire & Rescue ( USMC )
CFT Captive Flight Trainer; Cross-Functional Team ( Navy training ); Conformal Fuel Tank ( e.g., for the F-16 )
CG Guided Missile Cruiser
CG-CS Common Guidance - Common Sense ( munitions )
CGA Color Graphics Adapter
CGDN Coast Guard Data Network ( USCG )
CGF Computer Generated Force (simulation )
CGI Common Gateway Interface ( internet protocol )
CGN Guided Missile Cruiser ( Nuclear )
CGS Common Ground Station
CH Chain Home ( British radar network circa 1939 )
CHAALS Communications High-Accuracy Airborne Location System
CHAFFROC Chaff Rocket
CHALS Communications High-Accuracy Location System ( Army )
CHALS-C Communications High-Accuracy Location Subsystem - Compact
CHAMP Common Heterogeneous Architecture for MultiProcessing
CHAMPS Common Helicopter Aviation Mission Planning System
CHATS Counter-intelligence/Human intelligence Automated Tool Set; Composable High Assurance Trusted System
CHAP Challenge Handshake Application Protocol
CHARC Covert High-speed Attack and Reconnaissance Craft ( e.g., small boat defense )
CHASE Chinook Aircraft Survivability Equipment (
Netherlands Program ca 2007 )
CHATS Composable High Assurance Trusted System
CHBDL Common High Bandwidth Data Link
CHE Conventional High Explosive ( contrast with IHE )
CHECKMATE Not an acronym, but an appellation of C4I Knowledge Management Terminal ( CKMT )
CHEL Chain Home Extra Low ( part of British radar network circa 1939 )
CHESS Correlated Hopping Enhances Spread Spectrum
CHL Chain Home Low ( part of British radar network circa 1939 )
CHOP CHange of OPerational control
CHPS Combat Hybrid Power Systems
CHRISTI Coverage Height Reckoning Integrating Scabrous Terrain Information
CHS Common Hardware and Software ( also CH/S )
CI Combat Identification; CounterIntelligence
CI/HUMINT Counter-intelligence/Human intelligenc
CIAS Contingency Impact Analysis System
CIC Combat Information Center; Combined Intelligence Center
CICA Competition In Contracting Act
CICM Close-In Countermeasures ( e.g., a gun system to destroy incoming RPGs )
CID Commercial Item Description; Combat Identification ( Also CBT ID ) [ View CID Logo ]; Charge Injection Device
CIDDS Combat IDentification for Dismounted Soldiers
CIDG Civilian Irregular Defense Group ( circa 1970 - South Vietnamese soldiers or volunteers, sometimes called "mercenaries" )
CIE Clothing and Individual Equipment; Collaborative Information Environment
CIF Common Intermediate Format
CIFF Central IFF
CIFS Close-In Fire Support; Common Internet File Services
CIGSS Common Imagery Ground/Surface System
CI/HUMINT Counter-intelligence/Human intelligenc
CIK Crypto Ignition Key
CIL Circulator + Isolators + Limiter ( e.g., RF assembly )
CILOP Conversion in Lieu of Procurement
CIM Corporate Information Management; Computer Integrated Manufacturing; Component Item Manager ( Internet ); Control Indicator Module ( e.g., for monitoring circuit breakers )
CIMMD Close-In, Man-portable Mine Detector
CINEMA Commerce, INternet and E-Mail Access
CINF Consolidated Imagery Needs Forecast
CINT Center for Integrated NanoTechnologies
CIO Chief Information Officer
CIP Common Integrated Processor; Central Imagery Processor; Combat Identification Panel; Collision Intervention Processor; Critical Infrastructure Protection; Channel Interface Processor; Common Installation Picture ( e.g., for GIS installations )
CIR Color Infrared; Channel Impulse Response ( e.g., in digital communications )
CIRPAS Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely Piloted Aircraft Studies ( Navy )
CIRT Computer Incident Response Team
CIS Commonwealth of Independent States ( former Soviet Union ); Communications and Information System; Combat Intelligence System; Combined Influence Sweep ( U.K. ); Category of Identified Signals
CISC Cooperative Interactive Storyboard Prototyping; Complex Instruction Set Computing; Complex Instruction Set Computer
CISL Common Intrusion Specification Language
CISO Counterintelligence Special Operation; Chief Information Security Officer
CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional
CIT Coherent Integration Time; Critical Item Test; Combined Interrogator Transponder ( Australia )
CITIS Contractor Integrated Technical Information Service
CITS Central Integrated Test System
CITV Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer
CIVMAR Civil service Mariners ( e.g., from the U.S. Military Sealift Command ); Civilian Mariner
CIWS Close-In Weapon System
C/JMKT Commercial Joint Mapping Toolkit ( imagery software )
CJR Cobra Judy Replacement ( radar ) ( NORAD )
CJSMPT Coalition Joint Spectrum Management Planning Tool ( ca 2006 )
CJTFEX Combined Joint Task Force Exercise ( e.g., CJTFEX 04-2 )
CJUO Center for Joint Urban Operations
CKAP Communities of Knowledge and Practice (USAF)
CKEM Compact Kinetic Energy Missile
CKM Constructive Key Management ( cryptology )
CKMT C4I Knowledge Management Terminal ( also called "CHECKMATE" )
CLADS Canister-Launched Area Denial System
CLARA Compact Laser Radar (Anglo-French)
CLASS Clockless Logic, Analysis, Synthesis, and Systems ( DARPA program ca 2003 )
CLAWS Container Launched Weapon System; Complementary Low-Altitude Weapon System
CLAWS Complementary Low Altitude Weapon System ( Medium-range AAM system mounted on a HMMWV; also called HUMMRAAM )
CLC Command Launch Computer
CLDCC Ceramic Leaded Chip Carrier
CLDGS Closed Loop Degaussing System
CLEC Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
CLF Combat Logistics Force
CLIA Compact Linear Induction Accelerator
CLIN Contract LINe item; Community Learning and Information Network
CLIP Common Link Integration Processor; Common Link Integration Process
CLIPS C Language Integrated Production System
CLIRCM Closed Loop InfraRed CounterMeasures
CLO Counter-Low Observables
CLOAR Common Low-Observable AutoRouter ( ESAI software )
CLOC Cableman's L Order Circuit
CLOE Common Logistics Operating Environment ( e.g., self-diagnosing vehicle system )
CLOVerS Common Low Observables Verification System
CLS (vertical-)Cell Launch System; Contract Logistic Support; Contractor Logistic Support
CLU Container Launch Unit ( missile cell of CLAWS ); Command Launch Unit; Command Launched Unit
CM Countermeasure; Corrective Maintenance; Configuration Management; Competent Munitions; CounterMine; Consequence Management; Capability Manager
CMAP Component Mapping ( e.g., in aviation maintenance )
CMAPS Counter MANPADS
CMAR CINC Mobile Alternate Headquarters
CMAS Countermeasures Assessment Simulator; C4I Mobile Applications Server
CMASS Computer Modeling And Simulation Station
CMC Convolve-Multiply-Convolve ( Fourier Transform )
CMCO Counter Mine/Counter Obstacle
CMD Countermeasures Dispenser; Command; Cruise Missile Defense; Conventional Munitions Disposal ( e.g., as opposed to IED disposal )
CMDS CounterMeasures Dispensing System; Computer Misuse Detection System ( Intrusion Detection System )
CMI Computer-Managed Instruction
CMIS Corps Military Intelligence Support Element
CM/M Counter-Mine Mine
CMM Capability Maturity Model for software ( also SW-CMM )
CMOC Civil-Military Operations Center
CMOS Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor; Cargo Movement Operations System
CMR Conditional Material Release ( acquisition program term )
CMS Combat Mission Simulator ( e.g., for the Chinook helicopter ); Coalition Mobility System ( DoD project ca 2007 )
CMT Continuous Moldline Technology ( e.g., in-flight modification of airframe geometry - see Morphing Aircraft Structure )
CMTS Cable Modem Termination System
CMUP Conventional Mission Upgrade Program; Conventional Munitions Upgrade Program
CMWS Common Missile Warning System; Common Missile Warning Sensor
C&N CTA Communications and Networks Collaborative Technology Alliance ( U.S. ARMY ca 2005 )
CNA Center for Naval Analyses; Computer Network Attack
CNAD Council of National Armaments Directors ( NATO )
CNAME Canonical Name
CNAN Capabilities of the Navy After Next
CNAPS Connected Network of Adaptive Processors
CNC Computer-Numeric Control
CNCS Communications/Navigation Control System
CND Computer Network Defense
CNE Computer Network Exploit
CNEWTP Consolidated Navy EW Training Plan
CNGF Common New Generation Frigate ( France, Italy, Netherlands, U.K. )
CNI Communications, Navigation and Identification
CNLP Connectionless Network Layer Protocol
CNO Chief of Naval Operations; Computer Network Operations
CNR Clutter-to-Noise Ratio; Combat Net Radio
CNS Communications, Navigation, Surveillance
CNT Carbon Nanotube
CO Commanding Officer
COA Course Of Action ( military )
COABS Control Of Agent-Based Systems
COAMPS Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System
COAST Computer Operations, Audit and Security Technology; Course Of Action Selection Tool
COASTS Coalition Operating Area Surveillance and Targeting System
COATS CCSM Off-hull Assembly and Test Site
COB Completion of Business; Chief of the Boat ( submarine )
COBB Crewmember's Optional Breakaway Bracket
COBE COsmic Background Explorer
COBLU Cooperative OUTBOARD Logistics Update ( U.K. )
COBOL Common Business-Oriented Language
COBRA ( Old Army research program relating to blinding radiation ); Counter battery radar ( U.K. ); Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis
COCOM Coordinating Committee ( for Multilateral Control of Exports ); Combatant Command
COCOMO Constructive Cost Model
COCOTS Constructive Cost Model
COCST Carry-On Combat System Trainer
COD Correction Of Deficiency
CODAG Combined Diesel and Gas ( capability )
CODASYL Conference on Data Systems Languages
CODEC Compression/Decompression ( e.g., of video files ), also called "Codec"
CODOG Combined Diesel or Gas ( capability )
CODS Common Operating Decision System
COE Common Operating Environment; Center Of Excellence
COEA Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis
COFEUX conduite des feux ( France - conduct of fires. a helicopter detection avoidance system, ca 2004 )
COG COGnizant; Continuity Of Government; Course Over Ground; Center of Gravity ( i.e., point where a force is most vulnerable )
COHO Coherent Oscillator
COI Community Of Interest; Critical Operational Issue; Coordinator of Information
COIL Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser
COIN Counter Insurgence; Counter Insurgency
COINS Community On-line Intelligence System
COLDS Common Opto-electronic Laser Detection System
COMBIMAN COMputerized Biomechanical MAN-Model ( USAF )
COMDAC Command Display and Control ( e.g., USCG integrated navigation system )
COMETS COMmunications and broadcasting ETS
COMFUT Combat Futuro ( Spain )
COMINT Communications Intelligence
COMJAM Communications Jamming
COMLOGNET Combat Logistics Network ( predecessor to AUTODIN )
COMM Communications
COMMCM Communications Countermeasures
COMMITS COMMerce Information Technology Solutions
COMPANDING COMPressing and expANDING
COMPTUEX Composite Underway Training Exercise
COMPUSEC COMPUter SECurity
COMSAT COMmunications SATellite
COMSEC COMmunications SECurity ; Communications Secure
COMSIM Computer Simulation
COMSPOT Communications Spot Report
COMSTAT Communications Status Report
CONAF Conceptual Design of Army Forces
CONDOR C2 On-the-move Network Digital Over-the-horizon Relay ( USMC )
CONELRAD Control of Electromagnetic Radiation ( circa 1960 )
CONF CONFidential ( Security classification ); CONFerence
CONOPS Concept of Operations
CONREP Connected Replenishment ( e.g., fuel hose connection at sea between a fast combat support ship and ship receiving fuel )
CONSCAN Conical Scan
CONUS Continental United States
COOP Craft Of Opportunity; Continuity of Operations
COP Common Operating Picture; Common Operational Picture; Critical Obsolescence Program ( ca 2004 - to improve a/c availability by replacing obsolete systems )
COPB Code of Best Practice ( NATO )
COPS Common Operations (software architecture);
COPS C-130 Open-skies Pod System ( e.g., Italian )
COPVDF Consistent Operational Picture Via Distributed Fusion
COR Contracting Officer's Representative
CORBA® Common Object Request Broker Architecture
CORE-t Command Operational Readiness Trainer
CORPORAL Collaborative Online Reconnaissance Provider/Operationally Responsive Attack Link ( USMC project ca 2007 )
CORT Coherent Receiver and Transmitter
COS Countermine Operational Simulation
COSAL Consolidated Ship's Allowance List
COSMIC Constellation Observing Systems for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate ( e.g., USAF microsatellite system ); Collaborative Optimization System for Mixed-Initiative Control ( Navy ca 2007 )
COSRO Conical Scan on Receive Only
COSSAC COmmunication and Special Signals Analysis Capability
COSSI Commercial Operations and Support Initiative
CoT Cursor on Target ( e.g., system to fuse target information with GPS information, ca 2004 )
COTM Communications-on-the-Move
COTP Captain Of The Port
COTS Commercial Off-the-Shelf
COUGAR Cooperative Unmanned Ground Attack Robot ( NATO )
CP Circularly Polarized; Command Post; Communications Processor; Clock Pulse; Counter Proliferation ( e.g., against Weapons of Mass Destruction [WMD] )
CPA Closest Point of Approach; Critical Path Analysis; Cooperative Program Agreement ( e.g., between defense contractors )
CPAS Cellular Priority Access Services
CPB Charged Particle Beam; Clausen Power Blade ( land-mine clearing )
CPCI Computer Program Configuration Item
CPD Capability Production Document ( e.g., JCIDS document preparation )
CPE Computer Performance Evaluation; Concept formulation, Planning & preparation, and Execution; Customer Provided Equipment
CPI Crash Position Indicator
CP&I Coastal Patrol and Interdiction
CPLD Complex Programmable Logic Device
CPM Critical Path Method; Cycles Per Minute
CPO Chief Petty Officer; Chief Probability Officer ( e.g., in a business firm ); Chief Procurement Officer ( e.g., DHS )
CPOF Command Post Of the Future ( ca 2005 )
CPR Crash Pulse Recorder
CPS Characters Per Second; Cellular Priority Services; Combat Prepositioning Ship
cps Cycles Per Second ( obsolete - Replaced by "Hertz" )
CPSG Cryptologic Systems Group ( U.S. Air Force )
CPSS Choke Point Surveillance System
CPU Central Processing Unit; Chemical Protection Undergarment
CPX Command Post eXercise
CQB Close Quarters Battle
CQBW Close Quarters Battle Weapon
C&R Coordination and Reporting
CR Crisis Response ( Level of Conflict ); Close Range; Carriage Return; Cathode Ray; Crystal Rectifier; Combat Requirement; Cognitive Radio
CRADA Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
CRAF Civil Reserve Air Fleet ( DoD )
C-RAM Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar ( U.S. Army )
CRAM Crosstie Random Access Memory; Cognitive Radio Access and Management ( subsystem )
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check; Combat Reach Capability
CRDA Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
CRDW Chemical Rocket-Driven Weapon
CREATE Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events
CRESO Complesso Radar Eliportato per la SOrveglianga ( Italian airborne sensor platform )
CREW Counter Remote Controlled Devices; Counter Radio-controlled IED Electronic Warfare
CREW Counter Radio-controlled IED Electronic Warfare ( system )
CREWS Covert Remote Electronic Warfare System
CRIS Communications Resource Information Sharing; Cosmic Ray Isotope Spectrometer
CRL Common Rail Launcher; Compact Refractive Lens; Certificate Revocation List ( DoD - ca 2005)
CRM CNA Research Memorandum; Customer Relationship Management ( e.g., element of BSM program )
CRMA Common Radio Module Architecture
CRMP Computer Resource Management Plan
CRO Cathode Ray Oscilloscope; Countermeasure Response Optimization ( software ); Crisis Response Operations ( NATO )
CRONOS Crisis Reaction of NATO Open System ( network )
CROP Common Relevant Operational Picture
CROSSBOW-S Construction of a Radar that Operationally Simulates Signals believed to have Originated Within the Soviet Union
CROWS Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station
CRP Communications Relay Payload; Communications Relay Package ( e.g., for the TUAV )
CRRC Combat Rubber Raiding Craft ( inflatable craft, now [2002] bullet-resistant ); Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft
CRS Common Robotic System
C/RS Computer/Radio Subsystem ( for the "Electronically-Enhanced Soldier" ); Control and Reporting Segment
CRT Cathode Ray Tube
CRTP Compressed Real-Time Protocol
CRUAV Close-Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
CRW Canard Rotor/Wing ( aircraft ); Continuous Rod Warhead
CS Cesium; Customer Specification; Common Sensor; Counter Sniper; Combat Support; Contact Sweep (minesweeping)
CS-WDM Chip-Scale Wavelength Division Multiplexing
CSA Close Support Area; Common Support Aircraft; Countermeasures Set, Acoustic
CSAC Chip-Scale Atomic Clock
CSAP Computer Security Accreditation Plan
CSAR Counter Synthetic Aperture Radar; Combat Search And Rescue
CSAS Configuration Status Accounting System
CSC Computer Software Component
CSCI Computer Software Configuration Item; Commercial Satellite Communications Initiative
CSCW Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
CSD Communications at Speed and Depth ( program )
CSE Communications Security Equipment
CSEL Combat Survivor Evader Locator
CSERIAC Crew System Ergonomics Information Analysis Center ( USAF )
CSH Combat Support Hospital
CSI Container Security Initiative; Communications Server Installation ( U.K. )
CSL Civil Support Library ( used for Command and Control information-sharing )
CSM Computational Structural Mechanics
CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
CSMP Current Ship's Maintenance Project
CSNTS Command Seamanship and Navigation Training Squadron ( US Naval Academy )
CSOC Consolidated Space Operations Centers
CSP Common Signal Processor; Communications Support Processor; Coherent Signal Processor
CSR Coastal-Surveillance Radar ( Turkey )
CSRR Common Submarine Radio Room
CSS Communication Support System; Cluster Spectral Spreading; Cascading Style Sheets ( Web programming ); Combat Service Support; Coastal Systems Station; Content Scramble System ( encryption )
CSSA Cryptologic Shore Support Activity
CSSCS Combat Service Support Computer System; Combat Service Support Control System
CSSE Combat Service Support Element ( USMC )
CSSQT Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trials ( joint U.S. and Spain, ca 2004 )
CST Control-Signal Transmitter; Collaborative System Test; Collaborative Simulation and Testing;
CSTOL Conventional/Short Take-off and Landing ( Contrast with VSTOL )
CSTRS Carriage, Stream, Tow and Recovery System ( e.g., for helicopters )
CS-WDM Chip-Scale Wavelength Division Multiplexing
C3T Command, Control, and Communications - Tactical
CT Counter-Terrorism; Communications Technician; Cargo Tracking
CT2 Collaboration Techniques for Coalition Teams
CTA Computational Technology Area
CTAPS Contingency Tactical Air Planning System ( Army ); Contingency Theater Automated Planning System (USAF)
CTAS Cooperative Transatlantic AGS System
CTBT Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
CTC Combat Training Center ( Netherlands )
CTD Common Tactical Data; Conductivity/Temperature/Depth ( e.g., sensor ); Capability and Technology Demonstration
CTEWCC Combined Theater Electronic Warfare Coordination Cell
CTF Commander Task Force ( e.g., "CTF 61" ); Coalition Task Force
CTFS Contract Training Flight Services
CTI Critical Technologies Institute; Computer Telephony Integration; Computer Telephony Integration
CTIDS COBRA Tactical Information Display System
CTIM Compact Time Integrity Modem
CTL Coal-to-Liquid ( e.g., fuel )
CTLD Country Top Level Domain
CTOL Conventional Take-off and Landing
CTP Continuum Training Plan; Common Tactical Picture; Centralized Token Passing; Composite Theoretical Performance; Consistent Tactical Picture
C-TPAT Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism ( US Government and business partnership to combat terrorism and improve border security, ca 2006 )
CTR Cooperative Threat Reduction
CTRON Central & communications TRON
CTS Clear to Send ( communications protocol signal ); COSMIC Top Secret ( i.e., a NATO Security Classification ); Contingency Tracking System
CTT Commander's Tactical Terminal
CTT/H-R Commander's Tactical Terminal/ Hybrid-Receive only
CTTG Countertargeting
CTTTF Combatting Terrorism Technology Task Force
CTV Control Test Vehicle; Controlled Test Vehicle
CU Control Unit; Cooperating Unit ( see Cooperative Engagement )
CUAV Countermeasure Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
CUBE C2 Unified Battlespace Environment
CUBIC Common User Baseline for the Intelligence Community
CUDIXS Common Users Digital Information Exchange Subsystem
CUES Combat Underwater Exploitation System
CUGF Counter Underground Facility
CUGR Cargo Utility GPS Receiver
CULPRiT CMOS ULtralow Power Radiation Tolerant ( technology )
CUP Capabilities Upkeep Program ( Netherlands Navy ); Common Undersea Picture
CUPID Compact User Position Intelligence Dissemination
CURV Cable-controlled Underwater Recovery Vehicle; Controlled
Underwater Recovery Vehicle
CV Aircraft Carrier; Carrier Variant (
e.g., aircraft carrier ); Compliance and
Verification ( NSA )
CV-FOM-D/OW Converter-Fiber Option Modem-digital/order wire ( e.g., Voice-over-wire interface )
CVBF Carrier Battle Force
CVBG Carrier Battle Group
CVCM Computer Virus Countermeasures
CVE Escort aircraft carrier ( circa 1942-1960 ); Common Vulnerability Exposure ( system )
CVF Future Aircraft Carrier ( U.K.)
CV-FOM-D/OW Converter-Fiber Option Modem-digital/order wire ( e.g., Voice-over-wire interface )
CVIC Carrier ( CV ) Intelligence Center
CVIPlus Combat Vehicle Identification Plus
CVN Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear)
CVNX CV, NeXt-generation ( same as CVX )
CVR Crystal Video Receiver
CVRJ CREW Vehicle Receiver/Jammer
CVS Combat Vehicle System; Combat Vehicle Survivability; Concurrent Versions System ( i.e., a software system that allows developers to access the latest code from any source connected to the Internet ); Crime Victimization Survey ( software used in the Department of Justice )
CVSD Continuously Variable Slope Delta ( e.g., transmission waveform for digital communications )
CVX Aircraft Carrier, neXt generation ( also CV(X); same as CVNX )
CW Continuous Wave ; Carrier Wave; Composite Wave; Clockwise; Chemical Warfare; Cognitive Warfare
CWAN Coalition Wide Area Network ( also C-WAN ); Combined Wide Area Network; Consolidated Wide Area Network
CWAT Continuous-Wave Acquisition and Tracking
CWC Composite Warfare Commander
CWCS Combat Weapon Delivery Software
CWDD Continuous Wave Deuterium Demonstrator
CWDM Coarse-Wavelength-Division Multiplexing
CWI Continuous Wave Illumination
CWID Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration ( circa 2004 )
CWIED Command Wire Improvised Explosive Device
CWIN Cyber Warning Information Network
CWM Composite Warfare Model
CWO Chief Warrant Officer; Climate/Weather/Ocean Modeling and Simulation
CWS Color Workstation
CWSP Commercial Wideband Satellite Program
CWT Customer Wait Time ( e.g., in logistics ); Continuous Wavelet Transform
CYBORG Cybernetic Organism
CZ Convergence Zone
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