Acronyms and Abbreviations
U
UA Unit of Action ( Army )
UAE Unknown - Assumed Enemy
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
UAS Unmanned Aircraft System; Unmanned Aerial System
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; Unmanned Air Vehicle
UBA Underwater Breathing Apparatus
UCAR Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft; Unmanned Combat Aerial Rotorcraft
UCARS UAV Common Automated Recovery System
UCAS Unmanned Combat Air System; Unmanned Combat Aerial System
UCAV Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle; Uninhabited Combat Aerial Vehicle [ "really!"]
UCAV-N Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle - Navy
UCAX Urban Combined Arms Exercise ( USMC )
UCCA Unified Computing and Communications Architecture
UCIIR/SAL Uncooled Imaging Infrared/Semi-Active Laser
UCIM Universal Communication Interface Module
UCN/IEW Upgraded Communication/Navigation/Integrated Electronic Warfare
UCP Universal Communications Processor
UCT UnCorrelated Target
UDDI Universal Description, Discovery and Integration ( e.g., Internet Protocol standard )
UDF User Data File
UDOP User-Defined Operational Picture
UDP Universal Datagram Protocol; User Datagram Protocol
UDS Universal Drone System; UAV Delivered Sensor ( e.g., RMWS )
UE Unintentional Emission; Unit of Employment ( Army )
UEJ Unattended Expendable Jammer
UELS Unintentional Emitter Locating System
UERE User Equivalent Range Error ( e.g., in a positioning system )
UEU Universal-Exciter Upgrade ( kit for EA-6B )
UEWR Upgraded Early Warning Radar
UFMOP Unintentional Frequency Modulation on Pulse
UFO UHFHF Follow-on ( satellite ); Unidentified Flying Object
UFP Unit Flyaway Price
UGCV Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle
UGR UnderGround Radio ( e.g., for communications between surface and underground mines, subway, etc... )
UGS Unattended Ground Sensor ( system )
UGV Unmanned Ground Vehicle
UGVTEE Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology Enhancement and Exploitation
UHF Ultra High Frequency ( 0.3 to 3.0 GHz )
UHR Ultra-High Resolution ( e.g., Synthetic Aperture Radar )
UHST Unit Hub Satellite (communications) Truck
UHTC Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic
UIC Unit Identification Code
UID Unique Identifier; Unique Identification
UKAMS U.K. Air Missile System
UKCEC U.K. Co-operative Engagement Capability
ULCANS Ultra Lightweight Camouflage Net System
ULCAS Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage System ( for armored vehicles )
ULCS Unit Level Circuit Switch
ULF Ultra Low Frequency ( less than 3 Hz )
ULP Ultra-Low Power ( e.g., semiconductor chip )
ULPBSCS Ultra-Low Power Battlefield Sensor Communication System ( DoD Program ca 2005 )
ULSA Ultra-Low Sidelobe Antenna
ULSI Ultra Large Scale Integrated Circuits
ULTRA Unit-Level Training Research Application; Universal Language for Typographic Reproduction Applications
UM Unscheduled Maintenance; Unintentional Modulation; Universal Modem
UMM Universal Modular Mast
UMOP Unintentional Modulation on Pulse
U-MOSP UAV Multi-mission Optronic Stabilized Payload
UMS Unattended MASINT Sensor [ Renamed Advanced Remote Ground Unattended Sensor ( ARGUS ), circa 2001 ]
UMT Universal Munitions Trailer
UMTE UnManned Threat Emitter
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
UMTV Unique Modulated TV
UMV UnManned Vehicle; Unmanned Maritime Vehicle
UNC Universal Naming Convention. ( This is the standard for naming network drives )
UNCD Ultrnanocrystalline Diamond ( e.g., diamond grown on film for RF resonators )
UNCLAS Unclassified
UNCLOS UN Convention on the Law of the Sea ( 1982 )
UNDEX Underwater Explosion
UNE User Navigation Error ( e.g., in a positioning system )
UNISIPS Unified Sonar Image Processing System
UNK Unknown
UNPROFOR United Nations Protection Force
UNREP Underway Replenishment
UNSA Unmanned Naval Strike Aircraft
UO Urban Operations
UOC Unit Operations Center ( USMC )
UOES User Operational Evaluation System
UOLS Underwater Object Location and Search
UOR Urgent Operational Requirement
UPC Uplink Power Controller ( e.g., satellites ); Unique Planning Component ( e.g., of the Joint Mission Planning System ); Unconventional Pathogens Countermeasures ( e.g., DARPA program ca 2005 )
UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
UPT Universal Personal Telecommunications
URAV Unmanned Reconnaissance Aerial Vehicle; Uninhabited Reconnaissance Aerial Vehicle
URBOT Urban Robot
URC Underwater Reconnaissance Capability ( program )
URES Ultra-Reliable Electronic System
URG Underway Replenishment Group
URI Uniform Resource Identifier
URITS EUropean Rangeless Interim Training System; USAFE Rangeless Instrumentation System
URL Universal Resource Locator
URN Unsynchronized Random Noise
US-VISIT United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ( program, ca 2004 )
USAFE United States Air Forces in Europe
USAFSIA U.S. Air Force Special Investigations Academy
USAP Unacknowledged Secret Access Project; Underwater Acoustics Signal Processing
USB Upper SideBand; Upper Surface Blowing (wing design); Universal Signal Bus; Under Sea Battlespace
US-CERT U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team
USCS US Cryptologic Service ( Now USSS )
USDES U.S. Data Exploitation System
USE Undersea Enterprise ( USN ); User Support Equipment
USEL Unit Supply and Equipment Listing ( USMC )
USG U.S. Government
USI Ultra-Spectral Imagery
USIGS United States Imagery and Geospatial Information Systems Architecture
USM Submarine-launched Missile
USN United States Navy ( View logo for USN )
USOC Universal Service Order Code ( e.g., for telephone jacks: RJ - Registered Jack; C - flush or surface mount jack; W - Wall mount Jack; X - complex multi-line or series type jack )
USSOCOM U.S. Special Operations Command
USSPACECOM U. S. Space Command ( View the USSPACECOM logo )
USSS United States SIGINT System ( Formerly USCS )
USSV-HTF Unmanned Sea Surface Vehicle - High Tow Force
USTS UHF Satellite Terminal System
USU Uniformed Services University
USV Unmanned Surface Vehicle ( Navy )
US-VISIT United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ( program, ca 2004 )
USW UnderSea Warfare ( formerly ASW )
UTC Universal Time Coordinated; Coordinated Universal Time
UTD Unmanned Terrain Domination
UTE Universal Terminal Emulator
UTM Universal TransMercator
UTRA UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access
UUT Unit Under Test
UUV Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
UV Ultraviolet; Underwater Vehicle; Unified Vision
UV 01 Unified Vision 2001
UVVIS Ultraviolet Visual ( e.g., camera )
UW Urban Warrior; Unconventional Warfare ( e.g., special operations )
UWB Ultra-Wideband
UWBSAR Ultra Wideband Synthetic Aperture Radar
UWSH Underwater Ships Husbandry
UXO Unexploded Ordnance
V
V-STF Vehicle Storage and Transportation Frame ( also VSTF )
V2S Voice to Skull ( device )
V/L Vulnerability/Lethality
V/STOL Vertical/Short Take-off and Landing. See VSTOL
VAA Vehicle Adapter Amplifier
VAATE Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engine ( program ca 2006 )
VAC Voice Activity Detection; Vacuum
VACIS Vehicle And Cargo Inspection Station ( to scan for weapons, explosives and other contraband )
VAD Vulnerability Assessment Device
VADS Vehicle Active Defense System
VAES Video Acquisition and Enhancement System; Video Acquisition and Exploitation System
VALUE VLF Ashore Lifetime Upkeep Effort (programs to extend the life of shore-based submarine communications transmitter systems)
VAQ Navy Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron; Electronic Attack Squadron
VAS Voice-Activated System
VATOL Vertical Attitude TakeOff and Landing
VB Vertical Bomb
VBIED Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device ( e.g., suicide car bomb circa 2005 )
VBR Variable Bit Rate
VBS Vector Background Subtraction
VBSS Visit, Board, Search and Seizure ( e.g., drug interdiction )
VC Virtual Circuit; Vietcong
VCA Viable Combat Avionics
VCANS Visually Coupled Attack and Navigation System
VCC Virtual Command Center; Visibly Controllable Computing
VCCTS Virtual Combat Convoy Trainer
VCO Voltage-Controlled Oscillator
VCOS VHSIC-Chips-On-Silicon
VCR Video Cassette Recorder
VCS Voice Communications System; Vehicle Control System
VCSDRAM Virtual Channel SDRAM
VCSEL Vertical Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser
VDC ViaSat Data Controller
VDD Vehicle Detection Device ( used in vehicles in MILES exercises )
VDS Variable Depth Sonar; Video Distribution System
VDSL Very High-Speed Digital Subscriber Line
VDT Video Display Terminal
VDU Video Display Unit
VE Value Engineering; Virtual Environment
VED Vacuum-Electronics Device ( e.g., vacuum tube ); Virtual Electromagnetic Design
VEIL Video Encoded Invisible Light
VERDIN Very Low Frequency Digital Information Network
VERTREP Vertical Replenishment ( e.g., from helicopters )
VERTS Virtual Emergency Response Training System
VES Vehicle Engagement System
VESL Voice-Encryption Scripting Language
VESUB Virtual Environment for Submarine ( ship handling and piloting training )
VETRONICS Vehicle Electronics ( Compare with AVIONICS )
VEWPRIK A set of Rules of Engagement ( ROE ): Verbal warning; Exhibit weapon; Warning shot; Pepper spray; Riot control/rifle butt; Injure with fire ( shoot to wound ); Kill with fire.
VF Fighter Squadron; Variable Frequency
VFA Strike Fighter Squadron
VFD Vacuum Fluorescent Display
VFM Value Focused Model ( used in Air Force multi-attribute decision analyses )
VFO Variable Frequency Oscillator
VFR Visual Flight Rules
VG Virtual Government
VGART Variable Geometry Advanced Rotor Technology
VGAS Vertical Gun for Advanced Ships
VGS Velocity Gate Stealer
VHD Very High Density
VHDL VHSIC Hardware Description Language; Very High Definition Language
VHESC Very High Efficiency Solar Cell ( e.g., DARPA program ca 2006 )
VHF Very High Frequency ( 30 - 300 MHz )
VHSD Very High Speed Data
VHSIC Very High Speed Integrated Circuit
VIC Vehicle Intercom System
VID Visual Identification; Virtual Image Display; Vehicle Integrated Defense
VIDS Vehicle Integrated Defense System; Visually Integrated Display System
VIEWS Virtual Integrated Electronic Warfare Simulator
VIK Vehicle Integration Kit ( e.g., for voice and data communications among troops and vehicle personnel )
VINIR Visible Near Infrared
VIPeR Versatile Intelligent Portable elbit Robot ( NOTE: "elbit" refers to Elbit Systems Limited, Haifa, Israel )
VIPER Vertical take-off and landing Integrated Platform for Extended Range; Virtual Image Presentation, Exploitation and Roam; Vectored Infrared Personnel Engagement & Return fire ( IR sniper detection system )
VIPERS Vertical Integrated Planning and Execution Resource System
VIRCATOR Virtual-Cathode Oscillator
VIRL Visible and Infrared LIDAR
VIRTE Virtual Technologies and Environments ( e.g., ONR program ca 2006 )
VIS Vertical Incidence Sounder
Vis-STAR Vision-based Software for Track, Attitude and Ranging
VISA Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement ( program ); Vertically Integrated Sensor Array ( e.g., used in IR sensors )
VISIT Virtual Interactive Shipboard Instructional Tour ( e.g., submarines ); Visitor and Immigration Status Indicator Technology ( U.S. )
Vis-STAR Vision-based Software for Track, Attitude and Ranging
VISTA Very Intelligent Surveillance and Target Acquisition; Vertical/horizontal Integration of Space Technologies and Applications
ViViD Voice, Video and Data ( U.S. Navy program )
V/L Vulnerability/Lethality
VLA Vertical Launch ASROC ( View the VLA Program logo )
VLAD Vertical Line Array DIFAR
VLC Very Low Cost ( e.g., "VLC UAV" ); Variable Length Code ( e.g., signal transmission )
VLCC Very Large Crude Carrier
VLDS Very Large Data Store
VLES Variable-Length Execution Sets ( computer code )
VLF Very Low Frequency ( 3 - 30 kHz )
VLI Variable Light Illuminator
VLIW Very Long Instruction Word ( computers )
VLLAD Very Low-Level Air Defence ( New Zealand )
VLO Very Low Observable
VLPA Vertical Log-Periodic Antenna
VLS Vertical Launch System ( e.g., from ships and submarines )
VLSI Very Large Scale Integration
VLSIC Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit
VLSS Visible Light Surveillance Sensor
VLWR Very Long Wavelength Infrared
VMAP Vector ( smart ) MAP
VMAQ Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron
Vmax ( Not an acronym; a term describing a new low-cost process for fabricating thin and thick section polymer composites )
VMD Video Motion Detection ( e.g., in a security system )
VME Versa-Modular European ( bus ); Versa Module Eurocard
VMF Variable Message Format
VMMD Vehicle Mounted Mine Detector
VMOC Virtual Mission Operations Center ( DoD )
VMS Vehicle Management System (flight control); Voyage Management System; Vessel Monitoring System
VoB Voice over Broadband
VOC Volatile Organic Compound
VOD Vertical Onboard Delivery; Video On Demand
VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol ( also VOIP )
VOR VHF Omni-direct Radio-rangeHF Omni-direct Radio-range; Visual Omni Range
VORTAC VOR Tactical Air Navigation Aid
VOSA VETRONICS Open System Architecture
VPB Vacuum Power Booster
VPF Vector Product Format ( digital mapping )
VPG Virtual Proving Ground
VPLGR Vehicular Precision Lightweight GPSPS Receiver
VPPA Variable Polarity Plasma Arc ( welding technique )
VQ Navy multi-engine aircraft squadron employed in electronic surveillance or TACAMO operations
VR Virtual Reality ( simulation )
VRAM Video Random Access Memory
VRPN Virtual Reality Peripheral Network
VRS Virtual Receiving Station; VTOL Recovery and Surveillance; Vertex Ring State ( e.g., aerodynamic condition )
VS VETRONICS System
VSA Vector Signal Analysis ( e.g., software )
VSAT Very Small Aperture Terminal
VSCS Voice-Switching and Control System
VSD Vertical Situation Display
VSE Virtual Storage Extended
VSHORAD Very SHORt RAnge Defense
VSHORADS Very Short Range Air Defence System ( U.K. )
VSR Volume Search Radar
VSRAD Very Short Range Air Defense
VSS Vertical Seeking Subsystem ( a/c seat ejection ); Vessel Stopper System
VSTF Vehicle Storage and Transportation Frame ( for vehicles, such as the HUMVEE )
V-STF Vehicle Storage and Transportation Frame ( also VSTF )
VSTOL Vertical and Short Take-Off and Landing
VSW Very Shallow Water (mine detection) [ 10 - 40 feet ]
VSWAUV Very Shallow Water Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
VSW/MCM Very Shallow Water Mine CounterMeasures
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
VT Video Terminal; Variable Time
VTC Video TeleConferencing; Video Teleconference
VTDP Vectored Thrust Ducted Propeller ( e.g., VTDP COMPOUND HELICOPTER )
VTE Virtual Test Environment
VTLM Veicolo Tattico Leggero Multiruolo ( Italian multi-role tactical vehicle )
VTMIS Vessel Traffic Management Information System ( USCG - Part of PAWSS )
VTOL Vertical Take-Off and Landing
VTP Validation Test Plan
VTR Virtual TEst Range
VTS Vessel Traffic Service ( e.g., USCG ); Vessel Traffic System ( e.g., "VTS ports" )
VTUAV Vertical Take-off Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; Vertical take-off-and-landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; Vertical Takeoff-and-landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; Vertical take-off Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
VUAV Vertical-launch Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
VV&A Verification, Validation & Accreditation
VVRS Variable Velocity Rifle System
VXI VME Bus Extensions for Instrumentation
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