Government procurement glossary

A2C2 stands for "army airspace command and control" (French: *commandement et contrôle de l’espace aérien de l’armée de

No official public definition of 'AA1' (or similar) as "air armament" appears in NATO NSDD (NATO Standardization Documen

AA2 is defined in NATO glossaries as "air army" (French: *armée aérienne*), with the source cited as MC 0161.

'AA3' is the NATO-standard abbreviation for "airborne antenna" (French: "antenne aéroportée"), as defined in official NA

AA4 is the NATO abbreviation for "alerting authority," as defined in the context of Allied Tactical Publication (ATP)-10

No official public definition of 'AA5' (or similar codes like AA-5/AA 5) as an "area of action" appears in NATO sources

AA6 is the standard NATO abbreviation for "avenue of approach" (French: *voie d'approche*), as defined in the NATO Gloss

'AAA1' (anti-aircraft artillery) has no publicly documented or verifiable definition as a NATO term under ATP-44 (or rel

AAA2 (or AAA-2) is an abbreviation defined in NATO’s official glossary of abbreviations (AAP-15) as “area advisory autho

STANAG 4586 (Edition 4, promulgated 5 April 2017, with associated AEP-84 volumes) is a NATO Standardization Agreement ti

AAB is the NATO-standardized abbreviation for "air assault brigade" (French: "brigade d'assaut aérien"), as defined and

AAC (ACCS Advisory Committee) is a NATO abbreviation for the ACCS Advisory Committee, as defined in official NATO glossa

AACP refers to the Allied Acquisition Practices Publications series issued by NATO as part of its standardization effort

AAD1 (or AAD) stands for "Advanced Ammunition Depot" (or similar variants like "Advanced Ammunition Depot 1"), a Canadia

'AAD' (or variants like AAD2) refers to "area air defence" (défense aérienne de zone in French), a NATO-standard abbrevi

AADC stands for Area Air Defence Commander (or Area Air Defense Commander in US spelling; French: *commandant de défense

AADGE (ACO Air Defence Ground Environment) is a NATO-standardized term for the air defence ground environment under Alli

AAF1 is a NATO abbreviation defined as "Allied air force" (with the French equivalent "force aérienne alliée / FAA1"), e

AAF2 is the standardized NATO abbreviation for "army airfield" (French: *aérodrome de l’armée de terre*), as defined and

AAGS stands for Army Air-Ground System (also styled Army air-ground system), a doctrinal term primarily from U.S. and NA

AAL is the NATO-standardized abbreviation for "artillerie antiaérienne légère" (light anti-aircraft artillery), as defin

AAM stands for "air-to-air missile" (French: missile air-air) and is defined in NATO's AAP-06 (NATO Glossary of Terms an

AAMG is the NATO-standard abbreviation for "anti-aircraft machine-gun" (French: *mitrailleuse antiaérienne*), as defined

AAN stands for "Assemblée de l'Atlantique Nord" (North Atlantic Assembly, also abbreviated NAA in English), the former/o

AAP-1 (or AAP 1) is a NATO Allied Administrative Publication (AAP), part of the series of NATO standardization and admin

AAP2 (Area Air Picture) appears to be a NATO-specific term or designation related to air surveillance, situational aware

AAR1 (or AAR) is the NATO-standardized abbreviation for "After Action Report" (or "after-action report"), a formal retro

AAR2 is the official NATO abbreviation (per the NATO Glossary of Abbreviations used in NATO Documents and Publications,

AAR3 refers to a Category 3 (or highest-tier/full) air-to-air refuelling (AAR) clearance or compatibility assessment und

AARA stands for Air-to-Air Refuelling Area (or AAR Area), a defined airspace term from NATO standardization documents on

AARC is the NATO acronym for "AAR Controller" (Air-to-Air Refuelling Controller), as defined in the lexicon of Allied Ta

AArtyP refers to the series of NATO Allied Artillery Publications (also styled AArtyP or ArtyP), which are standardizati

AASTP refers to the series of Allied Ammunition Storage and Transport Publications (AASTPs), NATO standards/guidelines o

AAV stands for "amphibious assault vehicle" (French: "véhicule d'assaut amphibie") per NATO terminology.

AAVSP stands for Allied Avionics Publication (sometimes styled as Allied Avionics Publications).

AAW1 refers to "air-to-air warfare" per NATO abbreviation standards, with the definition and usage tied to Military Comm

AAW2 refers to a NATO abbreviation or code associated with Anti-Air Warfare (AAW, also called antiair warfare or anti-ai

AAWACU stands for Anti-Air Warfare Aircraft Control Unit (sometimes rendered with slight variations like "anti-air warfa

AAWC1 stands for "anti-air warfare commander" (or equivalent phrasing such as "Anti-Air Warfare Commander"), a NATO doct

AAWC2 stands for "anti-air warfare coordinator" (French: coordonnateur de la lutte antiaérienne), a NATO term defined in

AAWCN stands for "Anti-Air Warfare Command Net" (or "anti-air warfare command net"), a NATO abbreviation defined in offi

ABB is the NATO-standardized abbreviation for "airborne brigade" (French: "brigade aéroportée"), as defined and managed

ABCA (America, Britain, Canada, Australia) is an abbreviation for a group of nations (sometimes extended as ABCANZ with

'ABC' (nations) is a standardized NATO abbreviation defined as "America, Britain, Canada" (in French: Amérique, Grande-B

ABCCC1 is a NATO-standardized abbreviation for "airborne battlefield command and control centre" (French: *centre aéropo

ABCCC2 is a NATO-standardized abbreviation defined in the NATO Glossary of Abbreviations Used in NATO Documents and Publ

'ABD' stands for Airborne Division (a military unit type specializing in parachute or air assault operations), but it is

ABDR (Aircraft Battle Damage Repair) is a NATO-standardized term and concept referring to inspection, assessment, and ra