ACEATM (aimed controlled-effect antitank mine)

ACEATM stands for aimed controlled-effect antitank mine. It is an abbreviation listed in the NATO Glossary of NATO Acronyms and Abbreviations (AAP-15). The term names a mine designed to produce a controlled effect against tanks, with that effect directed or aimed toward the target.

The same glossary entry gives the French equivalent, mine antichar pointable à effet dirigé, and identifies the related abbreviation MACPED. Because Canadian federal work is carried out in both official languages, knowing the paired English and French forms helps bid teams read NATO-origin documents accurately. The authority for the entry is AAP-15, the NATO glossary of acronyms and abbreviations.

How NATO's glossary defines ACEATM

The abbreviation is built from four parts: aimed, controlled-effect, antitank and mine. Read together, they describe a mine intended for use against tanks, where the effect is controlled and is aimed at the target. AAP-15 is the NATO reference that records this expansion, and it is the source to cite when a document uses the abbreviation without explanation.

The entry is a terminology entry. It tells a reader what the letters stand for. It does not set a specification, a performance standard or a purchasing requirement.

The French equivalent and MACPED

NATO publishes its glossary in English and French, and the ACEATM entry carries both forms. The paired terms are:

• English: aimed controlled-effect antitank mine (ACEATM)
• French: mine antichar pointable à effet dirigé
• Related abbreviation: MACPED

If a bilingual document, a translated proposal section or a technical reference uses MACPED, it points to the same concept as ACEATM in this glossary entry. Using the NATO wording in both languages keeps your own documents consistent with the source.

Where to confirm NATO terminology

Two NATO resources are useful when you need to check a term. AAP-15 is the glossary that carries the ACEATM entry. NATOTerm is NATO's terminology database and contains non-classified NATO military terminology. A bid team that meets an unfamiliar abbreviation can check these references before drafting a response, rather than relying on an informal expansion.

What ACEATM means for a supplier bidding on Canadian public contracts

For suppliers, the practical route to NATO-related opportunities runs through CanadaBuys. The platform lets you search for tender notices from PSPC, other federal departments and agencies, broader public-sector organizations and NATO. CanadaBuys states that the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) buys goods and services on behalf of NATO nations, as described on its page on how to find tender opportunities.

• A business must first register to work with the NSPA.
• The NSPA eProcurement portal, not the delayed CanadaBuys posting, is the authoritative source for NATO notices.
• If a solicitation uses ACEATM or MACPED, read the notice's own technical and compliance requirements, and use the NATO glossary entry to confirm what the term means.