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Abbreviations

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The following is a selection from the list of standard military abbreviations and should assist users of this site.

R		TOP
R & D	Research and Development
RA	Royal Artillery
RAC	Royal Armoured Corps
RAFASUPU	RAF Armament Support Unit
RAFLC	RAF Logistic Command
RAMC	Royal Army Medical Corps
RAP	Rocket-Assisted Projectile/Regiment Aid Post
RCMDS	Remote-Control Mine Disposal System
RCZ	Rear Control Zone
RE	Royal Engineers
rebro	Rebroadcast
rec	Recovery
recce	Reconnaissance
Regt	Regiment
REME	Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
RFA	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
rft	Reinforcement
RGJ	Royal Green Jackets
RHA	Royal Horse Artillery
RHQ	Regimental Headquarters
RLC	Royal Logistic Corps
RM	Royal Marines
RMA	Rear Maintenance Area/Royal Military Academy
RMAS	Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
RMP	Royal Military Police
RN	Royal Navy
RNMC	Royal Netherlands Marine Corps
RO	Retired Officer
Ro-Ro	Roll-On Roll-Off
RP	Reporting Point
RPV	Remotely Piloted Vehicle
RRF	Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
RRF	Rapid Reaction Forces
RSA	Royal School of Artillery
RSME	Royal School of Mechanical Engineering
RSS	Royal School of Signals
RTM	Ready to Move
RTU	Return to Unit
S		TOP
SACLOS	Semi Automatic to Command Line of Sight
SACEUR	Supreme Allied Commander Europe
SAM	Surface-to-Air Missile
SAR	Search and Rescue
SAS	Special Air Service
SBS	Special Boat Service
SDR	Strategic Defence Review
Sect	Section
SFOR	Stabilisation Force
SH	Support Helicopters
SHAPE	Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
SIB	Special Investigation Branch
Sig	Signals
sit	Situation
SITREP	Situation Report
SLBM	Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles
SLR	Self-Loading Rifle
SMG	Sub-Machine Gun
smk	Smoke
SNCO	Senior Non-Commissioned Officer
SOC	Sector Operations Centre
SP	Self Propelled/Start Point
SPS	Staff and Personnel Support
Sqn	Squadron
SRD	System Requirement Document
SSBN	Nuclear Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine
SSK	Single Shot To Kill
SSM	Surface-to-Surface Missile
SSN	Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine
SSVC	Services Sound and Cinema Corporation
STC	Strike Command
STO	Survive to Operate
STOBAR	Short Take-Off and Arrested Recovery
STOL	Short Take-Off and Landing
STOVL	Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing
SV	Support Vehicles
T		TOP
TA	Territorial Army
tac	Tactical
TACC	Tactical Air Control Centre
TBT	Tank Bridge Transporter
TCC	Turret Control Computer
TCP	Traffic Control Post
TCV	Troop Carrying Vehicle
TGDA	Training Group Defence Agency
tgt	Target
THAAD	Theatre High-Altitude Area Defence
TIALD	Thermal Imaging Airborne Laser Designator
tk	Tank
TLAM	Tactical Land Attack Missile
TLAM-C	Tactical Land Attack Missile - Conventional
TLB	Top Level Budget
TMA	Troop Manoeuvre Area
TNA	Training Needs Analysis
TOM	Telemetry Operational Missiles
TOT	Time on Target
TOW	Tube-Launched Optically-Tracked Wire-Guided (Missile)
tp	Troop
tpt	Transport
TTTE	Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment
TU	Turkish (Turkey)
TUL	Truck Utility Light
TUM	Truck Utility Medium
TWS	Tactical Weapon System
U		TOP
UAS	University Air Squadron
UAV	Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
U/S	Unserviceable
UK	United Kingdom
UKADGE	United Kingdom Air Defence Ground Environment
UKADR	United Kingdom Air Defence Region
UKCAOC	United Kingdom Combined Air Operations Centre
UKLF	United Kingdom Land Forces
UKMF	United Kingdom Mobile Force
UKSC (G)	United Kingdom Support Command (Germany)
UN	United Nations
UNFICYP	United Nations Forces in Cyprus
UNCLASS	Unclassified
UNPROFOR	United Nations Protection Force
URD	User Requirement Document
US	United States
UXB	Unexploded Bomb
V		TOP
veh	Vehicle
VOR	Vehicle off the Road
W		TOP
WE	War Establishment
WFE	War Fighting Establishment
wh	Wheeled
wksp	Workshop
WMR	War Maintenance Reserve
WO	Warrant Officer
WT	Wheeled Tankers
X		TOP
X	Crossing (as in roads or rivers)
Y		TOP

Z		TOP