| GLOSSARY |
ACE
High
|
Allied Command Europe High Frequency Communications system |
| ALARM |
Air-Launched
Anti-Radiation Missile |
| AMRAAM |
Advanced
Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile |
| AWE |
Atomic
Weapons Establishment |
| BAe |
British
Aerospace Ltd |
| BNFL |
British
Nuclear Fuels Limited |
| BUTEC |
British
Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre |
| CRC |
Control
and Reporting Centres |
| DARA |
Defence
Aviation Repair Agency |
| DCSA |
Defence
Communications Services Agency |
| DERA |
Defence
Evaluation and Research Agency |
| DGPS |
Differential
Global Positioning System |
| DSDA |
Defence
Storage and Distribution Agency |
| DSMP |
Dounraey
Submarine Prototype reactor |
| DSTL |
Defence
Science and Technology Laboratory |
| DU |
Depleted
Uranium |
| EMG |
Electro-Magnetic
Gun |
| EURATOM |
European
Atomic Energy Community |
| Eurofighter |
Typhoon
warplane developed jointly by Germany, Italy, Spain and the
UK |
| FIBUA |
Fighting
in Built-Up Areas |
| FOST-MPV |
Flag
Officer Sea Training - Mine, Patrol and Survey Vessels |
| GCHQ |
Government
Communications Headquarters |
| GPS |
Global
Positioning System |
| 'Golfball' |
Protective
cover over satellite dishes |
| HMNB |
Her
Majesty's Naval Base |
| IAEA |
International
Atomic Energy Authority |
| ISOLUS |
Interim
Storage of Laid Up Submarines |
| JMC |
Joint
Maritime Course |
| LFA |
Low
Flying Area |
| MATO |
Military
Air Traffic Operations |
| MATELO |
Maritime
Air Telecommunications Organization |
| MEFFV |
Marine
Expeditionary Family of Fighting Vehicles |
| MoD |
Ministry
of Defence |
| MSD |
Minimum
Safe Distance |
| MSP |
Member
of Scottish Parliament |
| NARS |
US
North Atlantic Radio System |
| NATO |
North
Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
| NATS |
National
Air Traffic Services |
| NAVCOMMSTAUK |
Naval
Communications Station UK |
| Navstar |
Space-based
radio-positioning system |
| NSA |
US
National Security Agency |
| PFI |
Private
Finance Initiative |
| POL |
Petroleum,
Oil and lubricants |
| QinetiQ |
(Pronounced
"Kinetic") runs the bulk of facilities previously
operated by the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency |
| Research
Agency |
|
| RA
|
Royal
Artillery |
| RAF |
Royal
Air Force |
| ROC |
Royal
Observer Corps (defunct) |
| sigint |
Signals
intelligence |
| SSBN |
Ship
Submersible Ballistic Nuclear |
| SSSI |
Site
of Special Scientific Interest |
| STCICS |
Strike
Command Integrated Communications System |
| TTA |
Tactical
Training Area |
| UKAEA |
United
Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority |
| USAF |
United
States Air Force |
| UKASACS |
United
Kingdom Air Surveillance and Control System |
| UKCAOC |
United
Kingdom Air Operations Centre |
| UKWMO |
United
Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation (defunct) |
| Z-berth |
A
location deemed suitable for visits by nuclear powered warships |
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