The Complete MOD Abbreviation Database
We have a complete list of over 21,000 acronyms used by the Ministry of Defence.
The abbreviations listed below are used by all brances of the Military in the UK.
Complete List Of British Army Acronyms
| Acronym | Description |
|---|---|
| ACAS | Airborne/Aircraft Collision Avoidance System |
| ACAS | Airfield Chemical Alarm System |
| ACAS | Assistant Chief of the Air Staff |
| ACAS | Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (2* post) |
| ACAST | Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology |
| ACBS | Atmosphere Control Breathing System |
| ACC | Air Component Commander |
| ACC | Aircraft Commodities IPT |
| ACC | Alternative Command Centre |
| ACC | Area Control Centre |
| ACC | Army Catering Corps |
| ACC | Artillery Control Console |
| ACC | Avionics Computer Control |
| ACC | Axis Controlled Carrier |
| ACCAC | Qualifications Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales |
| ACCAP | ACE CIS Contingency Assets Pool |
| ACCCHAN | Allied Command Channel |
| ACCE | AFCEA Computing Conference and Exhibition |
| ACCESS | Aircraft Computerised Equipment Support System |
| ACCESS | WAH64 Attack Helicopter Logistic Support System |
| ACCHAN | Allied Command Channel |
| ACCHAN | Allied Command Channel |
| ACCIS | Automated Command and Control Information System |
| ACCM | Acoustic Counter Counter Measure |
| Accn | Accommodation |
| ACCORD | Advanced Command and Control Research Demonstrator |
| ACCORD | Application to Co-ordinate Comments On Repository |
| ACCS | Advanced Communications Control System |
| ACCS | Air Command & Control System |
| ACCS | Air Command and Control System |
| ACCS | Airborne Computing and Communications System |
| ACCS | Allied Command and Control System |
| ACCS | Army Command and Control System |
| ACCS | Authorisation Condition Compliance Statement |
| ACCSA | Allied Communications and Computer Security Agency |
| ACCSCO | ACCS Company |
| Acct | Accountant |
| Acctng | Accounting |
| ACCU | Alternate Current Charging Unit |
| ACCV | Armoured Cavalry Cannon Vehicle |
| ACD | Access Control Device |
| ACD | Authentication Control Device |
| ACD | Automated Chart Display |
| ACD | Automatic Call Distribution |
| ACDA | Arms Control and Disarmament Agency |
| ACDP | Armament Control and Display Panel |
| ACDS | Advanced Combat Direction System |
| ACDS | Advanced Countermeasures Dispenser System |
| ACDS | Air Combat Direction System |
| ACDS | Assistant Chief of Defence Staff |
| ACDS | Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (2* posts) |
| ACDS | Automatic Computer-controlled Dispensing System |
| ACDS | Automatic Countermeasures Dispensing System |
| ACDS(CIS) | Assistant Chief Defence Staff (Command-Control-Comms and Info Sys) |
| ACDS(L) | Assistant Chief Defence Staff (Logistics) |
| ACDS(O) | Assistant Chief Defence Staff (Overseas) |
| ACDS(Op/Sy) | Assistant Chief Defence Staff (Operations and Security) |
| ACDS(Pol/Nuc) | Assistant Chief Defence Staff (Policy and Nuclear) |
| ACDS(Prog) | Assistant Chief Defence Staff (Programmes) |
| ACDS(Res&Cdts) | Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and Cadets) |
| ACDU | Area Clearance Diving Unit |
| ACE | Actuator Control Electronics |
| ACE | Advanced Computing Environment |
| ACE | Agile Control Experiment |
| ACE | Allied Command Europe |
| ACE | Analogue Code Encryption unit |
| ACE | Armoured Combat Earth-mover |
| ACE | Asset Control and Evaluation |
| ACE COMSEC | ACE Communications Security |
| ACE High | ACE tropo-scatter communications system |
| ACEATM | Aimed Controlled Effect Anti Tank Mine |
| ACEATM | Aimed Controlled Effect Anti--Tank Mine |
| ACEATM | Aimed Controlled-Effect Anti-Tank Mine |
| ACELIP | ACE Long-term Infrastructure Plan |
| ACEP | Automatic Contact Evaluation Plotter |
| ACES | Advanced Carry-on ELINT/ESM Suite |
| ACES | Advanced-Concept Escape System |
| ACES | Aeroequip Corp. Engineering Standard |
| ACES | Arrow Continuation Experiments |
| ACET | Air-cushion Equipment Transporter |
| ACETEF | Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility |
| ACEWS | Automated Computer Assisted Electronic Warfare System |
| ACF | Acquisition Competence Framework |
| ACF | Army Cadet Force |
| ACF | Army Cadet Force (British Army) |
| ACG | Amphibious Combat Group |
| ACGC | Agency Clinical Governance Committee |
| ACGF | Aluminium-Coated Glass-Fibre (chaff) |
| ACGS | Assistant Chief of the General Staff |
| ACH | Advanced Compound Helicopter |
| ACH | Anti-Condensation Heater |
| ACHDF | Air Commander Home Defence Forces |
| AChE | AcetylCholinEsterase |
| ACI | American Concrete Institute |
| ACI | Armament Control Indicator |
| ACIA | Asynchronous Communications Interface Adapter |
| ACID | Atomicity Consistency Isolation and Durability |
| ACINT | Acoustic Intelligence |
| ACIS | Armament Control Indicator Set |
| ACISA | Army CIS Authority |
| ACISG | Arms Command and Control Communications and Information Systems |
| ACL | Access Control List |
| ACL | Access Control List |
| ACLANT | Allied Command Atlantic |
| ACLOS | Automated Command to Line Of Sight |
| ACLOS | Automatic-to-Command Line-Of-Sight |
| ACLS | Air Cushion Landing System |
| ACLS | Automatic Carrier Landing System |
| ACLT | Aircraft Carrier Landing Trainer |
| ACM | Advanced Cruise Missile |
| ACM | Air Chief Marshal |
| ACM | Air Combat Manoeuvre |
| ACM | Anti-Armour Cluster Munitions |
| ACME | Advanced Core Military Engine |
| ACME | Advanced-Core Military Engine |
| ACMEST | Air Combat Manoeuvring Expert Systems Trainer |
| ACMI | Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation |
| ACMR | Air Combat Manoeuvring Range |
| ACMS | Air Combat Manoeuvring Simulator |
| ACMS | Aircraft Condition Monitoring System |
| ACMS | Application Control and Management System |
| ACMS | Armament Control and Monitoring System |
| ACMS | Automatic Communication Management System |
| ACMT | Advanced Cruise Missile Technology |
| ACN | Activity Control Number |
| ACN | Aircraft Classification Number |
| ACNIP | Auxiliary Communications Navigation and Identification Panel |
| ACNS | Assistant Chief of Naval Staff |
| ACNS | Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff |
| ACNS | Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (2* post) |
| Acnts | Accounts |
| ACO | Administrative Contracting Officer |
| ACO | Airspace Control Order |
| ACO | Airspace Co-ordination Order |
| ACO | Airspace Co-ordinator Order |
| ACO(W) | Atomic Co-ordinating Office (Washington) |
| ACOD | Access Code |
| ACOP | Approved Code of Practice |
| ACOP | Approved Code Of Practice (H&S) |
| ACoP | Approved Code of Practice and Guidance (Managing Health & Safety in |
| ACOR | Authorised Contractor Record |
| ACOS | Assistant Chief of Staff |
| ACOS(AV) | Assistant Chief of Staff (Aviation) RN |
| ACOS(CIS) | Assistant Chief of Staff (Communications and Information systems) |
| ACOS(M&D) | Assistant Chief of Staff (Medical & Dental) |
| ACOS(OPS) | Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations and Plans) |
| ACOS(P&S) | Assistant Chief of Staff (Personnel and Support) |
| ACOS(POL) | Assistant Chief of Staff (Policy) |
| ACOS(W) | Assistant Chief of Staff (Warfare) |
| ACOST | Advisory Committee on Science and Technology |
| ACOVS | Artillery Combat Observer Vehicle Simulator |
| ACP | Active Cathodic Protection |
| ACP | African/Caribbean/Pacific |
| ACP | Airborne Command Post |
| ACP | Allied Communications Publication |
| ACP | Altimeter Check Point |
| ACP | Anti-Collision Plot |
| ACP | Armament Control Panel |
| ACP | Automatic Colt Pistol |
| ACP127 | Allied Communications Publication 127 |
| ACPA | Adaptive-Controlled Phased Array |
| ACPO | Association of Chief Police Officers |
| ACPS or AcPS | Action Plot Supervisor |
| Acq | Acquisition |
| ACR | Advanced Combat Rifle |
| ACR | Aerial Combat Reconnaissance |
| ACR | Air Control Radar |
| ACRIM | Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor |
| ACRV | Armoured Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle |
| Acs | Accounts |
| Acs | Agreed Characteristics |
| ACS | Air Command Simulator |
| ACS | Air Commando Squadron |
| ACS | Airborne Control System |
| ACS | Application Control Structure |
| ACS | Armament Control System |
| ACS | Attitude Control System |
| ACS | Automatic Channel Selection |
| ACSA | Allied Communications Security Agency |
| ACSA | Assistant Chief Scientific Advisor |
| ACSA(C) | Assistant Chief Scientific Advisor (Capabilities) |
| ACSA(N) | Assistant Chief Scientific Advisor (Nuclear) |
| ACSA(P) | Assistant Chief Scientific Advisor (Projects) |
| ACSA(R) | Assistant Chief Scientific Advisor (Research) |
| ACSC2 | Advanced Command and Staff Course 2 |
| ACSE | Association Control Service Element |
| ACSM | Advanced Conventional Stand-off Missile |
| ACSM | Air Commodore Supply and Movements |
| ACSM | Assemblies Component Spare parts and Materials |
| ACSR | Active Control of Structural Response |
| ACSSB | Amplitude Companded Single Side-Band |
| ACSTB | Air Command System Test Bed |
| ACSTP | ACE Command and Staff Training Program |
| ACSU | Air Combat Support Unit (RAF) |
| ACT | Acquisition and Commercial Team |
| ACT | Active Control Technology |
| ACT | Air Combat Training |
| ACT | Air Control Team/Technology |
| ACT | Air-portable Cargo Trailer |
| ACT | Anti-Communications Threat |
| ACT | Area Capability Training |
| ACT | Area Capability Training (specialist post-OST training) |
| ACTCOST | Activity Cost Analysis |
| ACTD | Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrator |
| ACTEW | Acoustic Charged Transport Electronic Warfare |
| ACTIS | Advanced Compact Thermal Imaging System |
| ACTS | Advanced Communications Technology Satellite |
| ACTS | Advisory Committee on Toxic Substances |
| ACTS | Air Commodore Training Support |
| ACTUR | Aviation Turbine Fuel |
| ACU | Acceleration Control Unit |
| ACU | Adaptive Control Unit |
| ACU | Air Chiller/Conditioning Unit |
| ACU | Airborne Computer Unit |
| ACU | Analysis Control Unit |
| ACU | Antenna Control Unit |
| ACU | Artillery Computer Unit |
| ACU | Automatic Calling Unit |
| ACU | Avionics Control Unit |
| ACV | Acquisition and Command Vehicle |
| AcV | Acquisition View(s) |
| ACV | Air Cushion Vehicle |
| ACV | Armoured Cannon Vehicle |
| ACV | Armoured Command Vehicle |
| ACVT | Armoured Combat Vehicle Technology Programme |
| ACVT | Armoured Combat Vehicle Tracked |
| ACW | Adjusted Charge Weight |
| ACWAR | Agile Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar |
| ACWS | Advanced Colour Work Station |
| AD | Accidental Damage |
| AD | Action Data (section of WE Department) |
| AD | Air Defence |
| AD | Air Division (USAAF USAF) |
| AD | Analogue/Digital |
| AD | Anno Domini |
| AD | Area-Denial munitions |
| AD | Armament Division (AFSC) |
| AD | Army Department |
| AD | Arrival Date |
| AD | Assistant Director |
| AD | Assistant Director or Air Defence |
| AD | Authorised Demander |
| AD BISA | Air Defence BISA |
| AD SM | Assistant Director Service Management |
| AD/ADE | Assistant Director/Armaments Documentation and Engineering |
| AD/ADRP | AD/Airworthiness Design Requirements and Procedures in the DPA |
| AD/Cycle | Analysis and Design (through life) to Code generation |
| AD/Eng Pol | AD/Engineering Policy in DGES(Air) DLO |
| AD/IE | Assistant Director Information Engineering |
| AD/MR(Nuc) | Assistant Director Material and Research (Nuclear) |
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