Annex: List of Abbreviations
AAR Air-to-Air Refuelling
AT Air Transport
AVM Air Vice-Marshal
BATUS British Army Training Unit Suffield
CDS Chief of the Defence Staff
DAS Defensive Aids Suite
DASS Defensive Aids Sub-System
DIS Defence Industrial Strategy
FMS Foreign Military Sales
FRES Future Rapid Effect System
FSTA Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft
IED Improvised Explosive Device
ISD In-Service Date
LSD(A) Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary)
MARS Military Afloat and Sustainability
MoD Ministry of Defence
NAO National Audit Office
PFI Private Finance Initiative
PUS Permanent Under Secretary of State
RAF Royal Air Force
Ro-Ro Roll-on Roll-off
SAC Strategic Airlift Capability
SDR Strategic Defence Review
UK United Kingdom
UOR Urgent Operational Requirement
US United States
USAF United States Air Force
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