Select Committee on Defence Eighth Report


Annex: List of Abbreviations


ABRO    Army Base Repair Organisation

C4    Command, Control, Communications and Computers

CRCs    Co-operative Research Centres

CSA    Chief Scientific Adviser

CWID    Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration

DARA    Defence Aviation Repair Agency

DDA    Defence Diversification Agency

DERA    Defence Evaluation and Research Agency

DIS    Defence Industrial Strategy

DLO    Defence Logistics Organisation

DPA    Defence Procurement Agency

Dstl    Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

DTS    Defence Technology Strategy

EDRM    Electronic Document and Records Management System

FEL    Forensic Explosive Laboratory

FM    Facilities Management

FRES    Future Rapid Effect System

FY    Financial Year

GDP    Gross Domestic Product

HMG    Her Majesty's Government

iCAS    Integrated Corporate Applications System

IEDs    Improvised Explosive Devices

"i lab"    Integrated Laboratory

IP    Intellectual Property

IPR    Intellectual Property Rights

ISTAR    Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance

JCA    Joint Combat Aircraft

JSF    Joint Strike Fighter

MoD    Ministry of Defence

NEC    Network Enabled Capability

PJHQ    Permanent Joint Headquarters

R&D    Research and Development

RAO    Research Acquisition Organisation

ROCE    Return on Capital Employed

S&T    Science and Technology

TTCP    The Technical Co-operation Programme

UAV    Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

UK    United Kingdom

UOR    Urgent Operational Requirement

US    United States


 
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