Acronyms and Abbreviations
A
- AII
- Australian Industry Involvement
- ADF
- Australian Defence Force
- AEW&C
- Airborne Early Warning and Control
- AFS
- Average Funded Strength
- AMCIP
- Approved Major Capital Investment Program
- ANAO
- Australian National Audit Office
- ANZAC
- Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
- APS
- Australian Public Service
- ARH
- Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter
- ASD
- Aerospace Systems Division
- ASDEFCON
- Australian Defence Contracting Templates
- ASLAV
- Australian Light Armoured Vehicle
- AUC
- Assets under Construction
- AWA
- Australian Workplace Agreement
- AWD
- Air Warfare Destroyer
B
- BPR
- Business Plan Review
- BORIS
- Budgetary and Output Reporting Information System
C
- CEI
- Chief Executive Instructions
- CEO
- DMO Chief Executive Officer of the Defence Materiel Organisation
- CIO
- Chief Information Officer
- COMSARM
- Computer System Armaments
- COTS
- Commercial-off-the-Shelf
- CPG
- Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines
- CTF
- Combined Task Force
D
- DECA
- Defence Employee Certified Agreement
- DCP
- Defence Capability Plan
- DFAT
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- DI
- (G) Defence Instruction (General)
- DMO
- Defence Materiel Organisation
- DPAB
- Defence Procurement Advisory Board
- DPPI
- Defence Procurement Policy Instructions
- DPPM
- Defence Procurement Policy Manual
- DPR
- Defence Procurement Review (or Kinnaird Review)
- DoFA
- Department of Finance and Administration
- DSTO
- Defence Science and Technology Organisation
E
- EL
- Executive Level
- EVM
- Earned Value Management
- EWSD
- Electronic and Weapon Systems Division
F
- FFG
- Guided Missile Frigate
- FLIR
- Forward Looking Infra Red Radar
- FMA Act
- Financial and Management Accountability Act 1997
- FOI Act
- Freedom of Information Act 1982
- FMS
- Foreign Military Sales
- FTE
- Full-Time Equivalent
G
- GDP
- Gross Domestic Product
- GST
- Goods and Services Tax
H
- HMAS
- Her Majesty's Australian Ship
I
- IG
- Inspector-General
- ILS
- Integrated Logistics Support
- IOC
- Initial Operational Capability
- IT
- Information technology
J
- JP
- Joint Project
- JSF
- Joint Strike Fighter
- JTF
- Joint Task Force
K
- Kinnaird
- Review Defence Procurement Review 2003
L
- LOTE
- Life of Type Extension
- LSD
- Land Systems Division
M
- MAA
- Materiel Acquisition Agreement
- MAC
- Materiel Audit Committee
- MILSATCOM
- Military Satellite Communication
- MoA
- Memorandum of Arrangements
- MOTS
- Military-off-the-Shelf
- MoU
- Memorandum of Understanding
- MRH-90
- Multi-Role Helicopter 90
- MSA
- Materiel Sustainment Agreement
- MSD
- Maritime Systems Division
- MWA
- Military Workforce Agreement
O
- OHS
- Occupational Health & Safety
P
- PAES
- Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements
- PBS
- Portfolio Budget Statements
- PMKeyS
- Personnel Management (Key Solution) System
- PSP
- Professional Service Provider
R
- RAAF
- Royal Australian Air Force
- RAN
- Royal Australian Navy
- ROMAN
- Resource and Output Management Accounting Network
S
- SDSS
- Standard Defence Supply System
- SES
- Senior Executive Service
- SME
- Small to Medium Enterprise
- SPO
- System Program Office
- SSA
- Shared Services Agreement
U
- UAV
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
- UMCIP
- Unapproved Major Capital Investment Program
- URD
- Unit Ready Days
- USN
- United States Navy
W
- White Paper
- Defence 2000 Our Future Defence Force
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