S.No. | Short Form | Full Form | Country | Popularity |
1 |
IAF |
Indian Air Force |
India |
|
2 |
IAF |
Israeli Air Force |
Israel |
|
3 |
VIP |
Very Important Person |
Worldwide |
|
4 |
INS |
Immigration and Naturalization Service |
United States |
|
5 |
NDA |
National Defence Academy |
India |
|
6 |
NCC |
National Cadet Corps |
India |
|
7 |
MMR |
Massachusetts Military Reservation |
United States |
|
8 |
ASPT |
Army School of Physical Training |
United Kingdom |
|
9 |
AFSA |
Armed Forces Security Agency |
United States |
|
10 |
RTA |
Royal Thai Army |
Thailand |
|
11 |
ASAP |
Army Substance Abuse Program |
United States |
|
12 |
DTS |
Direct To Sailor |
Worldwide |
|
13 |
PLA |
People’s Liberation Army Liberation Army |
China |
|
14 |
MOLE |
Military Overlay Editor |
Worldwide |
|
15 |
PVC |
Param Vir Chakra |
India |
|
16 |
FOB |
Forward Operating Base |
Worldwide |
|
17 |
PCS |
Permanent Change of Station |
United States |
|
18 |
NCO |
Non-Commissioned Officer |
Worldwide |
|
19 |
BMS |
Battle Management System |
Worldwide |
|
20 |
AMPS |
Aviation Mission Planning System |
Worldwide |
|
21 |
TACS |
Tactical Air Control System |
Worldwide |
|
22 |
NSC |
Natick Soldier Center |
United States |
|
23 |
MP |
Military Police |
Worldwide |
|
24 |
SSB |
Services Selection Board |
India |
|
25 |
MCX |
Marine Corps Exchange |
United States |
|
26 |
RAF |
Royal Air Force |
United Kingdom |
|
27 |
RDX |
Research Department Explosive |
Worldwide |
|
28 |
UAS |
Unmanned Aircraft System |
United States |
|
29 |
WEP |
War Emergency Power |
United States |
|
30 |
NCW |
Network Centric Warfare |
United States |
|
31 |
BIDS |
Biological Integrated Detection System |
Worldwide |
|
32 |
MRE |
Meal, Ready-to-Eat |
United States |
|
33 |
BDA |
Battle Damage Assessment |
Worldwide |
|
34 |
ISOC |
Internal Security Operations Command |
Thailand |
|
35 |
Intel |
Intelligence |
Worldwide |
|
36 |
PAP |
People’s Armed Police |
China |
|
37 |
MTV |
Modular Tactical Vest |
United States |
|
38 |
IRF |
Initial Reaction Force |
United States |
|
39 |
NTC |
National Training Center |
United States |
|
40 |
SRAM |
Short Range Attack Missile |
Worldwide |
|
41 |
GIS |
Gruppo di Intervento Speciale (Special Intervention Group) |
Italy |
|
42 |
MES |
Military Engineer Services |
India |
|
43 |
NPE |
Navy Preliminary Evaluations |
Worldwide |
|
44 |
ASM |
Air-to-Surface Missile |
Worldwide |
|
45 |
PPA |
Pingat Pentadbiran Awam |
Singapore |
|
46 |
COE |
Corps of Engineers |
India |
|
47 |
MTR |
Military Training Routes |
United States |
|
48 |
RAC |
Royal Armoured Corps |
United Kingdom |
|
49 |
FSB |
Forward Support Battalion |
United States |
|
50 |
ARPA |
Advanced Research Projects Agency |
United States |
|
51 |
DARPA |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
United States |
|
52 |
PA |
Philippine Army |
Philippines |
|
53 |
MAMC |
Madigan Army Medical Center |
United States |
|
54 |
AVSM |
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal |
India |
|
55 |
AMF |
Australian Military Forces |
Australia |
|
56 |
EOD |
Explosive Ordnance Disposal |
Worldwide |
|
57 |
ADS |
Active Denial System |
United States |
|
58 |
ING |
Iraqi National Guard |
Iraq |
|
59 |
SSI |
Strategic Studies Institute |
United States |
|
60 |
CMO |
Civil-Military Operations |
Worldwide |
|
61 |
UTC |
Unit Type Code |
United States |
|
62 |
NA |
Nigerian Army |
Nigeria |
|
63 |
RSA |
Redstone Arsenal |
United States |
|
64 |
ARDE |
Armament Research & Development Establishment |
India |
|
65 |
ACWS |
Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
United States |
|
66 |
3M |
Maintenance, Material, Management |
Worldwide |
|
67 |
ACC |
Auxiliary Cadet corps |
India |
|
68 |
ADF |
Australian Defence Force |
Australia |
|
69 |
DOA |
Dead or Alive |
Worldwide |
|
70 |
NVR |
Naval Vessel Register |
United States |
|
71 |
ATM |
Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (Malaysian Armed Forces) |
Malaysia |
|
72 |
CSC |
Command and Staff College |
Pakistan |
|
73 |
SOF |
Special Operations Forces |
United States |
|
74 |
MC |
Marine Corps |
United States |
|
75 |
LoC |
Line of Control |
India |
|
76 |
AWOL |
Absence Without Official Leave |
United States |
|
77 |
DSM |
Distinguished Service Medal |
Worldwide |
|
78 |
PAC |
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex |
Pakistan |
|
79 |
KMC |
Kaiserslautern Military Community |
Germany |
|
80 |
CRC |
Camp Red Cloud |
South Korea |
|
81 |
PFC |
Private First Class |
Worldwide |
|
82 |
MDW |
Military District of Washington |
United States |
|
83 |
IED |
Improvised Explosive Device |
Worldwide |
|
84 |
AECS |
Aeronautical Emergency Communications System Plan |
United States |
|
85 |
TA |
Territorial Army |
United Kingdom |
|
86 |
TA |
Territorial Army |
India |
|
87 |
RNA |
Royal Nepalese Army |
Nepal |
|
88 |
NECC |
Navy Expeditionary Combat Command |
United States |
|
89 |
SC |
Surface Combatants |
Worldwide |
|
90 |
ACM |
Afghanistan Campaign Medal |
United States |
|
91 |
RCT |
Regimental Combat Team |
United States |
|
92 |
RCT |
Royal Corps of Transport |
United Kingdom |
|
93 |
RMA |
Royal Military Academy |
Belgium |
|
94 |
RMA |
Royal Military Academy |
United Kingdom |
|
95 |
RFC |
Royal Flying Corps |
United Kingdom |
|
96 |
AFMC |
Air Force Materiel Command |
United States |
|
97 |
AMD |
Air Mobility Division |
United States |
|
98 |
TCS |
Tactical Communications System |
Worldwide |
|
99 |
DCM |
Distinguished Conduct Medal |
United Kingdom |
|
100 |
FPO |
Field Post Office |
Worldwide |
|
101 |
NDRF |
National Defense Reserve Fleet |
United States |
|
102 |
OFB |
Ordnance Factories Board |
India |
|
103 |
AU |
Air University |
United States |
|
104 |
CAP |
Combat Air Patrol |
Worldwide |
|
105 |
MRF |
Military Reaction Force |
United Kingdom |
|
106 |
NIH |
National Institute of Hydrography |
India |
|
107 |
NISA |
National Industrial Security Academy |
India |
|
108 |
TTRAM |
Task and Training Requirements Analysis Methodology |
United States |
|
109 |
SOI |
School of Infantry |
United States |
|
110 |
RFA |
Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
United Kingdom |
|
111 |
CAR |
Combat Action Ribbon |
United States |
|
112 |
SQT |
Skill Qualification Test |
Worldwide |
|
113 |
SQT |
SEAL Qualification Training |
United States |
|
114 |
AFCAT |
Air Force Common Admission Test |
India |
|
115 |
BRO |
Border Roads Organisation |
India |
|
116 |
WAC |
Women’s Army Corps |
United States |
|
117 |
ASR |
Army Service Ribbon |
United States |
|
118 |
ADT |
Active Duty for Training |
United States |
|
119 |
BSM |
Bronze Star Medal |
United States |
|
120 |
S&T |
Supply & Transport |
Worldwide |
|
121 |
EMP |
Presidential General Staff |
Mexico |
|
122 |
AOM |
Army of Occupation Medal |
United States |
|
123 |
ARV |
Armored Recovery Vehicle |
Worldwide |
|
124 |
DPM |
Disruptive Pattern Material |
Worldwide |
|
125 |
REF |
Rapid Equipping Force |
United States |
|
126 |
Bdr |
Bombardier |
Worldwide |
|
127 |
RRP |
Radio Reconnaissance Platoon |
United States |
|
128 |
CRM |
Combat Readiness Medal |
United States |
|
129 |
ALS |
Airman Leadership School |
United States |
|
130 |
LAF |
Lebanese Air Force |
Lebanon |
|
131 |
LAF |
Lebanese Armed Forces |
Lebanon |
|
132 |
UHT |
Unterstützungs-Hubschrauber Tiger (Support Helicopter Tiger) |
Worldwide |
|
133 |
NORAD |
North American Aerospace Defense Command |
Worldwide |
|
134 |
NSF |
North Sea Fleet |
China |
|
135 |
SEAL |
SEa-Air-Land combat team |
United States |
|
136 |
TNW |
Tactical Nuclear Weapon |
Worldwide |
|
137 |
SAPO |
Sub-Area Petroleum Office |
United States |
|
138 |
USCENTCOM |
United States Central Command |
United States |
|
139 |
CENTCOM |
US Central Command |
United States |
|
140 |
VS |
Vojska Srbije (Serbian Armed Forces) |
Serbia |
|
141 |
AWS |
Aircraft Warning Service |
United States |
|
142 |
MM |
Marina Militare (Italian Navy ) |
Italy |
|
143 |
AICC |
Air Intercept Control Common |
Worldwide |
|
144 |
Nuke |
Nuclear |
Worldwide |
|
145 |
SLORC |
State Law and Order Restoration Council |
Myanmar |
|
146 |
CDM |
Chief of Defence Materiel |
United Kingdom |
|
147 |
AVLB |
Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge |
Worldwide |
|
148 |
FEB |
Força Expedicionária Brasileira (Brazilian Expeditionary Force) |
Brazil |
|
149 |
TERI |
Torpedo Effective Range Indicator |
Worldwide |
|
150 |
PAL |
Personalized Assistant that Learns |
Worldwide |
|
151 |
MOEF |
Mid-Ocean Escort Force |
Worldwide |
|
152 |
EGA |
Eagle, Globe, and Anchor |
United States |
|
153 |
FLEX |
Fleet Landing Exercises |
United States |
|
154 |
TTGL |
Tactical Training Group, Atlantic |
United States |
|
155 |
FRAGO |
Fragmentary Order |
United States |
|
156 |
OPORD |
Operation(s) Order |
United States |
|
157 |
GC |
Group Captain |
Worldwide |
|
158 |
GC |
Geneva Conventions |
Worldwide |
|
159 |
TAM |
Tanque Argentino Mediano (Argentine Medium Tank) |
Argentina |
|
160 |
Torpex |
Torpedo Explosive |
Worldwide |
|
161 |
IARC |
Individual Aircraft Record Card |
Worldwide |
|
162 |
TPU |
Troop Program Unit |
United States |
|
163 |
TPU |
Transient Personnel Unit |
United States |
|
164 |
NES |
Navy Enlisted System |
United States |
|
165 |
WAF |
Women in the Air Force |
United States |
|
166 |
SPARK |
Self-Protection Adaptive Roller Kit |
Worldwide |
|
167 |
HMMWV |
High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle |
United States |
|
168 |
PII |
Pershing II |
United States |
|
169 |
URN |
Unit Reference Number |
United States |
|
170 |
PASCAL |
Primary and Secondary Calibration on Active Layer |
United States |
|
171 |
PR |
Punjab Regiment |
Pakistan |
|
172 |
PR |
Parachute Rigger |
Worldwide |
|
173 |
MSG |
Master Sergeant |
United States |
|
174 |
SCRA |
Single Channel Radio Access |
Worldwide |
|
175 |
MVC |
Maha Vir Chakra |
India |
|
176 |
BLT |
Bridge Layer Tank |
Worldwide |
|
177 |
VC |
Victoria Cross |
Worldwide |
|
178 |
ED |
Efficiency Decoration |
Worldwide |
|
179 |
EAC |
Echelons Above Corps |
United States |
|
180 |
EAC |
Eastern Air Command |
India |
|
181 |
ADM |
Admiral |
Worldwide |
|
182 |
CPO |
Chief Petty Officer |
Worldwide |
|
183 |
HM |
Hospital Corpsman |
United States |
|
184 |
TGIF |
Tactical Ground Intercept Facility |
United States |
|
185 |
ADV |
Australian Defence Vessel |
Australia |
|
186 |
ADGPI |
Additional Directorate General of Public Information |
India |
|
187 |
Col |
Colonel |
Worldwide |
|
188 |
PVSM |
Param Vishisht Seva Medal |
India |
|
189 |
UYSM |
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal |
India |
|
190 |
SYSM |
Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal |
India |
|
191 |
Lt |
Lieutenant |
Worldwide |
|
192 |
IA |
Indian Army |
India |
|
193 |
IA |
Iraqi Army |
Iraq |
|
194 |
AB |
Able Seaman |
Worldwide |
|
195 |
AB |
Airman Basic |
United States |
|
196 |
MI |
Military Intelligence |
Worldwide |
|
197 |
RGJ |
Royal Green Jackets |
United Kingdom |
|
198 |
GO |
General Order |
United States |
|
199 |
ROC |
Royal Observer Corps |
United Kingdom |
|
200 |
HDTC |
Humanitarian Demining Training Center |
United States |
|
201 |
HDTC |
Homeland Defense Technology Center |
United States |
|
202 |
GWOT |
Global War on Terrorism |
Worldwide |
|
203 |
HDTS |
Helmet Display and Tracking System |
Worldwide |
|
204 |
RD |
Reserve Decoration |
United Kingdom |
|
205 |
INA |
Indian Naval Academy |
India |
|
206 |
Conf |
Confidential |
Worldwide |
|
207 |
UDP |
Unit Deployment Program |
United States |
|
208 |
ACCA |
Army Court of Criminal Appeals |
United States |
|
209 |
U-boat |
Undersea-boat |
Germany |
|
210 |
AMP |
Air Member for Personnel |
United Kingdom |
|
211 |
SSBN |
Ship, Submersible, Ballistic, Nuclear |
Worldwide |
|
212 |
SSGN |
Ship, Submersible, Guided, Nuclear |
Worldwide |
|
213 |
SSN |
Ship, Submersible, Nuclear |
Worldwide |
|
214 |
RBL |
Rifled Breech Loader |
Worldwide |
|
215 |
PGI |
Procedures, Guidance, and Information |
United States |
|
216 |
DFARS |
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement |
United States |
|
217 |
PMO |
Polish Military Organisation |
Poland |
|
218 |
PMO |
Principal Medical Officer |
United Kingdom |
|
219 |
PMO |
Priority Material Office |
United States |
|
220 |
COMSUBPAC |
Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet |
United States |
|
221 |
COMPACFLT |
Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet |
United States |
|
222 |
USPACFLT |
United States Pacific Fleet |
United States |
|
223 |
USPACOM |
United States Pacific Command |
United States |
|
224 |
MGC |
Machine Gun Corps |
United Kingdom |
|
225 |
SIMI |
Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative |
United States |
|
226 |
OOTW |
Operations Other Than War |
Worldwide |
|
227 |
MOOTW |
Military Operations Other Than War |
Worldwide |
|
228 |
VPA |
Vietnam People’s Army |
Vietnam |
|
229 |
I3A |
Installation Information Infrastructure Architecture |
United States |
|
230 |
JTARV |
Joint Tactical Aerial Resupply Vehicle |
United States |
|
231 |
BrahMos |
Brahmaputra + Moskva |
Worldwide |
|
232 |
ESAF |
El Salvador Armed Forces |
El Salvador |
|
233 |
CSO |
Chief Signal Officer |
Worldwide |
|
234 |
CSO |
Combat Systems Officer |
United States |
|
235 |
MRIU |
Missile Remote Interface Unit |
Worldwide |
|
236 |
EPOS |
Emergency Passenger Oxygen System |
Worldwide |
|
237 |
AGM |
Air-to-Ground Missile |
Worldwide |
|
238 |
AGM |
Artillerie-Geschütz-Modul [Artillery Gun Module] |
Germany |
|
239 |
CGM |
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal |
United Kingdom |
|
240 |
IOC |
Initial Operating Capability |
Worldwide |
|
241 |
SAC |
Second Artillery Corps |
China |
|
242 |
PLARF |
People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force |
China |
|
243 |
SAC |
Senior Aircraftman |
United Kingdom |
|
244 |
SAC |
Strategic Air Command |
United States |
|
245 |
MAJCOM |
Major Command |
United States |
|
246 |
SAC |
Southern Air Command |
India |
|
247 |
SRT |
Special Reaction Team |
United States |
|
248 |
KL |
Koninklijke Landmacht [Royal Army] |
Netherlands |
|
249 |
GI |
Government Issue/General Issue |
United States |
|
250 |
CRO |
Combat Rescue Officer |
United States |
|
251 |
USMC |
United States Marine Corps |
United States |
|
252 |
DVD |
Direct Vendor Delivery |
United States |
|
253 |
PCO |
Prospective Commanding Officer |
United States |
|
254 |
SSC |
Ship-to-Shore Connector |
United States |
|
255 |
O |
Oberst |
Germany |
|
256 |
VTU |
Volunteer Training Unit |
United States |
|
257 |
HDF |
Hungarian Defence Forces |
Hungary |
|
258 |
EMACS |
Equipment Management and Control System |
United States |
|
259 |
Sgt |
Sergeant |
Worldwide |
|
260 |
OTM |
Open Tip Match |
Worldwide |
|
261 |
ASDF |
Air Self-Defense Force |
Japan |
|
262 |
AR |
Army Reserve |
Ireland |
|
263 |
TBD |
Torpedo Boat Destroyer |
Worldwide |
|
264 |
FT |
Fire Control Technician |
United States |
|
265 |
MG |
Medal for Gallantry |
Australia |
|
266 |
DVR |
Van Riebeeck Decoration |
South Africa |
|
267 |
PIB |
Papuan Infantry Battalion |
Australia |
|