| Acronym | Meaning |
| NVIS | Near Vertical Incident Skywave |
| CICA | Competition In Contracting Act |
| COTS | Container Ship Off-load Transfer System |
| ESA | Environmental Sensor Assessment |
| ESS | Essential |
| HYTOW | (an/wqc-5) |
| AFS | Combat Store Ship (underway Replenishment) |
| EAB | Emergency Air Breathing (comm Sys For Submarines) |
| GPTE | General Purpose Test Equipment |
| ACTR | Actuator |