| Acronym | Meaning |
| DISA | U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency |
| NHO | N?ringslivets Hovedorganisasjon (Confederation Of Norwegian Enterprises |
| RDM | Remotely Delivered/Deliverable Mine |
| EEZ | Economic Exclusion Zone Or Exclusive Economic Zone |
| VIII | 8 (in Roman Numerals) |
| TTP | Tactics |
| FMECA | Failure Modes And Effect Criticality Analysis |
| PCL | Passive Coherent Location |
| ASDIC | Allied Submarine Detection Investigation Committee (Sonar) |
| IRST | Infra-red Search And Track |