| J JASDF - Japan Air Self Defense Force JAST - Joint Advanced Strike Technology JDAM - Joint Direct Attack Munition JGSDF - Japan Ground Self Defense Force JMSDF - Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Joint-STAR - Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Grumman E-8) JSOW - Joint Stand-Off Weapon JSF - Joint Strike Fighter JTIDS - Joint Tactical Information Distribution System K KCAS - Calibrated AirSpeed (in Knots) KG - Kilograms KIAS - Knots Indicated Airspeed KM - KiloMeter KM/H - KiloMeters per Hour kN - KiloNewton measure of force (1,000 Newtons : 1 Newton = 0.2248 lbs of force) Knot - Aviation and maritime unit of velocity KT - Kiloton (equivalent explosive force of 1,000 tons of TNT) Kt/Kts - Knot(s) KTAS - True AirSpeed in Knots kW - KiloWatt L LABS - Low Altitude Bombing System LAMPS - Light Airborne MultiPurpose System LANTIRN - Low Altitude Targeting InfraRed for Night LAPES - Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System LARS - Light Artillery Rocket System LAV - Light Assault Vehicle LAV - Light Armored Vehicle lb - Pound(s) LCD - Liquid Crystal Display LF - Low Frequency (30 to 300 kHz) LGB - Laser-Guided Bomb LLLTV - Low Light Level Television LO - Low Observables LPT - Low Profile Turret LRMP - Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft LT - Lieutenant LT - Light Tank LVTP - Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel LZ - Landing Zone M MACH - Measure of Airspeed (Mach 1 = 1,223 kph/760 mph at sea level) MAC - Military Airlift Command; Now AMC (USAF) MAD - Magnetic Anomaly Detector MAJ - Major MAP - Military Assistance Program MAW - Marine Air Wing (USMC) MBT - Main Battle Tank MCM - Mine Countermeasures MFD - Multi-Function Display MG - Machine Gun MILAN - Missile d'Infanterie Leger Anti-Char min - Minute(s) MLU - Mid-Life Update MLRS - Multiple Launch Rocket System mm - Millimeter MoD - Ministry of Defense MPA - Maritime Patrol Aircraft MPC - Multi-Purpose Carrier MR - Maritime Reconnaissance MRAV - Multi-Role Armored Vehicle MRBM - Medium Range Ballistic Missile MSIP - Multi-Stage Improvement Program MTOW - Maximum Take-Off Weight N NAS - Naval Air Station NASA - National Aeronautics & Space Administration NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization Nautical Mile - Measurement of distance NBC - Nuclear, Biological and Chemical nm - Nautical Mile NOE - Nap of the Earth O O - Officer OCU - Operational Conversion Unit OGE - Out of Ground Effect OTH-B - Over-The-Horizon Backscatter radar OTHR - Over-The-Horizon Radar OTHT - Over-The-Horizon Targeting P PACAF - Pacific Air Force (USAF) PFC - Private First Class PGM - Precision-Guided Munition PID - Passive IDentification PNGDF - Papua New Guinea Defense Force PTG - Poseur de Travures du Genie (France) PVT - Private Q (None available)
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