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Glossary
ASWAnti-submarine warfare AWACSAirborne Warning and Control System
COMSUBLANTCommander of the Submarine Force in the Atlantic CIACentral Intelligence Agency CINCLANTCommander in chief of the Atlantic CNOChief of Naval Operations
DCIDirector of central intelligence DDCI Deputy director of central intelligence DDIDeputy Director of intelligence DDODeputy director of operations DFCDistinguished Flying Cross DIADefense Intelligence Agency
ELFExtremely Low Frequency (1 car / 30 s). Bandwidth from 3 Hz to 3000 Hz ELINTELectronic INTelligence gathering. ESMElectronic Support Measures.
Glavnyy starshiniNon-commissioned officers of the Soviet Navy GRURussian military intelligence agency
HMSHer Majesty Ship
KGBKomitet Gossoudarstvenno� Bezopasnosti - Committee for the State Security
NATONorth Atlantic Treaty Organization. Defense regional alliance, governed by Article 9 of the North Atlantic Treaty, signed on April 4th 1949. The first signatories are Belgium, United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the United States of America. Greece and Turkey joined up in 1952, West Germany in 1955 ans Spain in 1982. In 1966, France withdrew from the organization integrated command, but not from the alliance itself. NATO's first objective is to protect the stability, the freedom and the propsperity of its members thanks to a security collective system. NORADNorth American Aerospace Defense Command. Signed by the Unites States and Canada in 1958 to observe the north-american continent and to prevent any air attack and ICBM missiles launchs. NSANational Security Agency NRONational Reconnaissance Office
PVO VoyskaRussian air defense network
RUCRoyal Ulster Constabulary
SARSearch And Rescue SSBSingle Side Band SACStrategic Air Command SAPSSignal Algorythmic Processing System SOSUSSOnar SUrveillance System SSBN
UHFUltraHigh Frequency. Bandwidth from 300 MHz to 3000 MHz USSUnites States Ship
VictorClasse de sous-marin nucl�aire russe d'attaque. VVMUPPHaute Ecole navale pour la navigation sous-marine du Komsomol de L�nine.
ZampolitRussian political officer |