| AAAV | Armored Amphibious Assault Vehicle |
| ACAV | Armoured Cavalry Assult Vehicle |
| ACP | Armoured Command Post |
| ACRV | Armored Command and Reconnaisance Vehicle |
| ACV | Armoured Command Vehicle |
| ADATS | Air Defence Anti- Tank System |
| ADT | Articulated Dump Truck |
| AEV | Armored Engineer Vehicle |
| AFSV | Armored Fire Support Vehicle |
| AFV | Armoured Fighting Vehicle |
| AIFV | Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle |
| AP | Armoured Piercing |
| APC | Armored Personnel Carrier |
| ARRV | Armored Repair and Recovery Vehicle |
| ARV | Armoured Recovery Vehicle |
| AT | Anti Tank |
| ATGW | Anti Tank Guided Weapon |
| AUTOKO | AUTOmatisches stamKOrps netz (Automatic Corps network) |
| AVLB | Armoured Vehicle, Launcher, Bridge |
| AVRE | Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers |
| AWD | AlI Wheel Drive |
| BARV | Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle |
| BRITCON | British Contingent |
| CBE | Cab Before Engine |
| CFV | Cavalry Fighting Vehicle |
| CHU | Container Handling Unit |
| CKD | Component Knock-Down |
| CMP | Canadian Military Pattern |
| COE | Cab Over Engine |
| CP | Command Post |
| CST | Close Support Tanker |
| CTIS | Central Tyre Inflation System |
| CWS | Control and Waming System |
| DAISY | Danish Automated Intercept and Direction Finding System |
| DALLADS | Danish Army Low Level Air Defence System |
| DAMC | Danish Army Material Command |
| DANBAT | Danish Battalion |
| DANCON | Danish Contingent |
| DEOS | Dansk Eurocom Omrade Signalsystem (Danish Eurocom Area Comm.System) |
| DIB | Danish Intemational Brigade |
| ECM | Electronic Counter Measure |
| EMP | Electro Magnetic Pulse |
| EOD | Explosive Ordnance Department |
| ETS | Elevated TOW System |
| FAASV | Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle |
| FAC | Forward Air Controller |
| FARE | Forward Area Refueling Equipment |
| FAT | Field Artillery Tractor |
| FCC | Fire Command Center |
| FCS | Fire Command System |
| FDIC | Fire Direction Center |
| FFW | Fitted For Wireless |
| FISTV | Fire Support Team Vehicle |
| FV | Fighting Vehicle |
| FWD | Four Wheel Drive |
| GCW | Gross Combination Weight |
| GMC | General Motors Corporation |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GPW | GeneraI Purpose Willys |
| GS | GeneraI Service |
| GVW | Gross Vehicle Weight |
| GW | Guided Weapon |
| HE | High Explosive |
| HEAT | High Explosive Anti-Tank |
| HEMTT | Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck |
| HET | Heavy Equipment Transporter |
| HMMWV | High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle |
| IAFV | Infantry Annored Fighting Vehicle |
| ICV | Infantry Combat Vehicle |
| IDF | Israel Defence Forces |
| IED | Improvised Explosive Device |
| IFOR | Implementation FORce |
| IFV | Infantry Fighting Vehicle |
| IR | Infra-Red |
| ISO | International Standards Organisation |
| ITV | Improved TOW Vehicle |
| KFOR | Kosovo FORce |
| KIFV | Korea Infantry Fighting Vehicle |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LAV | Light Armoured Vehicle |
| LMG | Light Machine Gun |
| LVT | Landing Vehicle Tracked |
| LVTP | Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel |
| LWB | Long Wheel Base |
| MAP | Military Assistance Program (US; from early 1960´s) |
| MBT | Main Battle Tank |
| MCV | Mine Clearing Vehicle |
| MDA | Mutual Defense Aid Program (US; until early 1960´s) |
| MEDEVAC | Medical Evacuation |
| MG | Machine Gun |
| MICV | Mechanised Infantry Combat Vehicle |
| MLC | Military Loading Class |
| MLRS | Multiple Launch Rockets System |
| MPV | Mine Protected Vehicle |
| MRTF | Medium Rough Terrain Fork Lift |
| MTU | Motoren- und Turbinen Union |
| MUTT | MiIitary UtiIity Tactical Truck |
| MV | Military Vehicle |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation . |
| NBC | Nuclear-, BioIogicaI- and ChemicaI warfare |
| NORDPOLBDE | Nordic-PoIish Brigade (a muItinational brigade within Task Force EagIe) |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| PKD | Partially Knocked Down |
| POL | Petrol, Oil and Lubricants |
| POW | Prisoner Of War |
| PTO | Power Take Off |
| ROKIT | Republic OfKorea Indigenous Tank |
| RPM | Rotations Per Minute |
| RTFL | Rough Terrain Fork Lift |
| SP | Self Propelled |
| SAM | Space to Air Missile |
| SFOR | Stabilisation FORce |
| SPAAG | Self Propelled Anti Aircraft Gun |
| SPAAM | Self Propelled Anti Aircraft Missile |
| SPATG | Self Propelled Anti Tank |
| SPG | Self Propelled Gun |
| SPH | SelfPropel1ed Howitzer |
| SPM | Self Propelled Mortar |
| SSM | Surface-to-Surface Missile |
| SWB | Short Wheel Base |
| SWL | Safe Working Load |
| TAC | Tactical Air Control Party |
| TAR | Tactical Aircraft Refueller |
| TC | Tank Commander |
| TD | Tank Destroyer |
| TOC | Tactical Operations Center |
| TOW | Tube-launched, Optically tracked Wire-guided missile |
| TWMP | Track Width Mine Plough |
| UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNFICYP | United Nations Forces In Cyprus |
| UNPROFOR | United Nations Protection Force |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| WAPC | Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier |
| WD | War Department |