NZDF

Abbreviations Used

  • ABCA - American, British, Canadian, Australian Armies Standardisation Programme
  • ACR - Army Configuration Review
  • AE - Aeromedical Evacuation
  • ASIC - Air Standardisation Interoperability Council
  • ATP - Army Transformation Programme
  • AUSCANNZUKUS - Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States agreement Naval Command, Control and Communication Board
  • CA - Chief of Army
  • CAF - Chief of Air Force
  • CBRE IEDD/ EOD - Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Explosive, Improvised Explosive Device Disposal / Explosive Ordinance Disposal
  • CDF - Chief of Defence Force
  • CCEB - Combined Communications Electronics Board
  • CMF - Capability Management Framework
  • CN - Chief of Navy
  • COMJFNZ - Commander Joint Forces New Zealand
  • CONPLAN/s - Contingency Plan/s
  • CT - Counter -Terrorist/ism
  • DCARR - Defence Capability and Resourcing Review
  • DFP - Defence Funding Package
  • DOC - Department of Conservation
  • DPF - Defence Planning Framework
  • DSI - Defence Sustainability Initiative
  • DTA - Defence Technology Agency
  • DTP - Defence Transformation Programme
  • EAS - Exercise and Activity Schedule
  • EC/s - Employment Context/s
  • EEZ - Exclusive Economic Zone
  • EOD - Explosive Ordnance Disposal
  • FPDA - Five Power Defence Arrangements
  • HMNZS - Her Majesty’s New Zealand Ship
  • HQ JFNZ - Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand
  • IEDD - Improvised Explosive Device Disposal
  • IPV/s - Inshore Patrol Vessel/s
  • JMETL/s - Joint Mission Essential Task List/s
  • KMA/s - Key Measurement Area/s
  • KPI/s - Key Performance Indicator/s
  • LINZ - Land Information New Zealand
  • LOC - Level of Capability:
    • BLOC - Basic Level of Capability
    • DLOC - Directed Level of Capability
    • OLOC - Operational Level of Capability
    • NLOC - No Level of Capability
  • LOV - Light Operational Vehicle
  • LSV - Limited Service Volunteer
  • LTDP - Long -Term Development Plan
  • MAO&T - Multi -Agency Operations and Tasks
  • MAP - Mutual Assistance Programme
  • MCM - Mine Counter Measures
  • MCOA - Multi -Class Output Appropriation
  • MET/s - Mission Essential Task/s
  • METL/s - Mission Essential Task List/s
  • MFAT - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • MoD - Ministry of Defence
  • MRV - Multi -Role Vessel
  • MSD - Ministry of Social Development
  • NSA - NATO Standardisation Agency
  • NRCC - National Rescue Coordination Centre
  • NZCF - New Zealand Cadet Forces
  • NZDF - New Zealand Defence Force
  • NZ LAV - NZ Light Armoured Vehicle
  • ODA - Overseas Development Aid
  • OPV/s - Offshore Patrol Vessel/s
  • OPRES - Operational Preparedness Reporting System
  • PASOLS - Pacific Area Senior Officers Logistic Seminar
  • RF - Regular Force
  • RNZAF - Royal New Zealand Air Force
  • RNZN - Royal New Zealand Navy
  • RNZNVR - Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve
  • SAS - Special Air Service
  • SME - Specialist Military Equipment
  • TF - Territorial Force
  • TTCP - The Technical Cooperation Programme
  • UN - United Nations
  • VANZ - Veterans' Affairs New Zealand
This page was last reviewed on 29 May 2008, and is current.