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AO Announcement of Opportunities
AOA Analysis Of Alternatives
ATD Advanced Technology Demonstration
AUPP Average Unit Production Price
BIP Baseline Improvement Program
BIT Built-In Test
BLU Base-Line Unit
CDR Critical Design Review
COA Critical Operations Assessment
COTS Commercial Off-The Shelf
CPIF Cost Plus Incentive Fee
DOA Design Organizational Approval
DOE Design Of Experiments
DPMO Defects Per Million Opportunities
ECN Engineering Change Notice
EMD Engineering and Manufacturing Development
EOC Early Operational Capability
FMS Foreign Military Sales
FRP Full-Rate Production
HALT Highly Accelerated Life Test
HIL Hardware-In-the-Loop
IGA InterGovernmental Agreement
IOT Initial Operational Test
IOT&E Initial Operational Test & Evaluation
IPR Interim Program Review
IPT Integrated Product Team
IRT Independent Review Team
LOA Letter Of Accelptance
LRIP Low-Rate Initial Production
LSI Lead System Integrator
MOC Memorandum of Cooperation
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MSIP Multi-Stage Improvement Program
MTBF Mean Time Between Failure
NRE Non-Recurring Expense
ORD Operational Requirements Document
OT&E Operational Test & Evaluation
PBD Program Budget Decision
PDRR Program Definition and Risk Reduction
PI Product Improvement
RDT&E Research, Development, Test & Evaluation
RFC Request For Change
RFP Request For Proposal
RML Recommended Manufacturers List
RPL Recommended Parts List
SAR Selected Acquisition Report
SCN Software Change Notice
SPC Statistical Process Control
TRB Test Readiness Board
TRR Test Readiness Review
TSIPR Total System Installed Performance Responsibility
"Golden Asset" - the only piece of prototype hardware that works correctly
"Hangar Queen" - prototype hardware constantly broken or in rework
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BTW By The Way
HAND Have A Nice Day
HTH Hope This Helps
ROTFL Roll On The Floor Laughing
YHBA You Have Been Assimilated
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary
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