Abbreviations
A2/AD |
anti-access/area-denial |
ACUO |
Australian Certified UAV Operators Inc. |
ADF |
Australian Defence Force |
AFP |
Australian Federal Police |
ASPI |
Australian Strategic Policy Institute |
ASW |
anti-submarine warfare |
CASA |
Civil Aviation Safety Authority |
CCW |
UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons |
CMSL |
Centre for Military and Security Law |
CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
DCP |
Defence Capability Plan |
DSTO |
Defence Science and Technology Organisation |
HALE |
high altitude long endurance |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organisation |
ICRC |
International Committee of the Red Cross |
IHL |
international humanitarian law |
ISR or ISTAR |
intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance |
LOAC |
law of armed conflict |
MALE |
medium altitude long endurance |
MTCR |
Missile Technology Control Regime |
NT |
Northern Territory |
PED |
processing, exploitation and dissemination |
PREMT |
Programme on the Regulation of Emerging Military Technology |
RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
RAN |
Royal Australian Navy |
RPA |
remotely piloted aircraft |
UAV |
unmanned aerial vehicle |
UAS |
unmanned aerial system |
UCAV |
unmanned combat air vehicle |
UGV |
unmanned ground vehicles |
UK |
United Kingdom |
US |
United States |
USV |
unmanned surface vehicle |
UUV |
unmanned underwater vehicle |
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