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Israeli Special Forces Glossary
Guide
Following is a legend for common acronyms and technical
terms which appear in isayeret.com.
A
B C E
F G H
I K L
M N P
R S T
U X
A
AGM -
Air Ground Missile
AO - Area
of Operation
ATGM -
Anti Tank Guided Missile
APC -
Armored Personal Carrier
ATV - All
Terrain Vehicles
AN/PVS - Army/Navy
Passive Vision System
B
BDU -
Battle Dress Uniforms
BUIS - Back Up Iron Sights (e.g. ARMS #40)
C
CAR15 -
the carbine version of the M16A1
CO -
Commanding Officer
Colt Commando - fixed loop M16A2 11.5 inch carbine
C4I - Command, Control, Communications, Computers
and Intelligence
CQB -
Close Quarters Battle
CT -
Counter Terror
CSAR -
Combat Search And Rescue
CID - Combat Identification Device
CNVD - Clip-on
Night Vision Devices
E
EOD -
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
F
FMS -
Foreign Military Sales
FFP -
Final Firing Position (usually refers to snipers work)
G
GPMG -
General Purpose Machine Gun (usually refers to the FN MAG 58)
GPS -
Global Positioning System
H
HEAT -
High Explosive Anti Tank (usually refers to anti tanks missiles)
HMD - Helmet/Head Mounted Display
HTI - Hard Target Interdiction
I
IAI -
Israeli Aircraft Industries
IAF - Israeli Air Force
IDF -
Israeli Defense Force
IMI -
Israeli Military Industries
IWI -
Israel Weapon Industries (formerly
IMI
Small Arms Division - "Magen")
IP -
Israeli National Police
IPS -
Israeli Prison Service (also known as SHABAS)
ITL -
International Technologies Lasers
IR -
Infra Red
IED - Improvised Explosive Device
K
KAC - Knight Armament
Company (today known as KMC)
KMC - Knight
Manufacturing
Company (formerly KAC)
L
LBH -
Load Bearing Harness (e.g. Ephod)
LBV -
Load Bearing Vest
LIC - Low
Intensity Conflict
LMG -
Light Machine Gun
LRRP -
Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol
LOTAR -
Counter Terror ("Lohama Baterror" in
Hebrew)
LE - Law
Enforcement
M
M4 -
fixed loop M16A2 14.5 inch carbine
M4A1 - flattop M16A2 14.5 inch carbine
M4 Commando - flattop M16A2 11.5 inch carbine
MAGAV -
Israeli Border Guard
Maslul -
the IDF entire training regime
MATKAL -
General Staff (the IDF High Command)
Mekut'zar
- IDF slang for the CAR15
Mekut'zrar
- IDF slang for sawed-off carbines (CAR15, M4, M4A1). Referred to in
isayeret.com as "Shorty"
Mossad -
Israel foreign intelligence gathering organization
MoD - Ministry of Defense
MOUT - Military Operations in Urban Terrain
N
NBC -
Nuclear Biological Chemical
NCO - Non
Commissioned Officer
NVD -
Night Vision Device
NVG -
Night Vision Goggles
P
PDW -
Personal Defense Weapon
PALSAR - Reconnaissance Company
R
RIS -
Rail Interface System
RAS -
Rail Adapter System
S
SAR -
Search And Rescue
SAM -
Surface Air Missile
SF -
Special Forces
SERT - Special Emergency Response Team
SHABACH -
Israeli General Security Service
SHABAS -
Israeli Prison Service
SMG - Sub
Machine Gun
SWAT -
Special Weapons And Tactics
SWS -
Sniper Weapon System
Shorty - isayeret.com terminology for "Mekut'zrar"
T
TCI -
Technical Consulting International
T&E -
Testing & Evaluation
U
UAV -
Unmanaged Aerial Vehicle
UGV - Unmanaged Ground Vehicle
UNS - Universal
Night Sight
X
XO -
Executive Officer (second in command)
Y
YACHSAR - Reconnaissance Unit
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