| A | | |
| A2/AD | anti-access/area-denial | Anti-Zugriff/Bereichsverweigerung |
| AI | artificial intelligence | |
| AIP | air-independent propulsion | außenluftunabhängige Antriebsanlage |
| ARF | Allied Reaction Force | |
| ASW | anti-submarine warfare | U-Boot-Abwehr |
| AUGV | Autonomous Underwater Ground Vehicle | |
| AUKUS | Australia, United Kingdom und United States | |
| AUV | autonomous underwater vehicle | autonomes Unterwasserfahrzeug |
| AWNIS | Allied Worldwide Navigation Information System | |
| B | | |
| BAAINBw | Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr | |
| BMP | Base Maintenance Periods | |
| C | | |
| CIR | Cyber- und Informationsraum | |
| CMS | combat management system | |
| D | | |
| DICASS | Directional Command Activated Sonobuoy System | Richtungsaktiviertes Sonarbojensystem |
| DIFAR | Directional Frequency Analysis and Recording | Richtungsfrequenzanalyse und -aufzeichnung |
| DIU | Defense Innovation Unit | Einheit für Verteidigungsinnovation |
| F | | |
| FD-Boot | Flottendienstboot | |
| G | | |
| GA-ASI | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. | |
| GA-EMS | General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems | |
| H | | |
| HAT | Harbor Acceptance Test | |
| HDW | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | |
| HMS | His Majesty’s Ship | |
| I | | |
| ICBM | intercontinental ballistic missiles | |
| IDAS | Interactive Defence and Attack System for Submarines | Interaktives Verteidigungs- und Angriffssystem für U-Boote |
| IDS | Indigenous Defense Submarine | |
| IMX | International Maritime Exercise | |
| IPoE | Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment | Aufklärungsvorbereitung des Einsatzumfeldes |
| J | | |
| JFD | James Fisher Defence | |
| JMSDF | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | |
| K | | |
| KHI | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | |
| KI | Künstliche Intelligenz | |
| L | | |
| LDUUV | Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle | |
| M | | |
| MARCOM | Allied Maritime Command | |
| MCM | mine countermeasures | Minenabwehrmaßnahmen |
| MHC | minehunting capability | Minenjagdfähigkeit |
| MoD | Ministry of Defence | |
| MPA | maritime patrol aircraft | Seeaufklärungsflugzeug |
| MPS | Main Payload Space | |
| MSubs | Marlin Submarines | |
| N | | |
| NAWCAD | Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division | Flugzeugabteilung des Naval Air Warfare Center |
| NCAGS | Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping | |
| NVL Group | Naval Vessels Lürssen Group | |
| P | | |
| PLA | People’s Liberation Army | |
| R | | |
| RAMP | Revalidation and Assisted Maintenance Period | |
| RAN | Royal Australian Navy | |
| RAS | replenishment at sea | Versorgung in See |
| RIMPAC | Rim of the Pacific | Randzone des Pazifiks |
| RN | Royal Navy | |
| ROV | remotely operated vehicles | |
| S | | |
| SAT | Sea Acceptance Test | |
| SDA-AU | Submarine Delivery Agency’s Autonomy Unit | |
| SDI | Smart Defence Initiative | |
| SDS | sonobuoy dispensing system | Sonarboje-Abgabesystem |
| SOF | Special Operations Forces | |
| SSBN | nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines | |
| SSGN | nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines | |
| SSK | diesel-electric submarine | |
| SSM | Midget submarines | |
| SSN | nuclear-powered attack submarines | |
| SSP | Diesel-electric air-independent propulsion (AIP) submarines | |
| SSW | subsea and seabed warfare | Unterwasser- und Meeresbodenkriegsführung |
| T | | |
| TKMS | ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems | |
| U | | |
| UK | United Kingdom | |
| US | United States | |
| USS | United States Ship | |
| UUV | uncrewed/unmanned underwater vessels | unbemannte Unterwasserschiffe |
| V | | |
| VPTS | Virginia Payload Tubes | |
| X | | |
| XLAUV | Extra Large Autonomous Underwater Vehicle | |
