Abbreviations & Glossary

Plain-language reference for the defence and autonomous-systems terms used across the NEREID Defence Systems site.

ALPHANEREID mothership-class USV (C2 node)

BRAVONEREID attritable swarm drone

USVUncrewed Surface Vessel

UUVUncrewed Underwater Vehicle

C2Command and Control

TeamOne ALPHA coordinating up to 32 BRAVO

SwarmCoordinated multi-platform formation

ISRIntelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance

MCMMine Countermeasures

EWElectronic Warfare

EO / IRElectro-Optical / Infrared sensors

CUICritical Underwater Infrastructure

AISAutomatic Identification System

BMSBattery / Storage Management System

SCSupercapacitor (energy storage)

ROERules of Engagement

EUCEnd-User Certificate

ITARUS International Traffic in Arms Regulations

CMLEU Common Military List

ICTIntra-Community Transfer (Directive 2009/43/EC)

EDFEuropean Defence Fund

EDIPEU Defence Industry Programme

PESCOPermanent Structured Cooperation (EU)

MoDMinistry of Defence

AS9100Aerospace & defence quality standard

AQAPAllied Quality Assurance Publication (NATO)

FSCFacility Security Clearance

LRIP / FRPLow-Rate / Full-Rate Production