military
1653 abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| SD | self-destruct(ion) | |
| SEAL | Sea/Air/Land | |
| SEALOCK | Search, Locate, and Communicate or Kill | |
| SEATO | Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation | |
| SEME | School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering | |
| SEN | shell extended range NORICUM | |
| SEP | Soldier Enhancement Programme | |
| SFCS | Simplified Fire-Control System | |
| SFIM | Société de Fabrication d'Instrument de Mesure | |
| SFIRR | solid fuel integral rocket/ramjet | |
| SFM | Sensor Fuzed Munitions | |
| SFMG | Sustained Fire Machine Gun | |
| SFSW | Special Forces Support Weapon | |
| SFW | Special Forces Weapon | |
| SGTS | Second-Generation Tank Sight | |
| SH/PRAC | squash head practice | |
| SHORAD | Short-Range Air Defence System | |
| shp | shaft horsepower | |
| SIC | Second in Command | |
| SICPS | Standard Integrated Command Post Systems | |
| SINCGARS | Single Channel Ground/Air Radio System | |
| SIP | System Improvement Plan/Programme | |
| SIPS | Small Integrated Propulsion System | |
| SJFN | Semi-Jacketed Flat Nose | |
| SJHP | Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point | |
| SKOT | Sredni Kolowy Opancerzny Transporter (armoured personnel carrier) | |
| SLAP | saboted light armor penetrator | |
| SLAW | Shoulder-Launched Assault Weapon | |
| SLEP | Service Life Extension Program (US) | |
| SLR | Self-Loading Rifle | |
| SLR | Super Low Recoil | |
| SLWAGL | Super Light Weight Automatic Grenade Launcher | |
| SM | smoke | |
| SMAW | Shoulder-launched Multi-purpose Assault Weapon | |
| SMG | sub-machine gun | |
| SMK | Smoke | |
| Smoke | BE smoke base ejection | |
| Smoke | WP smoke white phosphorus | |
| SMP | Surface Mine Plough | |
| SNAFU | Situation Normal, All Fouled Up | |
| SNCO | Staff Non-Commissioned Officer (USMC, E-6 - E-9) | |
| SNCOIC | Staff Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (USMC) | |
| SOCOM | Special Operations Command | |
| SOF | Special Operations Force(s) | |
| SOG | Speed Over Ground | |
| SOP | Standing/Standard Operational Procedure(s) | |
| SP | Shore Patrol | |
| SP | self-propelled | |
| SP | Soft Point | |
| SPAAG | self-propelled anti-aircraft gun |