V

V

volt

V

(Chem.) vanadium, velocity, victory, volt, voltage

v.

valve, vector, verb, verse, version, versus, very, vice, see, voice, volume, vowel

V.

Venerable, Viscount

V(/S)TOL

vertical(/short) take-off and landing

V. A.

vice admiral, volt-ampere

V. C.

vice-chairman, vice-chancellor, vice-consul

Victoria Cross

V. D.

vapour density

v. d.

various dates

V. D.

venereal disease

V. F.

very fair, very fine

v. g.

 for example

V. G.

very good, vicar general

v. i.

verb intransitive, see below

V. I.

(Elec.) volume indicator, (Phys.) viscosity index

v. n.

verb neuter

v. p.

verb passive

V. P. N.

(Eng.) Viekers pyramid number

V. S.

veterinary surgeon

V. U.

(Acous.) volume unit

V.P.

vapour pressure, vent pipe, various places,

 vice-president

v.s.

 see above

v.v.

vice versa

V/H

Velocity/height

V/STOL

Vertical and Short Take Off and Landing

VA

Department of Veteran's Affairs

VA

Veterans Administration

VA

volt amperes

VA

Department of Veteran's Affairs

VA dm.

vice admiral

va.

(Elec. Eng.) volt-ampere

Va.

Virginia

VAD

Vesicant Agent Detector

VADR

Voice And Data Recorder

val

value

val.

value

Vallor

Secure communications system (US)

VAMIDS

Vehicular Array Mine Detection System

VAMP

VHSIC Avionics Modular Processor

var.

variable, variant, variation, variety, various

VATS

Video Augmented Tracking System

VAWS

Voice Alarm Warning System

vb.

verb

VBM

Volatile Bulk Memory

vc,

(Elec. Eng.) volt-coulomb.

VCJCS

Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

VCO

Voltage or Voice Controlled Oscillator

VCR

Video cassette recorder

VCS

Video Camera System

VD

Maximum permitted diving speed.

Vd,

(Chem.) vanadium

VDA

Versatile Drone Autopilot

VDM

Visual Display Module

VDS

Variable Depth Sonar

VDU

visual display units microsecond

vectored

Capable of being pointed in different directions.

veg.

vegetable

veh

vehicle

vel.

vellum, velocity

VEMASID

Vehicle magnetic signature duplicator

ven.

venerable

Ven.

Venice

ver.

verse

Verdin

Secure communications system (US)

vers.

versed sine

vert.

vertebrate, vertical

Vert.

vertebrata

Vertex

The highest point of the bullet's trajectory.

Vertrep

Vertical replenishment

ves.

vessel

vet.

veterinarian, veterinary

VF

voice frequency

VF

(Telev.) video frequency

VFMED

variable format message entry device

VFO

variable frequency oscillator

VFR

Visual Flight Reference

VFR

Visual Flight Rules

VG

Vertical Gyro

VGG

Visual Graphics Generator

VHF

Very high frequency

vhf, or

V. H. F.¹⁷³⁵

very high frequency

VHSIC

very high-speed integrated circuit

Vi,

(Chem.) virginium

vic.

vicinity

VID

Virtual Image Display

VIEWS

Vibration Indicator Engine Warning System

VIGIL

Vinten Integrated Infra-Red Linescan

vil.

village

Vinson

Tactical secure speech equipment (US)

VIP

very important person

VIP

very important person

vis.

visibility, visual

VISTA

Variable stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft

VITS

Video Image Tracking System

VIU

Vehicle Interface Unit

viz.

 namely

Vl

Relative velocity of flow on the underside of an aerofoil

VLA

Vertical Line-Array

VLAD

Vertical Line Array DIFAR

VLAR

Vertical launch and recovery

VLC

Very Low Clearance

VLF

Very low frequency

vlf. or

V. L. F.¹⁷⁴⁴

very low frequency

VLGM

vertical loading gun mount

VLLR

Very Light Laser Rangefinder

VLS

vertical launch system

VLSI

Very large scale integration

VLSMS

Vehicle-launched scatterable mine system

VMB

Vickers Modular Bridge

VMC

Visual meteorological conditions.

VMDA

Vehicle-Mounted Decontamination Apparatus

VME

virtual memory environment

Vmo

Maximum permitted operating speed

VMRMDS

Vehicle-mounted road mine detector system

VMS

Vehicle Management System

VMU

1. Velocity Measuring Unit 2. Voice Message Unit

VNav

Vertical Navigation

Vne

Never to be exceeded speed

vo.

verso

voc.

vocative

vocab.

vocabulary

VOCODER

voice encoder/decoder

VOGAD

Voice Operated Gain Adjustment Device

vol.

volcano, volume, volunteer

Vols.

volumes

VOR

VHF Omnidirectional Range

VOR/Loc

VHF Omnidirectional Range/Locator

VORTac

VHF Omnidirectional Range/Tacan

VOS

Voice Operated Switch

vou.

voucher

Vox

Voice keying or activation

vpm

Vibrations per minute

VPU

Voice Projection Unit

VPU(D)

Voice Processor Unit (with Data mode)

Vr

Radial velocity

Vref

Typical approach speed

VRP

visual reporting posts

VRRTFL

Variable reach rough terrain forklift

VRRTFLT

Variable reach rough terrain forklift truck

VRS

Vehicle Respirator System

VRU

Vertical Reference Unit

Vs

Stalling speed

vs.

verse, versus

VSD

Video Symbology Display

VSHORAD

very short range air defense

VSI

Vertical Speed Indicator

VSM

underwater vehicle

VSRA

Vertical/Short take-off and landing Research Aircraft

vss.

verses, versions

VSTOL

vertical/short take-off and landing

VSVA

Variable Stator Vane Actuator

VSW

Verification SoftWare

VSWR

voltage standing wave ratio

vt.

verb transitive

Vt.

Vermon

VT.

vacuum tube

VTA

Voice Terrain Advisory

VTAS

Visual Target Acquisition System

VTL

Vehicle tactical logistic

VTM

Voltage Tunable Magnetron

VTO

Volumetric Top Off

VTOL

Vertical take-off and landing

VTOL.

(Aero.) vertical takeoff and landing

VTR

video tape recorder

VTVM

(Electronic) vacuum-tube voltmeter

vulg.

vulgar

vv.

verses, violins

VVSS

Vertical volute spring suspension

VX

Codename for nerve agent

VX

Persistent nerve agent