Abbreviations
| A2/AD |
anti-access/area-denial |
| ACUO |
Australian Certified UAV Operators Inc. |
| ADF |
Australian Defence Force |
| AFP |
Australian Federal Police |
| ASPI |
Australian Strategic Policy Institute |
| ASW |
anti-submarine warfare |
| CASA |
Civil Aviation Safety Authority |
| CCW |
UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons |
| CMSL |
Centre for Military and Security Law |
| CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| DCP |
Defence Capability Plan |
| DSTO |
Defence Science and Technology Organisation |
| HALE |
high altitude long endurance |
| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organisation |
| ICRC |
International Committee of the Red Cross |
| IHL |
international humanitarian law |
| ISR or ISTAR |
intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance |
| LOAC |
law of armed conflict |
| MALE |
medium altitude long endurance |
| MTCR |
Missile Technology Control Regime |
| NT |
Northern Territory |
| PED |
processing, exploitation and dissemination |
| PREMT |
Programme on the Regulation of Emerging Military Technology |
| RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
| RAN |
Royal Australian Navy |
| RPA |
remotely piloted aircraft |
| UAV |
unmanned aerial vehicle |
| UAS |
unmanned aerial system |
| UCAV |
unmanned combat air vehicle |
| UGV |
unmanned ground vehicles |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| US |
United States |
| USV |
unmanned surface vehicle |
| UUV |
unmanned underwater vehicle |
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