PLA People’s Liberation Army
PLO Palestine Liberation Organization
PRC People’s Republic of China
PU-36 Temporary Field Regulation-
PVO Air Defence Forces
R&D Research and Development
RAF Royal Air Force
RKKA Red Army’s Main Staff
RMA Revolution in Military Affairs
RPG Rocket-Propelled Grenade
SAM Surface-to-Air Missile
SSI Strategic Studies Institute
TTP Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
UNC United Nations Command
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNPROFOR United Nations Protection Force
USAID United States Agency for International Development
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