Glossary of Military Abbreviations - H

  • h – hour(s)
  • H&K – Heckler and Koch
  • HAB – Heavy Assault Bridge (US)
  • HAG – Heavy Artillery Gun
  • HALO – High Altitude Low Opening, High Activity/Low Observable
  • HAMS – Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron - Marine Aircraft Group (USMC)
  • HAWK – Homing-All-the-Way-Killer (US)
  • HB – heavy barrel
  • HBAR – Heavy Barrel Assault Rifle
  • HC – Hexachloroethane/zinc
  • HC – high-capacity
  • HC – Hollow Charge
  • HCER – high-capacity extended range
  • HCHE – high-capacity high-explosive
  • HCT – HOT Compact Turret
  • HDS – HOLOgraphic Diffraction Sight
  • HE – high-explosive
  • HE-APERS – high-explosive anti-personnel
  • HE-FRAG – high-explosive fragmentation
  • HE-FRAG-FS – high-explosive fragmentation - fin-stabilised
  • HE-FS – high-explosive - fin-stabilised
  • HE-S – high-explosive spotting
  • HE-T – high-explosive tracer
  • HE/PR – high-explosive practice
  • HEAA – High-Explosive Anti-Armour
  • HEAB – High-Explosive Air Burst
  • HEAP – High-Explosive Armor-Piercing
  • HEAP-T – high-explosive anti-personnel - tracer
  • HEAT – high-explosive anti-tank
  • HEAT-FS – high-explosive anti-tank fin-stabilised
  • HEAT-MP – high-explosive anti-tank multipurpose
  • HEAT-MP(P) – high-explosive anti-tank multipurpose (practice)
  • HEAT-T – high-explosive anti-tank - tracer
  • HEAT-T-HVY – high-explosive anti-tank - tracer - heavy
  • HEAT-T-MP – high-explosive anti-tank - tracer - multipurpose
  • HEAT-TP-T – high-explosive anti-tank - target practice - tracer
  • HED-D – Hybrid Electric Drive - Demonstrator
  • HEDP – high-explosive dual-purpose
  • HEER – High-Explosive Extended Range (US)
  • HEF – High-Explosive Fragmentation
  • HEFT – High-Explosive Follow Through
  • HEI – high-explosive incendiary
  • HEIT – high-explosive incendiary tracer
  • HEL – High-Energy Laser (US)
  • HEL – Human Engineering Laboratory (US)
  • HELP – Howitzer Extended Life Program (US)
  • HEMAT – Heavy Expanded Mobility Ammunition Trailer (US)
  • HEMP – High-Explosive Multi-Purpose
  • HEMTT – Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (US)
  • HEP – high-explosive plastic
  • HEP-T – high-explosive practice - tracer
  • HEPD – high-explosive point detonating
  • HERA – high-explosive rocket-assisted
  • HESH – high-explosive squash head
  • HESH-T – high-explosive squash head - tracer
  • HET-PF – high-explosive tracer - percussion fuze
  • HETF – High Explosive Time Fuzed
  • HETS – Heavy Equipment Transport System
  • HFCC – Howitzer Fire-Control Computer (US)
  • HFHTB – Human Factors Howitzer TestBed (US)
  • HFM – Heavy Force Modernisation (US)
  • HIFV – Heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicle
  • HIMAG – High-Mobility Agility Test Vehicle (US)
  • HIMARS – High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (US)
  • HIP – Howitzer Improvement Program (US)
  • HIRE – Hughes Infrared Equipment
  • HITP – High-Ignition Temperature Propellant
  • HIU – Heading Indicator Unit
  • HMC – Howitzer Motor Carriage
  • HMD – Helmet-Mounted Display
  • HMG – Heavy Machine Gun
  • HMH – Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
  • HMLC – High-Mobility Load Carrier
  • HML/A – Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron
  • HMM – Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
  • HMMWV – High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
  • HMX – Marine Special Mission Helicopter Squadron
  • HOE – Holographic Optical Element
  • HOT – Haute subsonique Optiquement Téléguidé
  • How – Howitzer
  • HP – High Power; Hollow Point
  • hp – Horsepower
  • HPFP – High-Performance Fragmentation Projectile
  • HPS – Helmet Pointing System (or Sight)
  • HPT – high-pressure test
  • HRU – Heading Reference Unit
  • HS – Headquarters Squadron - Marine Wing Support Group (USMC)
  • HSS – Hunter Sensor Suite
  • HSTV(L) – High-Survivability Test Vehicle (Lightweight) (US)
  • HTTB – High-Technology TestBed (US)
  • HVAP – high-velocity armour-piercing
  • HVAP-T – high-velocity armour-piercing tracer
  • HVAPDS-T – high-velocity armour-piercing discarding sabot - tracer
  • HVAPFSDS – high-velocity armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot
  • HVCC – High Velocity Canister Cartridge
  • HVM – Hypervelocity Missile
  • HVSS – horizontal volute spring suspension
  • HVSW – Hypervelocity Support Weapon
  • HVTP-T – high-velocity target practice - tracer
  • HWSTD – High Water Speed Technology Demonstrator
  • HYPAK – Hydraulic Power Assist Kit

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