The available data has been collected for more than 15 years by various people. Inevitably different methods to quote sources have been introduced, in many cases involving cryptic abbreviations. The following table will hopefully shed some light on this and help in further research:

 

  • for daily papers:  Abbreviation Day-Month-Year
  • for weekly papers: Abbreviation Day-Month-Year (Page number) OR Abbreviation Journal Number / Year (Page number)
  • for monthly publications: Issue Number / Year (page)
  • for books & brochures: Author, Title, Year (Page)
  • for yearbooks: Institution, Year (page)
  • for internet-sites: Original internet address (Date of publishing / date of download)

 

Index of Abbreviations

ADJ

Asian Defence Journal

ADN

Allgemeine Deutsche Nachrichtenagentur,

AF / AFM

Air Force Monthly

AFJI

Armed Forces Journal International

AFP

Agence France Press

AMR

Asian Military Review

Armada

Armada

AP

Associated Press

ASMZ

Allgemeine Schweizerische Militärzeitschrift

AWST

Aviation Weekly and Space Technology

BA

Barett - Militärmagazin

BerlZ

Berliner Zeitung

Bild

Bild Zeitung

BJ

Business Journal (Phoenix/US)

BMF

Bundesministerium der Finanzen

BMVg

Bundesministerium der Verteidigung

BNO

Bratislava Narodna Obroda (Slowakei)

BS / W&B

Behördenspiegel

BTA

Sofia BTA

BT-Drs.

Bundestagsdrucksache

BuNe

Budapest Nepszava

DAC

Defense-aerospace-com (internet)

DAKS

DAKS-Newsletter

DARPA

Defense Advanced Research Agency der USA

DDC

Defence-Data.com (www-infoservice)

DDI

Dhaka Dainik Inqilab (Bangladesch)

DDP

Deutscher Depeschendiens

DePA

Defense Procurement Analysis

DN / DNW

Defense News Weekly

dpa

Deutsche Presse Agentur

DTI

Defense Technology International

EADS

EADS Forum

ES

Europäische Sicherheit

EZei

Emdener Zeitung

FAZ

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

FCT

US Military Foreign Comparative Testing Programm Report

FI

Flight International

FlugR

Flug Revue

FR

Frankfurter Rundschau

FT / FTC

Financial Times

FTD

Financial Times Deutschland

GDR

Global Defence Review

GPC

geopowers.com

HB

Handelsblatt

HH

Haushaltsausschuß des Deutschen Bundestages

HHK / HK

Hardthöhenkurier

HO

Hoovers Online

HS

Helsinkgin Sanomat

IA

Interavia

JAA / JA&A

Jane’s Armour & Artillery

JDW

Jane’s Defence Weekly

JED

Journal of Electronic Defense

JFR

Jane's Foreign Report

JIDR

Jane’s International Defence Review

JIW

Jane’s Infantry Weapons

JMVL

Jane’s Military Vehicles

JP

Jerusalem Post

KT

Korean Times

LL

Leinen Los!

LTP

La Tribune (Paris)

Merkur

Merkur Online

MF

Marineforum

MH

Miami Herald

MoPo / Bmopo

Berliner Morgenpost

MT

Military Technology

NE

Newsedge

NF

Naval Forces

NN / NATO

Nato Nations

NV

Newsletter Verteidigung

NZZ

Neue Züricher Zeitung

ÖMZ

Österreichische Militärzeitung

PM ...

Pressemitteilung von ....

Profil

Das Profil

R&W

Rotor & Wing

RDT

Rheinmetall Presse

REU

Reuters

Rotor

Eurocopter Magazin

RUSI

Royal United Service Institute

SAPA

Johannesburg SAPA Zeitung (ZA)

SeaT

Seattle Times

SIPRI

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

SKBR

Sofia Khristo Botev Radion (Bulgarien)

SO

Spiegel Online

Spiegel

Spiegel Magazin

STT

Finnish News Bureau

ST

Sofia Trud (Bulgarien)

Stern

Stern Magazin

SuT

Soldat und Technik / Strategie und Technik

SZ

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Taz

Tageszeitung

TSP

Tagesspiegel

UNR

United Nations Register on Arms Transfers

VA

Verteidigungsausschuß des Deutschen Bundestages

VI

Visier International

WamS

Welt am Sonntag

WARE

Warsaw Report (PL)

WARZ

Warsaw Rzeczpospolita (PL)

WashT

Washington Times

WD

Griephan Wehrdienst

Welt

Die Welt

WPO

Warsaw Polityka

WPZ

Warsaw Polska Zbronja

WT

Wehrtechnik

WVN

Warsaw Voice News

WW

Wehrwirtschaft