What does PIAFS stand for?

Portable Inductive Artillery Fuze Setter

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Military and Government

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Using the enhanced portable inductive artillery fuze setter (EPIAFS), Cannoneers set/load (program) the PGK the same as any inductively set fuze, transferring all mission-essential data (fuze mode, howitzer and target location) necessary for PGK to function reliably.

Precision guidance kits (PGKs): improving the accuracy of ...

The round was set to activate in "height of burst" mode using an enhanced portable inductive artillery fuze setter.

Picatinny Arsenal news release (Sept. 27, 2005): troops could have ...

The M773 was originally designed for manual or inductive setting, but in the course of engineering manufacture development (EMD) the US Army decided to eliminate hand setting and to extend EMD by 18 months to allow the development of a Portable Inductive Artillery Fuze Setter.

Fuzes go multi-role and smart. (Technology)