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{{Short description|Military logistics terms}}
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'''Initial operating capability''' or '''initial operational capability''' (IOC) is the state achieved when a [[Capability Management|capability]] is available in its minimum usefully deployable form. The term is often used in [[government procurement|government]] or [[military]] [[procurement]].<ref>{{cite web |title = AOF Glossary |url = http://www.aof.mod.uk/aofcontent/tactical/randa/content/glossary.htm |archive-url = http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121026065214/http://www.aof.mod.uk/aofcontent/tactical/randa/content/glossary.htm |dead-url = yes |archive-date = 2012-10-26 |publisher = UK Ministry of Defence |accessdate = 2008-01-27}}</ref>
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