What the IVA/Y-X acronym stands for

Y-# is military code for things in testing.

#-X means that the things tested are not officially listed.

so a Y-X means things in testing that have no classification outside the testing facility.

IVA is also a military company acronym.

-A means some sort of organisation and normally a company that has multiple branches.

I- means they deal in external affairs such as negotiations with foreign countries or intelligence gathering on those countries.

the V though eludes me.

i've never seen a v in these minicas.

i've noticed that sometimes it's written as a u though.

it could be a collectively misunderstood typo.

u normally means universally, as in they cater for all departments on this subject.

iva therefore is probably an intelligence gathering sub-contractor for the government that deals in foreign affairs.

since they have a joint classification with y-x i presume they mostly collect intelligence on foreign military hardware.