Aviation, Astronomy, Defense and Space Technology |
AEGIS |
Advanced Electronic Guidance and Instrumentation System |
APC |
Armored Personnel Carrier |
AoA |
Angle of Attack |
ASDE |
Airport Surface Detection Equipment (radar) |
ASR |
Airport Surveillance Radar |
ATCRBS |
Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System |
ATIS |
Automated Terminal Information System |
AWOS |
Automated Weather Observation System |
DARPA |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
DCP |
Data Collection Platform (bouy, free-floating balloons, remote weather stations etc.) |
DDN |
Defense Data Network |
DECM |
Defensive Electronic Counter Measures |
DME |
Distance Measuring Equipment (GPS) |
DoD |
Department of Defense (USA) |
DSCS |
Defense Satellite Communications System |
DSN |
Deep Space Network |
ELB |
Emergency Locator Beacon |
ELT |
Emergency Locator Transmitter |
EPIRB |
Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon |
FLIR |
Forward-Looking Infra-Red |
FRB |
Fast Radio Burst |
GEO |
Geostationary Earth Orbit (communication satellites at orbit distance of about 35,651 KM above equator) |
GIG |
Global Information Grid (a DoD network) |
GMDSS |
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (IMO) |
GOES |
Geostationary Operational Environment Satellite |
GPS |
Global Positioning System/Satellite |
HEL |
High Energy Laser |
HPM |
High Power Microwave |
HRPT |
High Resolution Picture Transmission (satellite aerial photography) |
IFOG |
Interferometric Fiber Optic Gyroscope |
IFF |
Identification of Friend or Foe
(military/civilian - aircraft identification used in a
radar
) |
IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
INMARSAT |
International Maritime Satellite Organization |
INS |
Inertial Navigation Systems |
INS |
Inertial Navigation Systems |
ISS |
International Space Station |
JWICS |
Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (DoD) |
LANTRIN |
Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night |
LEO |
Low Earth Orbit (communication satellites at orbit distance of about 400 to 2,000 KM above earth) |
LORAN |
Long Range Navigation |
MEO |
Medium Earth Orbit (communication satellites at orbit distance of about 8,000 to 16,000 KM above earth) |
MGRS |
Military Grid Reference System (US military; designed for use with
UPS and
UTM)
|
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA) |
NDB |
Non-Directional Becon (radio transmitter) |
NEAR |
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous |
NEO |
Near Earth Object |
NEXRAD |
Next-Generation Doppler Radar |
NIPRNet |
Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router Network (DoD; secret SIPRNet) |
NPOESS |
National Polar Orbiting Environment Satellite System |
NVD |
Night Vision Device (goggles) |
NVG |
Night Vision Goggles |
OCXO |
Oven-Controlled Crystal Oscillator |
OT&E |
Operational Test & Evaluation (DoD process) |
PLB |
Personal Locator Beacon |
POES |
Polar-Orbiting Meteorological Satellite |
RACON |
Radar Beacon |
RDF |
Radio Direction Finder |
IFOG |
Resonator Fiber Optic Gyroscope |
RHAW |
Radar Homing and Warning |
RLG |
Ring Laser Gyroscope |
SAR |
Search and rescue |
SAR |
Synthetic Aperture Radar |
SARSAT |
Search and Rescue Satellite |
SDO |
Solar Dynamics Observatory |
SETI |
Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence |
SIPRNet |
Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (DoD; Non-classified NIPRNet) |
SGLS |
Satellite Ground Link Subsystem |
SSR |
Secondary Surveillance Radar |
STACSAR |
Small Tactical Synthetic Aperture Radar |
STOL |
Short Take-Off and Landing aircraft |
TACAN |
Tactical Air Navigation |
TDRSS |
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System |
TESAR |
Tactical Endurance Radar |
TFR |
Terrain-Following Radar |
TT&C |
Tracking, Telemetry, and Command |
UAT |
Universal Access Transceiver |
UAV |
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (drone) |
VIMS |
Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer |
VOR |
VHF Omnidirectional Range |
VTOL |
Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft |
WAAS |
Wide Area Augmentation System (GPS) |
WGS |
Wideband Gapfiller Satellite |
ADS-B |
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast system |