4iR | | Fourth Industrial Revolution | |
a/c | | Aircraft | |
A2G | | Air To Ground | |
AAD |  | Australian Antarctic Division | |
AAIB |  | Air Accidents Investigation Branch | |
AAM | | Advanced Air Mobility | |
AAMS |  | Association of Air Medical Services | |
AAPB |  | Air Ambulance and Patient Billing | |
AATD | | Advanced Aviation Training Device | |
AATD |  | US Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate | |
ABACE | | Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition | |
ACLC |  | US Army Aviation Center Logistics Support Command | |
ACS | | Aircraft Communications System | |
ACSF | | Authorized Customer Service Facility | |
ACU | | Aircraft Communication Unit | |
ADAHRS | | Air Data and solid-state Attitude/Heading Reference System | |
ADI | | Attitude Director Indicator | |
ADS-B | | Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast | |
AEDC |  | Arnold Engineering Development Center | |
AETC |  | Air Education and Training Command | |
AFB | | Air Force Base | |
AFCS | | Automatic Flight Control System | |
AFGSC |  | Air Force Global Strike Command | |
AFRL |  | Air Force Research Laboratory | |
AGW | | Alternate Gross Weight | |
AHL |  | China Advanced Heavy Lift | |
AHMEC |  | American Helicopter Museum and Education Center | |
AHRS | | Attitude and Heading Reference System | |
AHS |  | American Helicopter Society International | |
AHSAFA |  | American Helicopter Services & Aerial Firefighting Association | |
AI/ADI | | Attitude Indicator | |
AIBN |  | Accident Investigation Board of Norway | |
AIRS | | Airborne Image Recording System | |
AIS | | Automatic Identification System | |
ALDS | | Aerial Liquid Delivery System | |
ALE | | Air Launched Effects | |
ALS | | Airborne Locator Systems | |
AMC | | Authorized Maintenance Center | |
AMCM | | Airborne Mine CounterMeasures | |
AMCN |  | AirMedCare Network | |
AMCOM |  | US Army Aviation and Missile Command | |
AMLCD | | Active-Matrix Liquid Crystal Display | |
AMNS | | Airborne Mine Neutralization System | |
AMO |  | CBP Air and Marine Operations | |
AMROC | | Authorized Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Center | |
AMSA |  | Australian Maritime Safety Authority | |
ANCC |  | American Nurses Credentialing Center | |
AoA | | Analysis of Alternatives | |
AOC | | Air Operator Certificate | |
AOG | | Aircraft on Ground | |
AOR | | Area Of Responsibility | |
APAR | | Active Phased Array Radar | |
APAS | | Advanced Pilot Assistance System | |
APU | | Auxiliary Power Unit | |
AShM | | Anti-Ship Missile | |
ATC | | Air Traffic Control | |
ATM | | Air Traffic Management | |
ATO | | Approved Training Organisations | |
ATOL | | Automatic Take-Off and Landing | |
ATSB |  | Australian Transport Safety Bureau | |
ATTC |  | Aviation Technical Test Center | |
AUVSI | | Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International | AUVSI |
AVCATT | | Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer | |
AVDS | | Airborne Video Downlink System | |
AVO | | Air Vehicle Operator | |
AWP | | Aerial Work Platform | |
AWR | | Airworthiness Release | |
AWSAR | | All Weather Search and REscue | |
B/U | | Broken Up | |
B2B | | Business to Business | |
BAAINBw |  | Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support | |
BARS | | Basic Aviation Risk Standard Program | |
BPS | | Ballistic Protection System | |
BTCWFS | | Ballistic Tolerant Crash-Worthy Fuel System | |
BVLOS | | Beyond Visual Line of Sight | |
C-UAS | | Counter-Unmanned Aerial System | |
C4IR | | Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance | |
C4ISR | | Command, Control, Computer, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance | |
CAA | | Civil Aviation Authority | |
CAAC |  | Civil Aviation Administration of China | |
CAANZ |  | Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand | |
CAAS |  | Common Digital Avionics Architecture | |
CAMO | | Continued Airworthiness Management Organisation | |
CAMTS | | Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems | CAMTS |
CASA |  | Civil Aviation Safety Authority | |
CASEVAC | | Casualty evacuation | |
CASR | | Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 | |
CBRN | | Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear | |
CBT | | Computer Based Training | |
CCDC |  | US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command | |
CDI | | Course Deviation Indicator | |
CDR | | Critical Design Review | |
CFIT | | Controlled Flight Into Terrain | |
CFTD | | Containerized Flight Training Device | |
CGAS |  | Coast Guard Air Station | |
CMDS | | Countermeasure Dispensing System | |
CMHP |  | Canadian Maritime Helicopter Project | |
CMLU |  | Cormorant Mid-Life Upgrade | |
CNATRA |  | Chief of Naval Air Training | |
COE | | Center of Excellence | |
COMFRC |  | Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers | |
COMR |  | Civil Owned Military Registered | |
CONOPS | | Concept of Operations | |
CONUS |  | Continental United States | |
COOP | | Contingency Of Operations Plan | |
COTS | | Commercial Off-The-Shelf | |
CR&O | | Component Repair and Overhaul | |
CRFS | | Crash Resistant Fuel System | |
CRFT | | Crash Resistant Fuel Tank | |
CSDP | | Common Security and Defence Policy | |
CSF | | Customer Service Facility | |
CTE | | Culminating Training Exercise | |
CTF | | Certified Training Facility | |
CVFDR | | Combination of Cockpit Voice Recorder and Flight Data Recorder | |
CVR | | Cockpit Voice Recorder | |
CVS | | Combined Vision System | |
DAGIR | | Digital Air Ground Integration Range | |
DAR | | Design Approval Representative | |
DARA |  | Defence Aviation Repair Agency | |
DCMA |  | Defense Contract Management Agency | |
DCR | | Dynamic Component Repair | |
DFC | | Development Flight Center | |
DFES |  | Department of Fire and Emergency Services | |
DGA |  | Direction Générale de l'Armement | |
DGAC |  | French Civil Aviation Authority | |
DIFFS | | Deck Integrated Fire Fighting System | |
DLQ | | Deck Landing Qualifications | |
DMC | | Direct Maintenance Costs | |
DMF | | Designated Maintenance Facility | |
DOA | | Design Organization Approval | |
DOF | | Designated Overhaul Facility | |
DRMO |  | Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office | |
DSCA |  | Defense Security Cooperation Agency | |
DSOR | | Depot Source of Repair | |
DST |  | Defence Science and Technology | |
DVE | | Degraded Visual Environment | |
DVES | | Degraded Visual Environment System | |
EADI | | Electronic Attitude Director Indicator | |
EASA | | European Union Aviation Safety Agency | European Commission |
EBACE | | European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition | |
EBIT | | Earnings Before Interest and Taxes | |
EBITA | | Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, and Amortization | |
EBS | | Engine Backup System | |
EBS | | Emergency Breathing System | |
EBT | | Evidence based Training | |
ECTM | | Engine Condition Trend Monitoring | |
EDA |  | Excess Defense Articles | |
EDA | | European Defence Agency | |
EDA | | Electronic Document Associate | |
EFAS | | Expeditionary Fluid Analysis System | |
EFB | | Electronic Flight Bag | |
EFI | | Electronic Flight Instruments | |
EFIS | | Electronic Flight Instrument System | |
EFS | | Emergency Float System | |
EFVS | | Enhanced Flight Vision Systems | |
EGNOS | | European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service | |
EGPWS | | Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System | |
EICAS | | Engine Instruments and Crew Alert System | |
EIS | | Engine Indication System | |
ELT | | Emergency Locator Transmitter | |
EMA | | Emergency Management Agency | |
EMAR | | European Defence Agency's European Military Airworthiness Requirements | |
EMD | | Electronic Miscellaneous Document | |
EMD | | Engineering Manufacturing Development | |
EMEA | | Europe, Middle East and Africa | |
EMFF | | European Maritime and Fisheries Fund | |
EMS | | Emergency Medical Service | |
EMS | | Environmental Management System | |
EMSA | | European Maritime Safety Agency | European Commission |
ENG | | Electronic News Gathering | |
EO/IR | | Electro-Optical and Infrared | |
EOI | | Expression of Interest | |
EOS | | Emergency Oxygen System | |
EPA | | Environmental Protection Agency | |
EPAF | | European Participating Air Forces | |
EPAS | | European Plan for Aviation Safety | |
ePCR | | Electronic Patient Care Records | |
EPLB | | Emergency Personal Locator Beacon | |
EPRC | | European Personnel Recovery Center | |
EPSA | | Enhanced Pilot Situational Awareness | |
ERDF | | European Regional Development Fund | |
ERE | | Emergency Response Exercise | |
ERFS | | Extended Range Fuel System | |
ERO | | Engine Repair and Overhaul | |
ERS |  | Employer Recognition Scheme | |
ESGR |  | Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve | |
ESI | | Electronic Standby Instrument | |
ESMCP |  | Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme | |
ESN | | Emergency Services Network | |
ESSS | | External Stores Support System | |
ETAC | | European Tactical Airlift Center | |
EUTM | | European Union Training Mission | |
EVS | | Enhanced Vision System | |
FAA |  | Federal Aviation Administration | FAA |
FACE | | Future Airborne Capability Environment | |
FAI | | Fédération Aéronautique Internationale | |
FAL | | Final Assembly Line | |
FARP | | Forward Armament and Refueling Point | |
FASGW |  | Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon | |
FATO | | Final Approach and Take-Off | |
FBO | | Fixed Base Operator | |
FCAS | | Flight Control Actuation System | |
FCOM | | Flight Crew Operating Manual | |
FDI | | Flight Director Indicator | |
FDM | | Flight Data Monitoring | |
FDNF-E |  | Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe | |
FDR | | Flight Data Recorder | |
FEDSIM |  | Federal Systems Integration and Management Center | |
FEMA |  | Federal Emergency Management Agency | |
FFP | | Fixed-Frice Contract | |
FFS | | Full Flight Simulator | |
FIPS | | Full Ice Protection System | |
FMC | | Full Mission Capable | |
FMP | | Fleet Management Program | |
FMS |  | Foreign Military Sales | |
FMS | | Flight Management System | |
FNPT | | Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainer | |
FOCA |  | Federal Office of Civil Aviation | |
FOCF | | Free Operating Cash Flow | |
FOD | | Foreign Object Damage | |
FODR | | Flight Operations Documents Repository | |
FOQA | | Flight Operations and Quality Assurance | |
FOST |  | Flag Officer Sea Training | |
FPCDU | | Flat Panel Control Display Unit | |
FRAMP |  | Fleet Replacement Aviation Maintenance Program (US Navy) | |
FRCE |  | Fleet Readiness Center East | |
FRCSE |  | Fleet Readiness Center Southeast | |
FRCSW |  | Fleet Readiness Center Southwest | |
FRIES | | Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System | |
FSL | | Forward Stocking Location | |
FSR | | Field Service Representatives | |
FST |  | Fleet Support Team | |
FTD | | Flight Training Device | |
FVL MS |  | Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike | |
GAMA |  | General Aviation Manufacturers Association | |
GBAS | | Ground-Based Augmentation System | |
GCC | | Gulf Cooperation Council | |
GLS | | GBAS Landing System | |
GNSS | | Global Navigation Satellite System | |
GPS | | Global Positioning System | |
GPU | | Ground Power Unit | |
GSA |  | Government Surplus Auctions | |
GTOW | | Gross Takeoff Weight | |
HAAR | | Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling | |
HAATS |  | High-altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site | |
HAC |  | Helicopter Association of Canada | |
HADR | | Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief | |
HAPS | | High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite | |
HARK | | Helicopter Aerial Rescue Kit | |
HART |  | Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Teams | |
HATS |  | Helicopter Aircrew Training System | |
HATWS | | Helicopter Terrain Avoidance and Warning System | |
HDI | | Heading Indicator | |
HDTS | | Helmet Display and Tracking System | |
HEC | | Human External Cargo | |
HEMS | | Helicopter for Emergency Medical Service | |
HETS | | Human External Transport (class D external load) | |
HFDM | | Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring | |
HHO | | Helicopter Hoist Operator | |
HIFR | | Helicopter In-Flight Refueling | |
HISL | | High Intensity Strobe Light | |
HISS | | Helicopter Icing Spray System | |
HMD | | Helmet Mounted Display | |
HMPT | | Helicopter Marine Pilot Transfers | |
HMU | | Hydromechanical Units | |
HSI | | Horizontal Situation Indicator | |
HSVT | | Helicopter Synthetic Vision Technology | |
HSVTOL | | High Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing | |
HTAWS | | Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning System | |
HTAWS | | Helicopter Terrain Awareness System | |
HTD | | Helicopter Training Device | |
HUD | | Head-Up Display | |
HUET | | Helicopter Underwater Escape Training | |
HUMS | | Health and Usage Monitoring System | |
HVBSS | | Helicopter visit, board, search and seizure | |
HWD | | Head Wearable Display | |
IAACCT |  | Illinois Association of Air and Critical Care Transport | |
IBF | | Inlet Barrier Filter | |
ICRC | | International Committee of the Red Cross | |
ICS | | Intercom Systems | |
ICU | | Intensive Care Unit | |
IDIQ |  | Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity | |
IFAK | | Individualized First Aid Kit | |
IFR | | Instrument Flight Rules | |
IGB | | Intermediate Gear Box | |
IGW | | Increased Gross Weight | |
IHST | | International Helicopter Safety Team | |
IIMC | | Inadvertent Instrument Meteorological Conditions | |
IMC | | Instrument Meteorological Conditions | |
IMO | | International Maritime Organization | |
IMRH |  | Indian Multi Role Helicopter | |
IOC | | Intent of Cooperation | |
IOC | | Initial Operational Capability | |
IOC | | Initial Operational Clearance | |
IOGP | | International Association of Oil & Gas Producers | |
IoT | | Internet of Things | |
IOT&E | | Initial Operational Test and Evaluation | |
IPP | | Integration Pilot Program | |
IQSMS | | Integrated Quality Safety Management System | |
IS-BAO | | International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations | |
ISO | | International Organization for Standardization | |
ISR | | Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance | |
ISS | | In-Service Support | |
ITEC | | International Training and Education Conference | |
IWS | | Integrated Weapons System | |
JCAB |  | Japan Civil Aviation Bureau | |
JRTC |  | Joint Readiness Training Center | |
JUONS |  | Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statement | |
KPP | | Key Performance Parameter | |
KUH |  | Korean Utility Helicopter | |
LAH |  | Korean Light Armed Helicopter | |
LCH |  | Korean Light Civil Helicopter | |
LCH |  | Indian Light Combat Helicopter | |
LHTEC | | Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company | |
LiDAR | | Light Distance and Ranging | |
LOA | | Letter of Offer and Acceptance | |
LoI | | Letter of Intent | |
LOI | | Level of Interoperability | |
LOR | | Letter of Request | |
LPV | | Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance | |
LRIP | | Low Rate Initial Production | |
LRU | | Line Replaceable Unit | |
LTA | | Long Term Agreement | |
LUC | | Light UAS Operator Certificate | |
LUH |  | Indian Light Utility Helicopter | |
LUT | | Limited User Testing | |
LWS | | Laser Warning Sensor | |
M&E | | Monitoring and Evaluation | |
M2M | | Machine-To-Machine | |
MaaS | | Mobility as a Service | |
MACM | | Multiple Award Contract for Modifications | |
MAFFS | | Military Aerial Firefighting System | |
MAWTS |  | Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics | |
MCAS |  | Marine Corps Air Station | |
MCF | | Maintenance Check Flight | |
MCM | | Mine CounterMeasures | |
MCP | | Master Caution Panel | |
MCPTT | | Mission Critical Push-To-Talk | |
MDE | | Major Defense Equipment | |
MDOA | | Military Designs Organisation Approval | |
MECCD |  | Army Medical Evacuation Concepts and Capability Division | |
MEDEVAC | | Medical evacuation, also as MEDIVAC | |
MEMS | | Micro Electro Mechanical Systems | |
METAR | | Meteorological Aerodrome Report | |
METL | | Mission Essential Task List | |
MFD | | Multifunction Flight Display | |
MFDS | | Multifunction Display System | |
MFEDS | | Modernized Flexible Engine Diagnostic System | |
MGB | | Main Gear Boxes | |
MGTOW | | Max Gross Take-Off Weight | |
MGW | | Maximum Gross Weight | |
MIS | | Maintenance Information System | |
MMMS | | Multi Missions Management System | |
MMRO | | Manufacturing, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul | |
MMS | | Mission Management System | |
MOA | | Memorandum of Agreement | |
MOS | | Military Occupational Specialties | |
MoU | | Memorandum of Understanding | |
MPT | | Multi Purpose Terminal | |
MRO | | Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul | |
MRT | | Maintenance Training Rig | |
MSH |  | Marenco SwissHelicopter | |
MSRP | | Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price | |
MTC | | Major Trauma Centre | |
MTOW | | Maximum Takeoff Weight | |
MUM-T | | Manned UnManned Teaming | |
MWS | | Missile Warning Sensor | |
NAAMTA |  | National Accreditation Alliance of Medical Transport Applications | |
NAFC |  | National Aerial Firefighting Centre of Australia | |
NARO |  | Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation | |
NAS | | Naval Air Station | |
NAVSUP WSS |  | Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support | USN |
NCOIC |  | Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge | |
NDLO |  | Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation | |
NFAC |  | National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex | |
NGO | | Non-Governmental Organisation | |
NOTAM | | Notice to Airmen | |
NSF |  | National Science Foundation | |
NSOP | | Non-Scheduled Operator | |
NSPA | | NATO Support and Procurement Agency | NSPA |
NSSA |  | National Service of Sanitary Aviation | |
NSWC |  | Naval Surface Warfare Center | |
NVIS | | Night Vision Imaging System | |
NZCAA |  | New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority | |
OASIS | | Open Architecture System Integration Symbology | |
OCCAR | | Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation | |
OCFA |  | Orange County Fire Authority | |
OCONUS |  | Outside Continental United States | |
OCTC |  | Orchard Combat Training Center | |
ODA | | Organization Designation Authorization | |
ODM | | On-Demand Mobility | |
OEI | | One Engine Inoperative | |
OEM | | Original Equipment Manufacturer | |
OGC | | Open Geospatial Consortium | |
OMP | | Operational Maintenance Program | |
ONR |  | Office of Naval Research | |
OPA | | Optionally Piloted Aircraft | |
OPBH | | Optionally Piloted Black Hawk | |
OPH | | Optionally Piloted Helicopter | |
OPLS | | Obstacle Proximity LIDAR System | |
OPV | | Optionally Piloted Vehicle | |
OPV | | Offshore Patrol Vessel | |
OSAC |  | Organisme pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation | |
OSCE | | Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe | |
PAX | | Passengers | |
PBH | | Parts by the Hour | |
PBH | | Power By The Hour | |
PBL | | Performance Based Logistics | |
PBN | | Performance Based Navigation | |
PCDS | | Personnel Carrying Device System | |
PDM | | Programmed Depot Maintenance | |
PDR | | Preliminary Design Review | |
PDT&T | | Post-Delivery Test and Trials | |
PEO | | Program Executive Office | |
PFD | | Primary Flight Display | |
PFR | | Preliminary Flight Rating | |
PMA | | Parts Manufacturer Approval | |
PMI | | Planned Maintenance Interval | |
PMO | | Project Management Office | |
PNG | | Polycon Next Generation | |
POA | | Production Organisation Approval | |
POB | | People / Personnel on board | |
POH | | Pilot Operating Handbook | |
PPE | | Personal Protective Equipment | |
PSM | | Program Support Manager | |
PSP | | Premium Service Provider | |
PTT | | Satellite Push-to-Talk | |
RAA | | Required Assets Available | |
RBH | | Repair by the Hour | |
RDA | | Repair Design Approval | |
RFI | | Request for Information | |
RFM | | Rotorcraft Flight Manual | |
RFMS | | Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplement | |
RFP | | Request For Proposal | |
RNAV | | Required Area Navigation Performance | |
RNP | | Required Navigation Performance | |
RPAS | | Remotely-Piloted Aircraft System | |
RSAS | | Rotor Strike Alerting System | |
RTB | | Return-To-Base | |
RTOW | | Runway Takeoff Weight | |
RTP | | Reduce To Produce | |
RUAS | | Rotorcraft Unmanned Air System | |
RUAV | | Rotary Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | |
RWR | | Radar Warning Receiver | |
SAF | | Sustainable Aviation Fuel | |
SARA | | Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft | |
SBAS | | Satellite-Based Augmentation System | |
SBIR |  | Small Business Innovation Research program/contract | |
SDAR | | Software Defined Airborne Radio | |
SERE | | Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape | |
SFOH | | Since Factory OverHaul | |
SMD | | Smart Mission Display | |
SME | | Small and Medium-sized Enterprises | |
SME | | Significant Military Equipment | |
SMEE | | Subject Matter Expert Exchange | |
SMOH | | Since Major OverHaul | |
SMS | | Safety Management Systems | |
SMSPO |  | light Standards Safety Management System Program Office | FAA |
SMSVP |  | Safety Management System Voluntary Program | FAA |
SMWDC |  | Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center | |
SPIFR | | Single Pilot Instrument Flight Rules | |
SRTM | | Shuttle Radar Topography Mission | |
SSS | | System/Subsystem Specification | |
STC | | Supplemental Type Certificate | |
STOH | | Since Top OverHaul | |
STT | | Small Tactical Terminal | |
SUAS | | Small Unmanned Aerial Systems | |
SVS | | Synthetic Vision System | |
SWaP | | Low size, Weight and Power | |
TAF | | Terminal Aerodrome (or Area) Forecast | |
TAWS | | Terrain Awareness System | |
TBO | | Time Before Overhaul | |
TCAA |  | Transport Canada Civil Aviation | |
TCAS | | Traffic Collision Avoidance System | |
TCCA |  | Transport Canada Civil Aviation | |
TCCC | | Tactical Combat Casualty Care | |
TCDL | | Tactical Common Datalink | |
TDPM | | Touch Down Positioning Marker | |
TDT | | Transonic Dynamics Tunnel | |
TFPS | | Transportable Flight Proficiency Simulator | |
TFR | | Temporary Flight Restrictions | |
TGB | | Tail Gear Box | |
TIA | | Type Inspection Authorization | |
TLOF | | Touch-Down and Lift-Off | |
TLUH |  | Turkish Light Utility Helicopter | |
TRB | | Tail Rotor Bearing | |
TRE | | Type Rating Examiner | |
TRI | | Type Rating Instructor | |
TRL | | Technology Readiness Level | |
TSO | | Technical Standard Order | |
TSOA | | Technical Standard Order Authorization | |
TTAF | | Total Time AirFrame | |
TTP | | Tactics, Techniques and Procedures | |
TTSN | | Total Time Since New | |
TUAS | | Tactical Unmanned Aerial System | |
UAM | | Urban Air Mobility | |
UAS | | Unmanned Air System | |
UAV | | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | |
UGV | | Unmanned Ground Vehicle | |
UHPO |  | U.S. Army Utility Helicopters Project Office | |
UIPE | | Uniform Integrated Protective Ensemble | |
UKCS |  | UK Continental Shelf | |
UNHAS | | United Nations Humanitarian Air Service | UNHAS |
USAOTC |  | US Army Operational Test Command | |
USASAC |  | US Army Security Assistance Command | |
USCENTCOM |  | U.S. Central Command | |
USHST |  | United States Helicopter Safety Team | |
USL | | Under-Slung Load | |
USV | | Unmanned Surface Vessel | |
UTM | | Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management | |
VA |  | Veterans Affairs | |
VFR | | Visual Flight Rules | |
ViDAR | | Visual Detection and Ranging | |
VIPT | | Virtual Interactive Procedural Trainer | |
VMC | | Vehicle Management Computer | |
VMI | | Vendor Managed Inventory | |
VOC | | Volatile Organic Compounds | |
VSAT | | Very Small Aperture Terminal for Satellite Communication | |
VTC | | Validation of Type Certification | |
W/O | | Written Off | |
WAAS | | Wide Area Augmentation System | |
WACS | | Wireless Airborne Communication System | |
WFP |  | World Food Programme | |
WFU | | Withdrawn from Use | |
WICS | | Wireless Intercommunication System | |
WMD | | Weapon of Mass Destruction | |
WMS | | Weapons Management System | |
WSPS | | Wire Strike Protection System | |
WTD81 |  | Bundeswehr Technical Center for Information Technology and Electronics | |
WTI |  | Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course | |