2001 Assessment of the Office of Naval Research's Aircraft Technology Program (2001)
Chapter: Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations
C
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AAAV
advanced amphibious assault vehicle
AADS
advanced air data system
AAS
advanced avionics subsystem
AAV
Advanced Air Vehicle (program)
AC
alternating current
ACEM
advanced common electronic module
AFRL/SN
Air Force Research Laboratory/Sensors Directorate
AO
Autonomous Operations (FNC)
AMCM
airborne mine countermeasures
ATC
automatic target classification
ATD
advanced technology demonstration
ATP
Aircraft Technology Program
ATR
automatic target recognition
BAA
broad area announcement
C2
command and control
C3
command, control, and communications
C4I
command, control, communications, computing, and intelligence
CBM
condition-based maintenance
CFD
computational fluid dynamics
CNO
Chief of Naval Operations
CONOPS
concept of operations
COTS
commercial off-the-shelf
CRAD
contract research and development
CRW
canard rotor wing
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
D&I
discovery and invention
DNS
direct numerical simulation
DOD
Department of Defense
DUST
drive-up simulated testbed (Patriot)
EFM
enhanced fighter maneuverability
EMD
engineering and manufacturing development
ESG
Executive Steering Group
ESTOL
extremely short takeoff and landing
FACIA
fatigue- and corrosion-insensitive aircraft
FC&D
flight control and dynamics
FNC
Future Naval Capability
HMD
helmet-mounted display
IFF
identification, friend or foe
IHPTET
Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology (program)
IMATE
integrated maintenance test and evaluation
IPD
integrated product development
IR&D
industry research and development
JSF
Joint Strike Fighter
LES
large-eddy simulation
LO
low observable
MEMS
microelectromechanical systems
MRE
multirole endurance
MUST
maximizing usable service time
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASTRAN
NASA structural analysis
NAVAIR
Naval Air Systems Command
NAWCAD
Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division
NIMA
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
ONR
Office of Naval Research
OPNAV
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
OUSD
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
PMA
program manager (aviation)
R&D
research and development
RANS
Reynolds average Navier-Stokes
RWV
rotary-wing vehicle
SEAD
suppression of enemy air defense
SLAE
structural life attainment and enhancement
S&T
science and technology
STOL
short takeoff and landing
STOVL
short takeoff and vertical landing
TCS
Time Critical Strike (FNC)
TOCR
Total Ownership Cost Reduction (FNC)
TUAV
tactical uninhabited aerial vehicle
UAV
unmanned aerial vehicle
UCAV
unmanned combat air vehicle
UCAV-A
Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle-Air Force (program)
UCAV-N
Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle-Navy (program)
USAF
U.S. Air Force
USCG
U.S. Coast Guard
USMC
U.S. Marine Corps
VECTOR
vectoring extremely short takeoff and landing control, tailless operational research
VSTOL
vertical short takeoff and landing
VTOL
vertical takeoff and landing
VTDP
vectored thrust ducted propeller
VTOL
vertical takeoff and landing
VTUAV
vertical takeoff and landing tactical uninhabited air vehicle
V&V
verification and validation
