| ACQ | acquisition |
| AF/A2 | Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance |
| AF/A4 | Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection |
| AFLCMC/EN | Air Force Life Cycle Management Center |
| AFLCMC/HNC | Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division |
| AFMC | Air Force Materiel Command |
| AFOSI | Air Force Office of Special Investigations |
| AFRL | Air Force Research Laboratory |
| AFSB | Air Force Studies Board |
| AFSC | Air Force Sustainment Center |
| AFSPC | Air Force Space Command |
| ASIC | application-specific integrated circuit |
| C2 | command and control |
| CAD | computer-aided design |
| CCP | Cyber Campaign Plan |
| CNSS | Committee on National Security Systems |
| COTS | commercial off-the-shelf |
| CPI | Critical Program Information |
| CPL | critical parts list |
| CROWS | Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapons Systems |
| CRS | Congressional Research Service |
| DAMO | Damage Assessment Management Office |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| DASD(SE) | Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Systems Engineering |
| DEPSECDEF | Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense |
| DFARS | Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement |
| DIA TAC | Defense Intelligence Agency Threat Analysis Center |
| DIB | defense industrial base |
| DLA | Defense Logistics Agency |
| DMEA | Defense Manufacturing Electronics Activity |
| DNI | Director of National Intelligence |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| DSB | Defense Science Board |
| EDA | electronic design automation |
| EMP | electromagnetic pulse |
| ERI | Electronics Resurgence Initiative |
| EW | electronic warfare |
| FARS | Federal Acquisition Regulations |
| FIE | Foreign Intelligence Entity |
| FPGA | Field Programmable Gate Array |
| GaN | gallium nitride |
| GAO | Government Accountability Office |
| GIDEP | Government-Industry Data Exchange Program |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GPU | graphic processing unit |
| HwA | hardware assurance |
| IARPA | Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity |
| IC | integrated circuit |
| IC | intelligence community |
| ICD | Intelligence Community Directive |
| ICS | Intelligence Community Standards |
| IDEA | Independent Distributors of Electronics Association |
| IDM | integrated device manufacturer |
| IOC | initial operational capability |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| IP | intellectual property |
| ISR | intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance |
| IT | information technology |
| JAPEC | Joint Acquisition Protection and Exploitation Cell |
| JEDEC | Joint Electron Device Engineering |
| JFAC | Joint Federated Assurance Center |
| LOA | line of action |
| LOE | level of effort |
| MAJCOM | Major Command |
| MINSEC | Microelectronics Innovation for National Security and Economic Competitiveness |
| NASIC | National Air and Space Intelligence Center |
| NCSC | National Counterintelligence and Security Center |
| NDAA | National Defense Authorization Act |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| NSIC | National Supply Chain Intelligence Center |
| OEM | original equipment manufacturer |
| OPSEC | operational security |
| PP | program protection plan |
| PUF | physically unclonable function |
| R&D | research and development |
| RDT&E | Research Development Test and Evaluation |
| RF | radio frequency |
| S&T | science and technology |
| SAB | Scientific Advisory Board |
| SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SAF/AA | Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force |
| SAF/AQ | Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics |
| SAF/AQD | Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Logistics and Product Support |
| SAF/CIO/A6 | Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer |
| SAF/IA | Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs |
| SAP | special access program |
| SCRM | supply chain risk management |
| SCRM-TAC | Supply Chain Risk Management—Threat Assessment Cell |
| SIA | Semiconductor Industry Association |
| SiGe | silicon germanium |
| SME | semiconductor manufacturing equipment |
| SOA | state of the art |
| SoC | system on a chip |
| SSITH | System Security Integration Through Hardware and Firmware |
| SUBSAFE | Submarine Safety Program |
| SwA | software assurance |
| T&E | test and evaluation |
| TAPO | Trusted Access Program Office |
| TSMC | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company |
| TSN | Trusted Systems and Networks |
| USAF | U.S. Air Force |
| USD(AT&L) | Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment |
| USD(I) | Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence |
| USD(L&MR) | Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Sustainment |
| USD(R&E) | Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering |
| V3 | vetting, validation, and verification |