Space


Space Acronym Definitions

 

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A - AFN

 

AFO - APS

 

APSI-AZ

Acronym

Description

 

Acronym

Description

 

Acronym

Description

A/C

Aircraft

 

AFOSR

Air Force Office of Scientific Research

 

APSI

Aircraft Propulsion Subsystem Integration (JTDE& JETEC)

A/W/E

Aircraft/Weapons/Electronics

 

AFOTEC

AF Operational Test & Evaluation Center

 

APT

Advanced Personnel Testing

A3I

Accelerated Architecture Acquisition Initiative

 

AFRES

Air Force Reserves

 

APU

Auxiliary Power Unit

AAA

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

 

AFRL

Air Force Research Laboratory

 

ARC

Air Reserve Component

AAAS

American Association for the Advancement of Science

 

AFS

Air Force Station

 

ARD

A3I Requirements Document

AACC

Airborne Air Command Center

 

AFSAA

AF Studies and Analysis Agency

 

ARE

Atmospheric Research Equipment

AADC

Area Air Defense Commander

 

AFSATCOM

Armed Forces Satellite Communication

 

AREP

Aircraft Repair Enhancement Program

AAL

ATM Adaptation Layer

 

AFSFC

Air Force Space Forecasting Center

 

ARGOS

Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite

AAM

Air to Air Missile

 

AFSFCR

AF Space Forecast Center Replacement

 

ARIDPCM

Adaptive Recursive Interpolated Differential Pulse Code Modulation

AAMDS

Automated Air Movement Data System

 

AFSOC

AF Special Operations Command

 

ARIES

Applied Research In Energy Storage

AAOM

Advanced Aircrew Oxygen Mask

 

AFSOF

Air Force Special Operations Forces

 

ARL

Airborne Reconnaissance Low

AAR

Air to Air Refueling

 

AFSPC

Air Force Space Command

 

ARM

Anti-Radiation Missile

AASS

Advanced Air Surveillance Radar

 

AFSST

Air Force Space Support Team

 

ARMRV

Armored Mobile Reconnaissance Vehicle

AATO

Automated Air Tasking Order

 

AFTAC

AF Technical Applications Center

 

ARMRV

Armored Multi-Role Vehicle

AAVP

Advanced Aircrew Vision Protection

 

AFV

Alternate Fuel Vehicle

 

ARO

Army Research Office

AAW

Anti-Air Warfare

 

AFW

Air Force Weather

 

ARP

Address Resolution Protocol

AB

Air Base

 

AFWSS

Air Force Weather Support System

 

ARPA

Advanced Research Projects Agency

ABCCC

Airborne Battlefield Command & Control Center

 

AG

Airlift Group

 

ARS

Advanced Radiographic System

ABD

Air Base Defense

 

AGARD

Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development

 

ARSA

Airborne Reconnaissance and Surveillance Architecture

ABDR

Aircraft Battle Damage Repair

 

AGC

Automatic Gain Control

 

ARSFSS

Advanced Reduced Scale Fuel System Simulator

ABGD

Air Base Ground Defense

 

AGE

Aerospace Ground Equipment

 

ART

Aircraft Radar Turbulence

ABI

Airborne Interceptor

 

AGF

Miscellaneous Command Ship

 

AS

Air Station

ABIS

Advanced Battlespace Information System

 

AGL

Air to Ground Laser

 

AS

Airlift Squadron

ABITS

Airborne Imagery Transmission System

 

AGL

Above Ground Level

 

ASAN

Assessment System for Aircraft Noise

ABL

Airborne Laser

 

AGM

Air to Ground Missile

 

ASAR

Advanced Synthetic Aperture System

ABL ACT

ABL Advanced Concepts Testbed

 

AGRF

Advanced Guidance Research Facility

 

ASARS

Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System

ABLE

Advanced Building Block for Large Area Exploitation

 

AH

Authentication Header

 

ASAS

All Source Analysis System

ABLE-ACE

Airborne Laser Extended Atmospheric Characterization Experiment

 

AHDL

Analog Hardware Descriptive Language

 

ASAS

Advanced Solid Axial Stage

ABLEX

Airborne Laser Experiment

 

AHOS-M

Advanced Hybrid Oxygen Generating System-Medical

 

ASAT

Antisatellite

ABLE-X

Airborne Laser Extended Experiment

 

AI

Artificial Intelligence

 

ASC

Advanced Structural Components

ABM

Anti-Ballistic Missile

 

AI

Avionics Infrastructure

 

ASC

Aeronautical Systems Center

ABO

Aero-Ballistic Rocket

 

AI

Air Interdiction

 

ASC/RA

Aeronautical System Center/ Reconnaissance Aircraft System Group

ABO

Air Base Operability

 

AI

Airborne Interceptor

 

ASC2A

Air & Space Command & Control Agency

ABO

Annular Beam Oscillator

 

AIA

Air Intelligence Agency

 

ASD

Assistant Secretary of Defense

ABOR

Abort

 

AIDECON

Aircraft Interior Decontamination

 

ASE

Active Systems Exploitation/ATD

ABR

Aero-Ballistic Rocket

 

AIG

Air Intelligence Group

 

ASETF

Air & Space Expeditionary Task Force

ABS

Air Base Systems

 

AIM

Air Intercept Missile

 

ASI

Adroit Systems Incorporated

ACAA

Affordable COTS for Aging Aircraft

 

AirCommTerm

Airborne Communications Terminal

 

ASIC

Application Specific Integrated Circuit

ACAT

Acquisition Category

 

AIRES

Advanced Imagery Requirements and Exploitation System

 

ASID

Advanced Secure Information  Dissemination

ACBTI

Advanced Content Based Techniques for Intelligence

 

AIRST

Advanced Infrared Search and Track

 

ASIM

Automated Security Incident Measurement

ACC

Air Combat Command

 

AIS

Automated Information Systems

 

ASIP

Airframe Structural Integrity Program

ACCINTNET

ACC Intelligence Network

 

AIT

Active Imaging Testbed

 

ASIT

Adaptable Surface Interface Terminal

ACCMSF

Advanced Cooperative Collection Management

 

AIU

Avionics Interface Unit

 

ASM

Air to Surface Missile

ACCS

Air Command and Control System

 

AJ

Anti-Jam

 

ASOC

Air Support Operations Center

ACE

Airborne Command Element

 

AJCOM

Anti-Jam Communications

 

ASOC

Assured Support to Operational Commanders

AceTR

Air Core enhance Turbo Rocket

 

AL

Armstrong Lab

 

ASP

Aircraft Self Protection

ACI

Air Control Intercept

 

ALARM

Air-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile

 

ASPO

Army Space Program Office

ACIS

Air Combat Information System

 

ALC

Air Logistics Center

 

ASRAAM

Advanced Short-Range Air to Air Missile

ACK

Message Acknowledgment

 

ALCC

Airlift Coordination Cell

 

ASSET

Aerothermodynamics/Elastic Structural System Environmental Tests

ACM

Air Combat Maneuvering

 

ALCF

Airlift Control Flight

 

ASTAT

Affordable Sensor Technology for Aerial Targeting

ACM

Advanced Cruise Missile

 

ALCM

Air Launched Cruise Missile

 

ASTE

Advanced Strategic Tactical Expendable

ACO

Airspace Control Order

 

ALCS

Airlift Control Squadron

 

ASTP/DITP

Advanced Sensor Technology Program/ Discrimination Inceptor Tech Program

ACOM

Atlantic Command

 

ALD

Airborne Laser Demo

 

ASTPFA

Advanced Sensor Technology Program Fusion Algorithm

ACP

Allied Communication Publication

 

ALE

Automated Link Establishment

 

ASTREX

Advanced Space Structures Technology Research Experiment

ACPT

Air Campaign Planning Tool

 

ALE

AIRES Life Extension

 

ASW

Anti-Submarine Warfare

Acq

Acquisition

 

ALEP

Aircrew Laser Eye Protection

 

ATA

Army Technical Architecture

ACRS

Advanced Cargo Restraint System

 

ALERT

Attack and Launch Early Report to Theater

 

ATACK

Advanced Target Attack Flight Demo

ACS

Aerospace Medicine Consultation Service

 

ALG

Autonomous Landing Guidance

 

ATAF

Allied Tactical Air Forces

ACS

Agile Combat Support

 

ALH

Advanced Liquid Hydrogen

 

ATAGS

Advanced Technology Anti-G Suit

ACS

Airborne COMINT System

 

ALI

Alpha-LAMP Integration

 

ATARR

Advanced Turbine Aerothermal Research Rig

ACS

Attitude Control System

 

ALMC

Army Logistics Management College

 

ATARS

Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance System

ACSC

APMO Customer Support Center

 

AlN

Aluminum Nitrides

 

ATC

Automatic Target Cueing

ACSC

Air Command and Staff College

 

ALO

Air Liaison Officer

 

ATCALS