| A^2C^2 |
[USA] Voir AACC. |
| A |
Air |
| A |
Alternate |
| A |
Amber |
| A |
Ampere |
| A |
Area |
| A.ICE |
Anti-ice,
Anti-icing |
| A/BRK |
Autobrake |
| A/C |
Aircraft |
| A/COLL |
Anti-collision |
| A/D |
Analog
to Digital Converter (conversion) |
| A/D |
Analog/Digital |
| A/DC |
Analog-to-Digital
Converter |
| A/F |
Auto
Flight |
| A/G |
Air to
Ground |
| A/N |
Alphanumeric |
| A/N SIZE |
Alpha
Numeric Size |
| A/R |
Audio
Reproducer |
| A/S |
Airspeed |
| A/S |
Auto
Stabilization |
| A/SKID |
Anti-Skid |
| A/STAB |
Auto
Stabilizer |
| A/T |
Adjustement/Test |
| A/THR |
Autothrust |
| A/XFMR |
Autotransformer |
| AA |
Arithmetical
Average |
| AA |
Air-Air |
| AA |
[France] Armee de l'Air |
| AAA |
Artillerie Anti-Aérienne |
| AAAD |
[UK] All Arms Air Defence |
| AAAH |
Airbus Approved Abbreviations Handbook |
| AAAM |
[USA] Advanced Air-to-Air Missile. En remplacement du AIM-54 Phoenix. Annulé. |
| AAC |
[UK] Army Air Corps |
| AAC |
[USA] Alaskan Air Command |
| AACC |
[USA] Army Airborne Command and Control |
| AADC |
Analog Air Data Computer |
| AADGE |
[NATO] Allied Command Europe Air Defence Ground Environment |
| AAED |
Advanced Airborne Expendable Decoy |
| A&AEE |
[UK] Aerospace & Armament Experimental Establishment, à Boscombe Down, UK. Anciennement : Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment. |
| AAF |
Auxiliary Air Force |
| AAF |
[USA] Army Airfield |
| AAFA |
[USA] Army Aviation Flight Activity |
| AAFCE |
[NATO] Allied Air Forces Central Europe |
| AAFTC |
[USA] Air Force Flight Test Center (Edwards AFB) |
| AAH |
[USA] Advanced Attack Helicopter, le AH-64 Apache. |
| AAI |
Angle of Approach Indicator |
| AAIB |
[UK] Air Accidents Investigation Branch |
| AAL |
Above
Aerodrome Level |
| AALAAW |
Advanced Air-Launched Anit-Armour Weapon |
| AAM |
Air-to-Air Missile. Aussi utilisé par l'US NAVY pour désigner ses missiles, avant l'introduction du système de désignation tri-service :
AAM-N-2 Sparrow I
AAM-N-6 Sparrow III
AAM-N-7 Sidewinder |
| AAM-AE |
[USSR] Air-to-Air Missile, Active, Export. Version d'exportation du missile R-77 'AMRAAMski' (NATO AA-12). |
| AANCP |
[USA] Advanced Airborne National Command Post |
| AAO |
Airborne Area of Operation |
| AAOFA |
[USA] Army Aviation Operating Facility |
| AAP |
Additional
Attendant Panel |
| AAR |
Air-to-Air Refuelling |
| AARB |
Advanced Aerial Refuelling Boom |
| AAS |
[USA] Aeromedical Airlift Squadron |
| AASF |
[USA] Army Aviation Support Facility |
| AATH |
Automatic Approach To Hover |
| AAW |
Anti-Aircraft Warfare |
| AAWS |
[USA] Airborne Adverse Weather weapons System. Le radar Longbow du AH-64D Apache. |
| AB |
[USA] Air Base |
| ABBR |
Abbreviation |
| ABC |
[UK] AirBorne Cigar, nom de code pour l'équipement utilisé pendant la seconde guerre mondiale pour brouiller les communications allemandes. |
| ABCCC |
[USA] Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center. |
| ABCD |
Airbus
Collective Data Dictionnary |
| ABD |
Airbus
Directives |
| Abdul |
[USA] Nom de code officieux du chasseur Nakajima Ki.27 japonais. |
| ABG |
[USA] Air Base Group |
| ABM |
Anti-Ballistic Missile |
| ABM |
Abeam |
| ABM |
APU Build-up
Manual |
| ABNCP |
[USA] AirBorne Command Post |
| ABNORM |
Abnormal |
| ABRN |
Airborne |
| ABS |
Autobrake
System |
| ABS |
[USA] Air Base Squadron |
| ABS VAL |
Absolute
Value |
| ABSORB |
Absorber |
| ABU |
[USA] Avionics Block Upgrade. |
| ABV |
Above |
| ABW |
[USA] Air Base Wing |
| AC |
[USA] Aircraft Commander |
| AC |
Aerodynamic Centre |
| AC |
Alternating Current |
| AC |
Airplane
Characteristics for Airport Planning |
| AC |
Alternating
Current |
| ACA |
Airspace Coordination Area |
| ACA |
Agile Combat Aircraft |
| ACAB |
Air Cavalry Attack Brigade |
| ACAP |
Advanced Composite Aircraft Programme, un programme de design d'hélicoptère. |
| ACARS |
Aircraft
Communication Addressing and Reporting System |
| ACAS |
Airborne Collision-Avoidance System |
| ACAS |
[UK] Assistant Chief of Air Staff |
| ACB |
[USA] Amphibious Construction Battalion |
| ACBT |
Air Combat training |
| ACC |
[Allied] Armored Column Cover, Présence continuelle d'avions tactiques pour assister les forces armées. |
| ACC |
[USA] Air Combat Command, créé le premier Juin 1992 en regroupant le Tactical Air Command et le Strategic Air Command. |
| ACC |
Air Component Commander |
| ACC |
Active
Clearance Control |
| ACC |
Area
Control Centre |
| ACCEL |
Acceleration/Accelerate |
| ACCESS |
Accessory |
| ACCLRM |
Accelerometer |
| ACCP |
Anti-Char Courte Portée |
| ACCS |
[USA] Airborne Command & Control Squadron |
| ACCS |
[NATO] Air Command and Control System |
| ACCU |
Accumulator |
| ACD |
Airframe
Certification Document |
| ACE |
Airbus
Concurrent Engineering |
| ACE |
Altimeter
Control Equipment |
| ACE |
[NATO] Allied Command Europe |
| ACE |
Airborne Command Element |
| ACETEF |
[USA] Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility. Labo de tests pour les avions de combat. |
| ACF |
Air Combat Fighter |
| ACFT |
Aircraft |
| ACFU |
Aircraft
Check Follow Up |
| Achse |
[Germany] Ordre de désarmement de toutes les unités italiennes. Donné le 9 Septembre 1943. |
| ACIA |
Asynchronous
Communications Interface Adaptor |
| ACINT |
Acoustic Intelligence |
| ACK |
Acknowledge |
| ACLANT |
[NATO] Allied Command, Atlantic |
| ACLIS |
[USA] Airborne Communications Location Identification and Collection System |
| ACLS |
Automatic Carrier Landing System |
| ACLS |
Air Cushion Landing System. Testé sur le De Havilland Canada XC-8A Buffalo. |
| ACM |
Advanced Cruise Missile, the AGM-129. |
| ACM |
[UK] Air Chief Marshal |
| ACM |
Air Combat Manoeuvring |
| ACM |
Abbreviated
Component Maintenance Manual |
| ACM |
Aircraft
Conversion Manual |
| ACME |
Advanced Core Military Engine (Rolls-Royce). |
| ACMI |
[USA] Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation |
| ACMM |
Abbreviated
Component Maintenance Manual |
| ACMP |
Airframe
Condition Monitoring Procedure |
| ACMR |
Aircraft
Configuration Management Rules |
| ACMR |
[USA] Air Combat Manoeuvring Range |
| ACMS |
Aircraft Condition Monitoring System |
| ACMS |
Aircraft
Condition Monitoring System |
| ACN |
Aircraft
Classification Number |
| ACN |
Aircraft Classification Number |
| ACO |
Airspace Control Order |
| ACO |
[USA] Airborne Communications Officer |
| ACOB |
Automatic
Call Out Box |
| ACOC |
Air Cooled
Oil Cooler |
| ACOM |
[USA] Airborne Communicator |
| Aconit |
[France] Opérations des avions français pour protéger les kurdes en Iraq du nord. |
| ACP |
Airborne Command Post |
| ACP |
Altimeter
Check Point |
| ACP |
Area
Call Panel |
| ACP |
Audio
Control Panel |
| ACQ |
Acquire |
| ACQN |
Acquisition |
| ACR |
[USA] Armoured Cavalry Regiment |
| ACR |
Air Control Radar |
| ACR |
[USA] Anti-Circular Running device, adapté aux torpilles. Il détruit la torpille lorsque la course est déviée de plus de 180° par rapport à l'angle d'envoi. |
| Acrid |
[NATO] Soviet AA-6 air-to-air missile (Bisnovat R-40) |
| ACS |
[USA] Air Commando Squadron |
| ACS |
[USA] USN: Auxiliary Crane Ship |
| ACS |
Airborne Control System |
| ACS |
Access |
| ACS |
Alternative
Current Supply |
| ACSM |
Advanced Conventional Stand-off Missile |
| ACT |
[USA] Armoured Cavalry Troop |
| ACT |
[USA] Air Combat Tactics |
| ACT |
Active Control Technology |
| ACT |
Active |
| ACT |
Activity |
| ACT |
Additional
Center Tank |
| ACTD |
Actuated |
| ACTD |
Advanced Concept & Technology Demonstration |
| ACTG |
Actuating |
| ACTIVE |
[USA] Advanced Control Technology for Integrated Vehicles; ajout de la capacité de poussée vectorielle sur le F-15 SMTD. |
| ACTN |
Action |
| ACTR |
Actuator |
| ACTVT |
Activate |
| ACU |
Antenna
Coupler Unit |
| ACU |
Avionics Control Unit |
| ACV |
[USA] Auxiliary Aicraft Carriers, renommés CVE. |
| ACVR |
Alternating
Coupler Unit |
| ACW |
[USA] Air Control Wing |
| AD |
Air Defence |
| AD |
[USA] USAF: Air Division |
| AD |
[USA] USN: Destroyer Tender |
| AD |
Airworthiness Directive |
| AD |
Aerodrome |
| AD |
Airplane
Datum |
| AD |
Airworthiness
Directive |
| ADA |
Air Defense Artillery |
| ADAC |
[USA] Acoustic Data Analysis Center |
| Adam |
[USA] Nom de code du chasseur Nakajima SKT-97 japonais. N'a jamais existé. |
| ADATS |
[USA/Switzerland] Air-Defence Anti-Tank System |
| ADAS |
Airborne Data Acquisition System |
| ADAU |
Auxiliary
Data Acquisition Unit |
| ADB |
Area
Distribution Box |
| ADC |
Air Data
Computer |
| ADC |
[USA] Aerospace Defence Command |
| ADC |
Air Data Computer |
| ADCOM |
Administrative Command |
| ADCS |
[USA] Air Deployment & Control Squadron |
| ADD |
[USSR] Long-Range Air Arm. Remplacé par le DBA-GK en 1942. |
| ADD |
Airstream Direction Detector, pour mesurer l'angle d'attaque. |
| ADD |
Addition,
Additional |
| ADD |
Aircraft
Description Data Base |
| ADD BY |
Added
By |
| ADF |
Automatic
Direction Finder |
| ADF |
Automatic Direction Finder |
| ADG |
[Canada] Groupe Aérien de Défense |
| ADG |
Air Driven
Generator |
| ADGB |
[UK] Air Defence of Great Britain. |
| ADGE |
Air Defence Ground Environment |
| ADI |
[USA] Air Defense Initiative |
| ADI |
Attitude / Direction Indicator |
| ADIRS |
Aid Data and Inertial Reference System |
| ADIRU |
Air Data
/ Inertial Reference Unit |
| ADIZ |
Air Defense Identification Zone |
| ADJ |
Adjust |
| ADJMT |
Adjustment |
| Adler Tag |
[Germany] Jour de l'Aigle, 13 Aout 1940. Signal de départ de la campagne de bombardement contre la Grande-Bretagne. |
| ADM |
[USA] Air-launched Decoy Missile. |
| ADM |
Advanced Development Model |
| ADP |
Advanced Ducted Propeller (P&W) |
| ADM |
Air Data
Module |
| ADP |
Automated Data Processing |
| ADPM |
Aircraft
Deactivation Procedures Manual |
| ADPTN |
Adaptation |
| ADPTR |
Adapter |
| ADR |
Advisory
Route |
| ADR |
Air Data
Reference |
| ADR |
Accident Data Recorder |
| ADR |
[UK] Air Defence Region |
| ADRS |
Address |
| ADS |
Air Data
System |
| ADS |
Advanced Deployable System |
| ADS |
[USA] Air Defense Sector |
| ADS |
Air Data System |
| AdSAMS |
Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System |
| ADSM |
[USA] Air-Defence Suppression Missile, un missile anti-radiations developpé du Stinger. |
| ADSU |
Air Data Sensor Unit |
| ADSW |
Anti Diesel Submarine Warfare |
| ADT^3 |
Air Defence Tactical Training Theatre |
| ADTAC |
[USA] Air Defense Tactical Air Command. Lorsque l'ADC cessa d'exister, son rôle et ses appareils devinrent partie intégrante du TAC. Plus tard l'ADTAC fut renommé "1st Air Force". |
| ADU |
Air Data Unit |
| ADU |
Align
Display Unit |
| ADV |
Advisory |
| ADV |
[UK] Air Defence Variant, Version d'interception du Panavia Tornado |
| ADVCAP |
Advanced Capability |
| ADW |
Area Denial Weapon |
| AE |
[USA] USN: Ammunition ship. |
| AEAF |
[Allied] Allied Expeditionary Air Force, la force de support aérien de l'opération "Overlord". |
| AEB |
[USA] Area Exploration Battalion |
| AEB |
Airline
Engineering Bulletin |
| AEC |
Automatic Engine Control |
| AECMA |
Association
Europeenne des Constructeurs de Materiel Aeronautique |
| AEEC |
Airlines
Electronic Engineering Committee |
| AEF |
[UK] Air Experience Flight |
| AEFS |
[USA] USN: Fleet replenishment ship |
| AEGIS |
[USA] AEW / Ground Environment Integration System. Système anti-missiles et anti-avions installé sur de nombreux navires de l'USN. |
| AEO |
[UK] Air Electronics Officer |
| Aerial |
[UK] Evacuation de troupes de la Baie de Biscay, Juin 1940. |
| AERO |
Aviation
Routine Weather Report |
| Aeronautica Militare Italiana |
[Italy] Force Aérienne Italienne |
| AETC |
[UK] Air Education & Training Command |
| AEU |
Airborne Electronics Unit |
| AEVC |
Avionics
Equipment Ventilation Computer |
| AEW |
Airborne Early Warning |
| AEW&C |
Airborne Early Warning & Control |
| AEX |
Access
Authorized |
| AETC |
[USA] Air Education & Training Command |
| AF |
Air Force |
| AF |
[USA] USN: Stores Ship |
| AF |
All Freighter |
| AF |
Audio Frequency |
| AF |
DME Arc to Fixed Waypoint |
| AFAC |
Airborne FAC |
| AFB |
[USA] Air Force Base |
| AFB |
Antifriction
Bearing |
| AFBMD |
[USA] Air Force Ballistic Missile Division. |
| AFC |
Automatic
Frequency Control |
| AFCAS |
Automatic Flight Control Augmentation System |
| AFCC |
[USA] Air Force Communications Command |
| AFCS |
Automatic
Flight Control System |
| AFCENT |
[NATO] Allied Force, Central Europe |
| AFCS |
Automatic Flight Control System |
| AFDS |
Automatic Flight Director System |
| AFECU |
Automatic
Fire Extinguishing Control Unit |
| AFEE |
[UK] Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment, at Beaulieu, Hampshire, UK. Fermé in 1950. |
| AFFTC |
[USA] Air Force Flight Test Center |
| AFGS |
Automatic Flight Guidance System |
| AFLC |
[USA] Air Force Logistics Command |
| AFMC |
[USA] Air Force Materiel Command |
| AFMS |
Automatic Flight Management System |
| AFP |
[Germany] Armeeflugpark. Unité de 12 avions assignés à une armée de la première guerre mondiale. |
| AFPLA |
[China] Air Force of the People's Liberation Army |
| AFR |
Airframe |
| AFRES |
[USA] Air Force Reserve |
| AFS |
[USA] USN: Fleet Stores Ship |
| AFS |
Automatic Flight System |
| AFS |
Automatic
Flight System |
| AFSC |
[USA] Air Force Systems Command |
| AFSOC |
[USA] Air Force Special Operations Command |
| AFSPACECOM |
[USA] Air Force Space Command |
| AFSS |
[USA] Air Force Security Service |
| AFT |
[UK] Advanced Flying Training |
| AFTI |
[USA] Advanced Fighter Technology Integration |
| AFTN |
Aeronautical
Fixed Telecommunication Network |
| AFU |
Artificial
Feel Unit |
| AFWL |
[USA] Air Force Weapons Laboratory |
| AG |
Air Gunner |
| AG |
[USA] Airlift Group |
| A/G |
Air/Ground |
| AGARD |
[NATO] Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development |
| AGB |
Accessory
Gearbox |
| AGC |
Automatic
Ground Equipment |
| AGDS |
[USA] USN: Launch Area Support Ship |
| AGE |
Aircraft Ground Equipment |
| AGF |
[USA] USN: Command Ship |
| AGG |
Airbus
General Guide |
| AGL |
Above Ground Level |
| AGM |
[USA] USN: Missile Range Instrumentation Ship |
| AGM |
[USA] Air-to-Ground Missile |
| AGMT |
Augment |
| AGOR |
[USA] USN: Navire de recherche océanique |
| AGOS |
[USA] USN: Navire de surveillance océanique |
| AGS |
[USA] USN: Navire de surveillance |
| AGSS |
[USA] USN: Recherche auxiliaire / Sous-marin expérimantal conventionnel |
| AGT |
[USA] Advanced Gun Technology. |
| AGTR |
[USA] USN: Auxiliary Technical Reconnaissance Ship |
| AGV |
[France] Avion a Grande Vitesse. Un projet d'avion de transport civil à Mach 5, qui pourrait entrer en service en 2015 |
| AGW |
Actual
Gross Weight |
| AH |
[USA] USN: Hospital Ship |
| AH |
Ampere
Hour |
| AHAMS |
[USA] Advanced Heavy Anti-tank Missile System |
| AHB |
[UK] Air Historical Branch of the MoD. |
| AHC |
Aircraft Handling Characteristics |
| AHIP |
[USA] Armed Helicopter Improvement Program. Programme de modification des hélicos OH-58 Kiowa de l'US Army, lancé en 1981 |
| AHRS |
Altitude and Heading Reference System |
| AHRU |
Attitude
and Heading Reference Unit |
| AI |
Anti-Icing |
| AI |
Air Interdiction |
| AIAA |
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| AIAAM |
[USA] Advanced Intercept Air-to-Air Missile, une proposition de remplacement du AIM-54 Phoenix. |
| AIB |
Airbus
Industrie |
| AIC |
Access
Illustration Cards |
| AID |
Aircraft
Installation Delay |
| AID |
[UK] Aeronautical Inspection Directorate |
| AIDC |
[Taiwan] Aero Industry Development Centre |
| AIDS |
[USA] Advanced Integrated Display System |
| AIDS |
Aircraft
Integrated Data System |
| AIG |
Accident
Investigation |
| AIL |
Aileron |
| AIM |
Aircraft
Integrated Maintenance |
| AIM |
[USA] Air-to-air missile |
| AIMD |
[USA] Avionic Integrated Maintenance Department |
| AIM-FANS |
Airbus
Interoperable Modular-Future Air Navigation System |
| AIMS |
Airbus
Inventory Management System |
| AIMS |
[UK] Advanced Integrated Magnetic Anomaly (detection system). |
| AIP |
[USA] ASUW Improvement Program, pour le P-3 Orion. |
| AIP |
Aeronautical
Information Publication |
| AIP |
Attendant
Indication Panel |
| AIQI |
Airbus
Industrie Quality Instruction |
| AIR |
Aircraft
Inspection Report |
| AIR |
[USA] Air-to-air rocket |
| AIR |
Air Inflatable Retarder (descellerateur de bombes) |
| AIR |
Air Intercept Radar |
| AIRCOND |
Air Conditioning |
| AIROPS |
Air Operations |
| AIRP |
[USA] Airborne Instrumentation Research Programme. Projet NASA. |
| AIS |
Aeronautical
Information Service |
| AIS |
Audio
Integrated System |
| AISI |
American
Iron and Steel Institute |
| AIWS |
[USA] Advanced Interdiction Weapon System |
| AK |
[USA] USN: General Cargo Ship |
| AKA |
[USA] USN: Attack Cargo Ship |
| AKG |
[Germany] Aufklarungsgeschwader : escadre de reconnaissance |
| AKN |
[Germany] AbwehrKommando Nord : Unité de défense nord. Une unité de la première guerre mondiale, principalement équippée de Fokker E. |
| AKR |
[USA] USN: Vehicle Cargo Ship |
| AKV |
[USA] Aircraft Ferry. Often old carriers. |
| Alamo |
[NATO] Missile air-air AA-10 soviétique (R-27) |
| Alarik |
[Germany] Plan pour une occupation militaire de l'italie par les troupes allemandes |
| ALARM |
[UK] Air-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile |
| ALAT |
[France] Aviation Legere de l'Armee de Terre |
| ALBM |
Air-Launched Ballistic Missile |
| ALCAM |
Air-Launched Conventional Attack Missile |
| ALCC |
[USA] Air Launch Control Center |
| ALCM |
[USA] Air-Launched Cruise Missile, le missile de croisière AGM-86 lancé par les B-52 et B-1. |
| ALCS |
[USA] Augmented Longitudinal Control System |
| ALERFA |
Alert
Phase |
| ALF |
Aft Looking
Forward |
| ALF |
[USA] Airlift Flight |
| Alf |
[USA] Nom de code du Kawanishi E7K |
| ALFSEA |
[Allied] Allied Land Forces South-East Asia, commandement central de ces forces, créé en Novembre 1944. |
| ALG |
[UK] Advanced Landing Ground |
| ALH |
Active Laser Homing |
| ALH |
Advanced Light Helicopter |
| ALHP |
Airframe
Life-History Program |
| ALIC |
Aircraft Launcher Interface Computer |
| ALIGN |
Alignment |
| Alkali |
[NATO] Missile soviétique air-air AA-1 (Tomashevitch K-5) |
| ALL |
[USA] Airborne Laser Laboratory |
| ALLNAV |
[USA] All Navy, message à tous le personnel USN. |
| Alloy Express |
[UK] Exercice au large des côtes norvégiennes en 1982. |
| ALO |
Air Liaison Officer |
| ALOC |
[USA] Airborne visual Laser Optical Communication |
| ALOT |
[UK] Air Liaison Officer's Team |
| ALOTS |
[USA] Advanced Light Optical Tracking System |
| ALPA |
[USA] Air Line Pilots Association |
| ALPHA |
Angle-of-Attack |
| Alpha Check |
Request for heading and distance to a specified point. |
| ALPHANUM |
Alphanumerical |
| Alpha Scramble |
Operational Alert mission. |
| Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Malakiya Alurduniya |
[Jordanie] Armée de l'air de Jordanie |
| Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Malakiya Marakishaya |
[Maroc] Armée de l'Air Marocaine |
| Al Quwwat al Jawwiya as Saudiya |
[Saudi-Arabia] Armée de l'air royale d'Arabie Saoudite. |
| Al Quwwat al Jawwiya bij Libiyya |
[Libya] Armée de l'Air lybienne. |
| Al Quwwat al Jawwiya il Misriya |
[Egypt] Armée de l'Air Egyptienne |
| ALRAD |
Airborne Laser Rangefinder And Designator |
| ALS |
[USA] Airlift Squadron |
| ALS |
Approach
Light System |
| ALT |
Altitude |
| ALT ACQ |
Altitude
Acquire |
| ALT TO |
Alternate
To |
| ALTM |
Altimeter |
| ALTN |
Alternate,
Alternative |
| ALTU |
Annunciator |
| ALU |
Arithmetic
and Logic Unit |
| ALUSNA |
[USA] Attaché Naval américain |
| Al Yamamah |
[Saudi-Arabia] Accord de coopération militaire entre l'Arabie Saoudite et la Grande-Bretagne |
| ALYCAT |
[UK] Aeromechanical Lynx Control Agility Testbed. |
| AM |
Amplitude
Modulation |
| AMB |
Ambient |
| AMC |
Acceptable
Means of Compliance |
| AMC |
[USA] Air Materiel Command |
| AMC |
[USA] Air Mobility Command. Créé en 1992, combinant les rôles de transport des MAC, TAC et SAC. |
| AMCM |
[USA] Airborne Mine CounterMeasure. |
| AMDP |
Aircraft Maintenance Delayed for Parts |
| AMDS |
[UK] Automatic Manoeuvre Device System, pour le Tornado ADV. |
| AME |
[UK] Aviation Medical Examiner |
| AMF |
[USA] Automatic Maneuvring Flaps. |
| AMF |
[NATO] ACE Mobile Force |
| AMG |
[UK] Air Maintenance Group, RNAS Yeovilton. |
| AMG |
[UK] Air Movements Group (Royal Navy) |
| AMGOT |
[Allied] Allied Military Government Occupied Territories |
| AMI |
[Italy] Aeronautica Militare Italiana : Armée de l'air italienne |
| AMM |
Aircraft
Maintenance Manual |
| AMM |
Ammeter |
| AMP |
Amperage |
| AMP |
Ampere |
| AMPL |
Amplifier |
| Amos |
[NATO] Missile air-air soviétique AA-9 (Vympel K-33, R-33) |
| AMPSA |
[USA] Advanced Manned Precision Strategic Aircraft. Requirement, 1965. |
| AMRAAM |
[USA] Advanced Medium Range AAM (AIM-120) |
| AMRARM |
[USA] Advanced Medium-Range Anti-Radiation Missile. |
| AMS |
Aeronautical
Material Specifications |
| AMS |
Aerospace
Material Specification |
| AMS |
Aircraft
Modification Status |
| AMS |
[USA] Air Maintenance Squadron |
| AMSA |
[USA] Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft. Requirement, 1965. |
| AMSAR |
[UK/France] Airborne Multi-Role Solid-state Active-array Radar. Developpement commencé en 1993, avecune introduction au service actif prévue pour 2005. |
| AMSL |
Above Mean Sea Level |
| AMST |
[USA] Advanced Medium STOL Transport. Compétition pour laquelle les Boeing YC-14 et McDonnell Douglas YC-15 furent construits. |
| AMTI |
Airborne Moving Target Indicator |
| AMTOSS |
Aircraft
Maintenance Task Oriented Support System |
| AMU |
Audio
Management Unit |
| Amuck |
[UK] Lanceur de charges de fond, utilisé par les navires de surface pendant la seconde guerre mondiale |
| AMW |
[USA] Air Mobility Wing |
| AN |
Air Navigation |
| Anab |
[NATO] Missile soviétique air-air AA-3 (Bisnovat K-8, R-8, R-98) |
| Anakim |
[Allied] Plan de libération de la Birmanie. Abandonné en 1942. |
| AN/APS |
[USA] Army-Navy / Airborne Pulse Search equipment |
| ANCE |
Announce |
| AND |
Aircraft
Nose Down |
| ANFE |
Aircraft Not Fully Equipped |
| ANG |
[USA] Air National Guard |
| ANG |
[France] Atlantique Nouvelle Generation |
| ANGB |
[USA] Air National Guard Base |
| Angels |
Altitude in thousands of feet. |
| ANGLICO |
Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company |
| ANGOSTA |
[USA] Air National Guard Operational Support Transport Aircraft |
| ANI |
Analog
Input |
| ANLG |
Analogic |
| ANN |
Annunciator |
| Ann |
[USA] Nom de code du bombardier léger japonais Mitsubishi Ki.30 |
| ANN LT |
Annunciator
Light |
| ANNCE |
Announce |
| ANNCMT |
Announcement |
| ANO |
Analog
Output |
| ANO |
Air Navigation Order |
| Anorak Express |
[UK] Exercice. Déploiement de Harriers en Norvège septentrionale en 1982. |
| ANP |
[USA] Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion : une tentative de construction d'un avion à propulsion nucléaire, dans un premier temps un bombardier stratégique. |
| ANPT |
Aeronautical
National Taper Pipe Threads |
| ANS |
Airborne, ou: Automatic Navigation System |
| ANSI |
American
National Standards Institute |
| ANT |
Antenna |
| ANT |
[France] Armement Nucleaire Tactique |
| ANU |
Aircraft
Nose Up |
| Anvil |
[Allied] Invasion alliée du sud de la France, renommée "Dragoon". |
| ANVIS |
[USA] Aviator's Night Vision Imaging System |
| ANZAC |
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps |
| ANZUK |
Australia, New Zealand and UK. Military alliance. |
| AO |
[USA] USN: Oiler ship. |
| AO |
Access
Opening |
| AOA |
Angle of attack |
| AOAS |
Angle
of Attack Sensor |
| AOB |
Air Order of Battle |
| AOC |
Aviation Officer Cadet |
| AOC |
[UK] Air Officer Commanding |
| AOC |
Airline
Operationnal Control |
| AOCP |
Aircraft Out-of-Commission for Parts |
| AOE |
[USA] USN: Fast Combat Support Ship |
| AOG |
[USA] USN: Gasoline Carrier / Tanker |
| AOG |
Aircraft On Ground |
| AOHX |
Air/Oil
Heat Exchanger |
| AOM |
Aircraft
Operating Manual |
| AON |
[USSR] Special Purpose Air Arm, force stratégique créée en 1936. |
| AOP |
Airborne Observation Post |
| AOR |
[USA] USN: Replenishment Oiler |
| AOT |
[USA] USN: Transport Oiler / Tanker |
| AP |
Armour Piercing |
| AP |
[USA] USN: Troop Ship, non-landing. |
| AP |
Airborne
Printer |
| AP |
Autopilot |
| AP/FD |
Autopilot
/ Flight Director |
| APA |
[USA] USN: Attack transport ship |
| APACHE |
[France] Arme Propulsée à Charge Ejectable |
| APAM |
[USA] Anti-Personnel and Anti-Materiel |
| APAS |
[Latvia] Aviacijas un Pretgaisa Aizsardzibas Speki : Armée de l'Air de Lettonie |
| APASHE |
Aircraft
Publication Automated Shipping Expedite |
| APC |
Area
Positive Control |
| APC |
Armament Practive Camp |
| APC |
Armoured Personnel Carrier |
| APD |
[USA] USN: Fast Destroyer Transport |
| Apex |
[NATO] Missile Air-air soviétique AA-7 (Vympel K-23, R-23) |
| APFSDS |
Armour Piercing, Fin-Stabilised, Discarding Sabot anti-tank projectile. |
| APFSDS-DU |
Armor Penetrating, Fin-Stabilised, Discarding Sabot - Depleted Uranium. |
| Aphid |
[NATO] Missile air-air soviétique AA-8 (Bisnovat R-60) |
| APHIDS |
Advanced Panoramic Helmet Interface Designator System |
| Aphrodite |
[USA] Utilisation de B-17 télécommandés bourrés d'explosifs comme bombes volantes contre des sites de lancement de V-2 en août 1944. |
| API |
Armour Piercing Incendiary |
| APL |
[USA] USN: Auxiliary Personnel Lighter |
| APLC |
Aircraft
Power Line Conditionner |
| APM |
Aircraft
Performance Monitoring Program |
| APM |
Airport
Planning Manual |
| APM |
ARINC
Processing Module |
| APP |
Appearance |
| APP |
Approach
Control - Approach Control Office |
| APPR |
Approach |
| APPROX |
Approximately |
| APPU |
Asymmetry
Position Pick Off Unit |
| APR |
Automatic Power Reserve |
| APS |
[USA] USN: Transport Submarine |
| APS |
Aircraft Prepared for Service |
| APS |
Aircraft
Prepared for Service |
| APS |
Auxiliary
Power Supply |
| APSI |
[USA] Aircraft Propulsion System Integration |
| APSS |
[USA] USN: Vehicle Transport Submarine |
| APU |
Auxiliary Power Unit |
| APU AFE |
APU Automatic
Fire Extinguishing Control Unit |
| APVO |
[USSR] Aviatsiya Protivovozdushnoy Oborony : Aviation de défense |
| AR |
[USA] Training Ship |
| AR |
AS Required |
| AR |
[USA] USN: Repair Ship |
| ARB |
[USA] USN: Repair Ship, battle damage |
| ARBS |
Angle Rate Bombing System, Hughes AN/ASB-19(V) |
| ARC |
[USA] USN: Cable Repair/Laying Ship |
| Archer |
[NATO] Missile air-air soviétique AA-11 (Molniya, R-73) |
| Archimedes |
[Germany] Systeme de guidage acoustique pour les missiles durant la seconde guerre mondiale. |
| Arclight |
[USA] Déploiement de B-52 à Guam en support pour les forces américaines au Vietnam. |
| ARCP |
Air Refuelling Control Point |
| ARCT |
Air Refuelling Control Time |
| ARD |
[USA] USN: Floating Dry Dock |
| ARE |
[UK] Admiralty Research Establishment |
| AREFG |
[USA] Air Refuelling Group |
| AREFS |
[USA] Air Refuelling Squadron |
| AREFW |
[USA] Air Refuelling Wing |
| ARG |
[USA] Air Refuelling Group |
| ARG |
[Canada] Air Reserve Group |
| ARG |
[USA] USN: Repair Ship, landing craft |
| ARG |
Amphibious Ready Group |
| ARG |
Arresting
Gear or Hook |
| Argument |
[Allied] Offensive de la 8ème AF pour éliminer la Luftwaffe, commençant en 1944. |
| Argus |
[USA] NC-135A project. |
| ARH |
Active Radar Homing |
| ARH |
[USA] USN: Repair ship, hull repairs |
| ARI |
[USA] Aviation Restructure Initiative. Réorganisation des unités d'hélicopteres de l'US Army, en créant des bataillons de 72 AH-64 Apache chacun. |
| ARIA |
Apollo Range Instrumentation Aircraft, plus tard Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft, un EC-135 / EC-18. |
| ARINC |
Aeronautical
Radio Incorporated |
| ARIP |
Air Refuelling Initial Point |
| ARL |
[USA] Landing Craft Repair Ship |
| ARM |
Anti-Radiation Missile |
| ARM |
Aircraft
Recovery Manual |
| ARMADAS |
[UK] Anti-Radar Missile Airborne Data Analysis System. |
| Armeiskaya Aviatsiya |
[USSR] Aviation militaire |
| ARMG |
Arming |
| ARMO |
Armed |
| ARMT |
Armament |
| ARND |
Around |
| ARNG |
[USA] Army National Guard |
| ARO |
After
Receipt Order |
| ARP |
Aerodrome
Reference Point - Airport Reference Point |
| ARP |
Aeronautical
Recommended Practice |
| ARP |
[UK] Air Raid Precautions. 1940, plus tard nommé 'Civil Defence'. |
| ARP |
[USA] Aero Rifle Platoon; fantassins transportés par hélicos |
| ARPA |
[USA] Advanced Projects Research Agency |
| ARPS |
[USA] Advanced Radar Processing System, pour le E-2C Hawkeye. |
| ARPV |
[USA] Advanced Remotely Piloted Vehicle. |
| ARPT |
Airport |
| ARR |
Arrival,
Arriving |
| ARR |
[USA] Air Refueling Receiver. Receptacle pour le boom des ravitailleurs de l'USAF |
| ARR |
[Rumania] Aeronautica Regala Romana - Armée de l'Air Royale de Roumanie. |
| ARRS |
[USA] Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service. |
| ARRS |
[USA] Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron |
| ARS |
[USA] Air Rescue Squadron |
| ARS |
[USA] USN: Salvage Vessel / Ship |
| ART |
Active
Repair Time |
| ARTB |
[USA] Advanced Radar Test Bed. Un Lockheed NC-141. |
| ARTCC |
Air Route
Traffic Control Centre |
| ARTCLD |
Articulated |
| ARTF |
Artificial |
| ARTI |
[USA] Advanced Rotorcraft Technology Integration |
| Article 341 |
[USA] Nom utilisé par la CIA pour le Lockheed U-2. |
| ARTW |
[USA] Aerospace Reconaissance Technical Wing. |
| ARV |
[USA] USN: Aviation Repair Vessel |
| ARW |
[USA] Air Refuelling Wing |
| AS |
Anti-Submarine |
| AS |
[USA] USN: Submarine Tender |
| AS |
Airscoop |
| ASA |
All Speed
Aileron |
| ASA |
[USA] Army Security Service |
| ASALM |
[USA] Advanced Strategic Air-Launched Missile, un missile Mach 4 annulé en 1980. |
| ASAP |
As soon
as possible |
| ASARS |
[USA] Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System |
| ASAT |
[USA] Anti-SATtelite missile, lancé par un F-15 à haute altitude. |
| ASCC |
Air Standards Co-ordinating Committee. Responsible for the allocation |
of codenames to aircraft of the potential enemy. |
| ASCII |
American
Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ASD |
[USA] Aeronautical Systems Division |
| ASD |
Accelerate
Stop Distance |
| ASDC |
Airline
Service Data Collection |
| ASDIC |
[UK] Allied Submarine Detection Investigation Committee. 1917 |
| ASE |
Airborne
Support Equipment |
| ASF |
Amperes
per Square Foot |
| ASF |
[UK] Advanced Striking Force. Unités RAF envoyées en France en 1939. |
| Ash |
[NATO] Missile Air-air soviétique AA-5 (Bisnovat K-80, R-4) |
| AShM |
Anti-Shipping Missile |
| Ashtray |
[USA] Modification de nombreux F-86A Sabre en RF-86A de reco, pour être utilisés en Corée - 1951. |
| ASI |
Air Speed Indicator |
| ASI |
Airspeed
Indicator |
| ASIC |
Application
Specific Integrated Circuits |
| ASIP |
[USA] Aircraft Structural Integrity Program |
| ASM |
Air-to-Surface Missile |
| ASM |
Aircraft
Schematics Manual |
| ASM |
American
Society for Metals |
| ASMD |
[USA] Anti-Ship Missile Defense |
| ASMP |
[France] Air-Sol Moyenne Portee (missile nucléaire). |
| ASMS |
[USA] Advanced Surface Missile Sytem. Devint Aegis. |
| ASOC |
Air Support Operations Center |
| ASN |
Aerospatiale
Norme (Standard) |
| ASP |
[Allied] Air Spotting Pool |
| ASP |
Audio
Selector Panel |
| ASPJ |
Airborne Self-Protection Jammer |
| ARS |
[USA] USN: Submarine Rescue Ship |
| ASR |
[UK] Air Sea Rescue |
| ASR |
[UK] Air Staff Requirement |
| ASR |
Airport
Surveillance Radar |
| ASRAAM |
[USA] Advanced Short Range AAM, a Sidewinder replacement. |
| ASROC |
[USA] Anti Submarine Rocket |
| ASSET |
[USA] Aerothermodynamic/Elastic Structural Systems Environmental Tests. |
| ASSP |
[USA] USN: Auxiliary Transport Submarine |
| ASSY |
Assembly |
| AST |
[UK] Air Staff Target, an operational requirement. |
| ASTAR |
Airborne Search Target Attack Radar |
| ASTEI |
[USA] Air-Surface Technology Evaluation & Integration programme. |
| ASTOR |
Airborne Stand-Off Radar |
| ASTOVL |
[USA] Advanced STOVL |
| ASTRA |
[UK] Advanced System Training Aircraft. Un Hawk Mk.1 modifié |
| Asura |
[France] Statoréacteur Air-Surface avec Guidage Automatique. Développement du ASMP. |
| ASUW |
Anti-Surface Unit Warfare |
| ASV |
Anti-Surface Vessel (radar) |
| ASW |
Anti-Submarine Warfare |
| ASYM |
Asymmetric(al) |
| AT |
[USA] USN: Tug (ship) |
| AT |
Autothrottle |
| AT |
Autothrust |
| ATA |
Air Transport
Association of America |
| ATA |
[USA] USN: Auxiliary Tug (ship) |
| ATA |
[USA] Air Transport Association |
| ATA |
[USA] Advanced Tactical Aircraft |
| ATA |
Actual Time of Arrival |
| ATAF |
[NATO] Allied Tactical Air Force |
| ATAFCS |
Airborne Target Acquisition and Fire Control System |
| ATAM |
Airbus
Take-off Analysis Module |
| ATAP |
Anti-Tank, Anti-Personnel |
| ATARS |
[USA] Advanced Tactical Air Reconaissance System |
| ATB |
[USA] Advanced Technology Bomber. Programme de développement du Northrop B-2. |
| ATB |
ATA 100
Breakdown |
| ATC |
Air Traffic
Control |
| ATC |
[USA] Air Training Command |
| ATC |
Air Traffic Control |
| ATC |
[UK] Air Training Corps |
| ATCA |
Air Traffic
Control Board |
| ATCC |
Air Traffic Control Centre |
| ATCDB |
Aircraft
Technical Characteristics Data Base |
| ATCH |
Attach(ment) |
| ATCI |
Air Traffic
Control and Information |
| ATCK |
Attack |
| ATCRB |
Air Traffic
Control Radar Beacon |
| ATCSS |
Air Traffic
Control Data Link Signalling System |
| ATD |
Aircraft
Technical Definition |
| ATD |
Actual Time of Departure |
| ATD |
[USA] Advanced Technology Demonstrator (USN) |
| ATD/C |
[USA] Assisted Target Detection/Classification |
| ATDS |
[USA] Airborne Tactical Data System, systeme d'analyse de données intallé sur le E-2C Hawkeye |
| ATE |
[USA] Advanced Technology Engine |
| ATE |
Automatic Test Equipment |
| ATE |
Automatic
Test Equipment |
| ATEC |
Automatic
Test Equipment Complex |
| ATEGG |
[USA] Advanced Technology Engine Gas Generator |
| ATF |
[UK] Air Transport Force |
| ATF |
[USA] USN: Oceangoing Fleet Tug |
| ATF |
[USA] Advanced Technology Fighter. Programme F-22 et F-23 (YF-22 et YF-23) dont le F-22 sorti vainqueur. |
| ATG |
[Canada] Air Transport Group |
| ATGM |
Anti-Tank Guided Missile |
| ATGW |
Anti-Tank Guided Weapon |
| ATHS |
[USA] Automatic Target Handover System |
| ATI |
Air Transport
Indicator |
| ATIMS |
Air Traffic
and Information Management System |
| ATIRCM |
Advanced Threat Infra-Red CounterMeasures |
| ATIS |
Aerodrome Terminal Information Service |
| ATLANTIC |
Airborne Targeting Low Altitude Navigation Thermal Imaging and Cueing. |
| ATLAS |
Abbreviated
Test Language for All Systems |
| ATLAS |
Abbreviated
Test Language for Avionics Systems |
| ATLIS |
[France] Automatic Tracking Laser Illumination System. Pod qui combine l'acquisition TV de la cible et la désignation laser, produit par Martin Marietta et Thomson-CSF. |
| ATM |
Anti-Tank Missile |
| ATM |
[USA] AGM Training Missile |
| ATM |
Air Traffic
Management |
| ATM |
Aircraft
Transportability Manual |
| ATM |
Available
Ton-Mile |
| ATMS |
Advanced
Text Management System |
| ATN |
Aeronautical
Telecommunications Network |
| ATO |
Air Tasking Order |
| ATO |
Assisted Take-Off |
| ATO |
[USA] USN: Old Tug (ship) |
| ATOC |
[NATO] Allied Tactical Operations Center |
| Atoll |
[NATO] Missile air-air soviétique AA-2 (Vympel K-13, R-3) |
| ATP |
Advanced Turbo-Prop (BAe) |
| ATPL |
Airline Pilot's Transport Licence |
| ATR |
[USA] USN: Rescue Tug (ship) |
| ATR |
Air Transport Racking (standard electronics racks) |
| ATR |
Avions de Transport Regional --- Regional transport aircraft. A |
series of commuterliners built by French/Italian manufacturers. |
| ATR |
Austin
Trumbull Radio |
| ATRCCS |
Automatic
Turbine Rotor Clearance Control System |
| ATRS |
[USA] Areial Training Squadron |
| ATS |
[USA] Airmanship Training Squadron |
| ATS |
[USA] USN: Salvage & Rescue Ship |
| ATS |
Air Traffic Service |
| ATS |
Air Traffic
Service |
| ATS |
Airbus
Technical Specifications |
| ATS |
Autothrottle
System |
| ATS |
Autothrust
System |
| ATSU |
Air Traffic
Service Unit |
| ATT |
Attitude |
| ATT |
Attitude
Reference |
| ATT |
[USA] Advanced Theater Transport |
| ATTEN |
Attenuation |
| ATTND |
Attendant |
| ATZ |
Aerodrome
Traffic Zone |
| AUD |
Audio |
| AUDSWTGSYS |
Audio
Switching System |
| AUDSWTGUNIT |
Audio
Switching Unit |
| AUM |
[USA] Air-to-underwater missile |
| AUP |
[Autralia] Avionics Upgrade Programme for the F-111C. |
| AURORA |
Automatic Recovery Of Remotely-piloted Aircraft |
| Aurora Express |
[NATO] Exercice pour les forces européennes avec déploiement en Turquie. |
| AUTEC |
Atlantic Undersea Test and Evalutaion Center. |
| AUTH |
Authorize |
| AUTO |
Automatic |
| AUTOCAL |
Autocalibration |
| AUTOLAND |
Automatic
Landing |
| AUX |
Auxiliary |
| AUW |
All-Up Weight |
| AV |
[USA] Aircraft (seaplane) Tender |
| AVAIL |
Available |
| Avalanche |
[Allied] Atterrissage à Salerno Bay, en Italy, en 1943. |
| AVCRAD |
[USA] Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot |
| AVEN |
[USA] Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle |
| AVG |
[USA/China] American Volunteer Group, l'unité des Tigres Volants de Chennault. |
| AVG |
[USA] Aicraft Escort Vessel, renommé ACV. |
| AVG |
Average |
| AVGAS |
Aviation Gasoline |
| Aviadesantnoj Brigada |
[USSR] Airborne Brigade. |
| Aviamatka |
[USSR] Avion mère, pour les avions en dépendant. |
| Aviation Légère / Licht Vliegwezen |
[Belgium] Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre |
| AVIM |
[USA] Aviation Intermediate Maintenance facility. |
| AVIONICS |
Aviation
Electronics |
| AV-MF |
[USSR] Aviatsiya Voenno-Morsko Flota (Aéronavale) |
| AVNCS |
Avionics |
| AVP |
[USA] Small Seaplane Tender |
| AVRE |
[UK] Armoured Vehicle, Royal Engineers |
| AVRS |
Audio/Video
Recording System |
| AVS |
[USA] USN: Aviation Supply Ship |
| AVT |
[USA] USN: Auxiliary Aircraft Transport. Inclus des navires de classe Essex, Saipan et Independance. |
| AVTR |
[USA] Airborne Video Tape Recorder |
| AW |
[USA] Airlift Wing |
| AWACS |
[USA] Airborne Warning And Control System, le Boeing E-3 Sentry. |
| AWACTS |
[USA] Airborne Warning And Control Training Squadron. |
| AWAY |
[France] Systeme d'extraction par fusée du pilote, fait par Hurel-Dubois. |
| AWB |
Air Waybill |
| AWCLS |
All-Weather Carrier Landing System |
| AWCW |
[USA] Airborne Warning Composite Wing |
| AW&CS |
[USA] Airborne Warning & Control Squadron |
| AW&CW |
[USA] Airborne Warning & Control Wing |
| AWE |
[UK] Atomic Weapons Establishment |
| AWG |
American
Wire Gage |
| AWG |
Audible
Warning Generator |
| AWL |
Aircraft
Wiring List |
| Awl |
[NATO] Missile air-air soviétique AA-4 (Mikoyan K-9) |
| AWLS |
All Weather
Landing System |
| AWM |
Aircraft
Wiring Manual |
| AWOL |
[USA] Absent Without Leave. |
| AWPGM |
Adverse Weather Precision Guided Minution |
| AWS |
[UK] Automatic Wing Sweep. For the Tornado ADV. |
| AWS |
American
Weiding Society |
| AWY |
Airway |
| AX |
Access
Authorized |
| AX |
Longitudinal Acceleration |
| Axiom |
[Allied] Plan d'attaque de la Malaisie, Sumatra et Hong Kong. Refusés. |
| AY |
Lateral Acceleration |
| AZ |
Azimuth |
| AZ |
Vertical Acceleration |
| AZFW |
Actual
Zero Fuel Weight |
| Azon |
[USA] voir VB. |