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. |