The list of air force acronyms and abbreviations.
All air force related acronyms and abbreviations.
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FAA: | Federal Aviation Administration(Transportation planning) |
RF: | Radio Frequency(Radio, Meterology, Energy) |
ICAO: | International Civil Aviation Organization(Air transport industry) |
OSHA: | Occupational Safety and Health Administration(Mechanical sealing) |
FY: | Fiscal Year(Financial, Taxation, US taxation) |
ATC: | Air Traffic Control(Air transport industry, Air Transport, Civil aviation) |
UHF: | Ultra High Frequency(Physics, Computer Security, Computer) |
ILS: | Instrument Landing System(Air transport industry, Air Transport) |
INS: | Inertial Navigation System(Air Force, Aviation, Army) |
IFF: | Identification Friend or Foe(World War II, Armed Forces, Royal military) |
IFR: | Instrument Flight Rules(Canadian aviation, Civil aviation, Flight) |
OEM: | Original Equipment Manufacturer(Online auction, Ebay, CORPORATE) |
ETA: | Estimated Time of Arrival(Civil aviation, Firefighting, Internet jargon) |
GFE: | Government Furnished Equipment(Business planning, Project) |
DME: | Distance Measuring Equipment(Transportation, Flight, Armed Forces) |
PPE: | Personal Protective Equipment(Construction insurance, Firefighting) |
ECM: | Electronic Counter Measures(World War II, Armed Forces, Royal military) |
AEW: | Airborne Early Warning(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force) |
DoD: | Department of Defense(Army Forces, Defence, Military law) |
PAR: | Precision Approach Radar(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force) |
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