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Acronyms and Abbreviations
A/D
analog-to-digital
AFRL
Air Force Research Laboratory
ASN(RDA)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition
AWS
abrupt wing stall
C4I
command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence
CFD
computational fluid dynamics
CNAF
Commander of Naval Air Forces
CNR
Chief of Naval Research
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DASN
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy
DDR&E
Deputy Director of Research and Engineering
D&I
Discovery and Invention
DOD
Department of Defense
E&D
Exploitation and Deployment
FNC
Future Naval Capability
FY
fiscal year
FYDP
Future Years Defense Plan
GPS
Global Positioning System
HPM
high-power microwave
HQMC
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
HSI
human systems integration
IHPTET
Integrated High-Performance Turbine Engine Technology program
IMDS
information management and display system
INP
Innovative Naval Prototype
IP
Internet Protocol
IPDT
integrated product development team
IPPD
Integrated Product and Process Development
IR
infrared
JACG
Joint Aeronautical Commanders Group
J-UCAS
Joint Unmanned Combat Air System
LADAR
laser detection and ranging
LO
low observable
MEMS
microelectromechanical system
MMW
millimeter wave
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAVAIR
Naval Air Systems Command
NCDP
Naval Capabilities Development Process
NRC
National Research Council
NRL
Naval Research Laboratory
NSB
Naval Studies Board
NWDC
Navy Warfare Development Command
ONR
Office of Naval Research
OPNAV
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
OSD
Office of the Secretary of Defense
PEO
program executive officer
PPBES
Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System
R&D
research and development
RD&A
research, development, and analysis
RDT&E
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
RF
radio frequency
S&T
science and technology
STOM
Ship-to-Objective Maneuver
STOVL
short takeoff and vertical landing
UAV
unmanned aerial vehicle
UCAV
unmanned combat air vehicle
UCAV-N
Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle-Navy
USAF
U.S. Air Force
USMC
U.S. Marine Corps
USN
U.S. Navy
VAATE
Versatile, Affordable, Advanced Turbine Engine program
VLO
landing gear operation speed (aviation)
VSTOL
vertical short takeoff and landing
