Appendix C
Acronyms
AFRL
Air Force Research Laboratory
CTA
core technology area
DOD
U.S. Department of Defense
ITA
integrating technology area
ManTech
Manufacturing Technology Program
MEMS
microelectromechanical system
ML
Materials Laboratory (at AFRL)
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NIST
National Institutes of Standards and Technologies
NMAB
National Materials Advisory Board
PES
polyether sulfone
PETI
phenylethynyl terminated imide
R&D
research and development
S&T
science and technology
UAV
uninhabited air vehicle