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Vehicle engineering
Vehicle engineering, transport vehicle engineering.
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- AFSD
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Air Force Space Division
The abbreviation AFSD (Air Force Space Division) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AFSIG
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Ascent Flight System Integration Group
The abbreviation AFSIG (Ascent Flight System Integration Group) includes abbreviations AFS (Ascent Flight System) and FS (Flight System).
- AFSLV
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Air Force Space Launch Vehicle
The abbreviation AFSLV (Air Force Space Launch Vehicle) includes abbreviations AF (Air Force) and LV (Launch Vehicle).
- AFSRT
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Avionics Flight Systems Readiness Test
The abbreviation AFSRT (Avionics Flight Systems Readiness Test) includes the abbreviation FS (Flight System).
- AFSSD
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Air Force Space Systems Division
The abbreviation AFSSD (Air Force Space Systems Division) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AFSTC
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Air Force Satellite Test Center
The abbreviation AFSTC (Air Force Satellite Test Center) includes abbreviations AF (Air Force) and STC (Satellite Test Center).
- AFSTC
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Air Force Space Technology Center
The abbreviation AFSTC (Air Force Space Technology Center) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AFSTC
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Air Force Space Technology Command
The abbreviation AFSTC (Air Force Space Technology Command) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AFT
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Aerodynamic Flight Test
The abbreviation AFT (Aerodynamic Flight Test) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).
- AFT
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Atmospheric Flight Test
The abbreviation AFT (Atmospheric Flight Test) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).
- AFT
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Agence Ferroviaire de Télécommunications
- AFTA
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Aft Frame Tilt Actuator
- AFTI
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Advanced Fighter Technology Integration
- AFTS
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Aft Fuselage Thrust Structure
- AFU
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Aide au Freinage d'Urgence
- AFWAL
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Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratory
The abbreviation AFWAL (Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratory) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AFWPAL
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Air Force Wright-Patterson Aeropropulsion Laboratory
The abbreviation AFWPAL (Air Force Wright-Patterson Aeropropulsion Laboratory) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AG
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Artificial Gravity
- AGAA
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Attitude Gyro Accelerometer Assembly
- AGAP
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Attitude Gyro Accelerometer Package
- AGARD
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Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research and Development
- AGC
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Aerojet General Corporation
- AGC
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Autorail Grande Capacité
- AGC
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Apollo Guidance Computer
- AGCA
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Automatic Ground-Controlled Approach
- AGCS
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Automatic Ground Control Station
- AGCU
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Attitude Gyro Coupling Unit
- AGE
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Aerospace Ground Equipment
The abbreviation AGE (Aerospace Ground Equipment) includes the abbreviation GE (Ground Equipment).
- AGE
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Air/Ground Equipment
The abbreviation AGE (Air/Ground Equipment) includes the abbreviation GE (Ground Equipment).
- AGE
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Automatic Ground Equipment
The abbreviation AGE (Automatic Ground Equipment) includes the abbreviation GE (Ground Equipment).
- AGILE
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Astrorivelatore Gamma ad Immagini LEggero
- AGM
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Air-to-Ground Missile
- AGMC
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Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center
- AGN&C
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Autonomous Guidance, Navigation, and Control
The abbreviation AGN&C (Autonomous Guidance, Navigation, and Control) includes the abbreviation GN&C (Guidance, Navigation, and Control).
- AGOES
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Advanced Geosynchronous Observation Environment Satellite
- AGS
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Abort Guidance System
- AGS
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Antigravity Suit
- AGS
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ASPS Gimbal System
- AHCS
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Advanced Helicopter Control System
- AHI
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Artificial Horizon Indicator
- AHRS
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Attitude Heading Reference System
- AHS
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Aft Heat Shield
The abbreviation AHS (Aft Heat Shield) includes the abbreviation HS (Heat Shield).
- AHSJ
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American Helicopter Society Journal
- AI
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Airspeed Indicator
- AI
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Altimeter Indicator
- AI
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Altitude Indicator
- AIA
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Aircraft Industries Association (www.aia-aerospace.org)
- AIA
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Atelier Industriel de l'Aéronautique
- AIAA
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (https://www.aiaa.org)
- AIAAJ
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal
- AIAAM
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Advanced Intercept Air-to-Air Missile
The abbreviation AIAAM (Advanced Intercept Air-to-Air Missile) includes the abbreviation AAM (Air-to-Air Missile).
- AIAD
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Federazione Aziende Italiane per l'Aerospazio, la Difesa e la Sicurezza (www.aiad.it)
- AIASJ
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Journal
- AIC
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Aeronautical Information Circulars
- AICBM
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Anti-Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
The abbreviation AICBM (Anti-Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) includes abbreviations BM (Ballistic Missile) and ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile).
- AICCF
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Association Internationale des Congrès des Chemins de Fer
- AIDA
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Aggressive Intermediate Duct Aerodynamics for Competitive and Environmentally Friendly Jet Engines
- AIDE
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Aerospace Installation Diagnostic Equipment
- AIDE
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Adaptive Integrated Driver
- AIDS
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Airborne Integrated Data System
- AIF
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Association des Industries Ferroviaires (www.aifonline.eu)
- AIJF
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Association Internationale des Journalistes Ferroviaires
- AIL
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Avionics Integration Laboratories
- AILAS
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Automatic Instrument Landing Approach System
- AILS
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Automatic Instrument Landing System
- AIM
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Air Intercept Missile
- AIMAC
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Académie Internationale Mohammed VI d’Aviation Civile (https://aiac.ma/)
- AIN
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Austrian Institute of Navigation (www.ovn.at)
= ÖVN | Österreichischer Verein für Navigation | In German
- AIOD
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Ascent Insertion On-Orbit Deorbit
- AIP
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Aircraft Instrumented Payload
- AIP
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Avionics Integration Plan
- AIP
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Aeronautical Information Publication
- AIS
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Airlock Illumination Subassembly
- AISD
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Autonetics ICBM Systems Division
- AIT
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Autoignition Test
- AIU
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Abort Interface Unit
- AIU
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Avionics Interface Unit
- AIXM
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Aeronautical Information eXchange Model
- AKM
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Apogee Kick Motor
Apogee Kick Motors (AKM) are regularly employed on artificial satellites destined for a geostationary orbit. When the satellite reaches its orbit’s apogee position, the AKM is ignited, transforming the elliptical orbit into a circular one, while bringing the inclination to around zero degrees, thereby accomplishing the orbit insertion.
- AL
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Approach and Landing
- ALARM
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Air-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile
- ALAS
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Approach/Landing Autopilot Subsystem
- ALASAT
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Air-Launched Antisatellite
- ALBM
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Air-to-Land Ballistic Missile
The abbreviation ALBM (Air-to-Land Ballistic Missile) includes the abbreviation BM (Ballistic Missile).
- ALC
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Aft Load Controller
- ALCA
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Aft Load Controller Assembly
- ALCC
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Airborne Launch Control Center
The abbreviation ALCC (Airborne Launch Control Center) includes abbreviations CC (Control Center) and LCC (Launch Control Center).
- ALCM
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Air-Launched Cruise Missile
The abbreviation ALCM (Air-Launched Cruise Missile) includes the abbreviation CM (Cruise Missile).
- ALDP
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Advanced Launch Development Program
- ALE
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Airborne Laser Experiment
- ALERT
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Acute Launch Emergency Reliability Tip
- ALERT
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Acute Launch Emergency Restraint Tip
- ALEXIS
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Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors
- ALFA
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Air-Lubricated Free Attitude
- ALFT
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Approach and Landing Flight Test
The abbreviation ALFT (Approach and Landing Flight Test) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).
- ALOS
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Advanced Land Observing Satellite
- ALPS
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Advanced Liquid Propulsion System
- ALPS
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Approach and Landing Procedures Simulator
- ALRC
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Aerojet Liquid Rocket Company
- ALS
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Advanced Launch System
- ALS
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Airlock System
- ALS
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Alternative Landing Site
The abbreviation ALS (Alternative Landing Site) includes the abbreviation LS (Landing Site).
- ALS
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Approach/Landing System
- ALS
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Automatic Landing System
- ALSA
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Astronaut Life Support Assembly
- ALSE
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Astronaut Life Support Equipment
- ALSEMP
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ALS Engineering Management Plan
- ALSGEM
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ALS Global Evaluation Module
- ALSS
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Advanced Life Support System
The abbreviation ALSS (Advanced Life Support System) includes abbreviations LSS (Life Support System) and SS (Support System).
- ALSS
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Airlock Support System
The abbreviation ALSS (Airlock Support System) includes the abbreviation SS (Support System).
- ALSS
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Airlock Support Subsystem
- ALSSSWG
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ALS System Security Working Group
The abbreviation ALSSSWG (ALS System Security Working Group) includes the abbreviation WG (Working Group).
- ALT
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Approach and Landing Test
- ALTR
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Approach and Landing Test Requirement
- ALTS
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Avionics LRU Tracking System
- ALV
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Advanced Launch Vehicle
The abbreviation ALV (Advanced Launch Vehicle) includes the abbreviation LV (Launch Vehicle).
- ALV
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Advanced Logistics Vehicle
- ALVIB
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Algorithm Payload Vibration
- AM
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Aeromedical Monitor
- AM
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Airlock Module
- AMA
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Agenzia Milanese Mobilita' e Ambiente
- AMAL
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Aeronautical Medical Acceleration Laboratory
- AMC
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Aft Motor Controller
- AMC
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Army Missile Command
- AMC
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Allocation de Mise en Construction
- AMC
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American Motors Corporation
- AMCA
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Aft Motor Controller Assembly
- AMCC
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ADL Master Control Console
- AMD-BA
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Avions Marcel Dassault-Bréguet Aviation
- AMDS
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Advanced Missions Docking System
The abbreviation AMDS (Advanced Missions Docking System) includes the abbreviation DS (Docking System).
- AME
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Abort Maneuver Evaluator
- AMEC
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Aft Master Events Controller
- AMEU
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Alpha/Mach Indicator Electronic Unit
- AMF
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Abort Motor Facility
- AMF
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Apogee Motor Firing
The abbreviation AMF (Apogee Motor Firing) is included in the abbreviation SFTF (Static Firing Test Facility).
- AMFL
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Aeromedical Field Laboratory
- AMG
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Angle of the Middle Gimbal
- AMI
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Airspeed/Mach Indicator
- AMI
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Alpha/Mach Indicator
- AMI
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Apogee Memory Image
- AMK
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Aircraft Modification Kit
- AMLS
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Advanced Manned Launch System
- AMM
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Anti-Missile Missile
- AMO
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Aerospace Medical Operations
- AMOOS
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Advanced Maneuvering Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle
- AMPR
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Aeronautical Manufacturer’s Planning Report
- AMPR
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Aeronautical Manufacturer’s Progress Report
The abbreviation AMPR (Aeronautical Manufacturer’s Progress Report) includes the abbreviation PR (Progress Report).
- AMR
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Atlantic Missile Range
- AMRAAM
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Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile
The abbreviation AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile) includes the abbreviation AAM (Air-to-Air Missile).
- AMRIU
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Advanced Missile Remote Interface Unit
- AMRV
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Astronaut Maneuvering Vehicle
- AMS
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Aeronautical Material Specification
The abbreviation AMS (Aeronautical Material Specification) includes the abbreviation MS (Material Specification).
- AMS
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Attached Manipulator System
- AMS
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Air Missile System
- AMSC
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Advanced Military Space Flight Capability
- AMSD
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Autonetics Marine Systems Division
- AMSR
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Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
- AMU
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Astronaut Maneuvering Unit
- AMU
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Attitude Match Update
- ANARS
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Autonomous Navigation and Attitude Reference System
- ANC
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Active Nutation Control
- AND
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Air Force-Navy (Aeronautical) Design
The abbreviation AND (Air Force-Navy (Aeronautical) Design) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- ANFA
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Association Nationale pour la Formation Automobile
- ANFAVEA
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Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores
- ANRA
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Air Navigation Radio Aid
- ANRWA
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Average Number Rotary Wing Aircraft
- ANS
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Astronomical Netherlands Satellite
- AOA
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Abort Once Around
- AOA
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Airborne Optical Adjunct
- AOCS
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Attitude and Orbit Control System
- AOCS
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Attitude and Orbit Control Subsystem
- AOD
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Aircraft Operations Division
- AOES
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Advanced Orbit Ephemeris System
- AOFEE
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Advanced Orbiter Flight Evaluation Experiment
- AOL
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Area Of Launch
- AOS
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Airborne Optical System
- AOSP
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Advanced Onboard Signal Processor
The Advanced Onboard Signal Processor (AOSP) was a distributed signal processing computer meant for space applications. Its architecture was based on an arbitrary-topology network of identical processing elements specialized to perform signal processing and controlled by a distributed operating system (OS) written in a high-order language (HOL).
The abbreviation AOSP (Advanced Onboard Signal Processor) includes the abbreviation SP (Signal Processor).
- AOT
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Avionics Operating Time
- AOT
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Avionics Overall Test
- APA
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Abort Programmer Assembly
- APAC
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Associação Portuguesa dos Amigos dos Caminhos de Ferro (http://apac.cp.pt)
- APACS
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Aircraft and Personnel Automated Clearance System
- APAE
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Attached Payload Accommodations Equipment
- APC
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Adaptive Payload Carrier
- APC
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Advanced Propulsion Comparison
- APC
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Aft Power Controller
- APC
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Airborne Particle Counter
- APC
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Armored Personnel Carrier
- APCA
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Aft Power Controller Assembly
- APCP
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Aerojet Photoelectric Cell Program
- APD
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Area Passive Dosimeter
- APD
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Automotive Parts Distribution (www.apd.co.uk)
- API
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Air Position Indicator
- API
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Aerospace Performance Improvement
- APLIS
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Automated Payload ICD System
- APM
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Columbus Attached Pressurized Module
- APM
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Ascent Particle Monitor
- APP
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Astrophysics Payload
- APPF
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Automated Payload Processing Facility
- APPLE
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Advanced Propulsion Payload Effect