A/C
ACARS
ACAT
ACC
ACTD
ACTS
AFMC
AIMS
ALCAR
AOG
APU
ASG
ASIC
AUPP
AUPPR
BFE
C&L
C/SCS
CAB
CAIG
CAIV
CAS
Aircraft
Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting
System
Acquisition Category
Adaptive Cruise Control
Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration
Advanced Communications Technology Satellite
Air Force Materiel Command
Airplane Information Management System
Advanced Low Cost Aperture Radar
Aircraft on Ground
Auxiliary Power Unit
Avionics and Surveillance Group (TRW)
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
Average Unit Production Price
Average Unit Procurement Price Requirement
Buyer-Furnished Equipment
Coopers & Lybrand
Cost/Schedule Control System
Civil Aeronautics Board
Cost Analysis Improvement Group (DoD)
Cost As an Independent Variable
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EMD
ESSD
EW
FAA
FAR
CDRL
CEP
CICA
CMI
CNI
COSSI
COTS
CPFF
CPIF
CRADA
CSIS
CTS
DAPP
DARPA
DBS
DCAA
DCMC
Dem/Val
DFARS
DMS
DoD
DRB
EIA
EIWS
Contract Data Requirements List
Circular Error Probable
Competition in Contracting Act
Commercial-Military Integration
Communication, Navigation, and Identification
Commercial Operations & Support Savings Initiative
Commercial Off-the-Shelf
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Cost Plus Incentive Fee
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Continuous Transverse Stub
Defense Acquisition Pilot Programs
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Direct Broadcast Satellites
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Defense Contract Management Command
Demonstration and Validation
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations
Supplement
Diminishing Manufacturing Sources
Department of Defense
Dispute Resolution Board
Electronic Industries Association
Electronic & Information Warfare Systems group
(Northrop-Grumman)
Engineering and Manufacturing Development
Electronic Sensors and Systems Division (Northrop-
Grumman)
Electronic Warfare
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulations

JASSM
JDAM
JSF
JSOW
KPP
LAN
LCR
LEO
LRIP
IAI
IBP
IIR
IMU
IOC
IOT&E
IPT
IRS
GAO
GDP
GHz
GOTS
GPS
HAE
HDTV
HSCT
FARA
FASA
FFF
FFP
FMS
FY
GaAs
Abbreviations and Acronyms xxix
Federal Acquisition Reform Act (1996)
Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (1994)
Form, Fit, and Function
Firm Fixed Price
Flight Management System
Fiscal Year
Gallium Arsenide
U.S. General Accounting Office
Gross Domestic Product
Gigahertz
Government Off-the-Shelf
Global Positioning System
High-Altitude Endurance
High Definition Television
High Speed Commercial Transport
Israeli Aircraft Industries
Industrial Base Pilot
Imaging Infrared
Intertial Measurement Unit
Initial Operational Capability
Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
Integrated Product Team
Inertial Reference System
Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-Off Missile
Joint Direct Attack Munition
Joint Strike Fighter
Joint Stand-Off Weapon
Key Performance Parameter
Local Area Network
Low Cost Radar
Low Earth Orbit
Low Rate Initial Production

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NFF
NRE
N mi
O&S
OEM
OH/M
OPP
OSD
OTA
MMW
MODAR
MPM
MRO
MTBF
MTBUR
NASA
NAVSTAR
LRU
LTBF
LTBUR
Line Replaceable Unit
Least Time Between Failures
Least Time Between Unscheduled Removals
MAFET
Mantech
Microwave and Analog Front-End Technology
Manufacturing Technology
Mantech IBP Manufacturing Technology Industrial Base Pilot
MCU Modular Concept Unit
MDAP
MEO
MHz
Mil-Specs
Mil-Std
MIMIC
MIRFS
MMIC
Major Defense Acquisition Programs
Medium Earth Orbit
Megahertz
Military Specifications and Standards
Military Standard
Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Integrated Circuit
Multifunction Integrated Radio Frequency System
Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits
Millimeter Wave
Modular Radar
Microwave Power Module
Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul
Mean Time Between Failures
Mean Time Between Unscheduled Removals
National Aeronautical and Space Administration
Navigation System Using Time and Ranging
No Fault Found
Non-Recurring Engineering
Nautical Mile
Operation and Support
Original Equipment Manufacturer
Overhaul/Maintenance
Out of Production Parts
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Office of Technology Assessment

Abbreviations and Acronyms xxxi
OTS
OUSD/A&T
OUSD/AR
SOO
SOW
SPO
SST
T/R
TBD
TCAS
TINA
TRP
TSPR
TSSAM
Pan Am
PB
PCS
PDR
PDRR
PPCC
PPV
R&D
RF
RFP
RSAT
SATCOM
SFE
SIA
SLAM-ER
Off-the-Shelf
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Technology
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition Reform
Pan American Airways
President’s Budget
Personal Communication Systems
Programmable Digital Radio
Program Definition and Risk Reduction
Production Price Commitment Curve
Past Performance Value
Research and Development
Radio Frequency
Request for Proposals
Radar System Aperture Technology
Satellite Communications
Supplier-Furnished Equipment
Semiconductor Industry Association
Stand-off Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response
(Boeing)
Statement of Objectives
Statement of Work
System Program Office
Supersonic Transport
Transmit/Receive
To Be Determined
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance
Truth in Negotiations Act
Technology Reinvestment Program
Total System Performance Responsibility
Tri-Service Standoff Attack Munition

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TWA
UAV
UPS
VARTM
VCR
VIA
WCMD
WLAN
Trans World Airlines
Unpiloted Air Vehicles
United Parcel Service
Vacuum-Assisted Resin-Transfer Molding
Video Camera Recorder
Versatile Integrated Avionics
Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser
Wireless Local Area Network