| Acronym | Meaning |
| H/MAD | High/Medium Altitude Air Defence (aytchmad; See Also HIMAD) |
| JAL | Japan Airlines |
| PCB | See Entry |
| HS | Hassium |
| F/W | Fixed Wing |
| FZDZ | Freezing Drizzle (METAR Code) |
| G8 | Assistant Chief-of-Staff |
| BRDM | Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dosornaya Mashina (Russian ?????? ???????????????? ???????? ?????? |
| ADOA | Air Defence Operations Area |
| NOS | Network Operating System - New Old Stock (Internet Auction/trading Listings) - Nitric Oxide Synthase (enzyme) |