| Acronym | Meaning |
| NUSC | Naval Underwater Systems Center |
| CTDA | Cockpit Thrust Drive Actuator |
| MDWG | Midwing |
| HM/HS | Hardness Maintenance/hardness Surveillance |
| PDA | Principal Development Activity |
| NAVCIPS | Navy Standard Civilian Pay System |
| CPL | Couple |
| TPD | Test Program Disk |
| TACDEW | Tactical Advanced Combat Direction & Electronic Warfare |
| MSFD | Millimeter Wave Seeker Feasibility Demo |