| Acronym | Meaning |
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board |
| FSS | Facilities Support Services |
| DFVLR | Deutsche Forschungs-und Versuchanstalt F?r Luft-und Raumfahrt E.V. |
| R&D | Research And Development |
| AAM | Air-to-air Missile |
| NQS | Network Queue System |
| ECN | Energy Research Foundation |
| AF&F | Arming |
| AM | Amplitude Modulation |
| ARIES | Automated Retirement And Integrated Extraction System |