| Acronym | Meaning |
| AACS | Airborne Activity Confinement System |
| EL NI-O | The Little Boy |
| FDF | Flight Dynamics Facility |
| ILS | Instrument Landing System |
| GEO 2000 | National Science Foundation's Geosciences Beyond 2000 |
| ACM | Advanced Conventional Munitions |
| PRC | People's Republic Of China |
| D/RADEX | Digital Radar Experiment |
| CASES | Cooperative Atmosphere Surface Exchange Study |
| ETIP | Experimental Technology Incentive Program |