| Acronym | Meaning |
| ADM | Atomic Demolition Munition |
| OUASS | Omega Upper Atmospheric Sounding Systems |
| DTC | Office Of Defense Trade Controls |
| NICI | Negative Ion Chemical Ionization |
| PE | Primitive Equation |
| RAWS | Remote Automatic Weather Station |
| STL | Space Technology Laboratory |
| AFCRL | Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovative Research |
| DAS | Data-Acquisition System |