| Acronym | Meaning |
| GDP | Government Development Platforms |
| NSS | Nodal Switching Subsystem |
| ISIS | International Satellites For Ionospheric Studies |
| TCZ | Tropical Convergence Zone |
| IMAGES | Intermediate Model For The Annual And Global Evolution Of Interactive Systems |
| CCPR | Coherent Cloud Physics Radar |
| AER | Advanced Electric Reactor |
| ATSD | Assistant To The Secretary Of Defense |
| EF | Error Function |
| RDT&E | Research, Development, Test And Evaluation |