CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics (wind tunnel test by software)
CTE Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
FEA Finite Element Analysis; a tool utilized to understand the location and magnitude of the stresses in a part.
FAR Federal Acquisition Regulations
DAR FAA Designated Airworthiness Representative
DER Designated Engineering Representative
ISR Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance
ITAR Intl Traffic in Arms Regulations; restricts technical info to US permanent residents
NDI Non Destructive Inspection
SIGINT Signals Intelligence
SPIDI Standard Payload Interface Design and Integration
RF Radio frequency
VOSB Veteran Owned Small Business
UAS Unmanned Aircraft System
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (aka Drone)
DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
AMMP Aerial Multi-Mission Pod
C4ISR Command, control, communications, computers, surveillance and reconnaissance
SAIT Sensor Analysis Integration and Test
SPIDI Standard Payload Interface Design and Integration
AGATE Advanced General Aviation Transport Experiments
NCAMP National Center for Advanced Materials Performance
A-basis Allowables
B-basis Allowables
AFRL Airforce Research Lab
SOCOM Special Operations Command
AFSOC Air Force Special Operations Command