Abbreviations related to
military aviation
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created by Jirka Wagner
- F -
- F- Fighter; Fahrenheit; Frequency; Force; Fuse
- F3- Form, Fit, Function
- F/A - Fighter/Attack
- FA- Field Activity; Failure Analysis; First Article
- FAA- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAAD- Forward Area Air-Defense (Army)
- FAADC- Fleet Accounting and Disbursing Center
- FAAO- Fleet Aviation Accounting Office
- FAAT- First Article Acceptance Test
- FAC- First Article Configuration; Forward Air Control
- FACI- First Article Configuration Inspection
- FACO- Final Assembly and Checkout; Factory Acceptance Check Out
- FACP - Forward Air Control Post (radar station)
- FACR- First Article Configuration Review
- F/ACS- Fuel/Actuator Control System
- FACSFAC- Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility
- FACT- Flexible Automatic Circuit Tester
- FACTS- Air Control Tracking System
- FACSFAC- Frequency Assignment Computer Terminal System
- FAD- Force/Activity Designator; Fleet Air Defense
- F/AD- Force/Activity Designator
- FADEC- Full Authority Dgiital Engine (or Electronic) Control
- FAE- Fuel-Air Explosive
- FAF- Final Approach Fix
- FAG- Fleet Assistance Group
- FAI- Federal Aeronautical International; First Article Inspection
- FAILSAFE- Fleet Air Introduction Liaison Survival Aircrew Flight Equipment
- FA-IPT- First Article - Initial Production Test
- FA-PPT- First Article - Pre-production Test
- FAIRSHARE- Percent of monitors given by CNO to subordinate activities as
stipulated in the WRMR.
- FAK- Fly Away Kit
- FAMMS- Fixed Allowance Management and Monitoring System
- FANS- Future Air Navigation System
- FAR- Federal Acquisition Regulations; Federal Aviation Regulations; False Alarm
Rate
- FARP- Forward Arming and Refueling Point; Forward Arming Replenishment Package
- FARS- Failure Analysis and Reporting System
- FASO- Field Aviation Supply Office
- FASOTRAGRU- Fleet Aviation Specialized Operational Training Group
- FASOTRAGRU- Fleet Aviation Specialized Operational
- FASOTRAGRU- Fleet Aviation Specialized Operational
- FAST- Fully Automated System Test; Fleet Assistance Support Team; Floating At-Sea
Target; Fuel And Sensor, Tactical
- FASU- Fleet Air Support Unit; Fleet Assistance Support Team
- FAT- First Article Testing; Factory Acceptance Test
- FAWPRA- Fleet Air Western Pacific Repair Activity
- FAX- Facsimile (machine)
- FB- Function Buttons; Fighter-Bomber; Feedback; Feeder Bus
- FBA- Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach/Fallbrook Annex
- FBI- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- FBL- Functional Baseline; Fly-By-Light
- FBM- Fleet Ballistic Missile
- FBN - Fly-By-Night
- FBO- Fixed-Base Operator
- FBR- Feedback Report (PMS)
- FBS - Fallbrook Site
- FBW – Fly-By-Wire
- FC- Flight Control; Fire Control; Fund Code
- FCA- Functional Configuration Audit; Field Calibration Activity
- FCC- Future Characteristic Change; Federal Communications Commission; Flight
Control Computer
- FCDSSA- Fleet Combat Direction Systems Support Activity
- FCE- Flight Control Electronics; Fuel Control Electronics (Turbojet Engine)
- FCEI- Facility Contract End Item
- FCF- Functional Check Flight
- FCFCL- Functional Check Flight Check List
- FCI- Functional Configuration Identification; Fleet Controlled Item
- FCLP- Field Carrier Landing Practice
- FCN- Field Change Notice
- FCPC- Fleet Computer Programming Center
- FCR- Facility Change Request; Final Configuration Review
- FCS- Fire Control System; Federal Catalog System; Flight Control System
- FD- Functional Description; Flight Data; Flight Director
- FDARS- Flight Data Acquisition Recording System
- FDCU- Fire Detection Control Unit
- FDDI- Fiber Distributed Data Interface
- FDC- Fire Direction Center
- FDLS- Fast Deployment Logistics Ship
- FDN- Family Designation Number
- FDR- Force Distribution Report; Frequency Domain Reflectometry; Final Design
Review; Flight Data Recorder
- FDT- First Destination Transportation
- FE- Facility Engineer; Fleet Equipment
- FEBA- Forward Edge of Battle Area
- FEC- Forward Acting Error Correction
- FECL- Fleet Electronics Calibration Laboratory
- FECP- Front End Communications Processor
- FedEx- Federal Express
- FED-SPEC- Federal Specification
- FED-STD- Federal Standard
- FEEDS- Facilities Engineering Expert and Diagnostic System
- FEI- Firing Error Indicator
- FEIS- Final Environmental Impact Statement
- FEP- Front End Processor
- FEWSG- Fleet Electronics Warfare Support Group
- FF- Frigate; Flight Ferry; Fuel Flow
- FFA- Functional Failure Analysis; Field Failure Analysis; Federal Facility
Agreement
- FFAR- Folding Fin Aircraft Rocket
- FFARP- Forward Fuel and Arming Point
- FFBD- Functional Flow Block Diagram
- FFD- Functional Flow Diagram
- FFG- Guided Missile Frigate
- FFIP- Firm Fixed Incentive Price
- FFP- Firm Fixed Price
- FFT- For Further Transfer
- FFW- Failure Free Warranty
- FG- File Group
- FGA - Fighter/Ground Attack
- FGC- Functional Group Code; Fiscal Guidance Category
- FG/FDS- Flight Guidance and Flight Deck System
- FGS - Flight Guidance System
- FH- Frequency Hopping; Flight Hours
- FI- Fault Isolation
- FIC- Frequency Interference Control; Fleet Intelligence Center
- FICHE- Microfiche
- FID- Fleet Introduction Date; Fault Isolation Detection
- FIE- Fly-In Echelon
- FIFO- First In First Out
- FIFRA- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
- FIG- Figure
- FII- Federal Item Identification
- FIIG- Federal Item Identification Guide
- FIIN- Federal Item Identification Number (Replaced by NIIN)
- FILL- Fleet Issue Load List
- FILO- First In Last Out
- FINEX- Finish of Exercise
- FIR- Flight Information Region; Functional Item Replacement; Financial Inventory
Report
- FIP- Fleet Indoctrination Program
- FIPS- Federal Information Processing Standard
- FIR- Flight Information Region
- FIREBOLT- Air Force High Altitude, High Speed Target
- FIRL- Fleet Issue Requirements List
- FIRM- Fleet Indoctrination Replacement Model
- FIS- Fleet Introduction Site; Force Information System
- FISAR- Fleet Information Storage and Retrieval
- FISP- Fly-In Support Package
- FIST-V- Fire Support Team Vehicles
- FIT- Fault Isolation Test
- FIU- Fault Isolation Unit
- FIUL- Fleet Issue Unit Load
- FIWD- Fault Isolation by MODAL Dependance Troubleshooting System
- FL- Fault Location; Flight Model; Flight Level (x 100 = feet AMSL)
- FLA - Future Large Airlifter
- flak - die Fliegerabwehrkanone (Germ.)
- FLAME- Full Logistics Analysis and Maintenance Evaluation
- FLEBLMIS- Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine
- FLEETEX- Fleet Exercise
- FLEMATSUPPO- Fleet Material Support Office
- FLETRACEN- Fleet Training Center
- FLETRAU- Fleet Training Unit
- FLEWEACEN- Fleet Weather Center
- FLEWEAFAC- Fleet Weather Facility
- FLEXSCOP- Flexible Signal Collection and Processing
- FLEX TO- Flexible Take Off
- FLIR- Forward-Looking Infrared Radiometer
- FLOLS- Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System
- FLOS- Flight Level Orientation System
- FLOT- Forward Line of (Own) Troops
- FLP- Flap
- FLR- Field Level Repairable; Forward Looking Radar
- FLRU- Flight Line Replaceable Unit
- FLT- Flight
- FLTAC- Fleet Analysis Center (Now NWAC)
- FLTCORGRU- Fleet Composite Operational Readiness Group
- FLU- First Line Unit
- FM- Frequency Modulation; Failure Mcde
- FMC- Full Mission Capable; Federal Manufacturers Code Federal Maritime
Commission; Flight Management Computer
- FMCC- Force Movement Control Center
- FMCM- Full Mission Capable Maintenance
- FMCS- Full Mission Capable Supply
- FMDCF- Fleet Maintenance Data Collection Form
- FMDCS- Fleet Activity Maintenance Data Collection System
- FMEA- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
- FMECA- Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis
- FMETA- Failure Modes and Effects and Task Analysis
- FMF- Fleet Marine Force
- FMFLANT- Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic
- FMFPAC- Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
- FMP- Fleet Modernization Program
- FMPMIS- Fleet Modernization Program Management Information System
- FMS- Foreign Military Sale(s)
- FMSAEG- Fleet Missile System Analysis and Evaluation Group
- FMSO- Fleet Material Supply Office; U.S. Navy Fleet Material Support Office
- FMSO-1- Foreign Military Sales Order (Stock Level Case)
- FMSO-2- Foreign Military Sales Order Under (CLSA)
- FMTV- Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles
- FMU- Fuze Munitions Unit; Fuze, Multiple Use; Fuel Metering Valve
- FND- Functional Non-Destructive
- F/O- First Officer
- FO- Foreign Object; Fuel Oil
- FOB- Free-On-Board; Fuel On Board
- FOC- Fully Operational Capability
- FOCSL- Fleet Oriented Consolidated Stock List (Replaced by NMDL)
- FOD- Facilities Planning Document; Foreign Object Damage
- FOE- Follow-On Evaluation
- FOFA- Follow-on Forces Attack
- FOG- Foreign Object Guard; Fiber Optic Gyro
- FOG-M- Fiber-Optic Guided Missile
- FOHMD- Fiber Optic Helmet-Mounted Display System
- FOIA- Freedom of Information Act
- FOL- Forward Operating Location
- FOM- Figures of Merit; Facilitate Other Maintenance
- FOMIS- Fitting Out Management Information System
- FOMM- Functionally oriented Maintenance Manual
- FONECON- Telephone Conversation
- FONSI- Finding of no significant impact
- FOR- Formal Qualification Review
- FORDAD- Foreign Disclosure Automated Data System
- FORR- Fleet Orientation and Requirement Review
- FORTRAN- Formula Translation
- FOS- Follow-On-Sustainment
- FOSAMS- Fleet Optical Scanning Ammunition Marking/Management System
- FOSI- Formatting Output Specification Instance
- FOSIC- Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Center
- FOSIF- Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Facility
- FOSS- Follow on System Stock
- FOSSAC- Fitting Out Supply Support Assistance Center
- FOT- Follow-On Test
- FOT&E- Follow-On Operational Test and Evaluation
- FOUO- For Official Use Only
- FOV- Field of View
- FP- Failed Part; Fixed Price; Fuel Pump
- FPA- Fixed Program Allowance; Flight Path Angle
- FPC- Flight Purpose Code; Financial Processing Center/ Flow Process Chart
- FPDC- Federal Procurement Data Center
- FPE- Fixed Price Escalation
- FPG- Facilities Planning Guide
- FPI- Fixed Price Incentive
- FPIF- Fixed Price Incentive Fee
- FPL- Flight Plan
- FPM- Feet Per Minute
- FPO- Fleet Post Office
- FPS- Frames Per Second
- FPU- Aircraft Auxiliary Fuel Tank; Front Power Unit
- FQ- Fuel Quantity
- FQIS- Fuel Quantity Indicating System
- FQ&P- Flying Qualities and Performance
- FQR- Formal Qualification Review
- FQT- Formal Qualification Test
- FR- Fleet Return; Failure Report; Flight Refueling; Fan Reverser
- FRAC- Fleet Return Acceptance Criteria
- FRACAS- R&M Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System
- FRAG- Fleet Readiness Action Group; Bombing Mission
- FRAM- Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (Program)
- FRAMP- Fleet Readiness Aviation Maintenance Personnel (Training Program)/Program
- FRB- Failure Review Board
- FRC- Facilities Review Committee
- FRD- Facility Requirement Document
- FRE- Front Receiver Enable
- FREDS- Flight Readiness Evaluation Data Sheet
- FREQ- Frequency
- FREST- Fleet Replacement Enlisted Skills Training
- FRG- Federal Republic of Germany
- FRM- Fault Reporting Manual
- FRO- Frequency Reference oscillator; Fleet Replenishment Oiler
- FRP- Full-Rate Production; Facilities Requirements Plan
- FRR- Functional Requirement Review; Flight Readiness Review
- FRS- Fleet Replacement Squadron; Fleet Readiness Squadron; Frequency Reference
System
- FRSC- Fleet Readiness Support Conference
- FRT- Flat Rated Temperature
- FRU- Frequency Reference Unit
- FS- Fleet Support; Feasibility Study; Field Service
- FSAT- Full Scale Afterburning Targets; Full Scale Aerial Target
- FSC- Federal Supply Class(es)/Catalog/Code; Facilities Review Committee; Federal
Stock Class; Filtered Shielded Cable; Fuel System Controller
- FSCC- Fire Support Control Center
- FSCL - Fire Support Coordination Line.
- FSCM- Federal Supply Code for Manufactures (Replaced by CAGE)
- FSD- Full Scale Development; Fleet Support Date
- FSE- Factory Support Equipment
- FSED- Full Scale Engineering Development
- FSET- Field Support Engineering Tuscon
- FSG- Federal Supply Group
- FSI- Functionally Significant Item; Flight Safety International
- FSK- Frequency Shift Keying
- FSM- Frequency Shift Modulation; Firmware Support Manual
- FSN- Federal Stock Number (Replaced by National Stock Number)
- FSO- Force Security Officer
- FSOC- Force Security Operations Center
- FSP- Functional Sponsor Plan
- FSR- Field Service Representative; Facilities Support Requirements; Functional
Support Requirements
- FSS- Free Space Simulator; Fast Sealift Ships
- FSSC- Flight Safety Services Corp
- FSER- Final Safety Engineering Report
- FSSG- Force Service Support Group
- FSTJ- Munitions Fuze Safety-Arming Device, Unit
- FSW - Forward-Swept Wings
- FT- Fire Control Technician; Flight Termination
- FTA- Fault Tree Analysis
- FT/ADIRS- Fault Tolerant/Air Data Inertial Reference System
- FTAT- Field Turn Around Time
- FTB- Flight Termination Boundary
- FTD- Field Training Detachment
- FTE- Factory Test Equipment
- FTG- Fire Control Technician Guns
- FTIM- Frequency and Time Meter
- FTM- Fire Control Technician Missile
- FTP- Force Threat Presentation
- Ftr - Fighter
- FTR- Flight Test Round
- FTS- Flight Test Simulation; Flight Termination System; Federal
Telecommunications System
- FTT- Flight Termination Transponder
- FTV- Flight Test Vehicle
- FUA- Flexible Use of Airspace
- FUE- First Unit Equipped
- FUR- Failure Unsatisfactory Report
- FV- Failure Verification
- FVA- Flux Value Assembly
- FVPDS- Fielded Vehicle Performance Data System (Army)
- FWD- Forward
- FWED- Fleet Weapons Engineering Department
- FWG- Facilities Working Group
- FWPCA- Federal water pollution control act
- FWS- Federal Wage Schedule
- FY- Fiscal Year
- FYDP- Five Year Defense Program
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