Glossary

AAD	Active Air Defence
A/C	Aircraft
ADV	Air Defence Variant
ADR	Accident Data Recorder
AECM	Advanced ECM
AGE	Aircraft Ground Equipment
ALARM	Air Launched Anti Radiation Missile
AoA	Angle of Arrival
AI	Air Interdiction
APU	Auxiliary Power Unit
ASFAO	Anti-Surface Force Air Operations
ASRAAM	Airborne Short Range Air to Air Missile
ASSTA	Avionics Software System Tornado Ada
ASuW	Anti Surface Warfare
BDA	Battle Damage Assessment
BITE	Built In Test Equipment
CAS	Close Air Support
C	Command, Control and Communications
CMP	Central Maintenance Panel
CSAS	Control Stability Augmentation System
CSP	Capability Sustainment Programme
CWS	Central Warning System
DASS	Defensive Aids Sub System
DCA	Defensive Counter Air
DEAD	Destruction of Enemy Air Defence
DECU	Digital Engine Control Unit
DSU	Display System Upgrade
DVRSD	Display Video Recording System Digital
ECM	Electronic Counter Measures
ECR	Electronic Combat Reconnaissance
ECS	Environmental Control System
EF	Eurofighter
ELS	Emitter Location System
EnMC	Enhanced Mission Computer
EO	Electro-Optical
ESM	Electronic Support Measure
EW	Electronic Warfare
FAWS	Future Airborne Weapon System
FCS	Flight Control System
FH	Flying Hours
FLIR	Forward Looking Infrared
FOAC	Future Offensive Air Control
FOAS	Future Offensive Air System
GAF	German Air Force
GE-MLI	German-Mid Life Improvement
GMR	Ground Mapping Radar
GPS	Global Positioning System
HARM	High Speed Anti Radiation Missile
HMI	Human Machine Interface
ITAF	Italian Air Force
IDS	Interdiction Strike
IFF	Identification Friend or Foe
ILS	Integrated Logistic Support / Instrumented Landing System
IRIS-T	Infra Red Imaging Sidewinder – Tail/ Thrust controlled missile
IT MLU	Italian Midlife Upgrade
JDAM	Joint Direct Attack Munition
JFC	Joined Force Commander
JTIDS	Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
KFOR	Kosovo Force
LCC	Life Cycle Cost
LDP	Laser Designator Pod
LE	Life Extension
LGB	Laser Guided Bomb
LINS	Laser Inertial Navigation System
LRU	Line Replaceable Unit
MAW	Missile Approach Warner
MIDS	Multiple Information Distribution System
MLI	Mid Life Improvement
MLU	Mid Life Upgrade / Update
MLS	Microwave Landing System
MRCA	Multi Role Combat Aircraft
NAMMA	NATO MRCA Management and Production Organisation
NAMMO	NATO MRCA Management and Production Organisation
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NETMA	NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency
NCW	Network Centric Warfare
nm	Nautical Miles
NVG	Night Vision Goggles
OCA	Offensive Counter Air
OCAMS	On-Board Check-out and Monitoring System
PAN	Panavia
PPC	Panavia Partner Company
RAF	Royal Air Force
RB-199	Tornado Engine
Recce	Reconnaissance
RWR	Radar Warning Receiver
SAR	Synthetic Aperture Radar
SAHR	Secondary Attitude and Heading Reference
SATURN	Second Generation Anti-jam Tactical UHF Radios for NATO
SAO	Surface Attack Operations
SCAR	Strike Co-ordination & Reconnaissance
SEAD	Suppression of Enemy Air Defence
SFOR	Stabilisation Force
SIFF	Secure IFF
TACAN	Tactical Air Command And Navigation system
TAR	Tactical Air Reconnaissance
TASMO	Tactical Support of Maritime Operations
TAURUS	Stand Off Missile
TFR	Terrain Following Radar
TIALD	Thermal Imaging Airborne Laser Designator
TIEC	Tactical Information Exch. Capability
TNR	Tornado Nose Radar
TV/Tab	Television/ Tabular Display
UMC	Upgraded Main Computer