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Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 56-58

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... alroorne mine countermeasures automatic target classification advanced technology demonstration Aircraft Technology Program automatic target recognition BAA broad area announcement C2 command and control C3 command, control, and communications C4I command, control, communications, computing, and intelligence CBM condition-based maintenance CFD computational fluid dynamics CNO Chief of Naval Operations CONOPS concept of operations COTS commercial off-the-shelf CRAD contract research and development CRW canard rotor wing 56
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... integrated maintenance test and evaluation integrated product development industry research and development Joint Strike Fighter large-eddy simulation low observable microelectromechanical systems multirole endurance maximizing usable service time National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA structural analysis Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division National Imagery and Mapping Agency Office of Naval Research Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Office of the Under Secretary of Defense program manager (aviation) research and development Reynolds average Navier-Stokes
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... Coast Guard USMC U.S. Marine Corps VECTOR vectoring extremely short takeoff and landing control, tailless operational research VSTOL vertical short takeoff and landing VIOL vertical takeoff and landing VTDP vectored thrust ducted propeller VIOL vertical takeoff and landing VTUAV vertical takeoff and landing tactical uninhabited air vehicle V&V verification and validation
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