
Angle of attack   The angle at which a body, such as an airfoil or 
fuselage, meets a flow of air

ARM   Anti-Radiation Missile

ASCM   Anti-Ship Cruise Missile

ASM   Air-to-Surface Missile

ASRAAM   Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile

ASROC   Anti-Submarine Rocket

ASUW   Anti-Surface Ship Warfare

ASW   Anti-Submarine Warfare

Attitude   The position or orientation of an aircraft, either in motion or
at rest, as determined by the relationship between its axes and some 
reference line or plane or some fixed system of reference axes

AWACS   Airborne Warning And Control System
