Glossary of Terms

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AFS Aeronautical Fixed Service

AFTN Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network

AIP Aeronautical Information Publication

AIS Aeronautical Information Service

ASMGCS Advance Surface Movement Guidance Control System

ATC Air Traffic Control

AUTHORITY Civil Aviation Authority

DME Distance Measuring Equipment

FDPS Flight Data Processing System

ICAO International civil aviation organization

IFR Instrument Flight Rules

ILS Instrument Landing System

MLAT Multilateration

MTBF Mean Time Between Failure

MTBO Mean Time Between Outage

NDB Non-Directional Beacon

PAR Precession Approach Radar

PSR Primary Surveillance Radar

RDPS Radar Data Processing System

RMU Remote Monitoring Unit

SSR Secondary Surveillance Radar

UHF Ultra High Frequency

UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply

VDL VHF Digital Link

VFR Visual Flight Rules

VHF Very High Frequency

VOR Very High Frequency Omni Directional Radio Range.

WAM Wide Area Multilateration