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NCAA
4 Non-commissioned aircrew; ITC adds initial training
centre; LT liaison team (RAF).
NCAA National Council of Aircraft Appraisers (US).
NCADE Network-centric airborne defense element.
NCAE National Coalition for Aviation Education
(US).
NCAGE NATO commercial and government entity
code.
NCAP Night combat air patrol, also called nightcap.
NCAPA See ANPAC.
NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research
(Boulder, Colorado).
NCAS Nomex core, aluminium skin.
NCAT Network-centric analysis tool.
NCC 1 Network control center/centre.
2 Nickel-coated carbon.
NCCAFB NASA Center for Computational
Astrobiology and Fundamental Biology (at Ames).
NCCAT National Committee for Clear-Air Turbulence
[many, including FAA, DoD, NASA, ESSA, NSF] (US).
NCCCA, NC3A NATO Consultation, Command and
Control [or Communications] Agency.
NCCIS NATO Command, control and information
system.
NCCT Netcentric, or network-centric, collaborative
targeting.
NCD 1 No computed data.
2 Net control device.
NCDS Navigaton/checklist display system.
NCDU Navigation[al] control and display unit.
NCE Non-cooperative emitter.
NCF Non-crimp fabric.
NCGS Nomex core, GRP skin.
NCI 1 Navigation control indicator.
2 Not currently implemented.
NCIAP Networked communications/intelligence
weapon data-link architecture program (USAF).
NCIS National Criminal Intelligence Service (UK).
NCISA NATO Communicatons and Information
Systems Agency.
NCMA National Contract Management Association
(US, now Int.).
NCMC Norad Cheyenne Mountain Complex.
NCMS Network channel-management system.
NCMT Numerically-controlled machine tool.
NCN National Composites Network [to disseminate
from GKN on Isle of Wight from 2004] (DTI, UK).
NC/NG Nitrocellulose/nitroglycerine.
NCO 1 Non-commissioned officer.
2 Numerically controlled oscillator.
3 Navigation/communications operator.
4 Network-centric operations.
5 Near-circular orbit.
NCOIC Network Centric Operations Industry
Consortium [October 2004] (Int.).
NCPA National Center for Physical Acoustics
(University of Mississippi).
NCPS Network-centric, or netcentric, precision strike.
NCQR National Centre for Quality and Reliability
(UK).
NCR National Capital Region [i.e., DC] (US).
NCRP Non-compulsory reporting point.
NCS 1 Numerical-Control Society (US).
2 Network control, or coordinating, station (Comsats).
NDPER
3 NATO codification system.
NCSA NATO Communications and Information
Systems Services Agency [August 2004–] (Int.).
NCSC National Cargo Security Council (US).
NCSR National Committee on Space Research [subcommittee
of The Royal Society, London] (UK).
NCT 1 National Centre for Tribology, now ESTB
(UK).
2 Non-cooperative, or non-cooperating, target; see
NCTR.
3 NATO comparative, or cooperative, test.
4 Network control terminal.
5 National Commission on Terrorism (US).
NC3A NATO Consultation, Command and Control
Agency.
NC3B NATO C3 Board.
NCTI Navcanada Training Institute [Cornwall K6H
6L2] (Canada).
NCTR Non-cooperative target recognition.
NCU Navigation computer unit; R adds readout.
NCW Network-centric warfare.
NCWI Network-centric weather integration.
NCWX No change in weather.
ND 1 Nose-down (trim control).
2 Unable to deliver message, notify originator (ICAO).
3 Navigation display.
4 No date.
5 Neutron detector.
6 Networks Directorate.
Nd Neodymium.
NDA 1 National defense area [not DoD property but
military or security interest] (US).
2 Non-disclosure agreement.
NDAA National Defense Authorization Act (US 2002).
NDAC 1 Northern Defence Affairs Committee
(NATO).
2 National Defense Advisory Commission (US, 1940).
NDB 1 Non-directional beacon [L adds locator].
2 Navigation database, stored in FMC.
3 Nuclear depth bomb.
NDBC Non-discrete beacon code.
NDCL Nozzles-down cue line.
NDE Non-destructive evaluation, or examination
(NDT research).
NDEW Nuclear directed-energy weapon.
NDH No damage history.
NDHQ Address for all Department of National
Defence offices [Ottawa, K1A 0K2] (Canada).
NDI 1 Non-destructive inspection.
2 Non-development[al] item.
3 Northern Defence Industries [-A adds Aerospace;
office Sunderland SR5 2TH] (UK).
NDIA National Defense Industry [previously
Industrial] Association (US).
NDIC National Defence Industries Council (UK).
Nd-KGW Neodymium-doped potassium gadolinium
tungstate.
NDM Noise Definition Manual (JARs).
Ndot =ṅ, esp. rate of change of shaft speed.
NDP 1 National Defense Panel, or planning (US).
2 National Disclosure Policy [C adds Committee].
3 Night and day payload (UAV).
NDPER National designated pilot examiner registry
(US).
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