| Abbreviations: | Description: |
| AEW | Airborne Electronic Warfare |
| ASW | Anti-Submarine Warfare |
| AsuW | Anti Surface Warfare |
| ATOS | Advanced Tactical
Observation System |
| C4I | Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence |
| CCDP | Continuously Computed Drop Point, automated, accurate drop point calculation system |
| CDS | Counter Measures Dispensing System (is a state-of-the-art Flare and Chaff Dispensing System providing self-protection to the aircraft against Radar guided & IR seeking missiles) |
| COMINT | Communications Intelligence (between people) |
| DAS | Defensive Aids Suite |
| DF | Direction Finder |
| DIRCM | Directional Infrared Counter Measures (self-defense systems) |
| EEPGS | Emergency Electric Power Generator System (type RAT or Ram Air Turbine) |
| ELINT | Electronic Intelligence |
| ESM | Electronic Support Measures |
| EO/IR | electro-optical infrared sensors |
| EW | Electronic Warfare |
| FITS | Fully Integrated Tactical System |
| FLIR | Forward Looking Infra-Red Radar |
| HAAWC | High Altitude ASW Weapon Capability |
| HUD | Head up Display |
| IFF | Identification Friend or Foe |
| ISR | Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance |
| LVAD | Low Velocity Airdrop Delivery |
| MANPADS | Man-portable air-defense systems |
| MAD | Magnetic Anomaly Detector |
| MAWS | Missile Approach Warning System |
| MEDEVAC | Medical Evacuation |
| MMA | Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft |
| MMS | Mission Management System |
| MWS | Missile Warning System |
| RWL | Radar Warning Locator System |
| RWR | Radar Warning Receiver (self-defense systems) |
| SAR | Search and Rescue |
| SIGINT | Signal Intelligence (intelligence gathering by interception of signals) |
| SMS | Stores Management System |
| SPS | Self Protection System |
