| AAI |
Airport Authority of India |
| AERA |
Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India |
| AGL |
Above Ground Level |
| ANSP |
Air Navigation Service Provider |
| API |
Application Program Interface |
| ATC |
Air Traffic Control |
| ATM |
Air Traffic Management |
| ATMSP |
Air Traffic Management Service Providers |
| BVLOS |
Beyond Visual Line of Sight |
| C3T |
Command, Control, Communication & Telemetry |
| CA |
Certification Authority |
| CAPF |
Central Armed Police Forces |
| CAR |
Civil Aviation Requirements |
| CIN |
Corporate Identification Number |
| CNS |
Communication, Navigation & Surveillance |
| CoC |
Certificate of Compliance |
| CSP |
Communication Service Providers |
| CUAS |
Counter UAS |
| DGCA |
Directorate General of Civil Aviation |
| DGFT |
Directorate General of Foreign Trade |
| DoT |
Department of Telecom |
| DS-ENG |
DigitalSky Engine |
| DS-GOV |
DigitalSky Government |
| DS-UTMSP |
DigitalSky UTMSP |
| ETA |
Equipment Type Approval |
| GIS |
Geographic Information System |
| GRAIN |
Global Resilient Aviation Information Network |
| GSTIN |
Goods and Service Tax Identification Number |
| HAL |
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| HIRM |
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment |
| IAF |
Indian Air Force |
| IAS |
Indicated Airspeed |
| IATF |
International Aviation Trust Framework |
| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
| IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IFR |
Instrument Flight Rules |
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| MA |
Manned Aircraft |
| MCA |
Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
| MEA |
Ministry of External Affairs |
| MeitY |
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| MHA |
Ministry of Home Affairs |
| MoCA |
Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| MoD |
Ministry of Defence |
| MoEF&CC |
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| MoF |
Ministry of Finance |
| MTOW |
Maximum Takeoff Weight |
| NAS |
National Airspace System |
| NOTAM |
Notice to Airmen |
| NPNT |
No Permission No Takeoff |
| OCI |
Overseas Citizen of India |
| PA |
Permission Artefact |
| PAN |
Permanent Account Number |
| PVT |
Private |
| UTMSP |
UTM Service Provider |
| QCI |
Quality Council of India |
| R&D |
Research and Development |
| RA |
Registration Authority |
| RF |
Radio Frequency |
| RIT |
Real-time Identification and Tracking |
| RoC |
Registrar of Companies |
| RP |
Remote Pilot |
| RPTO |
Remote Pilot Training Organization |
| RTO |
Regional Transport Office |
| SDSP |
Supplementary Data Service Provider |
| SMS |
Safety Management System |
| TLS |
Transport Layer Security |
| UA |
Unmanned Aircraft |
| UAM |
Unmanned Air Mobility |
| UAOP |
Unmanned Aerial Operator Permit |
| UAS |
Unmanned Aircraft System |
| UFR |
Unmanned Flight Rules |
| UIDAI |
Unique Identification Authority of India |
| UIN |
Unique Identification Number |
| UT |
Union Territory |
| UTM |
UAS Traffic Management |
| UTMSP |
UTM Service Provider |
| UVR |
UAS Volume Reservation |
| V2V |
Vehicle to Vehicle |
| VFR |
Visual Flight Rules |
| VLOS |
Visual Line of Sight |
| WPC |
Wireless Planning Commission |