# Glossary

<table><thead><tr><th width="233">Acronym</th><th>Meaning</th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>ILS</td><td>Instrumental Landing System</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ICLS</td><td>Instrumental Carrier Landing System, similar to ILS</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>TACAN</td><td>Tactical Air Navigation System</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>JBD</td><td>Jet Blast Deflector</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>LSO</td><td>Landing Signal Officer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>CATCC</td><td>Carrier Air Traffic Control Center</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>UNICOM</td><td>Universal Communications (Station)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bolter</td><td>A bolter occurs when an aircraft attempting an arrested landing on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier touches down but fails to catch an arrestor cable and come to a stop.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>STOVL</td><td>Short Take-off and Vertical Landing</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MIL, Military Power</td><td><em>Full military power</em> is simply 100% throttle w/o using afterburners</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>