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W/
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With
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W/O
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Without
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Wall
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Three or more groups/contacts/formations line abreast/side-side.
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WAR
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Wide Angle Raster
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WB
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Wideband
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WC
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Weapons Controller.
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WCMD
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Wind-Corrected Munitions Dispenser
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WC^3
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Warning, Command, Control, and Communications.
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WD
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Weapons Director.
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Weapons Envelope
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The area around a target aircraft from which the attacker can launch one of his weapons and expect a high probability of achieving a kill.
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Weapons System
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In regard to an-airplane, weapons system refers to the combination of airplane/aircrew/ordnance/ground crew/avionics, etc.
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Weave
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Continuous crossing of flight paths by members of a formation.
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Wedge
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Tactical formation of two or more aircraft with the single in front and the other aircraft laterally displaced on either side behind the leader's wing line.
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Weeds
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Indicates that aircraft are operating close to the surface.
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Well
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Described equipment is functioning properly.
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What Luck
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Request for results of mission/tasks.
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What State
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Report amount of fuel and/or armament remaining as requested; for training, repeat ordnance as follows:
#Radar = number of radar missiles shots remaining.
#Heat = number of IR missiles shots remaining.
#Gun = Gun on-board and bullets remaining.
#Fuel = pounds of fuel or time remaining.
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Wilco
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Will comply with received instructions.
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Wild Weasel
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Dedicated radar defense suppression aircraft.
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Willy Pete
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A white phosphorus smoke, rocket, grenade, or artillery round used to provide a ground reference. Can be employed as a bomb to provide a smokescreen.
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Winchester
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Term used to report expenditure of all ordnance of a particular type.
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Woc
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Wing Operations Center.
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WOD
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Word of Day
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Words
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Mission-pertinent information.
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Working
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Wild Weasel is gathering EOB on a designated emitter.
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WoW
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Weight on Wheels
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WPN
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Weapon
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WPN REL
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Weapon(s) Release
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WVR
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Within Visual Range
