CAW   Carrier Air Wing. See  air wing.

DACT   Dissimilar Air Combat Tactics  -- An air combat
    engagement with multiple planes on each side, where
    each side's aircraft are of different characteristics 
    (e.g., F-16s vs. F-14s).
delta wing    A triangular swept-back airplane wing with a
    straight trailing edge.
DIANE    Digital Integrated Attack Navigation
    Equipment.
dogfight   A maneuvering air-to-air engagement with an
    enemy aircraft.
DPRK   The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, also
    known as North Korea.
drag   1. Air resistance.  2. An air combat maneuver in
    which one plane decoys the enemy into a chase while the
    other sneaks behind for the kill.
drift angle    The horizontal angle between the
    longitudinal axis of an airplane and its path relative to
    the ground.
drogue chute   A small parachute used to slow down a