AO ADVANCEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025-
2026
WHAT IS ARMING TIME?? - Answers the amount of time or vane revolutions needed for the
firing train to be aligned after the bomb is released or from time of release until the bomb is fully
armed- also known as safe separation time
WHAT IS A DELAY?? - Answers when the functioning time of a fuze is longer than 0.0005
seconds
WHAT IS EXTERNAL EVIDENCE OF ARMING (EEA)?? - Answers a means by which a fuze Is
physically determined to be in a safe or armed condition
WHAT IS FUNCTIONING TIME?? - Answers the time required for a fuze to detonate after impact,
or a preset time
WHAT IS INTANTANEOUS?? - Answers when the function time of a fuze is 0.0003 seconds or
less
WHAT IS NONDELAY?? - Answers when the function time of a fuze is 0.0003 to 0.0005 seconds
WHAT IS PROXIMITY (VT)?? - Answers the action that causes a fuze to detonate before impact
when any substaintial object is detected at a predetermined distance from the fuze
WHAT IS SAFE AIR TRAVEL (SAT)?? - Answers the distance along the trajectory that a bomb
travels from the releasing aircraft in an unarmed condition
WHAT IS A MK 339 MOD 1?? - Answers mechanical time fuze (CBU)
WHAT IS A FMU-143?? - Answers eletric tail fuze used with the GBU-24 (series) and initiated by
the FZU-32B/B initiator
WHAT IS A BSU-85/B AIR INFLATABLE RETARDER?? - Answers this bomb fin attatches to the
mk 83/blu 110 GP bomb
WHAT IS A BSU-86/B?? - Answers this bomb fin is used with GP bombs, Mk 82 mods/BLU 111
(series) or the BDU-45
WHAT IS A GBU-10/12/16?? - Answers these bombs are Mk 80/BLU-110/111/117 GP bombs
modified to detect a target illuminated by a laser beam
WHAT IS A GBU-51/B & GBU-52/B?? - Answers these bombs are BLU-126/B LOCO bombs
modified to detect targets illuminated by a laser beam
WHAT IS A GBU-24 (series) PAVEWAY III?? - Answers these bombs are converted BLU-109A/B
or BLU-116A/B 2000 lbs class bomb designed as a HTP
, WHAT DOSE JDAM STAND FOR?? - Answers joint direct attack munition
WHAT ARE JDAM GBUs?? - Answers these bombs are Mk 82/83/84, BLU-109, or BLU-
110/111/117/126 bombs modified with GPS guidance sets
WHAT DOSE SUBSONIC MEAN?? - Answers up to Mach 0.8
WHAT DOSE TRANSONIC MEAN?? - Answers Mach 0.8 to 1.2
WHAT DOSE SUPERSONIC MEAN?? - Answers Mach 1.2 to 5.0
WHAT DOSE HYPERSONIC MEAN?? - Answers Mach 5.0 and up
WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF MISSILES?? - Answers service and nonservice
WHAT DOSE AGM MEAN?? - Answers air launched-surface attack-guided missile
WHAT DOSE AIM MEAN?? - Answers air launched-intercept aerial-guided missile
WHAT DOSE ATM MEAN?? - Answers air launched-training guided missile
WHAT ARE THE M61A1 AND M61A2?? - Answers is a six barrel, rotary-action, automatic gun. Its
hydraulically driven and eletrically controlled
WHAT IS THE MUZZLE CLAMP ASSEMBLY?? - Answers is positioned at the outer end of the
barrels. it restrains individual barrel movement
WHAT IS THE MID-BARREL CLAMP ASSEMBLY?? - Answers is positioned near the center of the
barrels. the clamp tabs are engaged in the slots of the stop shoulders on the barrels
HOW MANY BARRELSDOSE THE M61A1/2 HAVE?? - Answers the M61A1/A2 has six of these
WHAT ARE THE RECOIL ADAPTERS?? - Answers are mounted on the bearing retainer and
provide front mounting for the gun
WHAT IS THE FIRING CONTACT ASSEMBLY?? - Answers is mounted to the housing so that the
connector is outside of the housing and the spring-loaded cam is inside the assembly. it also
provides the necessary path for the current to enter the housing and reach the breach bolt
assembly
WHAT IS THE CLEARING SOLENOID ASSEMBLY?? - Answers is mounted near the back of the
gun housing assembly. it is linked to and controls the movement of the clearing sector
assembly
WHAT IS THE CLEARING SECTOR ASSEMBLY?? - Answers is linked to and controlled by the
clearing solenoid assembly
WHAT IS THE GUIDE BAR?? - Answers is located on the gun housing. guides the rounds into and
2026
WHAT IS ARMING TIME?? - Answers the amount of time or vane revolutions needed for the
firing train to be aligned after the bomb is released or from time of release until the bomb is fully
armed- also known as safe separation time
WHAT IS A DELAY?? - Answers when the functioning time of a fuze is longer than 0.0005
seconds
WHAT IS EXTERNAL EVIDENCE OF ARMING (EEA)?? - Answers a means by which a fuze Is
physically determined to be in a safe or armed condition
WHAT IS FUNCTIONING TIME?? - Answers the time required for a fuze to detonate after impact,
or a preset time
WHAT IS INTANTANEOUS?? - Answers when the function time of a fuze is 0.0003 seconds or
less
WHAT IS NONDELAY?? - Answers when the function time of a fuze is 0.0003 to 0.0005 seconds
WHAT IS PROXIMITY (VT)?? - Answers the action that causes a fuze to detonate before impact
when any substaintial object is detected at a predetermined distance from the fuze
WHAT IS SAFE AIR TRAVEL (SAT)?? - Answers the distance along the trajectory that a bomb
travels from the releasing aircraft in an unarmed condition
WHAT IS A MK 339 MOD 1?? - Answers mechanical time fuze (CBU)
WHAT IS A FMU-143?? - Answers eletric tail fuze used with the GBU-24 (series) and initiated by
the FZU-32B/B initiator
WHAT IS A BSU-85/B AIR INFLATABLE RETARDER?? - Answers this bomb fin attatches to the
mk 83/blu 110 GP bomb
WHAT IS A BSU-86/B?? - Answers this bomb fin is used with GP bombs, Mk 82 mods/BLU 111
(series) or the BDU-45
WHAT IS A GBU-10/12/16?? - Answers these bombs are Mk 80/BLU-110/111/117 GP bombs
modified to detect a target illuminated by a laser beam
WHAT IS A GBU-51/B & GBU-52/B?? - Answers these bombs are BLU-126/B LOCO bombs
modified to detect targets illuminated by a laser beam
WHAT IS A GBU-24 (series) PAVEWAY III?? - Answers these bombs are converted BLU-109A/B
or BLU-116A/B 2000 lbs class bomb designed as a HTP
, WHAT DOSE JDAM STAND FOR?? - Answers joint direct attack munition
WHAT ARE JDAM GBUs?? - Answers these bombs are Mk 82/83/84, BLU-109, or BLU-
110/111/117/126 bombs modified with GPS guidance sets
WHAT DOSE SUBSONIC MEAN?? - Answers up to Mach 0.8
WHAT DOSE TRANSONIC MEAN?? - Answers Mach 0.8 to 1.2
WHAT DOSE SUPERSONIC MEAN?? - Answers Mach 1.2 to 5.0
WHAT DOSE HYPERSONIC MEAN?? - Answers Mach 5.0 and up
WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF MISSILES?? - Answers service and nonservice
WHAT DOSE AGM MEAN?? - Answers air launched-surface attack-guided missile
WHAT DOSE AIM MEAN?? - Answers air launched-intercept aerial-guided missile
WHAT DOSE ATM MEAN?? - Answers air launched-training guided missile
WHAT ARE THE M61A1 AND M61A2?? - Answers is a six barrel, rotary-action, automatic gun. Its
hydraulically driven and eletrically controlled
WHAT IS THE MUZZLE CLAMP ASSEMBLY?? - Answers is positioned at the outer end of the
barrels. it restrains individual barrel movement
WHAT IS THE MID-BARREL CLAMP ASSEMBLY?? - Answers is positioned near the center of the
barrels. the clamp tabs are engaged in the slots of the stop shoulders on the barrels
HOW MANY BARRELSDOSE THE M61A1/2 HAVE?? - Answers the M61A1/A2 has six of these
WHAT ARE THE RECOIL ADAPTERS?? - Answers are mounted on the bearing retainer and
provide front mounting for the gun
WHAT IS THE FIRING CONTACT ASSEMBLY?? - Answers is mounted to the housing so that the
connector is outside of the housing and the spring-loaded cam is inside the assembly. it also
provides the necessary path for the current to enter the housing and reach the breach bolt
assembly
WHAT IS THE CLEARING SOLENOID ASSEMBLY?? - Answers is mounted near the back of the
gun housing assembly. it is linked to and controls the movement of the clearing sector
assembly
WHAT IS THE CLEARING SECTOR ASSEMBLY?? - Answers is linked to and controlled by the
clearing solenoid assembly
WHAT IS THE GUIDE BAR?? - Answers is located on the gun housing. guides the rounds into and
