| Name | Explanation | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| NAPO | The Novosibirsk Aircraft industrial complex; , Novosibirskoe Aviatsionno-Promyshlennoe Ob'edinenie; | NAPO |
| Narkom | Narodnyj Kommissar , People's Commissar, actually - leader of the economical/political power branch. Equivalent of Minister. | |
| Narkomvoenprom | Narodnyj Kommissariat Voennoj Promyshlennosti , People's Commissariat of Defence Industry | |
| NBB | Night close range bomber, Nochnoj Blizhnij Bombardirowschik | NBB |
| NIAI | Scientific Research Aero Institute, Nauchno-Issledovatelskij AeroInstitute | NIAI-1 |
| NII | Science-Research Institute, Nauchno-Issledovatelskij Institute | |
| NIPAV | Scientific Trial Range of the Aircraft Armament , Nauchno-Isspytatelnyj Pplygon Aviatsionnogo Vooruzhenija | |
| NKAP | People Commissariat for Aviation Industry , Narodnij Komissariat Aviatsionnoj Promyshlennosti | |
| NKTP | People Commissariat for Heavy Industry , Narodnij Komissariat Tiazholoj Promyshlennosti | |
| NKVD | People Commissariat for Internal Affairs , Narodnij Komissariat Vnutrennikh Del , More questions? They'll ask YOU! | |
| NOA | ??? | |
| NM | Full-size operational analog, Naturnaya Model | NM-1 |
| NPO | Science-Industrial conglomerate, Nauchno-Oroizvodstvennoe Ob'edinenie | |
| NTO | Science-technical department, Nauchno-Technicheskij Otdel | |
| NTK | Science-technical commetee, Nauchno-Technicheskij Komitet | |
| NURS | Unguided Rocket Missile, Neupravliaemij Reaktivnyj Snariad | |
| NV | Designation used for V.V.Nikitin aircraft, Nikitin Vasilij | NV-4 |