In terms of rocketry, Ares could mean:
Three Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicles under development for NASA's Project Constellation program:
Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV), designed to launch the Orion spacecraft
Ares IV (launch vehicle), a proposed dual-use launcher for either the CLV or Lunar Surface Access Module (LSAM)
Ares V Cargo Launch Vehicle (CaLV), primarily intended to launch the Lunar Surface Access Module.
Ares ICBM, a proposed ICBM and SST launch vehicle
Aerial Regional-scale Environmental Survey (ARES), a proposed Martian rocket airplane
Aries (rocket), a modified LGM-30 Minuteman missile, used to test missile defense systems