Missile defense

Missile defense

Measures designed to detect, identify, track, and defeat attacking (ballistic) missiles in both strategic and theater tactical roles, during any portion of their flight trajectory (boost, post-boost, midcourse, or terminal) or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack.

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unified command

Military; Missile defense

A command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander and composed of significant assigned components of two or more Services, and which is established and so designated by the ...

firing doctrine

Military; Missile defense

The ratio and manner of assigning numbers of interceptors against given attackers. Alternatives include: One-on-one, salvo, shoot-look-shoot, shoot-fail-shoot, etc. The doctrine will be driven by the ...

budget activity

Military; Missile defense

1. A budget activity is a major subdivision of a budget appropriation, generally in mission areas. It records estimates for a component function or activity to be funded by the appropriation. 2. ...

critical issues

Military; Missile defense

Those aspects of a system's capability, either operational, technical, or other, that must be questioned before a system's overall suitability can be known, and which are of primary importance to the ...

biennial budget

Military; Missile defense

The FY86 DoD Authorization Act required the submission of two-year budgets for the Department of Defense beginning with FY88/89. The department has institutionalized a biennial cycle for the ...

advance funding

Military; Missile defense

Budget authority provided in an appropriation act that allows funds to be committed to a specific purpose (obligated) and spent during this fiscal year even though the appropriation actually is for ...

rationalization

Military; Missile defense

Any action that increases the effectiveness of allied forces through more efficient or effective use of defense resources committed to the alliance. Rationalization includes consolidation, ...