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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.
Industry: Military
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Missile defense
special programs center
Military; Missile defense
National center for threat modeling and production. Located in the National Test Facility at Falcon AFB, CO.
hypervelocity gun (HVG)
Military; Missile defense
A gun that can accelerate projectiles to 5 km per second or more; for example, an electromagnetic or rail gun.
preproduction prototype
Military; Missile defense
An article in final form employing standard parts, representative of articles to be produced subsequently in a production line.
size of threat corridor
Military; Missile defense
(LxWxAltitude) A volume of space in which a particular group of RVs would occupy, defined by launch location and designated target area.
technical specification
Military; Missile defense
A detailed description of technical requirements stated in terms suitable to form the basis for actual design development and production.
security relevant event
Military; Missile defense
Any event that attempts to change the security state of the system. Also, any event that attempts to violate the security policy of the system.
lead component/ service
Military; Missile defense
The DoD Component designated by SECDEF to be responsible for management of a system acquisition involving two or more DoD Components in a joint program.
