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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Missile defense

battery

Military; Missile defense

Tactical and administrative artillery unit or subunit corresponding to a company or a similar unit in other branches of the Army.

theater

Military; Missile defense

The geographical area outside the continental United States for which a commander of a unified or specified command has been assigned.

control

Military; Missile defense

Authority that may be less than full command exercised by a commander over part of the activities of subordinate or other organizations.

burnout

Military; Missile defense

The point in time or in the missile trajectory when combustion of fuels in the rocket engine is terminated by other than programmed cutoff.

imagery

Military; Missile defense

Collectively, the representations or objects reproduced electronically or by optical means on film, electronic display devices, or other media.

testbed

Military; Missile defense

A system representation consisting partially of actual hardware and/or software and partially of computer models or prototype hardware and/or software.

segment

Military; Missile defense

A grouping of elements that are closely related and often physically interface. It consists of CIs produced by several contractors and integrated by one.