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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cost and operational effectiveness analysis (COEA)

Military; Missile defense

OBSOLETE. An analysis of the estimated costs and operational effectiveness of alternative materiel systems to meet a mission need, and the associated program for acquiring each alternative. (Replaced ...

storage, handling, and transportation environments

Military; Missile defense

These environment categories cover the applicable free field or ambient environments which the system assets must be capable of withstanding during storage, handling and transportation. They include ...

Alternate Space Defense Operations Center (ASPADOC)

Military; Missile defense

The backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at Dahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR.

General Manager Program Management Directive (GPMD)

Military; Missile defense

OBSOLETE. The primary document used by the GM to direct the Service BMD PEO on the specific actions necessary to fulfill BMD program requirements.

in-flight interceptor communications system (IFICS)

Military; Missile defense

IFICS provides the communications link between the ground and the space based NMD assets. The generic term IFICS replaces the obsolete design specific communications system term GEP.

gallium nitride microwave power amplifiers (GANMPA)

Military; Missile defense

A demonstration program to develop GaN based transistors and integrated circuits for power amplifiers in systems such as Ground Based Radar. Goal is to reduce total weight and size by a factor of 10.

research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E)

Military; Missile defense

Activities for the development of a new system that include basic and exploratory research, advanced and engineering development, development and operational testing and the evaluation of test ...