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

integrated tactical warning and attack assessment (ITW/AA)

Military; Missile defense

ITW/AA is the integration of ballistic missile warning, space warning, and atmospheric warning with intelligence information for synthesis of all attack warning information, strategic and tactical.

ballistic missile defense organization cost position (BCP)

Military; Missile defense

The official position of BMDO reflecting a rigorous cost estimate reconciliation between the service program office estimate and the BMDO independent cost estimate. The BCP indicates the BMDO ...

exoatmospheric reentry vehicle interceptor subsystem (ERIS)

Military; Missile defense

OBSOLETE. Interceptor designed to provide functional test validation of GBI.

command, control, and communications countermeasures (C3CM)

Military; Missile defense

1. Counter C3 - That division of C3CM comprising measures taken to deny adversary commanders and other decision makers the ability to command and control their forces effectively. 2. C3 Protection - ...

joint force special operations component commander (JFSOCC)

Military; Missile defense

The commander within a unified command, subordinate unified command, or joint task force responsible to the establishing commander for making recommendations on the proper employment of special ...

kinetic kill vehicle integrated technology experiment (KITE)

Military; Missile defense

A series of test flights at WSMR to demonstrate HEDI technologies.

commander-in- chief united states space command (USCINCSPACE)

Military; Missile defense

The unified commander of USSPACECOM responsible for Ballistic Missile Defense and other assigned missions e.g., Space Control, Space Support, and Space Defense.