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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nuclear, biological, and chemical contamination survivability

Military; Missile defense

The capability of a system and its crew to withstand a NBCC environment and relevant decontamination without losing the ability to accomplish the assigned mission. A NBCC survivable system is ...

command, control, communications, and computer systems (C4 SYSTEMS)

Military; Missile defense

Integrated systems of doctrine, procedures, organizational structures, personnel, equipment, facilities, and communications designed to support a commander’s exercise of command and control, through ...

phased array tracking radar intercept on target (PATRIOT)

Military; Missile defense

A point or limited area defense system originally built to intercept aircraft. PAC-3 improvements, which will give it greater capability against theater ballistic missiles, include upgrades to the ...

producibility, programming, and issues resolution strategies (PPIRS)

Military; Missile defense

A semi-annual document put out by the BMDO P&M community listing all the medium and higher P&M risk issues as prioritized and coordinated by the BMDO P&M Working Group.

perimeter acquisition radar and attack characterization system (PARCS)

Military; Missile defense

AN/FPQ-16 phased array radar at Cavalier AFS, ND, used for early warning and attack assessment.

position and velocity extraction phased array warning system (PAVE PAWS)

Military; Missile defense

Phased array SLBM warning system. Four sites: a. East Otis ANG Base, MA b. WestBeale AFB, CA c. Southeast Robins AFB, GA d. Southwest Goodfellow AFB, TX

manufacturing operations, development, and integration laboratory (MODIL)

Military; Missile defense

An SDS-peculiar integration mechanism to link product technology development concurrently with manufacturing process and control development for a cost-reducing effective SDS development.