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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.
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Missile defense
weapons allocation
Military; Missile defense
Designation of a certain weapon to attack a certain threat after Engagement Authorization is given.
functional testing
Military; Missile defense
The portion of testing in which the advertised features of a system are tested for correct operation.
target acquisition
Military; Missile defense
The detection and initiation of track on a target in the surveillance coverage region of a sensing system.
burn-through range
Military; Missile defense
The distance at which a specific radar can discern targets through the external interference being received.
combined operation
Military; Missile defense
An operation conducted by forces of two or more allied nations acting together to accomplish a single mission.
weapons commitment
Military; Missile defense
Authorization to allocate certain weapons to designated targets thus permitting checklist actions to be taken.
area of operations
Military; Missile defense
That portion of an area of war necessary for military operations and for the administration of such operations.
