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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verification

Military; Missile defense

1. Confirmation that all data inputs, logic, calculations and engineering representations of a T&E resource accurately portray the characteristics, calculations, logic, and interactions of the system ...

traceability

Military; Missile defense

1. The characteristic of software systems or designs or architectures or domain models that identifies and documents the derivation path (upward) and allocation/flowdown path downward) of ...

battle group

Military; Missile defense

1. Domains into which the battle space is partitioned. 2. A data processing approach implemented in the battle management computer which minimizes the processing load by partitioning (grouping) ...

flyaway cost

Military; Missile defense

The total cost related to the production of a usable end item of military hardware. Flyaway cost includes the cost of procuring the basic unit (airframe, hull, chassis, etc.), a percentage of basic ...

major system

Military; Missile defense

A combination of elements that will function together to produce the capabilities required to fulfill a mission need, including hardware, equipment, software, or any combination thereof, but ...