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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prioritize targets

Military; Missile defense

To identify and rank targets in priority fashion, based upon criteria such as type, predicted impact point, and predicted time of impact.

intruder operation

Military; Missile defense

An offensive operation by day or night over enemy territory with the primary object of destroying enemy aircraft in the vicinity of their bases.

post-attack period

Military; Missile defense

In nuclear warfare, that period which extends from the termination of the final attack until political authorities agree to terminate hostilities.

integrated warfare

Military; Missile defense

The conduct of a military operation in any combat environment wherein opposing forces employ non-conventional weapons in combination with conventional weapons.

security subsystem

Military; Missile defense

That part of a weapon or defense system which is added specifically for the performance of security functions and not categorized as components of other subsystems.

overlay bmd system

Military; Missile defense

An advanced exoatmospheric defense system oriented toward defense of ICBMs, consisting of missile-borne, passive infra-red sensors and non-nuclear homing interceptors.

system center (SC)

Military; Missile defense

A center in CMAFB responsible for the scheduling of maintenance for worldwide sensors and supporting equipment as well as maintenance responsibility of equipment in CMAFB.