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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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combatant commander
Military; Missile defense
A commander-in-chief of one of the unified or specified combatant commands established by the President.
bell-lapadula model
Military; Missile defense
A formal state transition model of computer security policy that describes a set of access control rules.
reverse engineering
Military; Missile defense
The process of analyzing a computer system’s software to identify components and their interrelationships.
field of view (FOV)
Military; Missile defense
The angular measure of the volume of space within which the system can respond to the presence of a target.
medium power lasers
Military; Missile defense
Lasers that radiate power less than 1 MW, normally used to detect, identify, track, and designate a target vehicle.
fire control system
Military; Missile defense
A group of interrelated fire control equipment and/or instruments designed for use with a weapon or group of weapons.
acquisition program
Military; Missile defense
A directed, funded effort that is designed to provide a new or improved materiel capability in response to a validated need.
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