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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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objects in fov (max)
Military; Missile defense
The maximum number of RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris that a sensor can acquire at one time.
tactical air support
Military; Missile defense
Air operations carried out in coordination with surface forces and which directly assist land or maritime operations.
full rate production
Military; Missile defense
Production of economic quantities following stabilization of the system design and prove-out of the production process.
full mission capable
Military; Missile defense
Material condition of an aircraft or training device indicting that it can perform all of its missions. Also called FMC.
carrier vehicle (CV)
Military; Missile defense
A space platform whose principal function is to house the space-based interceptors in a protective environment prior to use.
technical objectives
Military; Missile defense
The “target” values for the development effort when insufficient data is available for stating binding technical requirements.
ballistic trajectory
Military; Missile defense
The trajectory traced after the propulsive force is terminated and the body is acted upon only by gravity and aerodynamic drag.
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