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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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cipher system
Military; Missile defense
A cryptographic system in which cryptography is applied to plain text elements of equal length.
sweep jamming
Military; Missile defense
A narrow band of jamming that is back and forth over a relatively wide operating band of frequencies.
reentry angle
Military; Missile defense
Elevation angle of velocity vector relative to local horizontal plane when reentering object reaches 92km.
laser weapons
Military; Missile defense
Devices, such as photon generators, that produce a narrow beam of coherent radiated power greater than 1 MW.
hostile track
Military; Missile defense
The classification assigned to a track that, based upon established criteria, is determined to be an enemy threat.
repairability
Military; Missile defense
The probability that a failed system will be restored to operable condition within a specified active repair time.
weapons tight
Military; Missile defense
A weapon control order imposing a status whereby weapons systems may be fired only at targets recognized as hostile.
