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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six year defense program (SYDP)

Military; Missile defense

The official DoD document which summarizes forces and resources associated with programs approved by SECDEF. Its three parts are the organizations affected, appropriations accounts (RDT&E, operations ...

preliminary design review (PDR)

Military; Missile defense

A review conducted on each configuration item to evaluate the progress, technical adequacy, and risk resolution of the selected design approach; to determine its compatibility with performance and ...

electromagnetic radiation (EMR)

Military; Missile defense

1. A form of propagated energy, arising from electric charges in motion, that produces a simultaneous wavelike variation of electric and magnetic fields in space. The highest frequencies (or shortest ...

defense acquisition board (DAB)

Military; Missile defense

The senior DoD acquisition review board chaired by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Technology. The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the Vice- Chair. Other members of the ...