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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Missile defense

tactical ballistic missile (TBM)

Military; Missile defense

A land-based missile generally having a range of <3000 miles that can be employed within a continental theater of operations.

mobile ground entry point (MGEP)

Military; Missile defense

The subset of GEPs which are transportable. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2E.

tactical operations center (TOC)

Military; Missile defense

A physical grouping of those elements of an Army general and special staff concerned with the current tactical operations and the tactical support thereof.

trusted computer system/software

Military; Missile defense

A system or its software that employs sufficient hardware and software integrity measures to allow its use for processing sensitive or classified information.

electronics intelligence (ELINT)

Military; Missile defense

Technical and geolocation intelligence derived from foreign non-communications electromagnetic radiations emanating from other than nuclear detonations or radioactive sources.

minimum required accomplishments

Military; Missile defense

Necessary tasks that must be completed during an acquisition phase prior to the next milestone decision review. Applies to all acquisition categories and highly sensitive classified programs.

baseline comparison system (BCS)

Military; Missile defense

A current operational system, or a composite of current operational subsystems, which most closely represents the design, operational, and support characteristics of the new system under development.