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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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space defense
Military; Missile defense
The defensive aspect of space control operations which includes all active or passive measures planned or taken to defeat attacks against friendly space systems or enemy attacks from space.
joint program
Military; Missile defense
Any defense acquisition system, subsystem, component, or technology program that involves formal management or funding by more than one DoD Component during any phase of a system's life-cycle.
elastic range
Military; Missile defense
The stress range in which a material will recover its original form when the force (or loading) is removed. Elastic deformation refers to dimensional changes occurring within the elastic range.
user friendly
Military; Missile defense
Primarily a term used in automatic data processing (ADP); it connotes a machine (hardware) or program (software) that is compatible with a person's ability to operate it successfully and easily.
air-breathing
Military; Missile defense
A flying vehicle that uses the oxygen in the atmosphere as the oxidizer in its propulsion system. Examples are jet aircraft and cruise missiles. This category does not include ballistic missiles.
system design
Military; Missile defense
1. The process of defining the hardware and software architectures, components, modules, interfaces, and data for a system to satisfy specified system requirements. 2. The result of the system design ...
early warning
Military; Missile defense
1. Early detection of an enemy ballistic missile launch, usually by means of surveillance satellites and long range radar. 2. Early notification of the launch or approach of unknown weapons or weapon ...
