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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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dual source
Military; Missile defense
Two contractors producing the same components or end items for the same program.
cueing data
Military; Missile defense
Cueing data is a subset of object tracks within a sensor element’s coverage volume.
transponder
Military; Missile defense
A receiver-transmitter that will generate a reply signal upon proper interrogation.
issue cycle
Military; Missile defense
A process followed during OSD review of the POM. It begins in early June and extends into July.
down select
Military; Missile defense
To reduce the number of contractors working on a program by eliminating one or more for the next phase.
restitution
Military; Missile defense
The process of determining the true planimetric position of objects whose images appear on photographs.
mark/markup
Military; Missile defense
Line by line review and approval/disapproval/modification of the defense budget by congressional committees.
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