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

space mines

Military; Missile defense

Devices that can track and follow a target in orbit, with the capability of exploding on command or by pre-program to destroy the target.

command net

Military; Missile defense

A communications network which connects an echelon of command with some or all of its subordinate echelons for the purpose of command control.

fixed costs

Military; Missile defense

Costs that do not vary with the volume of business, such as property taxes, insurance, depreciation, security, and minimum water and utility fees.

subassembly

Military; Missile defense

Two or more parts joined together to form a unit, capable of disassembly, which is only a part of a complete machine, structure, or other article.

suppression

Military; Missile defense

Temporary or transient degradation of the performance of a weapons system, below the level needed to fulfill its mission objectives, by an opposing force.

concurrency

Military; Missile defense

Part of an acquisition strategy which combines or overlaps two or more phases of the acquisition process, or combines development T&E with operational T&E.

endgame field of view (EFOV)

Military; Missile defense

The field of view of the interceptor’s sensor during its final maneuvers after target acquisition to intercept the target. May be less than the acquisition FOV.