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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ABM Treaty

Military; Missile defense

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty of 1972, signed and ratified by the (former) Soviet Union and the United States, limiting deployment on each side to one site comprising 100 interceptors, 100 launchers, ...

deployment

Military; Missile defense

1. The placement of force elements in battle positions to obtain a higher state of readiness. 2. The movement required to place force elements in battle positions. 3. Fielding the weapons system by ...

brightness

Military; Missile defense

The amount of power that can be delivered per unit solid angle by a directed energy weapon. As used in the BMD program, brightness is the measure of source intensity. To determine the amount of ...

life cycle

Military; Missile defense

1. The total phases through which an item passes from the time it is initially developed until the time it is either consumed or disposed of as being excess to all known materiel requirements. 2. ...

robustness

Military; Missile defense

1. The ability to produce correct results despite input errors. 2. The existence of coordinated, multiple capabilities that perform the same broad task/mission. Provides the BMD warfighter with ...