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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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Missile defense
trap door
Military; Missile defense
A hidden software or hardware mechanism that permits system security mechanisms to be circumvented.
far field
Military; Missile defense
The region far from an antenna compared to the dimensions of the antenna and the wavelength of the radiation.
scan type
Military; Missile defense
The path made in space by a point on the radar beam; for example, circular, helical, conical, spiral, or sector.
hardening
Military; Missile defense
Design and manufacturing process and other measures which may be employed to render military assets less vulnerable.
exo decoy
Military; Missile defense
A decoy that matches RV signature exoatmospherically. Exo decoys can use radar and/or optical means to deceive sensors.
synthesis
Military; Missile defense
The automatic generation of a runnable system from a specialized design where each module description has associated implementations.
SAFEGUARD
Military; Missile defense
A U.S. midcourse and terminal phase defense for ICBMs, deployed in 1975 and deactivated in 1976 due to its limited cost effectiveness.
