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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configuration

Military; Missile defense

A collection of an item's descriptive and governing characteristics, which can be expressed (1) in functional terms (i.e., what performance the item is expected to achieve); and (2) in physical terms ...

reprogramming

Military; Missile defense

The transfer of funds between program element or line items within an appropriation for purposes other than those contemplated at the time of appropriation. Reprogramming is generally accomplished ...

co-production

Military; Missile defense

Production of a defense system in two or more countries. Involves the transfer of production technology and complex or sensitive subsystem components from the country of origin to countries producing ...

keep-out zone

Military; Missile defense

A volume around a space asset, which is off limits to parties not owners of the asset. Keep-out zones could be negotiated or unilaterally declared. The right to defend such a zone by force and the ...

track telling

Military; Missile defense

The process of communicating air surveillance and tactical data information between command and control systems or between facilities within the systems. Telling may be classified into the following ...

first article

Military; Missile defense

First article includes preproduction models, initial production samples, test samples, first lots, pilot models, and pilot lots. Approval involves testing and evaluating the first article for ...

human factors

Military; Missile defense

A body of scientific facts about human characteristics. The term covers all biomedical and psychosocial considerations; it includes, but is not limited to, principles and applications in the areas of ...