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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system manager

Military; Missile defense

A general term of reference to those organizations directed by individual managers, exercising authority over the planning, direction, and control, of tasks and associated functions essential for ...

RDT&E program categories

Military; Missile defense

The five divisions the comprise Major Force Program 06 (R&D) in the FYDP. They are: * 6.1 Basic Research * 6.2 Exploratory Development * 6.3 Advanced Development * 6.4 Engineering Development * 6.5 ...

proof of principle (POP)

Military; Missile defense

Technical demonstration and troop experimentation conducted with brassboard configuration, subsystems, or surrogate systems, using troops in a realistic field environment. The process examines the ...

space command center (SPACC)

Military; Missile defense

A USSPACECOM center located on Peterson AFB, CO, in Building 147(1). It is the primary command facility for USSPACECOM providing USCINCSPACE with the information necessary to perform assigned ...

control and reporting center

Military; Missile defense

An element of the US Air Force tactical air control system, subordinate to the tactical air control center, from which radar control and warning operations are conducted within its area of ...

form, fit, and function data

Military; Missile defense

Technical data pertaining to items, components or processes for the purpose of identifying source, size, configuration, mating and attachment characteristics, functional characteristics and ...

electronics security (ELSEC)

Military; Missile defense

The protection resulting from all measures designed to deny unauthorized persons information of value that might be derived from their interception and study of noncommunications electromagnetic ...