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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integrated flux

Military; Missile defense

The product (or integral) of particle (neutron or photon) flux and time, expressed in units of particles per square centimeter. The absorbed dose of radiation (in rads) is related to the fluence. (It ...

imagery intelligence (IMINT)

Military; Missile defense

Intelligence derived from the exploitation of collection by visual photography, infrared sensors, lasers, electro-optics, and radar sensors (such as synthetic aperture radar) wherein images of ...

foreign military sales (FMS)

Military; Missile defense

That portion of U.S. security assistance authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act, as amended. The recipient provides reimbursement for defense ...

Joint Doctrine Working Party

Military; Missile defense

A forum to include representatives of the Services and combatant commands with the purpose of systematic addressal of joint doctrine and joint tactics, techniques, and procedures (JTTP) issues such ...

technical data package (TDP)

Military; Missile defense

A technical description of an item adequate for supporting an acquisition strategy, production, engineering, and logistics support. The description defines the required design configuration and ...

limited defense system (LDS)

Military; Missile defense

The development of systems, components, and architectures for a deployable antiballistic missile system (as described in section 232(a)(1) of the 1991 Missile Defense Act, as revised) capable of ...

special test equipment (STE)

Military; Missile defense

Single or multipurpose integrated test units engineered, designed, fabricated, or modified to accomplish special purpose testing. Such testing units comprise electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, ...