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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nuclear cloud

Military; Missile defense

An all-inclusive term for the volume of hot gases, smoke, dust, and other particulate matter from the nuclear weapon itself and from its environment, that is carried aloft in conjunction with the ...

manpower estimate report (MER)

Military; Missile defense

An estimate of the number of personnel who will operate, maintain, support, and train for the acquisition upon full operational deployment. The Services prepared the estimates, and the SECDEF submits ...

analysis of alternatives (AOA)

Military; Missile defense

An analysis of the estimated costs and operational effectiveness of alternative materiel systems to meet a mission need and the associated program for acquiring each alternative. Formerly known as ...

weapon target assignment (WTA)

Military; Missile defense

The assignment of an interceptor to a particular threat object. In Midcourse, a WTA requires in-flight communication between the Battle Manager and an in-flight interceptor. To ensure the Battle ...

preconditions for defense (PD)

Military; Missile defense

PDs are NCA preapproved criteria, authorities, and procedures that delineate circumstances under which USCINCSPACE BMD forces will initiate or continue combat engagements and operations against ...

type C - product specification

Military; Missile defense

Product specifications are applicable to any item below the system level, and may be oriented toward procurement of a product through specification of primarily function (performance) requirements or ...

work breakdown structure (WBS)

Military; Missile defense

1. A product-oriented family tree division of hardware, software, services, and other work tasks which organizes, defines, and graphically displays the product to be produced, as well as the work to ...