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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Missile defense

command destruct signal

Military; Missile defense

A signal used to intentionally activate the destruction system in a missile.

extended planning annex

Military; Missile defense

A document providing program guidance for an additional 10 years beyond the POM.

manpower authorizations

Military; Missile defense

The billets in the manpower requirements structure that are planned to be filled.

component command centers

Military; Missile defense

The Component Command Centers (which will contain Army and Air Force unique capabilities) will be capable of supporting the USSPACECOM Command Center and distributed Operations Centers by functioning ...

high order language (HOL)

Military; Missile defense

A programming language that requires little knowledge of the computer on which a program will run, can be translated into several different machine languages, allows symbolic naming of operations and ...

operational effectiveness

Military; Missile defense

The overall degree of mission accomplishment of a system when used by representative personnel in the environment planned or expected (e.g., natural, electronic, threat, etc.) for operational ...

combatant command (COCOM)

Military; Missile defense

Non-transferable command authority established by title 10, United States Code, section 164, exercised only by commanders of unified or specified combatant commands. Combatant Command (command ...