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.

Industry: Military

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Missile defense

qualification test

Military; Missile defense

This test simulates defined environmental conditions with a predetermined safety factor, the results indicating whether a given design can perform its function within the simulated environment of a ...

design-to-cost (DTC) goal

Military; Missile defense

Management concept wherein rigorous cost goals are established during development, and the control of systems costs (acquisition, operating, and support) to these goals is achieved by practical ...

test and evaluation (T&E)

Military; Missile defense

Process by which components or systems are tested and the results evaluated to assess progress of design, performance, supportability, etc. There are three types of T&E -- Development (DT&E), ...