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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
electromagnetic emanations
Military; Missile defense
Signals transmitted as radiation through the air, through a vacuum, or through conductors.
traffic capability maximum
Military; Missile defense
The maximum number of objects per unit time which the sensor system can maintain track files.
system operational concept
Military; Missile defense
A formal document that describes the intended purpose, employment, deployment, and support of a system.
system design review (SDR)
Military; Missile defense
Evaluates the optimization, correlation, completeness, and risks associated with the allocated technical requirements.
fourth generation language
Military; Missile defense
A programming environment that produces both screen and report utilities for use by lower-level programming environments.
watch condition (WATCHCON)
Military; Missile defense
Series of readiness conditions used by the intelligence community to alert staffs to watchfulness without raising DEFCON.
request for proposal (RFP)
Military; Missile defense
A solicitation used in negotiated acquisition to communicate government requirements to prospective contractors and to solicit proposals.
