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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.

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