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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technical parameters (TPs)

Military; Missile defense

A selected subset of the system’s technical metrics tracked in Technical Performance Measurement. Critical technical parameters are identified from risk analyses and contract specification or ...

National Test Center (NTC)

Military; Missile defense

The National Test Center, located at Ft. Irwin, CA. A large maneuver area that serves as the Army’s primary testing center for Army maneuver forces. Friendly forces are pitted against “enemy” forces ...

kinetic kill vehicle (KKV)

Military; Missile defense

A weapon using a non-explosive projectile moving at very high speed to destroy a target on impact. The projectile may include homing sensors and on-board rockets to improve its accuracy, or it may ...

critical operational issue

Military; Missile defense

A key operational effectiveness or operational suitability issue that must be examined in operational test and evaluation to determine the system’s capability to perform its mission. A critical ...

system concept paper (SCP)

Military; Missile defense

OBSOLETE. For a major program, was used to summarize the results of the concept exploration phase up to Milestone I and to describe the acquisition strategy, including the identification of the ...

particle beam weapon (PBW)

Military; Missile defense

A weapon that relies on the technology of particle accelerators (atom-smashers) to emit beams of charged or neutral particles which travel near the speed of light. Such a beam could theoretically ...

higher authority interface

Military; Missile defense

Policy, strategy, doctrine, readiness conditions, and rules of engagement from higher authorities for use by the defense system in conducting system operations including specific orders specifying ...