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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surveillance requirements

Military; Missile defense

Requirements are requests for surveillance, including relative priorities for coverage and sensitivity levels, based on operational orders, selected response options and current surveillance system ...

direct air support center

Military; Missile defense

A subordinate operational component of a tactical air control system designed for control and direction of close air support and other tactical air support operations, and normally collocated with ...

independent cost analysis

Military; Missile defense

An analysis of program cost estimates conducted by an impartial body disassociated from the management of the program. (See Title 10, United States Code, Section 2434, "Independent Cost Estimates; ...

development test I (DT I)

Military; Missile defense

A series of tests conducted during the demonstration and validation phase. Components, subsystems, or the total (or full) system are examined to determine whether the system is ready for EMD. ...

baseline target set (BTS)

Military; Missile defense

A BMDO-approved listing and description of ballistic missile targets which have been (or are being) developed to meet a variety of target users’ needs, validated as threat representative, and ...

geostationary orbit (GSO)

Military; Missile defense

An orbit 35,784 km above the equator. A satellite placed in such an orbit revolves around the earth once per day, maintaining the same position relative to the surface of the earth. It appears to be ...

natural space environment

Military; Missile defense

The natural environment which exists above the sensible atmosphere. Space begins approximately 100 km and above. This environment is applicable to orbiting space craft, to interceptors in the ...