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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line replaceable unit (LRU)

Military; Missile defense

An essential support item removed and replaced at field level to restore end item to an operationally ready condition. (Also called Weapon Replacement Assembly and Module Replaceable Unit).

military strategy selection

Military; Missile defense

The determination of: (1) what targets to defend and their priorities in order to achieve the selected national strategy, and (2) the type of attackers (and/or their corridors) to be intercepted.

kinetic energy weapon (KEW)

Military; Missile defense

A weapon that uses kinetic energy, or energy of motion to kill an object. Examples of weapons which use kinetic energy are a rock, a bullet, a nonexplosively armed rocket, and an electromagnetic rail ...

strategic warning lead time

Military; Missile defense

That time between the receipt of strategic warning and the beginning of hostilities. This time may include two action periods: strategic warning pre-decision time and strategic warning post-decision ...

system program office (SPO)

Military; Missile defense

The office of the program manager and the point of contact with industry, government agencies, and other activities participating in the system acquisition process. (U.S. Army uses term “Project ...

acquisition strategy report

Military; Missile defense

Describes the acquisition approach to include streamlining, sources, competition, and contract types throughout the period from the beginning of Phase I, Demonstration and Validation, through the end ...

Unified Action Armed Forces

Military; Missile defense

A publication setting forth the principles, doctrines, and functions governing the activities and performance of the Armed Forces of the United States when two or more Services or elements thereof ...