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ARIES Active Radio Interferometer for Explosion Surveillance. $ d/ R- S: r$ ^: a* @/ C, A9 h2 J0 XARL Airborne Reconnaissance-Low (USA term) [circa 1996 = Reconnaissance equipment in Dash-7 airplane]. ARM Anti-Radiation Missile. Arms Export 0 H3 f2 ]3 k7 B+ u3 b1 a- xControl Board (AECB) ! G# y! M' D( Z. FAn interagency board, chaired by the Under Secretary of State for Security 7 \1 h3 E a, L' b u: R4 oAssistance, Science, and Technology, that serves to advise the Secretary of 9 w# z4 _2 F4 ]2 A7 O, JState on matters relating to security assistance program levels and arms transfer , U+ @* m& A1 mpolicies. Army Brigade Center (ARBC) The Army center between the ARSPOC and the ARROC with C2 responsibilities 7 L( W& C! Q& j/ E! v1 rfor BMD. Army Component 1 b, N5 s% F% b$ G8 YCommand Center 3 q) y% V! Z/ _! g" [. S(ARCCC) , n3 v0 R! A8 o0 F/ zA segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of the CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to Army Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The ARCCC was : T" K# E7 d/ C' }' t3 F( |$ Feliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system architecture definition update. ' _( o/ E, r3 s: Y6 E6 ]MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 7 H5 ~% c2 `6 U$ N7 P$ I1 ^, n21 ) w4 Z% D! j3 e! \5 s! PArmy Materiel 1 I5 P$ `0 R1 g6 k- TCommand (AMC) * u) U7 T8 J7 n" e1 s; aPerforms the assigned materiel functions of the Department of the Army, - z4 c! v6 M9 e5 i3 b& mincluding research and development; product improvement; human factors $ P8 S+ `8 H/ \' o9 k( P/ \engineering; test and evaluation; procurement and production; new equipment " v" }4 w) D# I) |training; scientific and technical intelligence production; international logistics ; @0 G( F, E/ m! q1 ]programs; and storage, distribution, maintenance, demilitarization, and disposal for the continental United States wholesale supply and maintenance systems as well as for overseas systems. Located in Alexandria, VA and moving to Fort % f# ^; i/ c/ [) n, x y. ]. KBelvoir, VA in 2003. Army Space Operations Center (ARSPOC) The Army Space Command Center responsible for logistically/ administratively controlling assigned SDS elements and which shall also include the capability to assure the BMD mission is carried out should the USCINCSPACE CCC be lost. ARNG Army National Guard. AROS Airborne Radar Optical System. + F* S8 c; r/ e$ p4 jARP Address Resolution Protocol ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Formerly known as Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). + E0 ]1 L) F8 k2 C! Q2 N5 eARPANET ARPA Network. ARRC Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps. 9 h, {" T' p5 T3 \3 d8 [3 |9 z6 [ARROC Army Regional Operations Center. + U1 c5 j2 c% Z9 p( uArrow A technology demonstration program started in 1988 and designed to meet 6 X# Q! L v. s+ b/ qIsraeli architecture requirements for area defense of population centers against TBMs. 5 `& }. O. D1 m8 v( V# | RARS (1) Airborne Remote Sensing. (2) Action Request System. ARSCS Automated Rear Services Control System. ARSPACE U.S. Army Space Command. ARSPOC Army Space Operations Center. ARU Alignment Reference Unit (PAC-3). 6 r, n3 r8 I8 l: h8 K# D: z& CASA Assistant Secretary of the Army. ASAF Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. % v! Y5 L% s! a# T2 ~4 R3 w+ ZASAF (A) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition). 2 r7 ^- _1 \0 N! T: ~ASARC Army Systems Acquisition Review Council. ASARS Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System. - h1 o4 n& L7 p4 t/ k, i' dASAS (1) All Source Analysis System. (2) Advanced Solid Axial Stage. 7 v+ L3 [6 v- zASAT Antisatellite Weapon. 3 b2 s3 y: X0 Y0 T9 eASB Army Science Board. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A ) ~, s: p l2 k6 ?0 ^8 ~! [22 ASBM Air-to-Surface Ballistic Missile. S1 v$ o+ N% Q* W! Y( A: SASC (1) Army Space Command (See also USARSPACECOM, ARSPACECOM). ; e: y, v* U9 A. n. \9 c$ X: o4 C(2) Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH. ASCC Air Standardization Coordination Committee. ) ^$ n( y6 L9 `7 L cASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. ASCM Advance Spaceborne Computer Module ASCO Advanced Systems Concept Office + \" Q1 @! H1 ^, B' c3 oASCON Associate Contractor ASD (1) OBSOLETE Aeronautical Systems Division (AF). See Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC). (2) Assistant Secretary of Defense. ASDC Alternated Space Defense Center 8 c T" F/ c* |9 ?0 _9 LASDP Advanced Sensor Demonstration Program. 3 ^ z! h" ]' H$ g4 h7 |5 c! gASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations # I* K- D( z* H! }ASEDP Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Program. " u6 F& L* \/ m3 S/ }2 UASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit. 6 t6 r( k- i8 Z2 ?2 |ASIOE Associated Support Items of Equipment (USA term). ASL Authorized Stockage List (USA term). ASM (1) Anti-Simulation. (2) Anti-ship Missile. (3) Air-to-Surface Missile. ASMD Anti-ship Missile Defense. ASMDC Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, AL (1998). ASMP French Air Surface Missile ASN Assistant Secretary of the Navy. C& D7 I# P, W. V: Y4 i- sASN (RD&A) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition). ; L/ f( i( B/ w/ u8 b! \2 F! ~/ l0 f! |ASN (SB&L) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics). 6 ~; q7 s/ a& D2 cASOC Air Support Operations Center. : ^# o2 f8 S/ k+ z: T' ], RASP (1) Airborne Surveillance Platform. (2) Advanced Sensor Program. (3) - }5 }( l+ K9 f+ A1 P; c" o0 R$ c' wAdvanced Sensor Platform. (4) Annual Service Practice. ( D; j' ~1 h* rASPADOC The backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at 1 } u- F1 p7 K' w) aDahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. ASPIRIS Advanced Signal Processing for IR Sensors. ASPJ Airborne Self Protection Jammer / Z, b- |& f, _; c* yMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A ! f0 e% H: F) \) k3 M7 E23 ASPO Army Space Program Office. 6 t$ @9 s# @7 Z" m, g3 CASR Acquisition Strategy Report. ; D' E7 E, h2 p N! x3 m5 K0 zASROC Antisubmarine Rocket. ' w# y: X( h. x: F3 `! k" \2 C( WASSERT Augmentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training (DoD term). Assessment (1) Appraisal of the worth of an intelligence activity, source information, or / ?8 C6 n' l4 g1 _4 P a; aproduct in terms of its contribution to a specific goal, or the credibility, reliability, pertinence, accuracy, or usefulness of information in terms of an intelligence need. When used in context with evaluation, ' ~5 P/ L# B- D$ a. ~ p: G; }/ xassessment implies a weighing against resource allocation, expenditure , Y" N6 C3 u( U2 I1 h$ Kor risk. (2) An independent evaluation of a model or simulation by an MDA-sponsored Confidence Assessment Team for a specified purpose. ASSIST Automated Systems Security Incident Support Term (DISA term). Associated Object # h2 V k9 y6 H; S$ [Object that remains near a deployed reentry vehicle, decoy or chaff puff. Assume Course 3 z- D- F' _5 V- D: aOrientation , ^8 I5 X$ {& W# m4 A- SMake course attitude adjustments to the weapon platform orientation prior to engagement. Assured Defense Strategies and tactics that result in (specified) a high probability of kill against 7 A" |- v E9 D( U; M0 Mdesignated targets, regardless of the interceptors required. (USSPACECOM) * U3 N6 W' E' X! pAssured Kill This option requires defense segments to employ tactics, which produce the ) C& v! B7 N' e- M& _2 J0 Q- X Qhighest probability of kill consistent with the available number of defensive 0 \ {& J' a8 U+ ^' _/ D. U' Rresources (interceptors). 1 u$ l9 ^1 r$ f+ ]* V: @# `# N# w: xAST (1) See Airborne Surveillance Testbed. (2) Advanced Sensor Technology. 6 r: @ l" ]: }2 ^& O$ T9 OASTMP Army Science and Technology Master Plan $ W4 v( T: _* R' V* W% FASTP Advanced Sensor Technology Program 7 X9 K: D6 H" K1 JASWG Architecture Systems Working Group. AT Advanced Technology ATA (1) Advanced Test Accelerator. (2) Avionics Test Article. 6 c$ a' o8 o0 LATACC (1) Advanced Tactical Command Central (USMC term). (2) Advanced Theater Air Command Center ATACM Army Tactical Missile / T# P8 }' A( f9 n% Y" l' ^, }( dATACMS Army Tactical Missile System. $ }! G# H6 s) }" f/ v. d/ n, RATAF Allied Tactical Air Force (NATO). ATB (1) Allied Test Bed. (2) Analytical Tool Box. 0 L: @0 A2 x' z/ N/ j" m5 IATBM (1) Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile. (2) Anti- Theater Ballistic Missile MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A # _, Y# P9 ~5 `# k2 o$ f5 [24 / H6 W6 t: L+ n9 yATC Automated Technical Catalog ATCCS Army Tactical Command and Control System ATCOM Army Aviation and Troop Command (pre-Oct 96) (See AMCOM) ATD Advanced Technology Demonstration. $ w8 P& v1 i2 wATDL Army Tactical Data Link. ATDM Adaptive Time Division Multiplexer. 9 Q: d9 j9 u3 W( O9 O! b" K* QATDS Airborne Tactical Data System. ATE Automatic Test Equipment. 3 j' l8 G+ P9 g! @ATH Above the Horizon ATHS Airborne Target Handover System. 8 @- Q9 G9 `0 U0 U. Z+ i6 sATI Advanced Technology Interceptor 7 U! @1 y) Y8 d8 S# S% s6 K5 cATIM Advanced Technology Insertion Module ATIS Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions 3 G6 S7 K: |" V7 G( X; L3 \ATM Anti-Tactical Missile. # ]" x' c+ M7 @% X. }ATMD Army Theater Missile Defense. ATMDF Air and Theater Missile Defense Force (US Army term). - I4 s( \7 t3 Z/ PATMDPO Army Theater Missile Defense Program Office. 6 a* t# }! T' ^" z9 k8 T0 [ATO Air Tasking Order. ATOC Air Tactical Operations Center. : A2 C4 }1 G8 l4 ]) X3 _ATODB Air Tasking Order Database. ; A- |! M) L* V$ f4 ]ATP (1) Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing. (2) Authority To Proceed. (3) Allied Tactical Publication. (4) Acceptance Test Procedures. (5) Acceptance , W! R, q8 d7 M: K3 B1 R# }3 QTest Program. (6) Advanced Technology Program (Department of Commerce term). (7) Authority to Process. ATP&FC Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Fire Control. / r. s5 k9 C* d1 I% O3 `ATR Autonomous/Automated Target Recognition. + I" x# l# e4 g! jATRJ Advanced Threat Radar Jammer. . o7 q. F! g/ _; ]' k% ^ATSIM Acquisition and Track Simulation. + s* g* m6 X/ w) lAttack and 1 h! C9 U8 y t* w9 V9 G" a% eLaunch Early Reporting to Theater (ALERT) An upgrade to ground station mission processing which exploits inherent satellite ( d e" ]! [/ p5 n& \7 V. [4 e# Ccapability to provide theater missile warning and cueing. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 25 Attack % n4 q3 x! F' f. d% t7 O& qAssessment (AA) : _' n' w! ~3 |' f8 k, {" b4 {. EAn evaluation of information to determine the potential or actual nature and x! a2 O# [0 d" Q4 S' ~) fobjectives of an attack for the purpose of providing information for timely ( L1 S( Q* T1 I5 z5 a, @9 a+ Jdecisions. Attack Characterization 8 n) ~( N1 ]2 m( s' ]. {3 YThe process by which the parameters of an attack in progress are developed, $ d, @3 s- p' cupdated and defined. Attack , v- c' n6 s4 D- [2 J8 UOperations (Counterforce) Attack operations prevent launch of theater missiles by attacking all elements of 2 x2 N' P5 \' F% ?4 R8 z3 s! S* qthe overall enemy system, including such actions as destroying launch platforms, support facilities, reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition platforms, command and control nodes, and missile stocks. Attack operations can be executed by space, air, ground, maritime, and special operations forces. 8 q6 t; t/ r6 \/ pAttack operations are considered one of the four pillars of TMD capability. (JCS J-38 CONOPS) Attack Price A concept used to evaluate the performance of a BMD system that defines 4 O3 _3 z# M; W$ m3 o0 z- L& \: ^“price” as the number of Re-entry Vehicles required to ensure target destruction. 0 _7 s3 O3 y* aTarget destruction is defined as a probability of target survivability using the draw _0 v9 V- L6 g6 O9 ~down curve. Attack Warning/ ) ~8 ]& v$ t9 V" a% w* BAttack ; V3 f4 c* |8 YAssessment (AW/AA) / L) C9 y' d+ p7 F/ N7 X/ ?2 TIntegrated air, missile, and space defense data used to determine whether an attack is underway and, if so, what is the type and strength of the attack. ATTD Advanced Technology Transition Demonstration. ! p7 k* T* q! i/ T7 z5 GAttenuation Decrease in intensity of a signal, beam, or wave as a result of absorption and 3 y2 r0 i7 z0 M8 v ^9 vscattering out of the path of a detector by the propagating medium, but not 5 e) X6 A( D1 k- G. S oincluding a decrease in intensity due to geometric spreading (e.g., the inverse 7 ]6 B# ~ e( Z; t- U" o4 i0 esquare of distance). ATV Advanced Technology Validation. 6 }! M4 \- |; [% J U+ KAULS Accidental or Unauthorized Limited Strike. $ g3 |: `: W2 A4 j9 pAUPC Average Unit Procurement Cost. AURORA Canadian aircraft. Autonomous 3 s) K2 k* ?4 P' c3 F' PAcquisition Range (Max.) The maximum range at which a target can be acquired by a sensor operating in a non-cued mode. + p; ?$ W4 h6 q9 YAV (1) Air Vehicle. (2) Audio-Visual. ! h7 E/ v+ I7 n, q3 H, KAVATAR (SAIC) Flight dynamics simulator. ' T+ x$ f" |; v5 f: f+ C7 vAVC Advanced Vehicle Concept. AVCATT Aviation CATT (US Army term) $ l# { Y% @/ yAverage Unit Procurement / I5 v7 Q1 u. X$ `; OCost (AUPC) Design to average unit procurement cost objectives, expressed in constant dollars, are established for Milestone I, Concept Demonstration Approval. AUPC includes recurring flyaway, rollaway, sail-away costs (including nonrecurring production costs) adjusted for data, training, support equipment, and initial 0 T6 ?% _) U! |- s- o3 h& Fspares costs. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 26 1 o) b) F9 f. J# Z4 o+ m! {( AAVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. * Q, c/ h+ F4 C' v( y% x: _AVSCOM Aviation Systems Command (US Army). % P/ E9 A4 G5 q4 x/ C1 TAW/AA Attack Warning/Attack Assessment. 7 z$ c; V* u& x. v: V. oAWACS Airborne Warning and Control System. AWC Air Warfare Centre (UK RAF term). + w1 e( Z. m( o/ y$ P* lAWE Advanced Warfighting Experiment AWG (1) Acquisition Working Group (GSA term). (2) Algorithm Working Group. AWS (1) AEGIS Weapons System (2) Advanced Warning System. (3) Arrow Weapons System (Joint US/Israeli BMD weapons system). ! C: c! i7 b0 ~/ o0 h2 g9 _% GAzimuth Orientation of a vector projected onto a reference horizontal plane, relative to a reference direction in the plane. 8 U4 l7 P( ?1 c& tAzimuth Angle A positive angle measured clockwise in a reference horizontal plane from a reference direction to a given direction. For a topocentric-horizon coordinate # N B# Q: n$ ^4 D# ?7 \4 f3 x) Ereference frame, the reference direction is due north (true north or magnetic . p2 i: X% c! W* a6 u2 H- R! knorth, depending on the application). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B ; j6 c. U% n3 k, e6 C27 ! C2 g' ^% W9 iB Billion. 3 n: y; x O( K* R) d) D6 EB Spec Development specification. B2C2 Brigade and Below Command and Control System (Army term). ; X3 _" b/ W$ ^- `9 O. @. B5 SBA Budget activity. The budget activity codes are: ( M( y. e7 v; d% \$ L01 – Basic Research 02 – Exploratory Development 0 z( }# O% t) V, L7 K; d03 – Advance Technology Development 04 – Dem/Val 05 – EMD 06 – Management Support : i# l1 d8 n) B07 – Operational Systems Development ! ~" Q$ p8 V' u! Y. s! B$ w' l/ DBAA Broad Agency Announcement. BAC Budget At Completion. Backbone Network Consists of the space communications network, the ground communications 0 |" {* g3 j2 e0 {& U4 vnetwork, and the interconnection between the two. . Z* C9 o' f+ G- L' D: KBackground 9 r( [" `& m2 g Y! P6 Q; M n& URejection (Surveillance) 8 D, y$ ?& p) T4 ^3 bThe suppression of background noise for the improvement of an object signal. . m# C4 c+ U4 P8 v3 T9 V4 ]& yBAE Battlefield Area Evaluation (USA term). 5 k; O- S% z) j# o9 V, d5 `BAFO Best and Final Offer. & W: J& N) j/ s2 U9 s6 Y8 IBAI Battlefield Air Interdiction. Balanced * N* ]3 ?4 O$ H3 X% MTechnology + J2 w) ]8 y( H' M) ZInitiative (BTI) 1 N0 X+ ~3 e3 {- j7 i! K7 PDoD’s program to hasten application of advanced technology to the most critical and urgent operational needs. BTI projects are demonstrating leap-ahead 6 L9 T5 ~& \/ icapabilities enabled by emerging technologies in smart weapons, target 3 q8 J" {. r* h2 j" {- Zacquisition, battlefield C3I, active countermeasures, and ultra-wide bandwidth $ H; A% `- Q U$ [radars and high power microwave systems. 8 B% |( P) D2 vBallistic Coefficient The weight of the object divided by the product of the coefficient of drag and the projected area (W/CDA), in kilograms per square meter. Ballistic Missile (BM) 0 j2 z E, v0 k/ }" e" D7 BAny missile that does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and 8 ~/ a$ I* M& oconsequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated. " I& W0 ?" m! B9 D9 b1 B! R3 v0 ^% aBallistic Missile * `! j { F5 {& @+ x; QBoost Intercept (BAMBI) 3 U* p) L4 {, g1 zOBSOLETE. A 1966 system concept that a Lockheed study group developed in # s5 Z- d$ K' E$ t- fanticipation of possible government interest in the development of an ABM ! s* [- E" n C5 b' Q" scapability. Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) All active and passive measures designed to detect, identify, track, and defeat attacking ballistic missiles (and entities), 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. ( {! u t/ {3 f( y! w; iBallistic Missile Defense Battery An Army operations center, which operates and maintains BMD ground-based weapons and sensors. ! x& Q/ d z: F% G: gMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B * L1 n4 A% A* c8 l28 Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Cell # V0 B. r' w6 k/ K3 } ~2 b4 ]This facility will be located in the USSPACECOM Consolidated Command Center 1 {& A8 |- K# I- @ f, N" d' x+ m(CCC) and Space Control Center (SPACC) to support the Space Force % s) W7 y: D5 P8 I V* w- K% TApplication mission area interface between the BMD system and 7 N6 G! z2 {. OUSCINCSPACE. The BMD Cell will provide command and decision support to " }# e. K2 u( eUSCINCSPACE. " J B! r" L( M0 TBallistic Missile Defense % h% ^8 ]: a8 W1 S& ?7 j- y- o8 R/ u# oOperations 4 q+ W" X# k2 k6 S8 lCenter (BMDOC) ) q5 ~: I3 D6 i2 rOBSOLETE. Initially located at the NTF, and ultimately in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, this facility supports the BMD Cell-USSPACECOM information ' D6 L0 t* a. j+ C9 ]+ L u" c, G: dinterface. The BMDOC hosts a BM/C3 processing suite and the operations personnel necessary to coordinate and integrate system-wide BMD activities and supports the USCINCSPACE planning and decision process. : y1 j* H. f9 m7 L" eBallistic Missile % @( \: C. G( W/ X' l; A/ xDefense Organization (BMDO) OBSOLETE. The former name of an agency of the Department of Defense - b$ U7 M3 {! K7 D- M4 E6 F5 cwhose mission is to manage and direct the conduct of a research program 0 { r8 E% E$ y) l9 v7 Dexamining the feasibility of eliminating the threat posed by ballistic missiles of all + ]! r* Q2 e, K4 {- c; yranges and of increasing the contribution of defensive systems to United States 9 l& X9 K- c7 o8 _! _+ kand Allied security. MDA is the successor to Strategic Defense Initiative ) w& p1 K3 s3 n% t- oOrganization (SDIO). See MDA. # r! e' e- ?9 O8 P# Y, _Ballistic Missile Defense Program An architecture comprising three objectives: Theater Missile Defense (TMD), National Missile Defense (NMD), and Follow-on Research Programs. & u5 v7 a" n1 sBallistic Missile / k6 z3 o+ e" H3 J- Z4 Q+ ~5 P7 _, N/ aDefense (BMD) 6 k6 w& H! \" V* h7 V" YSystem (1) An integrated system that employs layered defenses to intercept missiles during their boost, midcourse, and terminal flight phases. (MDA Lexicon) ' r# ?: @3 k8 @- ^+ l3 h7 a2 e1 @(2) The aggregate BMD BMC3 and BMD forces that, in total, provide defense , b8 w; E/ \6 \9 `$ Magainst ballistic missile attacks to North America and other areas of vital interest. ) [% a4 ]( v2 ^8 Y(USSPACECOM) Ballistic Missile ' @, l. m) i5 SEarly Warning 9 c( g% i |9 R9 ISystem (BMEWS) Provides tactical warning of ballistic missile attacks, and is part of Spacetrack - A" _1 ^3 l9 I4 rsystem. A two-faced phased array radar located at Thule AB, Greenland; three detection radars and one tracking radar at Clear AFS, AK; and three tracking ) Q, D2 V/ P6 K6 F9 i0 W' j( _radars at RAF Fylingdales, UK. Ballistics The science or art that deals with the motion, behavior, appearance, or modification of missiles or other vehicles acted upon by propellants, wind, gravity, , \5 R6 o( v `/ P/ P, F% Dtemperature, or any other modifying substance, condition, or force. + y; X6 v" n/ H9 x$ h/ X& {! o6 WBallistic Trajectory The trajectory traced after the propulsive force is terminated and the body is acted upon only by gravity and aerodynamic drag. 7 V T/ E: G) e! T1 dBalloon A spherical inflatable decoy used as a penetration aid to mask the location of reentry vehicles. BAMBI OBSOLETE. See Ballistic Missile Boost Intercept. & d8 P5 O- B! L Z3 M" e5 n' lBandwidth The range of usable frequencies assigned to a channel or system; the difference expressed in Hertz between the highest and lowest frequencies of a band. BAR Bimonthly Activity Report. 3 @/ r" o" u; m- ?7 G+ ]BARBB BMDO Acquisition Reporting Bulletin Board ; O8 X+ m8 C3 i$ [% S: [Barrage Jamming Simultaneous electronic jamming over a broad band of frequencies. 8 |5 X* q% U: D6 U& @2 V9 w- W' kBattery Tactical and administrative artillery unit or subunit corresponding to a company or 2 F0 ^5 Z9 ], `4 z* M" ya similar unit in other branches of the Army. 0 j' p; O2 E( Z' v0 rMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 29 / X D! ^' ]5 H, LBattle Damage Assessment (BDA) 4 B$ \( o8 Z' r' r( fThe estimate of damage resulting from the application of military force against a predetermined objective. Battle damage assessments can be applied to the use 5 W* G& `4 c7 D$ mof all types of weapons systems throughout the range of military operations. : c9 Y& I" ], O5 Z, L$ L( s( y: iBDAs are primarily an intelligence responsibility with required inputs and coordination from the operators. BDA is composed of physical damage , P6 X/ p9 k& R4 M9 I; r* rassessment, functional damage assessment, and target system assessment.

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AMRAAM Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. AMS Aerodynamic Maneuvering System 7 W( i' p. c; W! [9 s3 W( }AMSAA Army Materiel Systems Analysis Agency. 3 Y+ y1 }# ]9 {' |3 q ~# p( E0 \ f( gAMSDL Acquisition Management System Data Requirements Control List. AMT ATCS Mobile Terminal. / ]3 J( c; g9 S1 r. z4 d% P+ t# zMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 17 - u1 Z+ P5 s7 |8 v+ ]( W4 |AMTB Attack Management Test Bed # P0 ?: v0 V: }AMTL Army Materials Technology Laboratory. A/N Army/Navy - C0 D9 b4 n; n3 q. h/ ~/ mAN/TPS-59 USMC Firefinder radar. ANALYZE Static Code Analyzer. ANIK E1 Canadian telecommunications satellite’s name. ANL Argonne National Laboratory ANMCC Alternate National Military Command Center. ANMD Army National Missile Defense. , k) S; M5 h* N7 r! w! H4 y- oANN Artificial Neural Networks. ) Z8 h; C$ ~, aANSI American National Standards Institute. : v' V6 A( E& B. P! {Antenna Area The ratio of the power available at the terminals of an antenna to the incident 8 ^2 w5 A& C% d8 apower density of a plane wave from the direction polarized. Antiair Warfare Action required to destroy or reduce to an acceptable level the enemy air and missile threat. It includes such measures as the use of interceptors, bombers, antiaircraft guns, surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles, electronic countermeasures, and destruction of the air or missile threat both before and : G3 E5 H [9 g0 z- T$ l, Jafter it is launched. Other measures taken to minimize the effects of hostile air * q1 f, \; O* f, `: u9 \action are cover, concealment, dispersion, deception, and mobility (Navy/USMC). + @$ Z: o$ d4 K& V( c K3 |Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) ; I% D9 G6 ]. U% n. ~1 {# rThe term used for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapons developed to negate + ]7 z" N6 X9 i" V- X6 fthe ballistic missile threat in the late 60s and early 70s. Anti-Ballistic ! I0 j9 P. n" r) Q8 A8 L; @( F3 aMissile System 3 s, M+ _3 u( a- N, HA system designed to counter strategic ballistic missiles or their elements in flight. Anti-Radiation Missile (ARM) A missile that homes passively on a radiation source. ; {# Z, b! C5 Z8 SAntisatellite - i0 Z n, W% _; V: J1 L* KWeapon (ASAT) P! e9 I; t1 G6 O6 S$ V7 b+ uA weapon designed to destroy satellites in space. The weapon may be ; M8 k6 H* `. Plaunched from the ground, from an aircraft, or be based in space. Either a 0 h- r1 e, F, s: `9 r' q0 Z2 t7 Enuclear or conventional explosion may destroy the target, by collision at high speed, or by a directed energy beam. Anti-Simulation The process of introducing random variations to the signature characteristics of 1 r; P5 v+ z& S2 n$ Ian object in order to cause misidentification of the object by the sensors. The disguising of an RV to resemble a non-threatening object such as a piece of 3 P0 I, D- u" v J* }debris, a balloon, or a decoy. Ao Operational Availability AO (1) Associated Object. (2) Action Officer. (3) Area of Operations (4) Acousto- / _ U! w, A$ o& f6 A# e! AOptical. (5) Attack Operations. , Z# C) e% l2 W, `- Q. S; qAOA OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Adjunct (now called AST). * r E3 h% t) q( T6 `1 G6 G9 iMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A * S/ P; u# o- ?* ^3 U18 0 u! M$ T T, w3 t- LAOC Air Operations Center. & R5 x2 H Z3 J" T: M% r pAOCC Air Operations Control Center. " U5 }+ E3 P. k4 b$ z( KAOEC Aero-Optic Evaluation Center, Buffalo, NY. AOI Active Optical Imager. 1 \8 i/ U) M8 H8 d* NAOP Airborne Optics Platform. . y. [+ ~: j2 d. }* P. V8 QAOR Area of Responsibility. ' z5 X# e% n4 F( F4 j6 iAOS OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Sensor. 3 S, A4 N) P4 Z7 E6 A6 xAOSP Advanced On-Board Signal Processor. & z$ o7 S, e7 sAOTF Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter. ) `$ l4 e4 k* M) oAP Acquisition Plan. 4 e* f, P# |: g: fAPB Acquisition Program Baseline. 6 t) u" p0 A! o0 ?APBI Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry (MDA). \3 n' q. d$ d4 S/ yAPCC Alternate Processing and Correlation Center. APDP Acquisition Professional Development Program. APEX Active Plasma Experiment API Ascent-Phase Intercept. 3 H+ {5 c7 J5 \! `3 ?* u2 {APIPT Acquisition Planning IPT (PAC-3 term). APL Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. / B$ Z9 l# Y: q6 OAPLE Average Power Laser Experiment. 9 }' Q2 T. m$ ~& Y* X+ `* I9 nAPM Advanced Penetration Model. APMA Acquisition Program Management Agreement. 0 y0 B0 m0 _8 w9 D# C1 E' fAPO (1) Apache Point Observatory. (2) Arrow Project Office. 6 _% w3 q- F8 aAPOD Aerial Point of Debarkation. Application (1) (Software) It refers to a process; usually implemented as a software routine, at the highest level (Level 7) of the ISO open system architecture. (2) (SDS) It refers to such processes as the Battle Management, Navigation, Network Control, and other high level functions 1 j9 A, y2 y8 F* K2 {which may originate or receive messages over the SDS Communication network, via underlying lower-level protocols. (3) Software designed to fulfill specific needs of a user. (4) (Acquisition) The process of selecting ! A- ~- l0 G( w' Frequirements that are pertinent and cost effective for the particular materiel acquisition and contractually invoking them at the most advantageous times in the acquisition cycle. - M! w2 l X5 A l2 i1 a$ ZMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 2 f0 ^* M, Q* j19 ) a) R* F; _( J, e0 yApportionment (1) A determination made by the Office of Management and Budget which 6 I l3 K- H/ W: u" K# V9 wlimits the amount of obligations or expenditures that may be incurred v, y! G1 [1 p! R; e' V/ U+ M" U0 qduring a specified time period. An apportionment may limit all obligations to be incurred during the specified period or it may limit obligation to be incurred for a specific activity, function, project, object, or a combination thereof. The third of four phases of the DoD resource allocation process. ( _/ Z7 ]( m/ o) k(2) The determination and assignment of the total expected effort by 1 M2 D! ~! n0 q* ]3 ^percentage and/or by priority that should be devoted to the various air operations and/or geographic areas for a given period of time. (3) In the general sense, distribution for planning of limited resources among ) n/ n3 R* \+ r3 v7 y! A+ D. Kcompeting requirements. Specific apportionments (e.g. air sorties and ! ~, n( h6 F+ u/ P: X c9 Sforces for planning) are described as apportionment of air sorties and forces for planning, etc. * n( v9 V: I: {' c; A2 I- T! ~Appropriation An authorization by an act of Congress that permits Federal agencies to incur obligations and make payments from the Treasury. An appropriation usually follows an enactment of authorizing legislation. An appropriation act is the most 5 l) K. y* u6 `" Q: a) Jcommon means of providing budget authority. Appropriations do not represent cash actually set aside in the Treasury; they represent limitations of amounts, % T5 h5 q2 _, k8 U# f% V2 p5 wwhich agencies may obligate during a specified time period. See Authorization. Approved Program The technical and operational, schedule, and quantity requirements reflected in ( q9 V4 a% b C' I' Q' Q$ }1 Gthe latest approved USD (A) ADM, or other document reflecting a more current decision of the USD (A) or other approval authority, such as the President’s Budget, the FYDP, and supporting documentation. 8 ^! c ]; v6 q8 VAPPS Automated POM Preparation Instruction. 7 g5 R6 J5 z8 }3 {APS (1) Axial Propulsion System. (2) Automatic Phasing System. ! T* D6 { P, H, r5 [4 IAPT Acquisition, Pointing, and Tracking. 8 C% s0 L4 q; ^& gAPU Auxiliary Power Unit. / V. m- N4 f* z9 N7 F! TAR Army 0 L' ^/ w) U& ^2 D/ c+ C, |/ t7 n- jARB Accreditation Review Board. ARC (1) Advanced Research Center, US Army, Huntsville, AL. (2) Atlantic Research Corporation. 5 f+ F( l0 a% E4 ^ARC/SC Advanced Research Center/Simulation Center. ARCCC Army Component Command Center. ARCT Advanced Radar Component Technology. + z* y# j$ b$ i0 g2 \ARFOR Army Forces. ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. 1 j: C" x, n/ _6 ^( cArchitectural 5 x: {' \: E' }. O# R8 p) H6 f. ]Design The process of defining a collection of hardware and software components and their interfaces to establish the framework for the development of a computer system. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 9 I; r* m. f3 J; b$ p9 x20 . R+ W8 X$ o; y2 M: IArchitecture 9 [' b" `4 Y, M) y& [5 ?, JIntegration 7 P+ P6 K, n9 n" v7 a. s+ N8 T! H& `Study (AIS) 4 f& C, Z2 h3 i: p: _; J1 PA study to determine the performance of alternative architectures and element designs that satisfy BMD System mission requirements, and to evaluate the effect of changing threats and advances in technology on the systems, ( }6 M7 @- Q1 x4 h. q o" C# [( A: Osubsystems, and components making up existing and proposed architectures. & o _4 z& m3 Q! B; ?* e8 {5 i( oARDSOC Army Defense System Operations Center. 2 I( v2 f. E+ ^% FARE Aerothermal Reentry Experiment. $ U+ h+ l- B! a4 ~6 pArea Air Defense Commander 4 W! ]" V9 J( w(AADC) The person given overall responsibility for air defense within an overseas unified X# ^. L5 B) h! @ N' @( Gcommand, subordinate unified command, or a joint task force. Normally, this will " {( C* S$ y/ W" s' ~be the Air Force component commander. 7 `/ H4 u% P. [2 FArea Defense Defense of a broad geographical area that contains both military and civilian $ x8 T% G- j+ r9 Z) A; _assets (i.e., depots, towns/cities). (USSPACECOM) 6 [$ {6 q0 z# Z! b/ v8 SArea of Influence A geographical area wherein a commander is directly capable of influencing ) x6 l) v3 {; O I8 m" }5 |% ? Noperations by maneuver or fire support systems normally under his command or control. Area of Interest ; w+ l+ e! |, ?4 R3 Y0 T5 d" j% ^- j(AOI) The area of influence and surrounding areas that is of concern to the 6 g' W% u0 H6 P2 n, Ocommander for the objective of current and planned operations. This may include areas occupied by enemy forces. Area of Operations * M% h1 A( Z8 v( m! oThat portion of an area of war necessary for military operations and for the administration of such operations. - K5 I) \) [1 H$ v; c7 cArgus An airborne optical platform operated by the Air Force’s Phillips Laboratory. Argus is sometimes used by MDA to collect flight test signatures, 4 }& t( _3 g5 T# i' ?0 e Jphenomenology, and intercept data. ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. % ?9 x& I* T( Q" g2 k3 x, ~9 O8 i4 `ARH Anti-Radiation Homing. ARI Army Research Institute

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15 : S8 |2 r0 H) cALCE Airlift Coordination Element (JFACC term). 7 Y& t1 t/ E7 g) O9 @ALCM Air Launched Cruise Missile. ALCOR ARPA/Lincoln C-band observable radar. (USAKA KREMS) , I5 `9 k9 }, M, ^* j. M: pALDT Average Logistics Delay Time. ALE Airborne Laser Experiment. ALERT Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theater. 1 O+ }& W5 K5 n3 ?& }' V$ C; B) }ALG Algorithm 7 `1 ^, q% [. H( b6 \ALI (1) Alpha/LAMP Integration. (2) AEGIS Leap Intercept ALIRT Advanced Large-area Infrared Transducer 4 u/ @" |- i f6 HALL Airborne Laser Laboratory. Allocated Availability ! W6 Q+ F" d! W* c- ?. L2 Y! m8 YRequirement ) Q5 D+ L' ], ? zThe requirement probability that an element is available to perform its function as allocated by the SDS. Allocation (1) An authorization by a designated official of a DoD component making funds available within a prescribed amount to an operating agency for the purpose of / x! h% @3 P8 pmaking allotments (i.e., the first subdivision of an apportionment). (2) The % V9 R: V/ Q& J- e3 ntranslation of the apportionment into total numbers of sorties by aircraft type available for each operation/task. $ N) K) y9 D- JAllotment The temporary change of assignment of tactical air forces between subordinate commands. The authority to allot is vested in the commander having operational command. 5 d3 R) o( ~$ n4 f$ l) ZALO Alpha Laser Optimization. ) Q+ r0 l1 r: a, ^- y; mALOD Adaptive Locally Optimum Detector (Navy term). 8 J) E. N0 @4 u+ M7 n3 MAlpha Particle A particle emitted spontaneously from the nuclei of some radioactive elements. % C! ]' a5 \, g9 J( yIt is identical to a helium nucleus, having a mass of four units and a charge of : |4 p `6 G; V; q1 V' Zpositive two. ALPS Accidental Launch Protection System. 6 U8 X* z* K8 T3 [. J! \ [ALS Advanced Launch System. ALSP Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol. ALT Airborne Laser Technology. ALTAIR UHF test radar at USAKA. % v6 _, |: x) \/ v6 g! YAltAir Project name for the feasibility demonstration of a short range, air drop, ballistic missile target, dropped from a C-130 cargo aircraft. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 16 Alternate * |$ Y* M+ q4 m, qNational Military Command Center (ANMCC) An element of the National Military Command System (NMCS), which serves as z! q+ B# B' U/ K- L- San alternate to the NMCC. Located at Ft. Ritchie, MD. Alternate Processing and 5 E9 M7 T* k2 [5 n" QCorrelation Center (APCC) 4 k% d- D6 L) D! ~8 a* MNORAD capability in USSTRATCOM Command Post that receives, processes, and analyzes TW/AA information. * D3 A! t8 k& u u5 ^( `. O( oAlternate Space 3 _& R1 o8 C+ l# {; |2 I3 f+ ]3 e' SDefense Operations Center (ASPADOC) The backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at Dahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit. 6 |: o/ f* t! j6 ?# _AM Amplitude Modulation. 4 v* F8 |1 {5 T/ D" H! F3 ^AMC (1) Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL. (2) Army Materiel Command. (3) Midpoint Compromise Search Area. (4) Acquisition Method Code. (5) Advisory Management Committee. AMCOM Army Aviation and Missile Command (Oct. 1996). AMD Air and Missile Defense AMDF Army Master Data File AMDS Active Missile Defense System. * k, v" J4 D+ U, n+ \3 hAMDTF Air and Missile Defense Task Force (US Army term) AMEMB American Embassy. AMFB Acquisition Management Functional Board. / `$ Y% g7 R9 HAMG Antenna mast group. AMOR Army Missile Optical Range. AMOS Air Force Maui Optical Station. amp ampere AMP Ansular Measurement Precision.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 14 7 f, T+ i5 i% [2 IAir Force Space Operations Center (AFSPOC) $ l" w4 x# o) r- [- N9 s9 j* WAn AFSPACECOM center located in Colorado Springs, CO. 9 `- z/ Z! Q4 { QAir Surveillance The systematic observation of airspace by electronic, visual, or other means, primarily for the purpose of identifying and determining the movements of aircraft and missiles, friendly and enemy, in the air space under observation. 2 X6 V/ M+ Z+ |2 L4 u* eAir-breathing A flying vehicle that uses the oxygen in the atmosphere as the oxidizer in its l( x# `6 Z; A' |, fpropulsion system. Examples are jet aircraft and cruise missiles. This category does not include ballistic missiles. : t. o/ [7 G* NAirborne Surveillance Testbed (AST) : f3 d8 N& {7 T1 s2 A: Y) I$ ^9 FA Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical sensor issues. It's expected that this program will be retired in 2003 with its 7 i2 w/ Y) w% ^1 \/ F3 n" Dmissions to be taken over by HALO II and WASP. ; H+ |- U5 A9 i) b: ]6 C& bAIRMS Airborne Infrared Measurement System , ?+ x% |* u6 IAIRREQSUP Air Request Support (JFACC term). 8 s. E9 K. j* e8 I3 S1 nAIRS Atmospheric Infrared Sounder - c& B5 V% V6 ~, X" O, d) BAirspace Control in the Combat Zone A process used to increase combat effectiveness by promoting safe, efficient ) S4 r# ^: {5 [# ]) e5 O6 t6 Y' Qand flexible use of airspace. Airspace control is provided in order to prevent * g' a" O6 h) A- q- j( }# Bfratricide, enhance air defense operations, and permit greater flexibility of operations. Airspace control does not infringe on the authority vested in ; z c% j- J/ a6 k" u x4 a$ F) ocommanders to approve, disapprove, or deny combat operations. ; p! x+ A1 o3 {5 a3 N2 z6 |5 U5 R% fAirspace Control ! }! X, W" E% f' ~. J2 T% A& PPlan The document approved by the joint force commander that provides specific planning guidance and procedures for the airspace control system for the joint ( n6 t" n, i% Q2 z! vforce area of responsibility. 4 p# |5 I& H) \AIRSUPREQ Air Support Request (JFACC term). AIS (1) Automated Information System. (2) Architecture Integration Study. (3) Airborne Intercept System. AIST Advanced Interceptor and Systems Technology. $ f& s3 J/ P' U2 pAIT Advanced Interceptor Technologies. AJ Antijam. % }! m9 q a5 s" K$ K; {AJPO Ada Joint Program Office. AJTBP Augmented Joint Theater Battle Picture. AL Acquisition Logistician. & @! Y1 ?& o4 y% I& Y6 xALARM Alert, Locate, and Report Missiles. - g) ~+ s& v" Y5 O6 E# E3 W5 tALAS Advanced Liquid Axial Stage. ALBCS Airborne Laser Beam Control System. . {9 \# f' u1 w; Y& ]" EALC Air Logistics Center (AF). " U9 @! c/ r) j3 T* @0 _ \0 `ALCC Airlift Coordination Center (JFACC term). ' M1 N$ R/ _* v+ f1 P' w) Z5 wMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A

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Air Force ; g' m( ~6 c, ]! H9 y0 G2 i GSatellite : y: E% N3 B K) ]Communications . k2 U9 h$ m8 W# b' R9 uSystem (AFSATCOM) , }$ r+ M8 A& ?9 ZA collection of transponders on host satellites used by U.S. Strategic Command & t2 c& n% U- F& g, @( rto pass emergency action messages (EAM) and damage assessment reports. AFSATCOM is also used to pass sensor data between sites and CMAFB. Air Force Satellite Control # i* Y% v9 ?2 `2 A, y& Z8 u* vNetwork 9 L3 D+ [8 T! ~$ |: J# R3 [(AFSCN) + @: u& o4 `; z, R: Z0 SA global, multi-command configuration of space vehicle command, control, and 3 v, @6 o/ e& \$ m- D0 A" `- U2 A, Rcommunications resources operating in concert to support DoD and other , Z$ n+ }& _) K1 x. \assigned space missions. Air Force Space Command . F1 }# E! d/ s& k Q3 U& `7 h(AFSPC) A major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States ( S2 Y" h# u0 ^6 A6 o! Q' KSpace Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, and funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. Air Force Space 9 F+ k y3 }- D. mOperations Center (AFSPOC) An AFSPACECOM center responsible for the daily tracking of events at remote operational sites. It may be updated and assigned responsibility for logistics and administrative control of assigned SDS elements. Located in Colorado 5 w% \5 i" E8 j* lSprings, CO. ( N% X! c( B3 y4 e/ W* zAir Force CRC Air Force Control and Reporting Center. Air Force " n2 X: P; g _" AOperational Test : [1 ^' q7 ^, o) b u: z9 a' m( Z3 Vand Evaluation - h5 Q6 I8 } ~ V# LCenter (AFOTEC) ' ^9 ]0 d4 b' B+ x: `3 x* c: KResponsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed for use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM). Air Force Space ! a @! }3 t; Z- r/ r4 ^2 p8 UCommand 0 N/ N3 ~- L( l3 H- L% g(AFSPC) A major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States Space Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, : D, }2 |3 S* H# f5 x: Xand funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.

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Airborne Surveillance Testbed (AST) ' U6 A0 q$ Y! E3 Y1 W; d: XA Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical 5 w1 `2 l. O' ~* j4 ysensor issues. 8 W1 t! s' [, _8 Q" v+ H" pAir-breathing A flying vehicle that uses the oxygen in the atmosphere as the oxidizer in its propulsion system. Examples are jet aircraft and cruise missiles. This category 8 c; u6 ?- I* N- X: P2 L8 F2 Qdoes not include ballistic missiles. 1 C0 x; \) l$ S9 l/ lAir Defense All measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action. ; j$ u, w8 R6 V( D% \Air Defense % `( \0 X6 L7 R5 A- S) SAction Area An area and the airspace above it within which friendly aircraft or surface-to-air weapons is normally given precedence in operations except under specific # S, I. F, T# l% _( b) Tconditions. See also air defense operations area. Air Defense Artillery 6 [" Q; r( l+ n+ i- QWeapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 13 Air Defense 9 [" C0 y d/ d* b1 CIdentification Zone Airspace of defined dimensions within which the ready identification, location, 2 o: h5 e3 c/ w/ l! s3 S& M9 Xand control of airborne vehicles are required. Commonly referred to as ADIZ. ; D1 q9 Z* j" q( P# T1 @See also air defense operations area. Air Defense , w( x3 _& L, Z" t1 @" FOperations Area A geographic area defining the boundaries within which procedures are established to minimize interference between air defense and other operations. May include designation of one or more of the following: Air defense action $ \6 `+ P: i3 e3 Qarea; Air defense area; Air defense identification; Firepower umbrella. Air Force Component ; |$ l0 b" X# |' W) A6 mCommand Center * S/ I4 V1 c4 l$ U6 |6 {# k1 g, u(AFCCC) A segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of 6 h( z, e# E# n! s: Q1 Hthe CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to Air Force Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The AFCCC was ) ?/ L( R' M5 E) D; ?eliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system ; T) e2 Q5 f7 i. d* G x& Yarchitecture definition update. , @ {/ D8 a2 b& `Air Force Ground/Global . o$ U" F9 b6 D! ^Weather Center $ E) g# [6 [& A0 e' F(AFGWC) AFGWC provides Air Force and Army with global information and products 8 ]1 u( j) f X; Jrelating to past, present, and future states of the aerospace environment. Weather data is provided to the Weather Support Unit (WSU) for use by the & `0 N: E2 |2 m1 dSDS. Also provides space environmental data such as sunspots, 6 c& B: Q) b, [: n0 k7 H+ Eelectromagnetic storms, etc. Located at Offutt AFB, NE. Air Force Operational Test and , x& L. o* [( z* JEvaluation % p' O0 o, q& M9 J. v& B: gCenter (AFOTEC) 2 O: P3 z( a9 C8 q: L) s: ~Responsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed for use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM).

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AFTAC Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, FL AFTADS Army Field Artillery Target Data System. AFWAN Air Force WWMCCS ADP Modernization o4 ]3 i8 L0 v" aAFWL Air Force Weapons Laboratory (Phillips Lab). 3 L" @% z+ M; T- m6 Q+ YAGARD Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. AGC Automatic Gain Control. AGCCS (1) Air Force Global Command and Control System (USAF term). / f, U6 [8 a! s! h(2) Army Global Command and Control System (US Army term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 12 AGM-65 Maverick Air-to-Surface Missile. / S4 O& ?/ n7 U. S6 `- uAGMC Air Force Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center, Newark AFB, OH. 6 {' T0 ?, }6 i6 z: zAGRE Active Geophysical Rocket Experiment 5 H3 C( }1 ~% {, O8 vAGT Above Ground Test. AHIS Agile Homing Interceptor Simulator. 6 U* A/ e! |3 P7 J9 kAHSG Ad Hoc Study Group. AHWG Ad Hoc Working Group 5 l( c: I1 V$ y2 A! i1 ^AI (1) Artificial Intelligence. (2) Action Item. (3) Air Interdiction. ) C) ~: i8 `8 E/ ~9 y" WAIA Air Intelligence Agency AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIC (1) Atlantic Intelligence Command. (2) Account Identifier Code. 9 k6 B# ^. E/ p/ q& f' YAID Agile Interceptor Development. / T7 Q3 z+ u, o5 w+ RAIDA Artificial Intelligence Discrimination Architecture (UKMOD). # d- I+ n1 H% |" o% n3 f6 cAIDPN Architecture Investment and Deployment Planning Notebook. 6 v9 B9 m0 o1 ZAIM Air Intercept Missile * s& ^: Z0 L2 t. c; L" YAimpoint The specific point at which a weapon is aimed. The point may be on the earth's 5 g- \: g" l4 v. q0 p7 R* Xsurface, in the atmosphere, or in space. In some cases, the specific lethal point % x9 z" }' [5 v5 R- V+ _- {on a target to which a weapon is aimed. AIP Advanced Interceptor Program (formerly Brilliant Pebbles). Airborne Optional Adjunct 6 V$ x0 A, ]9 Z(AOA) - }, f* y$ J: E7 d9 O/ c" DA test program to place an infrared (IR) sensor in an aircraft. (Superseded by Airborne Surveillance Testbed (AST).)

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AFC2S Air Force Command and Control System ) k4 P) S" X# a/ BAFCC Air Force Component Commander. 9 Y, j/ U- l& I) B7 {AFCCC Air Force Component Command Center. ( D. x$ {& N9 ]+ f' k# pAFCS Automatic Flight Control System. AFCSC Air Force Cryptological Support Center ; o! J2 V# o1 X- E* k9 ^. 9 C& |5 u# [" ]4 y. iAFD Adaptive Flexible Defense. AFDSOC Air Force Defense System Operations Center. AFF Arming, Fusing and Firing. AFFTC Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, CA. " G7 \! q# z- O/ gAFGWC Air Force Ground/Global Weather Center. AFID Anti-Fratricide Identification Device. AFIWC Air Force Information Warfare Center. 3 q) [3 l- g- H0 KAFM Award Fee Monitor. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 11 AFMC Air Force Material Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. AFNORTH Allied Forces Northern Europe (NATO). AFOSH Air Force Occupational Safety and Health. / ]5 r0 A& p6 z5 S! Y9 WAFOTEC Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center. ; ]0 V3 P) z% Q" p4 G8 V, oAFPEO/SP Air Force Program Executive Officer for Space ! i$ f# Z3 V" o- t5 KAFRB Award Fee Review Board 9 I) N" P! s5 G" ]( h: ?+ v& \3 @AFSARC Air Force System Acquisition Review Council. AFSATCOM Air Force Satellite Communications System. 8 w# }. L" K5 Q9 ?/ ~6 I8 ~AFSB Air Force Science Board. AF/SC Deputy Chief of Staff for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers, United States Air Force. ! r3 O' V0 v% ]3 D0 `- Y$ K/ x4 gAFSCN Air Force Satellite Control Network. AFSD OBSOLETE. Air Force Space Division. (Replaced by USAF/SMC.) - c( ~$ P0 x/ l- s5 r; b9 j' d; s# x2 FAFSMC Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center AFSOUTH Allied Forces, Southern Region (NATO) AFSPACECOM Air Force Space Command, Patterson AFB, CO. 5 W: O$ }6 R) d! X" ?AFSPC Air Force Space Command, Patterson AFB, CO # l' ?' q% M% X6 F- TAFSPOC Air Force Space Operations Center. ! m7 n! o7 c* MAFSSI Air Force System Security Instruction. - M5 p5 h2 I' c( Q6 F/ ~# LAFSTC (1) Air Force Space Test Center, Sunnyvale, CA. (2) Air Force Space Technology Center, Kirtland AFB, NM. 7 j! r: v" Q6 y. @AFSWC Air Force Space Warfare Center.

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Adaptive 7 W5 Y5 h5 i+ D, O$ WPreferential 5 ^1 C O; {, {3 U$ xDefense Adaptive Defense. / _& S" ~: c- B+ V. TADATOC Air Defense Artillery Tactical Operations Center (US Army brigade). + E' n& k& y/ B! V- M8 p4 DADC Analog-to-Digital Converter. 6 ^/ ?$ A9 r# D8 ~ADCATT Air Defense CATT (US Army term). . v/ ^" C5 [4 ^9 ]ADCC Air Defense Control Center. 8 N& G5 ~( ]% M! j4 hADCOM OBSOLETE. (U.S.) Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson AFB, CO. 2 U/ Z0 w$ P3 b0 [ADCP (1) Air Defense Communications Platform. (2) Air Defense Command Post. - o6 {5 q# Y( |9 p/ W) `ADD Air Defense District O( t% J8 {8 M) u" ^$ G" z/ {ADDA Air Defense Decision Aid. ADDS Air Defense Demonstration System. Army Data Distribution System = ELPIRS + JTIDS. ADI Air Defense Initiative. ADIZ Air Defense Identification Zone. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A ! [* G6 ^$ r$ Q4 Z0 g) U% m5 P8 9 [/ f+ A1 z9 m2 d4 a) l- G+ I* GADLT Advanced Discriminating LADAR Technology. ADM (1) Also see Acquisition Decision Memorandum (2) Advanced Development Model. Administrative " c N, s: L( C* J6 FContracting % b( w4 n$ ~+ p3 b j( Y9 EOfficer (ACO) ' X; D$ G3 T9 r6 ZThe government contracting officer located at a contract administrative office that $ P9 A6 o% T; {, o9 w1 ais assigned the responsibility for administration of Government contracts. (Defense Systems Management College Glossary) 5 [2 c' a% O6 g8 O* i5 LADMS Air Defense Missile System (USMC term). ADOC Aerospace Defense Operations Center. ADOCC Air Defense Operations Control Center. 1 K# t8 h! t. D0 |0 h: k# g+ {5 `ADOP Advanced Distributed Onboard Processor. ADOPT See Adaptive Optics. ' [6 Y9 e! ^) ZADP (1) Automated Data Processing. (2) Arrow Deployability Project & _; n( U, U- f" hADPE Automated Data Processing Equipment. : A+ k8 T& z% }ADR. Advanced Data Recording. - Z$ z; U( W% h' rADRG ARC Digital Raster Graphics. ADS Advanced Distribution System $ J* ]/ Q4 l0 O2 `4 Y" KADSAM Air-Directed Surface-to-Air Missile. ADSG Air Defense Sub Group. ADSI Air Force Defense Systems Integrator. ADT Architecture Development Team (DoD Space Architect term). ADTOC Air Defense Tactical Operations Center. . Z& N1 y1 S# sADUSD Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Advance Funding Budget authority provided in an appropriation act that allows funds to be 0 t0 h3 u/ L) D! ~+ u3 `committed to a specific purpose (obligated) and spent during this fiscal year even though the appropriation actually is for the next fiscal year. Advance funding . [6 c' R1 U" T! ~generally is used to avoid requests for supplemental appropriations for entitlement programs late in a fiscal year when the appropriations for the current ( M: E0 G4 D, Q3 w/ y8 mfiscal year are too low. 3 V0 b B8 k D1 |- E( s% |+ RAdvance Procurement 8 h1 n+ _" ?4 V5 s. ^Authority provided in an appropriations act to obligate and disburse from the succeeding year’s appropriation. The funds are added to the budget authority ) I; `2 s8 x1 K5 @" y# ufor the fiscal year and deducted from the budget authority of the succeeding # }1 T9 |( [# P4 C: ofiscal year. Used in major acquisition programs for advance procurement of components whose long-lead time require purchasing early in order to reduce the overall procurement lead-time. Advance procurement of long lead components is an exception to the DoD “full funding” policy. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 5 e7 D4 L2 A3 N' i5 I% k9 Advanced Concept $ F0 Z4 l, X8 A$ S3 A& K. Q- QTechnology " V1 Y% y+ m& t2 F5 SDemonstration (ACTD) ) C p$ I4 w# \, c! O, zAn integrating effort to assemble and demonstrate a significant new military ! S( U' f: b# q# a& Rcapability, based upon maturing advanced technology(s) in a real-time operation at a scale size adequate to clearly establish operational utility and system , V& r! ^, B; K% _+ M9 s6 Z- C3 jintegrity. Advanced Launch System : A" X8 P) |, w( e( f. m2 `(ALS) OBSOLETE. This proposed system was to be a heavy launch vehicle and " _. B" Z$ D5 F; k. ^. Y) i1 Oappropriate ground support facilities, which may have supported SDIO, USAF, # A1 J2 @7 m" y B5 INavy and NASA space launch missions into the next century. 9 A4 H) M5 Q$ |: Y! w8 D) l& PAdvanced 2 N% B) m' Z. X' i$ @" hTechnology 3 ?- }. M6 x% Z6 n4 o7 dDemonstration Adversary Capability 5 r& a6 ?) M& }9 T EDocument The actual demonstration of an advanced state-of-the-art system under conditions likely to exist when in operation. Describes estimated current and future adversary ballistic missile characteristics, and characterizes threat with selected engineering concepts, parameters, and bounds.