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AFTAC Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, FL ) H+ w# @" R$ j: x, eAFTADS Army Field Artillery Target Data System. AFWAN Air Force WWMCCS ADP Modernization AFWL Air Force Weapons Laboratory (Phillips Lab). AGARD Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. AGC Automatic Gain Control. , ~" [; ?, f9 S0 M" Z8 HAGCCS (1) Air Force Global Command and Control System (USAF term). ( i* S" ~) ?( m# U% A4 O) h(2) Army Global Command and Control System (US Army term). , w0 x3 Y0 K1 h; U( p8 ?- [4 }: G* W/ VMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 12 - n, X9 B% w3 F* t. QAGM-65 Maverick Air-to-Surface Missile. AGMC Air Force Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center, Newark AFB, OH. 6 v t: R+ G6 G! u# VAGRE Active Geophysical Rocket Experiment 3 u7 j g( T9 qAGT Above Ground Test. " s/ g( G- F, C( O# sAHIS Agile Homing Interceptor Simulator. AHSG Ad Hoc Study Group. 3 Z+ u7 Z( V. ^+ j6 RAHWG Ad Hoc Working Group 0 E$ N- ~$ |) b, UAI (1) Artificial Intelligence. (2) Action Item. (3) Air Interdiction. AIA Air Intelligence Agency AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIC (1) Atlantic Intelligence Command. (2) Account Identifier Code. 1 v& d# P% u# Q fAID Agile Interceptor Development. AIDA Artificial Intelligence Discrimination Architecture (UKMOD). AIDPN Architecture Investment and Deployment Planning Notebook. AIM Air Intercept Missile : f: {* |: M& l7 [Aimpoint The specific point at which a weapon is aimed. The point may be on the earth's surface, in the atmosphere, or in space. In some cases, the specific lethal point on a target to which a weapon is aimed. AIP Advanced Interceptor Program (formerly Brilliant Pebbles). Airborne Optional Adjunct R. W! R. c- m% }' @$ y6 v(AOA) 0 g: `2 C* l8 v: V+ \/ u( |0 S4 JA test program to place an infrared (IR) sensor in an aircraft. (Superseded by Airborne Surveillance Testbed (AST).)

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Airborne Surveillance / h, }& `& |/ b9 i9 lTestbed (AST) / e/ G! E3 K% v/ k) ^6 Z+ [A Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical sensor issues. Air-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 does not include ballistic missiles. Air Defense All measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action. - J' O' u! ] ^5 o% L4 E, {Air Defense Action Area + P3 M3 x5 t% p3 n, W, U6 i: DAn area and the airspace above it within which friendly aircraft or surface-to-air weapons is normally given precedence in operations except under specific / R+ f$ S2 O8 Hconditions. See also air defense operations area. 3 ? E# C1 w4 d2 fAir Defense ; r( g) h- k( l7 J5 N) k# l+ tArtillery * x- u# I# x* p; u, x$ c6 fWeapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. + |# t& S, G. b7 _MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A + j- e7 `7 [# }) ~13 7 X* r! `" h2 m# r( vAir Defense Identification 9 j( `4 n' x! R9 W: c0 jZone Airspace of defined dimensions within which the ready identification, location, and control of airborne vehicles are required. Commonly referred to as ADIZ. See also air defense operations area. * |! A& t( B, ^Air Defense 5 l( M8 T9 {+ A2 m3 ?5 G9 P0 ?Operations Area 4 M1 U0 T. j9 X# K/ x$ v% rA geographic area defining the boundaries within which procedures are established to minimize interference between air defense and other operations. / S; `* a3 X! ZMay include designation of one or more of the following: Air defense action ' D o" ? j. k) c6 _% I& v' ^area; Air defense area; Air defense identification; Firepower umbrella. ) {) {3 }1 ] y/ l6 p/ {8 ~, CAir Force Component Command Center . r* K$ l9 ^$ n2 \0 f) b" i(AFCCC) A segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of g. S- J% E0 t7 T$ E' W, M, Vthe CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to Air 9 N' h" C3 n* v# M& G0 oForce Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The AFCCC was eliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system 5 C- t8 ^( t* u! V1 e* Qarchitecture definition update. Air Force Ground/Global 1 C; ]3 v& F/ a ?) nWeather Center (AFGWC) 6 J" J6 H7 _" H9 S/ [' q: WAFGWC provides Air Force and Army with global information and products relating to past, present, and future states of the aerospace environment. Weather data is provided to the Weather Support Unit (WSU) for use by the SDS. Also provides space environmental data such as sunspots, + H( c" a5 M4 U1 v7 Qelectromagnetic storms, etc. Located at Offutt AFB, NE. 0 t$ p5 b5 U$ R: y6 l. ^Air Force Operational . J( u/ X8 C& s! hTest and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) Responsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed O- y# \0 R0 U# T; {for use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM).

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Air Force Satellite Communications 0 J3 b& N- p4 gSystem 9 _2 n$ y9 r9 `5 F W(AFSATCOM) 2 y" a' e& I: u( S% BA collection of transponders on host satellites used by U.S. Strategic Command to pass emergency action messages (EAM) and damage assessment reports. AFSATCOM is also used to pass sensor data between sites and CMAFB. Air Force 9 J- ?2 B/ a9 i: nSatellite Control Network (AFSCN) A global, multi-command configuration of space vehicle command, control, and 5 U% B9 s- i6 m% Rcommunications resources operating in concert to support DoD and other 5 Z+ c% `6 u6 g1 A1 Vassigned space missions. ' I3 q, a d) n% vAir Force Space % ?- b% }' u& k0 }Command (AFSPC) A major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States Space Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, and funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. Air Force Space % f& g, z7 I1 z3 R2 d2 pOperations Center (AFSPOC) * Z j1 |: ~' A# K, XAn 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 M) e) z7 p p# z2 E* ]" [Springs, CO. - e' f& A4 f1 ]2 y( s+ u3 lAir Force CRC Air Force Control and Reporting Center. ) @. F/ H7 e& p( b% `" W& i6 AAir Force 8 a" s' J7 n0 N6 o, }0 P! vOperational Test 7 J9 T1 l, ?: \, ^& a5 e( zand Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) 7 ?) _) f u' v; Y/ c; {Responsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed ' `. U2 w" {! Ufor use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM). ( L9 N6 Q' D' ?' W$ p) |/ qAir Force Space + \, Z) p& L5 ~2 W, l/ r. z7 ^4 e8 b8 kCommand (AFSPC) ! ~9 f, [: H6 EA major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States Space Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, * s4 z. Y! b% fand funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 5 W8 ~0 ]' W6 `) P14 2 Y8 a* K) f$ i- M* VAir Force Space ; c' R: `5 T8 SOperations $ u$ e7 s3 C& Y0 _1 \0 B# F9 r8 ICenter (AFSPOC) 5 _0 l6 F6 l- tAn AFSPACECOM center located in Colorado Springs, CO. ( r0 m( h* C- L4 [5 _Air Surveillance The systematic observation of airspace by electronic, visual, or other means, ) E- v- J6 l+ F) Qprimarily for the purpose of identifying and determining the movements of aircraft 4 }; g& ^" u( r% o$ k" Nand missiles, friendly and enemy, in the air space under observation. / i9 C6 w5 W) E6 L* P5 _& p0 tAir-breathing A flying vehicle that uses the oxygen in the atmosphere as the oxidizer in its 4 x+ h% L) }# s$ @# `8 C$ q- ]propulsion system. Examples are jet aircraft and cruise missiles. This category ' f8 d P+ R; ?does not include ballistic missiles. Airborne Surveillance Testbed (AST) A 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 missions to be taken over by HALO II and WASP. AIRMS Airborne Infrared Measurement System T' e& o# I# P. c9 AAIRREQSUP Air Request Support (JFACC term). AIRS Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Airspace Control in the Combat Zone |5 P! c k0 {4 W7 d1 w* }! @A process used to increase combat effectiveness by promoting safe, efficient : _" _# W8 z) F5 [4 ~and flexible use of airspace. Airspace control is provided in order to prevent fratricide, enhance air defense operations, and permit greater flexibility of operations. Airspace control does not infringe on the authority vested in commanders to approve, disapprove, or deny combat operations. Airspace Control Plan The document approved by the joint force commander that provides specific 6 X, _" X3 J, K& B8 }6 L/ Qplanning guidance and procedures for the airspace control system for the joint 9 b, `# g- X% W5 n: c% t) S9 x1 U: Pforce area of responsibility. # t" X, d* M7 ^) ~8 LAIRSUPREQ Air Support Request (JFACC term). AIS (1) Automated Information System. (2) Architecture Integration Study. (3) Airborne Intercept System. AIST Advanced Interceptor and Systems Technology. 1 P) X/ _. F- w1 r5 d1 N( A7 XAIT Advanced Interceptor Technologies. 5 k( l1 X$ ^& ?, ~AJ Antijam. % g0 t& U# @4 w; A: _AJPO Ada Joint Program Office. AJTBP Augmented Joint Theater Battle Picture. + E- L, v8 Q n& P t! PAL Acquisition Logistician. ALARM Alert, Locate, and Report Missiles. ALAS Advanced Liquid Axial Stage. % D# B# p0 ~ W! L& sALBCS Airborne Laser Beam Control System. ALC Air Logistics Center (AF). ALCC Airlift Coordination Center (JFACC term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A

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15 % G5 r6 U. d% @. W( OALCE Airlift Coordination Element (JFACC term). ALCM Air Launched Cruise Missile. ALCOR ARPA/Lincoln C-band observable radar. (USAKA KREMS) ALDT Average Logistics Delay Time. ) O0 ]( S: {) x! r0 p3 u, h$ TALE Airborne Laser Experiment. ALERT Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theater. ALG Algorithm ALI (1) Alpha/LAMP Integration. (2) AEGIS Leap Intercept ALIRT Advanced Large-area Infrared Transducer 2 O3 S" b& u# o. GALL Airborne Laser Laboratory. . P2 A& L2 I* p+ B1 d2 _- S% |9 o- rAllocated Availability Requirement The requirement probability that an element is available to perform its function as ; A' S* B0 s" r: d3 b! E4 kallocated 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 5 F/ i) l, Y9 m1 ^5 B) z0 r$ M$ kmaking allotments (i.e., the first subdivision of an apportionment). (2) The translation of the apportionment into total numbers of sorties by aircraft type available for each operation/task. Allotment The temporary change of assignment of tactical air forces between subordinate 9 Y. E1 h; _, d# p0 jcommands. The authority to allot is vested in the commander having operational command. ALO Alpha Laser Optimization. : r7 Q" d* ?# D, c1 W0 L8 Z0 ~ALOD Adaptive Locally Optimum Detector (Navy term). 3 u( T. {# f7 JAlpha Particle A particle emitted spontaneously from the nuclei of some radioactive elements. 0 p3 t K6 W2 t DIt is identical to a helium nucleus, having a mass of four units and a charge of " Q" Z! N+ r' z( xpositive two. 2 ]( k5 Q) Y. z5 O! uALPS Accidental Launch Protection System. 4 @& Q$ ~* F- rALS Advanced Launch System. 4 X: r) D2 M O( ?7 T! \ M+ EALSP Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol. ALT Airborne Laser Technology. ALTAIR UHF test radar at USAKA. AltAir 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 National Military Command Center (ANMCC) An element of the National Military Command System (NMCS), which serves as an alternate to the NMCC. Located at Ft. Ritchie, MD. . ~" U2 ]. L# _6 P( B8 uAlternate & x2 d, N0 l$ r- Y+ |, z& vProcessing and $ z( N/ i x$ r1 |$ Q* CCorrelation Center (APCC) 9 p- I) P' e; s" k* r4 Y8 pNORAD capability in USSTRATCOM Command Post that receives, processes, and analyzes TW/AA information. Alternate Space 2 A6 n# y9 O }0 [Defense Operations & a! e; @% t* @, X P8 k& \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. ) P& S/ ?4 @& QAM Amplitude Modulation. AMC (1) Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL. (2) Army Materiel Command. (3) ! V3 f+ ~9 C5 A* nMidpoint Compromise Search Area. (4) Acquisition Method Code. (5) 9 F( n: k5 j2 r8 x+ fAdvisory Management Committee. - h4 n. Z7 {- a5 }AMCOM Army Aviation and Missile Command (Oct. 1996). Q' C, R" l: a) mAMD Air and Missile Defense AMDF Army Master Data File 9 y- {, e( C5 C* w7 j' OAMDS Active Missile Defense System. AMDTF Air and Missile Defense Task Force (US Army term) AMEMB American Embassy. ' B6 T7 X; ?( ~0 ]7 h7 E* j" MAMFB Acquisition Management Functional Board. 3 x/ V7 F4 f4 E H6 f# r/ A2 ]* _AMG Antenna mast group. AMOR Army Missile Optical Range. ' J. L0 A! y; EAMOS Air Force Maui Optical Station. 9 i0 k) f; h& i; [6 ?amp ampere AMP Ansular Measurement Precision.

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AMRAAM Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. 4 C7 A& k" R9 K: q* }0 N0 Z/ ?AMS Aerodynamic Maneuvering System 8 o" y' O; t' h+ h. o' j9 n P- rAMSAA Army Materiel Systems Analysis Agency. & w1 V9 R7 [: iAMSDL Acquisition Management System Data Requirements Control List. ) T P/ H: Z" t# p" SAMT ATCS Mobile Terminal. ) X) ?6 G3 T* T# t/ a# B, uMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 17 0 s' T* [# O! c& ~) u4 R) LAMTB Attack Management Test Bed AMTL Army Materials Technology Laboratory. + _6 v' O) C/ L9 v: gA/N Army/Navy AN/TPS-59 USMC Firefinder radar. ANALYZE Static Code Analyzer. ANIK E1 Canadian telecommunications satellite’s name. 1 G+ C- c: p) Z9 CANL Argonne National Laboratory 4 L6 j, @' b! h0 k6 ZANMCC Alternate National Military Command Center. " [# b/ [+ U& yANMD Army National Missile Defense. 7 i6 C. T/ a. P D$ m) @! N. WANN Artificial Neural Networks. ANSI American National Standards Institute. 4 z+ N1 T7 o1 X) e& zAntenna Area The ratio of the power available at the terminals of an antenna to the incident % ^% d$ z& W3 e1 _2 ]5 Spower 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 0 L. R- {6 z+ \: X/ }6 A( Tmissile threat. It includes such measures as the use of interceptors, bombers, antiaircraft guns, surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles, electronic " G; S$ d9 {" O, _countermeasures, and destruction of the air or missile threat both before and after it is launched. Other measures taken to minimize the effects of hostile air action are cover, concealment, dispersion, deception, and mobility (Navy/USMC). Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) The term used for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapons developed to negate the ballistic missile threat in the late 60s and early 70s. : \% d' [9 A' A) `5 qAnti-Ballistic Missile System A 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. Antisatellite & k6 A- t7 `. _ \Weapon (ASAT) A weapon designed to destroy satellites in space. The weapon may be launched from the ground, from an aircraft, or be based in space. Either a 9 S3 {, V& [" z- y6 H+ q) f$ Onuclear 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 an object in order to cause misidentification of the object by the sensors. The 2 i2 R* z3 e# `& `1 \! B; n1 P+ tdisguising of an RV to resemble a non-threatening object such as a piece of ! \, d( X0 N& u( o0 ]! [debris, a balloon, or a decoy. * l6 G8 I" x( {+ K* V) nAo Operational Availability 1 s- j: I% p( b( n* [AO (1) Associated Object. (2) Action Officer. (3) Area of Operations (4) Acousto- 0 M; O! Z" Q- f, f9 E8 i5 l& COptical. (5) Attack Operations. AOA OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Adjunct (now called AST). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 18 AOC Air Operations Center. AOCC Air Operations Control Center. AOEC Aero-Optic Evaluation Center, Buffalo, NY. AOI Active Optical Imager. / u! O. L8 g. k% q9 C0 [3 D8 Z* Z% x% gAOP Airborne Optics Platform. AOR Area of Responsibility. 6 c1 v: R- u, V4 ], |5 B( D& XAOS OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Sensor. , b: b( c: ]* H" KAOSP Advanced On-Board Signal Processor. : v" X; I" a5 j& _AOTF Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter. AP Acquisition Plan. APB Acquisition Program Baseline. APBI Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry (MDA). APCC Alternate Processing and Correlation Center. 9 L+ G- G+ Q( {; {) g; SAPDP Acquisition Professional Development Program. & z) p n% V/ j% {& [. Z! m+ ]APEX Active Plasma Experiment ! e# j" x8 B$ v1 r3 [, x0 oAPI Ascent-Phase Intercept. 3 t, o8 e. Y. j5 c9 g9 SAPIPT Acquisition Planning IPT (PAC-3 term). 1 r* j2 S4 I5 K1 h1 \# lAPL Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. APLE Average Power Laser Experiment. " u% j e5 t" z; n3 K" m/ K0 PAPM Advanced Penetration Model. APMA Acquisition Program Management Agreement. + s; t z- K* ], HAPO (1) Apache Point Observatory. (2) Arrow Project Office. APOD Aerial Point of Debarkation. Application (1) (Software) It refers to a process; usually implemented as a software 1 n+ m( i% O0 t- y( W' y+ H9 {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 ( t1 v; r6 c6 h0 N8 @0 f8 m1 Vwhich may originate or receive messages over the SDS Communication * K7 D& r; r$ p. }% m4 v) onetwork, via underlying lower-level protocols. (3) Software designed to % h1 l7 k! P8 n: M# ofulfill specific needs of a user. (4) (Acquisition) The process of selecting requirements that are pertinent and cost effective for the particular materiel acquisition and contractually invoking them at the most 5 i U9 _6 q5 Q3 N a* ^! |4 Padvantageous times in the acquisition cycle. 7 ]5 i( z# ~) G7 {0 [8 ZMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 2 s( [( T, |" Z/ u* U" x% Q; t% J% f) |19 ; p* @) q8 Z6 O) hApportionment (1) A determination made by the Office of Management and Budget which limits the amount of obligations or expenditures that may be incurred 5 T% c A7 G- t6 A& v* M! T! kduring 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. (2) The determination and assignment of the total expected effort by 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 . d. u, S$ y( t/ A& `5 @/ P* Sgeneral sense, distribution for planning of limited resources among competing requirements. Specific apportionments (e.g. air sorties and / E5 M: T5 q2 u2 K% S2 c8 ~; C7 L0 m! Cforces for planning) are described as apportionment of air sorties and forces for planning, etc. % } J9 o/ A+ }3 x: y: D* IAppropriation An authorization by an act of Congress that permits Federal agencies to incur 9 b/ V) r8 v& ~8 oobligations and make payments from the Treasury. An appropriation usually ! F+ n6 X& g* g+ vfollows an enactment of authorizing legislation. An appropriation act is the most common means of providing budget authority. Appropriations do not represent cash actually set aside in the Treasury; they represent limitations of amounts, which agencies may obligate during a specified time period. See Authorization. 3 ~- t4 U' Y# e- k+ QApproved Program The technical and operational, schedule, and quantity requirements reflected in the 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. APPS Automated POM Preparation Instruction. APS (1) Axial Propulsion System. (2) Automatic Phasing System. 5 U% {) m! w4 M' yAPT Acquisition, Pointing, and Tracking. APU Auxiliary Power Unit. / {$ Y: J Y+ F& G5 M! f; k& aAR Army ARB Accreditation Review Board. ARC (1) Advanced Research Center, US Army, Huntsville, AL. (2) Atlantic Research Corporation. # |) h5 V( o p9 I/ QARC/SC Advanced Research Center/Simulation Center. ARCCC Army Component Command Center. * H1 h ?! X1 l: ]3 hARCT Advanced Radar Component Technology. ARFOR Army Forces. 1 D4 J/ Q7 \' F! y [# YARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. 8 I4 X+ W% @: w" f8 T) q" dArchitectural Design 1 U) W* H: U' j8 a' sThe process of defining a collection of hardware and software components and + S4 p1 ]: j3 y5 O% l. [9 mtheir interfaces to establish the framework for the development of a computer 0 z1 j/ R5 N; B' wsystem. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 20 Architecture Integration Study (AIS) % F8 z1 ?9 g+ v, RA 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, subsystems, and components making up existing and proposed architectures. ARDSOC Army Defense System Operations Center. : w/ b( |6 I$ x4 ]- EARE Aerothermal Reentry Experiment. Area Air Defense 9 [5 e0 Y* k+ a4 N" gCommander 2 M6 Y9 k3 ^1 e( K1 G1 k- g2 ]- c3 r(AADC) . b, m! _. R0 O5 y5 j# p( uThe person given overall responsibility for air defense within an overseas unified 7 @/ n/ z* H' l1 |0 R7 D+ f7 Acommand, subordinate unified command, or a joint task force. Normally, this will be the Air Force component commander. & t6 v$ |: q) d3 t" qArea Defense Defense of a broad geographical area that contains both military and civilian assets (i.e., depots, towns/cities). (USSPACECOM) 6 Q1 U9 y* Y! U- \- sArea of Influence A geographical area wherein a commander is directly capable of influencing ( u9 G. p3 H0 _operations by maneuver or fire support systems normally under his command or control. ' A0 W6 x# O0 x& RArea of Interest (AOI) ( `% O* u; A( _& t, mThe area of influence and surrounding areas that is of concern to the commander for the objective of current and planned operations. This may include areas occupied by enemy forces. / [9 X- \# \5 \Area of Operations That portion of an area of war necessary for military operations and for the 8 ^0 T# Z _9 ~" [, ?! V( h2 g( Gadministration of such operations. Argus An airborne optical platform operated by the Air Force’s Phillips Laboratory. Argus is sometimes used by MDA to collect flight test signatures, phenomenology, and intercept data. ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. ARH Anti-Radiation Homing. ARI Army Research Institute

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ARIES Active Radio Interferometer for Explosion Surveillance. ARL Airborne Reconnaissance-Low (USA term) [circa 1996 = Reconnaissance equipment in Dash-7 airplane]. ARM Anti-Radiation Missile. & y$ S; E) ^, t4 K* E4 U KArms Export Control Board (AECB) 4 c) |6 o) t/ T, _An interagency board, chaired by the Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science, and Technology, that serves to advise the Secretary of + q( K3 y% E4 ^6 s1 n$ r( xState on matters relating to security assistance program levels and arms transfer policies. Army Brigade Center (ARBC) The Army center between the ARSPOC and the ARROC with C2 responsibilities - E$ V5 |/ F, f8 A4 u- K4 h; G* lfor BMD. Army Component 7 _% J) M1 N5 _. x7 m1 u0 tCommand Center (ARCCC) A segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of the CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to 1 p. ]! ~9 C1 g% G9 O/ |Army Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The ARCCC was eliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system architecture definition update. ( C/ E$ N; ]0 nMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 7 g/ x9 {4 v; @) P$ ~4 b* a- C21 , ^* t. B! G* O8 C( S* ZArmy Materiel Command (AMC) Performs the assigned materiel functions of the Department of the Army, including research and development; product improvement; human factors engineering; test and evaluation; procurement and production; new equipment training; scientific and technical intelligence production; international logistics % \( k) b1 a m( Y: q! Hprograms; 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 " p5 e7 F" x( X6 RBelvoir, VA in 2003. & \ c" J7 G Z7 H; s% C, |Army Space Operations Center (ARSPOC) . U- q. H/ O/ Z7 ]The Army Space Command Center responsible for logistically/ administratively ! M/ T! K$ ]6 B# @) o0 c* icontrolling assigned SDS elements and which shall also include the capability to 3 n: ?* e1 R) v& i& \, N& F7 rassure the BMD mission is carried out should the USCINCSPACE CCC be lost. ARNG Army National Guard. AROS Airborne Radar Optical System. . A( B2 D# H1 t' ~ARP Address Resolution Protocol ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Formerly known as Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). ARPANET ARPA Network. ARRC Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps. 3 N% C5 ~5 z" t+ }ARROC Army Regional Operations Center. Arrow A technology demonstration program started in 1988 and designed to meet 2 @5 t( ^6 b1 u8 s6 k; A9 { lIsraeli architecture requirements for area defense of population centers against TBMs. ! i6 Z/ i+ Z6 A9 F, ^2 HARS (1) Airborne Remote Sensing. (2) Action Request System. ' b& M; B4 N- n! l3 mARSCS Automated Rear Services Control System. ARSPACE U.S. Army Space Command. 1 y# i, j8 C$ d/ k2 h/ m. bARSPOC Army Space Operations Center. ARU Alignment Reference Unit (PAC-3). & t: A$ _9 o, X1 oASA Assistant Secretary of the Army. ASAF Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. ) o; e' X9 c: ~- x4 rASAF (A) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition). . Y& n0 {/ h( b% dASARC Army Systems Acquisition Review Council. ASARS Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System. ASAS (1) All Source Analysis System. (2) Advanced Solid Axial Stage. ASAT Antisatellite Weapon. ASB Army Science Board. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 22 3 I& q8 \( z" w7 n( s) AASBM Air-to-Surface Ballistic Missile. ASC (1) Army Space Command (See also USARSPACECOM, ARSPACECOM). (2) Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH. 5 m, O1 ?( `9 {$ lASCC Air Standardization Coordination Committee. . h/ O+ s0 T# q, u6 vASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. , G( V: F5 R+ L/ B( ^! ~3 mASCM Advance Spaceborne Computer Module X" |: F8 g. Y) k* g' OASCO Advanced Systems Concept Office ASCON Associate Contractor @4 x6 t' X, BASD (1) OBSOLETE Aeronautical Systems Division (AF). See Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC). (2) Assistant Secretary of Defense. ASDC Alternated Space Defense Center & L8 A$ \: B# U% R3 kASDP Advanced Sensor Demonstration Program. ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations 7 b: g4 `/ {+ P* z# lASEDP Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Program. ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit. ASIOE Associated Support Items of Equipment (USA term). : M V$ S$ t9 Z$ lASL Authorized Stockage List (USA term). $ |1 ^7 `4 G# Z0 Q9 BASM (1) Anti-Simulation. (2) Anti-ship Missile. (3) Air-to-Surface Missile. & d, R% k% M2 W% z' N) AASMD Anti-ship Missile Defense. $ M7 T9 }" L. [9 K; Z1 vASMDC Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, AL (1998). 4 X& `6 U8 G: d- J/ Q* UASMP French Air Surface Missile t5 E) L& C" S1 B w5 VASN Assistant Secretary of the Navy. 6 _' {! m3 o; @7 ?: i% ?3 dASN (RD&A) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition). , g2 C7 U) n; U) oASN (SB&L) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics). ASOC Air Support Operations Center. & Y5 Q# B# b7 H* Q8 B( ^& A* M gASP (1) Airborne Surveillance Platform. (2) Advanced Sensor Program. (3) 4 P1 C# t! X$ ]' A; V ^. _$ I% LAdvanced Sensor Platform. (4) Annual Service Practice. ASPADOC The backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at + v& Y9 ^9 ~' X( T9 CDahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. ! ^ e2 f' i" p9 \' BASPIRIS Advanced Signal Processing for IR Sensors. ASPJ Airborne Self Protection Jammer . j& @9 H' I; lMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 23 - C* l4 g& j j; r+ c& tASPO Army Space Program Office. 1 L. t T* i3 i8 ~3 q3 PASR Acquisition Strategy Report. ASROC Antisubmarine Rocket. ASSERT Augmentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training (DoD 5 f5 I9 O/ U; \# B& aterm). ! ?6 l% Y4 i" t7 x% c; y' aAssessment (1) Appraisal of the worth of an intelligence activity, source information, or + ^( ?0 ]: Y' A5 g. W& yproduct in terms of its contribution to a specific goal, or the credibility, 1 b5 Y; N6 J: P- G) P E0 g& preliability, pertinence, accuracy, or usefulness of information in terms of ' f; a# ~4 |5 u! O' |4 Fan intelligence need. When used in context with evaluation, assessment implies a weighing against resource allocation, expenditure or risk. (2) An independent evaluation of a model or simulation by an ; }: B' O' E. ~" t8 Q* T; e1 v3 Z YMDA-sponsored Confidence Assessment Team for a specified purpose. 0 k! p( q) _8 {, @; Q8 T. v( cASSIST Automated Systems Security Incident Support Term (DISA term). Associated & W5 K1 g1 z6 k. KObject / Z3 h6 ~# U5 c) L) SObject that remains near a deployed reentry vehicle, decoy or chaff puff. Assume Course ( {5 H# ~1 m1 a$ ~! yOrientation I5 s$ r1 T2 H0 n2 eMake course attitude adjustments to the weapon platform orientation prior to engagement. 4 c+ t+ z8 m! [0 ^2 W/ X \2 qAssured Defense Strategies and tactics that result in (specified) a high probability of kill against " T/ P" T# w2 c) }; m+ G9 M: Fdesignated targets, regardless of the interceptors required. (USSPACECOM) Assured Kill This option requires defense segments to employ tactics, which produce the ! {( o; S M4 M( A+ n' ghighest probability of kill consistent with the available number of defensive " L# |8 ~1 t4 a# Iresources (interceptors). AST (1) See Airborne Surveillance Testbed. (2) Advanced Sensor Technology. 4 W0 W F- C% {0 M& _ASTMP Army Science and Technology Master Plan 5 z. G. _& G F. U; s8 A/ C0 H* j. z# R bASTP Advanced Sensor Technology Program ASWG Architecture Systems Working Group. AT Advanced Technology . S# ]4 O, j1 y, p% [7 y; ^ATA (1) Advanced Test Accelerator. (2) Avionics Test Article. ATACC (1) Advanced Tactical Command Central (USMC term). (2) Advanced Theater Air Command Center ATACM Army Tactical Missile ATACMS Army Tactical Missile System. 9 m4 n4 s4 p5 [- Z1 K2 vATAF Allied Tactical Air Force (NATO). ATB (1) Allied Test Bed. (2) Analytical Tool Box. . g9 j; y6 X) |7 r% k7 L6 kATBM (1) Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile. (2) Anti- Theater Ballistic Missile MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A - o- z ^0 w$ F2 X/ `24 ATC Automated Technical Catalog ATCCS Army Tactical Command and Control System ATCOM Army Aviation and Troop Command (pre-Oct 96) (See AMCOM) % Z9 x( K$ F" T) [0 i8 ?6 Y/ z) A; P8 UATD Advanced Technology Demonstration. 4 @# {3 h4 `, EATDL Army Tactical Data Link. / E' d1 Y7 X3 y7 fATDM Adaptive Time Division Multiplexer. ATDS Airborne Tactical Data System. ATE Automatic Test Equipment. # j4 {0 N4 Y# {$ P5 p! tATH Above the Horizon : c6 S8 K4 U4 m5 m' b& lATHS Airborne Target Handover System. ATI Advanced Technology Interceptor ATIM Advanced Technology Insertion Module ATIS Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions # e' W2 J4 H" R& K- c# ?- A) sATM Anti-Tactical Missile. 8 ?, V0 M4 x+ y6 Z T" l4 d1 RATMD Army Theater Missile Defense. ATMDF Air and Theater Missile Defense Force (US Army term). 6 R8 h) s. u* F5 g0 V7 j8 f( xATMDPO Army Theater Missile Defense Program Office. ATO Air Tasking Order. ATOC Air Tactical Operations Center. ATODB Air Tasking Order Database. ATP (1) Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing. (2) Authority To Proceed. (3) Allied Tactical Publication. (4) Acceptance Test Procedures. (5) Acceptance Test Program. (6) Advanced Technology Program (Department of & s& V: T+ Y" B9 q+ p9 T# vCommerce term). (7) Authority to Process. ; T* q3 v1 {! e7 l4 q YATP&FC Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Fire Control. & Y0 f7 o" O# q, e' ~2 e; OATR Autonomous/Automated Target Recognition. ATRJ Advanced Threat Radar Jammer. ATSIM Acquisition and Track Simulation. . U9 S% r) i8 R5 l/ T' ^+ f2 V6 g6 RAttack and Launch Early " B# }4 H0 X" ?* gReporting to , Z# R" ]( e& oTheater (ALERT) An upgrade to ground station mission processing which exploits inherent satellite capability to provide theater missile warning and cueing. ) d7 u$ _* O9 y& |" u* |MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 2 C4 E* l: S5 Y; f4 a* z; D25 Attack Assessment (AA) An evaluation of information to determine the potential or actual nature and objectives of an attack for the purpose of providing information for timely decisions. % B8 }7 `. o- JAttack - J4 q" h# m+ E% sCharacterization 2 L* {% ^4 ` C& J2 fThe process by which the parameters of an attack in progress are developed, 8 |8 L$ h7 [( N# S& C; W5 Qupdated and defined. Attack Operations (Counterforce) $ u. }: y& e3 F& h& v, z: _Attack operations prevent launch of theater missiles by attacking all elements of the 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 6 v; x/ d+ s: ncan be executed by space, air, ground, maritime, and special operations forces. Attack operations are considered one of the four pillars of TMD capability. (JCS 5 L9 [, p- m) u, I, [J-38 CONOPS) Attack Price A concept used to evaluate the performance of a BMD system that defines ) }5 V/ S* D: g“price” as the number of Re-entry Vehicles required to ensure target destruction. Target destruction is defined as a probability of target survivability using the draw 9 k# g( ]! a$ I5 V/ [) idown curve. Attack Warning/ ; @* L2 Z3 s. p$ AAttack % c4 ]% t' G% t) b% }! CAssessment (AW/AA) - {. E4 p6 f3 \( Q. t4 y# w& eIntegrated 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. 8 ~* X. R. Y0 q- f( P/ {$ pATTD Advanced Technology Transition Demonstration. 7 ?9 y& `1 p0 _3 j5 [+ P8 yAttenuation Decrease in intensity of a signal, beam, or wave as a result of absorption and scattering out of the path of a detector by the propagating medium, but not including a decrease in intensity due to geometric spreading (e.g., the inverse square of distance). ATV Advanced Technology Validation. ! W) z2 }0 i4 W3 J) b' rAULS Accidental or Unauthorized Limited Strike. + Q. ]; o# b, ?+ A% ]AUPC Average Unit Procurement Cost. AURORA Canadian aircraft. & u$ ?$ v. T( C/ sAutonomous Acquisition Range (Max.) ( }8 Q! j7 L( B1 k( @, P5 RThe maximum range at which a target can be acquired by a sensor operating in a non-cued mode. AV (1) Air Vehicle. (2) Audio-Visual. ' m! N: H+ `7 L8 g* YAVATAR (SAIC) Flight dynamics simulator. AVC Advanced Vehicle Concept. / H p. o% K$ P, W% kAVCATT Aviation CATT (US Army term) 5 C/ K8 l, {/ h5 G' E+ h5 tAverage Unit % S3 ` K* l) B$ x- `7 S1 L9 |+ h6 sProcurement . C* K, M/ _& p% E0 u8 PCost (AUPC) 1 m: ?! |6 U. l: Z3 SDesign to average unit procurement cost objectives, expressed in constant dollars, are established for Milestone I, Concept Demonstration Approval. AUPC % w3 Q/ O3 Z/ R/ fincludes recurring flyaway, rollaway, sail-away costs (including nonrecurring ! t/ v% j& U5 j8 Oproduction costs) adjusted for data, training, support equipment, and initial spares costs. , P' x7 v+ Q/ A* `' g. `9 }MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 4 j- O V/ \. ? }3 d# M26 # }+ o9 d8 A0 C, c! _1 v, a' lAVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. AVSCOM Aviation Systems Command (US Army). + S$ ^( J. I1 s* R' Y0 [4 [( MAW/AA Attack Warning/Attack Assessment. % C) v$ }' _9 H5 H4 `9 tAWACS Airborne Warning and Control System. AWC Air Warfare Centre (UK RAF term). AWE 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 $ \. J. C' y/ A$ ^( }0 G* M# [( fSystem (Joint US/Israeli BMD weapons system). 5 s+ }0 j- m9 @. |; JAzimuth Orientation of a vector projected onto a reference horizontal plane, relative to a reference direction in the plane. Azimuth Angle A positive angle measured clockwise in a reference horizontal plane from a . Z' v- p9 Q6 T+ ?0 Yreference direction to a given direction. For a topocentric-horizon coordinate reference frame, the reference direction is due north (true north or magnetic # N1 Z: ?5 \! K/ s# znorth, depending on the application). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 2 B0 j) t8 U* I, V2 W$ ?" K27 B Billion. $ x* M; {: Z9 K2 HB Spec Development specification. 2 P: N4 }* J" w' Y5 i2 v! [" r* wB2C2 Brigade and Below Command and Control System (Army term). ' m6 j% g8 c7 ?$ vBA Budget activity. The budget activity codes are: 01 – Basic Research 02 – Exploratory Development 03 – Advance Technology Development 04 – Dem/Val " {% H' ^8 ~5 |, c% h& A05 – EMD 06 – Management Support 07 – Operational Systems Development % ~3 u* D: |' G- o" P, |BAA Broad Agency Announcement. BAC Budget At Completion. # g6 `5 Q0 g, h3 u& ~. i5 f" OBackbone & k5 H0 K+ V" Y/ K4 C4 e" U+ G7 _3 XNetwork ' w8 \; @) _. g$ d) V; m/ ~. QConsists of the space communications network, the ground communications network, and the interconnection between the two. Background Rejection (Surveillance) ; R- w6 f/ D" q8 z+ ^The suppression of background noise for the improvement of an object signal. BAE Battlefield Area Evaluation (USA term). / W5 H: @5 k! c4 {0 |4 tBAFO Best and Final Offer. BAI Battlefield Air Interdiction. Balanced 0 `& }( @+ @* e" G( }Technology ( e& x# I% C% l4 L6 HInitiative (BTI) 5 }5 Y1 d5 F& f# W q! oDoD’s program to hasten application of advanced technology to the most critical and urgent operational needs. BTI projects are demonstrating leap-ahead 7 N3 J/ A* c. J+ {. }capabilities enabled by emerging technologies in smart weapons, target acquisition, battlefield C3I, active countermeasures, and ultra-wide bandwidth radars and high power microwave systems. Ballistic 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. . H4 D0 [' ~, s6 lBallistic Missile (BM) Any missile that does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and 0 @3 v Y- i* C/ V4 I4 rconsequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated. 7 L8 v7 C$ L' k7 q2 i; H& DBallistic Missile : }9 [/ g! ~2 O# |( o) v2 WBoost Intercept (BAMBI) - v) X6 p) \. B: B1 R5 @4 qOBSOLETE. A 1966 system concept that a Lockheed study group developed in - E& S6 [8 ?1 o4 q& o( x5 [+ Nanticipation of possible government interest in the development of an ABM capability. 8 s9 ]( M% O* k: bBallistic 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 ; [" F8 D2 O) I3 o0 H1 d1 \roles, during any portion of their flight trajectory (boost, post-boost, midcourse, or 1 D5 ^; Q+ ~$ ~& y# ]- o- nterminal) or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack. . T0 K/ }8 B. {1 C1 Z5 q! iBallistic Missile 8 }2 h3 y+ E- V/ ZDefense Battery 0 ^7 c2 E+ i1 tAn Army operations center, which operates and maintains BMD ground-based ( I: u0 K/ N3 g Q1 B+ S( iweapons and sensors. ) x& Q1 ~( Q5 w8 K' n6 Z9 DMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B , r; a" K: f9 [* H28 X$ h- @5 t5 Y' Y# xBallistic Missile ! V I; [% F4 f( J7 x" [5 }" p0 MDefense (BMD) Cell 0 Y6 n. x- F0 ]) [1 y% M- ?" gThis facility will be located in the USSPACECOM Consolidated Command Center (CCC) and Space Control Center (SPACC) to support the Space Force Application mission area interface between the BMD system and USCINCSPACE. The BMD Cell will provide command and decision support to USCINCSPACE. Ballistic Missile 8 R9 o! B" o: o& a2 b! qDefense Operations ) m1 h/ V! i- U6 nCenter (BMDOC) OBSOLETE. Initially located at the NTF, and ultimately in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, this facility supports the BMD Cell-USSPACECOM information " `* ~" f3 j9 g: V9 yinterface. The BMDOC hosts a BM/C3 processing suite and the operations 9 x5 N8 o: O; F A# K9 O( qpersonnel necessary to coordinate and integrate system-wide BMD activities and + j+ v% h# X$ _6 rsupports the USCINCSPACE planning and decision process. ! u, u* ?% g$ V! ]' ~) ^Ballistic Missile & t" a2 f7 m9 [6 bDefense Organization (BMDO) * g3 w- S3 p2 M- q/ w8 |# BOBSOLETE. The former name of an agency of the Department of Defense whose mission is to manage and direct the conduct of a research program examining the feasibility of eliminating the threat posed by ballistic missiles of all 3 v1 L; @: u- b: e" e$ |ranges and of increasing the contribution of defensive systems to United States and Allied security. MDA is the successor to Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO). See MDA. Ballistic Missile Defense Program An architecture comprising three objectives: Theater Missile Defense (TMD), / _ J5 d; R/ q( F6 p" l$ LNational Missile Defense (NMD), and Follow-on Research Programs. - Q0 w3 F4 e6 |; o: PBallistic Missile : n! @0 f2 \+ B. D7 r: S3 I0 ]& s5 |2 tDefense (BMD) System (1) An integrated system that employs layered defenses to intercept missiles during their boost, midcourse, and terminal flight phases. (MDA Lexicon) (2) The aggregate BMD BMC3 and BMD forces that, in total, provide defense ( Y: s2 K, S- y, v+ i- J0 X% Q1 ~against ballistic missile attacks to North America and other areas of vital interest. (USSPACECOM) Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) + ^1 v0 r F5 I) O0 `: Z' ZProvides tactical warning of ballistic missile attacks, and is part of Spacetrack system. 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 0 d$ W; Z6 `( K2 F1 V6 I' ~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, temperature, or any other modifying substance, condition, or force. Ballistic * }6 o$ o0 v% hTrajectory ! _3 |. ?# M; Y3 ^ _9 A3 V& BThe trajectory traced after the propulsive force is terminated and the body is % J2 h& W# F ^3 j8 m5 d& E- yacted upon only by gravity and aerodynamic drag. 7 Z" R. r1 o% oBalloon A spherical inflatable decoy used as a penetration aid to mask the location of ) a; J# |0 g+ s$ Yreentry vehicles. 5 Q# t, u5 m' }7 V1 C9 T1 ?3 `1 wBAMBI OBSOLETE. See Ballistic Missile Boost Intercept. 3 a$ ~' g- Y) x* P' y6 | i) aBandwidth The range of usable frequencies assigned to a channel or system; the difference . z* N3 J3 J8 O' f+ R; |( ^" Texpressed in Hertz between the highest and lowest frequencies of a band. BAR Bimonthly Activity Report. ' ~8 _3 l, |, X m UBARBB BMDO Acquisition Reporting Bulletin Board Barrage Jamming , t% X5 H3 U2 ]6 t9 p" mSimultaneous electronic jamming over a broad band of frequencies. 8 q7 F$ d1 u4 V% u* DBattery Tactical and administrative artillery unit or subunit corresponding to a company or a similar unit in other branches of the Army. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 29 - A2 ]$ i N' W, u: Q$ x- [Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) ; k$ y4 j- \/ p* y6 wThe estimate of damage resulting from the application of military force against a predetermined objective. Battle damage assessments can be applied to the use : S5 k( c* G3 J- X- z1 Vof all types of weapons systems throughout the range of military operations. - p- I! L$ Q' \1 JBDAs are primarily an intelligence responsibility with required inputs and coordination from the operators. BDA is composed of physical damage assessment, functional damage assessment, and target system assessment.

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Battlefield ( F: a4 w7 N; ^Coordination 9 y6 a! w1 `6 R% VElement (BCE) An Army liaison provided by the Army component commander to the Air Operations Center (AOC) and/or to the component designated by the joint force commander to plan, coordinate, and de-conflict air operations. The battlefield * m2 X1 x* v1 k0 v! {coordination element processes Army requests for tactical air support, monitors and interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary interface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. Baseline Defined quantity or quality used as starting point for subsequent efforts and ' E" ^: q; E- u! M6 V% iprogress measurement. Can be a technical baseline or cost baseline. . W, s% B- F; @Baseline Comparison H. T- R* U6 }) L. ^System (BCS) # \0 Y: n6 O7 y0 W. _3 pA current operational system, or a composite of current operational subsystems, which most closely represents the design, operational, and support * v+ W6 k& A* C; y X( ucharacteristics of the new system under development. / v) u5 |( H3 R& k; @% x8 a0 iBaseline 2 f1 G2 \7 B( C" G: eConditions ' p' H" n( }$ K5 [ n) f& X& ?The natural and human environmental conditions, which are present prior to 7 T+ r6 \( D, x E% Mimplementation of a program and against which impacts are assessed. 8 K5 P- p0 W! z+ mBaseline Cost Estimate (BCE) % D3 m% n: n, t. I+ rA detailed estimate of acquisition and ownership costs normally required for highlevel decisions. This estimate is performed early in the program and serves as the base point for all subsequent tracking and auditing purposes. 2 z5 g) }/ i {9 ZBase Program The base program is the program described in the Future Years Defense Program base file, when updated to conform to the budget presented to Congress in January. It constitutes the base from which all current-year program changes are considered. # N5 V; K8 v: j4 V4 \( NBase Year A reference period, which determines a fixed price level for comparison in economic escalation calculations and cost estimates. The price level index for : t8 K2 F; I1 V# W4 gthe base year is 1.000. 5 c& q7 m5 e' {7 YBattle Debris Battle Debris are the fragments produced by the hypervelocity collision of an 1 ^( L$ U" }7 w1 Einterceptor with a ballistic missile, post-boost vehicle, or reentry vehicle, objects 9 `' @( j6 q9 Z) B; Oresulting from intentional fragmentation or accidental detonation of booster 7 j0 ? D4 h5 V. j: ]" icomponents, and objects normally associated with the deployment and propagation of threat objects (such as nuts, bolts, inter-stages, fairings, shrouds, , L6 E' ]: N# p* g/ [1 [& e8 b0 yetc.). Battle Group (1) Domains into which the battle space is partitioned. (2) A data processing 5 n1 k8 _4 L0 `approach implemented in the battle management computer, which minimizes the processing load by partitioning (grouping) threat data (Virtual Battle Group). (3) A group of associated system elements which 9 C" ^& M, |, b, }4 w7 woperate together in a segment of the battle, based upon their + T# n5 `* B8 Y/ U6 xcapabilities and relative location to each other and the threat. Battle Integration Preplanning processes and/or real-time coordination that occur to minimize resource wastage between battle tiers or battle partitions. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 30 Battle Management & E! m4 V2 m8 J8 W& g3 U(BM) Battle management is comprised of two parts: strategies and the collection of tasks to be performed to successfully implement chosen strategies. Given a set of strategies, resources, and hostile asset deployment, battle management addresses the problem of choosing a specific strategy or set of strategies and performing the associated tasks, which would result in the most desired outcome. Battle ) }, G2 x9 }7 U1 E$ D+ Z+ u4 z) xManagement/ ; R8 |7 R" C* p" `Command, 0 @' G3 D) }' J+ z6 IControl, Communications, and Computers 8 C# y( n. e: _2 }! A- D(BM/C4 ) ; f O. z1 B8 B" aBM/C4 is a set of automated processes, which respond to the C2 system’s control : K( w( E+ T, Mdirectives. The BM/C4 will provide the BMD system with the capability of ; e% _5 m- U+ h. P& v7 pplanning, coordinating, directing, and controlling the surveillance and . ]5 |- _$ Q7 k3 [! k5 {engagement operations of the system. It will consist of a distributed arrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities, and ' G% p+ W! @" Tprocedures that will ensure timely human control of the battle management 0 s6 a* N# K& ~4 Hprocess. BM/C4 consists of a battle planning function, an engagement planning function, and a battle execution function. (USSPACECOM) Battle $ b8 N" r- g. l e2 `Management Database # N; t& F. T% GBattle Management data files including: battle management message file, object 8 q* @% H" O9 a" I7 i8 zfile, track file, discrimination file, engagement file, kill assessment file, and battle ! t) E+ E4 B: c9 w8 f7 ymanagement health and status file. Battle $ C- m4 W& H+ e7 u. sManagement ) m3 Z& u5 M* s, g5 t3 HSystem The hub of the command and control process. It consists of computer hardware 8 R; [; W( u" Y7 mand software that integrates elements of the command and control system into a synergistic operation. (USSPACECOM) Battle Management System % q* G+ s- [/ W" G ?) q1 SConfiguration The battle management elements currently in the system together with their locations, connectivity and currently activated modes of operation. 0 @( y; ?1 {0 ]4 ` EBattle Manager The automated set of hardware and software equipment that performs the battle management functions at an element. Battle Plan One of a set of BMD operational approaches to counter a ballistic missile attack. It contains the rules of engagement, battle strategy, and intercept tactics to be implemented by the battle management processors. It is directly responsive to # F: n+ E# D) C! {- ~7 ithe attack type (e.g., counterforce). Battle Space A characterization of the BMD area of operation generally expressed by Tier , X" e" s7 j0 g8 s' C5 ]8 R2 u(Boost, Post-Boost, Midcourse, and Terminal). (USSPACECOM) + K! ?/ f3 Z8 ^! Q) }$ \% _Battle Space Partitioning Assignment of management, sensing, control and firing responsibilities to specific platforms/facilities within the deployed constellation of platforms/facilities. 0 E1 o9 k( `# _Battlefield Coordination Element 7 F$ a P, E, ^0 _. ?& T4 U2 FAn Army liaison provided by the Army component commander to the Air Operations Center (AOC) and/or to the component designated by the joint force $ ^' {; Q7 | @* O# Wcommander to plan, coordinate, and de-conflict air operations. The battlefield n7 o4 q! M6 G5 w% x W x! Y; ucoordination element processes Army requests for tactical air support, monitors 0 |/ H7 H- S) E6 V iand interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary 0 L6 {6 w( A; S9 ]! E/ ]. ^interface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. & l6 Z% P. N" ?, V4 ABBS Bulletin Board System. 5 s N9 M/ j3 S( l7 m3 A* x% \BBSF Brass Board Seeker Flight BBT Booster Burn Time. 5 q* o7 n$ C7 U% H5 }( jBCAS Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. + u- D3 p- O! F& N' UMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 31 . R1 L% b) j) U4 k" P. H) G1 LBCAS (1) Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. (2) Base Contracting Automated System.

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BCBL Battle Command Battle Laboratory, Ft. Leavenworth, KS. BCCE BM/C3 Consolidated Capabilities Effort. 3 T4 l' Z& K. u: w5 NBCD Baseline Concept Description. BCE Battlefield Coordinating Element. , }! v& `4 t3 `" a6 X6 MBCFR Battle Command Focused Rotation. 6 D0 _' ]1 `: z1 Q, j1 IBCIS Battlefield Combat Identification System (US Army term). BCM Baseline Correlation Matrix (AF term). $ Q0 j6 s$ K/ aBCO Broad Concept of Operations. ) M! x2 ?' w* r* ]BCP Battery Command Post (HAWK). " N; ]/ u7 w+ D0 g$ w% m4 I( kBCS (1) Beam Control System. (2) Baseline Comparison System. , ?! E. W! L2 v! Z+ g- IBCTP Battle Command Training Program, Ft. Leavenworth, KS ! ?: i0 q# q/ |% RBCV Battle Command Vehicle (US Army term). BCWP Budget Cost of Work Performed. BCWS Budget Cost of Work Scheduled BD Baseline Description. - q$ H& X0 G4 g( V% G$ uBDA Battle Damage Assessment. BDC Backgrounds Data Center, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC $ b; j' A! O8 z1 Z2 W! [BDE Brigade BDL Battlefield Demonstration Laser. BDP Baseline Data Package 1 E9 L/ ^5 K7 ^2 TBDPI Baseline Data Package Integration. - F5 ~& O! e) L7 wBDS Boost Phase Detection System. BDT Birth-to-Death Tracking. 9 h; F* X! [; H1 W& Y5 h! ABDY Burst Detector Y Sensor. * s; C! b; _' |! U0 ~" j. mBe Beryllium. BE OBSOLETE. See Brilliant Eyes. 1 `6 u- V. H* W% A' MMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B

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32 , v* O9 }7 a2 `# QBeam Control Technologies associated with controlling the physical properties of high-energy 7 |& }& x t! g3 J& qbeams and steering the energy transmitted by those beams to the target vehicle; 9 B$ ^. ~) O0 W. _+ f' Qalso, the management of signal or image beams within a complex sensor system. - V7 q, ^2 v5 {( o0 @( qBeam Width The angle between the directions, on either side of the axis, at which the ; \) w( P& Q# I/ s; vintensity of the radio frequency field drops to one-half the value it, has on the axis. BEAR Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket (NPB Technology Validation Experiment). BEAST Battle Experiment Area Simulator Tracker. BECO Before Engine Cutoff. 7 j+ A N* e# y6 B q) N8 dBECS Battlefield Electronic CEOI System (See RBECS) ( `/ z! u% O( T. Bell-Lapadula Model 0 x2 ]+ ]+ r* h3 e' e: {A formal state transition model of computer security policy that describes a set of $ f* T+ G, t: @# a8 S+ M& \access control rules. & F8 {( B5 _& l+ R% x3 oBELLCORE Bell Communications Research, Incorporated. BEP Brilliant Eyes Probe. BES Budget Estimate Submission. 4 h7 o4 i9 n8 T2 p3 \4 oBESAM OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Sensor Algorithm Manager. 5 ]7 F( V) P Y. d+ |BESC BM/C3 Element Support Center BESim OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator. . b2 r1 a- Q0 a+ ^5 T9 V9 ]BESim/AT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Analysis Tool. BESim/RT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Real-Time. BEST BM/C3 Element Support Task. BET Best Estimate Trajectory. ! b+ P" A' q9 q7 z% ZBFAC Blue Forces Analysis Center. + W5 @8 Z% ^% wBFTT Battle Force Tactical Training. BG Battle Group (USN term). BGM Battle Group Manager. BGSE Bus Ground Support System (USAF term). & b! U$ x$ s4 {BGV Boost Glide Vehicle. 9 A# A: N5 L: P& L8 S; b/ E3 A8 [BI (1) Background Investigation. (2) Briefing to Industry. ( N! Z# G) C4 ^. tBIB Blocked Impurity Band. BIC Battlefield Integration Center. 9 c; n S6 C y/ \ h JMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 33 / z5 _0 N% s. ^8 U9 ABID Built-In Diagnostics. 8 \9 H4 S9 U6 yBIDS Biological Integrated Detection System. Biennial Budget The FY86 DoD Authorization Act required the submission of two-year budgets for ' L: |0 }% w# X" Zthe Department of Defense beginning with FY88/89. The department has institutionalized a biennial cycle for the Planning, Programming, and Budget 4 G# Z) ?0 Q- Q3 h* HSystem (PPBS). A biennial budget, as currently structured, represents program * Y( O6 [4 S$ j! v& }budget estimates for a two-year period in which fiscal year requirements remain 3 }; C1 r! m$ ^1 i |separate and distinct. % n5 ~1 b |: H# u7 TBig Crow A suite of aircraft, helicopters, ground vans, and electronic equipment, which is used to emulate an electronic warfare environment for testing, weapon systems $ s4 c7 a4 h) b2 [ y. won test ranges. BIM Ballistic Intercept Missile. * ^/ o4 {& ^4 rBiological * c: R5 R ?9 n! D: _Weapon % \. k& j% O7 E) a. EAn item of material, which projects, disperses, or disseminates a biological agent ) r& G6 I3 x4 Z& w0 F* Sincluding arthropod vectors. ! s' f9 }/ y" E6 QBIOS Basic Input/Output System. # }* B3 @, j) ~BIPS Billion Instructions Per Second. ! n; e* j7 E$ r6 N1 {Birth-to-Death Tracking (BDT) 6 @; V3 c' e5 W" _3 d% s8 r# q% uThe tracking of space objects (e.g., satellites, reentry vehicles, or decoys that & ^" Y" A' f* U+ hsimulate these) from the time they are deployed from a booster or post-boost vehicle until they are destroyed. 6 _( {+ J9 t. Z1 O, ?" vBistatic Radar A radar system that has transmitters and receivers stationed at two " h9 O) c# N, j& @ O0 Sgeographically separate locations; a special case of multi-static radar. BIT Built-in-Test Bit Binary digit. BITE Built-in Test Equipment. Bit Transfer Rate The number of bits transferred per unit time, usually expressed in bits per second (bps). Black Body An ideal body, which would absorb all (and reflect none) of the radiation falling upon it. % y5 M) v7 G2 dBlackout The disabling of electronic equipment by means of nuclear explosion. The : G" c: N/ V+ K8 Gintense electromagnetic energy by a nuclear explosion obscures signals and % h7 n* \- {3 C8 _5 U# arenders many types of radar and other types of electronic equipment useless for ; F" H6 K7 D- G7 [* ?) J5 Q G0 z0 Cminutes or longer. % E k6 ~0 r1 y( y1 h, X1 U8 Z' YBLADES BMD Long Wavelength Infrared Advanced Exo-atmospheric Sensor. BLADT Blast, Dust, Thermal Effects Model. Blast Effect Destruction of or damage to structures and personnel by the force of an explosion on or above the surface of the ground. Blast effect may be contrasted - v2 }( D! J% |( `6 n( F* n' A& awith the cratering and ground-shock effects of a projectile or charge that goes off beneath the surface. + `. ]- A' X9 R5 A; L1 TMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B . p! V7 V; L, Z34 Blast Wave A sharply defined wave of increased pressure rapidly propagated through a surrounding medium from a center of detonation or similar disturbance. / u+ n/ G7 J8 f r- ^6 W2 uBLCCE BMDO Life Cycle Cost Estimate. + q& o! E* Y+ j2 r# |BLK Block (system production lot) 2 }& _ e8 R: DBlk IVA Navy Standard Missile Block IV-A. Block (1) A biennial increment of the Ballistic Missile Defense System that provides an integrated set of capabilities which has been rigorously tested as part of the BMDS Test-bed and assessed to adequately characterize its military utility. Once % @; B) |; h* l9 Q! ttested, elements and components are available for limited procurement, transition to production, or for emergency deployment as directed. These “offramps” may occur at any time during the Block Cycle to support timely execution of these transition or deployment decisions. The configuration for each Block is drawn from the following sources: ) y& P+ |( ?7 K) [. u! r* a•The prior BMDS Block; •BMDS elements, components, technologies, and concepts; 0 |" P2 k5 r+ a1 M+ \•BMDS Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications ( x! X# \! p3 a, h5 O' @(BMC2/C) specifications and products; •Externally managed systems, elements, or technologies (e.g., DSP, 8 [& i( W7 U- C/ ?GCCS, MILSTAR, etc).