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ELPRS Enhanced Position Location Reporting System. ELS Earth Limb Sensor. , ?0 t u' _2 |4 c" y) GELSEC Electronics Security. 8 S# ^# B: D dELSI Enhanced Longwave Spectrometer Imager. & B, ?" V7 B+ G5 VELV Expendable Launch Vehicle. Emanations 3 {2 w: z+ w' g* N. ASecurity 6 K7 _$ x) w& \8 u(EMSEC) The protection that results from all measures designed to deny unauthorized ' r/ P; D! _7 |" |persons information of value that might be derived from intercept and analysis of * \$ B. R; ?1 Z3 i, hcompromising emanations. # e! A9 b1 N! ~7 ]! f% y) eEMC (1) Electromagnetic Compatibility. (2) Early Midcourse. EMCON Emission Control EMD Engineering and Manufacturing Development (previously referred to as FSD). ) p: h# J1 X. A5 R9 f" ?# HEMDCT Expanded Memory DCT. EME Electromagnetic Environment. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 93 Emergency Capability 4 i( s2 j9 Q0 x! z- Z5 r(replaces ; T Z' i& O, G- {! @( DContingency 4 |4 K* q, z1 z, l9 t, rCapability) 5 y$ L1 p: `; C0 ~3 I+ |BMDS elements or components that are still in development or testing that provide limited ballistic missile defense capabilities. MDA, working with the Services, will develop plans, which cover the potential use of prototypes and test 6 J4 a# `& c: t% l) Cassets for contingency deployment should the SECDEF determine that an 2 a# v" X' m1 N+ Gemerging BMD threat requires emergency fielding of a BMDS capability. EMF Electromagnetic Field. * T% l F6 ?- H$ REMG Electromagnetic Gun. EMI Electromagnetic Interference. ) [) v3 O, ?' \- D' [EMIP See Exoatmospheric Midcourse Interceptor Program. Emission Control (EMCON) The selective and controlled use of electromagnetic, acoustic, or other emitters 0 ]) H( @0 d. `to optimize command and control capabilities while minimizing: a) detection by ! e# `- X+ V# X$ M: e; a8 Zenemy sensors, and b) mutual interference among friendly systems. EMCON + H$ z6 }0 J. [, [2 D) Ucan also be involved in military deception plans. Also called EMCON. - E9 ~$ j3 L8 r% lEML Electromagnetic Launcher. A device used to launch hypervelocity particles. EMP Electromagnetic Pulse. " k: O9 V4 F* H7 t8 pEMPSKD Employment Scheduling (USN term). EMR Electromagnetic Radiation. EMRLD Excimer Moderate Power Raman-Shifted Laser Device. EMSEC Emanations Security. EMSP Enhanced Modular Signal Processor. EMT Engineering Management Team. EMV Electromagnetic Vulnerability. ) {. \& k( w( ? \ENA Engineering: Architecture and Analysis. 0 `# J3 b+ E4 CENCATT Engineer CATT (US Army term). Enclave Isolated resource – an SDS asset that has lost connectivity with other SDS 6 {! z9 P* c1 y4 T) R+ e* ~: Dassets with which it normally has connectivity, but is still capable of coordinating 6 @5 Z3 K, w1 A" {4 X7 Q5 j9 Iwith SDS assets to conduct ballistic missile defense. Various combinations of connectivity losses are possible; for example, (1) an operations center has lost 3 k, y3 ^4 n; iconnectivity with Higher Authority, yet can still provide sufficient C2 and can still connect with sufficient weapons and sensors to conduct an engagement and (2) an operations center has loss of connectivity with another operations center with which it normally shares data, but can still conduct an engagement. Endgame FOV The field of view of the interceptor’s sensor during its final maneuvers after target acquisition to intercept the target. May be less than the acquisition FOV. End Item The final production product when assembled, or completed, and ready for issue/deployment. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 2 N% j# i2 m! \$ e8 N8 g9 e94 Endoatmospheric Within the earth’s atmosphere; generally considered to be altitudes below 100 km. An endoatmospheric interceptor reaches its target within the atmosphere. Endo- 0 O3 O m# V, }: J& X* p, uExoatmospheric 6 z* b- g/ m% D/ `" i1 ZInterceptor (E2 I) A ground-based interceptor capable of engaging RVs either endoatmospheric or exoatmospheric. (Successor to High Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor (HEDI).) ENDOSIM Endoatmospheric Simulation. + S+ C9 T# t" H8 `Endurance The time an aircraft can continue flying, or a ground vehicle or ship can continue operating, under specified conditions, e.g. without refueling. ENG Engineering. : b% c) J( Q+ GENGAG’T Engagement. * M: x# j3 F! c3 i: q" CEngage (1) In air defense, a fire control order used to direct or authorize units and/or weapon systems to fire on a designated target. $ Q5 f! W. f3 F; c(2) In air intercept, a code meaning, “Attack designated contact.” 1 {/ N4 S1 u9 VEngagement (1) A period of hostilities beginning when the first ballistic missile target 1 z. g6 x1 f0 @5 I) v" X7 ]% _$ cundergoes fire from the first defensive weapon. (2) A period beginning whenever any hostile object is identified (designated) , j p+ o h- h: H) ?as hostile and ending after the last hostile object has been attacked. ' V9 u- ]/ I. n* B6 M6 R. X(3) In air defense, an attack with guns or air-to-air missiles by an interceptor K9 P) j- [" Vaircraft, or the launch of an air defense missile by air defense artillery and & o4 B' T+ z7 sthe missile’s subsequent travel to intercept. 9 g% w8 ]" d) w5 a6 S( ^7 d" MEngagement * O' ^( O8 }- h9 n6 s9 o CAuthorization The authorization given to USSPACECOM to use weapon and sensor systems 0 E# O5 ^! S4 i# Runder previously coordinated and authorized rules, procedures, and conditions. Engagement $ t/ K- X3 S) E9 N1 xControl (1) That set of coordination, assessment, decision, and direction functions : [2 ~* f B Bnormally implemented automatically to execute the selected battle plan, ' P2 w9 y5 O6 K R8 l% L+ K/ S( smilitary strategy and tactics within partitioned battle spaces (i.e., a ' M( C2 e) }: c- m6 aspatial/functional subdivision of battle management). Includes the determination of: what specific objects to intercept in order to implement . k4 v2 W) d! q4 V% [' @" r5 Lthe selected military strategy, and which specific interceptors to assign to # K( V9 G( e, H0 R" peach attacker to implement the selected tactics within the rules of engagement. : q8 u, q5 U( z(2) In air defense, that degree of control exercised over the operational functions of an air defense unit that are related to detection, 0 N1 L3 o, i+ {/ }0 ?& kidentification, engagement, and destruction of hostile targets.

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Engagement Planning 3 @" ~1 ~' e) F6 t0 k% q( MA set of rules and parameters to be used in developing weapon-target 1 S- m3 p! l5 Lassignments and for sensor resource management. (USSPACECOM) Engagement % v; E4 J6 o: S3 qSurveillance ' b; n1 A; i% P/ r6 JThe surveillance required to support RV negation in the midcourse tier. * W# B; N- R" X9 m7 g+ j& {Engagement 0 k. u* {7 b5 S( Z/ n" q+ J: J' fTime / `' m* W4 }# l8 p6 {% ]The time that a weapon takes while engaging a given target. This includes not only firing at the target but all other necessary weapon functions involved that are unique to that particular target. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E . O' c9 r6 ]% f, g9 B( X95 , E. A0 ]* g$ E3 d" c* cEngineering and Manufacturing - o+ X6 E6 `9 g+ P! _6 ?5 X$ FDevelopment (EMD) 2 z+ I _7 O9 l" l" ZThe third phase in the acquisition process, following Milestone II. The system and its supporting items are fully developed, engineered, designed, fabricated, 7 y3 [/ J8 l' m9 |+ X8 Xtested, and evaluated. The intended output is a pre-production system that ) ^4 G0 [1 c7 Kclosely approximates the final product; the documentation necessary to enter the production phase, and the test results demonstrating that the production product % S' l' ^% _0 m5 u5 U# dwill meet stated requirements. 6 @: ^; |4 ]9 D$ _Engineering Change Proposal ; A# s/ O( F8 L# s- @0 R0 H2 R(ECP) # K. A% M' u9 R5 J: cA proposal to the responsible authority recommending that a change to an original item of equipment be considered, and the design or engineering change be incorporated into the article to modify, add to, delete, or supersede original ! F l) {" e* N) x! N) Vparts. - o+ q' ~5 D( b; m8 mEngineering 8 M1 u7 ]. k2 kDevelopment A funding category including those development programs being engineered for service use but which have not yet been approved for procurement or operation. Money under budget activity 6.4. Engineering Development Model Enhanced Target " d: Y w, h+ y/ Y9 Z- [Delivery System 5 ]. y ~$ S6 ]' C( v1 q(ETDS) 6 i5 e0 o& G0 W! @# {3 tAn advanced prototype used during the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase (EMD) to resolve design deficiencies, demonstrate maturing performance, and develop proposed production specifications and drawings. 5 e# R, j9 r7 u/ u6 CTarget delivery system being developed for future GMD testing that will complement existing systems, provide flexible, modular configurations, and will 7 m N7 Z3 _4 |. Q% i: B) f3 W$ X6 _) Lbe launchable from land, air, or sea modes # L* ]2 I8 T! w' Z3 ~0 XENNK Endoatmospheric Non-Nuclear Kill. ! Q4 ?6 m* g; q" z% H, F4 |ENSCD Enemy Situation and Correlation Division (JFACC term). Environmental 5 `3 U9 u( L: X: z+ P1 J- t. tAssessment (EA) A concise public document whose primary purpose is to provide sufficient analysis of environmental effects of an action to determine whether to prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact. , s0 N4 j) k/ T* B2 Q/ HEnvironmental + n- z, r( ~6 o$ ` O. `Impact Statement (EIS) 4 X) M) ]7 s3 u. K$ Q$ D) y5 x; ~A detailed written statement analyzing the environmental effects of a major . `: b. e2 }/ A- ]0 {, X* k; k; QFederal action. ! d, `, d+ ^% P* Q( \Environmental n6 b, ]! Y8 `& B, z( FSecurity A specialized form of physical security that prevents technical penetration, e.g., penetration by waves of electron beams. - n/ P1 t& h; f$ XEnvironments The media, conditions, and/or physical objects in which a BMD asset is immersed % [; e, N! y# l' ?# s/ Hor surrounded. For BMD systems and elements, the comprehensive / \+ p# |# | j! d2 f' denvironments definition consists of natural, hostile, induced, and storage, : {0 w) R; g+ J; h9 O2 o2 ptransportation and handling categories. d# F1 q+ X4 ]% Q+ r! jEO (1) Electro-Optical. (2) Engagement Operations. (3) End Office. (4) Eyes Only. " U3 T' J, _( C& m8 ~2 KEOA Early Operational Assessment. EOB (1) Enemy Order of Battle. 2 R2 {+ g, f9 G$ y7 g' d(2) Electronic Order of Battle. ! S3 D* p# S- T0 a# I6 z, ^EOC (1) See Element Operations Center. 6 \( U0 _1 `! U+ o3 u(2) Emergency Operations Center MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E $ t N- a- F5 I* P* v96 EOCM Electro-Optic Countermeasure. EOCT Element Operations Center Test Bed. ' J6 t9 x3 d8 Q0 e: j+ d! zEOD Explosive Ordnance Detail EO/IR See Electro-Optics Infrared. - K4 c X$ p) |! s3 p8 F& m2 I: sEOM End of Message. EOP Executive Office of the President # w8 V3 c% o) T3 e/ u+ DEORSAT ELINT Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite (US). EOS Earth Orbiting System (NASA term). EOSH Environmental Operational Safety and Health. 3 M& d. A/ Z+ B* wEP (1) Engagement Planning. (2) Evaluation Plan EP Cycle Engagement Planner Cycle (NMD BMC2 term). - r) n8 p. G4 {( g" g0 @! g WEPA Environmental Protection Agency. 6 y2 m0 T- E# V) E4 s' F% ZEPD Engineering Product and Development Ephemeris/ Ephemerides 1 G& @+ G& H& v* r1 c(1) A table showing the positions of an object in space at regular intervals of time. U- s" ~, p1 \+ d. e+ W- w6 I7 |(2) A publication giving the computed places of the celestial bodies for each ! E1 V1 y2 y0 \ j7 w$ L }day of the year or for other regular intervals. EPITS Essential Program Information Technology and Systems. EPL Emitter Parameter Listing (USN term). 2 J; ~' |2 D2 ?4 Z* MEPLRS Enhanced Position Locator Reporting System. ( {: b) y- z1 O# d/ J+ @1 LEPO (1) OBSOLETE - ERINT Project Office (US Army term). (2) Element Program Office. EPP Electric Power Plant (PATRIOT). f1 r* f/ l {1 V+ Q, C! g6 {EPROM Electrically Programmable Read-Only Memory. $ ^# F5 y {8 k) hEQEC EurQuantum Electronics Conference (See CLEO). Equipment Operationally % e, w. p5 j: ^* j* E$ |: UReady * t$ \4 t. \+ i. K5 Y: t. \. hThe status of an item of equipment in the possession of an operating unit that # f4 E; \: a: ^$ s* s2 Pindicates it is capable of fulfilling its intended mission and in a system configuration that offers a high assurance of an effective, reliable, and safe performance. ' h/ ?* ~6 U0 b& W7 dER (1) Enhanced Radiation (“neutron bomb”). (2) Extended Range. ERA Explosive Reactive Armor ERADCOM OBSOLETE. Army Electronics Research and Development Command. (Now ' ^2 W$ [) e9 a9 I" D3 d% B0 nLaboratory Command (LABCOM), Adelphi, MD.) . a5 P, e$ F) Z1 O4 NMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 97 E2 L0 P) c8 n* GERCS Emergency Rocket Communications System (US). : x! [( Q" p, `* J/ ^7 h( C" eERD Element Requirements Document. 0 p7 z3 j2 c2 W* j, S& qERG Executive Review Group. ERINT OBSOLETE. Extended Range Interceptor. Now referred to as PAC-3. + |$ P P, P$ s1 Y8 Y$ j! jERIS OBSOLETE. Exoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor Subsystem. (Predecessor to Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI).) ERIS(F) OBSOLETE. ERIS Farm. ERP Emitted Radiative Power. # A6 i! E U9 G% i9 {, B7 x- `ERR (1) Element Requirements Review. (2) Engineering Release Record. & c# J: A- i/ b gERS (1) Early Release of Submunitions. (2) Emergency Response System. % R* h: _+ s" t$ v' _0 O5 C) p1 sESA Electronically Scanned Array. ESAD Electronic Safe and Arm Device. 3 s8 k0 `1 ^) V4 z4 f: i; c9 vESAR Extended Subsequent Application Review. % A$ J+ r% f9 }& `2 {ESC Electronic System Center (AFMC), Hanscom AFB, MA. ESCN Existing Systems and Center Notebook. ESD OBSOLETE. Electronic Systems Division. (Now Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, MA.) ESH Environmental, Safety and Health ESI External Systems Integration. ESI ICD External Systems Integration Interface Control Document. 8 B$ |. O6 M% i0 i2 bESM (1) Electronic Warfare Support Measures. (2) Electronic Support Measures. 4 w" X7 T1 S( ~4 {, x. }ESMC Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick AFB, FL. ESNet Energy Sciences Network. ESPRIT European Strategic Program of Research in Information Technology. % ?4 I) K8 ~# o2 ZESQD Explosive Safety Quantity Distance. ESSM Evolved (Enhanced) Sea Sparrow Missile. ! r$ H9 H& N0 q: T6 p/ gET&C Extended Tracking and Control. ETA Estimated Time of Arrival. 7 d$ l% l {& w8 K+ J9 b; QETC (1) Electro-Thermal Chemical. (2) Estimated Time-to-Completion. ?2 ]( v- {. O* PETD (1) Estimated Time of Departure. (2) Electronic Transfer Device. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 8 E8 h t- q7 A- R98 ETERTS End-to-End Real Time Simulator. ! p" Q; U& W2 n! METESD End-to-End Sensor Demonstration. 8 s7 K$ \* j" k) M0 u) ^ETI Estimated Time of Intercept. / b* X& n6 X6 t' }0 H- aETIC Estimated Time for Completion. . I6 @( F4 v1 d3 ?, G$ hETM Engineering Test Model % t% X5 t& G3 d9 y3 |ETR (1) Extended Test Range (Pacific Test Bed) (2) See Eastern Test Range. (3) * G2 M" K h6 B dEnvironmental Test Round. (4) Estimated Time to Repair. 3 k, b8 R* t) x3 y5 @- c" kETS (1) Experimental Test System. (2) Experimental Test Site. ! q& X. L$ J0 ^( V/ i7 R6 l4 iEU European Union [formerly European Community (ECI)] / U9 Q% |$ v% g' c1 f! c" y9 cEUCOM European Command. See USEUCOM. EURATOM European Atomic Energy Agency. EUREKA European Research and Coordinating Agency. Y$ {" h7 X0 y. y! ?EUT Early User Test. EV Experimental Version EVA Extravehicular Activity. Evasive MRV A reentry vehicle, which maneuvers for the purpose of evading defensive 2 a) p( K; Q" }. H! c' a% e- D$ Iweapons. Event Based ! Z; q2 k7 C2 m9 CContracting . L4 G( D! @3 ]+ p/ d8 J( eSupport “event driven acquisition strategy” by linking specific contractual events to the “exit criteria” for the acquisition phase, or to intermediate development events established for the acquisition strategy. Event Driven Acquisition * [4 \% m2 R% K7 H1 M# MStrategy * o" P& }2 G* v9 v; SAn acquisition strategy that links program decisions to demonstrated $ G4 I% v$ I# u3 ]2 K& Oaccomplishments in development, testing, and production. Event Validation A sensor element internal process that results in a determination by the operator that the sensor is healthy and the event reported is real.

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Event " y' l6 @0 H; P5 M" @7 YVerification 0 K! F. ~# o; [8 A8 DThe process by which it is decided, from SDS external data, that the event 3 D, X3 n. t* I/ Wreported is real. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 99 $ G5 [* R' E3 X% i6 i/ ?Evolutionary Acquisition 0 v$ W# Q, \/ O& i% H1 V. r2 _. {# a(1) An approach in which a core capability is fielded, and the system design has & Y% B. k. h! ?a modular structure and provisions for future upgrades and changes as requirements are refined. An evolutionary acquisition strategy is well suited to 4 n" v! [# T1 n5 W& S5 ^8 uhigh technology and software intensive programs where requirements beyond a 8 S# ^% G3 p: w" u# o) |core capability can be generally, but not specifically, be defined. (2) An acquisition strategy that defines, develops, produces or acquires, and ' M4 P- i, X$ X9 t: R2 Nfields an initial hardware or software increment (or block) of operational capability. , Q/ C* @0 V1 x' \. Q5 tIt is based on technologies demonstrated in relevant environments, time-phased requirements, and demonstrated manufacturing or software deployment . _. C8 a& J# D$ jcapabilities. These capabilities can be provided in a shorter period of time, followed by subsequent increments of capability over time that accommodate " l. X" N- z7 i0 j A7 iimproved technology and allowing for full and adaptable systems over time. Each increment will meet a militarily useful capability specified by the user (i.e., at least the thresholds set by the user for that increment); however, the first increment may represent only 60% to 80% of the desired final capability. (MDA Lexicon) Evolutionary : C( F, o+ f9 m3 C2 X# U8 wRequirements * G3 |/ `2 S. e# e1 X+ ADefinition Mission needs are first expressed in broad operational capability terms, and then . A) v# h8 u+ ^5 C ^) Iprogressively evolved to system specific performance requirements. 8 X7 v$ ]: e4 G7 n# E% I* nEVPA Experimental Version Performance Assessment. EVPA/TEVS Experimental Version Performance Assessment Test Environment System. EVS Enhanced Verdin System. 7 h( Q2 y8 L eEW (1) Electronic Warfare. (2) Early Warning. ; Q- Z& S% V. \- }3 eEW/AA Early Warning and Attack Assessment. - A! [+ T5 g$ A8 |1 s) H( fEWCC Expanded Weapons Control Computer (PATRIOT). EWDA Energy and Water Development Appropriations (US). % h# Z) \: s0 g* rEWG Event Working Group. & D, p+ ~. m+ N. \; R, ?* xEWN Early Warning Net. EWO Electronic Warfare Officer. : E, W) R: O8 BEWPE Electronic Warfare Pre-Processing Element. 2 L( F5 J3 H! D' K! a! LEWR Early Warning Radar. EWS Early Warning System. * B6 n0 _8 U1 V9 b# i' iEXCEDE Electron Accelerator Experiment. 7 U8 E' g( [; d: J; G8 d" oExcimer A contraction for “excited dimer”; a type of lasant. A dimer is a molecule 2 E) ~2 j: S& b1 e/ bconsisting of two atoms. Some dimers (e.g., xenon chloride and krypton fluoride) are molecules, which cannot exist under ordinary conditions of approximate thermal equilibrium but must be created in an “excited” (e.g., energized) condition 2 p1 @6 T$ z3 E- m$ Xby special “pumping” processes in a laser. Excimer Laser , E; z/ A- m9 G# v. l) K% R7 r1 _+ B* ^(EXL) A laser in which emission is stimulated when a gas is shocked with electrical energy and the excited medium emits light when returning to a ground state. - F# i" j3 O8 ?1 u1 @- u. ]5 {3 E7 ]MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 100 EXCOM Executive Committee. , q: X) I( C; N/ cExecutable \# t! ?) ^2 q8 I6 B' P, B$ y, }Program % e, u4 s9 ^% w: zA program is executable if the PM has adequate near-term approved funding. Executing Agent The individual within the executing element assigned responsibility for managing ; w: Z, N- E' c/ Z, _5 j0 `5 WMDA funded programs. Executing + I* o% o9 a! D: |Elements Agencies or organizations (DoD or non-DoD) that are managing BMD-related , g/ P2 a4 O4 ^5 a, Wprograms. Executing Responsibility : t0 c. S) G$ _) z. t& rProgram Manager responsibility. 6 J8 t9 g. r) @! U# T5 ~7 TExercise A military maneuver or simulated wartime operation involving planning, preparation, and execution. It is carried out for the purpose of training and evaluation. It may be a combined, joint, or single-Service exercise, depending $ X# k% P0 B$ q" j; X3 W3 p* d; don participating organizations. See also Command Post Exercise. 2 |, @9 J% s% P0 ]& n; @# lExit Criteria Program specific accomplishments that must be satisfactorily demonstrated 3 K( r7 y& z! d. \# ?- R! hbefore an effort or program can progress further in the current acquisition phase or transition to the next acquisition phase. Exit criteria may include such factors as critical test issues, the attainment of projected growth curves and baseline parameters, and the results of risk reduction efforts deemed critical to the decision to proceed further. Exit criteria supplement minimum required accomplishments and are specific to each acquisition phase. EXL Excimer Laser. Exoatmospheric Outside the Earth’s atmosphere; generally considered to be altitudes above 100 , o/ l+ s5 O Y* w! ykm. " b+ _8 b; S. {, s' n: ]1 hExoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle " z4 d4 m: ^& Y% ^: e! zInterceptor Subsystem - Z+ X7 O# I6 E2 Q4 ~5 }: k6 H1 `7 U(ERIS) $ o8 J6 |: p: T9 rOBSOLETE. Interceptor designed to provide functional test validation of GBI. Exoatmospheric * _/ o/ ?8 Z+ ^$ ^0 R% ~5 o$ y( {- xTest Bed (XTB) Flight qualified and range integrated vehicle to support other programs such as 3 J) k8 I3 v# w3 uGBI-X. Exo Decoy A decoy that matches RV signature exoatmospherically. Exo decoys can use 2 Y7 X5 z0 F) Y9 o2 B- a7 nradar and/or optical means to deceive sensors. , |* z, m; v4 f8 ^Expert Systems Software programs, which use artificial intelligence techniques to capture and , @% ^$ W$ i( R6 B' M* iapply the non-algorithmic knowledge and procedures of human experts. Expired Appropriation . N+ W7 w& {3 w9 cAn appropriation that is no longer available for new obligation but is still available 8 v3 `9 B' d8 P. O1 ?for disbursement to liquidate existing obligations. Under current legislation no ' V& _" s% j, V7 A- V, Y+ adisbursement may be recorded or paid after a five-year expiration period. * ^, M7 ^* d+ a8 o; ]5 yMaintains all original accounting identity, e.g. FY, appropriation, PE, etc. - q( {+ R! B' M* HEXPLAN Exercise Plan. 7 I1 R, p! Z M9 d, uExplicit Coordination A battle management technique which communicates results, decisions or command from one battle manager to another, usually from a higher command 1 B O6 o, O) hto a lower command. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 101 5 |% N" q( J' [5 E# KExtended - `: x4 j8 f/ JPlanning Annex $ |1 D7 Q% u7 f: H) {5 y$ vA document providing program guidance for an additional 10 years beyond the ; s6 M, v: j( W2 HPOM. $ \& P: v9 R( ^8 O9 @6 ]. oMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F P! M' _8 e0 I" X! g: x) g103 2 @$ p" z { o2 E- {( }F (1) Fluoride. (2) Fahrenheit. F/O (1) Fiber Optic. (2) Follow-On. 9 g; p( J* C EFA (1) Field Artillery. (2) Feasibility Assessment. ! t p& Y, r& p9 aFA/RD Functional Analysis/Requirements Definition. FAA Federal Aviation Administration. " E4 X/ v X2 }/ h4 OFAAD Forward Area Air Defense (US Army). FAAD C2I Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control and Intelligence. 3 W- J" g) g5 m4 ]6 JFAADS Forward Area Air Defense System (JCS term). + S0 c* r1 d* y2 k. `) K& {FAAWC Fleet/Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander. ) s2 q3 o5 r4 q9 x+ d ~FAB Fly Along Probe. ! k# c+ K! K8 q6 p! I! W J3 b8 kFac Facility (MILCON term). FACP Forward Area Control Post (JFACC term). FACSPMF Federal Agency Computer Security Program Manager’s Forum. FAD (1) Force Activity Designator. (2) Feasible Test Date. 7 g2 V1 i- k/ a& B. ^, }; aFADEC Full-Authority Electronic Controls. FAFB Falcon AFB, CO. FAFBR Falcon AFB Regulation / B# ?' h" {3 Y% f* ?Fairing Structure to protect the payload during ascent phase. FAIT Fabrication Assembly, Inspection/Integration, and Test. FALCON Fission-Activated Light Concept. FAM Functional Area Management. FAMIS Financial Accounting Management Information System. 2 E- e8 w: a: ]2 c& y1 ^0 `FAMP Facilities Acquisition Management Plan. FAMSIM Family of Simulations (USA term). 6 }$ j6 |! r" A- DFAR See Federal Acquisition Regulation. Far Field The region far from an antenna compared to the dimensions of the antenna and the wavelength of the radiation. FAS (1) Fly Away Sensor (TCMP). (2) Federation of American Scientists. FAST Facility Allocation Study Team. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 104 Fast-Burn Booster (FBB) A ballistic missile that burns out much more quickly than current versions, 2 Z+ O4 |5 ^9 f0 F8 Z- zpossibly before exiting the atmosphere entirely. Such rapid burnout complicates 4 U) {7 r& o1 r1 E3 s5 sa boost-phase defense. # S8 n L6 u1 i& L0 k& A% K/ ]+ x7 RFAT (1) First Article Testing. (2) Factory Acceptance Test. / e7 b, }( u& ~8 JFault Tolerance The ability of a processor to maintain mission effectiveness after some subsystems failed. Fax Facsimile. : V9 O! l8 g9 C4 I: |" @3 D XFBB Fast-Burn Booster. FBIS Foreign Broadcast Information Service (US). / k; H$ d% |! h1 HFBM Fleet Ballistic Missile. # Z$ H8 p. ]& z% `9 O. q, G- xFBMS Fleet Ballistic Missile System (USN term). FBP Forward Based Probe. FBR Forward-Based Radar (US Army term). FBS Forward-Based System. FBXR Forward-Based X-band Radar. J9 y' U& {+ EFC (1) Fire Control [of weapons]. 6 Q8 m4 U) e8 U6 _4 D2 y(2) Fund Code. FCA Functional Configuration Audit. FCC Federal Communications Commission. ' N" Q% K4 b* f; A2 E; L$ fFCCM Facilities Capital Cost of Money. FCN Fully Connected Network. # s7 I( ^6 R0 A. b( r' KFCO Field Change Order. 7 ?0 h6 H K1 x h# w' |FCRC OBSOLETE. Federal Contract Research Center. * v4 B+ k% M1 W G% H. | X) ?FCS Fire Control Section.

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FCT Foreign comparative testing. FD First Deployment. FDA Food and Drug Administration. FDC Fire [of weapons] Direction Center. : `* v% z) t) @- _0 K- F7 bFDG Foreign Disclosure Guide. FDM Function Description Manual. * X& g/ Q* b* L0 P9 A2 OFDO Fee Determining Official. * o5 z( I! y6 j7 Y7 iMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 105 FDP Flight Demonstration Program. % _2 S" `% ]' M4 H' kFDR Final/Formal Design Review. FDRU Final Design Review Update (MDA PAC term). FDS (1) Flight Demonstration System. (2) Fault Detection System. * x! h) f7 } K. |- n! G9 oFDSV Flight Demonstration Space Vehicle. , i% f, s% y; {& k: a2 VFDT&E See Force Development Test and Experimentation (US Army). FDX Full Duplex (Telecomm/Computer term). ( g5 c% E( m* d6 k! qFEA Functional Economic Analysis. ! p7 h0 I' O' K3 \) g; TFeasibility Study A study of the applicability or desirability of any management or procedural 3 ?) l J" C* j* x5 C# xsystem from the standpoint of advantages versus disadvantages in any given * A7 d% V$ P8 I- T1 Dcase. * U( u& M0 x+ @. Z6 TFEBA Forward Edge of the Battle Area. 5 X3 c" m' M- W7 R" D! |/ g5 e6 oFECA Front-End Cost Analysis FED Federal. FEDAC Federal Computer Acquisition Center. Federal Acquisition 2 W3 @( B% v( |2 T$ ZRegulation : f! Q) O M. b! d( S! y$ K) FThe primary regulation for use by federal executive agencies for acquisition of supplies and services with appropriated funds. It directs the defense program manager in many ways, including contract award procedures, acquisition 1 r) S: f7 d: a9 |" Yplanning, warranties, and establishing guidelines for competition. The Military ' ^$ o9 C$ u5 x& d, ]! m! zDepartments and DoD issue supplements to the FAR. The DoD supplement is called DFARS (Defense FAR Supplement). ( c0 m5 F o% ^0 X ~9 @FEDSIM Federal System Integration and Management. FEL Free Electron Laser. 3 _# V1 U( R9 u5 _& WFEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency. Fenced Funding An identified aggregation of resources reviewed, approved, and managed as a distinct entity. The proposed program must be implemented within specified 1 Y& S. [- a. L. t* wresources. Examples of fences areas are: Intelligence and Security, Support to 1 w- T( r5 k, m! j5 ROther Nations. 2 u6 r) F2 M4 ]' K2 ^8 i; k1 iFER Financial Execution Review. 2 T* o/ a7 d) o7 @* pFES Facility Engineering Surveillance Plan. " G/ Q" W1 y$ Y( JFET Field Effect Transistor. FEU Flight Evaluation Unit. FEWS Follow-on Early Warning System. # L3 Z4 _% X( ?8 x" u2 KFF Fire Finder Radar (US Army. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 106 FFBD Functional Flow Block Diagram. FFCD Full, Final and Complete Disclosure (Treaty negotiation term). FFD Fraction Failure Detected. - W% n, t( p F* [FFH Fast Frequency Hopping. FFP Firm Fixed Price. ' ]5 Q) \1 {3 l9 D _# J3 DFFRDC Federally Funded Research and Development Center. 4 D& ]7 y6 M9 M2 XFGC Functional Group Code (Navy ILS term). FGEP Fixed Ground Entry Point. + S# p; M/ K& ~) i9 ]FH Flight Hours. FI Fault Isolation. % V2 J* b+ l- l& f$ ?6 lFI&A Fault Isolation and Analysis. 2 j1 y& }5 u1 [+ [9 QFIDO Fighter Duty Officer (JFACC term). 4 h- {# [' ]5 IField of View . _ U: j1 Y5 e- ?1 }9 N$ o(FOV) Q4 i. f- [$ M) dThe angular measure of the volume of space within which the system can respond to the presence of a target. 9 D4 }8 F3 _5 J1 q& @" w* fFighting Mirror ! C# C0 T2 H- J7 i/ ^(FMIR) T0 f7 x7 b% _# v' m( p1 ?1 ]Part of the GBL System. The low orbit mirror, which receives laser energy and . }4 g( a. J9 _5 x, _ p! freflects it to the target. / U% n+ `! L; [1 ~' s5 oFigure of Merit 4 z1 z r+ @4 i* Y" R. e- h( P(FOM) * x$ A* _: Z$ S" @7 \The numerical value assigned to a measure of effectiveness, parameters, or other figure, as a result of an analysis, synthesis, or estimating technique. FIP Federal Information Processing. : O$ f8 h7 c' J& q* gFIPS Federal Information Processing Standard. 6 I" P4 z6 `8 e5 n C5 b7 jFire Control The control of all operations in connection with the application of fire on a target. Fire Control - P* \0 D" m9 K% r! @: W& qSystem A group of interrelated fire control equipment and/or instruments designed for 2 }! `! q/ p* Q) }' xuse with a weapon or group of weapons. Fire Support Coordinating Measure $ m7 y8 [- i, LA measure employed by land or amphibious commanders to facilitate the rapid $ G2 A; k. T8 M" \engagement of targets and simultaneously safeguard friendly forces. Fire Support Coordinating Line " D, k( y. u9 p w(FSCL) + j5 ~& B0 {0 | {9 `A line established by the appropriate ground commander to ensure the coordination of fire not under the commander’s control but may affect current tactical operations. The fire support coordination line is used to coordinate fires of air, ground, or sea weapons systems using any type of ammunition against surface targets. The fire support coordination line should follow well-defined terrain features. The establishment of the FSCL must be coordinated with the $ D- d# b+ I/ K/ @2 m9 t+ @appropriate tactical air commander and other supporting elements of the FSCL 6 N3 m4 k$ \7 L" H* B& i4 u" A6 zwithout prior coordination with the ground force commander provided the attack will not product adverse effects on or to the rear of the line. Attacks against surface targets behind this line must be coordinated with the appropriate ground force commander. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F ) H, Z7 z8 J4 ~2 L% O; D k2 `% y% P107 Firing Doctrine The ratio and manner of assigning numbers of interceptors against given attackers. One-on-one, salvo, shoot-look-shoot, shoot-fail-shoot, etc. are examples of different firing doctrine. The priority of targets being defended and the number of interceptors available relative to the number of attackers drive 0 N, G- a! k; ?) I( \' _doctrine. - o2 {0 P2 U* AFiring Rate The number of missiles fired per site per minute. ' G1 i U5 k9 Q+ dFIRMR Federal Information Resources Management Regulation. ( j, \1 @: d1 C) }7 b( A; pFIRST Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams. ; z$ k+ n% M! KFirst Article First article includes pre-production models, initial production samples, test - l% C" ]3 T+ j2 B4 N9 j9 H! r# @% asamples, first lots, pilot models, and pilot lots. Approval involves testing and 8 q8 X6 ~" l* E- W2 z$ pevaluating the first article for conformance with specified contract requirements ; p8 ^' N- p- Ubefore or in the initial stage of production under a contract. First Strike The first offensive action of a war (generally associated with nuclear operations). First Unit & p2 R. | e' oEquipped Date 6 R! Y/ V/ u+ CThe scheduled date an end item and its support elements are issued to the 7 a; d# P3 r8 q! L, winitial operational capability unit and training in the new equipment training plan has been accomplished. FIS Facility Installation Standard. ' m0 f; w8 `$ u. i/ l* ^6 vFiscal Guidance The annual guidance issued by the SECDEF in the Defense Guidance which provides the fiscal constraints that must be observed by the DoD Components in " O& ?7 y4 a5 I. w5 ?the formulation of force structures and the FYDP, and by the OSD in reviewing proposed programs. 2 q; ^! b" {3 Y3 {3 MFISSP Federal Information System Support Program. ( e( `6 L0 u! N( u; \7 o; yFIWC Fleet Information Warfare Center (USN term). FIX Site Firing-in-Extension (Target Launch site in White Sands Missile Range Northern # o' L7 R- G3 ^* ?Extension). 6 y- J% K' U9 wFixed Costs Costs that do not vary with the volume of business, such as property taxes, ( s3 C% H: Y) y, Binsurance, depreciation, security, and minimum water and utility fees. Fixed Ground Entry Point & I, Y% r7 h& K9 H(FGEP) * o" s( C) ?& D% l% U2 s: CThe subset of GEPs, which are not transportable. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements " z8 S' x5 n" ~8 p" d# {and the C2E. ) c8 f: J) n; Y8 W, X* L# }Fixed Ground Station All hardware, software, and facilities located at a fixed ground site necessary to % F" Y' }+ |3 V' J# yreceive, process, support, and analyze mission status and data, and disseminate operational messages. FLAGE OBSOLETE. Flexible Lightweight Agile Guided Experiment. (Predecessor program to Extended Range Interceptor (ERINT).) FLC Federal Laboratory Consortium. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F % M \( n9 C& r4 [$ } r' S108 / j' | \, b" |/ ^! VFleet Satellite Communications System # l2 |% i7 z# t2 x(FLTSATCOM) " i8 ] E7 I, ~ I% e* sOperating at ultra high frequency (UHF), FLTSATCOM allows relatively low-cost & d7 I; @$ T' }, {terminals with simple antennas for use on highly mobile platforms. It has a relatively small capacity because of its much lower operating frequency. It K$ C C) x$ p5 f+ U1 H' sprovides a satellite communication system for high-priority communication requirements for the Navy and Air Force that encompasses almost the entire world. It supports other DoD needs as well. It consists of satellites in geosynchronous equatorial orbit, each with 23 communication channels in the UHF and SHF bands. The Navy has exclusive use of 10 channels for communication / e; J4 p& V y5 ^4 H6 {; M2 b9 `, qwith its land, sea, and air forces. The Air Force uses 12 others as part of its / [! d5 B$ R& D1 NAFSATCOM system for command and control of nuclear capable forces. The system has one 500 KHz channel allotted to the national command authorities. 5 o$ _4 D1 Q; q* u0 CFlexible 3 q% e: K) g( t! A/ c6 nResponse The capability of military forces for effective reaction to any enemy threat or attack with actions appropriate and adaptable to the circumstances existing. FLHER Funds and Labor Hours Expenditure Report. # I6 O( Z! t/ ^ @Flight + v5 \% y7 l4 ^$ F zDemonstration 2 d/ B& n, P# g- fSystem (FDS) Part of the SBIRS Low Program Definition and Risk Reduction (PDRR) program 8 @) f" [, S: L7 g7 A5 s X0 ~phase. The FDS will consist of two satellites and a ground system being built by 3 p) p9 W$ \5 ]( B& z+ PTRW/Hughes. The FDS satellites are to be launched in FY99 for a two-year test - i% \* G8 E' N6 jprogram to demonstrate operations and performance of a SBIRS Low concept, 1 f3 C* ^7 z6 q4 P, ycollect target and phenomenology data to support the objective system design, " _5 b$ [8 y1 |# A+ Qand validate cost estimating models. 2 V* P$ h \2 h- _+ T8 f: T! jFlight Path The line connecting the successive positions occupied, or to be occupied, by an 6 w; a/ Z9 A& S2 Gaircraft, missile, or space vehicle as it moves through air or space. (It is more commonly referred to as trajectory for space vehicles, especially ICBMs.) Flight Readiness 7 `" }- N) j! u, HFiring - A( F6 l( N0 Z% I, p* @A missile system test of short duration conducted with the propulsion system operating while the missile is secured to the launcher. Such a test is performed to determine the readiness of the missile system and launch facilities prior to flight test. * o& z5 m1 y/ c mFlight Test Test of an aircraft, rocket, missile, or other vehicle by actual flight or launching. ( y9 x' G' e, R# k) Q: }' }1 ^Flight tests are planned to achieve specific test objectives and gain operational 5 ]4 B' {% j* M- u' {+ Finformation. " u; O1 [! c1 N0 Q$ c$ ?9 FFlight Test Vehicle (FTV) / L2 U& L4 I' PPrototype of airborne or spaceborne hardware used to validate a technology concept.

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FLIR Forward Looking Infrared Radar. FLOT Forward Line of Own Troops. , t! @+ |: `( ^0 K& BFLT Flight. FLTSATCOM Fleet Satellite Communications System. Fluence (or Integrated Flux) The product (or integral) of particle (neutron or photon) flux and time, expressed in units of particles per square centimeter. The absorbed dose of radiation (in rads) is related to the fluence. (It should be specified whether this is incident or absorbed fluence). ! g! H+ Y4 k7 a) k0 B* _# pMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 109 % L O* f/ g" d yFlyaway Cost The total cost related to the production of a usable end item of military hardware. Flyaway cost includes the cost of procuring the basic unit (airframe, hull, chassis, etc.), a percentage of basic unit cost for changes allowance, propulsion 0 C9 S; |) e) w6 A8 b+ {* hequipment, electronics, armament, and other installed government-furnished equipment, and nonrecurring production costs. Flyaway cost equates to . S0 v* }$ y9 E, z, C; TRollaway and Sailaway cost. FM (1) Flare Multiunit. , \+ f) h# I2 g7 b. j4 {' t(2) Frequency Modulation. ! a+ M4 m& Y! g(3) Functional Manger. % m1 a! K! _% g3 d% s) P(4) Force Module(s). (5) Field Manual. 9 g; r) v/ u+ a7 xFMA Foreign Military Acquisition. FMB Financial Management Board. % d. k" x9 M) X8 ~; n; s5 tFMC Flexible Manufacturing Cell. FMEA Failure Modes Effects Analysis (ILS term). FMECA Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (ILS term). FMIR Fighting Mirror. 9 z2 y' v' a. y0 TFMP Foreign Materiel Program. FMS (1) Flight Mission Simulator (PATRIOT), Huntsville AL. (2) Foreign Military Sales. FMTV Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (USA term). : d) H& k6 }9 _% L# a3 rFNC Federal Network Council 9 s5 h- X( a( Z8 x" M H, l# P% a5 fFO Force Operations (PATRIOT). ' d" t, Y6 D6 b l, rFO Link Fiber Optic Link. % ]) A; n9 B) _9 SFOA Future Offensive Aircraft (UK RAF term). 8 P) c4 `# i$ ~2 L! iFOB Forward Operations Base. FOBS Fractional-Orbital Bombardment System. , h$ R. m) n( _FOC Full Operational Capability. Focal Plane The plane, perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens, in which images of points 2 M/ J1 @0 J" S( n- o! oin the object field of the lens are focused. 1 k3 ^' v* \9 C3 SFocal Plane Array (FPA) An FPA is a matrix of photon sensitive detectors which, when combined with low noise preamplifiers, provides image data for the signal frequencies of interest. FOFA Follow-On Force Attack. FOG Fiber-Optic Gyroscope. FOIA Freedom of Information Act (US). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F ' q- X) q( _7 w/ I8 B3 ]1 c110 FOL Forward Operating Location. & j F6 l6 c7 W! uFOLAN Fiber Optic Local Area Network. Folded Optics Any optical system containing reflecting components for the purpose of reducing the physical length of the system or for the purpose of changing the path of the optical axis. ) H6 t, g+ d+ C0 ^) W3 `Follow-On Operational Test 4 j3 {6 o8 n' v: Xand Evaluation - }* J4 I- w4 b& @(FOT&E) ; U. Z, x8 O f' ?# G- DThat test and evaluation that is necessary during and after the production period 2 H$ @9 O J6 ~$ jto refine the estimates made during operational test and evaluation, to evaluate . s& `7 D) E3 m, c6 b, @changes, and to reevaluate the system to ensure that it continues to meet : b4 C+ V6 M- a( ~/ x& O# n" C. Goperational needs and retains its effectiveness in a new environment or against / d+ ?; ~( s+ l9 Ya new threat. FOM Figure of Merit. FON Fiber Optic Network. , q( k" S! A( \8 F' U) _Footprint (1) An estimated area of possible reentry or the solid angle of a detector or % s8 C0 q7 {/ o+ t) z4 T( G! ?; ilinear area of a detector at a certain location. p# w9 N8 i v* G9 w3 X% s(2) Geographic area in which a focused satellite downlink can be received. 6 ]' ~0 S. c) s0 l" ^9 k" A/ X* a+ UFOR Field of Regard. . f( i; U3 l1 D* F" KForce Closure The point in time when a supported commander determines that sufficient 4 }8 w: j8 B3 k! gpersonnel and equipment are in the assigned area of operations to carry out assigned tasks. Force Development Test and . T7 q# y, M/ d) I8 K2 `5 c, {Experimentation & k- x8 Q2 ?6 n. Z+ V/ UTests employing representative users to examine definition of materiel + F' Z4 `8 f- `, C" frequirements or support/assess development of doctrine, training, organization, 8 y3 ^+ I; O. Y8 @- J: G2 M" h8 [( n Vand logistics for system acquisition. (U.S. Army). 1 U1 r3 L+ n) [Force Direction The operational management of the forces. ' k% ?7 ^- t1 |Force Integration Staff Officer Army individual assigned to ODCSOPS to serve as HQDA user representative for * X/ c9 V+ S# z6 w/ Ia specific system. Provides continuous coordination necessary for integration of . I6 i3 F$ Q2 T1 k* Sa new system into the Army force structure. Force ; O. q0 Y% l* J4 Q. c5 aManagement 7 c3 e W" r+ [) K0 S, G, n3 sThe assessment of the effectiveness of the defense forces throughout an 5 A6 s8 r& I) fengagement and adjustment of tactics and the system configuration as necessary to effectively allocate resources to satisfy mission objectives. 9 f3 g! a! f/ ^( J& U9 d$ {Force Reliability The percentage of the missile force that will successfully detonate within 3.5 ( e+ S4 p) X2 x0 P9 K0 Q% a. C8 _CEPs of the target. FORDTIS Foreign Disclosure Technical Information System. " e: z0 h" E. K3 V; P% {Foreign ! R1 Z+ S$ s1 ?7 P' J/ @Government Information 7 N6 B& ?& X1 O: N) Y3 K a" X7 X1 tInformation that is (1) provided to the United States by a foreign government or + n: Y9 k9 P2 Y( S0 o: }governments, an internal organization of governments, or any element thereof * ~1 n" A; M: t9 Jwith the expectation, expressed or implied, that the information, the source of the information, or both, are to be held in confidence; (2) produced by the United 1 u5 b8 R4 c6 sStates pursuant to or as a result of a joint arrangement with a foreign government or governments or international organization of governments ) B2 c2 K) x9 @" Z: K5 Trequiring that the information, the arrangement, or both, are to be held in confidence. - T! m4 j. K) B4 a) j: Y, X: E0 c1 m" [MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 111 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) ) e8 [! B- L2 h' S. CThat portion of U.S. security assistance authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act 1 d7 K) w) S8 Oof 1961, as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act, as amended. The recipient provides reimbursement for defense articles and services transferred from the U.S. Includes case sales from stocks (inventories, services, training) by 2 ]* W U$ ?8 Q: V2 ^7 Jthe DoD defense services. w4 o3 _; @# ~; }: pForeign Security 4 q: ?( t/ s4 B7 M0 D, j8 e% h7 l1 kPolicy Model A mathematically precise statement of a security policy. To be adequately 2 _! _1 j9 n0 l& ]8 E# xprecise, such a model must represent the initial state of a system, the way in which the system progresses from one state to another, and a definition of a * C% C- ]3 [( Y. S“secure” state of the system. p. d" b; a# C# J: K0 e. JForm, Fit, and 2 o9 O& J* w2 r# k- ?1 eFunction Data Technical data pertaining to items, components or processes for the purpose of identifying source, size, configuration, mating and attachment characteristics, functional characteristics and performance requirements. 0 h7 |2 c2 W; `5 r$ v$ ?; gFormal Qualification " X/ {' \: H$ J$ h( }3 ~, RReview A systems level configuration audit conducted after system testing is completed ' G# j8 n" I$ Y# h+ } D4 Wto ensure that performance requirements have been met. Formerly Restricted Data 6 ?/ S b6 `' x! G& z6 O$ x$ ~+ u/ XInformation removed from the RESTRICTED DATA category upon joint * w+ R. [! z+ hdetermination by DoE (or antecedent agencies) and DoD that such information relates primarily to the military utilization of atomic weapons and that such Z% G& ^9 N3 t. Linformation can be adequately safeguarded as classified defense information. 9 Z3 t, j) S$ @0 l# e. k; AFORSCOM U.S. Army Forces Command, Ft. McPherson, GA. 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Forward Edge of . [# `" T' f9 o1 t1 \5 Nthe Battle Area H9 H, _. \- @! F2 T, P(FEBA) , [% l9 v- Z: Y- |The foremost limits of a series of areas in which ground combat units are 8 @0 B J6 _9 Odeployed, excluding the areas in which the covering or screening forces are R6 m5 `- X2 V* V" U/ hoperating, designated to coordinate fire support, the positioning of forces, or the maneuver of units. Forward Funding Carry-over of RDT&E funding into second year of appropriations availability. Requires permission from high authority. FOS Family of Systems (TMD). FOSS Fiber-Optic Sensor System. FOT Follow-On Technologies. ! K j% {- L- N1 |' Z; T/ v1 pFOT&E Follow-On Test & Evaluation. ' D1 K9 X' |4 V7 GFOTC Force Over-the-horizon Track Coordinator (USN term). FOUO For Official Use Only. 8 j& d) G5 _ Y: {- K) AFourth , ]5 _2 L( o0 b3 P3 rGeneration Language 9 l; Q) V" E4 k: @A programming environment that produces both screen and report utilities for 0 T) p. S7 P/ H. j* euse by lower-level programming environments. . Q- b9 q& |. j& _1 pFOV Field of View. FOV Radar [Full] Field of View Radar FP Focal Plane. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F % {& [5 N3 f) U# O G" b112 FPA Focal Plane Array. 4 p; ^; B5 P$ H- B9 m4 b5 ~FPC Facilities Protection Committee. FPI Fixed Price Incentive. 6 Z3 W- R1 K! P# c0 L1 M; ZFPS Fixed Radar. L- T8 V$ ?7 @FPTOC Force Projection Tactical Operations Center (USA term). FQR Formal Qualification Review. FQT Formal Qualification Testing. 6 u' k7 v0 @3 G7 A. cFR (1) Federal Register. (2) France. FRACAS Forward Reaction Altitude Control System. 1 g) N' k. K8 V0 X* F& E1 IFRACS Forward Reaction Altitude Control System. Fragmentation - ]7 H8 o! r! N. \) xWarhead " @' X" M' m t6 ^" p0 NA warhead, which releases small solid objects to damage or destroy its targets. 3 B- [! u9 O7 q- [1 @$ wFRAS Free Rocket Anti-Submarine. . b4 L: ^6 O/ a: K3 Y3 z8 tFRC Fire Control Radar 2 i) D6 y1 _, k4 pFRD Facilities Requirements Document. Free Electron Laser (FEL) - [9 @% v: g: YA type of laser, which generates radiation by the interaction of an electron beam with a static magnetic or electric field. Loosely speaking, free-electron laser 8 h; b% N. ]$ ^; {, |technology resembles and evolved from that used by particle accelerators (“atom smashers”). Lasers, which are not free electron lasers, are bound electron lasers. + {% U4 w. q: y! z3 S3 L* @( e8 ~Free Rocket A rocket not subject to guidance or control in flight. # P% ?! k( a* N9 T$ lFrequency 0 U# p1 D" c0 d Z! ?- hManagement + L7 a2 ?3 I. v$ G# k0 Y8 U4 z% \The act of allocating frequencies, or bandwidths to a telecommunications system, necessary to minimize the potential interference between % v. F& q Y# l; U! Qtransmitting/receiving devices. Governing agencies and international agreement controls authorized use of a particular frequency, frequencies, or bands. ' i' V L2 Y8 BFRG Federal Republic of Germany. FRN Force Requirement Number. 9 {. n+ z! F, e' e$ ]$ nFROD Functionally Related Observable Differences. FROG Free Rocket Over Ground. . d9 _4 g" A, m, v" T* bFRN Force Requirement Number. / p, F& a3 C, M: n6 B8 Q: ~FRP Full-Rate Production. - _6 d3 j/ M% `. B' m, u, I/ YFRS Federal Reserve System. FS&E Facility Siting and Environment (MILCON term). % p; g, z- V4 bMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 113 . x: M w! B; H6 i C9 oFS3 Future Strategic Strategy Study. FSAF Future Surface-to-Air [Missile] Family. FSC (1) Fire Solution Computer. (2) Fire Support Coordination. FSCATT Fire Support CATT [for Weapons] (US Army term). 8 z( a8 ]) @. w5 ?. Q2 p0 L& h0 sFSCL Fire Support Coordination Line. * Y% [+ d: j: ]+ u$ L4 C: P. TFSD OBSOLETE. Full Scale Development Phase. See EMD. " P$ n7 d" d) F E' h1 NFSE Fire Support Element. 1 y5 f E: Y" E7 mFSM Firmware Support Manual. 9 X# M- K) k# U A6 j7 x) M/ w; h# }7 lFSP Facility Security Plan. . I1 ^) x) Z0 |FSS Fixed Satellite Service. FSST Forward Space Support in-Theater. FST Flight System Testbed. ; H- i3 R9 r0 v0 r" `- cFSU Former Soviet Union. FSU Republics Former Soviet Union Republics. ' h3 q' q, v9 z+ g/ GFT Flight Test. % ~; A- x* X9 G4 i3 }: ]4 x$ zFt Foot 5 T+ T, [$ O- ]' u2 H* W; sFTC Federal Trade Commission. 0 X$ r6 D* z4 n" M% X; nFTD OBSOLETE. Foreign Technology Division (USAF), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. 8 e. q; U8 L8 W+ S- uSee NAIC. FTI Fixed Target Indicator 9 r6 Q5 Y! V3 \6 n5 JFTLS Formal Top-Level Specification. + u- s5 j8 F6 OFTP File Transfer Protocol (ADP/Internet term). : \" ^( ^6 I) R$ DFTR Flight Test Round. 2 s, d2 [4 i" I1 O- ?- X4 ^4 U" NFTS (1) Flight Test Summary (2) Federal Telephone Service " Y* E) C6 [) c" WFTS 2000 Federal Telecommunications System 2000. * x! n* W" I) _5 @* hFTV (1) Functional Technology Validation. (2) Flight Test Vehicle. FTX Field Training Exercise. FU Fire Unit (PATRIOT). FUE First Unit Equipped. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F ( y3 F4 S- B% Y2 ]8 v b" N9 `114 Full Mission 2 `0 h$ g6 R9 `1 ? L( aCapable Material condition of an aircraft or training device indicting that it can perform all of its missions. Also called FMC. Full Operational D7 p5 ^- q/ o, D5 D$ M* C- cCapability (FOC) $ r% `; B9 y* O+ \4 zThe full attainment of the capability to employ effectively a weapon, item of equipment, or system of approved specific characteristics, which is manned and operated by a trained, equipped, and supported military unit or force. Full Rate Production Production of economic quantities following stabilization of the system design V! y6 L& X: I5 c0 {and prove-out of the production process. : q/ {6 D5 G7 O# i% ?8 v1 K7 AFully Configured End Item The final combination of end products, component parts, and/or materials, which ! m. h) x* P5 N& w; O' \is fully ready for its intended operational use. Normally all production units are & K" L; b" b' @ C: pfully configured. Research and development units may be considered fully configured if they are or are planned to become operationally equivalent to the production units.

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Fully Connected Network (FCN) A network in which each node is directly connected with every other node. Functional + p. m% n' s, k9 B: D" IAnalysis 8 \9 A9 ^) I% P) aAn approach to the solution of a problem, in which the problem is broken down 5 R4 O$ b, O' }9 R E6 xinto its component function, such as intelligence, firepower, or mobility. Each 9 h- z1 n I% s4 B5 u( h' `, M% V$ rrelevant function is then further analyzed and broken down into smaller functional components until a level of molecularity suitable for solution of the problem is attained. Functional + M( {& o3 B* }; y2 L2 bBaseline (1) Established after the system requirements analysis/design activity has completed the definition of the system functions and associated data, interface characteristics, functional characteristics for key configuration items, and tests required to demonstrate achievement of each specified characteristic. This Government normally controls the baseline. ( {+ G J6 H/ J. u$ c/ d7 b4 M(2) In configuration management, the initial approved technical # w% [/ e- R$ N3 [3 r3 v, Z5 J8 vdocumentation for a configuration item. (3) Documentation describing a system’s functional characteristics and the verification required to demonstrate the achievement of requirements. Functional . u; j+ Z W7 WConfiguration Audit (FCA) The formal examination of functional characteristics test data for configuration 4 \& B6 F5 p3 Q6 mitem, prior to acceptance, to verify that the item has achieved the performance specified in its functional or allocated configuration identification. Functional , X9 R1 |' {: |7 h$ [ C- Z7 c% V7 [4 yEconomic Analysis (FEA) A structured proposal that serves as the principal part of a decision package for , X9 `) x$ S2 S7 {enterprise leadership. It includes an analysis of functional process needs or $ c$ n; W6 |& [ a$ rproblems; proposed solutions, assumptions, and constraints; alternatives; lifecycle costs; benefits and/or cost analysis; and investment risk analysis. It is consistent with, and amplifies, existing DoD economic analysis policy in DoD Instruction 7041.3. 5 |0 ^% ]9 X, G3 F5 pFunctional Kill The destruction of a target by disabling vital components in a way not immediately detectable, but which nevertheless prevents the target from # h. o9 j1 v0 I$ Z1 pfunctioning properly. An example is the destruction of electronics in a guidance 0 H/ A4 z* h/ z& jsystem by a neutral particle beam. Also referred to as “soft kill.” Functional Support ( j5 r1 u; i$ ?9 lSystematized methodologies and procedures, or a common set of standards, ! s. i' d1 l( happlied to materiel acquisition programs. ! _+ a# a, y! A: F, N7 [; wFunctional : M; p6 a$ h( t0 t3 q4 i9 B. @Technology 5 C" ^* Q" H) H+ qValidation (FTV) Program with the intent of proving or disproving a technology is useful for a given application. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 115 1 \' }7 y+ N9 o# S7 JFunctional Testing The portion of testing in which the advertised features of a system are tested for correct operation. Funding Profile Program funding, usually displayed in columnar spreadsheet format by years, : n4 \" O( L: fstarting with previous year through current year and out-years. Future Years / i u1 g4 I. w1 R1 eDefense Program (FYDP) 8 H! L% x" Z3 t2 wThe official DoD document that summarizes forces and resources associated with " ?4 q f9 f+ ?1 z/ j" \, |programs approved by the Secretary of Defense. Its three parts are the organizations affected, appropriations accounts and the 11 major force programs 5 s; G8 M+ w- i! A. J3 [/ \" W! u(strategic forces, airlift, R&D, etc.). Under the biennial PPBS cycle, the FYDP is 7 A, T& y3 Z* R) }4 fupdated in even years in April (POM); October (budget); and then in January / g8 e) t0 ^3 A, P(President’s budget) of odd years. The primary data element in the FYDP is the # a- j7 i4 ~; T, ~. _: q2 kProgram Element (P.E.). Formerly known as the Five Years Defense Program. 3 L8 M, b* i6 n1 QFWCA Fixed Wing Combat Aircraft. 3 V' k; Y/ N4 ?" v9 X0 h) @$ cFwd Forward. FXBR Forward-based X-Band Radar. 0 L p1 h* _" ]; TFY Fiscal Year. ) p; B7 f2 q0 t! y; e8 }5 W& |$ XFYDP Future Years Defense Program. 3 X3 f& f* s5 UMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 116 G Giga (one thousand million). g Gram. G&A General and Administrative costs. 4 y' L$ E2 n- M! \G&C Guidance and Control. ) J* ^1 \. I& t$ X3 k" B. VG&O Goals and Objectives. / _; |& q' E) G! Y5 `G/A Ground-to-Air G/G Ground-to-Ground. 0 f$ d* B% U B. JGaAs Gallium Arsenide. 6 i7 ], ]+ z% I, z, R/ f' DGalosh The Soviet Anti-Ballistic Missile system built to defend Moscow from missile attack. 9 {: e8 b) S( k5 UGamma-Ray Electromagnetic radiation resulting from nuclear transitions. Although incorrect, high-energy radiation, particularly “bremsstrahlung,” is sometimes referred to as gamma radiation. Gamma-Ray Q& \7 ^ Z- a: u! G6 KLaser 7 Q4 e+ }1 O" F! v, CA laser which generates a beam of gamma rays; also called a “graser.” A ! i$ e& e* s. v1 ?# |) Bgamma-ray laser, if developed, would be a type of x-ray laser; although it would employ nuclear reactions, it need not (but might) employ nuclear fission or fusion reactions or explosions. 3 S6 i- X, q6 K, tGAMS GPS (Global Positioning System)-Aided Munitions. GaNMPA Gallium Nitride Microwave Power Amplifiers. (A demonstration program to develop GaN based transistors and integrated circuits for power amplifiers in systems such as Ground Based Radar. Goal is to reduce total weight and size by a factor of 10). . f6 d0 _6 S# `% `5 y# TGAO General Accounting Office. GARDIAN General Area Defense Integrated Anti-missile Laser System. GAT Government Acceptance Testing. GAT CALL Guidance, Apportionment, and Targeting Call (JFACC term). GATE Graphic Analysis Tool Environment. j" ?* k2 v9 ?# t- K8 J {, _Gateway An element that contained a node on the SDS backbone network as well as on 9 Y. @, @& V I8 m- h. j4 h2 lsome other network(s) and would have performed protocol and format 8 _0 e9 K0 @/ |8 d# g* [conversions necessary to accept messages from one network and retransmit them on the other. GATS GPS (Global Positioning System)-Aided Targeting System. 4 I6 |" V+ a, ?4 h& Y& BGB (1) Ground-Based. (2) Gigabyte. 5 {, k" n+ D7 v3 D+ F% h- U' TGBD Global Burst Detector. GBDL Ground-Based Data Link. + Z8 ]9 e7 N6 e( K- T5 aMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 7 X8 ~; l1 t3 S& \4 l- W) ~" R! Y117 GBEV Ground Based Experimental Version. GBFEL Ground-Based Free Electron Laser. ; _4 {( i" e7 B3 }) ZGBHE Ground-Based Hypervelocity Gun Experiment. ! F; [ ]+ G3 v- @; qGBHRG Ground-Based Hypervelocity Rail Gun. GBI OBSOLETE. See Ground-Based Interceptor. GBI-P Ground-Based Interceptor – Prototype. 7 n: A) y& y0 ^GBI-X Ground-Based Interceptor Experiment. GBKV Ground-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle. ! T: v+ y* M+ M# r k @( R- \" ?GBL Ground-Based Laser. % B! r; @0 C! n; PGBLD Ground-Based Launcher Demonstration. * f9 E/ G% I! ?! d3 n, H. ?3 V1 iGBLRS Ground-Based Laser Repeater Station. 0 n& H& n7 R) n2 @4 b) NGBM Global Battle Managers. ; y4 G- l. W/ \3 y! x1 N0 R; sGBMD Global Ballistic Missile Defense. 8 }2 ]2 @; G% P) `" Z/ CGBMI Ground-Based Midcourse Interceptor. GBOS Ground-Based Optical System. 4 M6 i5 k- b5 j0 i! Q* y) CGBPST Ground-Based Passive Signal Tracking. GBR See Ground-Based Radar. GBR-M Ground-Based Radar-Midcourse. 1 o* H2 j0 U) \" P: u6 n6 B1 ^6 Q; DGBR-O Ground-Based Radar-Objective. GBR-P Ground-Based Radar-Prototype. . d' ]# K: ~5 q( z4 R7 {GBRT Ground-Based Radar Terminal. GBR-X The experimental version of the GBR. % Z+ k( g1 I3 zGBRF Ground-Based Radio Frequency.

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GBRI Ground-Based Rocket Interceptor. GBRT Ground-Based Radar Terminal. 8 S3 b0 p; Q( A- S+ D, M4 HGBS Ground-Based Sensor. & j) j9 _7 }0 ]& Y: r- c' MGCA (1) Guidance, Control, and Avionics. (2) Guidance, Control, and Airframe. GCC Ground Component Commander (JFACC term). 7 t0 x4 i+ j% w0 S" s8 W' \1 yGCCS Global Command and Control System. ; S8 r2 ?) p2 d9 }% B1 MMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 118 5 e, V J& q$ u4 M( }GCI Ground Control Intercept. GCN Ground Communications Network. 6 V; e7 g2 u" _0 P- i2 e& o2 kGCS Ground Control Station. 2 e+ b9 \) h$ T0 `; GGD General Dynamics. GDL Gas Dynamic Laser. 6 j/ C* U& y3 {GEDI Ground-Based Electromagnetically-Launched Defensive Impactors. 6 A0 c3 v8 o) }$ KGEM Guidance Enhancement Missile (PATRIOT). General Manager . B( x1 R& o" S$ _Program Management Directive (GPMD) OBSOLETE. The primary document used by the GM to direct the Service BMD PEO on the specific actions necessary to fulfill BMD program requirements. 9 q( m: r# K' x* [8 FGeneral + O* A) b0 w& DSpecifications & I9 l! m7 V7 x/ q- \7 z IA general specification covers requirements common to two or more types, classes, grades, or styles of products, services or materials; this avoids the ; M" }/ ?# @. U8 Prepetition of common requirements in detail specifications. It also permits changes to common requirements to be readily affected. General specifications may also be used to cover common requirements for weapons systems and 7 [* }8 f) z5 |1 S5 W- x2 Osubsystems. + V: K" ?, Z: N# t1 NGeneric Rest of & B( r: G( S8 Q" O, `World Target (GROW) Strategic target being developed for GMD program. GEO Geo-synchronous Earth Orbit. . J( K) |, m e$ t7 |GEODSS Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System. Geo-stationary % |/ q& ]* P. g2 A* lOrbit (GSO) An orbit 35,784 km above the equator. A satellite placed in such an orbit revolves around the earth once per day, maintaining the same position relative |4 n4 J+ C0 [( j7 A' Rto the surface of the earth. It appears to be stationary, and is useful as a $ i- t1 O, f) {4 U. o4 }( Jcommunications relay or as a surveillance post. / I( l) v" B. A bGEP OBSOLETE. Ground Entry Point. IFICS. GES Ground Engineering System. 3 [1 r' D; l% q. n, L( V1 Z0 n4 LGFE Government Furnished Equipment. See Government Furnished Property. GFI Government Furnished Information. * N) B, B6 k7 I7 @GFM Government Furnished Material. GFM/P Government Furnished Material and Property. See Government Furnished . S+ j7 }# R! n( r) M0 W+ o' bProperty. " g3 j: C* j5 SGFP Government Furnished Property. GFS Government Furnished Software. See Government Furnished Property. ( C8 V9 d& Q$ \, q' ?8 B' L. hMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G ; F) [& @# Y) m119 " |% u5 ~) c) S1 xGhosting This condition occurs when two or more targets reside close to the same plane also containing two sensors viewing the targets so they are within experimental - E, I) Z% i1 X1 G: z; @determination of having the same hinge angle F. Thus, ghosting depends on # \. ?& G" r8 g, h* v4 oLOS error and positions. GHz Giga Hertz (1 x 10(9) Hz). 4 Z0 R/ T5 C& w" t6 B1 k! [3 \4 UGIDEP Government/Industry Data Exchange Program. ! P' }3 i1 l N& Z- [/ s- K: a" MGIF Generic Interface. ! ]8 r4 s/ p+ X4 K; n- KGII Global Information Infrastructure. 2 y! Q+ Y0 x3 qGIP Ground Impact Point. GIS Geographic Information System. GITIS Government Integrated Technical Information System. ) Z5 `& B) I7 M; [ z# m; RGLCM Ground-Launched Cruise Missile. GLP Ground Launched Probe. See Brilliant Eyes Probe. Global ' k0 l+ ?- F- _! k, M0 WEnvironment . ^2 s" l) M. U9 |The ISTC Global Environment is responsible for the creation, propagation, and : k8 o" m* w; }4 dmaintenance of test scenario common knowledge, how subsets of this information will be determined, and how common knowledge will be disseminated to the various element representations (nodes). The Global Environment + g3 E6 v; d/ f' Y' _performs functions which are common to the scenario such as timing, health, / x2 S; E4 t2 ]8 V) X/ fstatus, state vectors of objects, and effects models. Global 2 P2 G" R8 h# q; _' S- j9 X7 rPositioning 3 l: j0 B, a/ {5 x# H2 x0 ^' r% iSystem (GPS) ' I; g2 Q$ D4 f3 e9 Z4 s# aThe NAVSTAR Global Positioning System is a space-based radio navigation network providing precise positioning and navigation needs of all the military $ o) v: a" @5 S: }services. In the fully operational configuration, there will be 18 satellites in six 6 ^) y% i0 G! ~) x; ~" v- Borbital planes with an orbit period of 12 hours at 10,900 nautical miles altitude. Each satellite transmits three L-band, pseudo-random noise-coded signals, one 4 {% L0 J; h( R9 ^8 y+ FS-band, and one ultra high frequency for spacecraft-to-spacecraft data relay. 9 |, V5 O; T' l* hGlobal Protection . ]+ S: \6 f3 \7 b OAgainst Limited Strikes (GPALS) # O6 `2 `( `+ h8 p# S' o0 wOBSOLETE. GPALS was an architecture denoting an anti-missile system / I2 U$ Z" u, V; i" t- @5 @# Zdesigned to provide protection against limited ballistic missile strikes, be they deliberate, accidental or unauthorized—whatever their source. GPALS was composed of three interrelated segments: (1) theater ballistic missile defenses, " }/ F/ X2 Z& z7 yand associated space-based sensors, to protect U.S. forces deployed abroad, % K# a3 l3 f& N2 p! L+ P" \& m$ Vand our friends and allies; (2) ground-based defenses, with space sensors, to protect the entire United States against long-range ballistic missiles; and (3) 9 Q, C! M& f4 n: M5 iinterceptors based in space – Brilliant Pebbles – capable of providing " K* }' g E1 e$ u5 H$ D6 X# ]continuous, global coverage by intercepting enemy ballistic missiles with ranges greater than several hundred miles. : _ o1 G" ~5 Y/ v9 r6 FGlobal Protection , B" Z9 m9 ?( hAgainst Limited Strikes (GPALS) Program ! M, L- R7 j, Y% hOBSOLETE. The GPALS Program consisted of six Major Defense Acquisition Programs: GPALS System/BMC 3 , National Missile Defense (NMD), Global Missile Defense (GMD), Upper Tier Theater Missile Defense (UTTMD), Corps SAM, and % \6 U' _" ~$ M9 \+ U+ `( B7 x0 vPATRIOT. Army PEO GPALS was re-designated PEO Missile Defenses in 1992. & p/ i' J/ ?# I0 X1 tGLOBIXS Global Information Exchange System. 5 K$ W$ q1 O: Y2 f/ D: [* F1 B* nGLONASS Global Navigational Satellite System. , Y" U7 c& T5 Z" U6 I2 V. }MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 120 8 }+ k7 |, Z2 FGLOW Gross Lift-Off Weight. 2 w2 \) O0 l! k1 t1 g1 @3 RGLP Ground Launched Probe. See Brilliant Eyes Probe. GLS Ground-Launched Sensor. GM (1) Guided missile. (2) General Manager. & G: G6 ^" K+ N. O8 OGMACC Ground Mobile Alternate Command Center. GMAOC Ground Mobile Alternate Operations Center. GMCC Ground Mobile Command Center. 8 ]( R k* |1 G! HGMCP Ground Mobile Command Post. GMD (1) Ground-based Midcourse Defense (formally National Missile Defense) (2) Global Missile Defense (OBSOLETE). GMT Greenwich Mean Time. GMTT&C Ground Mobile Tracking, Telemetry, and Control. ! _; \8 y/ [3 ^( a% P' W6 ]GN&C Guidance, Navigation, and Control. GNC&P Guidance, Navigation, Control and Propulsion. GND Ground. - K# B1 [ _$ G! F, J+ M* kGOCO Government Owned, Contractor Operated. GOES Geo-stationary Operational Environmental Satellite. GOI Government of Israel. 6 D& R, A, \9 a5 ^! i0 ?* Y* g; B, IGOJ Government of Japan.

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GOSG General Officer Steering Group. " Q$ M1 y2 T% u; m$ rGOSIP Government Open Systems Interconnect Profile (CALS term). 8 q, N- g8 N, ~+ H) n7 ~GOSP Government Open System Protocol (CALS term). , [' A" g7 P: u; ]& yGOTS Government Off-the-Shelf. 0 g% N" R% w& pGov’t Government. Government Furnished 3 _8 X9 {5 A4 A/ q3 x- A7 zProperty 5 W: M) |$ m, Y+ z' EProperty in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently made available to the contractor. (See FAR 45.101.) Government Verification + q V y8 d8 y2 i3 iManagement + Y% |/ w2 o n) t$ gPlan (GVMP) A management document that provides the overall framework for BMDS verification. It includes processes for implementation, organizational relationships, and stakeholder responsibilities. It covers the full scope of BMDS / [4 L" v+ \4 c) p4 g* iverification and identifies how all BMDS verification activities will come together to confirm BMDS capability. w3 L/ L; m) X8 pMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 121 $ L- M' V' u: G7 Y9 gGP Group. GPALS Global Protection Against Limited Strikes. 0 u E8 C; r* J; [8 CGPC Global Protection Center. GPMD General Manager Program Management Directive. ' v1 A6 Q. [) {' j+ O* ^4 | XGPO Government Printing Office (US). + y% P" ^% l5 UGPP General Purpose Processor. ; ^: ~6 \- D# iGPS (1) Global Positioning System. (2), Global Protection System. GPSIU GPS Interface Unit. . m: q: @1 `/ S" d" y( GGPU Guidance Processor Unit (US Army term). # ~: l& t5 s/ v9 g$ [* H$ XGraceful Degradation A condition in which a system continues to operate, providing service in a 8 L. r, q: s4 W! Ndegraded mode rather than failing completely or catastrophically. GRASER Gamma-Ray Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. (See Gamma- - i- v0 o4 D* ~( a( p$ URay Laser.) 1 R1 y7 E: X+ X! g6 j0 B5 j1 _! TGRC General Research Corporation. 9 B4 V6 g: r- q9 mGreen Code Interface Software. 7 E( p- U1 B/ C2 i8 [Ground-Based Defense / C/ \+ z; m& L5 v9 O; [, kThe ground-based sensor and weapon systems of BMD. ) [5 r+ P& S3 o& N: G* k. ^Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) A kinetic energy exoatmospheric interceptor with long flyout range to provide, 9 ]! E+ O. }: N' q( B/ e0 [& V0 ywhere possible, a multiple engagement capability for defense of the U.S. with a * P4 N ]: Y) c+ V$ `( [/ z. \% j9 trelatively small number of missile launch locations. It is designed to engage post-boost vehicles and/or RVs in the midcourse phase of flight. (USSPACECOM) (Successor to Exoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor Subsystem (ERIS).) See EKV. Ground-Based Interceptor Experiment - h8 p+ E1 {: [( t(GBI-X) Designed to infuse advanced technology and promote competitive environment ; O8 s, ]/ S- Pfor GBI. Ground-Based Radar (GBR) ( |; B- y. w [A task-able, modular, multi-function, phased-array radar that provides surveillance, tracking and engagement planning data in post-boost, midcourse, 8 {& F! v+ H+ r4 O6 C: L8 V) Y5 d2 Iand terminal flight phases within its capabilities. It also provides target 5 w" Y' Q- k7 G7 Cdiscrimination, in-flight target updates (IFTUs), and target object maps (TOMs) to interceptor vehicles. See THAAD. (USSPACECOM) 1 z/ R6 j: \" L3 O1 X PGround-Based Radar Terminal (GBRT) The sensor for the NMD system. An X-band, ground-based, phased array radar 9 n5 G- R# p! ?" p3 l* @capable of detecting, tracking, and providing discrimination information to a ground-based interceptor. Ground-based ; C+ }5 X' ~, f2 CSurveillance and + E9 B7 D7 L' u% ^! o) ~Tracking System 3 O3 s% [/ Q5 L2 s \1 H, L% U2 [(GSTS) 4 E$ g1 \& m5 r- }4 E1 ~5 K* GA fast-response rocket-launched sensor, which can support the SDS midcourse sensor suite by employing multiple Long Wavelength Infrared (LWIR) wavebands . L/ |. z+ v! h9 z5 _, x. Y# Vand a visible waveband sensor to provide tracking and discrimination of potentially lethal targets. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G / ^2 ~! ?9 c0 K, \. A122 Ground Entry ( W$ w& E" t. LPoint (GEP) OBSOLETE. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2 E. See IFICS. ) t9 n, D( l# T; j4 _; LGround Mobile 1 R& A: G/ n, ?, ?Regional Operations + A" \6 o7 S, W1 B" ECenter (GMROC) ( g1 l! [2 D6 F3 ~% _Transportable ground segment of the Regional Operations Center. Ground Zero The point on the surface of the earth at, or vertically below or above, the center of a planned or actual nuclear detonation. , E# b# n# N# xGS Garrison Support (US Army term). GSA General Services Administration (US). * o- h* n+ s% K( SGSDC Ground Station Demonstration Lab. 0 q9 d: D1 C! \2 t0 \GSE (1) Ground Support Equipment. (2) Government Support Equipment. GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. GSII Government Services Information Infrastructure. $ S- y3 y) I' Q* u% N. |0 QGSM Ground Station Module. 0 @- Q3 p4 P" h v ^: `GSO Geo-stationary Orbit. h/ }* B6 _/ K/ sGSR Ground Station Radar. GSTS OBSOLETE. A fast-response, rocket-launched, Long Wavelength Infrared (LWIR) and visible waveband sensor, which would have enhanced the 3 b* h7 ^- L! ~; F2 G& `+ winformation available from the SDS’ midcourse sensor suite by providing tracking and discrimination data on potentially lethal targets. GSTS (F) GSTS Farm. : B$ n2 G9 r$ v$ d; O0 H8 NGTA Ground Test Accelerator. GTACS Ground Theater Air Control System. & ^! D/ H& y5 U. M+ q* mGTE GTE Corporation. . G! b8 A; c; _) |( cGTF Guided Test Flights. " B. ~# K7 k+ r0 t: t6 E7 N P2 {GTM Global Track Manager. GTN General Technical Note. + U* O+ t+ X4 q6 CGTR Gulf Test Range, Eglin AFB, FL. GTSF Guidance Test and Simulation Facility (PATRIOT), Huntsville, AL. GTV Guided Test Vehicle. GUI Graphic User Interface. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G . q" I) C+ ?: V+ b4 b# i123 8 `2 X& S1 H4 u* N' z; F$ XGuidance (1) Direction, altitude control, and navigation (where appropriate) of sensors ) I5 G+ R& U4 s% ] y$ Z% ~or interceptor vehicles. ! Y& T( [, y) ^, s/ b+ V$ ](2) The entire process by which target intelligence information received by a 7 A7 R7 c! x/ d1 h* ^5 m! l: xguided missile is used to effect proper flight control to cause timely direction changes for effective target interception. 5 p; ] Q. e8 t/ U$ VGuidance & \! ?5 \+ }. |4 f5 K$ z& f; Z1 U! D0 BEnhanced ; r, ?4 P% a% a1 L$ r; v& _( {Missile (GEM) . h, y, f& P$ t! g; s$ ]A companion program to PATRIOT PAC-2, which includes enhancements to the radar to increase intercept range and performance. Guidance : [2 J( v6 W+ Y; Y6 v4 q* l& fSystem (Missile) , @, m) Q. O0 h% Q$ tA system, which evaluates flight information, correlates it with target data, / d! f6 J7 N1 tdetermines the desired flight path of the missile, and communicates the * V9 ^% i* B; S4 F; {necessary commands to the missile flight control system. Guided Missile An unmanned vehicle moving above the surface of the earth, whose trajectory or 3 f9 ^6 ~0 Z8 h* U' P" Vflight path is capable of being altered by an external or internal mechanism. 2 m9 F1 n' i! k/ z0 M2 {GVSC Generic VHSIC (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit) Spaceborne Computer. GWAPS Gulf War Air Power Survey, 1994 [a DoD-sponsored survey]. ; Z7 p- M+ q' @7 f9 N* uGwd Giga watt-days. GWEN Ground Wave Emergency Network. GZ Ground Zero. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H ) `& D2 Y9 i, m, k9 N/ @$ O9 C124 3 P, ^7 {2 v% Z8 j2 OH Hour. ! W# H7 r! k" H8 r1 M1 ]H&S Health and Status. H/W Hardware. HA Higher Authority. HABE High Altitude Balloon Experiment. HAC House Appropriations Committee (US). HADS High Altitude Defense System. + Z3 c s7 p. l5 F6 f9 ~HALE High Altitude Long-Endurance. 2 u1 y. Q' q# P. W& NHALE UAV High Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. 9 c( ^& F( p7 }1 q; y; F# w% ~Half-Value Thickness (HVT) The thickness of a given material, which will absorb half the gamma radiation 8 [% |' d. y* _% X- b- G! qincident upon it. This thickness is inversely proportional to its density and also * v. B2 H9 |# _depends on the energy of the gamma rays. 4 E: K9 {+ O# H$ VHALO II High Altitude Observatory II 5 j0 A2 [0 V N0 n0 MHAMS Hardness Assurance, Maintenance and Surveillance. Handoff This occurs when information on positions, velocities and tracks are given by one % d% g3 ~. z+ N: S3 i; v0 B9 Xsensor or system to another and the first sensor or system continues to track the objects. 5 l/ P9 | |. h, R5 T* SHandover This occurs when information is passed on to another sensor or system in which 5 `7 p' N7 P, C2 n% |; Gthe first does not continue to track. HAOI High Altitude Optical Imaging.

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HAOIS High Altitude Optical Imaging System. HAP High Altitude Probe. 5 t! c4 s+ [. A( I. JHard Kill (HK) Destruction of a target in such a way as to produce unambiguous visible \, R& O( T$ devidence of its neutralization. Hardening Design and manufacturing process and other measures, which may be employed to render military assets less vulnerable. 8 Z/ |5 C/ Q' ?# v2 g; [* EHARDMAN Hardware/Military Manpower Integration (Navy ILS term). + g. i. \1 g& i0 g$ f, RHardness A property of a target; measured by the power needed per unit area to destroy 0 L `) O8 U& athe target. A hard target is more difficult to kill than a soft target. Hardware-in-the- 9 s4 Z K! s; E% VLoop (HWIL) Tests in which BM/C3 computer and communication test systems will be in communication with some of the hardware test facilities developed for other BMD technology programs. Hardware * n9 I, L' C/ C# X/ T) QSecurity 7 A" N: P( V2 a/ _, ]2 hComputer equipment features or devices used in an ADP system to preclude 0 H) Y8 c' B t: V; T* Kunauthorized access to data or system resources. HARM High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H / \; w. b7 b# Y2 M" E125 HASC House Armed Services Committee (US). HASP Hardened Ada Signal Processor. HATELM High-speed Anti-TEL Missile. 7 @; F/ \" x5 H9 U# X1 i0 ^+ BHATMD High-Altitude Theater Missile Defense. (U.S. Army) ! x( M ~$ s. T- @HAVE STARE Name assigned a proven sensor capability. HAWK Homing All-the-Way Killer. # _. H! P- K, F( aHBCU/MI Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions. HBHO Hard-body Hand-over [algorithms]. 6 g. X+ s& J: D. \7 _' |HCO High Consequence Option (Safety Engineering term). HCT Mercury Cadmium Telluride. `8 \' o8 s2 @HDA Hybrid Detector Assembly. # J9 ?/ ~+ m. S, z( o$ t4 n* wHDBK Handbook. ' H: {1 Q2 c8 PHDR High Data Rate. % K+ n* f# ~4 u" y. C5 cHDX Half Duplex (TelComm/Computer term). 8 v ?: Y* h, q# kHE (1) High Explosive. (2) High Energy. Health and Status (H&S) Health and Status pertains to a unit’s ability to assess the conditions of its % s( ^6 I% l! ?" C* ^& `7 Usubsystem functions. The term H&S is used for units in remote locations, such + [% ?; @4 j# }2 eas satellites, where ground controls must interface with BITE to determine operational status of the satellite and its equipment. + f1 n& P( j" Q5 BHeavy Replicas - F8 ^: @2 Y3 Z" E(HREPS) Decoys, which by virtue of shape, size, and mass, closely approximate an RV’s signature. HREPS have significant off- load penalty. 0 R' g3 I2 g @# F" ~- o& CHEDI OBSOLETE. See High Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor. HEDR High Endoatmospheric Defense Radar. HEDS High Endoatmospheric Defense System. * E2 {: g" ^3 T( NHEI High Endoatmospheric Interceptor. $ }* o$ @2 F$ R0 P1 Y+ p' p: j% VHEL High Energy Laser. 1 @2 C" u9 Y" z1 l8 I. oHELKS High Energy Laser Kill System. HELLO High Energy Laser Light Opportunity. HELSTF High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility. HELWS High Energy Laser Weapon System. HEMP High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse. : C4 o9 R- y4 g; [* m4 W0 iMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H & K! j6 s% k' n126 HEMTT Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (US Army prime mover). , `1 L3 a9 \: AHen House Soviet area defense radar used as a component of the Moscow ABM system that provides VHF coverage of space to monitor orbiting satellites and early . |2 p0 t$ o% n: Twarning of ICBMs launched from the U.S. HEO See High Earth Orbit. % C- X @: N( r! s, uHERA (1) An improved surrogate TBM test target. (2) Two-stage, ground launched solid propellant theater target vehicle. (MDA Lexicon) HERO Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (SM-2 Bk IVA). ! k4 r3 C" O! }3 W% e/ F! yHESP High Efficiency Solar Panel. 3 M" S. o4 ^$ l2 LHEU Highly Enriched Uranium. HF (1) High Frequency. (2) Hydrogen fluoride. " p9 }/ v& W# y. bHF/DF (1) High Frequency/Direction Finding. + D7 r* T- V5 ` K3 I0 _+ {. @(2) Hydrogen Fluoride/Deuterium Fluoride. (Chemicals used in IR chemical lasers). ( [* y7 ~! [ J% S9 JHFCNR High Frequency Combat Net Radio. 1 Y' U5 Y* t; ^/ z/ S4 M. wHFE Human Factors Engineering. 9 D* x5 M& O) C5 s5 F* V- F1 CHgCdTe Mercury Cadmium Telluride. 2 x& h! o- o( s0 w9 g" THHB Headquarters and Headquarters Battery. 6 `4 X2 u$ G3 P) Y, a+ aHIBEX High-Acceleration Boost Experiment. HIBREL High Brightness Relay. $ A1 T2 ?9 p6 J7 ~) w6 a1 IHIC Human-in-Control. / j( N- V, ]8 n9 R2 p5 RHICOM High Command (Navy term). * _: c b; X9 J' Y$ v- z8 eHICTB Human-in-Control Test Bed. HIDACZ High Density Aerospace Control Zone. . d- `4 |$ l3 y& |HIDAR High Data Rate. High Earth Orbit 9 ]& `$ t% h- U4 L, N8 \(HEO) An orbit about the earth at an altitude greater than 3,000 nautical miles (about 0 e7 d' ]4 ^# T6 E5,600 kilometers). ; W! J4 e5 `+ ~( m. y) E8 q, PHigh . u# \4 a5 \& EEndoatmosphere That portion of the earth’s atmosphere, generally above 40 km altitude. 9 O! s1 h% D5 X/ v2 j, eHigh ; ? b6 }7 a4 c5 B- |* qEndoatmospheric : J$ x! E/ i$ m3 i5 ~2 G! vDefense 5 E, n; I9 L' r5 u: p: @1 }" DInterceptor (HEDI) OBSOLETE. Interceptor concept designed to engage RVs within the (upper or high endo) atmosphere. (Predecessor to Endo-Exoatmospheric Interceptor (E2I).) 7 v0 z7 {/ L' W' JMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 127 # Y+ y0 Z2 t5 x' [ [2 O! Y! Z5 rHigh Density # J% \# V. f6 P: KAerospace Control Zone C* p% W0 k$ } y7 K' H3 L0 r(HIDACZ) 9 ^2 _ t% b0 B1 ` z' v* y8 ]Airspace designated in an airspace control plan or airspace control order, in 4 A, \7 ]8 F* i$ x2 K9 V' wwhich there is a concentrated employment of various weapons and users. A 7 y4 }& }( r* T( \3 FHIDACZ has defined dimensions, that usually coincide with geographical features or navigational aides. Access to a HIDACZ is normally controlled by the $ ?' ?' P) Y! i6 omaneuver commander. The maneuver commander can also direct a more - ^% G5 H U; K$ Y5 H) F; Erestrictive weapons status within the HIDACZ. . W; J) r- v' yHigher Authority & x6 X# q( g8 l, l o' wInterface Policy, strategy, doctrine, readiness conditions, and rules of engagement from 6 d0 d: R X1 e0 qhigher authorities for use by the defense system in conducting system operations including specific orders specifying actions such as testing, defense 9 N1 L7 t. a/ ^9 R' c* ienabling, pre-delegation of authority, etc. Also the reporting of situation assessment and system readiness to higher authority. ! r; D$ e V/ kHigh Order Language (HOL) + D b8 ?; d# B3 Y6 ^: a' pA programming language that requires little knowledge of the computer on which a program will run, can be translated into several different machine languages, allows symbolic naming of operations and addresses, provides features , @' U. a3 X2 ?% i' Ydesigned to facilitate expression of data structures and program logic, and : ?8 A5 ~( \2 q) P# ] r1 fusually results in several machine instructions for each program statement. HIL Human In-the-Loop. ! W3 r* Y$ T2 R+ p; i! x$ ~HIMAD High to Medium Altitude Air Defense. HIMEZ High Altitude Missile Engagement Zone. & ]0 ~& u- p3 [! DHIP Hot Isostatic Processing. HIRAM High Resolution Infrared Auroral Measurements. $ m4 B5 l( |2 i5 b- o' i! yHISEM High Speed Environmental Multi-burst Model. HIT (1) Heterojuncture Internal Photomissive. (2) Homing Interceptor Technology. % ], z1 x( p+ c" S- L5 f) I) A6 eHK Hard Kill. : h. Y. m- d- G* s# bHKV Hit to Kill Vehicle. HLD Hardware Description Language. , x) D4 C& F ~) n7 p5 r# C' nHLLV Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle. HMC&M Hazardous Material Control and Management. HMI Human Machine Interface. HMMWV High Mobility Mutli-purpose Whealed Vehicle (USA term) (pronounced Hum Vee). 7 ^5 Y5 k! G E4 h* Z6 ?HMPC Hazardous Maintenance Procedure Code. ( B* X- y1 ~! J$ N4 j/ H; y1 }HMSC Hughes Missile System Corporation. 7 s' L+ O, Q! g) b" jHOB Height of Burst. - q# R' }/ Z/ D0 @HOE OBSOLETE. Homing Overlay Experiment. (Predecessor program to Exoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor Subsystem (ERIS).) 9 j; l% R l1 o4 P: a# k0 GHOL High Order Language. 2 F3 q% O3 T. A& lMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 128 9 B( W2 V( X# y }8 P4 O. f. ZHoming All-the- Way Killer ' F/ |8 C; _8 V* o(HAWK) & x( n* S9 B! {/ K8 |9 @8 R3 {(1) Upgrades to the HAWK interceptor and radar system to provide the ( P* } A" E) j# U6 ^( cMarine Corps with a mobile point theater ballistic missile defense 3 H: C3 L+ v# ?, tcapability. / k- \6 A& }1 D, f(2) A mobile air defense artillery, surface-to-air missile system that provides % ?: S$ h% B4 Z# r6 [; nnon-nuclear, low to medium altitude air defense coverage for ground 1 `; I$ a8 m$ f5 u$ c" F2 Tforces. Designated as MIM-23. 4 o% {, I: o8 a) SHoming Device A device, mounted on a missile, to aid its guidance to a target. The homing ' Z# ^0 w; t: j. J7 A' f- `! Udevice uses sensors to detect the position of, or to help predict the future 9 w/ J) I2 r" k; Vposition of a target, and then directs the missile to intercept it. The homing 4 u: m# t# T* x# q8 \4 Jdevice usually provides frequent target position updates during the flight of the missile. Homing % q( R: \, {' R$ q. p* lGuidance A system by which a missile steers itself towards a target by means of a selfcontained mechanism which is activated by some distinguishing characteristics of the target, such as an infrared signature. 4 e; _7 b/ k2 C; W! y9 aHOMS Homing Overlay Mission Simulation. 6 g& m* ? @ Q+ ?" G9 K. A& P2 GHOST Hardened Optical Sensor Testbed. 5 d w3 F! R: @2 _! [Host Installation A designated DoD facility that provides non peculiar SDS support of SDS elements. Hostile 8 ] ]9 o) U0 g* B. v! H7 f' E& Q5 }Environment 6 H2 g+ M' ~0 S; zThose environments that result from a BMD system engagement of an enemy . o2 C# g) h$ N, b ~threat or collateral conditions resulting from deliberate hostilities. Hostile 2 q& f' K) C: E( V5 k. b5 Q! Oenvironment categories currently applicable to National Missile Defense are 7 Y. }1 u0 V; T7 h; @+ y& D1 l$ }& P) nNuclear, Battle Debris, and Electronic Warfare. 3 s: \& `3 |6 r, r6 {Hostile Track The classification assigned to a track that, based upon established criteria, is determined to be an enemy threat. ( m( u# O# W5 W9 D, f0 sHost Interface The interface between a communications processor and a host computer. . O$ R( n" l4 a$ f! n$ ? w" u) nHost Nation Support ; i" O8 a! ~% B. ?2 e5 VCivil and/or military assistance rendered by a nation to foreign forces within its k1 E ~. h3 x- A# {territory during peacetime, crisis or emergencies, or war based on agreements concluded between nations. hp Horsepower. HPA High Power Amplifier. HPC High Performance Computing. HPCC High Performance Computing and Communications. HPG Homopolar Generator. : l4 Y4 r, a6 K: @7 LHPI High Power Illuminator (Hawk). 4 N/ X8 I* Q( _& m2 ^: cHPIR High Power Illuminator Radar. 1 L) s+ |9 a" Y7 X) iHPL High Power Laser. HPM High Power Microwave. # C# A- P- }; J) J* a$ S; B& AHQ Headquarters. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 129 4 N9 L% X. |* Y: \HQMC Headquarters, Marine Corps. 2 Q! J. u6 q! h) K. v7 OHRDS High Resolution Display System. " \; i. d8 x$ B3 tHREPS Heavy Replicas. HRR High Range Resolution. HRSA HICTB Requirements, Support and Analysis. 2 n1 K2 n- a' S: e5 A$ ]6 v1 Q; iHSDB High Speed Data Bus (TelComm/Computer term). 4 b1 Z0 @; e/ X6 l- jHSFB High Speed Fleet Broadcast (Navy term). HSI Human Systems Integration. : \1 K- u: I" Z( c: L7 BHSV Huntsville, Alabama. % s3 |& V9 z8 o, oHTICIA High Technology Crime Investigation Association. HTI Horizontal Technology Initiative. HTK Hit-to-Kill. # ?2 |0 p* E, U' OHTMIAC High Temperature Materials Information Analysis Center. % x! B9 }9 q, _HTML Hypertext Markup Language. HTPB Hydroxy-Terminated Poly Butadiene. HTS (1) High Temperature Super-conducting. (2) Hawaii Tracking Station. HTSA Host Tenant Support Agreement. HTSS Hardened- sub-miniature Telemetry and Sensor System. F u" ~" V) T5 zHTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol. a' ?# Y( ^/ a* e6 G; s# _HUD Heads Up Display. Human Factors A body of scientific facts about human characteristics. The term covers all biomedical and psychosocial considerations; it includes, but is not limited to, 3 Q' h! @: L) O! T* |5 [# Qprinciples and applications in the areas of human engineering, personnel + H% Y0 _: l3 J. ^# ~1 zselection, training, life support, job performance aids, and human performance ! q* Z2 q) B* c" q' |evaluation. Human Factors ; _+ C) R, O% gEngineering The design of man-made devices, systems, and environments to enhance their use by people. Also called human engineering, human factors, and ergonomics.