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AFTAC Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, FL 6 }! s/ h( P: u0 w0 gAFTADS Army Field Artillery Target Data System. . R: R! e5 \; i* k6 JAFWAN Air Force WWMCCS ADP Modernization AFWL Air Force Weapons Laboratory (Phillips Lab). w$ F4 `+ b9 K9 wAGARD Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. - A2 C' B. Z9 R/ d/ f3 sAGC Automatic Gain Control. AGCCS (1) Air Force Global Command and Control System (USAF term). (2) Army Global Command and Control System (US Army term). $ Z# z$ a* ~2 z4 S8 G8 zMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 7 I6 @3 K5 A2 b; x; @- h12 AGM-65 Maverick Air-to-Surface Missile. & Z) b" [& e% i$ rAGMC Air Force Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center, Newark AFB, OH. AGRE Active Geophysical Rocket Experiment 2 r' H+ V, J5 b" \% A# f. yAGT Above Ground Test. AHIS Agile Homing Interceptor Simulator. + ^& _4 Q( L) U$ @( Y: w2 UAHSG Ad Hoc Study Group. AHWG Ad Hoc Working Group AI (1) Artificial Intelligence. (2) Action Item. (3) Air Interdiction. / U. i, o# b' `0 u# r" w. V1 hAIA Air Intelligence Agency 4 n8 i) F% r, D* {7 W8 Q" M4 nAIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIC (1) Atlantic Intelligence Command. (2) Account Identifier Code. AID Agile Interceptor Development. : ]1 W' h# f0 M9 o6 J! pAIDA Artificial Intelligence Discrimination Architecture (UKMOD). AIDPN Architecture Investment and Deployment Planning Notebook. AIM Air Intercept Missile Aimpoint The specific point at which a weapon is aimed. The point may be on the earth's ' n4 [/ N& m. a" Ysurface, in the atmosphere, or in space. In some cases, the specific lethal point on a target to which a weapon is aimed. ) r- ~& t) t! o4 j) c0 |AIP Advanced Interceptor Program (formerly Brilliant Pebbles). Airborne % J$ H9 r1 o q* o; G9 ^1 \' eOptional Adjunct (AOA) ! Q1 U. Y, S3 L6 rA test program to place an infrared (IR) sensor in an aircraft. (Superseded by % u k9 h7 ^/ GAirborne Surveillance Testbed (AST).)

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Airborne Surveillance N* i+ k. j% y% c3 |. g: OTestbed (AST) 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 % ]. e5 F2 h* O6 Gpropulsion system. Examples are jet aircraft and cruise missiles. This category does not include ballistic missiles. - z B0 g9 M# b1 ]0 IAir Defense All measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action. Air Defense Action Area An area and the airspace above it within which friendly aircraft or surface-to-air weapons is normally given precedence in operations except under specific conditions. See also air defense operations area. Air Defense Artillery 1 `$ K! J+ b, f" c) I7 PWeapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 2 U" f$ i9 A7 D7 |9 v7 D9 N13 : N+ T1 I2 a$ e5 m+ iAir Defense Identification % F# G+ K, Z/ v$ g! JZone * u6 Q: ]. G& \* E" sAirspace of defined dimensions within which the ready identification, location, : P! B, v, I, f' r4 @and control of airborne vehicles are required. Commonly referred to as ADIZ. See also air defense operations area. 4 w: \4 U: I8 {0 rAir Defense * V) d6 b, V4 T, g7 R3 `1 q! ?Operations Area $ a# D% x# R- K. C3 f6 G( yA geographic area defining the boundaries within which procedures are established to minimize interference between air defense and other operations. May include designation of one or more of the following: Air defense action 7 j0 K7 | w' k3 I/ f( k4 j6 I* f' Carea; Air defense area; Air defense identification; Firepower umbrella. Air Force Component / x# C8 x. S+ P9 p* T7 XCommand Center 6 d" r# J% I8 B O/ e; _6 {(AFCCC) + u7 n6 S' C: p) M, q1 q; _A segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of the CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to Air 8 s" W2 U/ A E) @9 uForce Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The AFCCC was eliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system architecture definition update. Air Force Ground/Global 0 ]1 j4 _4 s' D" DWeather Center (AFGWC) AFGWC 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 * ^ U. U V: U0 D6 w3 C9 pSDS. Also provides space environmental data such as sunspots, electromagnetic storms, etc. Located at Offutt AFB, NE. 6 @9 R1 q) ? WAir Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) Responsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed for use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM).

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Air Force 3 ?% {4 Y5 f9 u3 C) [Satellite : p) F) t; j; J% TCommunications ; r1 Q- w9 ^$ A0 N9 v, X8 nSystem (AFSATCOM) A 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. " V2 b# \- i% M- F m9 p0 \Air Force Satellite Control Network 9 e& i# Z2 `8 W# b ?" H! z, {(AFSCN) A global, multi-command configuration of space vehicle command, control, and communications resources operating in concert to support DoD and other assigned space missions. Air Force Space / \) @# ?/ M& TCommand 2 _9 b* z9 G5 x3 J2 Y(AFSPC) * O+ F" O) x! j/ P4 m$ [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 ' u& J* C& H& [0 B4 W* ?Operations Center (AFSPOC) 9 y8 e# p/ T: Z. W- p( GAn AFSPACECOM center responsible for the daily tracking of events at remote # ^6 D( U; }& P- p" _operational sites. It may be updated and assigned responsibility for logistics and administrative control of assigned SDS elements. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. 4 L! T8 M2 t- |) n$ j5 nAir Force CRC Air Force Control and Reporting Center. : t) |! Y: `/ l0 K( q( g, @Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) 2 v( o9 I; B- d/ f: i ]Responsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed 0 Y: s0 `; a# a d. Y5 L, k: y2 Ifor use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM). 6 _/ L7 R9 P0 L+ w: _: \Air Force Space Command . v$ N3 V3 N% s0 _8 {& \! s(AFSPC) * I# o/ `, q/ l [% tA major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States # P, k1 {8 n, }1 R4 u( ]6 z. LSpace Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, and funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 8 o) D$ M" v$ U14 Air Force Space Operations " k1 w4 F( G" _Center (AFSPOC) An AFSPACECOM center located in Colorado Springs, CO. Air Surveillance The systematic observation of airspace by electronic, visual, or other means, primarily for the purpose of identifying and determining the movements of aircraft and missiles, friendly and enemy, in the air space under observation. 8 s u6 Q. ^% {3 c0 GAir-breathing A flying vehicle that uses the oxygen in the atmosphere as the oxidizer in its # I- x. |& i8 l6 T, l0 kpropulsion system. Examples are jet aircraft and cruise missiles. This category does not include ballistic missiles. 5 a5 o" ~4 q1 O5 e; TAirborne Surveillance Testbed (AST) + g+ u% e! ]% e7 L3 ?% PA Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical 8 O% } ?: M8 n; L; r' I/ |sensor issues. It's expected that this program will be retired in 2003 with its : A! Y" K7 ~: X( `4 @- n" emissions to be taken over by HALO II and WASP. , p3 q0 O4 K' v; ]AIRMS Airborne Infrared Measurement System : E, K2 { }6 P3 HAIRREQSUP Air Request Support (JFACC term). AIRS Atmospheric Infrared Sounder ( C) J8 h% P' T7 X& WAirspace Control ) K) v4 i% j( k Jin the Combat 1 n% c) g& g; P! O" _- L6 sZone A process used to increase combat effectiveness by promoting safe, efficient 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 * _8 P9 m S3 n% N* G! ocommanders to approve, disapprove, or deny combat operations. & Y/ N% N6 H+ N9 |9 W' T' }Airspace Control Plan : O6 _) R2 c$ \' ^, a" HThe document approved by the joint force commander that provides specific planning guidance and procedures for the airspace control system for the joint force area of responsibility. 2 P" ~. U5 [0 HAIRSUPREQ Air Support Request (JFACC term). / s* ]. d' n" O/ JAIS (1) Automated Information System. (2) Architecture Integration Study. (3) , V* X- E }6 @* Y' U" [ I5 {Airborne Intercept System. . o$ \5 S, Z J; V; e- Y, uAIST Advanced Interceptor and Systems Technology. , o6 H' |" T7 X$ }; @" J1 ` QAIT Advanced Interceptor Technologies. AJ Antijam. AJPO Ada Joint Program Office. AJTBP Augmented Joint Theater Battle Picture. ! k) H2 y* F2 y4 A/ |AL Acquisition Logistician. ALARM Alert, Locate, and Report Missiles. ALAS Advanced Liquid Axial Stage. ALBCS Airborne Laser Beam Control System. ALC Air Logistics Center (AF). * c" q" o! q$ I: BALCC Airlift Coordination Center (JFACC term). & C( X: L$ l; N& s" S3 m5 lMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A

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15 + k4 r5 `% m: A0 |5 kALCE Airlift Coordination Element (JFACC term). ALCM Air Launched Cruise Missile. 7 M1 U8 f7 F l7 DALCOR ARPA/Lincoln C-band observable radar. (USAKA KREMS) 8 J( D! Q. U T) ?2 W! k( AALDT Average Logistics Delay Time. ALE Airborne Laser Experiment. ALERT Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theater. 8 h, W. o. H% }7 bALG Algorithm ALI (1) Alpha/LAMP Integration. (2) AEGIS Leap Intercept ALIRT Advanced Large-area Infrared Transducer % O+ u0 \3 \, O! [# f# y) tALL Airborne Laser Laboratory. / c5 r |+ {) dAllocated Availability 7 W9 A- H% y! u) H1 J) e+ a. U: ZRequirement $ Z/ X2 Q/ M; t# X; B/ oThe requirement probability that an element is available to perform its function as allocated by the SDS. Allocation (1) An authorization by a designated official of a DoD component making funds available within a prescribed amount to an operating agency for the purpose of & ]' \1 K' F* w+ P1 o5 gmaking allotments (i.e., the first subdivision of an apportionment). (2) The translation of the apportionment into total numbers of sorties by aircraft type % C c* g) J, r" g' j2 Oavailable for each operation/task. ! Y" P+ D+ j3 {8 hAllotment The temporary change of assignment of tactical air forces between subordinate commands. The authority to allot is vested in the commander having operational command. * P* _6 u7 N! ^& mALO Alpha Laser Optimization. ALOD Adaptive Locally Optimum Detector (Navy term). Alpha Particle A particle emitted spontaneously from the nuclei of some radioactive elements. $ w3 A9 v# Z% u6 k ~It is identical to a helium nucleus, having a mass of four units and a charge of " p* q6 U, m$ cpositive two. ! Z/ J. M2 |, E" q: F5 C: |8 \ALPS Accidental Launch Protection System. 6 m8 |8 u' D! b xALS Advanced Launch System. - J7 |4 p# |4 ]- s; iALSP Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol. ALT Airborne Laser Technology. # x5 p: Q, n$ {5 f4 F: {ALTAIR UHF test radar at USAKA. ! `9 o& j4 ?, _/ s: pAltAir 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 1 J! Y7 s' E! B" s- Q5 U16 Alternate , X/ m( P& Y! K6 i2 K8 y% d! Y; yNational Military ; \: x% ]4 ~. w) r* s, QCommand Center 5 t* z6 V6 H8 |; C& V4 W(ANMCC) An element of the National Military Command System (NMCS), which serves as 3 E9 K2 g' I8 j6 E, t3 X0 H1 A- fan alternate to the NMCC. Located at Ft. Ritchie, MD. Alternate Processing and $ q* p! M: S+ u. F5 QCorrelation Center (APCC) ; y# g# p Y& [6 {1 Q5 LNORAD capability in USSTRATCOM Command Post that receives, processes, and analyzes TW/AA information. Alternate Space : b; q$ I: [. y+ b5 X( }- o+ dDefense " X+ i- d8 Q- G" m2 V7 D3 {Operations ' Y( J2 U& p" p% T) R& Q0 i' vCenter (ASPADOC) + N& T$ `% O( R( t7 nThe backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at ! {5 R3 |! A1 c4 mDahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. ' r7 c- l/ v" b0 b% DALU Arithmetic Logic Unit. AM Amplitude Modulation. ' ^9 ~& D( e0 D' k5 X* VAMC (1) Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL. (2) Army Materiel Command. (3) Midpoint Compromise Search Area. (4) Acquisition Method Code. (5) Advisory Management Committee. * L+ i2 J' V5 ]8 q! }& D) BAMCOM Army Aviation and Missile Command (Oct. 1996). * _+ Y8 N; V6 e3 ]3 SAMD Air and Missile Defense AMDF Army Master Data File AMDS Active Missile Defense System. AMDTF Air and Missile Defense Task Force (US Army term) 2 H+ p1 H9 Z. C% s# O% yAMEMB American Embassy. AMFB Acquisition Management Functional Board. 3 I; V9 l" C6 @AMG Antenna mast group. 8 d0 g$ w5 L$ Q# i8 TAMOR Army Missile Optical Range. " I7 \0 n+ Z& x- fAMOS Air Force Maui Optical Station. 6 h1 j6 k4 `! H3 y( W3 x! P5 vamp ampere AMP Ansular Measurement Precision.

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AMRAAM Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. AMS Aerodynamic Maneuvering System AMSAA Army Materiel Systems Analysis Agency. AMSDL Acquisition Management System Data Requirements Control List. AMT ATCS Mobile Terminal. , r9 z ], H9 C6 D6 i8 @& zMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 17 AMTB Attack Management Test Bed $ k! |! y8 U0 {5 I1 i3 a4 |9 k* |3 `AMTL Army Materials Technology Laboratory. " Y& _! C& ?0 b8 g" x! YA/N Army/Navy ; m( [2 K# r: ~( IAN/TPS-59 USMC Firefinder radar. : Q5 o6 k7 J8 CANALYZE Static Code Analyzer. ANIK E1 Canadian telecommunications satellite’s name. ANL Argonne National Laboratory # g' F$ c1 T& a0 v, m8 U9 M/ ~ANMCC Alternate National Military Command Center. ANMD Army National Missile Defense. ; i3 Z' J3 {! a! qANN Artificial Neural Networks. ANSI American National Standards Institute. Antenna Area The ratio of the power available at the terminals of an antenna to the incident ) n; G8 v( z C1 f+ Zpower 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 5 v3 H/ U6 y' ]7 x: Smissile threat. It includes such measures as the use of interceptors, bombers, antiaircraft guns, surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles, electronic countermeasures, and destruction of the air or missile threat both before and " f% h; V6 Z/ W* {/ Yafter it is launched. Other measures taken to minimize the effects of hostile air action are cover, concealment, dispersion, deception, and mobility (Navy/USMC). ; s N. r# h' @Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) , C4 I$ c+ @/ d; {The term used for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapons developed to negate the ballistic missile threat in the late 60s and early 70s. * T: e8 S, p7 E& h5 D `7 tAnti-Ballistic Missile System 4 ~2 w( [& L5 Y" G$ i4 h8 ]" oA system designed to counter strategic ballistic missiles or their elements in flight. Anti-Radiation Missile (ARM) 5 o: a2 K: U# T) M" X% r1 {A missile that homes passively on a radiation source. Antisatellite Weapon (ASAT) 4 s* i% L, a4 u% W1 n. U3 e) }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 nuclear 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 0 U$ a; Z# L! xan object in order to cause misidentification of the object by the sensors. The disguising of an RV to resemble a non-threatening object such as a piece of debris, a balloon, or a decoy. Ao Operational Availability 4 M5 X- E. f% t2 ~$ gAO (1) Associated Object. (2) Action Officer. (3) Area of Operations (4) Acousto- ( _# W% L' b- S5 T" aOptical. (5) Attack Operations. AOA OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Adjunct (now called AST). % \" L" m' W8 v8 o1 s4 ~* z- B) qMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 18 AOC Air Operations Center. AOCC Air Operations Control Center. , i+ a& E) R, \8 O( ]3 q. FAOEC Aero-Optic Evaluation Center, Buffalo, NY. AOI Active Optical Imager. AOP Airborne Optics Platform. + z- v) x: H+ Y3 |( u& yAOR Area of Responsibility. / x; j/ k' W7 ~& z) @3 N) ZAOS OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Sensor. 5 e# e- \- q* y7 v2 B3 eAOSP Advanced On-Board Signal Processor. AOTF Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter. ) ?% ~0 s* Q' I, x7 iAP Acquisition Plan. 3 H5 d7 d& i( g* r% LAPB Acquisition Program Baseline. APBI Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry (MDA). ) [# l" c6 X/ MAPCC Alternate Processing and Correlation Center. ' q9 T; P% q1 u8 H; s; v' _APDP Acquisition Professional Development Program. ; i3 ]$ u% V8 N( Z" `APEX Active Plasma Experiment API Ascent-Phase Intercept. : f1 x; a' {4 B* c7 _3 @APIPT Acquisition Planning IPT (PAC-3 term). APL Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. APLE Average Power Laser Experiment. " b% @ W' ? K5 K* g8 W2 W7 N2 HAPM Advanced Penetration Model. ! C9 ^! }( t7 K" m/ O4 q$ ^APMA Acquisition Program Management Agreement. APO (1) Apache Point Observatory. (2) Arrow Project Office. 4 J$ U: g2 q+ P8 q1 [! f+ eAPOD Aerial Point of Debarkation. Application (1) (Software) It refers to a process; usually implemented as a software routine, at the highest level (Level 7) of the ISO open system architecture. (2) (SDS) It refers to such processes as the Battle Management, Navigation, Network Control, and other high level functions . j3 j3 i$ U6 A- f4 C# owhich may originate or receive messages over the SDS Communication 2 y7 U+ X6 z Z& ?/ L8 qnetwork, via underlying lower-level protocols. (3) Software designed to M5 `1 A) `. W3 o) M: _fulfill specific needs of a user. (4) (Acquisition) The process of selecting requirements that are pertinent and cost effective for the particular U; A. X) ?/ [0 T/ ?materiel acquisition and contractually invoking them at the most H5 V2 E9 V+ P% \: G' m1 _) Aadvantageous times in the acquisition cycle. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 4 s. o) E+ o; v9 A2 T4 V19 Apportionment (1) A determination made by the Office of Management and Budget which limits the amount of obligations or expenditures that may be incurred during a specified time period. An apportionment may limit all obligations , z; m' s1 y3 G0 S7 vto be incurred during the specified period or it may limit obligation to be ( z o: g b' o4 W# \" ^5 d3 Zincurred for a specific activity, function, project, object, or a combination : [6 w! s) n- y9 U# }3 q9 Othereof. 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 6 z/ v- |' {' W9 }general sense, distribution for planning of limited resources among competing requirements. Specific apportionments (e.g. air sorties and forces for planning) are described as apportionment of air sorties and ; \/ n6 ?. r& i2 A$ nforces for planning, etc. Appropriation An authorization by an act of Congress that permits Federal agencies to incur 4 r6 o# E# ?; z% }' G0 K' qobligations and make payments from the Treasury. An appropriation usually follows an enactment of authorizing legislation. An appropriation act is the most common means of providing budget authority. Appropriations do not represent ) ]* l# U ~7 P4 p8 }0 ycash actually set aside in the Treasury; they represent limitations of amounts, 5 r& m8 V9 Z: [; M: E: S7 [3 Owhich agencies may obligate during a specified time period. See Authorization. Approved % m- h+ f7 s3 v1 v IProgram 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. APT Acquisition, Pointing, and Tracking. 4 |# J- e$ H& L% OAPU Auxiliary Power Unit. AR Army 0 Z5 R7 M' u4 ]+ QARB Accreditation Review Board. ARC (1) Advanced Research Center, US Army, Huntsville, AL. (2) Atlantic Research Corporation. 4 m1 j% G/ q/ s# eARC/SC Advanced Research Center/Simulation Center. ARCCC Army Component Command Center. ARCT Advanced Radar Component Technology. " l7 [, w/ g: W9 QARFOR Army Forces. ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. Architectural ; A1 a, n2 _- hDesign 2 [" _( i- ~0 q' K+ |$ FThe process of defining a collection of hardware and software components and their interfaces to establish the framework for the development of a computer system. ' r9 l. b% a7 J* C1 w- f5 f) J) bMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 3 o# a7 e' R0 K4 D' V9 B5 u9 H0 A7 D20 Architecture ' S9 ?' ?" N1 l: _, u0 kIntegration Study (AIS) A study to determine the performance of alternative architectures and element 8 \# k+ S' Q% {0 h( ] r7 |4 t% }designs that satisfy BMD System mission requirements, and to evaluate the effect of changing threats and advances in technology on the systems, E/ w$ N9 U* `4 esubsystems, and components making up existing and proposed architectures. * y( P5 t; _2 m. g6 F6 C) Z$ UARDSOC Army Defense System Operations Center. ARE Aerothermal Reentry Experiment. Area Air Defense Commander ! S6 H/ P% `' Q4 {(AADC) p0 v+ v9 e2 [- Y0 |' XThe person given overall responsibility for air defense within an overseas unified # e7 k9 s/ b& e5 Z/ R) g( ~5 Gcommand, subordinate unified command, or a joint task force. Normally, this will be the Air Force component commander. Area Defense Defense of a broad geographical area that contains both military and civilian + ^% h. |) e- j+ k& \( G4 ^7 bassets (i.e., depots, towns/cities). (USSPACECOM) e, {+ P# @$ j/ \% [6 ]' u. {% VArea of Influence A geographical area wherein a commander is directly capable of influencing operations by maneuver or fire support systems normally under his command or 4 x' S4 ^$ Y; }9 Y* {control. # Z+ i% }' c, j' ~. uArea of Interest & T: L" ?! q# g( N8 n+ U(AOI) $ b. ^7 `7 P1 H. H( }0 eThe 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. 1 P* n! m) a) q2 a, eArea of Operations 9 }1 R( e" X* B, [5 k$ e1 ? JThat portion of an area of war necessary for military operations and for the administration of such operations. 3 k/ m2 v3 T. v$ u3 A: nArgus An airborne optical platform operated by the Air Force’s Phillips Laboratory. Argus is sometimes used by MDA to collect flight test signatures, ) c) O* p( \0 r- j# E+ e( Dphenomenology, and intercept data. 4 r+ Z, z; m; u, D; p0 }. p* @ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. ARH Anti-Radiation Homing. 2 f6 e |$ I3 E: ~ARI Army Research Institute

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ARIES Active Radio Interferometer for Explosion Surveillance. ' ^7 |% o5 ^( @2 m1 TARL Airborne Reconnaissance-Low (USA term) [circa 1996 = Reconnaissance equipment in Dash-7 airplane]. 5 D0 i5 T6 [3 ]) \1 N' AARM Anti-Radiation Missile. 1 J/ a% p( x3 F" W/ U1 T3 OArms Export ' O. K) {2 x# V. [5 L0 ~Control Board ! I# y3 u5 y4 y2 S! J3 a7 P2 Q(AECB) An interagency board, chaired by the Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science, and Technology, that serves to advise the Secretary of % m5 Q+ e/ G4 x% p! [State on matters relating to security assistance program levels and arms transfer policies. ) w; H' ?5 z9 q" h" V, hArmy Brigade " B5 J, J* V5 C% f2 \' f3 w" HCenter (ARBC) The Army center between the ARSPOC and the ARROC with C2 responsibilities for BMD. . S0 y% f: a5 r l" o' y7 hArmy Component Command Center - O T) d# U# p- }1 b6 F(ARCCC) / C; Z9 K8 T' c3 u) c- c( m. AA segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of * W) @0 J7 \ E# l8 d5 V* v! [the CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to Army Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The ARCCC was ( F0 r; c5 p# V" \- ^" ?- H3 d7 v4 Seliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system architecture definition update. % ^% z I7 v, X. A+ ^% ~MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 21 5 t' p, o! _0 }1 _Army Materiel # l# @" ~; m! a2 C O0 u$ dCommand (AMC) Performs the assigned materiel functions of the Department of the Army, including research and development; product improvement; human factors # F5 K5 a$ Q' @2 I! Q- }: \3 Fengineering; test and evaluation; procurement and production; new equipment training; scientific and technical intelligence production; international logistics programs; and storage, distribution, maintenance, demilitarization, and disposal - G5 j- g( O: ]! C" \for the continental United States wholesale supply and maintenance systems as : S0 M# A' w8 I- d% ~5 y. b- Swell as for overseas systems. Located in Alexandria, VA and moving to Fort 0 i2 m" c, i5 _Belvoir, VA in 2003. Army Space ( b( w- S7 C8 b1 wOperations $ w8 v$ f- F# uCenter (ARSPOC) 2 Z6 C; ?* Z* p" w8 c" `, D9 dThe Army Space Command Center responsible for logistically/ administratively controlling assigned SDS elements and which shall also include the capability to assure the BMD mission is carried out should the USCINCSPACE CCC be lost. # \8 U( v4 ~! ]+ ?7 E* OARNG Army National Guard. % V( u. x* B9 O3 s4 M* i- i8 o8 ~3 P/ CAROS Airborne Radar Optical System. ARP Address Resolution Protocol 2 H# }+ P& s# ]- N2 `4 }( J# AARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Formerly known as Defense Advanced ) [, i" F% r! A0 l$ ]Research Projects Agency (DARPA). ARPANET ARPA Network. ARRC Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps. ARROC Army Regional Operations Center. Arrow A technology demonstration program started in 1988 and designed to meet Israeli architecture requirements for area defense of population centers against TBMs. . G9 ]; L9 d' x3 l4 |4 M% ^ARS (1) Airborne Remote Sensing. (2) Action Request System. % B9 c F& A/ J3 [ARSCS Automated Rear Services Control System. 7 G3 f0 D! D8 w3 ~& q" UARSPACE U.S. Army Space Command. : R# W) m: k9 qARSPOC Army Space Operations Center. ARU Alignment Reference Unit (PAC-3). ASA Assistant Secretary of the Army. ASAF Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. " p& j+ d: D1 u) ?7 GASAF (A) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition). ASARC Army Systems Acquisition Review Council. * |: h; |8 D& o% E8 n# n) GASARS Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System. 0 C7 k7 }5 G9 B. N9 JASAS (1) All Source Analysis System. (2) Advanced Solid Axial Stage. ASAT Antisatellite Weapon. ' L3 _; d7 h' I& XASB Army Science Board. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A , e/ D; L. B7 d5 ~0 e% x8 c8 X22 3 t8 t& |7 Y; f5 I1 f9 D1 X+ w& ]4 AASBM Air-to-Surface Ballistic Missile. 5 Z: [0 ?* G' |4 G9 N: m) sASC (1) Army Space Command (See also USARSPACECOM, ARSPACECOM). (2) Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH. * Y& ^. {3 @. \7 u3 z* ]; lASCC Air Standardization Coordination Committee. ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. ASCM Advance Spaceborne Computer Module - z9 d7 v" O- L! YASCO Advanced Systems Concept Office ASCON Associate Contractor ASD (1) OBSOLETE Aeronautical Systems Division (AF). See Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC). (2) Assistant Secretary of Defense. 1 c" H, `3 }- m/ C0 i& FASDC Alternated Space Defense Center * j' \5 d3 W% H$ \ASDP Advanced Sensor Demonstration Program. " B! [5 l* u* ^# g b/ B( @6 B4 FASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEDP Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Program. ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit. ASIOE Associated Support Items of Equipment (USA term). ASL Authorized Stockage List (USA term). , e0 c5 x) u4 {1 P2 _* JASM (1) Anti-Simulation. (2) Anti-ship Missile. (3) Air-to-Surface Missile. ASMD Anti-ship Missile Defense. ASMDC Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, AL (1998). ASMP French Air Surface Missile ASN Assistant Secretary of the Navy. 1 j6 g$ L( S1 a$ }. n- aASN (RD&A) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition). 4 m) L) V4 b) l9 L4 r( SASN (SB&L) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics). ASOC Air Support Operations Center. ; X$ i5 y/ @# L" g4 |* x% PASP (1) Airborne Surveillance Platform. (2) Advanced Sensor Program. (3) Advanced Sensor Platform. (4) Annual Service Practice. ASPADOC The backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at Dahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. 0 K+ i" ^: w/ x4 eASPIRIS Advanced Signal Processing for IR Sensors. ASPJ Airborne Self Protection Jammer - @) _: u1 |% R. F# j& n# bMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 23 ASPO Army Space Program Office. ASR Acquisition Strategy Report. ASROC Antisubmarine Rocket. : @+ [3 W4 D; G0 iASSERT Augmentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training (DoD 6 l0 Z- I: P) o1 L- g& bterm). J, b. K- a" {9 s8 G; d; F J* MAssessment (1) Appraisal of the worth of an intelligence activity, source information, or & B$ F( d) B3 i% g* e" Q6 Pproduct in terms of its contribution to a specific goal, or the credibility, reliability, pertinence, accuracy, or usefulness of information in terms of o) E% X! r4 _& E/ Man 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 MDA-sponsored Confidence Assessment Team for a specified purpose. 7 i l4 T: F; o! {, ~# }ASSIST Automated Systems Security Incident Support Term (DISA term). ) s7 d% R3 ~' ^6 x: ]7 U) gAssociated ) c" S& |/ u; d( H$ J& g+ p7 {: nObject 5 ]9 M8 C1 A! ?3 k& Q1 R" b9 k) tObject that remains near a deployed reentry vehicle, decoy or chaff puff. Assume Course ( N$ q, ]4 {. FOrientation Make course attitude adjustments to the weapon platform orientation prior to engagement. Assured Defense Strategies and tactics that result in (specified) a high probability of kill against # `* r& n3 j- F6 X3 W, ` H1 zdesignated targets, regardless of the interceptors required. (USSPACECOM) Assured Kill This option requires defense segments to employ tactics, which produce the highest probability of kill consistent with the available number of defensive : Q$ q3 _$ p I. n- t- presources (interceptors). " ~7 R9 a/ l) XAST (1) See Airborne Surveillance Testbed. (2) Advanced Sensor Technology. / S6 E/ o, E+ z4 {8 CASTMP Army Science and Technology Master Plan ; g- ^/ H6 d8 b; S/ k5 j- BASTP Advanced Sensor Technology Program & A1 v/ s& {; y/ QASWG Architecture Systems Working Group. # g" v t# P1 T6 V& m; dAT Advanced Technology , {/ d. I5 T/ dATA (1) Advanced Test Accelerator. (2) Avionics Test Article. ATACC (1) Advanced Tactical Command Central (USMC term). (2) Advanced Theater Air 8 s. {' F+ _. T8 sCommand Center ATACM Army Tactical Missile ATACMS Army Tactical Missile System. % B( N+ N% K6 n- KATAF Allied Tactical Air Force (NATO). ! M2 ^( d' Y) N2 D5 uATB (1) Allied Test Bed. (2) Analytical Tool Box. 0 E! W+ C' |% z# U4 k! ~ATBM (1) Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile. (2) Anti- Theater Ballistic Missile MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 24 ATC Automated Technical Catalog 9 |3 ?+ {- D- b0 N( _ATCCS Army Tactical Command and Control System ATCOM Army Aviation and Troop Command (pre-Oct 96) (See AMCOM) ATD Advanced Technology Demonstration. 6 i! n z% A* r8 D; {+ p" pATDL Army Tactical Data Link. 7 `/ p7 X1 t( IATDM Adaptive Time Division Multiplexer. + D6 Z1 ^9 u4 `1 I! {ATDS Airborne Tactical Data System. 6 s2 c6 y* M/ z8 L" m" ^) YATE Automatic Test Equipment. ATH Above the Horizon ATHS Airborne Target Handover System. ; W: T; n9 J( }* T5 tATI Advanced Technology Interceptor 1 T2 W) V+ z) I2 [ATIM Advanced Technology Insertion Module : E) O9 B' \* ~7 _. hATIS Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions ATM Anti-Tactical Missile. v" y9 h5 ~$ L5 k; OATMD Army Theater Missile Defense. ATMDF Air and Theater Missile Defense Force (US Army term). ATMDPO Army Theater Missile Defense Program Office. : @: E! @6 J* ~+ nATO 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 8 j" f% s' k& m/ L/ B# @! v( LTactical Publication. (4) Acceptance Test Procedures. (5) Acceptance Test Program. (6) Advanced Technology Program (Department of 6 e. A5 d0 n/ P/ hCommerce term). (7) Authority to Process. ATP&FC Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Fire Control. / B2 F1 ^& ^* ]/ b s2 l& |ATR Autonomous/Automated Target Recognition. ATRJ Advanced Threat Radar Jammer. ATSIM Acquisition and Track Simulation. & f- B y$ K3 O, BAttack and v% H) l4 E5 g N0 a9 j7 ~; KLaunch Early Reporting to ) m7 ` R, c& rTheater (ALERT) An upgrade to ground station mission processing which exploits inherent satellite capability to provide theater missile warning and cueing. 3 J0 ?: W# B, n6 ]MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 25 # S2 ?/ c3 [7 o2 d( a' ]Attack % l9 [! ?% ~9 U) |9 wAssessment (AA) An evaluation of information to determine the potential or actual nature and . L0 I% n$ V& j* m9 Jobjectives of an attack for the purpose of providing information for timely $ K- T3 v! @8 O" n, }( s9 S: \decisions. Attack Characterization The process by which the parameters of an attack in progress are developed, updated and defined. T+ @ R+ u6 v0 V1 ^/ H5 u9 b( PAttack N# M. [9 U" HOperations (Counterforce) Attack operations prevent launch of theater missiles by attacking all elements of ! j' C% P; d* cthe overall enemy system, including such actions as destroying launch platforms, 7 l# v6 c! j9 g0 Bsupport facilities, reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition , a5 C, [ _: c. k$ k& \& H: d, i4 xplatforms, command and control nodes, and missile stocks. Attack operations ) x. O6 T% b; F- d* b$ lcan be executed by space, air, ground, maritime, and special operations forces. Attack operations are considered one of the four pillars of TMD capability. (JCS & g8 C; q, _/ `; EJ-38 CONOPS) Attack Price A concept used to evaluate the performance of a BMD system that defines / R; g6 A2 D4 O- a- z' \8 F6 T“price” as the number of Re-entry Vehicles required to ensure target destruction. ( W4 K9 E+ x3 r9 ~ F) STarget destruction is defined as a probability of target survivability using the draw : T7 E% D+ z1 Y7 `$ }down curve. Attack Warning/ $ B$ i: m3 ?: a$ A) }' lAttack Assessment ( k% z4 v8 @" D2 i* a- h(AW/AA) 0 s3 }' V! i: F$ R+ x; R# J' ]4 [Integrated air, missile, and space defense data used to determine whether an 0 R6 R) _. w8 \" S* R* X2 rattack is underway and, if so, what is the type and strength of the attack. ( g5 e; E4 E6 T( M4 f% M, ]ATTD Advanced Technology Transition Demonstration. Attenuation 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 2 i0 i; G4 Z$ `' n* t- ?, Dsquare of distance). ATV Advanced Technology Validation. ) _1 o* n3 o# f* G7 x2 Y# I2 Y+ iAULS Accidental or Unauthorized Limited Strike. 9 Y4 v# `" l5 Q7 r: u3 G9 |AUPC Average Unit Procurement Cost. . f4 V& K4 o) O# d WAURORA Canadian aircraft. ( R' W; N% v9 i1 K! M3 P2 CAutonomous Acquisition u6 R0 ~" e# E* v8 GRange (Max.) 3 T$ I9 W/ d; |* IThe maximum range at which a target can be acquired by a sensor operating in , Y3 S; y. ^$ P5 s- ra non-cued mode. AV (1) Air Vehicle. (2) Audio-Visual. 8 V# h1 @3 |. qAVATAR (SAIC) Flight dynamics simulator. AVC Advanced Vehicle Concept. AVCATT Aviation CATT (US Army term) Average Unit . p% w+ P& `5 j- l; L/ V- H* @Procurement Cost (AUPC) Design to average unit procurement cost objectives, expressed in constant ; V x& n! y6 `- G) c5 ~dollars, are established for Milestone I, Concept Demonstration Approval. AUPC 8 K9 V$ _, q0 E: \' W; `8 |includes recurring flyaway, rollaway, sail-away costs (including nonrecurring % u' e) r( F/ t- m" }+ ^production costs) adjusted for data, training, support equipment, and initial spares costs. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 26 " b" N' ]6 \! S, @* J7 R- {AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. & _) H# d4 O o. MAVSCOM Aviation Systems Command (US Army). AW/AA Attack Warning/Attack Assessment. AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System. AWC Air Warfare Centre (UK RAF term). AWE Advanced Warfighting Experiment 9 L% V) ]3 j6 M/ B4 \AWG (1) Acquisition Working Group (GSA term). (2) Algorithm Working Group. / m1 a; Z3 P% a! U8 B$ ^AWS (1) AEGIS Weapons System (2) Advanced Warning System. (3) Arrow Weapons System (Joint US/Israeli BMD weapons system). Azimuth Orientation of a vector projected onto a reference horizontal plane, relative to a 4 R( p6 U) x8 _" }* e% lreference direction in the plane. Azimuth Angle A positive angle measured clockwise in a reference horizontal plane from a reference direction to a given direction. For a topocentric-horizon coordinate 7 H" z+ X8 H7 X# _reference frame, the reference direction is due north (true north or magnetic north, depending on the application). 5 z5 j) p: O+ O2 n* n9 c, f2 EMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 27 B Billion. 2 g6 g: w) C; e/ ], a# pB Spec Development specification. B2C2 Brigade and Below Command and Control System (Army term). 4 h- Q) v; C+ H* |( s" O8 ^BA Budget activity. The budget activity codes are: ' t6 v9 e6 `4 ]5 \4 M0 _01 – Basic Research & o" P- z0 B3 {0 q2 d& k( V6 n- w02 – Exploratory Development 2 F6 Y# ?% T% b& g8 U' e$ z03 – Advance Technology Development . d; I9 ]& p2 r- B9 i( R1 ?# b6 u04 – Dem/Val r* t+ D7 O+ ]+ O' e05 – EMD ( ?9 L" h1 U4 l06 – Management Support 0 n0 c+ Q& g; M# z0 `; i3 j07 – Operational Systems Development BAA Broad Agency Announcement. BAC Budget At Completion. Backbone * G' e3 l5 j* k! I+ A ANetwork Consists of the space communications network, the ground communications network, and the interconnection between the two. Background ) J4 p. Z9 V) t+ zRejection (Surveillance) The suppression of background noise for the improvement of an object signal. BAE Battlefield Area Evaluation (USA term). BAFO Best and Final Offer. . ]$ K# Y0 S. w6 P8 ABAI Battlefield Air Interdiction. ; d: _) u% D/ D$ {& c/ tBalanced Technology Initiative (BTI) DoD’s program to hasten application of advanced technology to the most critical and urgent operational needs. BTI projects are demonstrating leap-ahead capabilities enabled by emerging technologies in smart weapons, target acquisition, battlefield C3I, active countermeasures, and ultra-wide bandwidth radars and high power microwave systems. ! i8 O% G. _6 C; j! QBallistic Coefficient ) h+ p9 L/ {: J aThe weight of the object divided by the product of the coefficient of drag and the * g7 B3 D: j+ u& Uprojected area (W/CDA), in kilograms per square meter. Ballistic Missile - u" o' j, l7 |7 i1 b% v& z(BM) 3 m; O; s+ H$ _' k5 ZAny missile that does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and consequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated. Ballistic Missile 6 i" b$ ]1 W) u% k, s3 P! m1 n, d! kBoost Intercept " J/ D2 J! _' G5 C% A, o$ C* n(BAMBI) . A, \( ^! l+ B8 {& R) s& ~OBSOLETE. A 1966 system concept that a Lockheed study group developed in anticipation of possible government interest in the development of an ABM 5 V& C8 U& X5 {4 x! dcapability. ' E- {4 Q) P6 u( o+ Z1 ZBallistic Missile Defense (BMD) All active and passive measures designed to detect, identify, track, and defeat 6 N. m- \% E [7 Lattacking ballistic missiles (and entities), in both strategic and theater tactical 8 C) J* i* t. H( Troles, during any portion of their flight trajectory (boost, post-boost, midcourse, or terminal) or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack. ' s, c5 }$ L! j8 d; e5 J1 ?5 ~2 ?3 EBallistic Missile : s/ ?: u, J1 y) VDefense Battery - w- r2 O9 u6 U: C$ U3 o, M+ ^2 G$ bAn Army operations center, which operates and maintains BMD ground-based weapons and sensors. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 28 9 \( e$ F E5 |1 y- b; A+ P1 M5 uBallistic Missile Defense (BMD) Cell - u. Y$ ?5 ` ]. o$ X; b, GThis facility will be located in the USSPACECOM Consolidated Command Center 8 O6 |' a/ Y- y(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 Defense , w' L) e& q8 f: J; kOperations Center (BMDOC) OBSOLETE. Initially located at the NTF, and ultimately in the Cheyenne 6 H% j. a* `* q9 X* z5 P: zMountain Complex, this facility supports the BMD Cell-USSPACECOM information ; X: I. w: E F, g' I; Q1 a- Minterface. The BMDOC hosts a BM/C3 processing suite and the operations . C3 `% `5 E2 Vpersonnel necessary to coordinate and integrate system-wide BMD activities and supports the USCINCSPACE planning and decision process. 1 c5 m) q4 i, q( gBallistic Missile Defense Organization ; I9 r! G! U- d2 j' L7 `(BMDO) OBSOLETE. The former name of an agency of the Department of Defense whose mission is to manage and direct the conduct of a research program 5 K( W( X. y. h7 Pexamining the feasibility of eliminating the threat posed by ballistic missiles of all 6 t. j: _6 \8 N- Jranges and of increasing the contribution of defensive systems to United States and Allied security. MDA is the successor to Strategic Defense Initiative ) l3 a a& o* C' }% HOrganization (SDIO). See MDA. f( r3 U4 | d+ V- t% k" ~Ballistic Missile * ?# R1 s5 l' ~) D1 q0 Z TDefense Program An architecture comprising three objectives: Theater Missile Defense (TMD), 0 b& k9 A6 A5 X/ o9 j7 y8 q9 cNational Missile Defense (NMD), and Follow-on Research Programs. Ballistic Missile 0 r7 J" J3 `5 e. C# BDefense (BMD) . N$ @- {2 R. f9 g* {$ v* w3 h; ?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 + u. k4 n* X1 a( V% T% Xagainst ballistic missile attacks to North America and other areas of vital interest. (USSPACECOM) $ ]0 u; ~* F& m3 k# E, m3 T* _Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) 2 e3 X5 g5 T0 t3 o$ ~$ O0 rProvides tactical warning of ballistic missile attacks, and is part of Spacetrack system. A two-faced phased array radar located at Thule AB, Greenland; three . R9 x7 |& J. {) i7 H0 R, p3 bdetection radars and one tracking radar at Clear AFS, AK; and three tracking / p, ^0 v. h; m* Q# Aradars at RAF Fylingdales, UK. + }2 S- j0 G' Z% X, N( uBallistics 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 Trajectory The trajectory traced after the propulsive force is terminated and the body is # r' J: Z3 e+ U6 ~, y/ O% Wacted upon only by gravity and aerodynamic drag. Balloon A spherical inflatable decoy used as a penetration aid to mask the location of 2 y ~$ F/ P; S$ u& T o2 vreentry vehicles. : I: f: W! W/ ^ q4 i2 m `BAMBI OBSOLETE. See Ballistic Missile Boost Intercept. % O; s0 y9 R- b, LBandwidth The range of usable frequencies assigned to a channel or system; the difference expressed in Hertz between the highest and lowest frequencies of a band. ' k: r' @0 l0 _0 ^9 ^! a0 {BAR Bimonthly Activity Report. 3 x: L) `0 f4 g" F% b* `BARBB BMDO Acquisition Reporting Bulletin Board . a6 X' `; a7 RBarrage Jamming Simultaneous electronic jamming over a broad band of frequencies. s: e* _1 \9 u- ?) c# U9 OBattery 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 * g p+ G. ^0 n4 ~8 T+ o+ v( t3 WBattle Damage Assessment (BDA) , i7 r( x" v4 z" ?- g+ `The estimate of damage resulting from the application of military force against a 8 C( Z2 {! i; ?: J! g0 U( Epredetermined objective. Battle damage assessments can be applied to the use of all types of weapons systems throughout the range of military operations. . q n( y a- r h: A6 g2 |BDAs are primarily an intelligence responsibility with required inputs and 5 J- m! U0 x H. {4 Z! v }, Q: k! Vcoordination from the operators. BDA is composed of physical damage assessment, functional damage assessment, and target system assessment.

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Battlefield Coordination Element (BCE) 7 {4 j: [" T* A% @An Army liaison provided by the Army component commander to the Air " p" H4 f& u! t% q$ jOperations Center (AOC) and/or to the component designated by the joint force commander to plan, coordinate, and de-conflict air operations. The battlefield / v' b/ ]9 r' h& H2 Q+ I( i6 P/ jcoordination 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. ; K; l! ^9 @( s# x \" x5 A/ GBaseline Defined quantity or quality used as starting point for subsequent efforts and progress measurement. Can be a technical baseline or cost baseline. Baseline 2 D( X: P3 `! |0 {$ G, LComparison System (BCS) A current operational system, or a composite of current operational subsystems, which most closely represents the design, operational, and support # H- b% a9 \5 o( @7 z2 N) Gcharacteristics of the new system under development. Baseline Conditions The natural and human environmental conditions, which are present prior to implementation of a program and against which impacts are assessed. 9 [1 [; m2 t$ Q6 z, yBaseline Cost Estimate (BCE) + H; m z0 `6 k: _1 p- VA detailed estimate of acquisition and ownership costs normally required for highlevel decisions. This estimate is performed early in the program and serves as / _; S2 \# a+ a Y5 P, [, B. jthe base point for all subsequent tracking and auditing purposes. Base Program The base program is the program described in the Future Years Defense ' |9 E0 H2 C# {% S; lProgram base file, when updated to conform to the budget presented to Congress in January. It constitutes the base from which all current-year program $ j. o: [( a/ l! h& f$ @changes are considered. : |9 `3 q K7 {: u: r4 EBase Year A reference period, which determines a fixed price level for comparison in economic escalation calculations and cost estimates. The price level index for 7 K! ?$ R# Y/ e, C0 _the base year is 1.000. 5 p: C6 D; X% rBattle Debris Battle Debris are the fragments produced by the hypervelocity collision of an % K) I8 ]) L2 N' K% Y3 @, Tinterceptor with a ballistic missile, post-boost vehicle, or reentry vehicle, objects resulting from intentional fragmentation or accidental detonation of booster : L' B+ L4 Z. C/ d/ @ }4 Z; Mcomponents, and objects normally associated with the deployment and propagation of threat objects (such as nuts, bolts, inter-stages, fairings, shrouds, etc.). $ W* \: l) j6 a& E+ sBattle Group (1) Domains into which the battle space is partitioned. (2) A data processing approach implemented in the battle management computer, which & k. l1 }" f5 `$ }/ q8 [- V- }1 q! gminimizes the processing load by partitioning (grouping) threat data (Virtual Battle Group). (3) A group of associated system elements which operate together in a segment of the battle, based upon their capabilities and relative location to each other and the threat. 7 n: ]6 B( {+ ?7 E8 D9 a8 p' e, GBattle Integration Preplanning processes and/or real-time coordination that occur to minimize $ y. }& W, c8 f7 Q K" R& Vresource wastage between battle tiers or battle partitions. 6 v" u) W: b& H/ ~0 Q( @MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B , e9 R% w5 H$ h" Q! S' O: H30 $ @3 P" K0 F/ v" P% h$ z# w$ IBattle Management (BM) 1 {; U4 h! W4 Q9 ?- cBattle 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 0 I \. N! E& Z; paddresses the problem of choosing a specific strategy or set of strategies and performing the associated tasks, which would result in the most desired outcome. ( j. c+ b3 B% ]1 NBattle Management/ , {; B! K& ?& z3 d; P* {5 V. k0 ~Command, Control, Communications, and Computers % h! E. d( i# _& g(BM/C4 ) BM/C4 is a set of automated processes, which respond to the C2 system’s control : t( {: x! T3 H) s, y$ fdirectives. The BM/C4 will provide the BMD system with the capability of planning, coordinating, directing, and controlling the surveillance and 9 `* z! i( |; {( D4 Gengagement operations of the system. It will consist of a distributed arrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities, and procedures that will ensure timely human control of the battle management process. BM/C4 consists of a battle planning function, an engagement planning 8 F2 c* }, l& x# l( |) J Bfunction, and a battle execution function. (USSPACECOM) + T% d2 Q) h( z6 }/ g* ?- mBattle Management Database 5 A, {4 o4 l8 c& gBattle Management data files including: battle management message file, object file, track file, discrimination file, engagement file, kill assessment file, and battle + B/ q7 M2 F: J: Q- a7 _* ]1 Ymanagement health and status file. 9 l% Z; i/ ?% iBattle Management 6 y8 S* g, B' V8 @0 ^8 J- D: ASystem 9 k ? w7 V1 y p3 N& BThe hub of the command and control process. It consists of computer hardware . V* @2 j5 z, x" _and software that integrates elements of the command and control system into a 6 O0 y- @% G! E; p' F3 u$ Esynergistic operation. (USSPACECOM) + W9 n3 Q/ T' X3 d' OBattle Management System Configuration + U$ g1 N6 d) t; L1 }$ aThe battle management elements currently in the system together with their $ G2 T6 t. {$ Q: a7 ilocations, connectivity and currently activated modes of operation. Battle 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. 3 @$ @8 G( J( ^: {+ pIt contains the rules of engagement, battle strategy, and intercept tactics to be implemented by the battle management processors. It is directly responsive to " X6 q/ V7 J* H' e8 ]" g/ ythe attack type (e.g., counterforce). Battle Space A characterization of the BMD area of operation generally expressed by Tier 5 @4 [- m* j( t7 Q5 Y(Boost, Post-Boost, Midcourse, and Terminal). (USSPACECOM) 9 F& _( T! q' k& R% I E& a$ ] KBattle Space Partitioning & q& @: V {9 {( @2 [3 p! ?. s9 }8 zAssignment of management, sensing, control and firing responsibilities to specific 7 U: g2 j) n3 kplatforms/facilities within the deployed constellation of platforms/facilities. Battlefield Coordination ; l' X( _- s w* LElement 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 ' E( C- \, W$ x1 s1 h$ ?, Qcommander to plan, coordinate, and de-conflict air operations. The battlefield coordination element processes Army requests for tactical air support, monitors & s3 q% J5 a5 H8 G' {# C$ Zand interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary interface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. BBS Bulletin Board System. - o3 s; @) q4 r N! b' y w RBBSF Brass Board Seeker Flight BBT Booster Burn Time. ' R# G. F2 d7 QBCAS Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B + X$ h2 A! n3 s5 p2 Y3 h31 ! V) t* M4 L1 ABCAS (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. BCD Baseline Concept Description. , j/ c; \1 x1 R& ?BCE Battlefield Coordinating Element. T, A% B5 W3 V& f$ g/ ^BCFR Battle Command Focused Rotation. ! i7 L4 Y/ q S9 A' n' kBCIS Battlefield Combat Identification System (US Army term). 0 k* n+ T8 K3 I. DBCM Baseline Correlation Matrix (AF term). g/ w6 `- I; a( c$ e5 ?* G n& tBCO Broad Concept of Operations. 9 m8 u8 P1 j8 \6 iBCP Battery Command Post (HAWK). BCS (1) Beam Control System. (2) Baseline Comparison System. - D* g( V0 e$ R/ m; ^: c% [BCTP Battle Command Training Program, Ft. Leavenworth, KS BCV Battle Command Vehicle (US Army term). BCWP Budget Cost of Work Performed. * I7 M0 L* l& G+ d8 Q" tBCWS Budget Cost of Work Scheduled 0 ^- ]( C6 v4 bBD Baseline Description. % v0 E% g$ `7 a& n! nBDA Battle Damage Assessment. q6 f- c/ n* r6 z8 T% S7 Y' tBDC Backgrounds Data Center, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC BDE Brigade & I- r/ w' g. G ~ y* O* b: U" ~BDL Battlefield Demonstration Laser. 5 O! ?' S' C4 `, JBDP Baseline Data Package # d9 l5 p5 D7 U5 q1 bBDPI Baseline Data Package Integration. 8 s2 I4 M0 S( o+ W- s# kBDS Boost Phase Detection System. BDT Birth-to-Death Tracking. 8 ?' }7 j- |# b0 w! q) \6 _BDY Burst Detector Y Sensor. # C/ ~ ]+ I9 Y! a3 |Be Beryllium. 0 E8 U3 ~( H& D: XBE OBSOLETE. See Brilliant Eyes. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B

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32 Beam Control Technologies associated with controlling the physical properties of high-energy beams and steering the energy transmitted by those beams to the target vehicle; 4 w! S, a% R2 calso, the management of signal or image beams within a complex sensor system. 3 v1 t3 Q, |8 fBeam Width The angle between the directions, on either side of the axis, at which the ! p* A6 ~( E9 o# `% F( ^* f* }intensity of the radio frequency field drops to one-half the value it, has on the & s& a& c) S/ k( L( O; O- Jaxis. BEAR Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket (NPB Technology Validation Experiment). : O' B5 d5 M7 f8 rBEAST Battle Experiment Area Simulator Tracker. BECO Before Engine Cutoff. 5 }9 d4 V4 F8 x1 z8 `* w. X9 B2 DBECS Battlefield Electronic CEOI System (See RBECS) . Bell-Lapadula & z4 ]# L$ w2 o7 n A& P1 P3 X7 S/ h9 yModel 3 U: D( T6 v- bA formal state transition model of computer security policy that describes a set of access control rules. BELLCORE Bell Communications Research, Incorporated. BEP Brilliant Eyes Probe. BES Budget Estimate Submission. BESAM OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Sensor Algorithm Manager. BESC BM/C3 Element Support Center BESim OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator. . [; u! _' B: S* d8 D* b# V# [BESim/AT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Analysis Tool. % N' n2 ?% Y& b3 n- k4 {3 Y3 ABESim/RT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Real-Time. BEST BM/C3 Element Support Task. " m5 a- \) l: A0 l* IBET Best Estimate Trajectory. BFAC Blue Forces Analysis Center. BFTT Battle Force Tactical Training. BG Battle Group (USN term). BGM Battle Group Manager. BGSE Bus Ground Support System (USAF term). # G f2 \8 l4 Q% m( N6 B& T( O% ?BGV Boost Glide Vehicle. ; i7 d4 w+ X4 w2 \9 yBI (1) Background Investigation. (2) Briefing to Industry. BIB Blocked Impurity Band. BIC Battlefield Integration Center. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B & O |& p3 y1 i! s33 BID Built-In Diagnostics. 0 e- T( P D" S$ S4 m- T9 t4 EBIDS Biological Integrated Detection System. # p$ m; y9 M4 n/ [Biennial Budget The FY86 DoD Authorization Act required the submission of two-year budgets for the Department of Defense beginning with FY88/89. The department has institutionalized a biennial cycle for the Planning, Programming, and Budget ; x- o' `$ r6 d0 C7 b/ b) n9 @5 W' rSystem (PPBS). A biennial budget, as currently structured, represents program * R' ?$ R; @' M7 Ybudget estimates for a two-year period in which fiscal year requirements remain % F2 q3 ^; V- h% X* L$ m1 R3 Rseparate and distinct. Big Crow A suite of aircraft, helicopters, ground vans, and electronic equipment, which is used to emulate an electronic warfare environment for testing, weapon systems on test ranges. BIM Ballistic Intercept Missile. Biological Weapon ! J& }0 g7 n; d) Q# `An item of material, which projects, disperses, or disseminates a biological agent including arthropod vectors. BIOS Basic Input/Output System. : ]* ~, o; e7 C: h; O! tBIPS Billion Instructions Per Second. Birth-to-Death Tracking (BDT) The tracking of space objects (e.g., satellites, reentry vehicles, or decoys that , S* M8 u& B# a: X8 u, X4 Ksimulate these) from the time they are deployed from a booster or post-boost & k8 w3 S# ~0 O! N$ _$ h* ]vehicle until they are destroyed. Bistatic Radar A radar system that has transmitters and receivers stationed at two , k9 }2 D8 }' Z& c; vgeographically separate locations; a special case of multi-static radar. $ `5 d; _7 L5 Y3 x3 y$ f I' R, K5 DBIT Built-in-Test * P8 l' w5 n+ ^% ^+ i# n) dBit Binary digit. BITE Built-in Test Equipment. Bit Transfer Rate & f( {- z6 f1 Z- O& V: s+ Q0 {The number of bits transferred per unit time, usually expressed in bits per second . i5 h+ X# E; x7 \(bps). * c2 ~' a. k8 U& {6 h0 S$ zBlack Body An ideal body, which would absorb all (and reflect none) of the radiation falling upon it. Blackout The disabling of electronic equipment by means of nuclear explosion. The intense electromagnetic energy by a nuclear explosion obscures signals and renders many types of radar and other types of electronic equipment useless for minutes or longer. 1 s7 [! ]6 S* }BLADES BMD Long Wavelength Infrared Advanced Exo-atmospheric Sensor. BLADT Blast, Dust, Thermal Effects Model. 8 F$ d. i D8 G1 n% A0 c: eBlast 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 $ X" F4 @, {- ^* C* t0 gwith the cratering and ground-shock effects of a projectile or charge that goes off beneath the surface. ( K9 d- o- p8 v" _6 e0 _% VMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B ) V1 J8 F; Y0 e* R6 T' p34 Blast Wave A sharply defined wave of increased pressure rapidly propagated through a surrounding medium from a center of detonation or similar disturbance. BLCCE BMDO Life Cycle Cost Estimate. 4 J1 y9 \( ~5 X' ]8 L; t5 z& ^. KBLK Block (system production lot) Blk IVA Navy Standard Missile Block IV-A. Block (1) A biennial increment of the Ballistic Missile Defense System that provides an 4 L" h3 t: Q. s5 z, E; r$ Qintegrated set of capabilities which has been rigorously tested as part of the . D* u' z; n0 u) YBMDS Test-bed and assessed to adequately characterize its military utility. Once 8 e& i9 S" G& F+ R& F, d) I) d* Ztested, elements and components are available for limited procurement, # t3 P* p7 u! C* ctransition 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. * x& [% A3 z EThe configuration for each Block is drawn from the following sources: •The prior BMDS Block; * s; P8 ?2 ~; T" I, B•BMDS elements, components, technologies, and concepts; •BMDS Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications (BMC2/C) specifications and products; •Externally managed systems, elements, or technologies (e.g., DSP, 3 c \0 ^2 C! U3 X/ YGCCS, MILSTAR, etc).