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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T5 P* d- Y; Z8 W& ]+ R
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Theater Missile
, Q$ a/ E7 V* @* d* V' r7 BDefense Council
4 k- c& B: Z" {6 ^(TMDC)2 e9 O/ E* n1 q' g& z3 ~
A consultative body for considering TMD family of systems planning and$ u! V1 v9 R. i" S& ]+ l2 M
programming issues; chaired by an Assistant to the MDA Deputy for8 U. i% S5 D8 {7 W) z+ d5 u
Acquisition/TMD, membership includes MDA TMD Directors, representatives of
/ L* E f$ a4 B' ieach applicable Service Program Executive Officer, and TMD Executive Agents
/ x @7 ]7 h' x; _, X- n9 @and Program Managers.
! M/ c% n# y8 Q2 XTheater High
0 O' R) P- X. {) a bAltitude Area4 g3 Z& t% D' R1 k' m+ n [
Defense System
?& B9 }# C/ I. c5 Z. c# D) M(THAAD)
$ e! v9 o7 N: @9 X mA ground-based, air transportable interceptor system that will provide wide area
/ v7 d9 V3 `" F ^defense capability by intercepting longer-range missiles at higher altitudes and at' Y' E$ |" o! l. f% v+ {
greater distances. Will provide an overlay or upper tier to point defenses such as6 b7 S4 |2 t" n* f* o
PATRIOT.
: F6 b# J% h& n- ETheater Missile* [: L+ `& u, c. W7 B- i
(TM)
& p+ U! ]2 C( F* g3 q4 xA theater missile (TM) is a ballistic missile (BM), cruise missile (CM), or air-tosurface guided missile (ASM) whose target is within a theater or which is capable G: B9 u2 \& {. }3 r% p1 D& \; a" `
of attacking targets in a theater.8 @, d- D" V5 z7 t- p
Theater Missile$ H/ J$ M, E! h; s) ]$ ]
Defense (TMD)
' m5 c1 r" g* Z8 V8 jOBSOLETE. The strategies and tactics employed to defend a geographical area( t1 }8 e; _6 y" k
outside the continental United States against attack from short-range,: X" z6 f3 ~- j2 l |4 j+ Z/ }) w3 P
intermediate-range, or medium-range ballistic missiles.
3 z+ f# |0 P3 K0 VTheater Missile
1 o2 ~, A# Y5 n0 Q( sDefense Ground-
! M# c q) \/ T0 X3 g- vBased Radar6 c% h2 j3 H1 o
(TMD-GBR)
0 N; o7 O0 c5 n9 o7 ^ ~A ground-based, air transportable sensor that provides search, tracking and0 H' |3 l5 M; c7 x" f `
discrimination capabilities for the THAAD interceptor system. Also referred to as x6 s, ?& C4 ?9 T+ p
THAAD Radar.
R4 }& i, K/ gTheater Missile
8 J* ^7 z1 B2 B& [3 G/ E( KDefense Initiative
/ p. I, s) a6 u9 J(TMDI)0 X# C# k" ?6 |
An initiative under which all DoD theater and tactical missile defense activities are
4 f% _+ \3 Q& Scarried out. Section 231 of the National Defense Act for Fiscal Year 1993
; ?4 \0 C, K: q7 ]$ V(Public Law 102–484) directed establishment of a TMDI office within the DoD.
1 C+ ?% q' N# w4 P7 j: h! ?+ u8 k8 cTHEL Tactical High Energy Laser.
3 C% v4 F X" IThermal Energy Electromagnetic energy emitted as thermal radiation. The total amount of# D- u. W5 Q% K" z/ G2 p
thermal energy received per unit area at a specified distance is generally- d0 f; z! v8 h! F5 ?/ U
expressed in terms of calories per square centimeter.
2 i c- D( `! b' ~2 u6 UThermal Imagery Imagery produced by sensing and recording the thermal energy emitted or
8 u: J3 c# K" U: b6 hreflected from the objects, which are imaged.
! T! `# |$ w2 Q* {Thermal Kill The destruction of a target by heating it, using directed energy, to the degree. T2 \3 Q% e7 T8 i' L
that structural components fail.
% G- k) N, z! z i* eThermal+ V$ j6 L1 c5 H% Y/ A' S' J$ D
Management
% _$ {! @& H$ M( s2 rTechnologies/techniques associated with the control and management of
( w5 `$ H& |8 U, f {/ A3 Uthermal energy, its generation, dissipation, and recovery.
# |5 E1 b# e7 p& V k9 [3 ^* I' @/ L2 \Thermal3 Y. B. I# i6 \+ r. f5 [3 P
Radiation9 y2 g" m e, a
Electromagnetic radiation emitted (in two pulses from a nuclear air burst) from the7 D- o+ G' s5 _/ x6 i6 c: |
fireball as a consequence of its very high temperature; it consists essentially of
6 i' j5 D/ _/ V* [! Bultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiations.
! E6 q: p6 g l4 S& ]: hThermal X-Rays The electromagnetic radiation, mainly in the soft (low energy) x-ray region,
" R% ?+ r+ t% z/ l/ }# z& K1 @3 eemitted by the nuclear weapon residue by virtue of its extremely high- V$ A( w5 Y. e8 H9 y4 b
temperature; it also is referred to as the primary thermal radiation. It is the
6 p" n1 Z% x$ I7 U2 o% l1 Xabsorption of this radiation by the ambient medium, accompanied by an increase( ]0 E! U" {7 \1 D
in temperature, which results in the formation of the fireball (or other heated
( D* }1 u1 v$ hregion) which then emits thermal radiation. (See X-Rays.)
* n1 W" R' X0 kMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T2 \9 [6 k7 M" f/ e! V
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Thermosphere The atmospheric shell extending from the top of the mesosphere to outer space;
& b& \, T) _9 g' B6 R# g, wit is a region of more or less steadily increasing temperature with height, starting' l O6 }( Q/ D/ u
at 40 to 50 miles (70 to 80 kilometers); the thermosphere includes, therefore, the
* Y8 i4 ?3 ?" | b# e. Oexosphere and most or all of the ionosphere.
- x1 |6 @- ]% c5 V. FThreat, \/ z d, U3 r% |1 m* X2 ?
Characterization
. o! e$ S: s! c; _ Y# G' yAn assessment of the nature, magnitude and intent of an attack in progress.
6 q: X) ^8 h; G N ~1 y6 N" OThreat Corridor
3 k v1 @, ^" l+ }(Threat Tube)
$ }2 ^; m6 y+ y8 I+ B3 }A tube containing all the objects originating from launch sites and aimed at( e; d0 F5 Q" s+ f0 g, y
targets whose spacing is close enough to permit the tube around the object- H. w9 r$ d6 i( |2 L8 l
trajectories to be represented by a single trajectory in battle management5 s {0 I+ g4 {0 N
computation.1 b. A- G( H2 p/ m3 L' j+ X. s6 _
Threat Scenario A hypothetical example of the employment of threat systems against ballistic; p8 z# ~" ^ d
missile defenses for the purpose of analysis and evaluation of those defensive! j1 h0 R7 O5 l* M
systems and architectures.
8 v! y2 E+ ?" i/ \% ?4 ?1 J$ ]Threshold Performance capability or characteristic level in terms of a minimum acceptable! K3 ]2 y/ C# r9 `8 l9 r
value (threshold) required to satisfy the mission need and a performance, ^/ \* ?2 b P5 Z7 [; ~
objective.
. W) T& E6 d2 I0 }$ D9 eThreshold$ L6 W# f& T. [! v5 F. z K
Defense
, j6 d1 x; _! z2 F( n ]A defense strategy that concedes that the target can be destroyed at a price* E; p' B4 @0 R- R! T
that is not prohibitive, but the presence of the defense is thought to require the
9 Z' S9 a! w8 K' \+ Poffense to mount a relatively large and complex attack.. Z1 g# ?: p) [9 s) G9 D" \
Throw Weight All weight in an interceptor, above the sustainer, which serves as the kill vehicle.6 y! ~* m+ y! a* h' c6 W
Thrusted5 m- K, `% g" E! S
Replicas (TREPS); A0 u/ I/ u, d4 `$ I* u
Conical decoys equipped with a miniature rocket device. Generally used to1 R0 y0 q0 H; W9 ?/ p
change the decoy’s optical signature to resemble that of an RV in the reentry
7 m, p3 T: A4 [) G5 |* x" ^phase.
( v. h5 n& {# _7 hTI (1) Technical Instruction. (2) Technology Insertion., l, j8 U6 K- u3 |
TIARA Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities.
* m) L- I" _$ [3 B' c; `6 WTIBS (1) Theater Information Broadcast Service." F: Y6 g; W. H
(2) Tactical Information Broadcast System.
! \" y( z, f9 r3 w- x: _0 G7 H(3) Theater Intelligence Broadcast System.( J3 H# w% p5 b4 Y& j
TIC (1) Thermionic Integrated Circuit. (2) Technical Information Center.8 r- m2 P+ ?7 U6 \. ^( a
TIDP Technical Interface Design Plan.! u. ^" z5 s2 n+ ^6 Y
TIE (1) Technology Integration Experiments. (2) Technical Independent Evaluation.
/ H- c( C5 X1 a& i8 O" v+ H; ATier An integrated set of SDS elements that address a particular phase of the threat0 G$ v9 V+ ?' r1 z% z
(e.g., boost phase).: ]- p6 Q! p6 j( o9 C. {/ j: ]% N
Tiered Defenses The use of defensive systems at different phases of the missile trajectory.
6 M. y' O- ^/ W' O, P5 lTIES Technology Integration Equipment System.2 g0 w" \! w4 Z, ]
TIIAP Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program.
4 a+ A" C% W" n. x4 b" UTIL Technical Insertion Laboratory.0 H0 {3 x: x; ^, E7 z
TIM Technical Interchange Meeting." C+ z _, j: t9 r. r3 {+ x
MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T
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3 n( ~7 ]$ N1 M. \8 ^2 DTime-Phased. I2 U5 m7 F5 {" _% Z6 |
Force and3 u& C* h8 `% ^* @ f- {6 i
Deployment List5 X) X5 n9 c% V1 J
Appendix 1 to Annex A of the operation plan. It identifies types and/or actual5 p+ q% Z" A/ J2 s# O7 F# W O, w" ^9 ~
units required to support the operation plan and indicates origin and ports of
~+ |) a9 b, i2 f. s" A% |debarkation or ocean area.
6 G( `* v0 H: E0 FTime of Flight
3 f% T, m# c/ m: [ i0 `, Q4 w' o(Max) g3 e( \5 W g9 p) k7 S, v
The maximum time for a booster or vehicle to perform its function from time of* h. t- ~; h( }3 }& {
launch.
6 @' Q- P* o* u5 ?: h; O' Y) TTime on Station The time the sensor is in its operating position.
( ?7 F) q# K" m. V) x- h/ U* ~Time Sensitive) a% X/ R5 s3 b7 ?5 I9 H
Targets2 g7 j9 S, D$ f, L
Those target requiring immediate response because they pose (or will soon8 a i$ e% e7 _6 o
pose) a clear and present danger to friendly forces or are highly lucrative,
6 N0 |9 y% k1 xfleeting targets of opportunity. |
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