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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T
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0 x% v0 }7 i) d$ p; S% ETheater Missile
& ^/ M9 K: W2 VDefense Council+ L. u; B8 ^0 J1 D+ i0 Q
(TMDC)
& t& c% l2 w# q& m+ j0 L8 JA consultative body for considering TMD family of systems planning and
* p) G- ^% B8 |% @programming issues; chaired by an Assistant to the MDA Deputy for
5 D3 B. c: o% l% jAcquisition/TMD, membership includes MDA TMD Directors, representatives of
- K# `- p% h/ P# m# }each applicable Service Program Executive Officer, and TMD Executive Agents0 V# | {8 O4 Z2 v2 ^! Q
and Program Managers.* J$ K' `9 ]! v( Z$ T# J
Theater High
* v: X- H# L+ }2 G; W, r7 ]5 C) bAltitude Area
2 E2 z# V7 ?7 \; f5 c( NDefense System: m' |6 S* `3 k2 O* U: E" `0 L
(THAAD)1 P5 G& Y# W- {# ^4 A& n6 m/ F9 e
A ground-based, air transportable interceptor system that will provide wide area
* T) t5 e0 N* `. q, ]/ u3 y+ X4 Z( Fdefense capability by intercepting longer-range missiles at higher altitudes and at0 c6 j& R l Z9 _4 m, c5 k, U
greater distances. Will provide an overlay or upper tier to point defenses such as' t% _* E t# Z
PATRIOT.7 ^& m M( ?2 {- r$ X3 U7 m7 k6 Y
Theater Missile' d( w7 u$ x8 O- I) r$ w
(TM)
5 a& V# P5 p5 P% S4 GA 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* H; H* h; z- N0 B! q7 I
of attacking targets in a theater.
8 r D7 j1 l' ?& G5 A, c, S5 F6 j) e! \Theater Missile' Y" P* e+ J) q/ I& d) G0 n
Defense (TMD)" G9 i0 [9 R) y$ D& e
OBSOLETE. The strategies and tactics employed to defend a geographical area$ {% t& e! H) j- u8 }* N
outside the continental United States against attack from short-range,7 O9 ?4 I* X& J, ^9 U
intermediate-range, or medium-range ballistic missiles.
# `1 T* Z4 u5 w6 m" H# yTheater Missile
# Z/ F; \0 V4 q5 n( EDefense Ground-
6 @6 M" w$ B3 Q7 rBased Radar
( S/ I! c7 v, q9 Q(TMD-GBR)
4 u7 a, p1 d; L7 e# N! x5 n. _/ t" \ c4 PA ground-based, air transportable sensor that provides search, tracking and
5 U/ e1 W3 n: ^; ~8 ?, s# ediscrimination capabilities for the THAAD interceptor system. Also referred to as; p- _. u& P/ Q+ Y: k
THAAD Radar.
8 z# O! G7 |/ RTheater Missile% P! N* E( m$ u* u! b3 I$ P
Defense Initiative
" d% {3 Z+ v5 P- @; ~: P(TMDI)
/ u# e8 g. }7 q( L7 M6 UAn initiative under which all DoD theater and tactical missile defense activities are" l+ w" i3 [* U
carried out. Section 231 of the National Defense Act for Fiscal Year 1993
, T8 g ?, A' @; |5 F& ?( V5 H" A(Public Law 102–484) directed establishment of a TMDI office within the DoD.
9 S8 W v% O. L3 q5 pTHEL Tactical High Energy Laser.7 H4 C' L3 x7 V/ C* X
Thermal Energy Electromagnetic energy emitted as thermal radiation. The total amount of
4 s# x: ?3 j8 N" othermal energy received per unit area at a specified distance is generally
2 P6 g, P- h$ P% vexpressed in terms of calories per square centimeter.
8 A) l" B0 M4 Y0 g1 p, j1 qThermal Imagery Imagery produced by sensing and recording the thermal energy emitted or( ^, O2 }; K* U4 B& ]
reflected from the objects, which are imaged.$ v9 G& R. A _, E$ f* W- F, `
Thermal Kill The destruction of a target by heating it, using directed energy, to the degree" k6 D5 I7 V% F E; U8 X
that structural components fail.' `: x! h2 l0 {' {+ Z
Thermal& Y. Q% T0 ]. D2 l) {# O
Management0 `+ Q% j8 D1 i; o, N8 u# H* J& v. U
Technologies/techniques associated with the control and management of1 Z0 u% D& r5 X5 C9 b
thermal energy, its generation, dissipation, and recovery. c- @. P. @2 v, v& K
Thermal
2 C; Y/ y8 N6 O* ]Radiation
, G6 e+ \) h9 v1 d- M7 ]Electromagnetic radiation emitted (in two pulses from a nuclear air burst) from the6 H V+ t+ b, L0 ?; v2 z2 b. P
fireball as a consequence of its very high temperature; it consists essentially of, ^' {6 V0 j( H8 P6 L7 L( g
ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiations.
4 s+ Z' ?: y" r6 L; `Thermal X-Rays The electromagnetic radiation, mainly in the soft (low energy) x-ray region,. u3 i; X P1 f$ g/ _
emitted by the nuclear weapon residue by virtue of its extremely high
; q, s3 v% G3 W) w6 S) Ltemperature; it also is referred to as the primary thermal radiation. It is the, r5 V, p3 i6 l* `
absorption of this radiation by the ambient medium, accompanied by an increase
9 A$ m9 H/ R. e3 O6 \8 kin temperature, which results in the formation of the fireball (or other heated# a1 S% Q5 u: s" K7 S% z
region) which then emits thermal radiation. (See X-Rays.), L C8 |$ ~' S% G% _1 u0 j9 Q; w3 J
MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T5 @4 r( t, x5 O1 y+ U
299
' H, U; ?" \7 \# z/ N* K# QThermosphere The atmospheric shell extending from the top of the mesosphere to outer space;, |" \2 r% o, X/ F, J
it is a region of more or less steadily increasing temperature with height, starting! B* E& d4 U9 ^& \) x2 Z( J4 Q
at 40 to 50 miles (70 to 80 kilometers); the thermosphere includes, therefore, the
4 u* | q% l' ]* Y$ Qexosphere and most or all of the ionosphere." ` p$ a6 h$ w- m9 s
Threat
* T' [9 i, Q7 q0 h! [+ w' kCharacterization% i$ D1 q' R$ @
An assessment of the nature, magnitude and intent of an attack in progress.$ g' [* @2 H* J2 ^
Threat Corridor$ `/ ?4 H: |! W: F2 k. ]' J0 J
(Threat Tube)
+ q; _+ B7 ^/ jA tube containing all the objects originating from launch sites and aimed at2 A% ?4 v% j5 A
targets whose spacing is close enough to permit the tube around the object
( w3 [6 b. d" F8 J+ B7 E1 Strajectories to be represented by a single trajectory in battle management4 O* x L. h3 a: s. }3 U
computation.8 Y' h+ s Q- V0 y: H2 u
Threat Scenario A hypothetical example of the employment of threat systems against ballistic# u! D$ y( i* U9 N4 O. F: _
missile defenses for the purpose of analysis and evaluation of those defensive2 |4 k0 s1 c5 N
systems and architectures.7 I5 S. Y5 ?: N' F) k- t7 J0 \# W
Threshold Performance capability or characteristic level in terms of a minimum acceptable
( h# `- ?, J P, wvalue (threshold) required to satisfy the mission need and a performance$ c1 r3 S+ B3 ^( B: }: o9 Z* N, a
objective.
, W$ z# b+ ]4 ]. @ xThreshold
3 L+ i7 D$ z/ J; v. D) xDefense
! |5 p4 v6 M! R3 X2 W4 f. T* Z! j5 \A defense strategy that concedes that the target can be destroyed at a price9 P2 y) F0 ]# T0 v" I, \6 S; F
that is not prohibitive, but the presence of the defense is thought to require the
# Y/ `( U8 A1 l0 ~$ _$ Woffense to mount a relatively large and complex attack.
" z( a' E% \- X% ^Throw Weight All weight in an interceptor, above the sustainer, which serves as the kill vehicle./ q, H# h. b! o" ~. x1 F
Thrusted
+ E* J, _/ S2 h9 S& J$ F. w6 V. g% WReplicas (TREPS)
) u( L+ X3 |0 gConical decoys equipped with a miniature rocket device. Generally used to
f3 X5 z4 c( e6 F3 T; Nchange the decoy’s optical signature to resemble that of an RV in the reentry5 R0 P8 L: H4 u( v) [1 v
phase." g5 ^9 z+ q8 y& S- G: C" Z3 U
TI (1) Technical Instruction. (2) Technology Insertion.
* d" Q" _. V. ?3 b/ x4 h5 F" aTIARA Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities.% i% I/ U/ O: Y# P% \3 g+ \
TIBS (1) Theater Information Broadcast Service.
/ `* M$ a3 A1 Y1 i( i3 @/ T& ](2) Tactical Information Broadcast System.
+ `3 R5 w: g3 M- P% f" \+ `(3) Theater Intelligence Broadcast System.0 T: ^, g9 p$ k- g8 j. l6 a
TIC (1) Thermionic Integrated Circuit. (2) Technical Information Center.
' M; w) I# g0 W9 D9 ^5 d$ RTIDP Technical Interface Design Plan.( H% i$ _" u) [/ t
TIE (1) Technology Integration Experiments. (2) Technical Independent Evaluation.
4 ]; K9 m" D3 Q: ]( h8 \5 iTier An integrated set of SDS elements that address a particular phase of the threat
( W, Y% u8 y- i$ K(e.g., boost phase).
0 A% _3 m% T- E" V: F' jTiered Defenses The use of defensive systems at different phases of the missile trajectory.
) P" a2 D, {1 gTIES Technology Integration Equipment System.
2 g+ X* z- d8 S' k8 H2 p1 rTIIAP Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program.
- J3 k+ x$ Y( g. x9 O4 x; {& r0 ^TIL Technical Insertion Laboratory.3 B6 \. [# k# \8 r
TIM Technical Interchange Meeting.
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6 f1 d( Z1 F) Z4 s! Z7 I( JTime-Phased
' X4 z8 F4 e3 k/ `$ j' t: r- Y. ~. oForce and
6 `8 ^9 C$ I' W! c( aDeployment List
6 Q) Q9 Z( P2 h8 x& K1 g5 S0 f aAppendix 1 to Annex A of the operation plan. It identifies types and/or actual
+ D& L7 y% z. j" h) Yunits required to support the operation plan and indicates origin and ports of2 ] ^8 [" q; {) Q
debarkation or ocean area.' ?; p6 q' }( I4 @4 p
Time of Flight0 ?* Y+ s: r8 O* W8 ]8 G [. u
(Max)4 [6 {9 X$ c5 _
The maximum time for a booster or vehicle to perform its function from time of* J0 p7 c5 [, _ G( m' @
launch. a( q7 y+ H, K. ? T
Time on Station The time the sensor is in its operating position.+ x$ C$ _, ]) t8 c" g, A
Time Sensitive% u' y) D& m S5 w
Targets
; V& o7 h/ ]% YThose target requiring immediate response because they pose (or will soon7 K4 L0 y3 k; R @9 E/ N7 Y' H+ b
pose) a clear and present danger to friendly forces or are highly lucrative,
- e: }$ Q( |: M$ Q9 r; Ffleeting targets of opportunity. |
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