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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 298 Theater Missile 7 }/ d) E, o9 r' o$ y7 R+ DDefense Council 4 n8 c* g* v: N$ w, @, U% a(TMDC) A consultative body for considering TMD family of systems planning and , _( U& `5 K6 zprogramming issues; chaired by an Assistant to the MDA Deputy for % v! p: C. A% x+ c( ]5 nAcquisition/TMD, membership includes MDA TMD Directors, representatives of 0 Y% L: M, ?/ k+ heach applicable Service Program Executive Officer, and TMD Executive Agents and Program Managers. 7 a) V; |+ A) ]$ W; b7 u' {Theater High : \3 W+ b' {/ x5 b$ |+ _. yAltitude Area * _" w; q8 o, U6 |! x wDefense System n& k. _' E$ J7 I% L(THAAD) A ground-based, air transportable interceptor system that will provide wide area defense capability by intercepting longer-range missiles at higher altitudes and at greater distances. Will provide an overlay or upper tier to point defenses such as PATRIOT. " g4 a* d; r4 x. h FTheater Missile - v4 C5 p8 X+ v6 ?: D(TM) & A: k9 y. a) cA 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 3 ^! l6 o8 F# J- C* M& i$ D% }1 Mof attacking targets in a theater. Theater Missile 1 p' J) y7 ?( ~ J" h! ~Defense (TMD) OBSOLETE. The strategies and tactics employed to defend a geographical area ; r$ J, @+ l$ l n- ooutside the continental United States against attack from short-range, % q( c5 I2 p' [' h0 l: \intermediate-range, or medium-range ballistic missiles. Theater Missile / @/ S. n6 I2 N- T2 `% v' ADefense Ground- Based Radar (TMD-GBR) A ground-based, air transportable sensor that provides search, tracking and " F& T7 f# Q2 S7 t: I( gdiscrimination capabilities for the THAAD interceptor system. Also referred to as 1 ]" W% P/ u* S1 e) K$ D: D" _THAAD Radar. * L) K H v5 lTheater Missile Defense Initiative 2 I! Q* |- z2 B$ _+ Y5 d(TMDI) An initiative under which all DoD theater and tactical missile defense activities are 3 s2 B. \+ l# ^; ^' y/ ?- f3 c/ ^: Jcarried out. Section 231 of the National Defense Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484) directed establishment of a TMDI office within the DoD. THEL Tactical High Energy Laser. Thermal Energy Electromagnetic energy emitted as thermal radiation. The total amount of " z$ Y J0 w0 {0 m8 F, jthermal energy received per unit area at a specified distance is generally # Y. t9 d2 ~0 M# Z. p4 S* E4 Lexpressed in terms of calories per square centimeter. Thermal Imagery Imagery produced by sensing and recording the thermal energy emitted or 8 }; H2 u2 d3 x) [9 Qreflected from the objects, which are imaged. : q! j3 W& n+ B# S& q, ]/ Z. T* vThermal Kill The destruction of a target by heating it, using directed energy, to the degree 0 j* R i. |5 ^+ T9 o9 cthat structural components fail. Thermal Management Technologies/techniques associated with the control and management of ! j4 {! I% a, M0 I/ o1 ~thermal energy, its generation, dissipation, and recovery. " F/ S( B$ e2 D+ J1 sThermal Radiation * g8 I8 u3 d+ P+ m8 V. SElectromagnetic radiation emitted (in two pulses from a nuclear air burst) from the fireball as a consequence of its very high temperature; it consists essentially of ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiations. Thermal X-Rays The electromagnetic radiation, mainly in the soft (low energy) x-ray region, + B4 M- H) _% k/ [emitted by the nuclear weapon residue by virtue of its extremely high temperature; it also is referred to as the primary thermal radiation. It is the absorption of this radiation by the ambient medium, accompanied by an increase 5 d7 u/ |' ?) H5 S8 W$ e) S- N) jin temperature, which results in the formation of the fireball (or other heated region) which then emits thermal radiation. (See X-Rays.) 2 w: w5 Y3 I) u9 y) TMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 299 Thermosphere The atmospheric shell extending from the top of the mesosphere to outer space; $ J G5 V. Q/ H" Q. W! wit is a region of more or less steadily increasing temperature with height, starting at 40 to 50 miles (70 to 80 kilometers); the thermosphere includes, therefore, the " {8 W+ _: [) k0 t. Wexosphere and most or all of the ionosphere. : j, ^5 H6 `) L( p3 S: cThreat Characterization + x3 T! g( k) u+ w' EAn assessment of the nature, magnitude and intent of an attack in progress. Threat Corridor (Threat Tube) : e- c! @% s0 c: H! [! _, S! hA tube containing all the objects originating from launch sites and aimed at targets whose spacing is close enough to permit the tube around the object trajectories to be represented by a single trajectory in battle management ) h* L. H5 \6 tcomputation. Threat Scenario A hypothetical example of the employment of threat systems against ballistic 9 M* w! ?7 G( Amissile defenses for the purpose of analysis and evaluation of those defensive ) D' b# s X. k! g' `) Qsystems and architectures. Threshold Performance capability or characteristic level in terms of a minimum acceptable / H9 ?2 Q6 s. h$ N8 Q8 \value (threshold) required to satisfy the mission need and a performance objective. Threshold $ L' e0 |9 w" g) w- \Defense $ C% N$ s5 i* e, A% Q* OA defense strategy that concedes that the target can be destroyed at a price that is not prohibitive, but the presence of the defense is thought to require the offense to mount a relatively large and complex attack. Throw Weight All weight in an interceptor, above the sustainer, which serves as the kill vehicle. B8 ]6 u; M. ^1 E9 qThrusted Replicas (TREPS) 1 o! _& ^$ {7 f. x, uConical decoys equipped with a miniature rocket device. Generally used to / v% ]3 E5 e/ }( L A }/ X/ {change the decoy’s optical signature to resemble that of an RV in the reentry 9 \# ?+ z' i4 q9 {5 ~% s! pphase. . s( C% G9 A! H& R2 J2 a) \TI (1) Technical Instruction. (2) Technology Insertion. ; M. }" h! a7 oTIARA Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities. TIBS (1) Theater Information Broadcast Service. (2) Tactical Information Broadcast System. (3) Theater Intelligence Broadcast System. $ _9 E. E \. ~9 B- g& aTIC (1) Thermionic Integrated Circuit. (2) Technical Information Center. / | J; r8 P+ e* g5 Y9 W& t! n5 MTIDP Technical Interface Design Plan. / Y. c) c* z7 E o6 u& x1 cTIE (1) Technology Integration Experiments. (2) Technical Independent Evaluation. Tier An integrated set of SDS elements that address a particular phase of the threat ; D' {% z( |# Q8 O0 ]6 Q(e.g., boost phase). $ }: b( ^8 g9 t5 t: XTiered Defenses The use of defensive systems at different phases of the missile trajectory. TIES Technology Integration Equipment System. TIIAP Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program. & R+ G/ i) O! l ~! w+ xTIL Technical Insertion Laboratory. TIM Technical Interchange Meeting. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T b. I8 M4 l+ n+ n; h& D( V; R300 Time-Phased ! n2 a- w; j! d o' FForce and $ }9 j! b4 n; zDeployment List Appendix 1 to Annex A of the operation plan. It identifies types and/or actual 7 v: f* b, E" ^$ C+ A. dunits required to support the operation plan and indicates origin and ports of debarkation or ocean area. 2 p: z {6 N( M6 F! c: p6 CTime of Flight 8 [$ `6 z% }# R(Max) 7 q& n7 Z6 k, d& v6 ~5 H) T7 E3 PThe maximum time for a booster or vehicle to perform its function from time of 0 S7 }' J H4 g Z, ~/ Claunch. Time on Station The time the sensor is in its operating position. & p0 ], b+ q( M/ W! c" kTime Sensitive Targets 7 d0 H ~6 k5 [ |Those target requiring immediate response because they pose (or will soon pose) a clear and present danger to friendly forces or are highly lucrative, fleeting targets of opportunity.

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Time to Station The time required to move a sensor to its operating position. ' N8 U8 h1 d- l; n2 DTIMS Training Integration Management System (USAF term). / X% m# S! m4 }; u. XTIN Theater Intelligence Networks. TIP TOPAZ International Program. ; L) Y" w. w6 ~) S5 sTIR OBSOLETE. Terminal Imaging Radar. (Predecessor to Ground-Based Radar 9 l& j" Z3 e' O5 X& c& i+ M; T) uTerminal (GBRT).) 6 a% p+ \1 j' Y0 |% tTIRS Telemetry, Instrumentation and Range Safety 5 a4 B( _' x* I' K9 }TIS (1) Trusted Information Systems, Inc. (2) Technical Information System. ( j8 {2 l- O& X* j. V: }Titan USICBM. & ]2 ^- K, B+ O+ K1 ?TIU TIBS/Tactical Interface Unit. TIWG Test Integration Working Group. (U.S. Army) 7 i+ R; F& ^6 k! \+ eTL Team Leader. 9 P0 `9 s2 a2 ]3 R2 P, |/ g7 Y" \TLA Time Line Analysis. TLAM Theater land Attack Missile. : o8 n' q* V0 ^' B$ R( m# TTLAM/D TLAN [with submunition] Dispenser (Navy term). 9 s t# }) ~4 p5 `TLDD Top Level Design Document. # h3 Z6 T( B+ W' y( w' bTLV Target Launch Vehicle. + W P3 A: U. N s+ ZTLX Teletype. ! v! B4 v2 u. i& CTM (1) See Theater Missile. (2) Technical Manual. (3) Tactical Missile (US Army 7 [+ `% q1 n2 r6 l! w" jterm). TMCC Test Monitor and Control Center. ; D5 p% C6 E: w5 }& R3 g) q/ `& nTMD See Theater Missile Defense. ! r k0 V! s0 B& H rTMD C2 Theater Missile Defense Command and Control. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 301 9 o% U6 S8 P+ S9 QTMD C 3 I Those assets that provide connectivity between and among Theater Ballistic 4 z% m7 Q6 J7 n: o" wMissile Defense forces. TMD ESM Theater Missile Defense Existing System(s) Modification (MDA term). # M; G# w( M R- c5 KTMD GBR See Theater Missile Defense Ground Based Radar (THAAD Radar). TMD IA Theater Missile Interoperability Architecture. TMD ITP TMD Integrated Test Plan. + \) V- f- o3 hTMDAS Theater Missile Defense Architecture Study. 2 o6 A* s$ ^" h; XTMDC Theater Missile Defense Council. TMDE Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (ILS term). TMDI See Theater Missile Defense Initiative. 2 h% n) p/ Z# l! dTMDSE Theater Missile Defense System Exerciser. 1 U; K. K( E' i) ?) wTMMM TOMAHAWK Multi-Mission Missile. TMP Technical Manual Plan (ILS term). ' ?$ D( p) B1 l! xTMPCU Tomahawk Theater Mission Planning Center Upgrade. s' z7 B" ~7 X# y; {+ f5 f) a5 `TN (1) Terrestrial Network (C2E term). (2) Thermonuclear. TNF Theater Nuclear Forces [Treaty term]. TNT Trinitrotoluene. TNW Theater Nuclear Weapon. TO (1) Task Order. (2) Technical Order. + f1 |! Q" T. h' g( J; qTOA Total Obligation Authority. U( F3 }1 T X5 C2 d! Q* UTOAM Tactical Air Operations Module. TOC Tactical Operations Center. TOE Table of Organization and Equipment. TOF Time of Flight. + S3 P' A$ C) QTOI Track of Interest. 5 I) F# L. }6 K3 D9 u# ]TOIA Task Order Impact Analysis. Tolerance The ability of a system to provide continuity of operation under various abnormal conditions. 9 U1 [$ M0 \- X5 [$ ITOM See Target Object Map.

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Tomahawk US ground launched cruise missile. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T ! t2 `3 N( y" p5 d7 {( A302 5 U1 n" J. K7 RTOMD Task Radar Management Details. TOMP Task Order Management Plan. 2 C8 `2 N- p2 \; j0 uTOMS Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (NASA term). TOO Target of Opportunity. 5 ]6 b# U" u5 h- _- aTOOL Target of Opportunity Launch. TOP Task Order Plan. Top-Down Pertaining to an approach that starts with the highest-level component of a # {, B& v$ ?: a( Ohierarchy and proceeds through progressively lower levels; for example, topdown design, top-down programming, top-down testing. Contrast with bottomup. Top-Down 9 [/ r5 w' S, @' l' J4 I7 @+ ?Design % J& v5 b/ w: cThe process of designing a system by identifying its major components, # x9 `1 K( K2 V. D- y3 h) ndecomposing them into their lower level components, and iterating until the desired level of detail is achieved. Top-Down Testing The process of checking out hierarchically organized programs, progressively, from top to bottom, using simulation of lower level components. ! d2 a4 l6 m/ ~- `, _) [TOPAZ A project to demonstrate the transfer of Russian thermionic space nuclear power technology to U.S. BMD applications. 3 U7 \! F3 P4 xTOR Terms of Reference. TOS (1) Tactical Operations Shelter (Station). (2) Task Order Status. / T. ?5 w) i. m6 j" g( C3 n# s+ o. pTOT Time on Target Total Obligation Authority (TOA) A DoD financial term, which expresses the value of the direct program for a given ! a- w& R8 S$ m- e* |' a6 nfiscal year. ) q% V2 Z$ r# G4 M# _Total Quality Management (TQM) 1 g5 B! S! A. |( V& Y( pA management philosophy committed to a focus on continuous improvement to ! ^2 v5 J4 y L5 vproduct and services with the involvement of the entire workforce. TOTS Target Oriented Tracking System 5 V* |) J- n4 f8 V; A8 ETOVS TRIOS Operational Vertical Sounder. Toxicity The kind and amount of poison or toxic produced by a microorganism, or possessed by a chemical substance not of biological origin. TP (1) Telenet Protocol (Telecomm/Computer term). (2) Test Program. 4 ]! I& j: W+ q; z5 JTPALS Theater Protection Against Limited Strikes. TPBM Terminal Phase Battle Manager. 4 J6 ]: R" F( R* Q' V+ o- CTPD Mobile Tactical Radar (US). TPDR Total Processing Data Rate (TelComm/Computer term). , f' R R: s4 dMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 303 , X8 ^$ B# p# R6 }TPEC THAAD Performance Evaluation Center. TPEM Technology Program Element Manager (SDIO/MDA term). TPFDD Time-Phased Force Deployment Data. TPFDDL Time-Phased Force Deployment Data List. TPFDL Time-Phased Force Deployment List. 9 h) y( S7 d9 H S% b8 h( j; vTPM Technical Performance Measurement. TPMT Total Preventative Maintenance Time (ILS term). 6 w( m- X% u5 o+ U8 J/ @- k) rTPO (1) Test Planning Organization. (2) THAAD Program Office TPP Test Procedure Plan. $ _" p1 F% p% E; N6 Y! Z1 G. p8 mTPR (1) Terminal Phase Radar. (2) Trained Personnel Requirements. (3) Target + Y" E1 M7 _+ O0 NPerformance Report. TPS Thermal Protection System. TPT Theater Planning Tool. ( `9 X: w" I3 }TPWG Test Planning Working Group. (U.S. Air Force) 8 i& Z% Z" C$ B- oTQM Total Quality Management. Traceability (1) The characteristic of software systems or designs or architectures or 7 q6 I7 B) b: l. C% y$ ?4 D7 l3 Mdomain models that identifies and documents the derivation path 5 h P" r- {2 O" \9 I+ A. W(upward) and allocation/flowdown path (downward) of requirements and + _7 o+ }) }/ h% kconstraints. 2 W8 e" A& j& K) y; n8 N(2) The degree to which a relationship can be established between two or more products having a predecessor-successor or master-subordinate ! ]. A/ I" n& b! S$ c F' ?. orelationship to one another.

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Track (1) A series of related contacts displayed on a plotting board. ( i6 L5 H8 w; v: f3 f(2) To display or record the successive positions of a moving object. ; G2 N$ w6 Q+ K(3) To lock onto a point of radiation and obtain guidance from. (4) To keep a gun properly aimed, or to point continuously a target locating instrument at a moving target. ) Q4 s3 c. N$ b# m* R2 ?(5) The actual path of an aircraft above, or a ship on, the surface of the 9 Y' Q" ?9 \8 b; f- R; kearth. Track Assessment The Track Assessment looks for anomalies in an object’s track data. An anomaly in the track may indicate a hit. Track, Birth to % I* o8 Y# j" T/ }1 n6 FDeath The maintenance of an associated track through all phases of flight (i.e., boost ; K4 q. k+ D+ h- v4 c: Hto reentry). Track Correlation The combining of track information for identification purposes, using all available data. & P: e, @) h& A, c' M5 yTrack Extension This term usually applies to improvements in track estimates by use of new data. P! U4 z- n1 I7 ~7 vIt is sometimes used to describe a process of target extrapolation to a future time or place (e.g., reentry). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T & `, d* B3 l" ]- \5 X C+ O/ V304 ) m. [) Z$ D- H! XTrack File A target’s stated estimate, confidence, covariance matrix, and associated LOS measurements with irradiances with confidence of association; or some subset of + T$ m; @9 b2 Sthe above. Track File-Track # F; V, O6 h+ i; Q, d k* ZHistory A set of individual track reports on a particular object, which taken together ; a% M$ k Q8 d Z" j4 ]produce useful approximation of that object's future position in space. 4 S8 o! a, f* X B; K6 I1 g3 QTrack Formation The process of determining the track or tracks of detected objects. It is usually a three-step process of data association, track initialization, and track improvement by filtering. 5 J- w5 n- Z2 a+ l% [Tracking The act of generating and maintaining a time history of an object's position and any other features of interest. ! W% S1 |" w9 \3 T5 B+ k3 q2 D a3 KTracking and Pointing Once a target is detected, it must be followed or “tracked”. When the target is successfully tracked, a weapon is “pointed” at the target. Tracking and pointing % @* t n3 V% care frequently integrated operations. 9 E& q2 `# E+ b) {Tracking Range (Max) 7 V" I* R' F7 ?8 \The maximum line of sight distance at which a sensor can maintain track of an object. Track Initiation The formation of the first or initial estimate for a sensor system of the state vector of an object. The process typically requires observation from a number of ; i2 k1 D. g% O! Q ^# Vframes. - ` e# y, n& m9 VTrack Production Area An area in which tracks are produced by one radar station. , B8 H4 ]7 a7 a3 B" m: r4 b9 kTrack Symbology Symbols used to display tracks on a data console or other display device. Track Telling The process of communicating air surveillance and tactical data information between command and control systems or between facilities within the systems. Telling may be classified into the following types: back tell; cross tell; forward tell; 9 x% A/ Y$ o: X( p& ?, O- h# G6 K5 xlateral tell; overlap tell; and relateral tell. 0 y7 c: `- s7 Q' dTRADEX Target Resolution and Discrimination Experiment. TRADOC U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Ft. Monroe, VA. Traffic Capability Maximum The maximum number of objects per unit time which the sensor system can / y6 }; R0 e6 H" ?0 Q: G, A x" umaintain track files. ) y% M6 I- ]- }4 r( |Traffic Decoy Decoy that matches RV characteristics in the exoatmosphere and high , B e8 P! ]# u- ?8 M! yendoatmosphere. ! J+ @0 p7 d6 \- w! ATrain Threat geometry with objects placed in a line (string) along the velocity vector of reentry. 0 ]4 Q* g2 }! _1 y" x; n# qTrajectory The curve described by an object moving through space. Trajectory Histories Trajectory information on targets recorded over a period of time. TRAK A data base management system (not an acronym). 4 P h* v8 \ A, T+ XTrans-Attack Period from first tactical indication of attack until termination started, i.e., postattack. , g+ Q2 }8 n% bMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 305 ; Z7 W+ _1 p6 U" Q. |TRANSCOM [U.S.] Transportation Command, Scott AFB, IL. 8 `+ W: Z4 R' i( h) ZTRANSEC Transmission Security. , c# e6 v* V& ~# X' e: CTransition The period in which the world strategic balance would shift from offensedominance to defense-dominance. 0 s. N& I9 \4 a a" T4 \" FTransition to - L: M) @5 Y8 i4 M4 C2 zProduction . h$ v( d: g3 ?& `/ J: g" ^A risk reduction process during which the program shifts (passes) from development to production. It is not an exact point, but is described as a process consisting of disciplined engineering and logistics management to ensure the system is ready for manufacture. (See DoD 4245.7-M.) Transmission - E+ p# ~7 {( i# Z0 @0 j+ f7 G2 S6 |. YSecurity (TRANSEC) That component of security, which results from all measures, designed to protect 0 P! \/ d' F$ p8 C/ U, ecommunications transmissions from interception and traffic analysis. (See COMSEC.)

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Transonic Of or pertaining to the speed of a body in a surrounding fluid when the relative speed of the fluid is subsonic in some places and supersonic in others. This is encountered when passing from subsonic to supersonic speeds and vice versa. Transponder A receiver-transmitter that will generate a reply signal upon proper interrogation. 2 c, [$ @4 t* P' Z9 E: tTRAP Tactical Receiver and Related Applications. ! Q9 r+ }- J# `, `7 HTrap Door A hidden software or hardware mechanism that permits system security mechanisms to be circumvented. 0 V+ ^. n0 c/ o9 RTraveling Wave , J- q0 e3 T3 d: i: X9 ZTube (TWT) 1 H% ^2 l8 n4 GAn electronic tube in which a stream of electrons interact continuously or repeatedly with a guided electromagnetic wave moving substantially in synchronism with it, in such a way that there is a net transfer of energy from the stream to the wave; the tube is used as an amplifier or oscillator at frequencies in the microwave region. Traverse (1) To turn a weapon to the right or left on its mount. (2) A method of surveying in which lengths and directions of lines between 8 ]7 X7 m7 t8 l& c* \; ypoints on the earth are obtained by or from field measurements, and used in determining positions of the points. Traverse Level That vertical displacement above low-level air defense systems, expressed both as a height and altitude, at which aircraft can cross the area. TRB Tactical Review Board. + b$ u+ J( o. E$ a1 PTRD Technical Requirements Document. 7 I% C& L1 n: F; bTRE Tactical Receive Equipment. TREA Transmit/Receive Element Array (THAAD). TREE Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics. TREM Total Radiation Environment Model. t) n! d8 d! lTREPS See Thrusted Replicas. % _1 b+ G& v& E. p1 r$ j" e$ mTRESIM Tactical Receive Equipment Simulator. , @, @ e* a. GMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 306 TRG Threat Reference Guide. TRI-TAC Tri-Service Tactical Digital Communications System. TRIDENT Class of US ballistic missile submarines (USN term). TRIDENT I (C-4) US SLBM (USN term). " H# K# { {* u9 `8 YTRIDENT II (D-5) US SLBM (USN term). ! i, y6 @6 U9 Y0 ]5 O' ~5 t. JTRIM Toxic Reduction Investment and Management. : l7 ^+ v6 x+ l7 w; xTRM Technical Reference Model. TRMP Test Resources Management Plan. + _, q8 _' i) _1 K1 hTRN (1) Task Requirements Notice. (2) Test Requirements Notification. Trojan Horse A computer program with an apparently or actually useful function that contains additional (hidden) functions that surreptitiously exploit the legitimate # W, u$ L0 _2 Y S+ E4 ?8 I$ s# Dauthorizations of the invoking process to the detriment of security or mission performance. TROPO Tropospheric Scatter. Tropopause The imaginary boundary layer dividing the stratosphere from the lower part of the ! v2 Q* ?+ r( G6 x3 l' fatmosphere, the troposphere. The tropopause normally occurs at an altitude of / ^' F& C7 M6 b7 w j2 Zabout 7.62km to 13.71km in polar and temperate zones, and at 16.76km in the 8 ^; I$ o ^- ?) Y# {tropics. (See Stratosphere, Troposphere.) 1 U, a$ D8 _6 t$ iTroposphere The region of the atmosphere, immediately above the earth's surface and up to : K; _ O9 S- u2 athe tropopause, in which the temperature falls fairly regularly with increasing ) _: S1 @7 W# O5 {) a9 laltitude, clouds form, convection is active, and mixing is continuous and more or less complete. + r) W/ P# K: E0 H% ATropospheric $ B$ Z" W1 `& ]' iScatter The propagation of electromagnetic waves by scattering as a result of irregularities in the physical properties of the troposphere. # r* A+ l3 R4 I7 P; }TRP (1) Test Readiness Program. (2) Technology Reinvestment Program. 6 P5 L( C, d* p# w(3) Technology Readiness Program (pre-acquisition program status). 1 h- a+ N7 ]6 | O4 M6 c+ m+ r(4) Technical Requirements Package. TRPC Technology Readiness Planning Committee. TRR Test Readiness Review. & B5 ^& D/ z1 J1 _; E3 _. jTrusted 4 }" s2 ^6 z3 n, J% [! k/ L3 pComputer ( C: w9 T' r1 U0 B1 j2 bSystem/Software ( X' T$ X2 Y8 `' f& ZA system or its software that employs sufficient hardware and software integrity measures to allow its use for processing sensitive or classified information. Trusted Path A mechanism by which a person at a terminal can communicate directly with the 9 T: u$ L1 Y- h/ U) ~% l' oTrusted Computing Base. This mechanism can only be activated by the person of the Trusted Computing Base and cannot be imitated by un-trusted software. TRW TRW, Inc. TS (1) Terminal Service. (2) Top Secret. * T& M. t8 U, ?4 p, X9 c1 mMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T ' R! T E: l8 [8 x; j307 * B" Q; J. v9 N( [TSA Technology Security Analysis. 2 }/ Z, e; Q- FTSD Tactical Surveillance Demonstration. TSCM Tomahawk Strike Coordination Module (USN term). TSD Tactical Surveillance Demonstration. 6 f" O) l, A! e7 J; ETSDE Tactical Surveillance Demonstration Enhancement. 8 ]& g" }* @9 Z2 r0 |TSEU Technology Seeker Evaluation Unit. # @/ M: L/ g) d7 ?# d, l eTsIAM Moscow’s Central Institute of Aviation Motors. TSM TRADOC System Manager. 1 P: m/ p3 K& a; ]: p2 D- i6 b) qTSMA Theater of Strategic Military Action. & U3 ?! L! Y% h2 {TSP Target Support Plan. * U8 h8 x# O" \! ]( ^TSPI Time, Space, Position Information. TSR Target System Requirements.

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TSRD Target System Requirements Document. # p, \8 @+ [9 o& h! O0 o5 P& `TSS Terminal Surveillance Sensor. ) L$ |- `7 n7 E% [6 d$ B6 |TSSAM Tri-Service Standoff Attack Missile. ' }& m- b8 n- O QTSWG Target Signature Working Group. TT Total Time. 6 h0 j! h) j; X8 I+ qTT&C Telemetry, Tracking and Command. 5 o% R$ D h0 wTT&E Technical Test and Evaluation (Army). % C f9 S. d l* i* T' @1 uTTA Total Time Accounting. ( O$ ?1 d7 c) a4 C9 u3 X4 JTTBM Terminal Tier Battle Manager. TTBT Threshold Test Ban Treaty. TTD&D Test Technology Development and Demonstration. A portion of the CTEIP program, which funds the development and demonstration of technologies, . t; U8 z8 R5 u3 x7 C7 y/ H; J4 rwhich have significant potential for improving testing. # F* u3 e" F% |0 \) `; ETTEL Tools and Test Equipment List (ILS term). TTL Transistor-to-Transistor Logic. 3 @! E a4 z4 ]TTP Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures. 5 }2 b2 L/ v. O: s% ]7 ATTSARB Technology Transfer and Security Assistance Review Board. 2 E4 D- D) D( R& M/ A! {TTT Test Technology Transfer. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T - j) Y1 l# d2 G3 g% h; o/ K1 j308 % f6 s( l5 W' f8 \: t2 M! y8 _9 XTTV Technology Test Vehicle. J6 S1 w, J4 y* x& D4 E& Q" `TTY Teletype. TUG TRACE User Group. ; {+ c( | ~- C( @; I( H& `5 k3 ?TV Thrust Vectoring (rocker engineering term). TVC Thrust Vector Control. # W+ I5 b! l5 E8 S7 {' T3 bTVE Technology Validation Experiment. TVM Track-via-Missile. TVV Technology Validation Experiment. ; ]" _# V* A6 G: Q% R4 fTW Tactical Warning. TW/AA See Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment. 1 J: U+ R4 C" _: K# S! fTW/SD Tactical Warning and Space Defense. TWG Technical Working Group. , c' l. v9 v8 i e, a9 mTWS TOMAHAWK Weapons System (USN term). TWT Traveling Wave Tube. TWTA Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier. (Electronic Engineering term). TY Then Year (PPBS term). / @* ^5 T( ?9 N4 }! @, \5 zTY$M Then Year Dollars Millions. Type A - System * q8 B9 @: a. Y4 n3 }6 q) @% QSpecification 8 u& Q2 E* g" W* U; Y4 z, NStates all necessary requirements in terms of performance, including test provisions to assure that all requirements are achieved. Essential physical G/ C( X) x$ h f* lconstraints are included. Type A specifications state the technical and mission $ f: x! n: Q8 n7 \requirements of the system as an entity. Type B - : [- W4 S; H4 Q$ @" aDevelopment Specification 2 ?8 V c* W, L6 P6 P+ i/ X, LStates all necessary requirements in terms of performance. Essential physical . T+ A4 ?( B& Gconstraints are included. Type B specifications state requirements for the 2 M+ \: S" P4 m Jdevelopment of items other than systems. They specify all of the required item 5 \8 V6 t% I* h0 D; cfunctional characteristics and the tests required to demonstrate achievement of those characteristics. 2 I5 m% B5 b; j7 c E' fType C - Product Specification & g& e5 Q9 x/ lProduct specifications are applicable to any item below the system level, and . f1 y9 e$ e, c3 Emay be oriented toward procurement of a product through specification of 0 `+ |( D6 k9 A( C8 w1 ^primarily function (performance) requirements or fabrication (detailed design) requirements. Type C specifications intended to be used for the procurement of items including computer programs. , ], ~! {* z: W# L& H/ aTyphoon Class of Soviet ballistic missile submarines. - Y& _. h( _; N$ H, {- B5 M; w4 ^Typing The act of recognizing objects by measuring a set of observables, computing a , ?% S7 N7 G. K9 h+ Sset of characteristics, and associating the characteristics with a specific class of - ?! p) q+ ?1 _; g% zobjects (i.e., SS-18, SS-24). ) ~ Q& y6 ^7 O* s6 G+ P. `MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U / P; n: |" l+ O6 n! B! K1 T309 U Uranium. 2 I7 B1 E2 n- r! w- q" V% A fU&S Unified and Specified [commands] (pre-1996 term). U.K (UK) United Kingdom. U.S. (US) United States. . O) M9 P' w6 w) MU.S. West U.S. West Incorporated. ) e* t y5 h+ w% X% DU.S.S.R. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 5 d* h8 T& {/ j& a& {: HUA User Assessment (NMD BMC3 term). UAE United Arab Emirates. UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. 1 d1 @& N; ~3 i7 ~; H4 UUAV BPI Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-based Boost Phase Intercept. UCAP UAV Combat Air Patrol. ( H& Y7 ~ m5 h* Z+ |+ ]UCC Uniform Commercial Code (US legal term). UCP Unified Command Plan. UD/ASD United Defense/Armaments Systems Division. : |: g" Z ~( C' KUDMH Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine (a liquid propellant rocket fuel). UDS Universal Documentation System. A standardized comprehensive tool for stating 9 M+ z: ` l, N# R% ]: f7 _and coordinating program requirements for testing MRTFB ranges, as well as the 7 P% n$ f. \4 Qcapabilities and plans of test ranges to support program requirements. It consists of a series of six planning and execution documents: 10 are the Program Introduction (PI) (also called the Program Introduction Document (PID)), 4 N: x% F$ y1 ~0 h4 w2) Statement of Capability (SC), 3) Program Requirements Document (PRD), 4) Operations Requirements (OR), 5) Program Support Plan (PSP), and 6) the ( ?' Z: Y; K. Z+ DOperations Directive (OD). The UDS was developed and is regulated by the Range Commanders Council (RCC).

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UE Unit Equipment. $ o0 q3 j9 U* [5 S/ X+ {) k2 yUEME Unified Electro-Magnetic Effects. 9 ]: s% L( o7 x- I8 b& N$ eUEWR Upgrade Early Warning Radar. UF4 Uranium tetra fluoride. UF6 Uranium hexafluoride. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U + h0 X6 H& ^' x: c310 1 {9 I* E; u' p: s% y; JUFG User Focus Group. UFO UHF Follow-On [Satellite Communications System]. ! y9 ] ?* P$ x8 @, Y) C3 P% LUFP Unit Flyaway Price. UGF Underground Facility. UGS Unattended Ground Sensors. $ i' i/ @3 B: n! X, ^UGT Under Ground Test. UHF Ultra High Frequency. UIC Unit Identification Code. UIN User Interaction Node. : c1 y2 D+ P2 yUKAS (1) UK Architecture Study (2) UK Associate Studies. * F/ ~% {/ M. b; e: R, W& W2 TUKEADTB UK Extended Air Defense Test Bed. 5 c* y" t# d6 {! I# j4 OUKTB United Kingdom Test Bed. ULCS Unit Level Circuit Switch (SINCGARS term). 8 o& W5 i0 P$ _ULS Unit Level Switch. ULSA Ultra Low Sidebobe Antenna. 0 o# m8 z m) CULTDS Unit Level Tactical Data Switch (SINCGARS term). Ultraviolet (UV) Electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between the shortest visible violet (about 3,850 Angstroms) and soft x-rays (about 100 Angstroms). ( ^0 f( |9 w6 V$ }2 f. @9 [4 s1 OUMD Unit Manning Document. UMMIPS Uniform Material Movement and Issue Priority System (ILS term). " j0 P. r0 _ z- [3 EUNAAF Unified Action Armed Forces. UNC United Nations Command. , E% `- A- n( @/ X- DUnconventional Warfare K! K+ o+ o; Q' Q) mA broad spectrum of military and paramilitary operations conducted in enemyheld, enemy-controlled or politically sensitive territory. Unconventional warfare includes, but is not limited to, the interrelated fields of guerrilla warfare, evasion 9 c _& C0 t7 T' cand escape, subversion, sabotage, and other operations of a low visibility, ) q; \" d/ A" h" V& j( X) _covert, or clandestine nature. ! i# X5 Q) s6 M* ?& k6 lUnified Action Armed Forces A publication setting forth the principles, doctrines, and functions governing the activities and performance of the Armed Forces of the United States when two or more Services or elements thereof are acting together. 3 R: L" }' \0 wUnified Command A command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander and composed of significant assigned components of two or more Services, and 6 n2 V" ?0 A/ c6 w( xwhich is established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense with the advice and assistance of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U 311 UNISYS UNISYS Corporation. United States Army Space Command , c! w2 m. f z/ U* @(USARSPACE) / z* X. H1 S2 @4 X8 j7 g* p% Z# d uThe Army component command of USSPACECOM. Responsible for the Army % T" P: K* i* e# r S* O/ o* _elements of the SDS system. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. . `: _" Z# S1 W% ?- pUnited States - w3 Y7 \$ m: O5 L: m G9 t, N5 |/ |: sSpace Command / x( W8 |6 D& |(USSPACECOM) The unified command responsible for planning and conducting ballistic missile 7 w) `- {# c* ~defense. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. 4 g6 e& K4 G5 {: c- OUnited States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) 1 N) ~7 t+ l! z' U" z+ gThe DoD unified command responsible for carrying out directed nuclear and nonnuclear strategic air, intercontinental ballistic missile, and sea-launched ballistic missile offensive combat strikes. Located at Offutt AFB, NE. United States Transportation ' U/ j- G- R! h; ~" cCommand (USTRANSCOM) The DoD unified command responsible for providing air, land, and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of war. It is also responsible for providing airlift, sealift, surface transport, and 1 C; N. e2 f* K- W$ E6 r; }terminal services, and commercial air, land, and sea transportation, including as needed to support the deployment, employment, and sustainment of U.S. forces on a global basis, as directed by the Secretary of Defense. Located at Scott + E j9 w. w' I# ?3 c& }AFB, IL.

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Unk Unknown. Unresolved Objects Objects so closely spaced with respect to the sensor focal plane as to be , E8 o. C6 G+ Z8 i6 Y5 `indistinguishable from a single object. 4 |5 c( ]- O2 l, T+ y* u7 U# eUNSC United Nations Security Council. 4 S$ c; a. Z4 g+ A, N7 T- }6 g3 {UnSecEnergy Under Secretary of Energy. ) p) K2 ]" ?6 @- f2 v tUOC Usable on Code (ILS term). ! m$ s7 l# o( C7 r: ZUOES See User Operational Evaluation System. UPD Unconventional Passive Discrimination. UPS Uninterruptible Power Source. UQT Unit Qualification Training (ILS term). : B1 @: _* E( l/ c/ e9 M0 F9 \, MURIP University Research Initiative Support Program. G. L3 D: `+ f) s. O0 UURL Uniform Resource Locator (internet protocol term). 9 b5 q( y& _4 wURT Upgraded RTD. US/UK United States/United Kingdom. USA (1) United States Army. (2) Under Secretary of the Army. USAADASCH U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School. USAAE U.S. Army Acquisition Executive. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U 312 USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers. USACOM United States Atlantic Command, Norfolk, VA. USAF United States Air Force. 1 D3 d: h9 z4 eUSAF/AFMC/ESC U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, Electronic Systems Center; ex-ESD. USAF/AFMC/SMC U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, Space and Missile Systems Center; ex-USAF Systems Command /SSD. 8 G% Q8 @; N0 y* b8 j7 ZUSAF/OTEC U.S. Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center. USAF/SMC U.S. Air Fore Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, CA. USAF/SSD U.S. Air Force/Space Systems Division; See USAF/AFMC/SMC. $ X9 v1 a5 G. C# lUSAFE U.S. Air Forces in Europe. USAFLANT U.S. Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Command. * i: R- h$ z* i7 B: eUSAKA U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll. USAMICOM U.S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL. USAMSIC See MSIC. USAMSAA U.S. Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity. USAOEC U.S. Army Operational Evaluation Command, Alexandria, VA. USAOTEC U.S. Army Operational Test and Evaluation Command. USARCENT U.S. Army Forces, U.S. Central Command. 1 w" H/ r0 h! wUSAREUR U.S. Army Forces, U.S. European Command. USARLANT U.S. Army Forces, U.S. Atlantic Command. USARPAC U.S. Army Forces, U.S. Pacific Command. USARSPACE See United States Army Space Command. l( k6 f+ u/ _2 q! K4 o/ BUSASDC U.S. Army Strategic Defense Command (<1Oct 92). USASSDC U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, Huntsville, AL USATECOM U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command. . E- O7 i V0 t- c2 R. r2 r/ j f; ?USATRADOC U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. USB Upgraded SBD. USC U.S. Code. $ Z' H- W* b/ M: UUSCENTAF U.S. Central Command Air Forces. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U $ m; Q: S# N! L0 \+ J7 P313 ) h( f9 r( j# ^& j) BUSCENTCOM United States Central Command, MacDill AFB, FL. 6 x% N% u- }$ i( T- h! B; k4 ?3 a+ jUSCG United States Coast Guard. USCINCCENT Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command. USCINCEUR U.S. Commander in Chief, Europe. USCINCLANT Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command. / Q/ M5 [/ p h9 W$ I4 ^( G. K' AUSCINCPAC Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command. 7 v% l2 U. Z, Z: r) |USCINCSPACE Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Space Command. USCINCTRANS Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command. USCS U.S. Customs Services. USD Under Secretary of Defense. ' [/ J; U- z& ]8 i2 F5 {USD(A&T) Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology). USD(A) OBSOLETE. Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition.). USD(A)/STNF Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Strategic and Tactical Nuclear Forces. 4 c' i( y% ]% a3 \USD(P) Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. 6 _5 f. k! { C" aUSDA United States Department of Agriculture. 2 C0 ]! Z L* d. eUSDAO U.S. Defense Attaché Office. USDELMC U.S. Delegation to the NATO Military Committee. " z: k5 g5 p9 b) a0 Z- nUSDR&E Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. User Friendly Primarily a term used in automatic data processing (ADP); it connotes a machine - U0 `9 [8 d3 ?2 m7 ~(hardware) or program (software) that is compatible with a person's ability to operate it successfully and easily. " e& Y, c; {7 j9 S, B* @) pUser Operational 0 M9 D' N9 n9 {! o( REvaluation ! `4 `$ i2 b ~7 z& s# mSystem (UOES) Prototypical system developed and tested as part of the early phases of the development process. A UOES has two objectives: (1) testing, evaluation, and training for a system proceeding through the normal acquisition process; and (2) contingency defense capability should the need arise prior to completion of the 1 n8 U+ |) k/ {: e cnormal acquisition cycle. USEUCOM United States European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany. " t4 K8 f6 R$ V" L$ jUSFJ U.S. Forces Japan. USFK U.S. Forces Korea. USFK/CFC CSFK Combined Forces Command. USG U.S. Government. USIA United States Information Agency.

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USPACFLT US Pacific Fleet. * a2 P B7 A8 [ dUSPACOM United States Pacific Command, Pearl Harbor, HI. 8 y; ?2 p3 [2 f- [, AUSREPMC U.S. Representative to the Military Committee (NATO). USSC United States Space Command. ) T6 q+ J( u) u# r& V( `& ^USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command, Tampa, FL. USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command, Panama Canal Zone, Panama. USSPACECOM See United States Space Command. USSS United States Secret Service. 2 x& }7 {& H8 }- }, u# HUSSTRATCOM See United States Strategic Command. ' |& m( e1 g/ HUSTA United States Telephone Association. 7 d6 J1 ?+ _- Q2 Y* \4 G% d$ `USTRANSCOM See United States Transportation Command. * l% h* U6 r, r# ]. QUT Universal Time. UTC Unit Type Code. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U 315 UTM Universal Transverse Mercator. UTTMDS Upper Tier Theater Missile Defense System. See THAAD System. UUT Unit Under Test (ILS term). + O) L- n9 K* H5 ?3 LUV Ultraviolet. % F! ?7 f: e. w; rUV Electro- Optics 3 d; I$ r* M% I- f3 lTechnologies/techniques employed by optical sensors in the wavelength spectrum shorter than visible (e.g., less than 4,000 A). UVPI Ultraviolet Plume Instrument. UW Unconventional Warfare. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 V 3 k/ X& f* E7 C316 & X/ ?5 D3 M1 L; K& K( BV Volt. ; Q$ w c) p6 iV&H Vulnerability and Hardening. V&V Verification and Validation. (See Verification, Validation, and IV&V.) V/STOL Vertical Short Takeoff and Landing [aircraft]. VAFB Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. " [) V* L. q6 [* m3 J k+ LValidation Confirmation that the processes and outputs from a test resource parallel real world processes and are realistically sensitive to change in the environment, tactical situation, system design, tactics, and threat. VAMOSC Visibility and Management of O&S Costs. VAR Visitor Access Request. ) ?: S0 q# L" _# a! xVariability The manner in which the probability of damage to a specific target decreases 3 W3 @7 H9 |' n3 M. Mwith the distance from ground zero; or, in damage assessment, a mathematical 4 f- c' R( e) mfactor introduced to average the effects of orientation, minor shielding, and 2 ]' R5 B9 z9 ?% s0 q5 s" k. Funcertainty of target response to the effects considered. VBO Vertical Burn-Out (velocity). I& V/ v! F, OVCC Voice Communications Circuit. 7 h& M2 |. B7 l7 R2 z% E1 t# mVCRM Verification Cross Reference Matrix. / I) v7 e+ e; TVCS Voice Communications System. 5 X# U" w" p$ @! m$ sVDC Volts Direct Current. VDD Version Description Document. 7 Z$ H( w3 N# _# M6 g0 ~& W* VVDU Visual Display Unit. VE Value Engineering. 3 Q. t5 l1 k. c: V- B* z' aVECP Value Engineering Change Proposal. 8 ~' u& k9 F* _Verification (1) Confirmation that all data inputs, logic, calculations and engineering ( ~4 |6 _- b5 F g6 Xrepresentations of a T&E resource accurately portray the characteristics, " R; e' }5 ^7 ?2 p# jcalculations, logic, and interactions of the system under evaluation. " R; J; e' p2 t ^" d$ c9 b(2) The process of evaluating a system or component during or at the end ( I; v) c- p; \* E5 {of the development process to determine whether it satisfies specified requirements. VESA Video Electronics Standards Association. VFR Visual Flight Rules. VGA Video Graphics Array (Telecomm/Computer term). VHF Very High Frequency. 5 z) t- X1 J9 d6 B. Y5 ]% ]VHSIC Very High Speed Integrated Circuit. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 V ! |% K5 R0 J5 C6 E' } }317 VIDS Vehicle Integrated Defense Software (USA term). . V( f' [8 w9 C6 ~% P$ tVIGILANTE Viewing Image/Gimbaled Instrumentation Lab-Analog Neural Three-D Experiment. VIGILANTE involves building a small computer (ANTE) offering 1/12 Operation Per Second (OPS), using a mixture of experimental three-dimensional 7 K1 u$ @3 x. P* s' ]8 o: o3 V- Xcircuitry and commercial components. Project also demonstrates VIRGIL, a ) M) {" O4 o; f! Pgimbaled airborne sensor with visible, experimental UV and quantum-well IR cameras capable of tracking targets that can be detected, identified, and " s' L$ [3 e {; U z) x, Jprecision-tracked with the ANTE processor. 1 y: O& r' L3 E3 e U# TVIM Vibration Isolation Module. VINSON Encrypted Ultra High Frequency Communications System. : D1 N: h: {8 N6 k+ CVIS Visible. VIS/UV Visible/Ultraviolet. ; p3 F) ^5 x! n& e2 q& H* J: xVisibility Range (or Visibility) The horizontal distance (in kilometers or miles) at which a large dark object can just be seen against the horizon’s sky in daylight. The visibility is related to the # h7 {7 e) C( v" Zclarity of the atmosphere ranging from 170 miles (280 kilometers) for an . J4 e6 O. m) H+ ?" |. h2 r8 S* D3 lexceptionally clear atmosphere to 0.6 mile (1.0 kilometer) or less for dense haze or fog. The visibility on an average clear day is taken to be 12 miles (19 kilometers). & ~% `, _( O: v( G2 A0 A# JVisible Electro- Optics ) m" ?& t) E5 O" u3 T- R) b5 nTechnologies/techniques employed by optical sensors in the visible portion of / [0 E6 K/ O/ Z$ M0 _# Z: a2 Xthe wavelength spectrum. VLAR Vertical Launch and Recovery (UAV JPO term). - c1 K( A1 e6 X) j# i5 Z/ HVLF Very Low Frequency. VLOS Vertical Line of Sight.

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