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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T - R! V6 Z0 q* G0 d1 G298 . Z! [1 m* f5 V( {& [5 N3 I5 S% P5 u8 zTheater Missile Defense Council 2 n( E2 X" Y& i$ r/ h" y( a(TMDC) 1 ?' g' b4 I6 V; ?, N& S2 k# | }3 FA consultative body for considering TMD family of systems planning and programming issues; chaired by an Assistant to the MDA Deputy for Acquisition/TMD, membership includes MDA TMD Directors, representatives of , q% b4 B6 ~6 _, reach applicable Service Program Executive Officer, and TMD Executive Agents and Program Managers. 9 F+ W+ t5 P' k4 e' N( TTheater High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD) A ground-based, air transportable interceptor system that will provide wide area 2 ]. }' F0 M' D6 `$ d mdefense 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 6 R- v+ ~- p4 EPATRIOT. 9 c9 U$ l, E9 |! }3 ZTheater Missile : C9 b4 D; k: j. g7 c6 I; S5 \(TM) * S$ `! X+ w- D: N# [+ s% o) NA 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 , {9 W M7 `* B* {of attacking targets in a theater. Theater Missile Defense (TMD) / I: u7 }6 L+ A5 \OBSOLETE. The strategies and tactics employed to defend a geographical area outside the continental United States against attack from short-range, intermediate-range, or medium-range ballistic missiles. ' l4 E1 H7 ?. ?* K. E5 Q4 CTheater Missile Defense Ground- Based Radar (TMD-GBR) H+ K; P1 b' X" M7 r' o$ E& ^A ground-based, air transportable sensor that provides search, tracking and discrimination capabilities for the THAAD interceptor system. Also referred to as 2 }8 N" S# Z2 G3 y1 UTHAAD Radar. 3 @, I, r4 z* h; B3 J* rTheater Missile 0 s# {5 X4 |9 J4 RDefense Initiative ) Q; b4 {3 Q) Y, [(TMDI) An initiative under which all DoD theater and tactical missile defense activities are 2 h. j) Y' F E: x4 r6 G$ T6 \carried out. Section 231 of the National Defense Act for Fiscal Year 1993 F- _ j' U6 `(Public Law 102–484) directed establishment of a TMDI office within the DoD. THEL Tactical High Energy Laser. * }, m, [" K- X- j1 A6 A1 h3 AThermal Energy Electromagnetic energy emitted as thermal radiation. The total amount of thermal energy received per unit area at a specified distance is generally expressed in terms of calories per square centimeter. Thermal Imagery Imagery produced by sensing and recording the thermal energy emitted or reflected from the objects, which are imaged. + V% Q5 |& H) p$ \" ~8 S/ q% BThermal Kill The destruction of a target by heating it, using directed energy, to the degree that structural components fail. Thermal Management 7 L+ L- z! E. ]% {# u% r" ^5 `* |Technologies/techniques associated with the control and management of thermal energy, its generation, dissipation, and recovery. 1 ~. E* q) \% ?: ~Thermal Radiation " S2 W0 b$ d. ~/ YElectromagnetic radiation emitted (in two pulses from a nuclear air burst) from the X+ l( l' v! h0 Y, ^fireball as a consequence of its very high temperature; it consists essentially of ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiations. 5 N2 \2 }) R; |: o bThermal X-Rays The electromagnetic radiation, mainly in the soft (low energy) x-ray region, emitted by the nuclear weapon residue by virtue of its extremely high - r8 }7 {0 D; Ttemperature; it also is referred to as the primary thermal radiation. It is the ) I8 ^4 Y# x/ O$ x1 {absorption of this radiation by the ambient medium, accompanied by an increase in temperature, which results in the formation of the fireball (or other heated ! Y2 V5 s+ ?" K4 Fregion) which then emits thermal radiation. (See X-Rays.) MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 299 ! w$ u- ]7 V" O: @/ b* nThermosphere The atmospheric shell extending from the top of the mesosphere to outer space; it is a region of more or less steadily increasing temperature with height, starting ( F4 ]5 B& `* R+ Sat 40 to 50 miles (70 to 80 kilometers); the thermosphere includes, therefore, the exosphere and most or all of the ionosphere. Threat Characterization K7 S1 l" s) R+ ]$ F2 ^8 hAn assessment of the nature, magnitude and intent of an attack in progress. 4 B& [. O5 P6 _- Z: _2 wThreat Corridor (Threat Tube) A 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 # S- a; _0 \& b: Pcomputation. Threat Scenario A hypothetical example of the employment of threat systems against ballistic missile defenses for the purpose of analysis and evaluation of those defensive systems and architectures. Threshold Performance capability or characteristic level in terms of a minimum acceptable ! J* \# D k6 I( Z& yvalue (threshold) required to satisfy the mission need and a performance , Z V' t2 b2 Cobjective. Threshold " n9 l$ b4 Y4 ` zDefense - h: z" c2 i$ O/ z9 dA defense strategy that concedes that the target can be destroyed at a price 2 U F: h4 k3 Y! z/ x( }) V0 wthat is not prohibitive, but the presence of the defense is thought to require the 3 c% M f2 q) D2 @: R: E0 H+ Q8 Soffense to mount a relatively large and complex attack. Throw Weight All weight in an interceptor, above the sustainer, which serves as the kill vehicle. Thrusted 5 y' d' v5 F } t; A' N/ y/ IReplicas (TREPS) 4 E4 ]6 ]8 m, b. ~# T) ~Conical decoys equipped with a miniature rocket device. Generally used to change the decoy’s optical signature to resemble that of an RV in the reentry ; p3 W, }6 D9 ~* k- P) gphase. TI (1) Technical Instruction. (2) Technology Insertion. TIARA Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities. TIBS (1) Theater Information Broadcast Service. (2) Tactical Information Broadcast System. * C+ a: Z( k7 E7 G6 H: V. b(3) Theater Intelligence Broadcast System. : [4 d6 @ z& L2 w, x6 l. [TIC (1) Thermionic Integrated Circuit. (2) Technical Information Center. ( e: i$ v) y; V) M+ D' [7 ATIDP Technical Interface Design Plan. TIE (1) Technology Integration Experiments. (2) Technical Independent Evaluation. / f+ d# u/ C P6 O( v- T4 ]Tier An integrated set of SDS elements that address a particular phase of the threat 6 C) O; n. B/ v$ D2 `6 X0 u) S(e.g., boost phase). Tiered Defenses The use of defensive systems at different phases of the missile trajectory. 8 o# A0 n9 j, S" Y0 |9 {* GTIES Technology Integration Equipment System. TIIAP Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program. 4 q$ W( h# _! {4 ^ `TIL Technical Insertion Laboratory. & T6 @- T1 V9 ?, m9 \& j. sTIM Technical Interchange Meeting. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T - I7 J& P! K1 h$ r' o300 Time-Phased # {4 P. w }; `& j2 y' E3 I& HForce and . e1 N& y- C& A! vDeployment List Appendix 1 to Annex A of the operation plan. It identifies types and/or actual units required to support the operation plan and indicates origin and ports of ( @( B: ~1 [& f1 }debarkation or ocean area. Time of Flight (Max) # _6 q9 k0 O8 ]9 RThe maximum time for a booster or vehicle to perform its function from time of launch. Time on Station The time the sensor is in its operating position. & u" _% F6 n3 i$ R& QTime Sensitive Targets Those target requiring immediate response because they pose (or will soon pose) a clear and present danger to friendly forces or are highly lucrative, # I2 g4 o* _' I) \# \fleeting targets of opportunity.

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Time to Station The time required to move a sensor to its operating position. , Z/ P& d7 \- R' m) W1 zTIMS Training Integration Management System (USAF term). . r A h7 A ^6 D' Y- jTIN Theater Intelligence Networks. K- E2 e b, ^& S$ i* W8 C3 V; ~# {( ETIP TOPAZ International Program. TIR OBSOLETE. Terminal Imaging Radar. (Predecessor to Ground-Based Radar Terminal (GBRT).) + ~2 E7 w0 L1 tTIRS Telemetry, Instrumentation and Range Safety - a# j9 J6 V0 _2 u& x' x% j/ yTIS (1) Trusted Information Systems, Inc. (2) Technical Information System. Titan USICBM. 8 b) N. \. K. UTIU TIBS/Tactical Interface Unit. TIWG Test Integration Working Group. (U.S. Army) TL Team Leader. $ V, A, A$ A, W) C" K; {TLA Time Line Analysis. 5 E$ v9 `7 z# _8 ~. ^TLAM Theater land Attack Missile. TLAM/D TLAN [with submunition] Dispenser (Navy term). TLDD Top Level Design Document. TLV Target Launch Vehicle. / Q/ {8 G; g; I2 n, K0 Q% i( eTLX Teletype. 9 K f6 M0 a: Q1 gTM (1) See Theater Missile. (2) Technical Manual. (3) Tactical Missile (US Army " N$ u/ v. L1 r6 _% Q8 q! W+ Eterm). TMCC Test Monitor and Control Center. 3 ` v6 O! r" oTMD See Theater Missile Defense. * T+ p3 I6 n0 P! D( `3 TTMD C2 Theater Missile Defense Command and Control. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 301 TMD C 3 ) W2 ]% Y8 F0 d6 O4 zI Those assets that provide connectivity between and among Theater Ballistic Missile Defense forces. TMD ESM Theater Missile Defense Existing System(s) Modification (MDA term). + E7 B0 `2 E! w1 E5 A) |TMD GBR See Theater Missile Defense Ground Based Radar (THAAD Radar). TMD IA Theater Missile Interoperability Architecture. ; F9 s _0 C: j* [3 y& ^4 k2 hTMD ITP TMD Integrated Test Plan. TMDAS Theater Missile Defense Architecture Study. ?: e7 B6 F' F% K0 ZTMDC Theater Missile Defense Council. TMDE Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (ILS term). TMDI See Theater Missile Defense Initiative. : ^+ j* Z1 H; ~# D* m6 r5 e1 iTMDSE Theater Missile Defense System Exerciser. TMMM TOMAHAWK Multi-Mission Missile. ' N. t( |- }9 ?$ a7 N5 KTMP Technical Manual Plan (ILS term). TMPCU Tomahawk Theater Mission Planning Center Upgrade. 1 e& M |& f! G4 O* qTN (1) Terrestrial Network (C2E term). (2) Thermonuclear. ; ~; q" C! { k& C8 R- fTNF Theater Nuclear Forces [Treaty term]. TNT Trinitrotoluene. 9 Z' ?$ W# H. T0 _. G; c: a" nTNW Theater Nuclear Weapon. TO (1) Task Order. (2) Technical Order. TOA Total Obligation Authority. 2 l+ K# x( T; x0 t- m; t% [7 _" LTOAM Tactical Air Operations Module. }: ], a. y% l8 ~6 z8 a, S0 _TOC Tactical Operations Center. " B9 J) A* M5 }TOE Table of Organization and Equipment. " z5 I. p) W8 m; ?& I6 e# d( F! l4 C" [TOF Time of Flight. TOI Track of Interest. * f3 j8 S' B# L5 j& m# X; qTOIA Task Order Impact Analysis. & J7 Z0 G% y# b$ @. u( STolerance The ability of a system to provide continuity of operation under various abnormal ' _' C- u7 u/ a( N3 C! ~0 Lconditions. # P }( X9 }* p! g h: tTOM See Target Object Map.

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Tomahawk US ground launched cruise missile. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T ' ~: R' h. |: @: M, d8 w, m. c302 TOMD Task Radar Management Details. 8 a* v5 e( B2 N- ^TOMP Task Order Management Plan. TOMS Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (NASA term). TOO Target of Opportunity. TOOL Target of Opportunity Launch. ) M$ h0 U/ C J! m& E* F/ h3 NTOP Task Order Plan. Top-Down Pertaining to an approach that starts with the highest-level component of a hierarchy and proceeds through progressively lower levels; for example, topdown design, top-down programming, top-down testing. Contrast with bottomup. ; K) K) r* J& J. UTop-Down Design , z" L! ]+ X1 W0 cThe process of designing a system by identifying its major components, decomposing them into their lower level components, and iterating until the ; O+ q n% {" t" s/ Q4 v& xdesired level of detail is achieved. Top-Down Testing % m$ \; @/ x( x( M! X" ZThe process of checking out hierarchically organized programs, progressively, from top to bottom, using simulation of lower level components. # x1 b7 g3 X+ Q! A. q9 [6 kTOPAZ A project to demonstrate the transfer of Russian thermionic space nuclear power technology to U.S. BMD applications. TOR Terms of Reference. TOS (1) Tactical Operations Shelter (Station). (2) Task Order Status. TOT Time on Target Total Obligation Authority (TOA) A DoD financial term, which expresses the value of the direct program for a given 7 W. r8 f! u: P) m Ufiscal year. $ \! x: N+ f/ f4 c) a0 B! k& HTotal Quality 0 l1 `' O1 y7 b% p! P8 l5 ^Management . P7 Q5 @/ k% C( D6 l6 D(TQM) 8 [! V) l$ I7 _ F# {! {A management philosophy committed to a focus on continuous improvement to product and services with the involvement of the entire workforce. : o" K8 _ p$ I6 _. O, mTOTS Target Oriented Tracking System 8 k5 m( B4 E0 s yTOVS 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. 5 w; n/ I) [. `0 DTP (1) Telenet Protocol (Telecomm/Computer term). (2) Test Program. ( z5 E5 y/ a+ C7 U$ D7 a( \) FTPALS Theater Protection Against Limited Strikes. TPBM Terminal Phase Battle Manager. TPD Mobile Tactical Radar (US). 7 B Y, ~- B( l* q4 K+ T$ P. O1 nTPDR Total Processing Data Rate (TelComm/Computer term). % x! |& U& }5 tMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 4 h# m1 \# |" G3 R) J303 ( H6 X2 y: J! u& X5 jTPEC 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. : d6 j9 M Q2 U' ^TPM Technical Performance Measurement. TPMT Total Preventative Maintenance Time (ILS term). TPO (1) Test Planning Organization. (2) THAAD Program Office TPP Test Procedure Plan. TPR (1) Terminal Phase Radar. (2) Trained Personnel Requirements. (3) Target Performance Report. TPS Thermal Protection System. & O1 s* ^+ I; Q0 }7 K9 `3 e/ FTPT Theater Planning Tool. TPWG Test Planning Working Group. (U.S. Air Force) $ b, w6 B4 z8 Y7 _( c+ pTQM Total Quality Management. 6 S+ H4 {1 F( Y1 M2 S" ATraceability (1) The characteristic of software systems or designs or architectures or domain models that identifies and documents the derivation path (upward) and allocation/flowdown path (downward) of requirements and constraints. 3 z6 N0 y" k, K) u7 D' n(2) The degree to which a relationship can be established between two or more products having a predecessor-successor or master-subordinate relationship to one another.

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Track (1) A series of related contacts displayed on a plotting board. 8 J3 B4 r5 P4 E% v8 h(2) To display or record the successive positions of a moving object. ! y* v1 H8 w7 k9 A5 g" f(3) To lock onto a point of radiation and obtain guidance from. 8 \6 [+ c9 s9 J6 d) _6 j2 F(4) To keep a gun properly aimed, or to point continuously a target locating instrument at a moving target. & T7 G% B5 z b(5) The actual path of an aircraft above, or a ship on, the surface of the / t2 o8 Q$ @" x, z. Learth. Track " k' X1 Z; S( x7 {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 : `' L8 `' o! {Death . [' h6 |- y# G+ P; ]" @0 BThe maintenance of an associated track through all phases of flight (i.e., boost to reentry). Track Correlation The combining of track information for identification purposes, using all available ' L' j7 b: k1 ]7 Xdata. Track Extension This term usually applies to improvements in track estimates by use of new data. It is sometimes used to describe a process of target extrapolation to a future time or place (e.g., reentry). : ^$ ]8 a' F$ {3 S( jMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 304 * L* L) [/ ?+ W, R% H2 G4 K% ]Track File A target’s stated estimate, confidence, covariance matrix, and associated LOS measurements with irradiances with confidence of association; or some subset of * B3 M2 J% {9 }( O+ jthe above. 4 R. |( a: _1 J Q' Q9 h- k3 PTrack File-Track History 5 X# M& z' R. u0 D+ D8 SA set of individual track reports on a particular object, which taken together ) F$ x; N2 Q9 F% Zproduce useful approximation of that object's future position in space. Track Formation The process of determining the track or tracks of detected objects. It is usually a 4 d$ \% {" x- G2 g; Fthree-step process of data association, track initialization, and track improvement , ?7 W9 b* n( Dby filtering. / }+ [9 ]0 p" U$ c# NTracking The act of generating and maintaining a time history of an object's position and any other features of interest. . i1 ~ N C/ z. XTracking and 0 Q. _; I X' ?" d% x$ [ ?Pointing Once a target is detected, it must be followed or “tracked”. When the target is * g: p/ U3 S; q: }successfully tracked, a weapon is “pointed” at the target. Tracking and pointing 5 q$ L# t: \5 Y' ~/ xare frequently integrated operations. Tracking Range (Max) " v+ ^$ Q1 ]* h5 f/ K0 UThe maximum line of sight distance at which a sensor can maintain track of an 0 y! W$ u- p1 {- [! c& k2 cobject. Track Initiation The formation of the first or initial estimate for a sensor system of the state vector 4 q E. ^. k% `+ l- Z- F; C3 Vof an object. The process typically requires observation from a number of frames. Track Production Area 1 M. t+ O1 e6 l- O0 YAn area in which tracks are produced by one radar station. Track Symbology Symbols used to display tracks on a data console or other display device. ( e8 Z! r. r+ u {Track Telling The process of communicating air surveillance and tactical data information between command and control systems or between facilities within the systems. N# X& q7 m' C* g5 L1 ^Telling may be classified into the following types: back tell; cross tell; forward tell; lateral tell; overlap tell; and relateral tell. 2 j+ F) w7 B/ r' D" U4 [' S* s3 TTRADEX Target Resolution and Discrimination Experiment. 7 X2 P9 X. r8 l: `' C( Y8 TTRADOC U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Ft. Monroe, VA. Traffic Capability ( `2 ~5 T% s9 K! y/ EMaximum The maximum number of objects per unit time which the sensor system can ! p9 n1 V0 ~! h+ P7 Y6 @maintain track files. Traffic Decoy Decoy that matches RV characteristics in the exoatmosphere and high endoatmosphere. $ ~2 B1 I% @5 [6 L% a, WTrain Threat geometry with objects placed in a line (string) along the velocity vector of 9 I. G* ^7 e: S: Q3 t- |7 \reentry. / j9 P* L. o2 c; S* F1 @2 QTrajectory The curve described by an object moving through space. t3 m5 Q5 @; |, J8 cTrajectory 2 Q3 I* K# c4 n! U# h0 rHistories % `6 \% g8 H! T) v5 D5 [ _ G* {Trajectory information on targets recorded over a period of time. ! P* ]7 _7 g, E% o# vTRAK A data base management system (not an acronym). Trans-Attack Period from first tactical indication of attack until termination started, i.e., postattack. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 3 }" P+ W% o' F, ~5 G7 w l305 TRANSCOM [U.S.] Transportation Command, Scott AFB, IL. - u$ d; O, k& Y4 j8 W* s/ {TRANSEC Transmission Security. - R9 `) D. y4 F) nTransition The period in which the world strategic balance would shift from offensedominance to defense-dominance. Transition to 4 N T$ `! g( Y4 f2 g! pProduction ) t, B( L7 m6 s Y) CA risk reduction process during which the program shifts (passes) from , O; Y3 Y) n; z7 kdevelopment to production. It is not an exact point, but is described as a process consisting of disciplined engineering and logistics management to . S& x' M9 z- d0 m0 i3 b3 Qensure the system is ready for manufacture. (See DoD 4245.7-M.) . o c4 s1 E, b0 \Transmission Security 4 V _ x" H7 Z) b(TRANSEC) That component of security, which results from all measures, designed to protect communications 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 $ ]9 y) n! \! m0 espeed of the fluid is subsonic in some places and supersonic in others. This is 6 R' L6 i H1 S% V' iencountered when passing from subsonic to supersonic speeds and vice versa. $ \0 F0 @5 A% A8 c% i6 hTransponder A receiver-transmitter that will generate a reply signal upon proper interrogation. TRAP Tactical Receiver and Related Applications. Trap Door A hidden software or hardware mechanism that permits system security mechanisms to be circumvented. ( r8 @- q2 g$ ~) V- r$ OTraveling Wave Tube (TWT) An electronic tube in which a stream of electrons interact continuously or 5 a8 Z; L1 \, ?( L; X" h& ?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 : J" L, J' Z9 ` Z" c/ nthe microwave region. 9 ~0 V1 O6 b1 e6 \- lTraverse (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 , U$ ~0 {& @1 p, x* X2 n$ Jpoints on the earth are obtained by or from field measurements, and ' m+ v, R1 w& V" P2 c$ Sused 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. $ u; P+ d5 z/ o+ n# E7 \TRB Tactical Review Board. TRD Technical Requirements Document. TRE Tactical Receive Equipment. TREA Transmit/Receive Element Array (THAAD). ) O6 i& P5 R% _( VTREE Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics. 9 t& Y$ G0 R: [2 X8 }3 kTREM Total Radiation Environment Model. TREPS See Thrusted Replicas. 8 t u' ^" K2 a4 V M0 sTRESIM Tactical Receive Equipment Simulator. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T % |7 Z$ H) x' O8 ]. o306 8 w% ]% r1 v' KTRG Threat Reference Guide. ; o- M; W8 e7 dTRI-TAC Tri-Service Tactical Digital Communications System. TRIDENT Class of US ballistic missile submarines (USN term). 1 G/ v: h1 x6 S9 vTRIDENT I (C-4) US SLBM (USN term). 6 p( e( V( `' yTRIDENT II (D-5) US SLBM (USN term). TRIM Toxic Reduction Investment and Management. TRM Technical Reference Model. TRMP Test Resources Management Plan. TRN (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 ) q& b: @0 x. Oauthorizations of the invoking process to the detriment of security or mission 2 P! A4 t6 G; a5 C& j9 pperformance. 8 a, X. G' P y: Z" cTROPO Tropospheric Scatter. ; b% G4 z6 l& R Z* _8 P& R: _Tropopause The imaginary boundary layer dividing the stratosphere from the lower part of the ! b+ R; v# w! V' ratmosphere, the troposphere. The tropopause normally occurs at an altitude of about 7.62km to 13.71km in polar and temperate zones, and at 16.76km in the 3 | [# s6 Z! [ s' O4 c% A1 A, ltropics. (See Stratosphere, Troposphere.) ; }* F' ^. C' S$ _: W; k9 TTroposphere The region of the atmosphere, immediately above the earth's surface and up to the tropopause, in which the temperature falls fairly regularly with increasing 5 K0 b2 d) B" {: H2 Baltitude, clouds form, convection is active, and mixing is continuous and more or 9 w0 j# Y# v- a9 e. F+ t7 Sless complete. Tropospheric Scatter The propagation of electromagnetic waves by scattering as a result of irregularities in the physical properties of the troposphere. TRP (1) Test Readiness Program. (2) Technology Reinvestment Program. (3) Technology Readiness Program (pre-acquisition program status). (4) Technical Requirements Package. TRPC Technology Readiness Planning Committee. ( z3 q- b) y: G2 fTRR Test Readiness Review. Trusted - x) m4 o Z, h q# e1 `Computer System/Software A system or its software that employs sufficient hardware and software integrity measures to allow its use for processing sensitive or classified information. , @. v+ y+ p+ `4 wTrusted Path A mechanism by which a person at a terminal can communicate directly with the 5 |+ _1 w+ p0 z: S+ w6 j5 c& JTrusted 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. 6 f8 a ~5 Y9 I: ]6 t! L5 YTS (1) Terminal Service. (2) Top Secret. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T + G7 J5 a4 N! Y. f1 I9 G/ r307 ( v$ S+ T8 d. L8 Z2 H; ETSA Technology Security Analysis. ! b( I* B3 \8 G) z& E0 F6 ATSD Tactical Surveillance Demonstration. " K4 k6 v3 W& KTSCM Tomahawk Strike Coordination Module (USN term). ; O7 @" H' n9 R3 G( l+ q$ ^+ bTSD Tactical Surveillance Demonstration. TSDE Tactical Surveillance Demonstration Enhancement. ' ?8 t2 ~1 t6 |TSEU Technology Seeker Evaluation Unit. TsIAM Moscow’s Central Institute of Aviation Motors. TSM TRADOC System Manager. 6 P E6 F9 D, V( I9 w/ h- bTSMA Theater of Strategic Military Action. TSP Target Support Plan. TSPI Time, Space, Position Information. # [7 _% a# X" c5 M2 z) t. L4 KTSR Target System Requirements.

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TSRD Target System Requirements Document. TSS Terminal Surveillance Sensor. 2 t* T( k: g+ r7 ~6 M9 kTSSAM Tri-Service Standoff Attack Missile. 1 c7 I B$ T9 Q0 ?3 Q6 bTSWG Target Signature Working Group. TT Total Time. + l& }1 }) O8 O. z9 i/ kTT&C Telemetry, Tracking and Command. 6 v3 e! `& v1 e8 VTT&E Technical Test and Evaluation (Army). " r! s& l1 p) Q gTTA Total Time Accounting. TTBM Terminal Tier Battle Manager. TTBT Threshold Test Ban Treaty. TTD&D Test Technology Development and Demonstration. A portion of the CTEIP ' Y5 N- Q7 W. W' {/ Rprogram, which funds the development and demonstration of technologies, ' ~! s# x) F) |( h( g8 d% Twhich have significant potential for improving testing. TTEL Tools and Test Equipment List (ILS term). 8 V% e. n8 y5 G$ v5 WTTL Transistor-to-Transistor Logic. & Q% Q# K0 c$ z, p: p2 A. c- bTTP Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures. $ {, Y" D i9 R, Z; N) kTTSARB Technology Transfer and Security Assistance Review Board. TTT Test Technology Transfer. # K% j, l' K5 n/ m. d8 I9 cMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 1 S5 m0 C* Z) D+ @308 TTV Technology Test Vehicle. TTY Teletype. + u/ n5 f$ k+ N6 n- Q- tTUG TRACE User Group. 7 W% q* ~- b: ]' M; vTV Thrust Vectoring (rocker engineering term). TVC Thrust Vector Control. TVE Technology Validation Experiment. TVM Track-via-Missile. 0 J/ z1 J* d/ \, A( P2 U# I$ ^9 l: JTVV Technology Validation Experiment. TW Tactical Warning. 8 D B2 f% ?+ D t1 z/ f5 M0 h1 P1 yTW/AA See Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment. TW/SD Tactical Warning and Space Defense. 0 [5 X3 S# D/ QTWG Technical Working Group. TWS TOMAHAWK Weapons System (USN term). ( ^% Q* C* _8 r6 z+ A2 e1 pTWT Traveling Wave Tube. TWTA Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier. (Electronic Engineering term). TY Then Year (PPBS term). TY$M Then Year Dollars Millions. 8 c: i$ _% ~0 C) Z' g% lType A - System Specification States all necessary requirements in terms of performance, including test provisions to assure that all requirements are achieved. Essential physical ' H& ?0 R- t9 S7 B9 A# G6 Nconstraints are included. Type A specifications state the technical and mission requirements of the system as an entity. 9 ^ `7 R7 W( N- \+ fType B - Development Specification States all necessary requirements in terms of performance. Essential physical constraints are included. Type B specifications state requirements for the ; [+ _0 E, |3 ddevelopment of items other than systems. They specify all of the required item # R% k( p& G' m: a) |0 }( `functional characteristics and the tests required to demonstrate achievement of those characteristics. , M: k' j- m! f$ k/ Q% fType C - Product Specification Product specifications are applicable to any item below the system level, and ) z! F& J: a0 x: Mmay be oriented toward procurement of a product through specification of primarily function (performance) requirements or fabrication (detailed design) requirements. Type C specifications intended to be used for the procurement of ( F, j4 j, M i+ e( u. bitems including computer programs. # |8 w# G2 }( h* OTyphoon Class of Soviet ballistic missile submarines. Typing The act of recognizing objects by measuring a set of observables, computing a ) W2 K. M; |- T& h$ dset of characteristics, and associating the characteristics with a specific class of objects (i.e., SS-18, SS-24). ( @5 E) i- y( WMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U 4 w _9 g1 r4 T0 A) ^* i309 0 F7 {4 M% C& pU Uranium. U&S Unified and Specified [commands] (pre-1996 term). U.K (UK) United Kingdom. * G k6 c5 R% M6 xU.S. (US) United States. 7 [9 k5 C$ m9 {& N; ` aU.S. West U.S. West Incorporated. 3 w f# I' g- v# ~) ZU.S.S.R. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. UA User Assessment (NMD BMC3 term). , ^: R0 X# H( K+ O* b" l7 U9 ~UAE United Arab Emirates. UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. * C2 s8 M5 i2 H7 A# n/ lUAV BPI Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-based Boost Phase Intercept. UCAP UAV Combat Air Patrol. 4 O) V/ j7 j% k# `UCC Uniform Commercial Code (US legal term). : g; {- `: E1 \0 ~9 k$ V1 RUCP Unified Command Plan. 4 j9 G, k' Q! e2 o1 u& GUD/ASD United Defense/Armaments Systems Division. ' z3 ^: Y- w$ P, `7 Y( M5 l0 e( d9 w2 r3 aUDMH Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine (a liquid propellant rocket fuel). 1 g7 _9 K. q* b* H& @UDS Universal Documentation System. A standardized comprehensive tool for stating and coordinating program requirements for testing MRTFB ranges, as well as the capabilities and plans of test ranges to support program requirements. It consists of a series of six planning and execution documents: 10 are the 6 |' C" G! f) ^( s3 g& l2 K/ BProgram Introduction (PI) (also called the Program Introduction Document (PID)), 2) Statement of Capability (SC), 3) Program Requirements Document (PRD), 4) " N) U% ~" J+ C g# P% W% N2 } iOperations Requirements (OR), 5) Program Support Plan (PSP), and 6) the 0 \( \$ a- r3 Y* _7 C# COperations Directive (OD). The UDS was developed and is regulated by the 0 \9 Y$ L- t9 t8 zRange Commanders Council (RCC).

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UE Unit Equipment. UEME Unified Electro-Magnetic Effects. ' k; l" c% C5 {) M% W T! rUEWR Upgrade Early Warning Radar. UF4 Uranium tetra fluoride. UF6 Uranium hexafluoride. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U 310 ) ?/ N: l" p- V+ {( i. ?UFG User Focus Group. UFO UHF Follow-On [Satellite Communications System]. # Y4 w, d/ z6 F4 e/ U# b! [UFP Unit Flyaway Price. - O# p! g) V UUGF Underground Facility. UGS Unattended Ground Sensors. UGT Under Ground Test. / W2 `7 k( P3 A8 k0 OUHF Ultra High Frequency. UIC Unit Identification Code. ( B, k0 p% G% O) oUIN User Interaction Node. UKAS (1) UK Architecture Study (2) UK Associate Studies. , M, E I# s& S" T! f+ }- _UKEADTB UK Extended Air Defense Test Bed. UKTB United Kingdom Test Bed. 8 o; X# u, |- p+ FULCS Unit Level Circuit Switch (SINCGARS term). 8 O) {) z" ^9 o2 }, ^+ |ULS Unit Level Switch. 3 B8 g4 m4 Q7 d4 a1 i3 wULSA Ultra Low Sidebobe Antenna. ULTDS 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). " C" |, J' F5 o5 a1 KUMD Unit Manning Document. UMMIPS Uniform Material Movement and Issue Priority System (ILS term). UNAAF Unified Action Armed Forces. . \$ p* n+ z9 RUNC United Nations Command. + @: j: W) o) Y( b- F3 n; ZUnconventional Warfare : U$ k) I# i4 h& u; F% RA broad spectrum of military and paramilitary operations conducted in enemyheld, enemy-controlled or politically sensitive territory. Unconventional warfare 8 t: A8 Q7 H* ^$ n# Jincludes, but is not limited to, the interrelated fields of guerrilla warfare, evasion and escape, subversion, sabotage, and other operations of a low visibility, covert, or clandestine nature. " t5 p u$ l, T8 E2 i5 b9 J5 I/ s: y8 NUnified Action ! c- S0 |+ z6 H4 uArmed Forces * I- r% @6 Y3 h0 PA publication setting forth the principles, doctrines, and functions governing the ' T$ E+ b2 Q' i7 K1 ractivities and performance of the Armed Forces of the United States when two or 6 t3 o: _& V, b7 {8 umore Services or elements thereof are acting together. ) Y2 |& d+ j% x0 r- q" ?Unified Command A command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander and composed of significant assigned components of two or more Services, and which is established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense with the advice and assistance of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. - O) r5 m7 L5 c3 j ]MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U 311 * `4 o- {4 E& E2 pUNISYS UNISYS Corporation. United States 5 w, V; j9 T# x2 B; y. DArmy Space Command ( {* a0 Z: O* ^# W* t) y(USARSPACE) & o" i) i9 a4 F8 k( B7 t1 u* CThe Army component command of USSPACECOM. Responsible for the Army elements of the SDS system. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. ' U/ E' ~0 V7 K2 z! JUnited States Space Command 8 r* G" X9 C/ e( l3 @(USSPACECOM) + x u) x& q2 b7 NThe unified command responsible for planning and conducting ballistic missile 9 T. B5 U" Z' U- mdefense. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. United States . ]4 \& N$ }4 s- _7 _2 d+ ]5 M" G) dStrategic , [2 q$ E# M+ S3 N4 l, K! oCommand 8 s- q- y o* D$ z(USSTRATCOM) The DoD unified command responsible for carrying out directed nuclear and nonnuclear strategic air, intercontinental ballistic missile, and sea-launched ballistic . E, O2 ?$ @( R' \5 Nmissile offensive combat strikes. Located at Offutt AFB, NE. United States Transportation 6 T4 d7 Z, I7 R E8 y( PCommand (USTRANSCOM) * |' m- `( x+ ]2 zThe 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 7 N' k- c, q% p( K0 m* mterminal services, and commercial air, land, and sea transportation, including as needed to support the deployment, employment, and sustainment of U.S. forces , H. a V2 K; S, u* |( V# Non a global basis, as directed by the Secretary of Defense. Located at Scott : B4 P4 L) n, v1 ]- j6 e* I) C" RAFB, IL.

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Unk Unknown. . r, B: D- F) Y0 @( U5 \Unresolved " } l# _. T# q) P3 iObjects , a8 r$ \0 ]4 f4 j. z" ZObjects so closely spaced with respect to the sensor focal plane as to be 5 g+ j& `: P9 R9 w- x) @; r4 Nindistinguishable from a single object. UNSC United Nations Security Council. 6 \1 Y1 c6 W2 H( k8 ]UnSecEnergy Under Secretary of Energy. & O' B! e, w0 w: U. _. HUOC Usable on Code (ILS term). 6 v. k/ E% c1 S( [: O6 sUOES See User Operational Evaluation System. 8 w B" W! t# ^, Q4 H9 n2 J& xUPD Unconventional Passive Discrimination. - q! t* S+ F* K4 O v& ZUPS Uninterruptible Power Source. . l8 L" H. U2 Z% [& D+ u8 xUQT Unit Qualification Training (ILS term). ! j4 ?1 w. d4 _9 x- xURIP University Research Initiative Support Program. URL Uniform Resource Locator (internet protocol term). URT Upgraded RTD. 6 q1 S, j4 I2 f g* k Y+ ]# HUS/UK United States/United Kingdom. 2 r+ d( }$ F3 i) b1 W1 J! sUSA (1) United States Army. (2) Under Secretary of the Army. USAADASCH U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School. USAAE U.S. Army Acquisition Executive. 2 [8 x; ~! |+ a( @3 m3 P) P' TMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U 312 USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers. USACOM United States Atlantic Command, Norfolk, VA. 1 y/ \3 {# J5 U' N9 X# r* U- C1 ?USAF United States Air Force. , G/ I! y7 Q/ \# V. L' aUSAF/AFMC/ESC U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, Electronic Systems Center; ex-ESD. ( C. f0 P' C s9 n lUSAF/AFMC/SMC U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, Space and Missile Systems Center; ex-USAF Systems Command /SSD. USAF/OTEC U.S. Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center. 0 \2 a0 t% k3 vUSAF/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. USAFE U.S. Air Forces in Europe. 0 J) b+ N8 \4 W$ \USAFLANT U.S. Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Command. 7 u$ g* V& c2 b$ ^; TUSAKA U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll. 9 {% D. o: k' B4 ?0 lUSAMICOM U.S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL. USAMSIC See MSIC. ; V0 i: N. @# W/ p# t' s2 aUSAMSAA U.S. Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity. 9 f3 K; X: R- ^, ~1 y8 AUSAOEC U.S. Army Operational Evaluation Command, Alexandria, VA. ! c8 B9 C& }$ R! ^4 `- fUSAOTEC U.S. Army Operational Test and Evaluation Command. USARCENT U.S. Army Forces, U.S. Central Command. ' Y7 ^* @4 r) x+ m9 pUSAREUR U.S. Army Forces, U.S. European Command. - v8 ^; s9 l# C1 W1 sUSARLANT U.S. Army Forces, U.S. Atlantic Command. USARPAC U.S. Army Forces, U.S. Pacific Command. USARSPACE See United States Army Space Command. 9 f: T$ Q: e* K% j# S) m% |" ?+ K: F8 IUSASDC 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. $ d ^' P# u, T E* H# \4 RUSATRADOC U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. USB Upgraded SBD. , T7 ]; p' I1 {( ~! s) }USC U.S. Code. / x$ N$ j. M: XUSCENTAF U.S. Central Command Air Forces. 8 j: L- a, ]3 k" m6 xMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U # m( s( _* w- x1 W! \0 b313 * t* Q9 M# ^0 h' E x% FUSCENTCOM United States Central Command, MacDill AFB, FL. USCG United States Coast Guard. USCINCCENT Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command. 1 O* _( t- ^+ W1 N# `USCINCEUR U.S. Commander in Chief, Europe. USCINCLANT Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command. / @5 Z5 y0 y4 h _, a8 D9 PUSCINCPAC Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command. USCINCSPACE Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Space Command. USCINCTRANS Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command. , y B( I% Y: `. zUSCS U.S. Customs Services. USD Under Secretary of Defense. 2 N" a/ o; m% ]) YUSD(A&T) Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology). USD(A) OBSOLETE. Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition.). 5 [/ S. g- R2 d" E. {' yUSD(A)/STNF Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Strategic and Tactical Nuclear Forces. USD(P) Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. % a P0 a J: G5 q$ ZUSDA United States Department of Agriculture. 7 U" A1 j; U3 ]. X* `! EUSDAO U.S. Defense Attaché Office. USDELMC U.S. Delegation to the NATO Military Committee. 5 ~9 H) g. L1 Z' X. XUSDR&E Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. User Friendly Primarily a term used in automatic data processing (ADP); it connotes a machine : y5 M) ^3 ^( i8 ~+ u(hardware) or program (software) that is compatible with a person's ability to ! y3 m, x! l, F% K" ^operate it successfully and easily. & S" M7 s: X0 F9 B b2 @) WUser Operational Evaluation System (UOES) Prototypical system developed and tested as part of the early phases of the A6 Q8 g) X" p* V; F9 R0 } Edevelopment 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 normal acquisition cycle. USEUCOM United States European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany. USFJ U.S. Forces Japan. USFK U.S. Forces Korea. 8 k4 ]" }3 Y+ o7 CUSFK/CFC CSFK Combined Forces Command. USG U.S. Government. USIA United States Information Agency.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U * L3 h% a3 F& z1 B7 h2 G$ o3 |2 w' L314 - r$ W- n& t* v1 V+ p) F5 j- F0 @USLANTCOM United States Atlantic Command (Now see USACOM). USLANTFLT U.S. Atlantic Fleet. USMAR- 8 a2 K/ O5 `: c NFORCENT U.S. Marine Component, U.S. Central Command. USMAR-FORLANT U.S. Marine Component, U.S. Atlantic Command. 6 w/ _% `; ^- n% j3 F# ?4 ~USMAR-FORPAC U.S. Marine Component, U.S. Pacific Command. USMC United States Marine Corps. - v% u4 i0 f! \" W) K- |9 M pUSMCR United States Marine Corps Reserve. USMILREP U.S. Military Representative. USN United States Navy. USNAVCENT U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. Central Command. Q: ~$ W2 O: U: PUSNAVEUR U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. European Command. 9 @! W# |) m# T A/ oUSNIP U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings. USNO U.S. Naval Observatory. USNPGS U.S. Naval Post-Graduate School. ! l3 ^- i: t* FUSPACAF U.S. Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Command. USPACFLT US Pacific Fleet. ) s$ W! n% G) N& [+ zUSPACOM United States Pacific Command, Pearl Harbor, HI. USREPMC U.S. Representative to the Military Committee (NATO). ) \$ S* x5 d" h" c/ ^9 }USSC United States Space Command. 9 c4 d5 d6 T+ c# u- GUSSOCOM United States Special Operations Command, Tampa, FL. , l2 R; i! T$ z* Y+ }! uUSSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command, Panama Canal Zone, Panama. USSPACECOM See United States Space Command. USSS United States Secret Service. USSTRATCOM See United States Strategic Command. USTA United States Telephone Association. USTRANSCOM See United States Transportation Command. % a) c3 f0 Y$ x+ eUT Universal Time. UTC Unit Type Code. 8 R2 p( X) E7 d+ D- v- SMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U ' ]1 S- w; V4 a/ \315 UTM Universal Transverse Mercator. ; F0 j. g9 b- [/ ~) I3 [UTTMDS Upper Tier Theater Missile Defense System. See THAAD System. UUT Unit Under Test (ILS term). % i- v3 O, a$ }2 K& w$ K, Y% v) kUV Ultraviolet. # b1 H! s8 b7 `% ?UV Electro- Optics Technologies/techniques employed by optical sensors in the wavelength spectrum shorter than visible (e.g., less than 4,000 A). UVPI Ultraviolet Plume Instrument. 1 ]- L3 Y6 f9 \6 M+ F, e" wUW Unconventional Warfare. * q5 L, P) i v" [3 x0 aMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 V 316 7 p9 T. K) o6 [3 ]+ U. `V Volt. / V8 p4 g% n) t5 s! a1 e# eV&H Vulnerability and Hardening. V&V Verification and Validation. (See Verification, Validation, and IV&V.) V/STOL Vertical Short Takeoff and Landing [aircraft]. ; T+ T* D4 e" B& VVAFB Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. 3 c9 D% b; P( O' WValidation 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. / a6 x- @7 A& M! b/ C) n* hVAMOSC Visibility and Management of O&S Costs. 5 T0 v( v; y: R9 UVAR Visitor Access Request. ( R3 y- }6 d4 w$ y) ?; z+ ~Variability The manner in which the probability of damage to a specific target decreases with the distance from ground zero; or, in damage assessment, a mathematical factor introduced to average the effects of orientation, minor shielding, and uncertainty of target response to the effects considered. . I6 k. M# T9 ]5 k( G( Q DVBO Vertical Burn-Out (velocity). 7 E* n+ J0 U5 n) v: MVCC Voice Communications Circuit. 8 k. P9 V/ ~7 d$ R' \* \VCRM Verification Cross Reference Matrix. 7 d! w9 E7 l& u# GVCS Voice Communications System. VDC Volts Direct Current. VDD Version Description Document. VDU Visual Display Unit. , A+ g$ _8 G- U# X0 \VE Value Engineering. VECP Value Engineering Change Proposal. Verification (1) Confirmation that all data inputs, logic, calculations and engineering representations of a T&E resource accurately portray the characteristics, 4 a8 `' ]1 ]% q- z6 Qcalculations, logic, and interactions of the system under evaluation. (2) The process of evaluating a system or component during or at the end + R6 o, |0 e$ x; @6 H- Jof 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). , c; _- p9 A6 t' z- l( ZVHF Very High Frequency. VHSIC Very High Speed Integrated Circuit. : g) V& \0 u) S- GMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 V 9 R3 U( D- h) a; {, a" r317 2 a+ Q; f( I3 q9 p; G: N8 K& AVIDS Vehicle Integrated Defense Software (USA term). VIGILANTE Viewing Image/Gimbaled Instrumentation Lab-Analog Neural Three-D " [ p* H- C' G- LExperiment. VIGILANTE involves building a small computer (ANTE) offering 1/12 9 p B5 Z' K5 l- W% v5 \) S9 L1 K% \Operation Per Second (OPS), using a mixture of experimental three-dimensional + g5 g) b1 v: {circuitry and commercial components. Project also demonstrates VIRGIL, a 5 ^5 X( J1 j2 B% w0 x! Ygimbaled airborne sensor with visible, experimental UV and quantum-well IR cameras capable of tracking targets that can be detected, identified, and precision-tracked with the ANTE processor. ! q. B3 u6 n$ B4 k" \ PVIM Vibration Isolation Module. ' P& U% { g9 l3 b) K5 k1 D3 x5 bVINSON Encrypted Ultra High Frequency Communications System. VIS Visible. VIS/UV Visible/Ultraviolet. # Q- [! n* F3 ?Visibility Range (or Visibility) & J" t8 c' Q& \7 T$ E( m3 hThe horizontal distance (in kilometers or miles) at which a large dark object can 4 ~" K! |3 g ^3 x9 ^3 j9 Ajust be seen against the horizon’s sky in daylight. The visibility is related to the clarity of the atmosphere ranging from 170 miles (280 kilometers) for an exceptionally clear atmosphere to 0.6 mile (1.0 kilometer) or less for dense haze 2 g' ^! B9 z" K3 ` w" m+ ~9 Eor fog. The visibility on an average clear day is taken to be 12 miles (19 kilometers). % @. L4 D# D8 QVisible Electro- 2 V- o6 z4 a5 a# j% O! `8 cOptics % \% h) m0 k. A5 B( d: ^7 N" BTechnologies/techniques employed by optical sensors in the visible portion of 9 A! _7 l* K9 X) s" jthe wavelength spectrum. 5 d' ^/ i5 R% y. e' D9 C! VVLAR Vertical Launch and Recovery (UAV JPO term). VLF Very Low Frequency. VLOS Vertical Line of Sight.

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VLS Vertical Launch System. 0 ^/ Q( O4 U/ K( J. {VLSI Very Large Scale Integration. 2 _/ W9 g/ c# q2 z( |. g `- O. i% OVLSIC VLSI Circuits. 8 Z. K, i" e$ {0 \, t: }VLWIR Very Long Wavelength Infrared. 7 x3 @! A' A3 l1 n @2 v) G/ LVME Versa Modular European [standards]. 7 p9 Q+ X1 x# m# v8 @* OVMF Variable Message Format (Telecomm term). 9 O0 r+ A, w' L" XVOX Voice Actuation. x5 }$ e6 u% x) {. G% T) b6 sVRI Vanguard Research, Inc., Fairfax, VA. VTC Video Teleconference. 4 n/ i4 O; e# j9 Q4 X1 jVTOL Vertical Takeoff and Landing [aircraft]. ( B( i$ o% h. o# p/ {VTOL-UAV Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. . F& Q4 o* o5 Q4 I, g( L+ {$ I+ wVUE Visible Light/Ultraviolet Experiment. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 V 1 e4 y0 r" B: ], k) C318 Vulcan UK bomber. 6 [% s+ `/ o/ ]0 sVV&A Verification, Validation, and Accreditation. , M/ G% j9 _& G2 M; I+ E6 {VVER Pressurized water type nuclear power reactor. VVIRF Verification and Validation Information Request Form. , F( w6 m$ S: ]7 n. r& @9 S% s pMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 W 319 W/ With. 9 z6 B! K1 U+ ~2 D1 I9 X+ B( C5 E bw/o Without. W/TD Warning/Threat Detection. ) s% N+ w/ s2 A! W- E7 yWAA Wide Aperture Array. ) c% y5 K6 C8 s" bWALEX Warfare Analysis Laboratory Exercise. & n% f0 o) _6 n( fWAM (1) Worldwide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS). (2) Wide Area 4 w( ~0 P# G* q0 NMunition. (3) Wide Area Mine. (4) Wide Area Missile. + Y8 X: |" ]+ B: f. g, B* sWAN Wide Area Network (Telecomm/Computer term). , Z# t0 O2 r, w$ s! @# y* N$ sWAP Wide Azimuth Probe. War Game A simulation, by whatever means, of a military operation involving two or more & ^8 `, d4 i: }# I1 o0 _opposing forces, using rules, data, and procedures designed to depict an actual or assumed real life situation. 4 V2 I( s, B+ @" G$ ^$ E* v: W `Wargame 2000 Title of MDA program for development of a state-of-the-art simulation tool at the JNTF for use in CONOPS validation, missile defense program design verification, validation and accreditation, and support CinC/Allied wargames and 8 d" W8 }8 j2 ` s* Q6 L% m2 J. P" tassessments. Warhead A weapon, usually thermonuclear, contained as the payload of a missile. # L, Y" e- \4 J: G3 bWarhead Mating The act of attaching a warhead section to a rocket or missile body, torpedo, airframe, motor, or guidance section. Warhead Section A completely assembled warhead including appropriate skin sections and related components. ( s- A& X. [# i1 BWARM Wartime Reserve Modes. Warning of Attack A warning to national policymakers that an adversary is not only preparing its armed forces for war, but intends to launch an attack in the near future. + m: r6 W7 {( k/ ^; TWarning Order A preliminary notice of an order or action that is to follow. WARSIM Warfighter Simulation (US Army term). 6 W( n/ x% U$ x* o& v: hWARSIM 2000 Warfighter Simulation 2000 (US Army term). 4 D4 b# P. F7 y! EWartime Reserve ' t; ]1 ]; @* ^, b4 yModes (WARM) / X) W& V2 D0 s7 b: S% ACharacteristics and operating procedures of sensor, communications, navigation aids, threat recognition, weapons, and countermeasures systems that (1) will contribute to military effectiveness if unknown to or misunderstood by opposing commanders before they are used, but (2) could be exploited or neutralized if ! v9 }* R1 X0 Bknown in advance. Wartime reserve modes are deliberately held in reserve for - W& M* ?6 n7 G! z: M% F: Mwartime or emergency use and seldom, if ever, applied or intercepted prior to such use. WAS Wide Area Sensor. : i; v# P4 \) R3 z1 Q2 G3 m+ kWASP Wide-body Airborne Surveillance Platform. A modified DC-10. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 W / @6 N9 c3 q) x7 g! d: S320 WASHDC Washington, District of Columbia. Wastage (Max) The maximum number of defense weapons which, when used, will be ineffective in contributing to the defeat of the offense. Watch Condition (WATCHCON) ( Y* O, [2 r: J/ WSeries of readiness conditions used by the intelligence community to alert staffs to watchfulness without raising DEFCON. WATS Wide Area Telephone System. % u8 T+ f! {% e4 P+ s6 vWAVE Wideband Angular Vibration Experiment. + `6 ^" Q& u0 P& O& H4 S, c5 l0 ZWavelength The distance between two points having the same phase in two consecutive cycles of a periodic wave, along a line in the direction of propagation. WB Wideband. WBM Weapons Battle Manager(s). 2 X: \3 n! s, W2 tWBS See Work Breakdown Structure. WCC (1) See Wing Control Center. (2) Weapons Control Computer. WCG Workstation Computer Graphics (Computer term). WCP (1) Weapon Control Processor. (2) Weapon Control Platform. ) |( f# h4 A% L EWCS Weapons Control System. * @$ s* R0 ^+ D; S% c ZWDM Wavelength Division Multiplexon. 2 E. |, R: e8 S2 g' T u0 m) N7 _Weapon Enabling The set of control functions without which defense weapons cannot be ! X. J3 ^" e- }1 ]" @launched.