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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T6 h+ j% I4 _0 Q* v
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6 _+ m* G6 o c/ J5 JTheater Missile
/ e( y |0 u/ g7 }" jDefense Council% D% V4 u# }- S h( f
(TMDC) |; l, ]2 S0 C3 ~
A consultative body for considering TMD family of systems planning and2 M, D0 D& `* R" V
programming issues; chaired by an Assistant to the MDA Deputy for
) K1 D K7 z& M/ YAcquisition/TMD, membership includes MDA TMD Directors, representatives of# y+ f9 c9 V' A* r; n* z" j
each applicable Service Program Executive Officer, and TMD Executive Agents
1 ^8 F% S- F& L% m! Uand Program Managers.) M! Y1 P4 g( w( i$ n
Theater High1 S$ z C! X2 d4 p+ T
Altitude Area# i2 Y- A, |" R7 y1 n
Defense System$ p, L7 m* `% C" E) @2 m$ ?) ]
(THAAD)
) F) a t* T" OA ground-based, air transportable interceptor system that will provide wide area
: R: ]7 X7 @' K* n' {+ rdefense capability by intercepting longer-range missiles at higher altitudes and at
2 ~0 H+ \2 @# @* {/ Z Egreater distances. Will provide an overlay or upper tier to point defenses such as$ Q1 d0 T4 y, j8 I* o! F7 k Y
PATRIOT.
7 s8 D6 d3 k/ J. r+ lTheater Missile
( `- N# C0 r2 n- a(TM)' c1 }1 Y+ G4 _. o+ ^& ^
A theater missile (TM) is a ballistic missile (BM), cruise missile (CM), or air-tosurface guided missile (ASM) whose target is within a theater or which is capable' g) C8 F( H7 a Z
of attacking targets in a theater., G5 N) I! L5 ?8 ]8 [4 h! e- |9 k
Theater Missile% ?# h: S7 R. ?- ~
Defense (TMD), B# q8 S; I- |. s N
OBSOLETE. The strategies and tactics employed to defend a geographical area
' m! C1 a8 ^* E+ f* i w0 W" |$ r4 [# toutside the continental United States against attack from short-range,
# q3 C: _# ]: U( o0 }intermediate-range, or medium-range ballistic missiles.
) T' G) K& j3 |3 N+ nTheater Missile
! x! t8 T! b8 TDefense Ground-) O8 {: J& ?2 j, M7 C+ i! q
Based Radar
7 X1 D% z% v7 `! @- h% z& G( T(TMD-GBR)
5 N* c% Z5 }4 m: Z7 RA ground-based, air transportable sensor that provides search, tracking and
8 M! }3 g3 W" ddiscrimination capabilities for the THAAD interceptor system. Also referred to as$ ~# ~3 w, a. k4 q/ k
THAAD Radar.5 |8 u j8 I# T
Theater Missile# m) u) z, t! H" B3 s6 W) r" G
Defense Initiative
/ e" ~- e Q# I) y- L(TMDI)
8 w. N- b: F4 l; D3 j: IAn initiative under which all DoD theater and tactical missile defense activities are
2 W; {9 e1 B7 _) ycarried out. Section 231 of the National Defense Act for Fiscal Year 19933 [) D) x- ^3 d `
(Public Law 102–484) directed establishment of a TMDI office within the DoD.
8 P/ @0 U6 ~# U- rTHEL Tactical High Energy Laser.& i& L/ w6 a5 `% l' w
Thermal Energy Electromagnetic energy emitted as thermal radiation. The total amount of
' z3 K# u+ ^+ Othermal energy received per unit area at a specified distance is generally
7 g/ t& D& ^# a9 L4 j, lexpressed in terms of calories per square centimeter.& g2 h# Q, o* ^6 j& v. E
Thermal Imagery Imagery produced by sensing and recording the thermal energy emitted or+ N, p2 h; }: O9 m' \" J
reflected from the objects, which are imaged.
2 {4 T# R; `4 x. o1 ]Thermal Kill The destruction of a target by heating it, using directed energy, to the degree
9 E2 S! n( B$ ~that structural components fail.
/ k/ _# w E, f4 u: y/ C# bThermal+ X( P; ?! m6 ?5 c
Management
3 t& N' U5 |5 | \3 mTechnologies/techniques associated with the control and management of
7 g1 l2 n5 ?, S" sthermal energy, its generation, dissipation, and recovery.
W4 f8 M2 @; h, `/ z" c0 A9 Z+ | B7 p5 fThermal$ s; s+ Z. G9 o, R$ s/ \
Radiation
3 c, }' |# q8 x- E# @" @Electromagnetic radiation emitted (in two pulses from a nuclear air burst) from the0 \" D8 r k& b# K2 v6 Y
fireball as a consequence of its very high temperature; it consists essentially of7 _* a2 D' p3 ^6 f9 N8 ^0 v+ k
ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiations.
8 u# |) P6 O( ^- |/ |. w iThermal X-Rays The electromagnetic radiation, mainly in the soft (low energy) x-ray region,' m, [( R* H& O
emitted by the nuclear weapon residue by virtue of its extremely high
0 N: U e* G6 K- ttemperature; it also is referred to as the primary thermal radiation. It is the6 f, S2 O3 C+ M8 ?8 q
absorption of this radiation by the ambient medium, accompanied by an increase
0 U- j# c5 o( a1 C& win temperature, which results in the formation of the fireball (or other heated
9 X) ?7 W. |/ ]5 I, O9 Aregion) which then emits thermal radiation. (See X-Rays.)& c4 K9 v$ J! a4 ]8 K& }
MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T
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$ P6 E9 w' g5 ]. A. e P$ N" [Thermosphere The atmospheric shell extending from the top of the mesosphere to outer space;
2 A& E0 k' g0 h. mit is a region of more or less steadily increasing temperature with height, starting, _7 m0 S; I! M; [
at 40 to 50 miles (70 to 80 kilometers); the thermosphere includes, therefore, the
0 K- v' M, l. [% W8 ^5 ]. ]exosphere and most or all of the ionosphere.
: u" Y% |5 r E- m5 L+ G! [Threat$ ~' m' J2 Q9 r1 Z: S8 X: D/ j
Characterization) w6 h) i9 {5 x6 U5 Y% u- c
An assessment of the nature, magnitude and intent of an attack in progress.
! b7 N# s# a; x9 i" f8 _2 `Threat Corridor
1 t# H( e6 B. `( X, k% N(Threat Tube)2 ^, Q/ J8 `, `2 r
A tube containing all the objects originating from launch sites and aimed at
" b8 u0 }" y4 L" }6 Itargets whose spacing is close enough to permit the tube around the object
" R/ ]5 H& t9 h1 p/ {1 N8 ktrajectories to be represented by a single trajectory in battle management
' o% \$ A \" l: j# Rcomputation.
' D8 a, t4 F( X& VThreat Scenario A hypothetical example of the employment of threat systems against ballistic
4 a- r3 f" x3 fmissile defenses for the purpose of analysis and evaluation of those defensive" L" F) x" d; S; L
systems and architectures.
4 ]) O( c7 v1 \1 `Threshold Performance capability or characteristic level in terms of a minimum acceptable
) s5 \) C d7 l8 V3 {value (threshold) required to satisfy the mission need and a performance! f4 t; g3 u% Q; C! E! U Z
objective.
2 Q% q6 N* j1 O: d. CThreshold7 m T0 c* }7 C+ D0 s O% S
Defense
W+ C( Y+ P/ Z1 J6 OA defense strategy that concedes that the target can be destroyed at a price* d# j! P5 u) J) y+ g8 G1 I
that is not prohibitive, but the presence of the defense is thought to require the
# A; Q+ }+ c5 \) |* ~3 I! [$ `offense to mount a relatively large and complex attack./ r+ Y( n) m+ R# O; N
Throw Weight All weight in an interceptor, above the sustainer, which serves as the kill vehicle.% |) v+ [* J$ A x* h
Thrusted
# n' n/ ?( V( Q$ A3 dReplicas (TREPS)0 x- J% O6 G/ }# @
Conical decoys equipped with a miniature rocket device. Generally used to
1 _0 ^. v' K/ Fchange the decoy’s optical signature to resemble that of an RV in the reentry M1 p K) u% ~% Z% W
phase.
: q4 R& a! n9 c3 R' a' J, ~( LTI (1) Technical Instruction. (2) Technology Insertion.
9 E( O1 ^2 ]. C3 iTIARA Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities.: r2 m+ G* O5 \/ f- D* K
TIBS (1) Theater Information Broadcast Service.
) l: g X. H3 x(2) Tactical Information Broadcast System.
+ `/ A, [! U2 f) L! D7 |5 H! N2 K1 g(3) Theater Intelligence Broadcast System.
1 q s6 h4 M( Z. o, cTIC (1) Thermionic Integrated Circuit. (2) Technical Information Center.8 D( }3 O" D. U
TIDP Technical Interface Design Plan.
3 ]/ \$ ]2 T5 b4 A6 Y$ RTIE (1) Technology Integration Experiments. (2) Technical Independent Evaluation.
9 ]: N& E* N" [Tier An integrated set of SDS elements that address a particular phase of the threat4 x# s6 _4 K' v" T# R3 O& c
(e.g., boost phase).! Y9 w( j" D9 g2 r2 c" @( }
Tiered Defenses The use of defensive systems at different phases of the missile trajectory.
% N. R# g1 E' ]. U, D lTIES Technology Integration Equipment System.
& A$ V/ X4 H; M7 Q9 VTIIAP Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program.
+ x- B" ~5 u' Y/ t4 f2 xTIL Technical Insertion Laboratory.
: B7 p+ c, Z$ l& m6 R- h( h! ATIM Technical Interchange Meeting.
, \, Y$ N3 ~$ a. w9 WMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T
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Time-Phased
5 b8 n: ^8 V4 m5 V* TForce and; y: j7 @5 A+ r: ?8 \1 n' C
Deployment List: d d7 @- o# K- I. K. X6 |) A
Appendix 1 to Annex A of the operation plan. It identifies types and/or actual
! U. ` I9 i& X, k& |units required to support the operation plan and indicates origin and ports of" f1 a! f1 b% \, s& \
debarkation or ocean area.6 e4 p' h. E" u6 p8 E1 o6 L
Time of Flight
. B- o/ v3 g) r- m) D(Max)
) s I2 T' L% H, H4 m" i) |The maximum time for a booster or vehicle to perform its function from time of
0 F5 H8 `* x3 u# Blaunch.( U: D0 X2 c4 v7 Z( a9 L
Time on Station The time the sensor is in its operating position.
( R, ]' c9 j3 h0 |5 eTime Sensitive
. u8 l6 Z, X8 |7 F+ Q, @/ @1 }Targets
" p) `8 K# }9 _0 ?. H3 RThose target requiring immediate response because they pose (or will soon4 @7 t8 R' I; E# o% G
pose) a clear and present danger to friendly forces or are highly lucrative,
8 g4 e" V' p7 P tfleeting targets of opportunity. |
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