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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 298 " O1 ]+ h6 x+ t YTheater Missile / k6 e Y" q2 O+ ?1 n, R, xDefense Council 8 X9 B9 g0 b4 [9 ^(TMDC) A 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 each applicable Service Program Executive Officer, and TMD Executive Agents # _, y% h7 S5 i9 M& fand Program Managers. , g8 v, _+ m& n4 k4 ^Theater High " Q; | X7 O! DAltitude Area Defense System , ^; l& l4 \! B% O- M(THAAD) ( K& D6 }% u. K3 _5 }+ o6 P2 Q2 gA ground-based, air transportable interceptor system that will provide wide area 8 B$ A3 |- i: s3 wdefense capability by intercepting longer-range missiles at higher altitudes and at - S. U& r5 h0 Kgreater distances. Will provide an overlay or upper tier to point defenses such as - P ^1 v) p) S7 T& bPATRIOT. 1 F0 Z- U1 |" K( J& T0 [Theater Missile (TM) # t5 i. G: ?1 R+ z: |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 * k7 n9 M: i9 h0 c+ s5 F% ]of attacking targets in a theater. Theater Missile ( _" D3 h: z% C, o7 S" QDefense (TMD) OBSOLETE. The strategies and tactics employed to defend a geographical area - p! H) {! f0 v3 n& poutside the continental United States against attack from short-range, 0 X1 h; l* `7 ~* _intermediate-range, or medium-range ballistic missiles. * Q2 F: m( |2 c5 U6 o4 U- X+ eTheater Missile ! w$ W) F+ X- V3 X- x2 TDefense Ground- X' E& r: d0 ]* s" [( s% dBased Radar ( p* d2 `) S3 p" O- d(TMD-GBR) A ground-based, air transportable sensor that provides search, tracking and 0 ~, o, K% G2 i5 [* y% x1 jdiscrimination capabilities for the THAAD interceptor system. Also referred to as THAAD Radar. + x. y, {+ f! a. E8 sTheater Missile ( K/ N+ L) ?; s z9 fDefense Initiative ; M E( v- x* _. f(TMDI) - U3 V+ a$ o8 Q1 }2 h* R+ L3 F" qAn initiative under which all DoD theater and tactical missile defense activities are carried 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. 8 A5 n4 U. Z [4 GTHEL Tactical High Energy Laser. 8 ~3 e/ w0 w8 w# I' {Thermal 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. Thermal Kill The destruction of a target by heating it, using directed energy, to the degree that structural components fail. Thermal Management 6 s$ d6 K/ M0 k! o* c6 @5 g& aTechnologies/techniques associated with the control and management of thermal energy, its generation, dissipation, and recovery. . h0 Z; b$ Z; k7 ]Thermal q7 w7 T- m- \) w9 _3 s% G- jRadiation Electromagnetic 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. 2 [8 O/ w+ V3 r" w8 b( EThermal 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 , Q p1 J: |3 P7 N! |% w% atemperature; 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 in temperature, which results in the formation of the fireball (or other heated region) which then emits thermal radiation. (See X-Rays.) MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 8 A. K6 W+ u" R( g/ W8 ]. R7 U299 ; L/ }6 T O7 V0 WThermosphere The atmospheric shell extending from the top of the mesosphere to outer space; : k9 g. r4 S) f/ q9 l4 j) Jit is a region of more or less steadily increasing temperature with height, starting 5 [1 b( G {4 V. iat 40 to 50 miles (70 to 80 kilometers); the thermosphere includes, therefore, the 7 p/ D* ^5 N$ ]# Z3 `3 rexosphere and most or all of the ionosphere. Threat Characterization An assessment of the nature, magnitude and intent of an attack in progress. - J& }% @& t, M8 D3 h6 m' v0 T9 Z3 h( D. _Threat Corridor 6 y6 {; X. L% a& ]6 P- ~' q(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 % n! U1 @& ~7 D. C3 M' @6 Z- Ccomputation. 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 . \. M. T7 a* asystems and architectures. Threshold Performance capability or characteristic level in terms of a minimum acceptable value (threshold) required to satisfy the mission need and a performance objective. Threshold 4 Z4 e' } k1 ~% ADefense A 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 B( ~; M: M1 roffense 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 Replicas (TREPS) 6 D; W2 i9 ?' L5 cConical decoys equipped with a miniature rocket device. Generally used to 3 n8 P; V' ]7 u# P2 e* o& q5 n$ gchange the decoy’s optical signature to resemble that of an RV in the reentry phase. " \& |2 u+ Q; f* D* N0 FTI (1) Technical Instruction. (2) Technology Insertion. TIARA Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities. ( L- i2 E4 A; c2 Z2 [" f. {TIBS (1) Theater Information Broadcast Service. (2) Tactical Information Broadcast System. + @8 a' ]2 q& o/ T p8 L/ w(3) Theater Intelligence Broadcast System. ' k3 ~% K' R. k# A* ^( d8 kTIC (1) Thermionic Integrated Circuit. (2) Technical Information Center. 2 q0 p8 K3 f) g) \TIDP Technical Interface Design Plan. TIE (1) Technology Integration Experiments. (2) Technical Independent Evaluation. Tier An integrated set of SDS elements that address a particular phase of the threat (e.g., boost phase). 4 B( b' {8 C" e4 A: HTiered Defenses The use of defensive systems at different phases of the missile trajectory. TIES Technology Integration Equipment System. . }0 u+ ~4 Q) q$ t9 c# G0 ATIIAP Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program. ' r# s/ f0 j4 x) |( B- @( T, ^1 |+ `8 X/ nTIL Technical Insertion Laboratory. TIM Technical Interchange Meeting. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 300 " n* L1 _; S3 i* oTime-Phased Force and Deployment 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 debarkation or ocean area. Time of Flight (Max) The maximum time for a booster or vehicle to perform its function from time of 8 ~/ s$ V/ q1 F1 a; r+ u' K3 Vlaunch. Time on Station The time the sensor is in its operating position. Time Sensitive 0 m A9 \2 k% ]2 p5 @) aTargets 0 i! F! s# f0 Z7 Y/ ~5 WThose target requiring immediate response because they pose (or will soon 4 K* g7 m$ c# J" ^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. TIMS Training Integration Management System (USAF term). TIN Theater Intelligence Networks. TIP TOPAZ International Program. TIR OBSOLETE. Terminal Imaging Radar. (Predecessor to Ground-Based Radar : P0 Q1 C! j5 K8 u7 ?Terminal (GBRT).) TIRS Telemetry, Instrumentation and Range Safety TIS (1) Trusted Information Systems, Inc. (2) Technical Information System. 7 A9 h5 v! c) W% V' HTitan USICBM. TIU TIBS/Tactical Interface Unit. 8 F0 c1 @7 Q5 K6 @2 ZTIWG Test Integration Working Group. (U.S. Army) TL Team Leader. ! A+ z$ x9 w" NTLA Time Line Analysis. TLAM Theater land Attack Missile. 8 Q) `" [6 _! V( C; CTLAM/D TLAN [with submunition] Dispenser (Navy term). TLDD Top Level Design Document. TLV Target Launch Vehicle. TLX Teletype. ( V2 R" ^! G; y' m$ YTM (1) See Theater Missile. (2) Technical Manual. (3) Tactical Missile (US Army 3 c' K6 b1 b$ E2 Vterm). TMCC Test Monitor and Control Center. 4 x( W7 j+ X2 X( U u9 `TMD See Theater Missile Defense. : x) u$ U/ r7 r( r& KTMD C2 Theater Missile Defense Command and Control. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 301 TMD C ; W3 O/ h7 ~+ r5 J) B& g6 A4 Q3 , b" d5 V$ A0 i( c% YI Those assets that provide connectivity between and among Theater Ballistic Missile Defense forces. TMD ESM Theater Missile Defense Existing System(s) Modification (MDA term). & z1 @2 U- p' G% z( e& |TMD GBR See Theater Missile Defense Ground Based Radar (THAAD Radar). TMD IA Theater Missile Interoperability Architecture. TMD ITP TMD Integrated Test Plan. 8 w! x, G) q' V* j1 ATMDAS Theater Missile Defense Architecture Study. : n% l6 f/ x: }$ Q' mTMDC Theater Missile Defense Council. % n- z1 I1 Y& r x& F' w" fTMDE Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (ILS term). TMDI See Theater Missile Defense Initiative. TMDSE Theater Missile Defense System Exerciser. TMMM TOMAHAWK Multi-Mission Missile. ' }8 z6 g4 Q) ETMP Technical Manual Plan (ILS term). TMPCU Tomahawk Theater Mission Planning Center Upgrade. ; ^% F9 i9 p0 U# O& Q" w b, ] {TN (1) Terrestrial Network (C2E term). (2) Thermonuclear. TNF Theater Nuclear Forces [Treaty term]. 4 k, z' y1 g/ l$ A2 QTNT Trinitrotoluene. TNW Theater Nuclear Weapon. ( \4 t6 R7 A/ x& Y$ R/ sTO (1) Task Order. (2) Technical Order. , t2 q3 Q7 }" [TOA Total Obligation Authority. $ K4 }6 {- B# m- u+ zTOAM Tactical Air Operations Module. TOC Tactical Operations Center. # s$ N3 O5 _' H1 gTOE Table of Organization and Equipment. - O0 U; G7 n+ T$ NTOF Time of Flight. 3 _% e+ |" j5 o' |+ pTOI Track of Interest. 0 U( |2 J) N( U: _. L) O6 eTOIA Task Order Impact Analysis. 0 p6 J" y2 o( m# c- ?9 K) o1 X" N2 UTolerance The ability of a system to provide continuity of operation under various abnormal conditions. TOM See Target Object Map.

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Tomahawk US ground launched cruise missile. . _# r. t3 [* d2 R, BMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 3 E! b+ B$ S8 J) Z8 M6 _302 $ M' k0 M: A4 t" U9 P4 NTOMD Task Radar Management Details. 9 k5 X, W& x6 |/ X9 G' oTOMP Task Order Management Plan. : I8 V' d! `9 d( i5 K% S- Q+ wTOMS Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (NASA term). 8 q) h' y F3 {. ^TOO Target of Opportunity. TOOL Target of Opportunity Launch. TOP Task Order Plan. v7 Y; P5 P' @: uTop-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. $ Y4 R: ~/ Y2 j' i& X& ]( bTop-Down Design The process of designing a system by identifying its major components, decomposing 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, * P* \' s4 C: W) Z4 qfrom top to bottom, using simulation of lower level components. TOPAZ A project to demonstrate the transfer of Russian thermionic space nuclear power / p- b+ J6 }. V- s' Q* {6 Mtechnology to U.S. BMD applications. * v3 X( s. w9 C4 f' F( M+ S! \; ETOR Terms of Reference. TOS (1) Tactical Operations Shelter (Station). (2) Task Order Status. ! M) F/ P9 C' P8 f2 ~3 STOT Time on Target Total Obligation Authority (TOA) A DoD financial term, which expresses the value of the direct program for a given fiscal year. Total Quality Management (TQM) 5 o0 l' f* }; @& u1 wA management philosophy committed to a focus on continuous improvement to ) V5 R. \2 Z. J/ g. y d9 d7 Aproduct and services with the involvement of the entire workforce. & o% ^4 ?7 |# `8 g/ N$ fTOTS Target Oriented Tracking System 6 w6 e/ U3 R. Y; n9 w5 wTOVS TRIOS Operational Vertical Sounder. 6 b6 E6 E: f0 @6 k- }) b) [: DToxicity The kind and amount of poison or toxic produced by a microorganism, or : G- X* w h: A. xpossessed by a chemical substance not of biological origin. TP (1) Telenet Protocol (Telecomm/Computer term). (2) Test Program. 3 n3 v- M+ G: g- A! H2 aTPALS Theater Protection Against Limited Strikes. * d4 P7 { B8 Z+ l/ VTPBM Terminal Phase Battle Manager. TPD Mobile Tactical Radar (US). . V: H: Q" f y/ A1 G* [' \TPDR Total Processing Data Rate (TelComm/Computer term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T ( V8 w; M* W/ y" f& ?303 3 M4 k6 ?. O- ]) bTPEC THAAD Performance Evaluation Center. 9 ]" D; ]# v( U$ iTPEM Technology Program Element Manager (SDIO/MDA term). TPFDD Time-Phased Force Deployment Data. 5 Q) @" s3 M0 C4 s e" G4 ATPFDDL Time-Phased Force Deployment Data List. TPFDL Time-Phased Force Deployment List. TPM Technical Performance Measurement. TPMT Total Preventative Maintenance Time (ILS term). / w0 V! p2 L$ Q g6 n. B$ b2 ~! Y: QTPO (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. 1 O" q) n- j& BTPS Thermal Protection System. 6 O4 ]$ J" E& {- z, D. u. A0 z5 ~7 h! ?TPT Theater Planning Tool. TPWG Test Planning Working Group. (U.S. Air Force) * g- I) Z' x' m4 wTQM Total Quality Management. . ]/ ~' H5 {; _' U- OTraceability (1) The characteristic of software systems or designs or architectures or & B% o* A! [/ G. U2 X% B$ a- odomain models that identifies and documents the derivation path (upward) and allocation/flowdown path (downward) of requirements and constraints. 6 a0 D. s. b- I) _4 h5 q5 V& H(2) The degree to which a relationship can be established between two or ( Q+ C- k4 o7 h0 \9 D/ j5 a zmore products having a predecessor-successor or master-subordinate " n1 e* ~- @2 T! O7 r( t5 drelationship to one another.

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Track (1) A series of related contacts displayed on a plotting board. (2) To display or record the successive positions of a moving object. 9 |+ r& C2 K1 B(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 9 b0 Y' O& q. p: o9 g3 N. `instrument at a moving target. (5) The actual path of an aircraft above, or a ship on, the surface of the earth. Track Assessment 7 L9 k+ f/ H) }9 z- ]7 ZThe Track Assessment looks for anomalies in an object’s track data. An anomaly 8 y! `. ~" G6 ?8 M& Win the track may indicate a hit. + a2 U9 | B* C# fTrack, Birth to . t9 v& p0 L. Q$ LDeath 6 s) j4 g) R- xThe 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 data. Track Extension This term usually applies to improvements in track estimates by use of new data. & C e, v+ k, d" _! C: nIt is sometimes used to describe a process of target extrapolation to a future time or place (e.g., reentry). 8 m& v! ~& u3 Y% l4 sMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 304 ' M v$ U) c, \, ]0 N e* ZTrack File A target’s stated estimate, confidence, covariance matrix, and associated LOS + d3 f ^% P& d H+ Umeasurements with irradiances with confidence of association; or some subset of 9 Z6 B( f, G3 C w# wthe above. * t: Y! ~: ]. M* v7 I9 bTrack File-Track History A set of individual track reports on a particular object, which taken together produce 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 three-step process of data association, track initialization, and track improvement : `/ B- I# M6 ~/ nby filtering. 1 W5 S2 ]0 z3 b- F9 K4 U9 OTracking The act of generating and maintaining a time history of an object's position and any other features of interest. 2 _3 |* y6 y4 R0 y& B, Z, }- cTracking and ( c4 j2 t( h y' X. b1 HPointing Once a target is detected, it must be followed or “tracked”. When the target is - D# O+ i& [' w! g) v2 zsuccessfully tracked, a weapon is “pointed” at the target. Tracking and pointing $ g! ~& E* L# E! \2 zare frequently integrated operations. 4 E* Q. c8 J/ J2 v- vTracking Range 5 F3 k% K- k! o }+ K! U O% V(Max) The maximum line of sight distance at which a sensor can maintain track of an 5 Y- N& E, k: l$ i* bobject. Track Initiation The formation of the first or initial estimate for a sensor system of the state vector 3 x- y8 k0 a- p+ W+ v1 L3 r P2 [: jof an object. The process typically requires observation from a number of frames. Track Production Area , k9 Q: t4 e2 p( ~& i9 ~An area in which tracks are produced by one radar station. 7 @" u9 W& E2 h* CTrack 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; lateral tell; overlap tell; and relateral tell. TRADEX Target Resolution and Discrimination Experiment. 0 N5 G- J o* {1 e8 V% w! iTRADOC 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 maintain track files. $ A7 A1 }! P/ I/ t/ ZTraffic Decoy Decoy that matches RV characteristics in the exoatmosphere and high endoatmosphere. Train Threat geometry with objects placed in a line (string) along the velocity vector of reentry. ! ^ W0 X! q, eTrajectory The curve described by an object moving through space. ; D. q) b; ] ?: T+ m2 e' U+ dTrajectory 7 u4 n- W% _8 Y; Y1 d2 hHistories Trajectory information on targets recorded over a period of time. TRAK 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 305 TRANSCOM [U.S.] Transportation Command, Scott AFB, IL. TRANSEC Transmission Security. Transition The period in which the world strategic balance would shift from offensedominance to defense-dominance. Transition to 9 o3 B6 n- w! _6 S9 uProduction * }3 S; ?7 ~( ^) YA 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 0 o) z) x/ J( [7 ]4 P) w3 Tensure the system is ready for manufacture. (See DoD 4245.7-M.) Transmission ) F, }3 R& V. J; x4 G% nSecurity / {+ I$ n; i" t& V% T# p(TRANSEC) That component of security, which results from all measures, designed to protect 1 \+ v) {: J, [* 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 , }1 D5 J# x4 w3 u# Hspeed of the fluid is subsonic in some places and supersonic in others. This is 1 m8 S( | l! i8 I4 c1 v/ S; Oencountered when passing from subsonic to supersonic speeds and vice versa. # F, d7 D2 p+ j* i% C4 u6 iTransponder A receiver-transmitter that will generate a reply signal upon proper interrogation. TRAP Tactical Receiver and Related Applications. 2 d3 ?" o3 g, U0 ~6 CTrap Door A hidden software or hardware mechanism that permits system security mechanisms to be circumvented. Traveling Wave Tube (TWT) # h' F& u4 h3 l3 l- Y* U5 lAn electronic tube in which a stream of electrons interact continuously or - R) m1 c9 a( R4 o4 s! irepeatedly 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. ( E( _5 H3 F0 W2 `! H# n) Q9 t! qTraverse (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 points on the earth are obtained by or from field measurements, and 4 r2 a8 N) A, {used in determining positions of the points. Traverse Level That vertical displacement above low-level air defense systems, expressed both 6 k0 i, b% X4 B7 G- ias a height and altitude, at which aircraft can cross the area. TRB Tactical Review Board. TRD Technical Requirements Document. Q! D+ q3 l8 E( ], ^( d4 BTRE Tactical Receive Equipment. % L2 B8 j! R8 V. b8 B/ b$ hTREA Transmit/Receive Element Array (THAAD). TREE Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics. & \% {7 n8 Z8 ~TREM Total Radiation Environment Model. & v5 G; D7 F2 y' Y" _ a9 Q4 Z. |TREPS See Thrusted Replicas. ; e+ B& j, \1 @: {8 ^8 vTRESIM Tactical Receive Equipment Simulator. MDA 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). ~( C! D6 K ]0 v% D. ^TRIDENT 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 8 }( g8 i# q8 D7 ~8 Q$ n1 wadditional (hidden) functions that surreptitiously exploit the legitimate ' V/ w! p5 ]1 \" Y# [2 Sauthorizations of the invoking process to the detriment of security or mission performance. TROPO Tropospheric Scatter. & ]( O& i) U6 j. C. h6 y- mTropopause The imaginary boundary layer dividing the stratosphere from the lower part of the [4 q( Q0 U" gatmosphere, 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 tropics. (See Stratosphere, Troposphere.) ) n# `& O# Z- B# X7 N7 TTroposphere The region of the atmosphere, immediately above the earth's surface and up to # t1 ~) b! }$ F7 O7 z" s. S6 k! tthe tropopause, in which the temperature falls fairly regularly with increasing altitude, clouds form, convection is active, and mixing is continuous and more or " r# [7 |/ r" c. `! Rless complete. Tropospheric Scatter The propagation of electromagnetic waves by scattering as a result of # a6 N9 K$ D' Cirregularities in the physical properties of the troposphere. TRP (1) Test Readiness Program. (2) Technology Reinvestment Program. (3) Technology Readiness Program (pre-acquisition program status). 7 ?$ T1 {1 y l0 u- b(4) Technical Requirements Package. TRPC Technology Readiness Planning Committee. TRR Test Readiness Review. ' G! ^+ J8 I# e- J F. DTrusted Computer ' ~! \* O; Q! Y# u' y* NSystem/Software A system or its software that employs sufficient hardware and software integrity measures to allow its use for processing sensitive or classified information. ( y2 Y& V( F" t+ M: gTrusted Path A mechanism by which a person at a terminal can communicate directly with the , T. n2 g% n9 l) M/ D1 ^Trusted Computing Base. This mechanism can only be activated by the person of the Trusted Computing Base and cannot be imitated by un-trusted software. j1 @' D0 v* t2 \- H% d9 lTRW TRW, Inc. TS (1) Terminal Service. (2) Top Secret. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 307 8 M' G' r' N6 ^# X6 G9 p6 m9 ]TSA Technology Security Analysis. TSD Tactical Surveillance Demonstration. 1 J, E# M& N1 h; t/ S7 y) j5 UTSCM Tomahawk Strike Coordination Module (USN term). : c* z$ t3 @( ]8 q9 E( F$ Q l$ TTSD Tactical Surveillance Demonstration. 7 q; q. Y2 D( ]$ k2 |' A. A5 A* z, xTSDE Tactical Surveillance Demonstration Enhancement. TSEU Technology Seeker Evaluation Unit. ' E1 v1 l. h. ~3 |) MTsIAM Moscow’s Central Institute of Aviation Motors. TSM TRADOC System Manager. 2 a* L8 |) i' YTSMA Theater of Strategic Military Action. 8 r% H6 T: O6 g& `& w' jTSP Target Support Plan. TSPI Time, Space, Position Information. TSR Target System Requirements.

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TSRD Target System Requirements Document. TSS Terminal Surveillance Sensor. - m8 N, @: q3 uTSSAM Tri-Service Standoff Attack Missile. TSWG Target Signature Working Group. TT Total Time. : t. D5 W* V2 G& E, ^! dTT&C Telemetry, Tracking and Command. TT&E Technical Test and Evaluation (Army). 7 x# O9 l1 ^$ DTTA Total Time Accounting. , k; y' z; G' o6 m/ V; zTTBM Terminal Tier Battle Manager. : J) U* [; c8 [ mTTBT Threshold Test Ban Treaty. , K8 j6 V4 m7 m9 J0 E7 pTTD&D Test Technology Development and Demonstration. A portion of the CTEIP 7 D3 _8 l6 S0 j9 cprogram, which funds the development and demonstration of technologies, which have significant potential for improving testing. TTEL Tools and Test Equipment List (ILS term). TTL Transistor-to-Transistor Logic. 9 y1 Y4 a1 y, `' H3 y( L- wTTP Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures. TTSARB Technology Transfer and Security Assistance Review Board. $ A& a0 D: }( Z' vTTT Test Technology Transfer. 9 P/ I( \$ |( z: UMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T V& ~$ R) \: Q: P4 l, Z, I308 ' B/ H+ ?: Z, ^3 j7 i8 rTTV Technology Test Vehicle. 7 a2 l5 I8 B3 P# |3 nTTY Teletype. 8 f9 K2 @7 N0 t) K( I3 |; V* N: X$ PTUG TRACE User Group. 3 Q8 _/ \+ [+ Q: Z. y+ WTV Thrust Vectoring (rocker engineering term). TVC Thrust Vector Control. TVE Technology Validation Experiment. 6 B! z1 b$ n" j' pTVM Track-via-Missile. TVV Technology Validation Experiment. - S F( V/ @2 Z4 K0 uTW Tactical Warning. TW/AA See Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment. 0 `% \, q. G1 A' Y. t- {TW/SD Tactical Warning and Space Defense. TWG Technical Working Group. TWS TOMAHAWK Weapons System (USN term). TWT Traveling Wave Tube. TWTA Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier. (Electronic Engineering term). 7 v; I. O4 t- w8 GTY Then Year (PPBS term). , H2 F" x# u H# d6 c; |TY$M Then Year Dollars Millions. : b6 W5 U! E* s9 m* V! d; o- W* eType A - System Specification States all necessary requirements in terms of performance, including test 5 s$ ]' e _* Z+ Oprovisions to assure that all requirements are achieved. Essential physical constraints are included. Type A specifications state the technical and mission + q: d. w% m- m) U4 k, C) l2 K9 {/ |requirements of the system as an entity. Type B - 2 E$ I9 m' `' P v3 xDevelopment 9 R( K- R+ t' U; W- d+ C. d8 HSpecification ) w. X5 ?* u" d2 Q, xStates all necessary requirements in terms of performance. Essential physical constraints are included. Type B specifications state requirements for the development of items other than systems. They specify all of the required item functional characteristics and the tests required to demonstrate achievement of - N- b' Z( _& r9 {$ Mthose characteristics. @1 C6 \% L+ RType C - Product Specification 0 \* F1 z5 n- h, \/ d" O1 f0 k, v9 tProduct specifications are applicable to any item below the system level, and may 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 items including computer programs. Typhoon Class of Soviet ballistic missile submarines. 1 n. k2 U% v9 _9 \& KTyping The act of recognizing objects by measuring a set of observables, computing a set of characteristics, and associating the characteristics with a specific class of objects (i.e., SS-18, SS-24). ! a! Z9 r: G. zMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U * d' @6 n7 G# z7 W- L+ P309 U Uranium. U&S Unified and Specified [commands] (pre-1996 term). * y5 l$ \+ O8 j% A! b0 }U.K (UK) United Kingdom. 9 e: R8 \) B6 Z9 o+ }U.S. (US) United States. % S) I5 t* I( P5 J+ d, t" iU.S. West U.S. West Incorporated. 9 G, Y8 Q; j3 t3 c% lU.S.S.R. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 6 Q9 ~# K( O) q0 E' Y( ?5 iUA User Assessment (NMD BMC3 term). 0 P/ q# q9 g% S9 H. k5 Q9 A) P8 dUAE United Arab Emirates. # {! X* {4 z$ `2 t6 T! JUAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. UAV BPI Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-based Boost Phase Intercept. 9 f' O3 t- F6 xUCAP UAV Combat Air Patrol. UCC Uniform Commercial Code (US legal term). UCP Unified Command Plan. UD/ASD United Defense/Armaments Systems Division. ' B/ X5 b/ r4 B) h) G/ P3 GUDMH Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine (a liquid propellant rocket fuel). UDS Universal Documentation System. A standardized comprehensive tool for stating and coordinating program requirements for testing MRTFB ranges, as well as the ' }7 i9 U+ l; J2 f& 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)), 2) Statement of Capability (SC), 3) Program Requirements Document (PRD), 4) 4 r* w4 U3 y* ]; P1 eOperations Requirements (OR), 5) Program Support Plan (PSP), and 6) the : r4 @+ D1 R3 `- |; L% U& v! g# SOperations Directive (OD). The UDS was developed and is regulated by the & E3 v% c# I$ n2 M. _& |! `) XRange Commanders Council (RCC).

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UE Unit Equipment. $ \, }% E+ }4 [7 TUEME Unified Electro-Magnetic Effects. UEWR Upgrade Early Warning Radar. UF4 Uranium tetra fluoride. ! f3 d3 e2 [. t L9 M; a! ]3 z3 aUF6 Uranium hexafluoride. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U 310 - J# ^: s2 [, c/ ]UFG User Focus Group. ' i3 K3 G7 G4 k3 L5 s8 TUFO UHF Follow-On [Satellite Communications System]. UFP Unit Flyaway Price. UGF Underground Facility. UGS Unattended Ground Sensors. UGT Under Ground Test. 2 ]" Z/ G& o2 ~UHF Ultra High Frequency. : h# ~1 O6 [+ \. c9 sUIC Unit Identification Code. E) k% `/ Y/ g9 JUIN User Interaction Node. 0 D4 m% d: L3 M3 @9 E* nUKAS (1) UK Architecture Study (2) UK Associate Studies. 7 f1 A, H- Y9 K! T6 I; E$ U2 ]UKEADTB UK Extended Air Defense Test Bed. UKTB United Kingdom Test Bed. ULCS Unit Level Circuit Switch (SINCGARS term). & q4 D) T* k M! DULS Unit Level Switch. ULSA Ultra Low Sidebobe Antenna. ULTDS Unit Level Tactical Data Switch (SINCGARS term). Ultraviolet (UV) Electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between the shortest visible violet E d2 P. g7 Z5 T5 A2 T(about 3,850 Angstroms) and soft x-rays (about 100 Angstroms). UMD Unit Manning Document. UMMIPS Uniform Material Movement and Issue Priority System (ILS term). " Y* E2 K Y; a) @6 X$ JUNAAF Unified Action Armed Forces. UNC United Nations Command. Unconventional ) \& L6 ?# H2 S, O2 e+ b7 ZWarfare 4 n% O8 U, @. lA broad spectrum of military and paramilitary operations conducted in enemyheld, enemy-controlled or politically sensitive territory. Unconventional warfare , R" c0 k: G& Zincludes, but is not limited to, the interrelated fields of guerrilla warfare, evasion 1 g9 T! M! I; P: E7 v4 q$ }: u7 Nand escape, subversion, sabotage, and other operations of a low visibility, ( i5 V* z0 w$ v- |$ R7 F. Ucovert, or clandestine nature. , @) ~, L( P! k: ]Unified Action * o: p8 Q5 Q# Z9 Z5 [; KArmed 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. 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 2 s. E2 d+ X$ }8 l& Hof Defense with the advice and assistance of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 1 q2 x7 J$ O2 o9 W" n# a, ZMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U 4 W1 u' [! A6 q( V& D8 T' N311 UNISYS UNISYS Corporation. United States 7 Y' d1 D1 o+ @& H6 F9 C: ^- \6 ]2 vArmy . f$ ?, d. D. k& jSpace Command (USARSPACE) 5 \' c- d1 B5 ?/ E" f' r! y0 T0 [The Army component command of USSPACECOM. Responsible for the Army elements of the SDS system. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. 0 M0 n/ A+ U& `) z( VUnited States Space Command (USSPACECOM) * g( h. V7 @9 M$ }The unified command responsible for planning and conducting ballistic missile defense. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) / D, C/ h% a- h% h x3 dThe DoD unified command responsible for carrying out directed nuclear and nonnuclear strategic air, intercontinental ballistic missile, and sea-launched ballistic 2 o( a) ~2 w% s- imissile offensive combat strikes. Located at Offutt AFB, NE. United States Transportation 3 U- L0 j) e# [- ?' [/ g3 S) Y0 gCommand 4 t: H- T7 ^6 m$ F7 y(USTRANSCOM) / H( v9 p, X2 AThe DoD unified command responsible for providing air, land, and sea 6 q B) y3 U) gtransportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of . C+ \: H8 b% E: x* U+ gwar. It is also responsible for providing airlift, sealift, surface transport, and terminal services, and commercial air, land, and sea transportation, including as needed to support the deployment, employment, and sustainment of U.S. forces ' v5 _8 |: s/ f& M- Kon a global basis, as directed by the Secretary of Defense. Located at Scott AFB, IL.

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Unk Unknown. Unresolved Objects - j ?; o& Q" F2 O+ iObjects so closely spaced with respect to the sensor focal plane as to be . q. ~3 G! D" S0 r+ Hindistinguishable from a single object. 2 o z# y' d0 NUNSC United Nations Security Council. ) t" ?+ W( S+ F/ U" U( g9 n; A. KUnSecEnergy Under Secretary of Energy. UOC Usable on Code (ILS term). % G I: ~, G* ^UOES See User Operational Evaluation System. UPD Unconventional Passive Discrimination. ; D2 @) o; S2 _- ~- s, w, S- \4 X" N x" YUPS Uninterruptible Power Source. % [" j% E. O# g8 _UQT Unit Qualification Training (ILS term). URIP University Research Initiative Support Program. 8 D% y1 \8 T" u( u/ SURL Uniform Resource Locator (internet protocol term). URT Upgraded RTD. 1 ]$ ?. L8 {6 u. I1 U+ N- UUS/UK United States/United Kingdom. USA (1) United States Army. (2) Under Secretary of the Army. 5 o# L4 S# Z/ P: n) N! _2 ]USAADASCH U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School. / [$ z- _! X. IUSAAE U.S. Army Acquisition Executive. 9 D# p5 S0 l7 y W0 n* F3 HMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U ( T8 j8 U: l8 r5 Z3 R312 USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers. USACOM United States Atlantic Command, Norfolk, VA. USAF United States Air Force. $ _# h: r: V" L- E# ?) aUSAF/AFMC/ESC U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, Electronic Systems Center; ex-ESD. 6 v8 |8 V) i* NUSAF/AFMC/SMC U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, Space and Missile Systems Center; ex-USAF 9 w4 j3 o' S" L& k1 N, ]$ zSystems Command /SSD. 1 ?6 a( z- v1 L0 H7 xUSAF/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. 4 M( M& g1 ~6 t4 eUSAF/SSD U.S. Air Force/Space Systems Division; See USAF/AFMC/SMC. ( ]" s* t0 k0 t" ~2 D0 Z4 ~: k! ]USAFE U.S. Air Forces in Europe. , v; C5 h6 l' ~1 _USAFLANT U.S. Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Command. / x6 k: p: q. @. c7 d1 ]$ yUSAKA U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll. USAMICOM U.S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL. * k. J; p6 e( ?3 O6 A2 V$ }USAMSIC See MSIC. 4 x% K$ l3 Y6 }) [1 Z2 _USAMSAA U.S. Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity. ! w$ {- e. ^1 j) N9 VUSAOEC U.S. Army Operational Evaluation Command, Alexandria, VA. : j1 P( |5 m2 w; Q7 K% ]" ^8 ~USAOTEC U.S. Army Operational Test and Evaluation Command. % c( ~: Y3 U$ fUSARCENT U.S. Army Forces, U.S. Central Command. 9 H7 ^2 c" e& p2 ?USAREUR U.S. Army Forces, U.S. European Command. ! ] F3 X/ s- LUSARLANT U.S. Army Forces, U.S. Atlantic Command. $ a/ x0 @# o) r& A2 e$ N/ @& V8 CUSARPAC U.S. Army Forces, U.S. Pacific Command. USARSPACE See United States Army Space Command. USASDC U.S. Army Strategic Defense Command (<1Oct 92). & _8 G! V& k- ` w& S r6 ?3 oUSASSDC U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, Huntsville, AL USATECOM U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command. 8 c |1 }9 W7 k: f. xUSATRADOC U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. , U+ O0 Q0 a( m/ P. |7 s# GUSB Upgraded SBD. 8 }8 p9 a, b& X! M0 `, T5 AUSC U.S. Code. USCENTAF U.S. Central Command Air Forces. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U 3 O* S7 w2 x0 @6 g- ~313 ) }5 Y1 W4 |. k! B; K* K l$ vUSCENTCOM United States Central Command, MacDill AFB, FL. + E- ~/ D2 l5 ]8 i# m( VUSCG United States Coast Guard. USCINCCENT Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command. % k; x: `/ }3 J3 l! \USCINCEUR U.S. Commander in Chief, Europe. USCINCLANT Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command. USCINCPAC Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command. % M8 f4 {8 r3 j' P8 \USCINCSPACE Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Space Command. 4 H& h& \' v4 x) rUSCINCTRANS Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command. USCS U.S. Customs Services. 7 p9 R+ o; o: C+ `' R6 uUSD Under Secretary of Defense. USD(A&T) Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology). 9 j% Q% k# C) O5 T8 UUSD(A) OBSOLETE. Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition.). USD(A)/STNF Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Strategic and Tactical Nuclear Forces. * f+ J D; h. x P, o9 wUSD(P) Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. USDA United States Department of Agriculture. 1 j! B& R- j/ ^$ R$ g' @/ n2 ~USDAO U.S. Defense Attaché Office. USDELMC U.S. Delegation to the NATO Military Committee. 5 b, q* p! @+ a q' IUSDR&E Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. ( D9 H4 E$ e+ W# nUser Friendly Primarily a term used in automatic data processing (ADP); it connotes a machine (hardware) or program (software) that is compatible with a person's ability to " a# v, `1 z6 y, S8 L8 N _operate it successfully and easily. User Operational Evaluation $ C- f8 ~# z- pSystem (UOES) , Q/ v0 ^) b* j4 k$ g) ]. i# q' VPrototypical system developed and tested as part of the early phases of the , P: U x* ^, V7 q0 W/ wdevelopment process. A UOES has two objectives: (1) testing, evaluation, and training for a system proceeding through the normal acquisition process; and (2) 0 T) t' G+ z2 ucontingency defense capability should the need arise prior to completion of the normal acquisition cycle. ; G* Z$ P( Q( G6 j# dUSEUCOM United States European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany. USFJ U.S. Forces Japan. USFK U.S. Forces Korea. USFK/CFC CSFK Combined Forces Command. ! }) I. r4 K2 X! ^3 f7 X, r' g1 I, GUSG U.S. Government. 4 _# M9 n& |$ V- ?USIA United States Information Agency.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U 314 7 M8 k J+ P; W0 c. @USLANTCOM United States Atlantic Command (Now see USACOM). " o5 | T7 r" f7 S/ d+ bUSLANTFLT U.S. Atlantic Fleet. USMAR- ( { k% T' k" D! y; |/ y5 ~FORCENT " C7 N1 B% l) N# e6 a4 TU.S. Marine Component, U.S. Central Command. USMAR-FORLANT U.S. Marine Component, U.S. Atlantic Command. USMAR-FORPAC U.S. Marine Component, U.S. Pacific Command. USMC United States Marine Corps. ; N4 J1 m; v6 f" {7 u% W4 FUSMCR United States Marine Corps Reserve. ! z7 [0 V: {2 ]5 k& ~USMILREP U.S. Military Representative. * B1 M) j4 O- C8 K9 yUSN United States Navy. USNAVCENT U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. Central Command. . P, X5 L/ C" {) s; x8 K8 WUSNAVEUR U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. European Command. USNIP U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings. 0 n: g4 U- I- e6 q1 jUSNO U.S. Naval Observatory. USNPGS U.S. Naval Post-Graduate School. ; `! P# X7 V/ B/ A2 c! ZUSPACAF U.S. Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Command. USPACFLT US Pacific Fleet. ( c& E9 i6 d& v+ e4 i6 C( tUSPACOM United States Pacific Command, Pearl Harbor, HI. ' ?+ L3 k1 \: FUSREPMC U.S. Representative to the Military Committee (NATO). USSC United States Space Command. USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command, Tampa, FL. 1 b8 e! `% ^9 p) R! B6 \' ~) g! M8 VUSSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command, Panama Canal Zone, Panama. 2 _; ] b5 q0 A, k8 `4 e; dUSSPACECOM See United States Space Command. / X- m" T# \1 uUSSS United States Secret Service. USSTRATCOM See United States Strategic Command. USTA United States Telephone Association. / |/ K1 {1 {" s! FUSTRANSCOM See United States Transportation Command. # Y* d; A/ @4 `) P# ?: F3 ^UT Universal Time. 2 L. }. _$ y( j8 XUTC Unit Type Code. $ f0 U5 H6 }, u( A/ I2 AMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U 315 UTM Universal Transverse Mercator. 0 ]2 Y& B2 w# v1 {UTTMDS Upper Tier Theater Missile Defense System. See THAAD System. ) k; e- r$ u. \. O4 h" OUUT Unit Under Test (ILS term). 7 K1 I. r0 k6 k1 n0 k* b; QUV Ultraviolet. / B- T5 V. r5 s! a7 TUV Electro- # n2 i( M6 _0 Y8 U9 \$ lOptics % {! i: Y* F4 w9 \/ [Technologies/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. . ^7 L2 I1 C/ p8 r7 U" AMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 V * \2 V) T3 z$ B316 V Volt. 7 N. I3 r) |( O0 z2 e% QV&H Vulnerability and Hardening. V&V Verification and Validation. (See Verification, Validation, and IV&V.) - x) M F7 l# b4 z# jV/STOL Vertical Short Takeoff and Landing [aircraft]. VAFB Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. ) T4 o$ w& N( f, I/ `; ~Validation Confirmation that the processes and outputs from a test resource parallel real 4 i0 |; i1 }! f9 Dworld processes and are realistically sensitive to change in the environment, tactical situation, system design, tactics, and threat. 0 L, z) t' }, ], O- CVAMOSC Visibility and Management of O&S Costs. ) k- i k0 c4 u" eVAR Visitor Access Request. Variability The manner in which the probability of damage to a specific target decreases ; V# R; I: n1 b: Z F3 gwith 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. 4 p( s. J+ e& E& f" t0 iVBO Vertical Burn-Out (velocity). # p( I3 ? n9 | M: GVCC Voice Communications Circuit. VCRM Verification Cross Reference Matrix. VCS Voice Communications System. VDC Volts Direct Current. VDD Version Description Document. r V. Q" x7 O5 I& T* ~VDU Visual Display Unit. + g6 g- n/ ]! m7 R7 YVE Value Engineering. 9 K9 B: {+ @ NVECP Value Engineering Change Proposal. ) E, b# y2 M8 W- K# r5 B) f9 Y- xVerification (1) Confirmation that all data inputs, logic, calculations and engineering 2 @ d3 O5 m d& s2 L6 Y3 vrepresentations of a T&E resource accurately portray the characteristics, calculations, logic, and interactions of the system under evaluation. (2) The process of evaluating a system or component during or at the end of the development process to determine whether it satisfies specified requirements. VESA Video Electronics Standards Association. VFR Visual Flight Rules. 2 i6 v i) b) GVGA Video Graphics Array (Telecomm/Computer term). 6 j* A+ ]& X- u8 p* k7 l; F& F3 xVHF Very High Frequency. VHSIC Very High Speed Integrated Circuit. - A6 Q6 S, f$ ?4 ]MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 V 317 ' R* {& j$ U5 PVIDS Vehicle Integrated Defense Software (USA term). . A5 N: K h4 HVIGILANTE Viewing Image/Gimbaled Instrumentation Lab-Analog Neural Three-D ' P9 b) [8 h+ L2 x* f) cExperiment. VIGILANTE involves building a small computer (ANTE) offering 1/12 6 L0 [4 [, s5 g4 `' u' KOperation Per Second (OPS), using a mixture of experimental three-dimensional circuitry and commercial components. Project also demonstrates VIRGIL, a * f4 t/ q I: x- }4 Ygimbaled airborne sensor with visible, experimental UV and quantum-well IR I/ b1 A, N; Z/ Xcameras capable of tracking targets that can be detected, identified, and precision-tracked with the ANTE processor. . B$ Z( F, a5 ]: i/ {3 N7 ?VIM Vibration Isolation Module. 2 n) W+ m) _& H9 Z: a( zVINSON Encrypted Ultra High Frequency Communications System. VIS Visible. VIS/UV Visible/Ultraviolet. ( g# H2 @2 H6 b& i/ z* D# HVisibility 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 8 q4 s7 ^3 O4 ^! I0 qclarity of the atmosphere ranging from 170 miles (280 kilometers) for an + ?* m9 T! c! G/ R" Y+ o0 Q( n" A- xexceptionally clear atmosphere to 0.6 mile (1.0 kilometer) or less for dense haze + r& M/ ~. m Q5 v4 ]or fog. The visibility on an average clear day is taken to be 12 miles (19 3 X3 m* i6 i; d- k* I- Xkilometers). Visible Electro- $ Z- T1 Z6 T6 P, P. M- X9 O) HOptics + V2 _7 _$ a$ }1 l3 K/ o6 UTechnologies/techniques employed by optical sensors in the visible portion of # ~1 O D: f# Y- r( D+ z0 ]3 Athe wavelength spectrum. 2 U& E4 ~. M) K& j7 kVLAR Vertical Launch and Recovery (UAV JPO term). ! H8 k2 ^, S1 \7 [VLF Very Low Frequency. M# z7 N0 ~. K! I+ h3 lVLOS Vertical Line of Sight.

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VLS Vertical Launch System. % Y r# ^% c" h1 f8 K& d8 {+ ?5 cVLSI Very Large Scale Integration. VLSIC VLSI Circuits. : l2 a2 \' |3 V" j4 yVLWIR Very Long Wavelength Infrared. VME Versa Modular European [standards]. 0 z7 p7 b) ]. k& g# m4 rVMF Variable Message Format (Telecomm term). VOX Voice Actuation. VRI Vanguard Research, Inc., Fairfax, VA. 5 X$ U* M3 @' P9 }- f9 `VTC Video Teleconference. VTOL Vertical Takeoff and Landing [aircraft]. VTOL-UAV Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. 5 B( o8 Z8 K! k9 F* oVUE Visible Light/Ultraviolet Experiment. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 V ( E# u' H3 L$ s3 l2 s) c* y318 Vulcan UK bomber. VV&A Verification, Validation, and Accreditation. , O0 o% o X" v% y) L0 y7 cVVER Pressurized water type nuclear power reactor. VVIRF Verification and Validation Information Request Form. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 W 319 W/ With. R I: o7 B, Hw/o Without. W/TD Warning/Threat Detection. ! v, h. n. Y& j0 F' p) i* eWAA Wide Aperture Array. - g. e* P6 n7 h% k+ l& i JWALEX Warfare Analysis Laboratory Exercise. & [8 o' S d/ k: V0 j. jWAM (1) Worldwide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS). (2) Wide Area 4 S& Z' t# ]+ S0 E5 f* LMunition. (3) Wide Area Mine. (4) Wide Area Missile. - P! e( n, A. l9 D9 N0 @WAN Wide Area Network (Telecomm/Computer term). ! H, c8 Q% \+ XWAP Wide Azimuth Probe. War Game A simulation, by whatever means, of a military operation involving two or more opposing forces, using rules, data, and procedures designed to depict an actual or assumed real life situation. Wargame 2000 Title of MDA program for development of a state-of-the-art simulation tool at the ' [3 c# C4 H. ^, bJNTF for use in CONOPS validation, missile defense program design verification, validation and accreditation, and support CinC/Allied wargames and assessments. Warhead A weapon, usually thermonuclear, contained as the payload of a missile. N. r. S6 i6 s& X. XWarhead Mating The act of attaching a warhead section to a rocket or missile body, torpedo, airframe, motor, or guidance section. ) V) n. Y( R/ D9 a" sWarhead Section A completely assembled warhead including appropriate skin sections and related ) j, L2 R# e" T) Y' kcomponents. WARM Wartime Reserve Modes. * e8 @5 E2 u, i- WWarning of Attack A warning to national policymakers that an adversary is not only preparing its 8 |% O$ I. L7 {- P2 ]# Uarmed forces for war, but intends to launch an attack in the near future. Warning Order A preliminary notice of an order or action that is to follow. + ^# c# L C/ ]7 V& yWARSIM Warfighter Simulation (US Army term). 6 n! @7 |* S+ Q* d4 x+ H3 X% RWARSIM 2000 Warfighter Simulation 2000 (US Army term). % B' h) { B! sWartime Reserve Modes (WARM) Characteristics and operating procedures of sensor, communications, navigation ; Y2 I/ s+ D/ m3 j4 Uaids, threat recognition, weapons, and countermeasures systems that (1) will 1 s4 {, |5 D( N" y. t( _/ K/ }contribute to military effectiveness if unknown to or misunderstood by opposing + n% U. J9 O9 w4 @5 o! \9 E Q6 qcommanders before they are used, but (2) could be exploited or neutralized if known in advance. Wartime reserve modes are deliberately held in reserve for wartime or emergency use and seldom, if ever, applied or intercepted prior to such use. WAS Wide Area Sensor. WASP Wide-body Airborne Surveillance Platform. A modified DC-10. % j# A$ f# ?8 g2 dMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 W 320 $ u3 q1 b4 v% \: N" G9 n7 | E9 ]WASHDC Washington, District of Columbia. 3 S8 Q- G7 N2 H7 |5 ZWastage (Max) The maximum number of defense weapons which, when used, will be ineffective ( T5 J4 d8 h+ ]& @in contributing to the defeat of the offense. Watch Condition - w$ b) X8 j" t4 J0 A. d* b(WATCHCON) ! z- [( n6 ], J& S" x4 q9 t- TSeries of readiness conditions used by the intelligence community to alert staffs to watchfulness without raising DEFCON. WATS Wide Area Telephone System. WAVE Wideband Angular Vibration Experiment. Wavelength The distance between two points having the same phase in two consecutive y( I# h7 ]+ z0 B3 |* e4 N$ {cycles of a periodic wave, along a line in the direction of propagation. ' b0 ^4 @# h$ ^& F0 ~/ O" a1 eWB Wideband. 8 N U! v* V/ SWBM Weapons Battle Manager(s). - @% T, M* _7 wWBS See Work Breakdown Structure. WCC (1) See Wing Control Center. (2) Weapons Control Computer. 6 @) d. u; H4 j: {) d4 `4 MWCG Workstation Computer Graphics (Computer term). WCP (1) Weapon Control Processor. (2) Weapon Control Platform. 6 _, n, ?. \: v2 b" rWCS Weapons Control System. WDM Wavelength Division Multiplexon. * a+ I" ~6 o9 `3 PWeapon Enabling The set of control functions without which defense weapons cannot be . r, N% e6 l" R* _ x+ m: h; d2 ilaunched.