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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T , f Z/ {) a S. s- J298 Theater Missile Defense Council (TMDC) A consultative body for considering TMD family of systems planning and ( _7 Y, z$ K5 V# e( dprogramming issues; chaired by an Assistant to the MDA Deputy for 2 N" v* o* F0 G2 K( }8 l- WAcquisition/TMD, membership includes MDA TMD Directors, representatives of each applicable Service Program Executive Officer, and TMD Executive Agents and Program Managers. Theater High 9 S# N# w/ w- W( {9 g2 wAltitude Area # s2 ?3 m! O) D5 H6 sDefense System (THAAD) 4 M- P4 e% G$ X1 EA ground-based, air transportable interceptor system that will provide wide area ' ~/ W$ V' z7 U6 V6 }) pdefense 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 - q3 a( _& Z4 B8 C0 ZPATRIOT. Theater Missile (TM) 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 ) C# \# \& Q1 Q# R3 i6 F$ sof attacking targets in a theater. Theater Missile " I! L9 z6 Z% t' ]* Y% oDefense (TMD) 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. Theater Missile # i( b6 ?1 W+ D$ G2 `8 xDefense Ground- 6 k6 n1 q% w H+ z0 r0 GBased Radar (TMD-GBR) + `, m+ B# e2 B; \% \2 `8 |A ground-based, air transportable sensor that provides search, tracking and discrimination capabilities for the THAAD interceptor system. Also referred to as 6 G% G$ D* F5 E9 V4 ~: yTHAAD Radar. Theater Missile 3 `" }- K" u8 @! y& PDefense Initiative % N8 s6 O% |( S ~(TMDI) An 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. THEL Tactical High Energy Laser. 4 a4 c2 z9 v" t6 M5 X6 oThermal 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. 0 Y6 J3 X3 @: t! @6 K* |Thermal Kill The destruction of a target by heating it, using directed energy, to the degree that structural components fail. Thermal Management ( {0 ^' U$ ?- p8 Z z. R) TTechnologies/techniques associated with the control and management of thermal energy, its generation, dissipation, and recovery. Thermal & A1 i$ Q- p; e8 V% j+ VRadiation 3 F3 n. f0 V' |, PElectromagnetic 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. . t" x" u; h( q2 i' WThermal 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 temperature; it also is referred to as the primary thermal radiation. It is the absorption of this radiation by the ambient medium, accompanied by an increase in temperature, which results in the formation of the fireball (or other heated " k0 i* J* r" J: ]: [! zregion) which then emits thermal radiation. (See X-Rays.) MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 4 H9 q( @/ ?( Q/ d9 E4 [6 W299 Thermosphere 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 2 g; B/ g( n& p. _; w# z# Vat 40 to 50 miles (70 to 80 kilometers); the thermosphere includes, therefore, the + {4 ]& l' U$ ~9 O, X: g8 jexosphere and most or all of the ionosphere. Threat Characterization An assessment of the nature, magnitude and intent of an attack in progress. % M2 c& o) n. N% JThreat Corridor \$ v { [6 b$ f(Threat Tube) A tube containing all the objects originating from launch sites and aimed at ' _3 S; e' s) Vtargets whose spacing is close enough to permit the tube around the object trajectories to be represented by a single trajectory in battle management : N' `3 F; t3 f+ l0 i5 [# i% r" Wcomputation. 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 & [/ I) G. |6 D" _( Kvalue (threshold) required to satisfy the mission need and a performance ! |$ P1 x- d N0 U: a, \: Q# bobjective. % G Z4 J3 `& [0 q: g/ {' CThreshold Defense 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 offense to mount a relatively large and complex attack. Throw Weight All weight in an interceptor, above the sustainer, which serves as the kill vehicle. + Y7 G: }. d' r6 S6 e- S2 c. C% qThrusted Replicas (TREPS) 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 7 F. p' F1 C; f4 Q/ ~) d9 R* Y4 ophase. TI (1) Technical Instruction. (2) Technology Insertion. + B& m/ N: Z. E6 ETIARA Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities. ' b9 k' f& L: w+ o' VTIBS (1) Theater Information Broadcast Service. 7 U, U4 \# `; j7 _1 }(2) Tactical Information Broadcast System. (3) Theater Intelligence Broadcast System. . \; I+ I! ]5 WTIC (1) Thermionic Integrated Circuit. (2) Technical Information Center. 3 U: U! ~2 d) D# ]( ^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). 8 V1 q3 f5 P* YTiered Defenses The use of defensive systems at different phases of the missile trajectory. 4 @7 d# S) m$ CTIES Technology Integration Equipment System. TIIAP Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program. - P/ `- x6 v! xTIL Technical Insertion Laboratory. ! R2 j2 s1 _7 S% H$ J! kTIM Technical Interchange Meeting. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 300 ! s' R7 r# i: @. DTime-Phased Force and 7 ^" s) o) K R C/ u% cDeployment List 5 C/ R# T4 |: K6 [2 r) ^, KAppendix 1 to Annex A of the operation plan. It identifies types and/or actual 3 J4 R6 W4 {! y2 G* @0 ?units required to support the operation plan and indicates origin and ports of ( E# b+ ~6 V% fdebarkation or ocean area. 2 m* @9 _/ B# z. N$ `6 p1 l& m/ y* rTime of Flight (Max) The maximum time for a booster or vehicle to perform its function from time of $ N% \' W8 Z" }& N2 ~( Z+ _launch. 1 P- @( k% ]6 ^0 A( c7 ?5 ~# l: GTime on Station The time the sensor is in its operating position. 3 `& K& ?# c5 |. F! W: R+ DTime Sensitive Targets * |! w3 E$ o: e$ v! 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Time to Station The time required to move a sensor to its operating position. \2 k2 W: K) A* _; q# ^/ fTIMS Training Integration Management System (USAF term). TIN Theater Intelligence Networks. ; O+ P3 b/ z: A! fTIP TOPAZ International Program. TIR OBSOLETE. Terminal Imaging Radar. (Predecessor to Ground-Based Radar 1 I1 }3 c" @( F0 }& q* N2 L. uTerminal (GBRT).) TIRS Telemetry, Instrumentation and Range Safety 4 ~# Q8 [; p2 k1 u' _: J$ PTIS (1) Trusted Information Systems, Inc. (2) Technical Information System. Titan USICBM. TIU TIBS/Tactical Interface Unit. TIWG Test Integration Working Group. (U.S. Army) TL Team Leader. 2 ^; Z2 J" q2 r9 G" s" T0 eTLA Time Line Analysis. " b& s( R/ C/ o6 o ^1 g1 m9 L+ eTLAM Theater land Attack Missile. & ^; S; ^% s# n: [. R' uTLAM/D TLAN [with submunition] Dispenser (Navy term). TLDD Top Level Design Document. TLV Target Launch Vehicle. TLX Teletype. ' U9 U3 S, G- L4 p3 eTM (1) See Theater Missile. (2) Technical Manual. (3) Tactical Missile (US Army term). 5 j& _3 l: I- {# G, kTMCC Test Monitor and Control Center. . H+ U- c: X7 U* p7 L, ?: yTMD See Theater Missile Defense. TMD C2 Theater Missile Defense Command and Control. 3 g8 j8 B; \( F3 Y0 W- q) M- uMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 5 b8 Z# c x" T, d& S/ F7 Z301 TMD C 3 I Those assets that provide connectivity between and among Theater Ballistic Missile Defense forces. TMD ESM Theater Missile Defense Existing System(s) Modification (MDA term). TMD GBR See Theater Missile Defense Ground Based Radar (THAAD Radar). 2 z+ [3 L5 w9 [% Q3 fTMD IA Theater Missile Interoperability Architecture. & X. J7 j# w( u3 d; {. v7 UTMD ITP TMD Integrated Test Plan. TMDAS Theater Missile Defense Architecture Study. TMDC Theater Missile Defense Council. TMDE Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (ILS term). ) n. K/ B: i; F) X8 U' \TMDI See Theater Missile Defense Initiative. TMDSE Theater Missile Defense System Exerciser. TMMM TOMAHAWK Multi-Mission Missile. TMP Technical Manual Plan (ILS term). TMPCU Tomahawk Theater Mission Planning Center Upgrade. TN (1) Terrestrial Network (C2E term). (2) Thermonuclear. TNF Theater Nuclear Forces [Treaty term]. 4 y2 u* s! ]; v! YTNT Trinitrotoluene. % }% J, k( f1 ^3 D1 R# gTNW Theater Nuclear Weapon. 8 E9 F5 [$ i) P5 d+ J$ _6 QTO (1) Task Order. (2) Technical Order. TOA Total Obligation Authority. TOAM Tactical Air Operations Module. 9 C" a9 s' ]" d/ e( vTOC Tactical Operations Center. TOE Table of Organization and Equipment. # \8 n$ d7 Q& f7 m; ^* q, kTOF Time of Flight. ( u1 t E! A! Z, {; R' M3 w$ bTOI Track of Interest. TOIA Task Order Impact Analysis. Tolerance The ability of a system to provide continuity of operation under various abnormal , @. Q9 i# h; z6 k# P, \" d8 Yconditions. 1 u0 X y5 g2 r5 JTOM See Target Object Map.

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Tomahawk US ground launched cruise missile. % i/ w& a% D% t z& l- B* p$ g% ~: L, LMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 302 1 n6 F- |3 ]* M, |TOMD Task Radar Management Details. B [ O; ~3 oTOMP Task Order Management Plan. TOMS Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (NASA term). TOO Target of Opportunity. $ l' ^3 k( T/ V1 M4 [5 j( wTOOL Target of Opportunity Launch. TOP 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. 7 O/ h; N' I _' p- w9 P, O) gTop-Down $ f: c& z0 o3 ]# `9 MDesign The process of designing a system by identifying its major components, decomposing them into their lower level components, and iterating until the ; a3 N3 [4 b3 o8 ~desired level of detail is achieved. Top-Down Testing The process of checking out hierarchically organized programs, progressively, 9 T7 u1 H$ v; G ofrom top to bottom, using simulation of lower level components. 9 x( y! ?6 ~: ?& E' oTOPAZ A project to demonstrate the transfer of Russian thermionic space nuclear power technology to U.S. BMD applications. & j' L# \$ _: I3 n0 \TOR Terms of Reference. TOS (1) Tactical Operations Shelter (Station). (2) Task Order Status. TOT Time on Target 2 z& M' s5 P1 H# mTotal Obligation Authority (TOA) 3 k# k! J2 b1 B" nA DoD financial term, which expresses the value of the direct program for a given fiscal year. / ?: J8 Y0 E9 ?! E |! QTotal Quality ( J2 g4 G8 ~( c% X' J( {/ TManagement (TQM) ) P( \8 ^- N8 h; C* Z4 QA management philosophy committed to a focus on continuous improvement to product and services with the involvement of the entire workforce. TOTS Target Oriented Tracking System TOVS TRIOS Operational Vertical Sounder. Toxicity The kind and amount of poison or toxic produced by a microorganism, or possessed by a chemical substance not of biological origin. TP (1) Telenet Protocol (Telecomm/Computer term). (2) Test Program. : D# I7 {( \3 T Q+ d, H, ?TPALS Theater Protection Against Limited Strikes. TPBM Terminal Phase Battle Manager. 1 U) X8 [* W) jTPD Mobile Tactical Radar (US). TPDR Total Processing Data Rate (TelComm/Computer term). " V2 ^- A- Y! |. RMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T y1 R+ w0 P6 E303 : X7 J- K4 X! B3 i7 m, P6 e4 lTPEC THAAD Performance Evaluation Center. TPEM Technology Program Element Manager (SDIO/MDA term). 8 d9 l/ ]4 l f8 I1 B& H# |! b; @TPFDD Time-Phased Force Deployment Data. % c3 Q2 S- z: N! r3 ^8 ~: PTPFDDL Time-Phased Force Deployment Data List. " l1 ^' k B# G% r# rTPFDL Time-Phased Force Deployment List. TPM Technical Performance Measurement. TPMT Total Preventative Maintenance Time (ILS term). & x; j* l% Q2 R; _ fTPO (1) Test Planning Organization. (2) THAAD Program Office TPP Test Procedure Plan. TPR (1) Terminal Phase Radar. (2) Trained Personnel Requirements. (3) Target % ~' g6 p0 c5 z' \% W6 rPerformance Report. TPS Thermal Protection System. 4 s$ L6 w- l& }4 i4 D* J) mTPT Theater Planning Tool. TPWG Test Planning Working Group. (U.S. Air Force) 7 b- E4 F3 `: P( L; ?1 u9 q2 ~0 W: ATQM Total Quality Management. Traceability (1) The characteristic of software systems or designs or architectures or 7 A4 q, Q+ ~& bdomain models that identifies and documents the derivation path 6 D7 C/ G) }3 h1 \1 U(upward) and allocation/flowdown path (downward) of requirements and constraints. ' T; l) T2 D( V& M$ p- p! ^(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. ) b1 i2 E2 [! q' n(2) To display or record the successive positions of a moving object. / Q5 j& B& C; l9 N& w(3) To lock onto a point of radiation and obtain guidance from. (4) To keep a gun properly aimed, or to point continuously a target locating instrument at a moving target. ' N, K( J% ~" Z: ~& c: [; o' s8 z(5) The actual path of an aircraft above, or a ship on, the surface of the % m4 P: y1 l1 I% d& B! M4 Cearth. Track Assessment % y, Q$ h: c- ^The Track Assessment looks for anomalies in an object’s track data. An anomaly 0 z# |( G/ r, u5 {9 Kin the track may indicate a hit. " w7 n: E. R2 v: ~1 l9 VTrack, Birth to Death The maintenance of an associated track through all phases of flight (i.e., boost 3 I/ t: q% g5 v1 I3 hto reentry). Track Correlation The combining of track information for identification purposes, using all available 3 k$ j5 M9 o g" X& I! E+ Xdata. % H9 e# c- ~- ?& O5 |9 B' YTrack Extension This term usually applies to improvements in track estimates by use of new data. ; T5 q! g& h, a& U* eIt is sometimes used to describe a process of target extrapolation to a future time % E# m I! k" e2 D3 Bor place (e.g., reentry). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 304 Track File A target’s stated estimate, confidence, covariance matrix, and associated LOS measurements with irradiances with confidence of association; or some subset of - S9 h! ^. n# ]/ q+ I: bthe above. 2 K+ ~: c3 F9 V/ S( p* nTrack File-Track : U" L; W, O9 EHistory A set of individual track reports on a particular object, which taken together . V0 s) O2 K* J" y' Q: V6 u2 Kproduce 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 + i o; J- ~0 ]" T$ S' l, cby filtering. Tracking The act of generating and maintaining a time history of an object's position and ; p+ I0 [( i3 Y1 s xany other features of interest. Tracking and 3 t1 }" u w! v0 g8 JPointing Once a target is detected, it must be followed or “tracked”. When the target is successfully tracked, a weapon is “pointed” at the target. Tracking and pointing are frequently integrated operations. ( M" P6 @& r5 Y; T* \7 T, lTracking Range (Max) The maximum line of sight distance at which a sensor can maintain track of an * k: o# l6 H' D2 b! k4 j) y4 p% kobject. Track Initiation The formation of the first or initial estimate for a sensor system of the state vector 2 A/ O& K6 P0 g" }, B; H0 bof an object. The process typically requires observation from a number of frames. * V' s! y! |& D7 XTrack Production ; |# K1 m8 g# T& @6 A3 @Area An 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. Track Telling The process of communicating air surveillance and tactical data information ! A/ r* b2 Y7 D; {- p! P' ^0 abetween command and control systems or between facilities within the systems. " J. d% d$ ?& W( I$ MTelling may be classified into the following types: back tell; cross tell; forward tell; lateral tell; overlap tell; and relateral tell. : _1 d6 Q8 ~& g' f) p$ m, cTRADEX Target Resolution and Discrimination Experiment. TRADOC U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Ft. Monroe, VA. / u& V( I" Z VTraffic Capability 5 o! p# I+ w( j, D( v: s6 ]2 CMaximum 4 W1 h+ ~1 R' y6 H$ q( `5 ZThe maximum number of objects per unit time which the sensor system can maintain track files. # @1 i: `' o- c5 q( P- STraffic 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. : L7 [% Z$ d* q- z+ STrajectory The curve described by an object moving through space. Trajectory Histories Trajectory information on targets recorded over a period of time. TRAK A data base management system (not an acronym). / J' l/ i/ H$ X7 w- t9 [8 _6 qTrans-Attack Period from first tactical indication of attack until termination started, i.e., postattack. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 305 8 N. G: a7 E% p, h% C zTRANSCOM [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 Production A risk reduction process during which the program shifts (passes) from development to production. It is not an exact point, but is described as a process consisting of disciplined engineering and logistics management to ensure the system is ready for manufacture. (See DoD 4245.7-M.) & l# I" u% O C6 Z K4 STransmission Security (TRANSEC) + O$ G4 U) X# N. \& WThat component of security, which results from all measures, designed to protect communications transmissions from interception and traffic analysis. (See * [8 b9 G; X9 e1 r0 |) XCOMSEC.)

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Transonic Of or pertaining to the speed of a body in a surrounding fluid when the relative 8 E0 u Z$ N' [ Jspeed of the fluid is subsonic in some places and supersonic in others. This is # G( Y. K9 q) g4 y6 o3 @7 D& Hencountered when passing from subsonic to supersonic speeds and vice versa. : U+ U, h5 L1 Y( wTransponder 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 Q9 j( u1 H; R- T7 N5 W, x5 O: C7 kmechanisms to be circumvented. Traveling Wave * m; B, v4 {/ P+ r- R' w. ~Tube (TWT) An electronic tube in which a stream of electrons interact continuously or repeatedly with a guided electromagnetic wave moving substantially in 3 F* i- K/ j. q& G9 n0 ksynchronism 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 , B" y5 D4 h6 G) xthe microwave region. % \7 C1 n- N* f6 w# [Traverse (1) To turn a weapon to the right or left on its mount. (2) A method of surveying in which lengths and directions of lines between / v1 a8 p1 R4 dpoints on the earth are obtained by or from field measurements, and used in determining positions of the points. 4 R3 ~2 V# i( I" o3 S: C7 l: S& p4 XTraverse Level That vertical displacement above low-level air defense systems, expressed both . ~, m6 l& L0 @2 z6 fas a height and altitude, at which aircraft can cross the area. : n% d, j) p \9 `4 G w8 `8 Y8 k6 vTRB Tactical Review Board. TRD Technical Requirements Document. - f6 T9 r1 L3 B3 ~! u! f! A' i/ fTRE Tactical Receive Equipment. ) g/ B& W9 `9 b& y" ]TREA Transmit/Receive Element Array (THAAD). : J. L9 E# i V0 x- NTREE Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics. * u. |- |4 o# V& u/ i5 e0 N. _TREM Total Radiation Environment Model. TREPS See Thrusted Replicas. TRESIM Tactical Receive Equipment Simulator. * r% I) ?6 c @( m( B! ~# J1 HMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T / Q$ x- @+ r' c3 T306 TRG Threat Reference Guide. % n3 G3 k0 c6 ETRI-TAC Tri-Service Tactical Digital Communications System. 5 h8 H* W0 e4 s8 E* e2 jTRIDENT Class of US ballistic missile submarines (USN term). # J- `/ d: g9 U# r; _8 @* xTRIDENT I (C-4) US SLBM (USN term). TRIDENT II (D-5) US SLBM (USN term). TRIM Toxic Reduction Investment and Management. 1 k9 i& A( _0 q8 q/ y# STRM Technical Reference Model. TRMP Test Resources Management Plan. : {4 M7 A$ |- A* L4 k7 oTRN (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 6 P+ e4 z( V) ]- t; L# }$ H, Rauthorizations of the invoking process to the detriment of security or mission 9 O8 J* _* i2 wperformance. TROPO Tropospheric Scatter. 8 S! j0 M0 y8 n0 g: C4 p. C% RTropopause The imaginary boundary layer dividing the stratosphere from the lower part of the # |; M' C! {" {) vatmosphere, the troposphere. The tropopause normally occurs at an altitude of 5 v* G0 L; E, n) oabout 7.62km to 13.71km in polar and temperate zones, and at 16.76km in the 8 S# G2 _/ E1 {5 ]; H% Y3 Btropics. (See Stratosphere, Troposphere.) ) ^9 w2 [+ g# w: oTroposphere 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 altitude, clouds form, convection is active, and mixing is continuous and more or less complete. Tropospheric - I$ q& C( d ~( G% jScatter The propagation of electromagnetic waves by scattering as a result of 3 E0 F0 g( `* t7 i7 B4 [4 h* y2 Mirregularities in the physical properties of the troposphere. TRP (1) Test Readiness Program. (2) Technology Reinvestment Program. ) ]5 [! i. Q F6 K" E(3) Technology Readiness Program (pre-acquisition program status). 1 i" W; I0 T; ~5 _3 g' \(4) Technical Requirements Package. 1 x- P) r* @2 K3 B+ c* r! ^! j* A# STRPC Technology Readiness Planning Committee. TRR Test Readiness Review. . t3 r" s4 _5 N% s/ \* |' rTrusted Computer System/Software 8 }; n3 X* x! I: B# ^- _, o7 tA system or its software that employs sufficient hardware and software integrity measures to allow its use for processing sensitive or classified information. Trusted Path A mechanism by which a person at a terminal can communicate directly with the 8 z4 X8 D9 `4 o0 K/ n0 WTrusted Computing Base. This mechanism can only be activated by the person of the Trusted Computing Base and cannot be imitated by un-trusted software. 0 Y7 j1 ^# Y5 i; o _. mTRW TRW, Inc. TS (1) Terminal Service. (2) Top Secret. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T + n! ~2 s* U: ]1 K2 _8 {7 g& Z307 8 K% g( N- ^5 u0 Y+ pTSA Technology Security Analysis. TSD Tactical Surveillance Demonstration. TSCM Tomahawk Strike Coordination Module (USN term). : q5 D4 o: M4 _' q. F; pTSD Tactical Surveillance Demonstration. 7 ~$ L6 p; j' l. D: YTSDE Tactical Surveillance Demonstration Enhancement. 7 G' D. w. G! y& U. E7 o0 ]TSEU Technology Seeker Evaluation Unit. TsIAM Moscow’s Central Institute of Aviation Motors. TSM TRADOC System Manager. 6 w: q! t3 I: ~$ A# Q# e* bTSMA Theater of Strategic Military Action. 0 t4 y2 s9 I# w- `4 bTSP Target Support Plan. ' q0 v$ |5 R) U2 c$ K& lTSPI Time, Space, Position Information. TSR Target System Requirements.

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TSRD Target System Requirements Document. % W. r5 a, B( U, Q% j& O% C% bTSS Terminal Surveillance Sensor. TSSAM Tri-Service Standoff Attack Missile. TSWG Target Signature Working Group. TT Total Time. $ V: y- u& {2 ?# STT&C Telemetry, Tracking and Command. & g# [1 h* N, R& l' \% M4 YTT&E Technical Test and Evaluation (Army). ) W( |- @" {. Z7 x* ]TTA Total Time Accounting. TTBM Terminal Tier Battle Manager. TTBT Threshold Test Ban Treaty. % f1 J" U( L, j4 Z$ e( cTTD&D Test Technology Development and Demonstration. A portion of the CTEIP # h0 s- U8 M3 z/ o0 hprogram, which funds the development and demonstration of technologies, ' T1 q2 A- p/ S/ R* twhich have significant potential for improving testing. TTEL Tools and Test Equipment List (ILS term). TTL Transistor-to-Transistor Logic. 0 y) m/ R! I; P8 a. p# jTTP Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures. 7 F, [6 v2 U5 g# gTTSARB Technology Transfer and Security Assistance Review Board. TTT Test Technology Transfer. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T 308 9 ~, l" f3 v; P0 R5 [TTV Technology Test Vehicle. % s+ _" q% c7 x7 C8 K. G( s/ wTTY Teletype. TUG TRACE User Group. TV Thrust Vectoring (rocker engineering term). $ ]9 A! h% _$ Y: V5 j xTVC Thrust Vector Control. TVE Technology Validation Experiment. TVM Track-via-Missile. u% R; R! W& @6 {5 N2 B% [* r TTVV Technology Validation Experiment. TW Tactical Warning. 0 L* k$ W8 b% ~4 p- G: ?8 NTW/AA See Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment. 6 f1 K* }: S( VTW/SD Tactical Warning and Space Defense. TWG Technical Working Group. 9 a; x2 Z- Y8 o. ~TWS TOMAHAWK Weapons System (USN term). TWT Traveling Wave Tube. TWTA Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier. (Electronic Engineering term). , K, \: A0 k# _TY Then Year (PPBS term). 7 K$ F) T/ d9 |; q+ Q _; g" ~5 ETY$M Then Year Dollars Millions. & ~4 E; }6 |! ^Type A - System ' v* S2 K6 @8 h: g$ Q( eSpecification States all necessary requirements in terms of performance, including test provisions to assure that all requirements are achieved. Essential physical constraints are included. Type A specifications state the technical and mission requirements of the system as an entity. : O2 B3 j9 u% |8 d/ b# b2 RType B - Development % `$ |1 _% t$ R5 ]+ {Specification States 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 ! `2 y/ D! R! ]& y: Ffunctional characteristics and the tests required to demonstrate achievement of ' l" M! n7 e1 W$ s7 f7 o% X4 y9 ?: |those characteristics. Type C - Product % d1 {/ d3 F% _* NSpecification Product specifications are applicable to any item below the system level, and may be oriented toward procurement of a product through specification of ) q" }" Z5 O$ R* ^4 {5 h# Aprimarily function (performance) requirements or fabrication (detailed design) . r7 J1 R+ Z2 P5 N/ `requirements. Type C specifications intended to be used for the procurement of 1 [8 h; R6 e' A8 ?/ }+ {4 }* oitems including computer programs. 3 a H, m+ Y' S" j6 t& [Typhoon Class of Soviet ballistic missile submarines. Typing 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). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U 7 [/ p( i$ [3 M# h: O' o! k& }309 U Uranium. U&S Unified and Specified [commands] (pre-1996 term). U.K (UK) United Kingdom. U.S. (US) United States. U.S. West U.S. West Incorporated. & A# R% _1 A5 p6 @ g* O' [U.S.S.R. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. UA User Assessment (NMD BMC3 term). % E: j6 w: f7 \: v4 GUAE United Arab Emirates. 8 r$ U% d q2 n0 J. u' r6 tUAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. UAV BPI Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-based Boost Phase Intercept. UCAP UAV Combat Air Patrol. # _8 { c1 A1 v" ^& W. FUCC Uniform Commercial Code (US legal term). UCP Unified Command Plan. UD/ASD United Defense/Armaments Systems Division. UDMH Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine (a liquid propellant rocket fuel). l" v0 [- ?) yUDS Universal Documentation System. A standardized comprehensive tool for stating and coordinating program requirements for testing MRTFB ranges, as well as the 7 X9 O3 X6 K- s$ hcapabilities and plans of test ranges to support program requirements. It ' Z$ A* Y! ~) ~- V/ ?1 v8 e/ s. |9 Tconsists of a series of six planning and execution documents: 10 are the " b8 U7 h* s3 a! `+ vProgram Introduction (PI) (also called the Program Introduction Document (PID)), 2) Statement of Capability (SC), 3) Program Requirements Document (PRD), 4) Operations Requirements (OR), 5) Program Support Plan (PSP), and 6) the # r3 V1 l( \. F8 ^% }2 i3 v4 tOperations Directive (OD). The UDS was developed and is regulated by the 9 M$ |( M0 Q6 m' y7 T( |: e) YRange Commanders Council (RCC).

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UE Unit Equipment. UEME Unified Electro-Magnetic Effects. , X8 \$ _1 O8 ^1 p, ]6 o, O6 zUEWR Upgrade Early Warning Radar. $ Z8 N! ]4 g5 E2 P) C: Z IUF4 Uranium tetra fluoride. " F; q* |* V7 I6 O( o8 N5 AUF6 Uranium hexafluoride. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U + B: e$ }; x* a8 o8 ^ t- N3 i310 UFG User Focus Group. UFO UHF Follow-On [Satellite Communications System]. , c; D* f* b/ G+ ~8 U) V nUFP Unit Flyaway Price. ; r; t. U8 P+ ~- s8 c8 S9 w; X! nUGF Underground Facility. UGS Unattended Ground Sensors. UGT Under Ground Test. 6 |( i* j! |9 v, _' f$ @# I# EUHF Ultra High Frequency. / x4 N& S9 E5 J2 }UIC Unit Identification Code. UIN User Interaction Node. UKAS (1) UK Architecture Study (2) UK Associate Studies. 4 O) o* e, Z6 FUKEADTB UK Extended Air Defense Test Bed. / P( A' K" V" T* q8 gUKTB United Kingdom Test Bed. * M$ Q- N6 Z. q( j& @5 X1 BULCS Unit Level Circuit Switch (SINCGARS term). ULS Unit Level Switch. ULSA Ultra Low Sidebobe Antenna. ULTDS Unit Level Tactical Data Switch (SINCGARS term). " ?6 o+ ?9 t% W/ _0 V( B- \Ultraviolet (UV) Electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between the shortest visible violet * [9 c+ U% v! S, F: {; W(about 3,850 Angstroms) and soft x-rays (about 100 Angstroms). ) [5 v, B G. q! j* m) T4 L dUMD Unit Manning Document. ) W& k4 `+ u" FUMMIPS Uniform Material Movement and Issue Priority System (ILS term). 7 a6 n" B$ O7 z9 ?4 F1 H; q$ w* ?UNAAF Unified Action Armed Forces. # e5 |, ?9 P4 r6 k) g: hUNC United Nations Command. Unconventional Warfare 7 Q# w3 V- y6 f5 zA broad spectrum of military and paramilitary operations conducted in enemyheld, enemy-controlled or politically sensitive territory. Unconventional warfare includes, but is not limited to, the interrelated fields of guerrilla warfare, evasion + R, j5 r% f, F5 d2 X- ^and escape, subversion, sabotage, and other operations of a low visibility, ( ?* `* L7 e3 T0 B: X: r1 Y& ecovert, or clandestine nature. & ^: l5 u' Z, u/ S6 B# b9 vUnified Action Armed Forces 0 D. J5 ~3 z8 |- d+ eA publication setting forth the principles, doctrines, and functions governing the 9 l! D( U2 O, K/ I! aactivities and performance of the Armed Forces of the United States when two or more Services or elements thereof are acting together. % R, v# i6 @3 lUnified Command A command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander and 8 P% w) @! b6 Y6 Z6 [: I) zcomposed 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; T& j) V; X+ U0 P- N: n9 b9 HMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U $ c9 j/ X+ x0 ^, h3 F6 Z; X. T7 ?311 + m1 J K5 C0 ~+ JUNISYS UNISYS Corporation. 0 |# j3 f- A3 \% v/ E# jUnited States Army Space Command (USARSPACE) The Army component command of USSPACECOM. Responsible for the Army 3 u; y, W/ ?% }8 O. }) Velements of the SDS system. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. 1 U E- `, ?2 {9 IUnited States $ f: c" V. \2 g7 x8 D( QSpace Command 1 |5 U9 `7 b" s% N, I" `5 A(USSPACECOM) # v9 ~6 a/ _1 K5 `1 n, eThe unified command responsible for planning and conducting ballistic missile # d" N! f x2 h3 bdefense. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. United States Strategic # ]% e: q7 u3 `Command (USSTRATCOM) The DoD unified command responsible for carrying out directed nuclear and nonnuclear strategic air, intercontinental ballistic missile, and sea-launched ballistic : i1 I* o4 N" g- m( bmissile offensive combat strikes. Located at Offutt AFB, NE. ) M u6 Q6 c, W: p' RUnited States 9 c4 J# O# n( ^0 {( BTransportation + j. Y; ^& [4 e8 x& ^$ xCommand (USTRANSCOM) The DoD unified command responsible for providing air, land, and sea N' X. L& m) I1 V6 L7 X1 Ttransportation 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 terminal services, and commercial air, land, and sea transportation, including as ' j6 X; A/ W, U( O9 E9 Dneeded to support the deployment, employment, and sustainment of U.S. forces : E* M* r: G4 d* F8 Xon a global basis, as directed by the Secretary of Defense. Located at Scott 6 l# F5 u! {6 o. N/ }9 oAFB, IL.

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Unk Unknown. 6 C" u) V! C7 U6 y. HUnresolved Objects 4 r I0 @9 l( V# oObjects so closely spaced with respect to the sensor focal plane as to be indistinguishable from a single object. 9 f+ O) |* f1 sUNSC United Nations Security Council. UnSecEnergy Under Secretary of Energy. 1 z! \) c$ q Q) oUOC Usable on Code (ILS term). UOES See User Operational Evaluation System. UPD Unconventional Passive Discrimination. ' @0 J% ]; b& |. t8 _& L4 q2 k. ]UPS Uninterruptible Power Source. UQT Unit Qualification Training (ILS term). * y4 t, \ d6 `& L: X4 z0 yURIP University Research Initiative Support Program. ) S" i/ G, M8 c6 GURL Uniform Resource Locator (internet protocol term). URT Upgraded RTD. $ W# ]6 F* G0 G5 x% t+ @US/UK United States/United Kingdom. USA (1) United States Army. (2) Under Secretary of the Army. % k* {3 D3 s5 cUSAADASCH U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School. ( |. G" F! z+ K. BUSAAE U.S. Army Acquisition Executive. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U 3 ~8 F( a$ }' _' n8 [+ m/ s312 1 i! Q ], s) g3 i6 t) f% E9 zUSACE United States Army Corps of Engineers. USACOM United States Atlantic Command, Norfolk, VA. USAF United States Air Force. USAF/AFMC/ESC U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, Electronic Systems Center; ex-ESD. USAF/AFMC/SMC U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, Space and Missile Systems Center; ex-USAF & Z" ^! {. a- ~/ } n& D) ESystems Command /SSD. ( J* |5 {5 ]8 `0 X7 T' kUSAF/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. & u9 B4 I3 V2 Y2 nUSAF/SSD U.S. Air Force/Space Systems Division; See USAF/AFMC/SMC. 0 D! b' q# X4 z* [- VUSAFE U.S. Air Forces in Europe. $ T' L3 N, l" r& c4 F. YUSAFLANT U.S. Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Command. * m3 I. o" q+ }; bUSAKA U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll. USAMICOM U.S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL. 0 S k2 r [) b, j- S8 |USAMSIC See MSIC. USAMSAA U.S. Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity. k8 d+ y6 M; K* _+ _: t! WUSAOEC U.S. Army Operational Evaluation Command, Alexandria, VA. " l2 T. ?2 p. J V! [USAOTEC U.S. Army Operational Test and Evaluation Command. USARCENT U.S. Army Forces, U.S. Central Command. ; ^0 ?* O4 l- q7 A! V* GUSAREUR U.S. Army Forces, U.S. European Command. USARLANT U.S. Army Forces, U.S. Atlantic Command. USARPAC U.S. Army Forces, U.S. Pacific Command. USARSPACE See United States Army Space Command. 9 O4 V1 V$ O) H( AUSASDC U.S. Army Strategic Defense Command (<1Oct 92). ! n* X/ W1 @) b: Q8 v$ `1 ?USASSDC U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, Huntsville, AL USATECOM U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command. , B6 R# [: u, b+ U4 N5 @/ L4 I" yUSATRADOC U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. ! q. D. u0 x' Z( _# q% S5 SUSB Upgraded SBD. USC U.S. Code. ; D [7 s, l$ B+ ]1 `0 X0 ]USCENTAF U.S. Central Command Air Forces. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U ) k9 k0 x: T+ U313 USCENTCOM United States Central Command, MacDill AFB, FL. USCG United States Coast Guard. ! A! V0 c+ `, ~: u/ b# c3 rUSCINCCENT Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command. USCINCEUR U.S. Commander in Chief, Europe. + Q1 p$ _ g$ [6 g' @USCINCLANT Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command. USCINCPAC Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command. USCINCSPACE Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Space Command. USCINCTRANS Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command. # ]- F& I$ G d' ?1 d; V9 uUSCS U.S. Customs Services. USD Under Secretary of Defense. * Q& T- W, V. H+ Q0 j% ~- fUSD(A&T) Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology). 3 c4 [ { o+ i* T7 d3 i, `! GUSD(A) OBSOLETE. Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition.). + v0 m2 {( [4 Y% G& aUSD(A)/STNF Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Strategic and Tactical Nuclear Forces. 6 A9 ]! n3 G& Z. D1 f. bUSD(P) Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. . B" J! \! l# N; y6 F. j+ M `USDA United States Department of Agriculture. 8 d0 [* g/ V u* D" zUSDAO U.S. Defense Attaché Office. ; E0 |7 v/ O \8 |( d" \. PUSDELMC U.S. Delegation to the NATO Military Committee. USDR&E Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. . W( L# t. H0 C3 g0 e/ |& AUser Friendly Primarily a term used in automatic data processing (ADP); it connotes a machine 7 E, K- f; \0 z6 o5 T1 H; F" _$ h(hardware) or program (software) that is compatible with a person's ability to ' z" @1 j9 i5 L$ |2 loperate it successfully and easily. 1 T; K v- v; BUser Operational & V- ?! o# h! `: V! S+ rEvaluation System (UOES) Prototypical system developed and tested as part of the early phases of the * I: U$ z3 w" N; O' g9 Bdevelopment process. A UOES has two objectives: (1) testing, evaluation, and training for a system proceeding through the normal acquisition process; and (2) 4 ], M5 V; E" W/ icontingency defense capability should the need arise prior to completion of the ' x7 j' ?8 U8 c* m" w5 [normal acquisition cycle. USEUCOM United States European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany. USFJ U.S. Forces Japan. 9 E5 Q8 a+ X* KUSFK U.S. Forces Korea. . u0 Y1 X: A+ h+ \+ HUSFK/CFC CSFK Combined Forces Command. 4 S* s! @0 A( w s& TUSG U.S. Government. ) A* }$ [& h3 eUSIA United States Information Agency.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U 314 + T3 c: } u' p8 c0 c7 b+ lUSLANTCOM United States Atlantic Command (Now see USACOM). USLANTFLT U.S. Atlantic Fleet. `7 X3 W8 W" |& `9 T6 p8 gUSMAR- FORCENT 5 z9 p/ k9 ^, N: w) B% g; }U.S. Marine Component, U.S. Central Command. USMAR-FORLANT U.S. Marine Component, U.S. Atlantic Command. & K- I" }3 ~9 OUSMAR-FORPAC U.S. Marine Component, U.S. Pacific Command. USMC United States Marine Corps. USMCR United States Marine Corps Reserve. ' c5 T; d0 n: v9 ^5 u% zUSMILREP U.S. Military Representative. USN United States Navy. " f L# M2 ], H6 QUSNAVCENT U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. Central Command. + {" G% p6 N4 @2 v$ m: gUSNAVEUR U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. European Command. USNIP U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings. USNO U.S. Naval Observatory. $ A. \* T1 g1 yUSNPGS U.S. Naval Post-Graduate School. USPACAF U.S. Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Command. USPACFLT US Pacific Fleet. USPACOM United States Pacific Command, Pearl Harbor, HI. . O" x; N/ `) Q/ lUSREPMC U.S. Representative to the Military Committee (NATO). USSC United States Space Command. 1 h c7 l I& [. L* W0 `6 B% }$ `8 uUSSOCOM United States Special Operations Command, Tampa, FL. , A8 g0 W0 _' [2 h5 C2 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. ; r. H- _; u' p) QUSTA United States Telephone Association. USTRANSCOM See United States Transportation Command. & K: E0 G: u- O0 @0 s5 `UT Universal Time. 8 j+ g/ Z- X) iUTC Unit Type Code. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 U 4 E8 A. T7 G6 S* P315 UTM Universal Transverse Mercator. / \. V7 T+ m- i) E, i! C/ VUTTMDS Upper Tier Theater Missile Defense System. See THAAD System. 2 ]# F; C/ w0 k! PUUT Unit Under Test (ILS term). 3 e% l! B0 T! jUV Ultraviolet. 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. 5 [& C4 V- r9 l0 RUW Unconventional Warfare. 1 ~0 v9 n2 S( k$ Q9 n* ~# RMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 V 316 N! j; Q% t- T- ?; p( X% EV Volt. % t- k4 v5 E3 @/ d6 _1 }V&H Vulnerability and Hardening. V&V Verification and Validation. (See Verification, Validation, and IV&V.) V/STOL Vertical Short Takeoff and Landing [aircraft]. VAFB Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. Validation Confirmation that the processes and outputs from a test resource parallel real world processes and are realistically sensitive to change in the environment, 9 x3 H h7 V9 f+ ptactical situation, system design, tactics, and threat. VAMOSC Visibility and Management of O&S Costs. ! `2 }* W4 m. N$ ~VAR Visitor Access Request. . Y. k" C1 q. x3 _- l# N' ~) }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. 6 E. _1 w; E7 U. U7 z, M2 m' Z- oVBO Vertical Burn-Out (velocity). ' f- ~# u/ F0 O3 R* e5 K0 R5 SVCC Voice Communications Circuit. & T4 v* U" k1 [8 a# \1 m; {9 rVCRM Verification Cross Reference Matrix. VCS Voice Communications System. VDC Volts Direct Current. + s* d! S! K2 `VDD Version Description Document. VDU Visual Display Unit. 8 U. G3 h0 @8 c) L6 a' Z" AVE Value Engineering. 7 O/ V$ y# W* f7 @; g$ { b# ~VECP Value Engineering Change Proposal. * s# Q' w$ D ^4 qVerification (1) Confirmation that all data inputs, logic, calculations and engineering representations of a T&E resource accurately portray the characteristics, calculations, logic, and interactions of the system under evaluation. ( r; M$ x5 L8 f(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. " u, l) r8 H1 |# l( KVFR Visual Flight Rules. VGA Video Graphics Array (Telecomm/Computer term). VHF Very High Frequency. 9 p2 y% C0 }) p5 |VHSIC Very High Speed Integrated Circuit. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 V 317 VIDS Vehicle Integrated Defense Software (USA term). VIGILANTE Viewing Image/Gimbaled Instrumentation Lab-Analog Neural Three-D , m/ F8 A( ?2 `$ X% |Experiment. VIGILANTE involves building a small computer (ANTE) offering 1/12 Operation Per Second (OPS), using a mixture of experimental three-dimensional " C% ?$ y+ d4 x0 P% C1 g/ H# Dcircuitry and commercial components. Project also demonstrates VIRGIL, a 9 X% X' e5 E( x' H7 R& E# Tgimbaled airborne sensor with visible, experimental UV and quantum-well IR ( W: P: w6 w$ lcameras capable of tracking targets that can be detected, identified, and 2 B+ f& z0 {. l1 z$ G$ Hprecision-tracked with the ANTE processor. VIM Vibration Isolation Module. 8 J' Y* l# n7 c' O1 Q+ _+ `VINSON Encrypted Ultra High Frequency Communications System. 7 I3 k, q; v4 i0 X! i YVIS Visible. $ _ ^" i2 ~/ u& {' L: MVIS/UV Visible/Ultraviolet. Visibility Range (or Visibility) The horizontal distance (in kilometers or miles) at which a large dark object can . t1 |! G( X- x4 f6 @ rjust be seen against the horizon’s sky in daylight. The visibility is related to the w3 ]# ]' W+ hclarity 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 ( x2 \/ Y8 {# f, v$ A' z" Xor fog. The visibility on an average clear day is taken to be 12 miles (19 kilometers). , n: C' K6 Q2 \ M2 }) YVisible Electro- Optics Technologies/techniques employed by optical sensors in the visible portion of . l. W; X1 e$ `* n7 W4 P6 Nthe wavelength spectrum. : k/ ~/ z" l6 b6 ]' L0 Z2 p8 DVLAR Vertical Launch and Recovery (UAV JPO term). VLF Very Low Frequency. / W# K6 a1 J4 `* x' w: s; T- V gVLOS Vertical Line of Sight.

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VLS Vertical Launch System. b; Z% G3 Z7 }/ D CVLSI Very Large Scale Integration. VLSIC VLSI Circuits. VLWIR Very Long Wavelength Infrared. VME Versa Modular European [standards]. 9 s9 c7 s2 y- b: t1 ^, F' B; T' M( }VMF Variable Message Format (Telecomm term). 7 i/ ?+ M* T' }9 w$ AVOX Voice Actuation. ) g, H+ ~( R( QVRI Vanguard Research, Inc., Fairfax, VA. , M' h" V% H/ x6 |' W% V/ Q! f- @VTC Video Teleconference. VTOL Vertical Takeoff and Landing [aircraft]. VTOL-UAV Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. ' Y4 t0 P- s% r S" `# v/ tVUE Visible Light/Ultraviolet Experiment. 2 ^& q2 r2 V+ IMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 V ) f( C- s. J& J; t+ Z& g( K( V) i318 Vulcan UK bomber. VV&A Verification, Validation, and Accreditation. VVER Pressurized water type nuclear power reactor. VVIRF Verification and Validation Information Request Form. ' p% b) _* p- h5 }9 K* e8 H- H. MMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 W 7 r! w$ t' ], f3 [319 o+ S2 a% ~4 _W/ With. / |# G. e9 r; v8 I: nw/o Without. W/TD Warning/Threat Detection. ; V* Q1 n( S% m' E8 a- p/ cWAA Wide Aperture Array. WALEX Warfare Analysis Laboratory Exercise. WAM (1) Worldwide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS). (2) Wide Area Munition. (3) Wide Area Mine. (4) Wide Area Missile. 4 m- r' d6 e" v; E, n; i1 Y: I3 zWAN Wide Area Network (Telecomm/Computer term). / ~' a& a# i- z/ t( m% `WAP Wide Azimuth Probe. 9 H" d% E. |7 f1 L& B2 b0 uWar 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. 6 [4 U) ?" {" T% d) bWargame 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, 6 n! H }6 {5 o ?, L2 S: Rvalidation and accreditation, and support CinC/Allied wargames and assessments. Warhead A weapon, usually thermonuclear, contained as the payload of a missile. Warhead Mating The act of attaching a warhead section to a rocket or missile body, torpedo, airframe, motor, or guidance section. 4 e( e& }9 T* k+ q3 z' j" b7 yWarhead Section A completely assembled warhead including appropriate skin sections and related ' g( d% o1 H' Ocomponents. WARM Wartime Reserve Modes. Warning of Attack A warning to national policymakers that an adversary is not only preparing its 3 ^% y8 K9 n2 q/ X, Xarmed 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. WARSIM Warfighter Simulation (US Army term). 4 p# h% n6 m* b) f4 F$ `WARSIM 2000 Warfighter Simulation 2000 (US Army term). Wartime Reserve Modes (WARM) Characteristics and operating procedures of sensor, communications, navigation 1 d5 h# D& e: `& haids, threat recognition, weapons, and countermeasures systems that (1) will 1 S2 D" {4 Q1 j4 P3 Y+ Econtribute to military effectiveness if unknown to or misunderstood by opposing commanders before they are used, but (2) could be exploited or neutralized if 8 ~6 ^+ }' h& _" rknown in advance. Wartime reserve modes are deliberately held in reserve for & p2 [& v$ o B: e& h0 ywartime or emergency use and seldom, if ever, applied or intercepted prior to such use. j% T# _4 e1 |* k+ ?WAS Wide Area Sensor. ) i) j- d1 o& P" kWASP Wide-body Airborne Surveillance Platform. A modified DC-10. 9 t; X/ E' U5 k! Z3 WMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 W 320 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. ' a1 F5 A/ Z. v- \+ Y! XWatch Condition (WATCHCON) # d6 r" d6 Q1 G* [! B j) d7 V+ jSeries of readiness conditions used by the intelligence community to alert staffs 8 k+ m; j" y; `' R: q' ]" Xto watchfulness without raising DEFCON. " b3 w6 X. A- e; Q7 sWATS Wide Area Telephone System. WAVE Wideband Angular Vibration Experiment. Wavelength 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). 5 y! J2 @" j* B I2 F6 ?3 FWBS See Work Breakdown Structure. - ]& M$ e, d7 D4 J# q2 tWCC (1) See Wing Control Center. (2) Weapons Control Computer. 0 s' X# r& m! S; q1 w8 {WCG Workstation Computer Graphics (Computer term). WCP (1) Weapon Control Processor. (2) Weapon Control Platform. WCS Weapons Control System. WDM Wavelength Division Multiplexon. Weapon Enabling The set of control functions without which defense weapons cannot be launched.