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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T
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6 M+ }( C V& h4 t7 GTheater Missile; ^% k w8 w" C
Defense Council3 {/ e; \; G' w1 G' t; M
(TMDC)7 B! H. A) \3 m. q
A consultative body for considering TMD family of systems planning and7 V5 B1 ^" L+ S+ ]
programming issues; chaired by an Assistant to the MDA Deputy for
$ b3 B% P% {* [- h1 |; p$ TAcquisition/TMD, membership includes MDA TMD Directors, representatives of
+ M) Z* |9 L1 A! r5 K6 O! m- Reach applicable Service Program Executive Officer, and TMD Executive Agents
( [$ D& E: x; z" A5 w/ E5 L* tand Program Managers.
: ~. v# x6 I, z1 M$ aTheater High- N6 ?9 O7 R& C$ e" `% p5 N+ a
Altitude Area" E1 {9 g& T9 R9 d6 N7 j) r+ L* I2 H
Defense System! d4 R/ M& l$ t
(THAAD)
+ ~' N% o* d, z# DA ground-based, air transportable interceptor system that will provide wide area
3 f5 d) `: k+ u+ L* V, i+ zdefense capability by intercepting longer-range missiles at higher altitudes and at) y# {6 M4 n1 t+ _; t
greater distances. Will provide an overlay or upper tier to point defenses such as7 `2 a8 B1 v# z
PATRIOT.
, I: k/ l/ u, kTheater Missile
+ j- u7 T% V3 k4 Q+ o1 C$ J6 ?' Z(TM) }8 i+ b) M8 y0 y) [1 m
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
, I; z: L/ X3 r& B5 g) C0 _of attacking targets in a theater.
n5 y4 O, G4 N& Z5 r `Theater Missile
: v# }6 f$ {% F8 t9 cDefense (TMD)
9 K" @- }4 B; U Z* ]! t& dOBSOLETE. The strategies and tactics employed to defend a geographical area, W0 ~) O/ x+ R- h/ } o2 o
outside the continental United States against attack from short-range,
. S6 [, S5 K0 k! E5 Z8 Q) Yintermediate-range, or medium-range ballistic missiles.6 y( a/ b O1 e1 u' v
Theater Missile! _5 E6 E% }* B; G
Defense Ground-; N* O/ B: {% [" ~+ u& s0 ], F2 t" E
Based Radar
9 s4 O; ?5 c- |4 @! @' g" C(TMD-GBR)
+ I7 P) ?0 Q. L2 n% o- f* i9 ^A ground-based, air transportable sensor that provides search, tracking and# S/ _- K" S' h; ]* x
discrimination capabilities for the THAAD interceptor system. Also referred to as: D& a% p8 p8 U
THAAD Radar.
# k- I8 M2 D$ [/ U- B* zTheater Missile1 U' Z8 e% g3 Q! P$ z
Defense Initiative, h: G j* c+ ]
(TMDI)# b% a8 W4 L- U$ S( ]- @
An initiative under which all DoD theater and tactical missile defense activities are6 `" \) q1 \/ |$ U* s) O
carried out. Section 231 of the National Defense Act for Fiscal Year 1993. x$ v9 F) \& N8 S. e
(Public Law 102–484) directed establishment of a TMDI office within the DoD.
4 Y5 D! N0 C( B1 }- j) iTHEL Tactical High Energy Laser.: g. J' v# W: F2 R' I; K
Thermal Energy Electromagnetic energy emitted as thermal radiation. The total amount of
9 k2 v0 l& Y4 W3 C1 D, A( `thermal energy received per unit area at a specified distance is generally
* c! _; |" s9 j1 m7 hexpressed in terms of calories per square centimeter.
& p# v( P7 d, J. [3 k# iThermal Imagery Imagery produced by sensing and recording the thermal energy emitted or, u1 T$ E u' C, o% A0 h+ h% `
reflected from the objects, which are imaged.
9 ~ s! V( j s2 D5 D9 iThermal Kill The destruction of a target by heating it, using directed energy, to the degree
( V; T/ V$ g" ]! y3 J% vthat structural components fail.
9 `7 z' f* _8 m6 G" n, WThermal1 `4 c6 m/ k7 Z: P# `
Management
1 V) c* Q: c2 Y& _3 i( z9 M R% j, zTechnologies/techniques associated with the control and management of3 [4 P* c) n8 R
thermal energy, its generation, dissipation, and recovery.
+ s; t: q6 @" f2 O# jThermal/ h6 E! d) N( E) Z4 f! [& ~
Radiation
) ~# R1 x- M9 W V7 Z( jElectromagnetic radiation emitted (in two pulses from a nuclear air burst) from the. V6 m& y* n) ]! R5 D* d- A
fireball as a consequence of its very high temperature; it consists essentially of
: b" z% L" U# ~4 e0 S: ]ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiations.
3 W3 H5 ?' p K X$ ]/ U9 r( hThermal X-Rays The electromagnetic radiation, mainly in the soft (low energy) x-ray region,3 }- \5 E7 ]/ Z
emitted by the nuclear weapon residue by virtue of its extremely high
- Q. c6 N9 K' z- L8 l, }. J8 K. jtemperature; it also is referred to as the primary thermal radiation. It is the
4 D3 M3 Y. u4 C" L+ Pabsorption of this radiation by the ambient medium, accompanied by an increase
j" S+ W8 A2 g' p' z! R' u7 Kin temperature, which results in the formation of the fireball (or other heated
e! V* s* V& Tregion) which then emits thermal radiation. (See X-Rays.)* ~9 P4 A A. K5 ]. N1 S/ w
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/ k5 ?& Z G5 I7 x. j3 y9 h5 K7 x1 u7 LThermosphere The atmospheric shell extending from the top of the mesosphere to outer space;- T) I' U5 J+ _) @9 T
it is a region of more or less steadily increasing temperature with height, starting
& i( I! M- O- ^# E1 Yat 40 to 50 miles (70 to 80 kilometers); the thermosphere includes, therefore, the% v4 j$ ?9 ?% ]3 X1 B7 b/ N% X5 v3 `
exosphere and most or all of the ionosphere.2 v- M; D' W- K" J' G7 [
Threat
5 l/ b/ w) K# rCharacterization
+ B0 C' Y) k5 N# s& t& b. X/ YAn assessment of the nature, magnitude and intent of an attack in progress.. ^$ V) D( S; K; J }
Threat Corridor3 j. [" v, }# C7 u* b
(Threat Tube)
& c. o0 z. u8 g: @A tube containing all the objects originating from launch sites and aimed at1 r- y( T5 [- L
targets whose spacing is close enough to permit the tube around the object
- H) f% i& y# ztrajectories to be represented by a single trajectory in battle management ~. j9 l$ E/ e) C" i: G" d
computation.% |+ t+ `4 j: f% R, l/ t3 F! L
Threat Scenario A hypothetical example of the employment of threat systems against ballistic3 f. V/ w) V+ @6 Z) t& R% M
missile defenses for the purpose of analysis and evaluation of those defensive" I* e! @& k: b0 X9 I, e' p
systems and architectures.' N1 F7 H% Z: G2 H' b. D
Threshold Performance capability or characteristic level in terms of a minimum acceptable h: N" Q( p9 |! K0 P+ ^3 i
value (threshold) required to satisfy the mission need and a performance$ N# [8 I+ c8 R% K
objective.
9 U- t$ k* u8 v: U+ iThreshold
) l% W. L$ O! j; C' UDefense, N: B: W2 H7 H" N
A defense strategy that concedes that the target can be destroyed at a price
$ B3 U* o, p9 B( Cthat is not prohibitive, but the presence of the defense is thought to require the3 X; g r" q8 L G+ ?
offense to mount a relatively large and complex attack." o# ^* T8 G* t' r2 y' H! B5 s
Throw Weight All weight in an interceptor, above the sustainer, which serves as the kill vehicle.
6 c3 N$ G! p0 g7 k7 Q: d5 pThrusted
. s# J! s# ` r8 s; q MReplicas (TREPS)+ i$ f# T4 @, e& ^3 e
Conical decoys equipped with a miniature rocket device. Generally used to
' ]3 B) x" p- Y I, q9 O. U( vchange the decoy’s optical signature to resemble that of an RV in the reentry
; B$ c/ e4 z# H2 Mphase.# u& N! _* C. r) \. {9 a
TI (1) Technical Instruction. (2) Technology Insertion.
2 n5 p4 y; t" n. j' [9 u \3 t- V- _3 xTIARA Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities.1 H! U. `$ r( ~; A
TIBS (1) Theater Information Broadcast Service.' B( p6 U. c* ]5 ]9 b# U6 X
(2) Tactical Information Broadcast System.# p! x0 j! G s# B
(3) Theater Intelligence Broadcast System.
: s! c% r. \/ ~- M* d! yTIC (1) Thermionic Integrated Circuit. (2) Technical Information Center.
3 F, {1 x) G+ Z) D- lTIDP Technical Interface Design Plan., I' Q7 B1 v' s7 e
TIE (1) Technology Integration Experiments. (2) Technical Independent Evaluation.
/ I0 g0 a! o, u [' y3 mTier An integrated set of SDS elements that address a particular phase of the threat
. }3 M2 i1 U0 [& r, G$ b. [, v# c( [(e.g., boost phase).
: g/ U8 E1 K( Y$ F5 ?% g o- CTiered Defenses The use of defensive systems at different phases of the missile trajectory.
3 `; v4 Q! v: k9 M$ s9 B0 t! ~" HTIES Technology Integration Equipment System.
& r) N3 ]" o; L5 Y; a1 K2 ^TIIAP Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program.6 S4 y' F; w! j' B$ R- W1 l
TIL Technical Insertion Laboratory.# d2 H! V" b2 [/ U2 g c
TIM Technical Interchange Meeting.: @( K# e0 A, K" [% H7 W
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) L# R( A4 Q2 c4 `( p6 D" `3 D% ATime-Phased
. Y8 D* ~) U6 Q3 E( f9 B- k- L, A$ FForce and
" p- k* X" {* f t8 V9 a; tDeployment List
9 z; H& O6 r. e1 z4 ~5 _Appendix 1 to Annex A of the operation plan. It identifies types and/or actual+ l* O! m u6 e
units required to support the operation plan and indicates origin and ports of
: J3 `! Q" G# D3 G9 m2 |4 }debarkation or ocean area." ?9 s7 D+ Q( A) @$ P% j6 ~6 K
Time of Flight; ]/ m) u2 l" O" R1 ?" @1 I9 Y
(Max) w4 @. R2 ~& t' _. ]7 p5 i
The maximum time for a booster or vehicle to perform its function from time of
- J7 Z6 n' g0 A5 j! x- \- v5 zlaunch.
0 t; T7 y+ x* W" o5 u) NTime on Station The time the sensor is in its operating position.' O8 l6 w( v. Y4 t
Time Sensitive' h4 S1 z) h0 ~& T* Z
Targets
9 [% N$ |1 w, W) [Those target requiring immediate response because they pose (or will soon, m8 n5 R% w. S* a1 p$ X
pose) a clear and present danger to friendly forces or are highly lucrative,- @" i+ Z. }3 x5 c$ p; l4 j2 f
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