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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T" R) p9 _2 a! p0 ^6 W
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Theater Missile) B' @$ O4 F1 f. H) x
Defense Council: p0 f: A- i' }! c n
(TMDC)
5 @3 `: U c+ s. n; eA consultative body for considering TMD family of systems planning and1 p, C" M/ T. {
programming issues; chaired by an Assistant to the MDA Deputy for
U+ \% q g D6 y$ JAcquisition/TMD, membership includes MDA TMD Directors, representatives of2 L0 j7 v8 J- | S8 @" h, s! H6 `
each applicable Service Program Executive Officer, and TMD Executive Agents( _$ f! E6 `5 `; Q$ d9 E/ E1 G3 x
and Program Managers.
2 z, H2 F) A, [& FTheater High. G( T0 J, a! V" S& i( t
Altitude Area
( E; P8 j9 _0 x4 e2 _5 t! C& NDefense System
8 y" |: v5 D5 b9 k3 M5 G& S4 z% f(THAAD)/ G/ u$ C3 x) v% `# N) W- ^
A ground-based, air transportable interceptor system that will provide wide area( D5 Z' _: F* y9 k/ |" c0 Y4 [; [
defense capability by intercepting longer-range missiles at higher altitudes and at
+ Q3 X7 y7 l& i+ U* T7 g2 B9 x% Cgreater distances. Will provide an overlay or upper tier to point defenses such as
; ?; A! a7 n/ @' \. O4 ~PATRIOT.: [) f, t' T9 \6 J$ J4 ^
Theater Missile
" S" P( }3 M9 |/ Y1 g' V1 ](TM)- ~$ `7 G; n& b- L/ X& m, G
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, v! S9 @/ Q' Z! T
of attacking targets in a theater.
7 [, x7 s3 E: \& A. x' y( VTheater Missile
% s1 W& X1 R% q# T2 qDefense (TMD)
4 I6 u& g8 Z2 `& L7 c5 QOBSOLETE. The strategies and tactics employed to defend a geographical area
+ @. i2 H$ e3 I7 ?( `outside the continental United States against attack from short-range,' }) K9 o" O- S5 F! T6 g
intermediate-range, or medium-range ballistic missiles.
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Defense Ground-
: {) q& u: f. g' y0 \. ^# _; }Based Radar
5 z5 t# H4 V: {6 _(TMD-GBR)0 G3 e- h8 l9 a% a' T. E: p V3 A
A ground-based, air transportable sensor that provides search, tracking and
7 @$ h& N6 v2 H, s5 m; H% H6 Ndiscrimination capabilities for the THAAD interceptor system. Also referred to as
2 y, k9 {/ M/ O" ^( p/ @$ `THAAD Radar.
" |" J, k, x j" O* ]9 @' wTheater Missile
& C, A& N D! _Defense Initiative
" p1 c' G' t- Z4 V1 k2 J(TMDI)0 A% e6 a$ S6 e& l- k3 p
An initiative under which all DoD theater and tactical missile defense activities are" J5 v u: h' O8 n6 Z
carried out. Section 231 of the National Defense Act for Fiscal Year 1993
" S$ g( u- g% p(Public Law 102–484) directed establishment of a TMDI office within the DoD., j- z( g# X6 n: z- T
THEL Tactical High Energy Laser./ |9 `, q7 y$ z* w6 d
Thermal Energy Electromagnetic energy emitted as thermal radiation. The total amount of
' k: T& m1 I7 u3 H# ?, ^thermal energy received per unit area at a specified distance is generally
: n* U/ D2 p+ `4 jexpressed in terms of calories per square centimeter.; n) g4 f& z# n& ~# D1 E9 X' @, F: V
Thermal Imagery Imagery produced by sensing and recording the thermal energy emitted or7 h- A" l5 y. G2 W5 \
reflected from the objects, which are imaged.
" J2 L- i% V6 V" B+ VThermal Kill The destruction of a target by heating it, using directed energy, to the degree
6 u/ C: Z/ N6 i5 E* kthat structural components fail.
: f ?' V5 i, m4 o- y" GThermal
! O3 b1 Q; ?$ m" D$ b/ sManagement! Q: n( S3 y1 n2 n u
Technologies/techniques associated with the control and management of
' w: [! q2 r$ X, J% _- Uthermal energy, its generation, dissipation, and recovery.9 D6 C! m& y- G) u0 O/ Q% s, o
Thermal
3 S& o- Y6 `$ v' [$ w+ L6 ~Radiation% n" b M1 u+ R$ I
Electromagnetic radiation emitted (in two pulses from a nuclear air burst) from the- w7 p% a5 y6 _/ W( S7 ?
fireball as a consequence of its very high temperature; it consists essentially of
/ K1 E5 v. H* _) S( Multraviolet, visible, and infrared radiations.
& z8 c# j0 A) nThermal X-Rays The electromagnetic radiation, mainly in the soft (low energy) x-ray region,
) I9 [" |5 {, J% Y- b) q" x: v0 aemitted by the nuclear weapon residue by virtue of its extremely high) |% v+ L' L$ d/ i. N" ]
temperature; it also is referred to as the primary thermal radiation. It is the
( C- W) f0 m3 ]" P, @absorption of this radiation by the ambient medium, accompanied by an increase! e- I6 X. w& u/ m
in temperature, which results in the formation of the fireball (or other heated
, Z) j$ f( y- u1 G+ Fregion) which then emits thermal radiation. (See X-Rays.)6 E0 c/ S: T4 Z' P }! l9 w& Z1 Y
MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T
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Thermosphere The atmospheric shell extending from the top of the mesosphere to outer space;$ q& @! H; [0 A4 r4 n, t
it is a region of more or less steadily increasing temperature with height, starting% G* `7 i/ D8 Y Y" A( c8 l5 E; E
at 40 to 50 miles (70 to 80 kilometers); the thermosphere includes, therefore, the
* R/ u. q9 y, e% P: K% j Uexosphere and most or all of the ionosphere.
" l: Y9 l8 Q$ a( ]$ h$ pThreat
7 K/ }5 N% X8 y8 j2 Y# ?Characterization e+ j5 N. _* I' i6 B2 [8 ?3 J
An assessment of the nature, magnitude and intent of an attack in progress.
6 O, s% v3 Y6 j( O5 fThreat Corridor
6 h+ J/ ?6 |0 ~* u# L(Threat Tube)2 Y7 t; d# B; U* m, M
A tube containing all the objects originating from launch sites and aimed at
/ ^9 I0 Z9 n) Q' O* }+ I, S6 Etargets whose spacing is close enough to permit the tube around the object' V8 z+ P9 |% Q! v% G: o* v* x
trajectories to be represented by a single trajectory in battle management
1 f- Q* j! ]# U) m( }& icomputation.
0 P- Y- e9 H0 G1 \; r& H- KThreat Scenario A hypothetical example of the employment of threat systems against ballistic5 d: P! B5 p5 B# A+ R: V! H; C
missile defenses for the purpose of analysis and evaluation of those defensive
& \1 @. J4 ~+ f! W: g, `4 R; ?: Asystems and architectures.
9 a9 K( J) U' M% ^0 @Threshold Performance capability or characteristic level in terms of a minimum acceptable
: c/ l; P. d7 E* o( [value (threshold) required to satisfy the mission need and a performance) v/ ~2 k, i! r
objective." \* z/ C- |/ @ x* U
Threshold
( b4 X' `% |3 Z+ y3 d$ fDefense3 o2 p' X1 L- E8 m/ E9 t8 F+ B
A defense strategy that concedes that the target can be destroyed at a price
4 q0 [6 a( e( {, c$ Zthat is not prohibitive, but the presence of the defense is thought to require the
0 z G* r& G; zoffense to mount a relatively large and complex attack.
9 t( w3 t8 w9 b( g- K- y+ mThrow Weight All weight in an interceptor, above the sustainer, which serves as the kill vehicle.
) p6 t z! o+ U; DThrusted
/ t e' |6 y1 |: N& o: S1 JReplicas (TREPS)! d. G- Y3 H$ d
Conical decoys equipped with a miniature rocket device. Generally used to
$ Y- o) e: E1 E& o `' pchange the decoy’s optical signature to resemble that of an RV in the reentry) j6 X* @2 C" d4 w6 s8 k
phase.1 |$ i5 }4 Z0 M) T$ o) @
TI (1) Technical Instruction. (2) Technology Insertion.9 B0 O8 W" K6 I ]2 f, v4 d
TIARA Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities.
- d8 I7 c$ a$ r+ V' @0 ~# BTIBS (1) Theater Information Broadcast Service.$ s/ W# T5 \& D3 Y3 U/ A
(2) Tactical Information Broadcast System.6 O8 t; j' j& O* \: S
(3) Theater Intelligence Broadcast System.; Y2 k2 J% f- O3 h% N
TIC (1) Thermionic Integrated Circuit. (2) Technical Information Center.# Y% [8 |$ l& _+ F. m
TIDP Technical Interface Design Plan.
P& l8 c9 u+ X" y- h5 }TIE (1) Technology Integration Experiments. (2) Technical Independent Evaluation.% ]& P8 `, d2 W7 |! M( F' `
Tier An integrated set of SDS elements that address a particular phase of the threat
6 z7 H3 _3 R0 O& ~1 a(e.g., boost phase).& U5 H; w+ e1 Q2 \
Tiered Defenses The use of defensive systems at different phases of the missile trajectory.; n6 y* I/ d4 O7 V$ a" j6 [. y
TIES Technology Integration Equipment System.
- i8 T. p: m7 W6 n) [! g( yTIIAP Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program.
' `2 I% c* H9 _9 d$ OTIL Technical Insertion Laboratory.
" G* p- Z! G; S2 yTIM Technical Interchange Meeting.
3 J. s$ e, ?" h: JMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 T; ]9 U, d, u' v( s/ q6 G
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Time-Phased0 T1 B0 [" P) o2 E" t
Force and* q: j }9 }2 l1 F! T N4 y: e) `& Z
Deployment List+ l' P& J- l- {6 F% q4 M2 l; W
Appendix 1 to Annex A of the operation plan. It identifies types and/or actual
. {! f) U/ Y |3 T K f! ]9 V* Qunits required to support the operation plan and indicates origin and ports of
: [- I% r; X% U5 qdebarkation or ocean area.( {9 Y* ], B' }* u8 z
Time of Flight3 j( B$ T5 {: Z1 _* b: S$ U
(Max)6 K) s; O W9 `, Z* D. T: A
The maximum time for a booster or vehicle to perform its function from time of
9 R, s* }; ~% J$ V$ ?6 vlaunch.
& J# e9 q7 E4 e* X( P2 HTime on Station The time the sensor is in its operating position.
7 H5 ^7 S; X' ]/ X2 o! \3 P" `Time Sensitive
) D w5 \6 z( h8 C+ d2 [' J$ ^Targets8 t& R4 P/ D9 [1 n3 O' l
Those target requiring immediate response because they pose (or will soon* p2 X- n5 z1 Z1 b: Z: \) a
pose) a clear and present danger to friendly forces or are highly lucrative,% Q4 `2 y4 A( I( D. W2 R& o
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