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AFTAC Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, FL AFTADS Army Field Artillery Target Data System. AFWAN Air Force WWMCCS ADP Modernization AFWL Air Force Weapons Laboratory (Phillips Lab). 1 E% ^* F6 `5 M3 }AGARD Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. 5 C+ |. M/ V" i- S, P [6 [AGC Automatic Gain Control. ( c, s( E: ]5 f0 ~% O/ K+ KAGCCS (1) Air Force Global Command and Control System (USAF term). 6 t% l, t7 b/ E2 R2 h0 G# G! E(2) Army Global Command and Control System (US Army term). # C4 a5 j1 n; b+ h0 lMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 12 AGM-65 Maverick Air-to-Surface Missile. AGMC Air Force Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center, Newark AFB, OH. 2 N5 ^/ ]- J1 z( ]- y/ \AGRE Active Geophysical Rocket Experiment AGT Above Ground Test. AHIS Agile Homing Interceptor Simulator. AHSG Ad Hoc Study Group. AHWG Ad Hoc Working Group 1 Z D$ |. P7 V$ ^AI (1) Artificial Intelligence. (2) Action Item. (3) Air Interdiction. . X3 f* q$ A4 b: D" w b' Q+ p! _AIA Air Intelligence Agency ! x- b5 r$ w" ^; }AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIC (1) Atlantic Intelligence Command. (2) Account Identifier Code. ! e& `1 v6 f+ nAID Agile Interceptor Development. 2 x) @% u C5 [9 h; W/ JAIDA Artificial Intelligence Discrimination Architecture (UKMOD). AIDPN Architecture Investment and Deployment Planning Notebook. AIM Air Intercept Missile Aimpoint The specific point at which a weapon is aimed. The point may be on the earth's - [, _* J/ n: Y, D/ g2 r$ ]' csurface, in the atmosphere, or in space. In some cases, the specific lethal point on a target to which a weapon is aimed. ) |+ @5 ] _; ^* @7 XAIP Advanced Interceptor Program (formerly Brilliant Pebbles). ; x/ n6 K/ B7 p1 _Airborne Optional Adjunct . K9 T. I( O- X$ @3 f(AOA) # v2 s9 g' E9 \A test program to place an infrared (IR) sensor in an aircraft. (Superseded by Airborne Surveillance Testbed (AST).)

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Airborne Surveillance 6 D% t9 a; e* g4 \8 `! B/ aTestbed (AST) 8 N6 E" |. G& |5 x: dA Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical sensor issues. & f$ v, \5 S1 S2 B% M0 h, uAir-breathing A flying vehicle that uses the oxygen in the atmosphere as the oxidizer in its propulsion system. Examples are jet aircraft and cruise missiles. This category 8 o: ^! P. x8 f$ Gdoes not include ballistic missiles. Air Defense All measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action. 0 h5 t# b$ E/ R9 W9 NAir Defense 8 ?% {4 s$ O/ uAction Area An area and the airspace above it within which friendly aircraft or surface-to-air 1 @: x5 R+ |7 ?( |2 `. T) kweapons is normally given precedence in operations except under specific # K# R7 S" }# m; Y3 {1 V8 c* K% `6 Sconditions. See also air defense operations area. Air Defense . C; V- u; w3 ^Artillery $ \5 p7 s8 f H8 P# M3 Z5 x& I. ZWeapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 3 F* @) x' }0 X# v5 v' ]13 c' c/ m: }+ u# {1 S7 DAir Defense Identification Zone c! A3 c; z; f& c' d! F6 ~Airspace of defined dimensions within which the ready identification, location, and control of airborne vehicles are required. Commonly referred to as ADIZ. See also air defense operations area. g* ^8 o. ^7 e0 N9 IAir Defense Operations Area ( [( g* }- g1 f$ a9 A* a& zA geographic area defining the boundaries within which procedures are established to minimize interference between air defense and other operations. May include designation of one or more of the following: Air defense action : S2 Z* o1 c* ^* Aarea; Air defense area; Air defense identification; Firepower umbrella. Air Force Component Command Center # G) v8 j' A( h; m8 m(AFCCC) A segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of the CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to Air / p- F k' M' Z! T8 ?9 }, Q( M" P6 @Force Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The AFCCC was eliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system architecture definition update. 2 D K9 z0 ?# P$ ]$ YAir Force Ground/Global Weather Center V: F! a1 v) O(AFGWC) 9 t0 D |: X2 w. G; d6 y* }# y6 H2 QAFGWC provides Air Force and Army with global information and products 6 a% B8 l" ^ [+ r J; o3 Trelating to past, present, and future states of the aerospace environment. Weather data is provided to the Weather Support Unit (WSU) for use by the 2 y1 ~8 Y1 J/ a. Z; gSDS. Also provides space environmental data such as sunspots, electromagnetic storms, etc. Located at Offutt AFB, NE. . w: V* P) @. C# A( U* a1 fAir Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) 4 v" D& C' b w% B! N/ UResponsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed for use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM).

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Air Force . C8 ~4 I' r5 z& @+ U/ NSatellite Communications + q- R9 K! Q4 [1 s( [; ]" P1 VSystem * K$ d! r2 g' ~6 R! @% ~; |(AFSATCOM) A collection of transponders on host satellites used by U.S. Strategic Command to pass emergency action messages (EAM) and damage assessment reports. AFSATCOM is also used to pass sensor data between sites and CMAFB. 3 X5 Z C: w6 n5 G. }% PAir Force . r5 p( U8 f+ J+ E9 U& }! V# U7 m1 u( \Satellite Control / o5 T% o7 R6 k3 R5 I8 jNetwork (AFSCN) ) w2 C6 d2 m; G4 O9 B& EA global, multi-command configuration of space vehicle command, control, and + v6 Q& s, N f) Mcommunications resources operating in concert to support DoD and other # V- N& S- k4 b6 _+ L3 Yassigned space missions. 6 \$ g; o0 \" ?" [0 }( C0 O fAir Force Space Command (AFSPC) A major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States Space Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, % G- |; r# t2 p0 Qand funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. # X- a0 F0 d R- f6 [( QAir Force Space & h1 U. j& q' hOperations . X4 X' j& I) t; j: [: ~2 HCenter (AFSPOC) An AFSPACECOM center responsible for the daily tracking of events at remote operational sites. It may be updated and assigned responsibility for logistics 5 B, H( w1 ~. r! O& M5 }: Cand administrative control of assigned SDS elements. Located in Colorado ! L4 l: F6 M/ w D8 y- g3 USprings, CO. Air Force CRC Air Force Control and Reporting Center. Air Force Operational Test 9 E& F+ F- Z |5 ]4 ~and Evaluation * Z9 B% |$ L+ y* wCenter (AFOTEC) Responsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed for use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM). Air Force Space 7 w# x' _" `( S2 p! ~/ @Command (AFSPC) A major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States b8 P0 Y& i" W( I7 J, {Space Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, and funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 14 Air Force Space 6 F0 y0 N) A4 p4 J7 ZOperations Center (AFSPOC) An AFSPACECOM center located in Colorado Springs, CO. k" Y/ T6 u$ Q( y& j! uAir Surveillance The systematic observation of airspace by electronic, visual, or other means, primarily for the purpose of identifying and determining the movements of aircraft ; p( w4 i' x- C" s9 `7 Band missiles, friendly and enemy, in the air space under observation. Air-breathing A flying vehicle that uses the oxygen in the atmosphere as the oxidizer in its 0 m2 h J5 K$ {propulsion system. Examples are jet aircraft and cruise missiles. This category 7 C" u8 f s- w2 V/ ?does not include ballistic missiles. Airborne 9 c& p) y( ~' G% D2 _Surveillance 1 z. @( o: t, k7 a0 cTestbed (AST) ( u9 P! @) f) b% O, p* r+ jA Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical " h. p: W9 e, N9 O4 }3 e- i, @7 isensor issues. It's expected that this program will be retired in 2003 with its & G1 g2 w1 e$ q0 S) B' S" J% q9 Gmissions to be taken over by HALO II and WASP. AIRMS Airborne Infrared Measurement System AIRREQSUP Air Request Support (JFACC term). ; K/ {0 T4 {3 b! l) ^AIRS Atmospheric Infrared Sounder % i% j" `5 P4 i( AAirspace Control & h+ }( J8 r; R+ o4 R: ?in the Combat 5 O* A1 k+ d2 H8 ~Zone A process used to increase combat effectiveness by promoting safe, efficient and flexible use of airspace. Airspace control is provided in order to prevent M$ z9 v2 T$ n% yfratricide, enhance air defense operations, and permit greater flexibility of operations. Airspace control does not infringe on the authority vested in $ ]. |+ w8 v- Q) Icommanders to approve, disapprove, or deny combat operations. & l0 E, Z4 B bAirspace Control 5 n) x5 Z; i6 vPlan 1 S( ^$ ~7 d W! S3 f7 X% u% pThe document approved by the joint force commander that provides specific planning guidance and procedures for the airspace control system for the joint force area of responsibility. % `1 u9 L. r; i* P: K1 ?+ JAIRSUPREQ Air Support Request (JFACC term). $ |% e- x* ~3 ]. V/ K4 uAIS (1) Automated Information System. (2) Architecture Integration Study. (3) Airborne Intercept System. AIST Advanced Interceptor and Systems Technology. AIT Advanced Interceptor Technologies. AJ Antijam. AJPO Ada Joint Program Office. AJTBP Augmented Joint Theater Battle Picture. 1 C! S6 A; |+ P, YAL Acquisition Logistician. % R4 I7 j" Z) Y0 J4 Y/ q! JALARM Alert, Locate, and Report Missiles. $ X8 |5 D1 N2 D: F! e) SALAS Advanced Liquid Axial Stage. ALBCS Airborne Laser Beam Control System. " W4 C$ N: Y3 `! L C1 \# XALC Air Logistics Center (AF). 5 @, D% \" o8 }2 \& D3 qALCC Airlift Coordination Center (JFACC term). & c7 X5 ]" ]9 k( ^, f5 bMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A

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15 . B! n- w2 f1 BALCE Airlift Coordination Element (JFACC term). _/ U& t5 w/ N! t1 LALCM Air Launched Cruise Missile. " ?4 j! S( G( j0 h- E& r9 |- \ALCOR ARPA/Lincoln C-band observable radar. (USAKA KREMS) ! U0 h! g5 o) p% }$ V# q9 c7 K! @ALDT Average Logistics Delay Time. 5 W( C. V; f) k; L7 s3 DALE Airborne Laser Experiment. ALERT Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theater. ' B: }7 j6 K+ T9 w& U$ rALG Algorithm 4 d5 E' n; F" z; \1 C* D* W- QALI (1) Alpha/LAMP Integration. (2) AEGIS Leap Intercept ALIRT Advanced Large-area Infrared Transducer 9 v7 r5 @$ g! x: t. `ALL Airborne Laser Laboratory. Allocated 7 x* o. v/ h2 d+ A* R/ x6 jAvailability " I5 f- D9 X: c! f5 i0 uRequirement The requirement probability that an element is available to perform its function as allocated by the SDS. ) q, D# H5 L1 J) dAllocation (1) An authorization by a designated official of a DoD component making funds available within a prescribed amount to an operating agency for the purpose of making allotments (i.e., the first subdivision of an apportionment). (2) The # v8 o8 o$ h" d2 R# Ltranslation of the apportionment into total numbers of sorties by aircraft type 6 K8 t S! L5 A; @ P3 j: u! tavailable for each operation/task. 6 R# N% p5 r9 d0 ^% RAllotment The temporary change of assignment of tactical air forces between subordinate 0 w- h' d% S1 e0 m5 [$ Rcommands. The authority to allot is vested in the commander having operational command. ALO Alpha Laser Optimization. # x/ C& N2 z5 p _$ H& v# sALOD Adaptive Locally Optimum Detector (Navy term). 1 O( X& z0 \8 J6 @* ~Alpha Particle A particle emitted spontaneously from the nuclei of some radioactive elements. It is identical to a helium nucleus, having a mass of four units and a charge of + }' ]1 q0 @0 |' L5 Y4 Bpositive two. & k; Y9 ^4 z3 J9 W. nALPS Accidental Launch Protection System. t; c9 U; S3 ]! Z( hALS Advanced Launch System. 9 p# t& v7 s4 O) t ?ALSP Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol. , a) D3 e: Y% e \9 t; i c& KALT Airborne Laser Technology. ALTAIR UHF test radar at USAKA. + }4 f' Q8 X" {0 h3 z k( fAltAir Project name for the feasibility demonstration of a short range, air drop, ballistic missile target, dropped from a C-130 cargo aircraft. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 16 , X0 v1 e! V9 W* }; V9 I+ T( PAlternate National Military Command Center + N5 E+ E* H4 V! i( ^9 E(ANMCC) ( @9 T4 t& g2 U0 P8 nAn element of the National Military Command System (NMCS), which serves as an alternate to the NMCC. Located at Ft. Ritchie, MD. 3 M9 [; k) z; D0 WAlternate 9 ~; }5 k; z6 H6 Q( nProcessing and - q" }7 V6 q9 }) E+ MCorrelation 6 O. h+ V3 K9 J! y8 q. wCenter (APCC) . S5 n2 K! Q/ y4 G% _+ `NORAD capability in USSTRATCOM Command Post that receives, processes, & J$ a3 n L( pand analyzes TW/AA information. ' K; O" _; Q6 \% M$ J# @Alternate Space # o( X3 B) _, o% l2 w9 J1 cDefense Operations Center / \* b7 l( l0 K(ASPADOC) 7 ^9 \6 Z# \- j% pThe backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at - g' _0 W( o% B& b8 h) r I |: DDahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit. : A9 T( u: |7 E: r7 uAM Amplitude Modulation. ) G) G& t- n2 bAMC (1) Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL. (2) Army Materiel Command. (3) Midpoint Compromise Search Area. (4) Acquisition Method Code. (5) Advisory Management Committee. / ^- Y* @* s& X" V" d) M5 UAMCOM Army Aviation and Missile Command (Oct. 1996). " s' D: J0 b# g) e7 H# [! o/ tAMD Air and Missile Defense 2 H; i/ d6 I! @AMDF Army Master Data File AMDS Active Missile Defense System. AMDTF Air and Missile Defense Task Force (US Army term) 6 M# c' ]! K9 ]. ~; K* JAMEMB American Embassy. AMFB Acquisition Management Functional Board. 2 J J2 e; R7 x6 OAMG Antenna mast group. AMOR Army Missile Optical Range. 4 D, ~9 g; l/ r. W( H5 cAMOS Air Force Maui Optical Station. amp ampere * r0 W6 J( @* _7 a- }( rAMP Ansular Measurement Precision.

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AMRAAM Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. AMS Aerodynamic Maneuvering System : i0 E) H0 p- uAMSAA Army Materiel Systems Analysis Agency. 0 X9 P8 J$ D5 I5 LAMSDL Acquisition Management System Data Requirements Control List. AMT ATCS Mobile Terminal. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 9 K5 ?6 {% c+ F- _. H17 AMTB Attack Management Test Bed $ {5 K/ n" g! [AMTL Army Materials Technology Laboratory. A/N Army/Navy AN/TPS-59 USMC Firefinder radar. * |# Y& t8 T& N' zANALYZE Static Code Analyzer. 8 \) \: f g( z8 x1 q& h" ]ANIK E1 Canadian telecommunications satellite’s name. 2 Q8 M8 e* U" f$ G VANL Argonne National Laboratory 9 c, L, w& u. n) z0 p- s; _# G* _* WANMCC Alternate National Military Command Center. + V2 r- t0 ` X$ w$ hANMD Army National Missile Defense. / w# z8 m+ H& g+ D8 |1 YANN Artificial Neural Networks. 7 X. A' ?& f% r5 o, }ANSI American National Standards Institute. * N3 N0 T6 A' p% w* l% ~: `, VAntenna Area The ratio of the power available at the terminals of an antenna to the incident power density of a plane wave from the direction polarized. 2 c& y4 G2 ]9 O: a# X$ lAntiair Warfare Action required to destroy or reduce to an acceptable level the enemy air and - h+ S! U) ^: N/ ^! d2 }3 n; ^/ ?4 l) [6 Cmissile threat. It includes such measures as the use of interceptors, bombers, antiaircraft guns, surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles, electronic - t$ T' {6 [/ S9 H B% j rcountermeasures, and destruction of the air or missile threat both before and : g- v6 b$ R8 V2 l4 S2 y, safter it is launched. Other measures taken to minimize the effects of hostile air ) I* g1 p# Q7 w5 M$ ]action are cover, concealment, dispersion, deception, and mobility (Navy/USMC). + J. \! N, E# u+ NAnti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) The term used for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapons developed to negate the ballistic missile threat in the late 60s and early 70s. # S8 E9 t$ {, Z9 }& T3 N7 ~Anti-Ballistic ' Y9 W9 M2 n& S: C( m8 HMissile System A system designed to counter strategic ballistic missiles or their elements in flight. 1 g- Z+ y: H+ R0 e" IAnti-Radiation Missile (ARM) A missile that homes passively on a radiation source. Antisatellite Weapon (ASAT) A weapon designed to destroy satellites in space. The weapon may be ( p% V# l" b& |2 U" f' slaunched from the ground, from an aircraft, or be based in space. Either a nuclear or conventional explosion may destroy the target, by collision at high 9 e. W; A* ?. w, T# {6 Xspeed, or by a directed energy beam. Anti-Simulation The process of introducing random variations to the signature characteristics of : r* U8 K& n" ?# K& x* b8 ~1 Tan object in order to cause misidentification of the object by the sensors. The 4 F8 A6 i% j) Y1 D; j, rdisguising of an RV to resemble a non-threatening object such as a piece of 4 e6 u/ S/ s- m& i/ a) B4 t8 d' gdebris, a balloon, or a decoy. Ao Operational Availability 6 [' q0 u I1 NAO (1) Associated Object. (2) Action Officer. (3) Area of Operations (4) Acousto- 7 h5 F% ?& T/ w# O+ |: pOptical. (5) Attack Operations. AOA OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Adjunct (now called AST). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 18 AOC Air Operations Center. AOCC Air Operations Control Center. AOEC Aero-Optic Evaluation Center, Buffalo, NY. AOI Active Optical Imager. AOP Airborne Optics Platform. AOR Area of Responsibility. ) {0 i8 A9 m. ^6 X/ k, B7 |5 yAOS OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Sensor. # e8 H1 _' n" g- J& h# }& fAOSP Advanced On-Board Signal Processor. AOTF Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter. AP Acquisition Plan. ( A6 ~! j5 _5 yAPB Acquisition Program Baseline. APBI Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry (MDA). % |0 Z5 @4 L$ i+ b9 O/ jAPCC Alternate Processing and Correlation Center. APDP Acquisition Professional Development Program. APEX Active Plasma Experiment : o' ^5 A8 J% O2 PAPI Ascent-Phase Intercept. APIPT Acquisition Planning IPT (PAC-3 term). 7 c4 s7 o/ t1 M; O3 pAPL Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. APLE Average Power Laser Experiment. APM Advanced Penetration Model. APMA Acquisition Program Management Agreement. APO (1) Apache Point Observatory. (2) Arrow Project Office. % S6 Y, W: k3 b6 X2 xAPOD Aerial Point of Debarkation. + P0 I: d4 p- r7 X$ H% ^Application (1) (Software) It refers to a process; usually implemented as a software : \& x& i: h) M+ d3 _% K6 T( s' m2 broutine, at the highest level (Level 7) of the ISO open system / U5 j O, B4 N& N. g; darchitecture. (2) (SDS) It refers to such processes as the Battle $ p- `9 Y! f' e+ F$ h& Q: K% oManagement, Navigation, Network Control, and other high level functions * v1 J6 _9 P( Y; q# L& u! lwhich may originate or receive messages over the SDS Communication network, via underlying lower-level protocols. (3) Software designed to fulfill specific needs of a user. (4) (Acquisition) The process of selecting * x7 N7 T& g; @+ m& crequirements that are pertinent and cost effective for the particular , c* E+ z/ f |, @4 Smateriel acquisition and contractually invoking them at the most advantageous times in the acquisition cycle. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 19 Apportionment (1) A determination made by the Office of Management and Budget which limits the amount of obligations or expenditures that may be incurred 6 ?; S* v& C0 ]' g# R! }7 a$ ?! fduring a specified time period. An apportionment may limit all obligations to be incurred during the specified period or it may limit obligation to be ) C0 H2 T( e) x1 _- @! aincurred for a specific activity, function, project, object, or a combination ! e, [8 z4 r& j5 Jthereof. The third of four phases of the DoD resource allocation process. (2) The determination and assignment of the total expected effort by 4 W7 N m; l& Npercentage and/or by priority that should be devoted to the various air operations and/or geographic areas for a given period of time. (3) In the general sense, distribution for planning of limited resources among competing requirements. Specific apportionments (e.g. air sorties and forces for planning) are described as apportionment of air sorties and % ?% H/ B k uforces for planning, etc. . w& _2 I: a7 s$ Q- LAppropriation An authorization by an act of Congress that permits Federal agencies to incur : Q1 E' |! u* H, o3 l9 gobligations and make payments from the Treasury. An appropriation usually ( B( ?8 Y/ D$ n. W$ c: P6 Afollows an enactment of authorizing legislation. An appropriation act is the most ! |9 [* D" Y" V. H/ R# Zcommon means of providing budget authority. Appropriations do not represent cash actually set aside in the Treasury; they represent limitations of amounts, . p7 G( K- U; f8 V2 \which agencies may obligate during a specified time period. See Authorization. Approved # ]" a5 N9 ~" |2 l3 x# Q" P( AProgram The technical and operational, schedule, and quantity requirements reflected in , E" W. x, I' Z2 G& v4 b2 Kthe latest approved USD (A) ADM, or other document reflecting a more current - d, _. x+ x3 |decision of the USD (A) or other approval authority, such as the President’s 1 E+ ?5 C& J7 U9 y9 u, }$ [Budget, the FYDP, and supporting documentation. ' o) _% h0 }0 I0 {; |1 UAPPS Automated POM Preparation Instruction. c* n* B8 _8 f. cAPS (1) Axial Propulsion System. (2) Automatic Phasing System. APT Acquisition, Pointing, and Tracking. APU Auxiliary Power Unit. # r+ T8 V; W) P+ U7 k3 YAR Army o2 X- V( g# k$ WARB Accreditation Review Board. ARC (1) Advanced Research Center, US Army, Huntsville, AL. (2) Atlantic Research Corporation. ARC/SC Advanced Research Center/Simulation Center. ( E) K7 m2 b+ _ E; E8 z5 mARCCC Army Component Command Center. # M9 k( W, F9 S2 X6 c2 a8 f1 nARCT Advanced Radar Component Technology. ARFOR Army Forces. ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. Architectural $ S& ?4 l% p& i0 nDesign ' T6 _5 J+ h8 G2 f0 m! `; O+ O! Y) yThe process of defining a collection of hardware and software components and their interfaces to establish the framework for the development of a computer 1 A: I( n0 E3 w4 ksystem. , o: d- M' A; `8 X8 b) UMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 20 Architecture 0 }4 `' X" m' vIntegration ; n. x! U) T2 K+ @- i fStudy (AIS) " L7 p% K8 T/ D6 i4 A# D+ v; JA study to determine the performance of alternative architectures and element designs that satisfy BMD System mission requirements, and to evaluate the effect of changing threats and advances in technology on the systems, 3 m& [8 K' Z1 f& |. t Lsubsystems, and components making up existing and proposed architectures. 3 C8 u% L5 I% F$ MARDSOC Army Defense System Operations Center. ARE Aerothermal Reentry Experiment. 2 ?5 X; R7 m. p" [/ v8 nArea Air Defense % S- `( {) L2 jCommander # }8 ^* @9 P G) j, n# m(AADC) ; ^) |2 D8 M" \: G/ k3 F* HThe person given overall responsibility for air defense within an overseas unified ) Z& j% _4 m! Y/ A3 ocommand, subordinate unified command, or a joint task force. Normally, this will be the Air Force component commander. : K8 P$ m# P; N8 }( O4 Y4 t% j& FArea Defense Defense of a broad geographical area that contains both military and civilian assets (i.e., depots, towns/cities). (USSPACECOM) 1 X6 {3 ]; u YArea of Influence A geographical area wherein a commander is directly capable of influencing ) M6 I9 Y% D2 h; O7 u9 uoperations by maneuver or fire support systems normally under his command or control. Area of Interest 0 h7 x, ?6 j+ G- t w9 e6 r(AOI) 5 @: X% D5 g0 |9 R9 JThe area of influence and surrounding areas that is of concern to the commander for the objective of current and planned operations. This may 2 `+ a6 I! b" F* d( N6 yinclude areas occupied by enemy forces. : Z: G7 }8 z: O- y( ~4 E' H5 vArea of 8 X& O9 @4 Y- d3 jOperations 7 R, q- _) ~# W' {9 IThat portion of an area of war necessary for military operations and for the $ e& |7 n$ @& ^1 N2 X# ^# Zadministration of such operations. / F2 F7 w% G& ]6 @3 |1 xArgus An airborne optical platform operated by the Air Force’s Phillips Laboratory. ' Q7 R% X9 |) o2 EArgus is sometimes used by MDA to collect flight test signatures, phenomenology, and intercept data. ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. + \7 y T* b' f3 y$ R* S1 ^ARH Anti-Radiation Homing. ( O9 ~* u9 M9 N. CARI Army Research Institute

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ARIES Active Radio Interferometer for Explosion Surveillance. ( n4 _1 r: E" f* d; K0 J7 `& jARL Airborne Reconnaissance-Low (USA term) [circa 1996 = Reconnaissance ; E% Y. J* |* X( o) N0 O) H+ Zequipment in Dash-7 airplane]. - a/ B% z! v! [' mARM Anti-Radiation Missile. : i0 n7 }% A0 R! | s3 f" xArms Export 3 @$ u' D" g/ r2 }9 KControl Board (AECB) & m5 D1 g; d* mAn interagency board, chaired by the Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science, and Technology, that serves to advise the Secretary of State on matters relating to security assistance program levels and arms transfer policies. / q- z; [5 m# D; g$ j2 SArmy Brigade : b8 Z' W6 B+ r/ {4 c/ BCenter (ARBC) * W& [( e( H/ U5 G; uThe Army center between the ARSPOC and the ARROC with C2 responsibilities for BMD. * l2 X/ \- ~) h" \ m! s* s: @; TArmy Component : V9 X5 n* h* o6 D% k1 oCommand Center 8 Q% m2 k H0 H(ARCCC) A segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of ; T t0 o' ~+ {/ a4 _) Z7 V( Cthe CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to Army Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The ARCCC was eliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system ' Q! e% Q& E9 O! n/ ]architecture definition update. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A ( ?2 l/ X# d2 B7 I& R% r21 + g* _4 _( o8 k) H9 vArmy Materiel 8 K m- j2 @+ b6 m1 Z" UCommand (AMC) : w/ n+ g% f' ?+ i4 }Performs the assigned materiel functions of the Department of the Army, including research and development; product improvement; human factors engineering; test and evaluation; procurement and production; new equipment ; d% |. p1 C2 V9 l5 _training; scientific and technical intelligence production; international logistics programs; and storage, distribution, maintenance, demilitarization, and disposal for the continental United States wholesale supply and maintenance systems as well as for overseas systems. Located in Alexandria, VA and moving to Fort % c; X+ ]+ X \6 K9 i0 O- w% M# {Belvoir, VA in 2003. 0 ~7 R- t9 Y. P, i7 pArmy Space ( g4 b3 q- F9 W4 v* _0 Y" J1 D( [5 YOperations 6 r, j! f- N1 K( R1 J( tCenter (ARSPOC) - C6 z) f8 i. pThe Army Space Command Center responsible for logistically/ administratively controlling assigned SDS elements and which shall also include the capability to 0 ^" B2 v6 |6 C- t- m) d0 F4 t* ]assure the BMD mission is carried out should the USCINCSPACE CCC be lost. ARNG Army National Guard. AROS Airborne Radar Optical System. . L. c1 n+ X1 Y$ ^: b; H, hARP Address Resolution Protocol ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Formerly known as Defense Advanced 4 K# u' ?: A" V% ^" q1 }7 l2 j+ a& mResearch Projects Agency (DARPA). : z9 Q! Q/ e* L6 m+ KARPANET ARPA Network. ARRC Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps. 0 F- x8 d4 e& l& H; D( b2 @" ^& b& bARROC Army Regional Operations Center. Arrow A technology demonstration program started in 1988 and designed to meet # @; ] V3 L+ ]+ O8 KIsraeli architecture requirements for area defense of population centers against TBMs. ARS (1) Airborne Remote Sensing. (2) Action Request System. % L/ q. v( ~& IARSCS Automated Rear Services Control System. 3 U+ D7 Y$ N; O* GARSPACE U.S. Army Space Command. ARSPOC Army Space Operations Center. * J8 N- x$ Y/ g; cARU Alignment Reference Unit (PAC-3). ASA Assistant Secretary of the Army. ! b1 ^% G) ?8 {6 K- d" A+ |7 a2 [* T: @ASAF Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. $ y+ u; @" K6 Z' X' V1 q% [ASAF (A) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition). / t% F2 R5 o4 T$ LASARC Army Systems Acquisition Review Council. ASARS Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System. ASAS (1) All Source Analysis System. (2) Advanced Solid Axial Stage. ASAT Antisatellite Weapon. : {; q9 j. K% }( E: |% r# [2 SASB Army Science Board. # I& Z4 J0 {: C/ \3 ~( [% EMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A - g K- N, F* x; o22 ASBM Air-to-Surface Ballistic Missile. 0 S& X" t) C" n6 O* rASC (1) Army Space Command (See also USARSPACECOM, ARSPACECOM). 9 m+ K3 r& A" i' R(2) Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH. ASCC Air Standardization Coordination Committee. 1 N5 D# E$ R) HASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. + f. v1 A! Y; G+ V* Z/ WASCM Advance Spaceborne Computer Module ASCO Advanced Systems Concept Office % h: T8 t$ Y+ j" KASCON Associate Contractor ASD (1) OBSOLETE Aeronautical Systems Division (AF). See Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC). (2) Assistant Secretary of Defense. ASDC Alternated Space Defense Center ASDP Advanced Sensor Demonstration Program. 2 G5 ?% _2 F4 h" P" tASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEDP Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Program. * L9 M) g/ v5 h' B8 X9 vASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit. , |1 s2 k& l9 U- R& f4 oASIOE Associated Support Items of Equipment (USA term). ASL Authorized Stockage List (USA term). ASM (1) Anti-Simulation. (2) Anti-ship Missile. (3) Air-to-Surface Missile. ASMD Anti-ship Missile Defense. 1 U& b- T7 Q: uASMDC Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, AL (1998). 7 g7 H7 @- }6 N: M0 U! KASMP French Air Surface Missile 3 @. o' Z* A: ]0 AASN Assistant Secretary of the Navy. ; p( b& b1 s8 e5 }. N" j! R) t( zASN (RD&A) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition). ASN (SB&L) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics). ASOC Air Support Operations Center. ASP (1) Airborne Surveillance Platform. (2) Advanced Sensor Program. (3) Advanced Sensor Platform. (4) Annual Service Practice. 8 O/ U* o. W5 l+ L6 ~( o, `" A7 o$ xASPADOC The backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at Dahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. ( z( C8 C" O; c5 `1 CASPIRIS Advanced Signal Processing for IR Sensors. ASPJ Airborne Self Protection Jammer 7 o# J3 n/ O1 C6 o: O4 C: t" xMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A ' x9 [/ G" v5 o( u23 - Y9 r& f. u- o HASPO Army Space Program Office. ASR Acquisition Strategy Report. ASROC Antisubmarine Rocket. ) L5 F3 R" C; P) |2 Z! xASSERT Augmentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training (DoD * [7 c" `! l/ h. o g/ Bterm). Assessment (1) Appraisal of the worth of an intelligence activity, source information, or ; g5 J, i8 f% [product in terms of its contribution to a specific goal, or the credibility, reliability, pertinence, accuracy, or usefulness of information in terms of " a' T2 h9 R' Z7 ^) H8 J3 San intelligence need. When used in context with evaluation, assessment implies a weighing against resource allocation, expenditure or risk. (2) An independent evaluation of a model or simulation by an 9 P; V M, e" s7 ]% c" RMDA-sponsored Confidence Assessment Team for a specified purpose. 3 U/ g( Y$ Q% ~$ L8 j5 e8 J9 ^- {ASSIST Automated Systems Security Incident Support Term (DISA term). 3 f! W. m* R8 i. kAssociated Object ) ^/ P) x$ _6 AObject that remains near a deployed reentry vehicle, decoy or chaff puff. : ~) \% j' g, q$ u* ZAssume Course 1 Y3 ~2 k4 w; W# _' f3 I% k$ qOrientation - }. D; h% q8 q5 l GMake course attitude adjustments to the weapon platform orientation prior to engagement. Assured Defense Strategies and tactics that result in (specified) a high probability of kill against ) R( I5 v/ p! |% p2 }! Fdesignated targets, regardless of the interceptors required. (USSPACECOM) Assured Kill This option requires defense segments to employ tactics, which produce the 7 _' C# n2 ~- ?7 Thighest probability of kill consistent with the available number of defensive ) P. c7 T1 p9 H. J5 [# uresources (interceptors). $ q# j& k/ k. F8 I' ^8 UAST (1) See Airborne Surveillance Testbed. (2) Advanced Sensor Technology. 8 P+ \8 T1 t7 ]3 w6 j% TASTMP Army Science and Technology Master Plan ASTP Advanced Sensor Technology Program ASWG Architecture Systems Working Group. AT Advanced Technology ( s% ?0 ^) F; y1 s/ D% `2 I6 kATA (1) Advanced Test Accelerator. (2) Avionics Test Article. , @ i) o- X% J6 \ATACC (1) Advanced Tactical Command Central (USMC term). (2) Advanced Theater Air Command Center - x7 \' P. o% d/ O- M6 `6 bATACM Army Tactical Missile % U* [$ d. t) u+ {4 ~) N; ?ATACMS Army Tactical Missile System. & M4 |9 s& Z r. D% }0 C9 O- vATAF Allied Tactical Air Force (NATO). + A( J+ N5 W2 pATB (1) Allied Test Bed. (2) Analytical Tool Box. 9 X q2 r9 S g% Q+ V+ NATBM (1) Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile. (2) Anti- Theater Ballistic Missile ; c3 e4 o) Y/ i# F/ QMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 24 ATC Automated Technical Catalog 7 I' a' {$ B- Z# U6 B9 JATCCS Army Tactical Command and Control System ATCOM Army Aviation and Troop Command (pre-Oct 96) (See AMCOM) : O; L2 u1 B, T' [2 R1 }" A0 LATD Advanced Technology Demonstration. 9 I7 t6 v' x7 VATDL Army Tactical Data Link. ATDM Adaptive Time Division Multiplexer. : z$ |. Y$ C, n* K6 h4 U9 ]% }ATDS Airborne Tactical Data System. ATE Automatic Test Equipment. ATH Above the Horizon 8 m. Z( M& y5 }8 }2 i: ^5 f4 W ZATHS Airborne Target Handover System. - g: u" H2 a6 Q+ ?. qATI Advanced Technology Interceptor ATIM Advanced Technology Insertion Module $ { u6 J( M2 n- z7 S* m3 qATIS Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions ATM Anti-Tactical Missile. ATMD Army Theater Missile Defense. ATMDF Air and Theater Missile Defense Force (US Army term). ATMDPO Army Theater Missile Defense Program Office. ATO Air Tasking Order. ) ^" w$ b# A$ E, `' dATOC Air Tactical Operations Center. ATODB Air Tasking Order Database. 7 E+ m/ D' a- e% X; B6 Q* YATP (1) Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing. (2) Authority To Proceed. (3) Allied 7 u0 q6 n, F, M! e# J6 n, ?Tactical Publication. (4) Acceptance Test Procedures. (5) Acceptance Test Program. (6) Advanced Technology Program (Department of Commerce term). (7) Authority to Process. ATP&FC Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Fire Control. ; s# A& Q! v4 Z% _ TATR Autonomous/Automated Target Recognition. 5 F" Z) }6 M+ t4 UATRJ Advanced Threat Radar Jammer. ATSIM Acquisition and Track Simulation. ) z% b X1 ]/ hAttack and Launch Early Reporting to Theater (ALERT) # ?: q* ?6 k- K! b4 _3 t3 }An upgrade to ground station mission processing which exploits inherent satellite ( r1 f: f" P" x- N2 z" k7 Ocapability to provide theater missile warning and cueing. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 3 m# A) c4 h2 Q! @% u" F25 Attack Assessment (AA) An evaluation of information to determine the potential or actual nature and ; |8 R; q0 [9 j$ w7 _0 vobjectives of an attack for the purpose of providing information for timely ! [$ a5 Y1 P2 c' Y$ s* u4 S& s8 cdecisions. Attack " q1 T4 Z) y* T* X c( [5 \# aCharacterization The process by which the parameters of an attack in progress are developed, updated and defined. Attack 0 S# t& M8 z4 l' eOperations 3 N" Y# _; V: P6 Y# G(Counterforce) Attack operations prevent launch of theater missiles by attacking all elements of the overall enemy system, including such actions as destroying launch platforms, 0 ^ s: F, \) Q( O, Tsupport facilities, reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition ; q/ B: t/ ~; V5 H+ qplatforms, command and control nodes, and missile stocks. Attack operations 0 }- f/ w* h2 m4 \- r3 ~can be executed by space, air, ground, maritime, and special operations forces. Attack operations are considered one of the four pillars of TMD capability. (JCS J-38 CONOPS) 0 [, ~) w& T# qAttack Price A concept used to evaluate the performance of a BMD system that defines “price” as the number of Re-entry Vehicles required to ensure target destruction. , [% f. }' k- c$ TTarget destruction is defined as a probability of target survivability using the draw down curve. Attack Warning/ $ d8 u# T- G+ R2 J$ V' \Attack Assessment (AW/AA) 1 `3 H3 ^/ Q) LIntegrated air, missile, and space defense data used to determine whether an . w z! M8 g- iattack is underway and, if so, what is the type and strength of the attack. ATTD Advanced Technology Transition Demonstration. Attenuation Decrease in intensity of a signal, beam, or wave as a result of absorption and scattering out of the path of a detector by the propagating medium, but not 0 Y7 r$ ^9 l% |- x4 X7 G& eincluding a decrease in intensity due to geometric spreading (e.g., the inverse 6 w6 {$ D; t6 @! p- gsquare of distance). # {# n8 @# _4 q/ b0 \$ R; zATV Advanced Technology Validation. AULS Accidental or Unauthorized Limited Strike. AUPC Average Unit Procurement Cost. 0 I' R" ~: [2 ~; F: l7 {% X( TAURORA Canadian aircraft. Autonomous Acquisition Range (Max.) 1 k5 O, O0 `. i6 |' iThe maximum range at which a target can be acquired by a sensor operating in a non-cued mode. & X7 s! c. v6 q1 x! Z0 uAV (1) Air Vehicle. (2) Audio-Visual. AVATAR (SAIC) Flight dynamics simulator. AVC Advanced Vehicle Concept. 2 ~( W a. v# D. }. FAVCATT Aviation CATT (US Army term) / O- V. q7 [3 C8 Y! H6 E" U/ GAverage Unit , v# O+ E. X9 ^7 b% ]Procurement # h' B* @5 f/ m u* A) `& iCost (AUPC) - e) |# r/ B E7 G1 A+ ADesign to average unit procurement cost objectives, expressed in constant dollars, are established for Milestone I, Concept Demonstration Approval. AUPC includes recurring flyaway, rollaway, sail-away costs (including nonrecurring `& `: Y2 V0 }2 qproduction costs) adjusted for data, training, support equipment, and initial 8 v2 P' t* ]2 m* p/ H$ Mspares costs. . f: k z( E* z' ?; u. W' cMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 26 0 h/ W* Y- m" S- K! ?AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. AVSCOM Aviation Systems Command (US Army). AW/AA Attack Warning/Attack Assessment. AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System. AWC Air Warfare Centre (UK RAF term). 2 j6 Z6 w: M) u( f# ?) ]AWE Advanced Warfighting Experiment # _. {. ?: g( v. H/ v5 K, EAWG (1) Acquisition Working Group (GSA term). (2) Algorithm Working Group. AWS (1) AEGIS Weapons System (2) Advanced Warning System. (3) Arrow Weapons System (Joint US/Israeli BMD weapons system). Azimuth Orientation of a vector projected onto a reference horizontal plane, relative to a reference direction in the plane. Azimuth Angle A positive angle measured clockwise in a reference horizontal plane from a reference direction to a given direction. For a topocentric-horizon coordinate & Z- P$ _7 G$ S9 }5 C( qreference frame, the reference direction is due north (true north or magnetic ' n% d) [% \" y! W; rnorth, depending on the application). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 27 B Billion. ! G5 O$ k2 ^- H+ K! G! K4 ?B Spec Development specification. B2C2 Brigade and Below Command and Control System (Army term). BA Budget activity. The budget activity codes are: 0 d6 S" I% x3 t% R01 – Basic Research 7 h, a1 E, D% Z1 |# f02 – Exploratory Development ) [! j6 B' m# ?% D) L, X) w' j03 – Advance Technology Development 04 – Dem/Val 05 – EMD 06 – Management Support ' E* R' U0 y& E# A07 – Operational Systems Development BAA Broad Agency Announcement. ]! d) e8 a' e4 v) K n+ nBAC Budget At Completion. Backbone ; r- L4 c0 P o ?+ L6 {Network ' u2 r* C+ E# q/ f O7 X; V WConsists of the space communications network, the ground communications ' v0 d+ j6 {6 W+ k7 Znetwork, and the interconnection between the two. 6 U1 L3 ]$ H$ B5 v% p/ ZBackground ( [) \' {! a* b5 D- P7 u0 |$ YRejection 9 B8 s) @. X0 w: C4 _+ ^3 v8 U. q(Surveillance) - b. ~2 T8 L. B+ }% O6 C% |0 dThe suppression of background noise for the improvement of an object signal. BAE Battlefield Area Evaluation (USA term). , i" z; G4 T& rBAFO Best and Final Offer. BAI Battlefield Air Interdiction. . L, _ Z3 S6 @% G# k6 d& vBalanced # N- a/ @- z- E5 I7 _0 Z5 VTechnology 8 U, X7 v8 k+ O1 CInitiative (BTI) DoD’s program to hasten application of advanced technology to the most critical and urgent operational needs. BTI projects are demonstrating leap-ahead " c- @) `( c) b" w# xcapabilities enabled by emerging technologies in smart weapons, target 6 J- m5 `1 }, H( C4 J" zacquisition, battlefield C3I, active countermeasures, and ultra-wide bandwidth radars and high power microwave systems. " T/ J @0 N: S; o. o1 x# Y7 }Ballistic Coefficient The weight of the object divided by the product of the coefficient of drag and the . r: b) @. O% j( sprojected area (W/CDA), in kilograms per square meter. 3 ?# I+ y& m. q7 X+ KBallistic Missile * z& |4 B+ T9 ], O+ M(BM) 5 _0 w1 o# Z) i b, X' {: R' mAny missile that does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and ( F2 }( `# B8 N; v+ }consequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated. / n2 Z, W& z0 {' lBallistic Missile / X( ]. I, z4 L- _ p- b% WBoost Intercept (BAMBI) ; P0 Z) r9 E: B; ~7 _OBSOLETE. A 1966 system concept that a Lockheed study group developed in 9 t& L! U1 t3 Y4 k7 X: y" a. zanticipation of possible government interest in the development of an ABM capability. 6 ]8 x/ [) Z% Z, s8 F* Y6 RBallistic Missile 9 l' N' X. _6 d* K hDefense (BMD) All active and passive measures designed to detect, identify, track, and defeat attacking ballistic missiles (and entities), in both strategic and theater tactical roles, during any portion of their flight trajectory (boost, post-boost, midcourse, or , X( Z6 ~9 ?) oterminal) or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack. ! x; | Q+ g# K( oBallistic Missile Defense Battery 1 u; P/ {2 i/ I: a6 Z1 BAn Army operations center, which operates and maintains BMD ground-based weapons and sensors. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 2 ^5 }0 ~+ L, J t: ^28 Ballistic Missile 7 {0 |! B1 G. I4 }7 x) mDefense (BMD) - [8 K# Y3 y$ b2 N' wCell This facility will be located in the USSPACECOM Consolidated Command Center 9 b" f6 o. U0 W# a+ Z5 [(CCC) and Space Control Center (SPACC) to support the Space Force Application mission area interface between the BMD system and USCINCSPACE. The BMD Cell will provide command and decision support to 3 _ J! l8 w. d% ]: U) L' TUSCINCSPACE. Ballistic Missile Defense 5 Y# B$ e# a+ |# |+ U1 U; [Operations + T, H8 [( j$ B- T& g' C6 z+ m* hCenter (BMDOC) - U* _" i# t/ s+ c" U( ^2 `) eOBSOLETE. Initially located at the NTF, and ultimately in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, this facility supports the BMD Cell-USSPACECOM information ! h$ C7 L7 a, ^) o" o" ^" vinterface. The BMDOC hosts a BM/C3 processing suite and the operations ! D1 O9 Y# j' m6 @personnel necessary to coordinate and integrate system-wide BMD activities and $ u: D) N. ]; {5 V3 U' p! e! Usupports the USCINCSPACE planning and decision process. Ballistic Missile 8 q* h0 t8 U* ~. N/ N/ v- x6 lDefense % p l, C/ E+ ]0 h0 B% R3 J! Q* K1 |Organization (BMDO) OBSOLETE. The former name of an agency of the Department of Defense whose mission is to manage and direct the conduct of a research program / n- {7 p/ u! Q" P \ m8 x6 V% ~examining the feasibility of eliminating the threat posed by ballistic missiles of all ranges and of increasing the contribution of defensive systems to United States ! ?5 d5 E! T% Zand Allied security. MDA is the successor to Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO). See MDA. Ballistic Missile 9 M2 y1 H3 E; w2 m9 ~# [8 XDefense Program An architecture comprising three objectives: Theater Missile Defense (TMD), . M, ], |2 j o/ Z! C, S9 }+ VNational Missile Defense (NMD), and Follow-on Research Programs. Ballistic Missile 7 n; Z) g! i+ Q K' _) eDefense (BMD) System , U$ @1 t& z& c(1) An integrated system that employs layered defenses to intercept missiles - \/ F0 g8 q3 Lduring their boost, midcourse, and terminal flight phases. (MDA Lexicon) (2) The aggregate BMD BMC3 and BMD forces that, in total, provide defense against ballistic missile attacks to North America and other areas of vital interest. / g( K2 ]* b# l u) B- y( U(USSPACECOM) ' {* L, C6 t/ [: ~' f& MBallistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) Provides tactical warning of ballistic missile attacks, and is part of Spacetrack system. A two-faced phased array radar located at Thule AB, Greenland; three 5 s& Q: _+ [2 J: v2 Hdetection radars and one tracking radar at Clear AFS, AK; and three tracking radars at RAF Fylingdales, UK. Ballistics The science or art that deals with the motion, behavior, appearance, or modification of missiles or other vehicles acted upon by propellants, wind, gravity, temperature, or any other modifying substance, condition, or force. 1 L* z9 r5 M, M9 S4 FBallistic . L5 Z- b1 i* r& c- V" [4 pTrajectory The trajectory traced after the propulsive force is terminated and the body is acted upon only by gravity and aerodynamic drag. 5 C' C4 @- L+ bBalloon A spherical inflatable decoy used as a penetration aid to mask the location of " H$ ]+ Y% D6 N4 Areentry vehicles. BAMBI OBSOLETE. See Ballistic Missile Boost Intercept. - e6 U- e4 x$ E6 YBandwidth The range of usable frequencies assigned to a channel or system; the difference expressed in Hertz between the highest and lowest frequencies of a band. ! L; c6 `: l3 g ]* eBAR Bimonthly Activity Report. / q& n6 D/ ~! sBARBB BMDO Acquisition Reporting Bulletin Board Barrage Jamming + G# a0 h5 p' i. q! w; _ _/ d8 WSimultaneous electronic jamming over a broad band of frequencies. 9 C5 ]( B5 g8 I& T5 }0 pBattery Tactical and administrative artillery unit or subunit corresponding to a company or & y! w) ~: X( Oa similar unit in other branches of the Army. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 29 Battle Damage - q7 n: _9 {, r6 d: M- qAssessment ( M1 r) |/ C3 L- e/ x- n/ n(BDA) The estimate of damage resulting from the application of military force against a predetermined objective. Battle damage assessments can be applied to the use 8 ?3 G9 \' |+ lof all types of weapons systems throughout the range of military operations. BDAs are primarily an intelligence responsibility with required inputs and 6 f% m2 j% E4 F7 P% qcoordination from the operators. BDA is composed of physical damage assessment, functional damage assessment, and target system assessment.

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Battlefield Coordination $ m" y0 j1 L# UElement (BCE) An Army liaison provided by the Army component commander to the Air * I- L, V& t$ `/ c* G% lOperations Center (AOC) and/or to the component designated by the joint force commander to plan, coordinate, and de-conflict air operations. The battlefield 2 I3 q C4 N1 {: e+ T( L5 rcoordination element processes Army requests for tactical air support, monitors and interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary interface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. Baseline Defined quantity or quality used as starting point for subsequent efforts and L9 t% w* }8 c# ~progress measurement. Can be a technical baseline or cost baseline. Baseline 7 |* x/ S: E. }( H) b& H& g) c6 YComparison 4 M; _) b$ v, G) HSystem (BCS) A current operational system, or a composite of current operational subsystems, + D' b: _; h e2 N- zwhich most closely represents the design, operational, and support characteristics of the new system under development. - x- u; v& R* e zBaseline Conditions The natural and human environmental conditions, which are present prior to implementation of a program and against which impacts are assessed. . L/ ]. X8 v9 _5 t5 c+ _( pBaseline Cost 3 T% }6 c" h/ L: Z. VEstimate (BCE) A detailed estimate of acquisition and ownership costs normally required for highlevel decisions. This estimate is performed early in the program and serves as 9 g# }: a+ j% v' I, ythe base point for all subsequent tracking and auditing purposes. 5 H# q7 ^3 I3 ]7 l- \ I! X! ?: IBase Program The base program is the program described in the Future Years Defense ( j0 c" ]4 b2 c8 q5 E* P0 `# @Program base file, when updated to conform to the budget presented to Congress in January. It constitutes the base from which all current-year program # k% D! S9 ?' z+ Ochanges are considered. Base Year A reference period, which determines a fixed price level for comparison in economic escalation calculations and cost estimates. The price level index for the base year is 1.000. Battle Debris Battle Debris are the fragments produced by the hypervelocity collision of an interceptor with a ballistic missile, post-boost vehicle, or reentry vehicle, objects * f* M2 U! e$ e0 |2 l7 eresulting from intentional fragmentation or accidental detonation of booster " |, ^4 b: ]" fcomponents, and objects normally associated with the deployment and propagation of threat objects (such as nuts, bolts, inter-stages, fairings, shrouds, ( f% c! s0 P4 N. X6 a; M) ietc.). " x- }$ |$ K% h, J( q% OBattle Group (1) Domains into which the battle space is partitioned. (2) A data processing 5 ?3 s5 L5 X9 K6 q$ m4 _6 ^0 \; dapproach implemented in the battle management computer, which minimizes the processing load by partitioning (grouping) threat data 0 Z# ^$ j# v5 p* b" z(Virtual Battle Group). (3) A group of associated system elements which operate together in a segment of the battle, based upon their . y$ J. Y; \. F2 j" zcapabilities and relative location to each other and the threat. Battle Integration Preplanning processes and/or real-time coordination that occur to minimize resource wastage between battle tiers or battle partitions. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 30 Battle % [& H" _$ w* k0 O, f2 A# RManagement , Z6 y' v8 @1 I$ [& P(BM) Battle management is comprised of two parts: strategies and the collection of tasks to be performed to successfully implement chosen strategies. Given a set & H9 e' X7 l' ]" Wof strategies, resources, and hostile asset deployment, battle management addresses the problem of choosing a specific strategy or set of strategies and performing the associated tasks, which would result in the most desired outcome. " ~. X" Z( e8 `" o, Y- G2 b, FBattle Management/ 6 c6 U8 c4 [: _/ n0 qCommand, Control, Communications, % o* N# z) G; ~) cand Computers 7 w( ?6 g) @" d(BM/C4 ) BM/C4 is a set of automated processes, which respond to the C2 system’s control Q& w7 U& {* V& i6 ydirectives. The BM/C4 will provide the BMD system with the capability of planning, coordinating, directing, and controlling the surveillance and engagement operations of the system. It will consist of a distributed arrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities, and 9 W1 \. z, ^4 K' K: H# N- Rprocedures that will ensure timely human control of the battle management process. BM/C4 consists of a battle planning function, an engagement planning ' L( V: D: T+ V' L; x9 i3 qfunction, and a battle execution function. (USSPACECOM) 6 l* V: P9 ]& c5 [" D X1 W0 j- UBattle $ N, j4 f/ H3 E( [5 [Management Database Battle Management data files including: battle management message file, object file, track file, discrimination file, engagement file, kill assessment file, and battle management health and status file. . y- n$ W9 h5 s3 D- h& d7 zBattle Management System The hub of the command and control process. It consists of computer hardware ' l) Y% P* R+ m& t8 {3 Y' h; Q0 {" P9 mand software that integrates elements of the command and control system into a $ s2 o( ~. M( o- msynergistic operation. (USSPACECOM) 0 J' _& E) W4 H) q) j ]0 w. @Battle Management System ' R% Z- e' o# E) }' K, sConfiguration " t" @8 s! ~1 y1 iThe battle management elements currently in the system together with their locations, connectivity and currently activated modes of operation. 7 o* r) _" X; k- P& gBattle Manager The automated set of hardware and software equipment that performs the battle management functions at an element. Battle Plan One of a set of BMD operational approaches to counter a ballistic missile attack. It contains the rules of engagement, battle strategy, and intercept tactics to be ; x7 B+ Y0 y( O' A* D S: ^0 Uimplemented by the battle management processors. It is directly responsive to the attack type (e.g., counterforce). ' I2 h/ C, J' ^# GBattle Space A characterization of the BMD area of operation generally expressed by Tier (Boost, Post-Boost, Midcourse, and Terminal). (USSPACECOM) 4 N1 N# H' i) D7 @$ p; oBattle Space Partitioning Assignment of management, sensing, control and firing responsibilities to specific platforms/facilities within the deployed constellation of platforms/facilities. Battlefield + Q" w5 N+ R" S( Q8 P. x) G7 jCoordination & ]1 q2 h o$ w0 ^8 KElement An Army liaison provided by the Army component commander to the Air . D$ e. k# g9 D0 IOperations Center (AOC) and/or to the component designated by the joint force commander to plan, coordinate, and de-conflict air operations. The battlefield ( @6 D# ~# c8 o+ ~' P n* vcoordination element processes Army requests for tactical air support, monitors and interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary ' q- C* [5 X0 K" b* k, f0 x" ginterface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. ; a: s- h3 z0 D6 @BBS Bulletin Board System. BBSF Brass Board Seeker Flight M' u" ?* @) }BBT Booster Burn Time. BCAS Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 31 BCAS (1) Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. (2) Base Contracting - K3 t$ T6 ]) u1 Z) A- i3 ^) D2 OAutomated System.

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BCBL Battle Command Battle Laboratory, Ft. Leavenworth, KS. BCCE BM/C3 Consolidated Capabilities Effort. BCD Baseline Concept Description. BCE Battlefield Coordinating Element. $ M. [5 G4 _9 F, FBCFR Battle Command Focused Rotation. 0 g: g8 C7 Q" H p$ ?& ~2 mBCIS Battlefield Combat Identification System (US Army term). 3 |' Q! |' f: x4 z( g$ u. wBCM Baseline Correlation Matrix (AF term). BCO Broad Concept of Operations. BCP Battery Command Post (HAWK). BCS (1) Beam Control System. (2) Baseline Comparison System. BCTP Battle Command Training Program, Ft. Leavenworth, KS ! A! [: a2 |' R3 o$ |% @+ v3 P. GBCV Battle Command Vehicle (US Army term). ) U% Z# k% ]6 X) z" z6 SBCWP Budget Cost of Work Performed. 5 F2 L" C& E0 y6 S3 RBCWS Budget Cost of Work Scheduled * [ U5 n0 j N* O* f! L% _BD Baseline Description. 8 c0 h& ]4 `' e# S6 `* PBDA Battle Damage Assessment. . R, p6 t H9 Q8 G$ ]3 tBDC Backgrounds Data Center, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 3 x# I3 a, H3 [8 pBDE Brigade 4 y. B$ F6 k4 ~ r# FBDL Battlefield Demonstration Laser. 2 o( d3 x6 a0 L! TBDP Baseline Data Package ) h' e% A- b8 s- PBDPI Baseline Data Package Integration. BDS Boost Phase Detection System. 8 Z: x( \6 Z4 w) t7 kBDT Birth-to-Death Tracking. BDY Burst Detector Y Sensor. 9 @- Z- I9 W/ q* |4 i: {Be Beryllium. 5 A- n4 f E9 V+ i8 FBE OBSOLETE. See Brilliant Eyes. + e+ g' J& ?, w! F0 E) UMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B

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32 Beam Control Technologies associated with controlling the physical properties of high-energy beams and steering the energy transmitted by those beams to the target vehicle; also, the management of signal or image beams within a complex sensor system. 2 f+ q0 U# I; Y5 JBeam Width The angle between the directions, on either side of the axis, at which the intensity of the radio frequency field drops to one-half the value it, has on the axis. 5 K _8 X& t: N* E! o" a; lBEAR Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket (NPB Technology Validation Experiment). BEAST Battle Experiment Area Simulator Tracker. 2 c% T0 C2 N; QBECO Before Engine Cutoff. BECS Battlefield Electronic CEOI System (See RBECS) 2 H% m" y: h @: i/ E$ X. 5 l& j2 H% q3 V1 D9 DBell-Lapadula 6 }1 J$ x2 | ^. AModel 7 w$ h7 }9 X' I; e6 GA formal state transition model of computer security policy that describes a set of access control rules. ( ?: K x5 P# y q* q, RBELLCORE Bell Communications Research, Incorporated. * w# U* T6 V$ U% q' c D+ i8 F& U$ JBEP Brilliant Eyes Probe. BES Budget Estimate Submission. $ d$ m4 | V6 Y. Y6 f' b( XBESAM OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Sensor Algorithm Manager. & {7 j2 n( Y+ e) ?/ C% _7 RBESC BM/C3 Element Support Center 5 P4 m, H, I# ^! CBESim OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator. BESim/AT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Analysis Tool. ) j1 E9 a) X) m2 R- R: [BESim/RT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Real-Time. BEST BM/C3 Element Support Task. BET Best Estimate Trajectory. BFAC Blue Forces Analysis Center. BFTT Battle Force Tactical Training. BG Battle Group (USN term). 1 l" |! A) O9 Y( _5 ^- gBGM Battle Group Manager. BGSE Bus Ground Support System (USAF term). BGV Boost Glide Vehicle. ! \4 U u3 t$ uBI (1) Background Investigation. (2) Briefing to Industry. % I2 y" m) x: t' Z; q; H d+ {BIB Blocked Impurity Band. ; `+ ?* s9 k9 m6 f F# z0 xBIC Battlefield Integration Center. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 33 \! g3 g$ f- l5 [' ~BID Built-In Diagnostics. 2 H& U" b. n# f7 S) A9 |) HBIDS Biological Integrated Detection System. Biennial Budget The FY86 DoD Authorization Act required the submission of two-year budgets for the Department of Defense beginning with FY88/89. The department has institutionalized a biennial cycle for the Planning, Programming, and Budget 5 C% R2 g8 N! h. P( \) E5 CSystem (PPBS). A biennial budget, as currently structured, represents program ) @& m% t+ f: Y8 `budget estimates for a two-year period in which fiscal year requirements remain separate and distinct. Big Crow A suite of aircraft, helicopters, ground vans, and electronic equipment, which is used to emulate an electronic warfare environment for testing, weapon systems 1 x* g! U8 h1 u, c# Gon test ranges. BIM Ballistic Intercept Missile. Biological # t# q* z2 _; QWeapon , v1 H' `& n8 FAn item of material, which projects, disperses, or disseminates a biological agent including arthropod vectors. 4 @8 ` Z2 n: ]4 IBIOS Basic Input/Output System. 7 N' j1 m e/ JBIPS Billion Instructions Per Second. 0 |! s# D/ K7 C' A9 zBirth-to-Death Tracking (BDT) The tracking of space objects (e.g., satellites, reentry vehicles, or decoys that - B" q5 B, J! |2 j5 rsimulate these) from the time they are deployed from a booster or post-boost vehicle until they are destroyed. Bistatic Radar A radar system that has transmitters and receivers stationed at two geographically separate locations; a special case of multi-static radar. BIT Built-in-Test Bit Binary digit. 5 T7 d9 u2 {0 c& o6 O2 m1 lBITE Built-in Test Equipment. - v5 N, i! C' [1 H0 c; C9 q$ aBit Transfer Rate The number of bits transferred per unit time, usually expressed in bits per second C c6 h, O( @1 n( T(bps). Black Body An ideal body, which would absorb all (and reflect none) of the radiation falling 8 U; ~* M; y0 }) ?. |0 dupon it. Blackout The disabling of electronic equipment by means of nuclear explosion. The 8 w r/ T0 d; `" _ a; i( W; R- nintense electromagnetic energy by a nuclear explosion obscures signals and 3 \; A3 h# M+ M' u8 i& Srenders many types of radar and other types of electronic equipment useless for 2 u6 y( o9 U; V: @minutes or longer. BLADES BMD Long Wavelength Infrared Advanced Exo-atmospheric Sensor. BLADT Blast, Dust, Thermal Effects Model. Blast Effect Destruction of or damage to structures and personnel by the force of an ! V- h& O3 Y5 V' dexplosion on or above the surface of the ground. Blast effect may be contrasted % Q; b/ w4 a. e- k0 |% jwith the cratering and ground-shock effects of a projectile or charge that goes off beneath the surface. / U/ M+ K; G0 p8 q$ _4 jMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 34 Blast Wave A sharply defined wave of increased pressure rapidly propagated through a surrounding medium from a center of detonation or similar disturbance. BLCCE BMDO Life Cycle Cost Estimate. 0 r G1 k" {4 uBLK Block (system production lot) / A4 z* p# d# i4 I% \" ABlk IVA Navy Standard Missile Block IV-A. Block (1) A biennial increment of the Ballistic Missile Defense System that provides an integrated set of capabilities which has been rigorously tested as part of the # d7 ~" p2 | K- q, V4 zBMDS Test-bed and assessed to adequately characterize its military utility. Once 7 l# s7 C: Q, A k8 Otested, elements and components are available for limited procurement, 5 ]) Y8 v" e# g2 ytransition to production, or for emergency deployment as directed. These “offramps” may occur at any time during the Block Cycle to support timely execution 1 n% O U+ ?) J* W6 }of these transition or deployment decisions. 7 q. u _9 q# R3 Y# R* }The configuration for each Block is drawn from the following sources: •The prior BMDS Block; •BMDS elements, components, technologies, and concepts; •BMDS Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications o; z# | R* ~7 K, ?7 q4 h9 E(BMC2/C) specifications and products; •Externally managed systems, elements, or technologies (e.g., DSP, GCCS, MILSTAR, etc).