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AFTAC Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, FL AFTADS Army Field Artillery Target Data System. ! a. C [2 l' m. fAFWAN Air Force WWMCCS ADP Modernization 5 _6 a/ E4 U% QAFWL Air Force Weapons Laboratory (Phillips Lab). AGARD Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. AGC Automatic Gain Control. ! M( Q; _, ^8 K. x9 y4 |, sAGCCS (1) Air Force Global Command and Control System (USAF term). (2) Army Global Command and Control System (US Army term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 7 o" Q. g" D4 b12 " Z/ i n1 ^$ `9 I% r9 W' o/ ^- b+ pAGM-65 Maverick Air-to-Surface Missile. 5 t4 w, F9 v h# RAGMC Air Force Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center, Newark AFB, OH. " g$ F; o7 P8 j6 z7 X& GAGRE Active Geophysical Rocket Experiment AGT Above Ground Test. AHIS Agile Homing Interceptor Simulator. AHSG Ad Hoc Study Group. AHWG Ad Hoc Working Group ' a* w, v, k! sAI (1) Artificial Intelligence. (2) Action Item. (3) Air Interdiction. 2 `- f3 O1 `5 VAIA Air Intelligence Agency * I- R. J* N5 XAIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIC (1) Atlantic Intelligence Command. (2) Account Identifier Code. AID Agile Interceptor Development. / W5 z( R! ^9 ?4 r) @* LAIDA Artificial Intelligence Discrimination Architecture (UKMOD). % ]+ c. L( x5 d b8 X/ bAIDPN Architecture Investment and Deployment Planning Notebook. AIM Air Intercept Missile ; a: X* O6 P+ K$ [! WAimpoint The specific point at which a weapon is aimed. The point may be on the earth's ' T! s( c5 C% t6 tsurface, in the atmosphere, or in space. In some cases, the specific lethal point & y k9 I0 Y0 ~' m r* }9 con a target to which a weapon is aimed. , E5 |+ u f) \& @; eAIP Advanced Interceptor Program (formerly Brilliant Pebbles). . z0 R9 B5 |( x. u7 n- P4 hAirborne 4 m, `7 W G6 Y* [8 G# KOptional Adjunct " ^3 M' g1 m' J- T: d(AOA) A test program to place an infrared (IR) sensor in an aircraft. (Superseded by + t' V' A- x8 v; g$ SAirborne Surveillance Testbed (AST).)

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Airborne ( J2 K" x+ G1 {0 s$ f; QSurveillance 6 f. ^5 B2 h- @6 }* m2 v# eTestbed (AST) A Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical sensor issues. ' d3 m! s: ^& OAir-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 . K5 u3 X2 c5 U0 F+ w/ `4 K# g jdoes not include ballistic missiles. / G7 Z( W ?( [ n: UAir Defense All measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action. Air Defense Action Area An area and the airspace above it within which friendly aircraft or surface-to-air weapons is normally given precedence in operations except under specific 2 J2 r# e6 n- l+ g9 C" e, fconditions. See also air defense operations area. Air Defense Artillery $ A6 n# u( L( e" iWeapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. ! Z0 }7 X/ W9 ^. ]' u5 S0 JMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 5 b* [, |+ I7 `# Y* f: v13 : {0 i( l' K+ \; Q: wAir Defense Identification 7 K' x( e& o* `7 _- `Zone Airspace of defined dimensions within which the ready identification, location, and control of airborne vehicles are required. Commonly referred to as ADIZ. 2 Q4 [- {+ q1 g6 j9 p; {See also air defense operations area. Air Defense ) a8 n7 Z4 t: Y, rOperations Area A geographic area defining the boundaries within which procedures are # F! B) b9 c( [9 h/ b8 westablished to minimize interference between air defense and other operations. ' r; C t# e" e0 nMay include designation of one or more of the following: Air defense action " g4 d, F4 I1 T6 `area; Air defense area; Air defense identification; Firepower umbrella. Air Force Component Command Center (AFCCC) & x. t+ j2 O& ?! @2 UA segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of # m+ W& _+ o7 u- @the CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to Air 0 w8 R% E0 h! L2 N2 dForce Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The AFCCC was # X3 i5 p, {; P2 x. d2 Teliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system 3 _# H7 S; V+ j, ~$ ?- v# d( Zarchitecture definition update. Air Force Ground/Global Weather Center (AFGWC) AFGWC provides Air Force and Army with global information and products relating to past, present, and future states of the aerospace environment. Weather data is provided to the Weather Support Unit (WSU) for use by the 9 E( B! `/ c. SSDS. Also provides space environmental data such as sunspots, 5 k4 |7 J# P$ q; telectromagnetic storms, etc. Located at Offutt AFB, NE. % d7 W1 G5 N5 D! sAir Force Operational Test and % ]( X( e9 T4 j. c/ s; U' R; WEvaluation - P6 i, g& W, A5 c1 W3 l0 S2 cCenter (AFOTEC) , T0 P9 S- c4 b; aResponsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed 3 O( ^4 m2 ]8 u" o& D8 G/ }& mfor use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM).

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Air Force Satellite . U! N0 k9 J9 M" y# l2 {, K2 e/ mCommunications System (AFSATCOM) A collection of transponders on host satellites used by U.S. Strategic Command 1 H! Q7 {* [2 ?( G. bto pass emergency action messages (EAM) and damage assessment reports. : w! j' n) y8 F" H/ Z7 M- lAFSATCOM is also used to pass sensor data between sites and CMAFB. / q2 E7 z2 Y1 V) E+ jAir Force m- A# ]$ E6 i# Z- b2 W' f# vSatellite Control Network / p9 R8 f' j0 U' n(AFSCN) A global, multi-command configuration of space vehicle command, control, and 1 l, Q$ u. n& ]' Bcommunications resources operating in concert to support DoD and other : A: ]. K3 s$ F8 a* y7 ^1 Cassigned space missions. Air Force Space . A" r2 f: x7 X1 I% uCommand . E, b6 u* ~5 p. U9 G W8 q(AFSPC) " D4 c/ n- j' U8 X/ iA major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States 6 u9 t$ V# z9 E+ L: F1 PSpace Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, and funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. Air Force Space $ E' }2 o! t: e4 J: }Operations . l0 ?1 u' m* s, x4 d# R5 HCenter (AFSPOC) 3 ]: ?: T* a; j: p" B/ C2 eAn AFSPACECOM center responsible for the daily tracking of events at remote 3 V5 d3 H( n5 s% c' Boperational sites. It may be updated and assigned responsibility for logistics and administrative control of assigned SDS elements. Located in Colorado ! p$ L4 Y) g0 _: @0 I8 A% CSprings, CO. Air Force CRC Air Force Control and Reporting Center. : o& M& J4 [- y; V1 T& M' D4 \, qAir Force 0 Y9 E! a+ h% Z3 QOperational Test ' I% g4 i3 V2 x# e+ Q& xand Evaluation $ g# j: O$ z" n; t' k2 L: ~Center (AFOTEC) 0 A1 {0 A' V8 e# H6 r: mResponsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed for use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM). 8 }; e) a! }3 @% w: n8 v6 P) dAir Force Space 0 A: D0 F. C7 D9 I! d8 `- E- QCommand (AFSPC) A major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States 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 & ^ j, E0 M. [9 \: q7 n$ S( CAir Force Space Operations Center (AFSPOC) 4 s/ [) P9 {' P' MAn AFSPACECOM center located in Colorado Springs, CO. Air Surveillance The systematic observation of airspace by electronic, visual, or other means, primarily for the purpose of identifying and determining the movements of aircraft and 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 propulsion system. Examples are jet aircraft and cruise missiles. This category does not include ballistic missiles. . P# \9 h) H/ B; z6 S3 l+ _! `Airborne . o; t( @0 U* N# E9 |) ]Surveillance Testbed (AST) A Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical ( R( b0 y( h( u& k# M5 U/ hsensor issues. It's expected that this program will be retired in 2003 with its missions to be taken over by HALO II and WASP. / W2 e. t% }4 F5 XAIRMS Airborne Infrared Measurement System 4 i$ f) @5 p( z+ a) ^AIRREQSUP Air Request Support (JFACC term). 9 o( Z/ N" d( qAIRS Atmospheric Infrared Sounder n/ E& w! N) x8 D2 n9 C. P1 A7 J' G! `Airspace Control in the Combat 9 u, Z0 t. U) ]/ yZone / y& }; O) ?6 x3 }4 N0 p/ MA process used to increase combat effectiveness by promoting safe, efficient 2 m- U) D \- G# Z' g+ h! aand flexible use of airspace. Airspace control is provided in order to prevent fratricide, enhance air defense operations, and permit greater flexibility of + I: _6 ?; S; i" f4 \, D# s( Poperations. Airspace control does not infringe on the authority vested in 7 M! |: c$ D Q6 m; l; J' g, ?commanders to approve, disapprove, or deny combat operations. * }5 l' j" B, ~- ]Airspace Control Plan 8 w9 e5 E* M% Y/ JThe document approved by the joint force commander that provides specific ) h- d! H* P8 Q( dplanning guidance and procedures for the airspace control system for the joint % `2 s8 H) {/ k% }) h U: u! Bforce area of responsibility. 3 d1 [+ s* X" z: } `. x z2 AAIRSUPREQ Air Support Request (JFACC term). AIS (1) Automated Information System. (2) Architecture Integration Study. (3) 1 n3 B% T8 I( ~3 eAirborne Intercept System. AIST Advanced Interceptor and Systems Technology. * T2 i3 w+ t; \9 G( E% Z; V7 vAIT Advanced Interceptor Technologies. AJ Antijam. 8 t* f" S5 o5 ~3 m) i7 ~AJPO Ada Joint Program Office. , | c' K9 S* r9 }$ mAJTBP Augmented Joint Theater Battle Picture. & {4 ~2 n* {8 l! I. F( mAL Acquisition Logistician. - R6 ?* S7 t7 uALARM Alert, Locate, and Report Missiles. 1 g) f. L) v: f# ~' H( M d% YALAS Advanced Liquid Axial Stage. 4 y% E7 e) k4 v: I0 C4 }% e# x# ]0 o% nALBCS Airborne Laser Beam Control System. ALC Air Logistics Center (AF). ! }- K4 x- A# g6 [6 lALCC Airlift Coordination Center (JFACC term). $ D( X2 C3 H' O$ GMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A

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15 ALCE Airlift Coordination Element (JFACC term). ALCM Air Launched Cruise Missile. ALCOR ARPA/Lincoln C-band observable radar. (USAKA KREMS) ALDT Average Logistics Delay Time. ALE Airborne Laser Experiment. ALERT Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theater. * Q9 n, v) s4 Q' X9 Y; S) ~ALG Algorithm ALI (1) Alpha/LAMP Integration. (2) AEGIS Leap Intercept ALIRT Advanced Large-area Infrared Transducer ALL Airborne Laser Laboratory. ) a$ R7 Q, K, L [Allocated Availability Requirement The requirement probability that an element is available to perform its function as * l, V- K' X# zallocated by the SDS. Allocation (1) An authorization by a designated official of a DoD component making funds 6 g8 ]6 k6 w( {- D. Eavailable within a prescribed amount to an operating agency for the purpose of - e6 S! b1 }$ L$ k4 L/ C, }making allotments (i.e., the first subdivision of an apportionment). (2) The translation of the apportionment into total numbers of sorties by aircraft type 6 U: c3 w3 J. Q N% Eavailable for each operation/task. Allotment The temporary change of assignment of tactical air forces between subordinate b; ~2 Y( k# p }7 icommands. The authority to allot is vested in the commander having operational 5 N" s$ t1 s& T0 y/ L" X* q# `command. ALO Alpha Laser Optimization. ALOD Adaptive Locally Optimum Detector (Navy term). 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 positive two. ALPS Accidental Launch Protection System. ALS Advanced Launch System. ( H. Y4 u0 u/ K |. w/ J+ WALSP Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol. ALT Airborne Laser Technology. & _# e0 k! t* L \* }1 v( l$ r6 FALTAIR UHF test radar at USAKA. AltAir 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 9 T- S. f4 N P7 ~6 u- R! ^: L( c3 ?8 v16 Alternate National Military Command Center (ANMCC) 9 u9 N& [. \8 X5 F- p" V- ~. gAn element of the National Military Command System (NMCS), which serves as an alternate to the NMCC. Located at Ft. Ritchie, MD. " M; G" J: Y7 r6 ^% wAlternate 6 a" b7 @# b2 j! m5 o5 p' [+ aProcessing and + x+ `; w6 ^ Q9 j' W& GCorrelation P6 d" B* V+ @/ Y2 dCenter (APCC) 8 U0 e) b: U: C8 B: gNORAD capability in USSTRATCOM Command Post that receives, processes, , ^" i3 _0 }9 X! r* ~and analyzes TW/AA information. 4 V& H- c& N' W: SAlternate Space Defense + }; F! v3 D. F+ vOperations Center 6 V9 x. Q- w9 U0 d$ ]; ~4 y(ASPADOC) 8 R# i# Y i0 m% w, g9 G3 `The backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at ( }3 H2 ~7 G' @3 J& J' |0 sDahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. * G L! y: [6 p/ ^1 L, ^ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit. ' a9 g% Y9 C) i) LAM Amplitude Modulation. AMC (1) Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL. (2) Army Materiel Command. (3) Midpoint Compromise Search Area. (4) Acquisition Method Code. (5) Advisory Management Committee. AMCOM Army Aviation and Missile Command (Oct. 1996). % ~7 G; V+ F- t8 X# @AMD Air and Missile Defense . l9 @' H' F3 N5 i5 ]8 Z2 ^! TAMDF Army Master Data File 7 N: T) y1 M, c4 `AMDS Active Missile Defense System. AMDTF Air and Missile Defense Task Force (US Army term) AMEMB American Embassy. 5 P# H" }! v& \AMFB Acquisition Management Functional Board. AMG Antenna mast group. 6 r* q. H V+ J. L5 ]3 p: ]AMOR Army Missile Optical Range. AMOS Air Force Maui Optical Station. amp ampere * o. m4 @3 T4 L6 ^ t xAMP Ansular Measurement Precision.

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AMRAAM Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. AMS Aerodynamic Maneuvering System ) X$ X' l4 V9 b# X bAMSAA Army Materiel Systems Analysis Agency. AMSDL Acquisition Management System Data Requirements Control List. 8 D4 ~- r- K! G; y* G" P) }4 u `AMT ATCS Mobile Terminal. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 17 AMTB Attack Management Test Bed AMTL Army Materials Technology Laboratory. A/N Army/Navy + ~8 \, m) m6 b1 ?, fAN/TPS-59 USMC Firefinder radar. ANALYZE Static Code Analyzer. 1 X) A+ n+ q- }' x4 k& U3 C/ ]ANIK E1 Canadian telecommunications satellite’s name. : r! ?0 ]2 E! J5 `& W/ yANL Argonne National Laboratory & R6 J- S6 J3 U0 ^: u; o* aANMCC Alternate National Military Command Center. ANMD Army National Missile Defense. ANN Artificial Neural Networks. ANSI American National Standards Institute. # u1 a( `( h* }: P- lAntenna Area The ratio of the power available at the terminals of an antenna to the incident 8 p) p0 u( B5 F$ {: J- @power density of a plane wave from the direction polarized. `& F. s" N, t6 e6 M' xAntiair Warfare Action required to destroy or reduce to an acceptable level the enemy air and missile threat. It includes such measures as the use of interceptors, bombers, antiaircraft guns, surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles, electronic countermeasures, and destruction of the air or missile threat both before and after it is launched. Other measures taken to minimize the effects of hostile air 0 e) M6 L' r9 iaction are cover, concealment, dispersion, deception, and mobility (Navy/USMC). Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) + O/ o* C+ x' ]& QThe term used for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapons developed to negate the ballistic missile threat in the late 60s and early 70s. ( x/ [! V, k# J1 o( i+ h0 ?Anti-Ballistic Missile System . Q9 h" P! u, ]: v6 _$ fA system designed to counter strategic ballistic missiles or their elements in flight. 1 A& x4 p S. x& \: RAnti-Radiation Missile (ARM) A missile that homes passively on a radiation source. , ]& F" M# T% _5 r: W6 T3 ~2 ZAntisatellite Weapon (ASAT) A weapon designed to destroy satellites in space. The weapon may be launched 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 speed, or by a directed energy beam. 2 U: D. @! c: O) {/ N( YAnti-Simulation The process of introducing random variations to the signature characteristics of an object in order to cause misidentification of the object by the sensors. The : o) B: N$ x$ O; z' K( O: j2 Mdisguising of an RV to resemble a non-threatening object such as a piece of debris, a balloon, or a decoy. Ao Operational Availability AO (1) Associated Object. (2) Action Officer. (3) Area of Operations (4) Acousto- 2 A# k1 S2 u8 p6 y, pOptical. (5) Attack Operations. AOA OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Adjunct (now called AST). % x j. n, s" `+ G+ w& uMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A + l2 w" b3 h0 L7 _2 ?18 , z- X8 F" S9 V* xAOC Air Operations Center. AOCC Air Operations Control Center. + V! `* R0 L- j- n6 H! hAOEC Aero-Optic Evaluation Center, Buffalo, NY. AOI Active Optical Imager. AOP Airborne Optics Platform. AOR Area of Responsibility. / ^7 i1 s3 O5 t, yAOS OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Sensor. * ]0 w- T/ V# P/ ~AOSP Advanced On-Board Signal Processor. AOTF Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter. % Z/ ~% _# c: B: z1 \! zAP Acquisition Plan. , V1 B( @# c; I2 O* ?$ y+ t2 t6 cAPB Acquisition Program Baseline. 6 C& H4 c- R+ k. }+ QAPBI Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry (MDA). APCC Alternate Processing and Correlation Center. APDP Acquisition Professional Development Program. APEX Active Plasma Experiment ) q. U& W3 |: T& xAPI Ascent-Phase Intercept. APIPT Acquisition Planning IPT (PAC-3 term). APL Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. APLE Average Power Laser Experiment. C+ }6 K! |, A' b) P% p# vAPM Advanced Penetration Model. + T! p8 N) [5 r1 i- {, P" C3 dAPMA Acquisition Program Management Agreement. APO (1) Apache Point Observatory. (2) Arrow Project Office. 3 F! U" ~% V; O, \6 zAPOD Aerial Point of Debarkation. % p; C) D7 l. \: z! OApplication (1) (Software) It refers to a process; usually implemented as a software 5 y8 m* c6 t# C Droutine, at the highest level (Level 7) of the ISO open system architecture. (2) (SDS) It refers to such processes as the Battle / x' J6 s) Q0 f( Z! L) h5 @Management, Navigation, Network Control, and other high level functions : y2 Z2 T* l$ u& Y( T' `, wwhich 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 requirements that are pertinent and cost effective for the particular materiel acquisition and contractually invoking them at the most advantageous times in the acquisition cycle. * \" y9 Z1 ]) n3 MMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 19 t3 b5 v& x. l0 F9 b. oApportionment (1) A determination made by the Office of Management and Budget which 2 p4 f# F) b s% X P; X' L$ Glimits the amount of obligations or expenditures that may be incurred during a specified time period. An apportionment may limit all obligations + O6 j/ |. V+ @6 j) [& Eto be incurred during the specified period or it may limit obligation to be incurred for a specific activity, function, project, object, or a combination thereof. The third of four phases of the DoD resource allocation process. (2) The determination and assignment of the total expected effort by percentage and/or by priority that should be devoted to the various air ; A. V' ~% j5 Foperations and/or geographic areas for a given period of time. (3) In the + r+ h7 k: a" B3 b+ qgeneral sense, distribution for planning of limited resources among competing requirements. Specific apportionments (e.g. air sorties and + v9 T( K8 Z2 j+ i3 Nforces for planning) are described as apportionment of air sorties and forces for planning, etc. Appropriation An authorization by an act of Congress that permits Federal agencies to incur i$ d) u! a" R( ^1 kobligations and make payments from the Treasury. An appropriation usually $ V5 Q' q6 a+ ~ T" f8 p/ Dfollows an enactment of authorizing legislation. An appropriation act is the most ( a/ ^9 e. i/ E( [common means of providing budget authority. Appropriations do not represent 5 e. l: F. [4 D8 }$ a4 u Ecash actually set aside in the Treasury; they represent limitations of amounts, 8 _; D) h/ l0 A1 r: Owhich agencies may obligate during a specified time period. See Authorization. ' O3 ^, s, r$ u3 T; kApproved 3 C2 C2 W7 P1 Z: C8 xProgram # A( Z$ I9 C' T7 b6 T* }The technical and operational, schedule, and quantity requirements reflected in the latest approved USD (A) ADM, or other document reflecting a more current # m+ q8 Q" V; I3 d8 ldecision of the USD (A) or other approval authority, such as the President’s Budget, the FYDP, and supporting documentation. / y9 X* r$ }2 iAPPS Automated POM Preparation Instruction. APS (1) Axial Propulsion System. (2) Automatic Phasing System. APT Acquisition, Pointing, and Tracking. # ?6 \4 C; G6 A1 {: C0 lAPU Auxiliary Power Unit. AR Army ! p1 D' x0 P7 b1 i6 RARB Accreditation Review Board. ARC (1) Advanced Research Center, US Army, Huntsville, AL. , |. f/ W# Y# a. Z2 ?(2) Atlantic Research Corporation. ARC/SC Advanced Research Center/Simulation Center. ARCCC Army Component Command Center. ARCT Advanced Radar Component Technology. / z. f' i" P, `1 fARFOR Army Forces. ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. # ?5 x+ c' d- dArchitectural 9 F5 d) ]1 G. l7 U. i' oDesign 5 V4 A J- n4 n4 `The process of defining a collection of hardware and software components and their interfaces to establish the framework for the development of a computer ( \! \! o6 J! Isystem. ) M; S7 v* k* J! ~- CMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 3 m" `/ \; u2 q' V4 p& P' y# K20 , ^! n$ f, @+ C: ^Architecture 7 s) v2 B' I% pIntegration , Q) a$ ]6 ?3 j; x& ~' mStudy (AIS) 9 i" {' k1 s3 y9 u0 q) m, Y# T5 IA study to determine the performance of alternative architectures and element ) y, {. N; V% V: k; O; m, ndesigns that satisfy BMD System mission requirements, and to evaluate the 9 a; U7 A( J, }3 V s. F' Deffect of changing threats and advances in technology on the systems, subsystems, and components making up existing and proposed architectures. ARDSOC Army Defense System Operations Center. 0 y* f( _# l3 z8 e7 @! E. f0 b M6 u) g8 \ARE Aerothermal Reentry Experiment. Area Air Defense Commander (AADC) The person given overall responsibility for air defense within an overseas unified 1 i% `5 i, ~9 b/ r( Scommand, subordinate unified command, or a joint task force. Normally, this will be the Air Force component commander. Area Defense Defense of a broad geographical area that contains both military and civilian assets (i.e., depots, towns/cities). (USSPACECOM) * I* X7 l, v5 \ f3 R5 QArea of Influence A geographical area wherein a commander is directly capable of influencing operations by maneuver or fire support systems normally under his command or control. Area of Interest 8 `; M, }7 U5 b* H3 d8 J- Q(AOI) 4 }' ?$ `# O. y5 kThe area of influence and surrounding areas that is of concern to the 3 x. m% S& O0 t( K4 |" p% @; V* jcommander for the objective of current and planned operations. This may 6 g! `5 Y3 o2 [2 J' uinclude areas occupied by enemy forces. Area of Operations That portion of an area of war necessary for military operations and for the administration of such operations. 5 ?" z7 ^3 P& L7 L6 j- zArgus An airborne optical platform operated by the Air Force’s Phillips Laboratory. ; x8 G% j% W0 @3 e( S5 _" pArgus is sometimes used by MDA to collect flight test signatures, phenomenology, and intercept data. $ X& G8 G0 j6 j- v; K0 }3 [ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. ARH Anti-Radiation Homing. H) I4 g& f; n, VARI Army Research Institute

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ARIES Active Radio Interferometer for Explosion Surveillance. E4 N+ S8 w' q% X; IARL Airborne Reconnaissance-Low (USA term) [circa 1996 = Reconnaissance 1 f! g( G, ^) R% u5 @8 xequipment in Dash-7 airplane]. 6 p# o( j; H3 Z2 x& c/ E. yARM Anti-Radiation Missile. 1 _! ~3 n) m- |8 \8 I8 jArms Export Control Board 9 J. _ Q+ f( ?- {5 W(AECB) 1 [1 {1 K% Y1 CAn 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. + u, |7 W: N' B$ v$ T. U$ qArmy Brigade Center (ARBC) The Army center between the ARSPOC and the ARROC with C2 responsibilities 6 z* a$ b% n8 Q3 l7 Zfor BMD. Army Component 3 S5 U# `# K7 t7 nCommand Center 1 o3 r( U, W8 B7 F. m. L(ARCCC) A segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of ' B( ?4 B. X4 N: U! k# ^$ Y9 ?! H3 Wthe 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 . Y7 I4 Q- C; A) T$ i7 Larchitecture definition update. ; I# a' Z% n4 R6 I! @MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A ; U1 c- z3 n2 i21 Army Materiel ( ^& R; U: q( Z! @- Z, Q& Y) S. kCommand (AMC) 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 training; scientific and technical intelligence production; international logistics ! h, J- L+ D3 r8 _- ~, kprograms; 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 Belvoir, VA in 2003. Army Space 5 Z' H+ _; k7 a1 l6 MOperations Center (ARSPOC) , x! o% A) j7 R1 H% R! ?! zThe Army Space Command Center responsible for logistically/ administratively ; M' Y5 `6 g: W; v! w! B9 `controlling assigned SDS elements and which shall also include the capability to , h3 I: e2 B( K4 l1 S: V/ ~assure the BMD mission is carried out should the USCINCSPACE CCC be lost. 2 K% ?3 J) B0 d( I0 w- KARNG Army National Guard. AROS Airborne Radar Optical System. 7 p% e* K$ P) \) ]7 u6 rARP Address Resolution Protocol ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Formerly known as Defense Advanced + Z' T' e6 F: ^: F/ ?4 h- EResearch Projects Agency (DARPA). 2 e2 y' W0 |0 q- PARPANET ARPA Network. % W( D9 ]. D# o/ r$ Y1 vARRC Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps. ARROC Army Regional Operations Center. ( ?9 ]$ O. I% wArrow A technology demonstration program started in 1988 and designed to meet 0 X* E/ h' C: u1 [6 \Israeli architecture requirements for area defense of population centers against ! Z7 j' x( T" |2 p/ i9 XTBMs. ARS (1) Airborne Remote Sensing. (2) Action Request System. . D3 v* a+ Y; c& F& z Q" ZARSCS Automated Rear Services Control System. ARSPACE U.S. Army Space Command. ARSPOC Army Space Operations Center. 3 Z) |/ I* M6 H! J/ XARU Alignment Reference Unit (PAC-3). - q1 y' {: y9 l) vASA Assistant Secretary of the Army. ASAF Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. ASAF (A) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition). 9 q ?5 ?% x; R5 T5 K1 m' TASARC Army Systems Acquisition Review Council. ASARS Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System. ASAS (1) All Source Analysis System. (2) Advanced Solid Axial Stage. ' \" u1 i. P# r. PASAT Antisatellite Weapon. ASB Army Science Board. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A " l9 r2 L+ w V7 B6 ^9 [; P# e22 ASBM Air-to-Surface Ballistic Missile. ASC (1) Army Space Command (See also USARSPACECOM, ARSPACECOM). ( W$ e0 o6 t0 W(2) Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH. * o% k6 S% ?1 d: CASCC Air Standardization Coordination Committee. 8 C! j/ D3 k" N7 f! Y6 vASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. ; P- k/ A4 j0 P% @ASCM Advance Spaceborne Computer Module . g. `7 v! q* r1 g/ @3 BASCO Advanced Systems Concept Office ASCON Associate Contractor ASD (1) OBSOLETE Aeronautical Systems Division (AF). See Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC). (2) Assistant Secretary of Defense. ASDC Alternated Space Defense Center ) e) r q+ H6 BASDP Advanced Sensor Demonstration Program. ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( t: L' b' d( ?4 TASEDP Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Program. " Y/ O4 P F, n o5 M/ JASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit. 2 H6 R/ @0 o4 C( [# N1 m1 s. h$ UASIOE Associated Support Items of Equipment (USA term). ASL Authorized Stockage List (USA term). # F8 h. O: q( uASM (1) Anti-Simulation. (2) Anti-ship Missile. (3) Air-to-Surface Missile. ASMD Anti-ship Missile Defense. ASMDC Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, AL (1998). ASMP French Air Surface Missile & |/ m0 z. h: J; d# kASN Assistant Secretary of the Navy. ( c( ~' z; i: I' R6 e4 {& WASN (RD&A) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition). ASN (SB&L) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics). 9 y" R, M s2 ]+ \3 |1 ?5 c* eASOC Air Support Operations Center. ASP (1) Airborne Surveillance Platform. (2) Advanced Sensor Program. (3) $ v1 c2 {; Q7 r( d1 c" {Advanced Sensor Platform. (4) Annual Service Practice. ASPADOC The backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at Dahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. 8 B9 v& b& l+ @. P! dASPIRIS Advanced Signal Processing for IR Sensors. ASPJ Airborne Self Protection Jammer MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A " m4 ^7 [2 G( o" [ r23 ASPO Army Space Program Office. ASR Acquisition Strategy Report. " ?4 d2 y9 E4 d1 \6 Y* Y# SASROC Antisubmarine Rocket. + c _5 W# b3 |/ |3 cASSERT Augmentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training (DoD 7 o7 y* W4 | E bterm). Assessment (1) Appraisal of the worth of an intelligence activity, source information, or ) f* {0 i3 v [3 f" h) n4 i1 ~' v2 \product in terms of its contribution to a specific goal, or the credibility, reliability, pertinence, accuracy, or usefulness of information in terms of 5 R) ? q! Z: K+ }8 ]: H; x# }an 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 MDA-sponsored Confidence Assessment Team for a specified purpose. ASSIST Automated Systems Security Incident Support Term (DISA term). 3 [" n _( i! T+ fAssociated ' B2 Z' T( ?) t& uObject u8 _/ M' h* S3 p/ B' e4 RObject that remains near a deployed reentry vehicle, decoy or chaff puff. Assume Course Orientation 5 J4 ?# f0 x# r/ zMake course attitude adjustments to the weapon platform orientation prior to 9 S' E8 ` i( T) L# c- z; Lengagement. Assured Defense Strategies and tactics that result in (specified) a high probability of kill against designated targets, regardless of the interceptors required. (USSPACECOM) & n l- H% S y; l; GAssured Kill This option requires defense segments to employ tactics, which produce the ( H/ E7 M& ?# Z6 ]' e5 mhighest probability of kill consistent with the available number of defensive resources (interceptors). 8 R* J5 }: c- G% m! i6 U) }AST (1) See Airborne Surveillance Testbed. (2) Advanced Sensor Technology. ASTMP Army Science and Technology Master Plan ASTP Advanced Sensor Technology Program 3 I- \" w; u* Z# LASWG Architecture Systems Working Group. AT Advanced Technology ; E8 o/ w7 o1 i( ~0 T9 |; KATA (1) Advanced Test Accelerator. (2) Avionics Test Article. ATACC (1) Advanced Tactical Command Central (USMC term). (2) Advanced Theater Air Command Center ATACM Army Tactical Missile ) w* ]* |% O) c x. kATACMS Army Tactical Missile System. ATAF Allied Tactical Air Force (NATO). ATB (1) Allied Test Bed. (2) Analytical Tool Box. ATBM (1) Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile. (2) Anti- Theater Ballistic Missile MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 6 X* J4 ?) n* c# X24 Y; G2 j- M$ }8 D3 cATC Automated Technical Catalog ATCCS Army Tactical Command and Control System 8 Q' n6 F+ N* x6 x( g9 N0 m6 x" P' W9 xATCOM Army Aviation and Troop Command (pre-Oct 96) (See AMCOM) ATD Advanced Technology Demonstration. ATDL Army Tactical Data Link. : s5 O# K3 b; V7 y! C" EATDM Adaptive Time Division Multiplexer. ATDS Airborne Tactical Data System. ATE Automatic Test Equipment. 3 x# D4 S. m6 r3 t1 z& DATH Above the Horizon 1 p$ m7 h& k ?+ Q$ e: \& w( @ATHS Airborne Target Handover System. ! z2 s, w3 c( wATI Advanced Technology Interceptor ATIM Advanced Technology Insertion Module ATIS Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions ATM Anti-Tactical Missile. , W9 [$ B3 ` C$ NATMD Army Theater Missile Defense. ATMDF Air and Theater Missile Defense Force (US Army term). ATMDPO Army Theater Missile Defense Program Office. 6 ~0 [# k# G' T5 M" XATO Air Tasking Order. ATOC Air Tactical Operations Center. 7 c6 I0 H0 ?- z, j0 V! q* lATODB Air Tasking Order Database. ATP (1) Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing. (2) Authority To Proceed. (3) Allied Tactical Publication. (4) Acceptance Test Procedures. (5) Acceptance Test Program. (6) Advanced Technology Program (Department of Commerce term). (7) Authority to Process. 8 `7 F6 J" F, LATP&FC Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Fire Control. 0 x. h6 E4 D9 VATR Autonomous/Automated Target Recognition. 9 t5 t6 f5 I! IATRJ Advanced Threat Radar Jammer. ATSIM Acquisition and Track Simulation. : N$ k0 X# l1 q V& tAttack and , J) B! U1 C' N/ \8 P. SLaunch Early & K/ J8 h: ~6 Q* v8 y( ?) q, tReporting to Theater (ALERT) An upgrade to ground station mission processing which exploits inherent satellite 4 G% x( q" u5 D, F; b/ N4 k& ycapability to provide theater missile warning and cueing. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 9 r; Y) l* b( c# c25 Attack 7 Q7 m' ^) T8 S: ^" D9 ?Assessment (AA) An evaluation of information to determine the potential or actual nature and 2 @9 W+ _+ m9 r3 b, h/ \! [6 a* Uobjectives of an attack for the purpose of providing information for timely 0 G5 f, ?3 n5 p1 I5 _decisions. Attack 4 b x4 H* d M, M7 A' V6 }Characterization 9 r% I. Q+ Z. W) `8 lThe process by which the parameters of an attack in progress are developed, updated and defined. Attack & j$ a1 k" l# m8 p9 o% _; f7 FOperations (Counterforce) Attack operations prevent launch of theater missiles by attacking all elements of + {5 E5 o" T/ @9 `9 _, Hthe overall enemy system, including such actions as destroying launch platforms, 7 t- h1 N' H* q4 P( E8 e+ B6 jsupport facilities, reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition # n0 f3 A/ l) c! ?/ F6 |* qplatforms, command and control nodes, and missile stocks. Attack operations can be executed by space, air, ground, maritime, and special operations forces. ) @( i* H& V7 h* B BAttack operations are considered one of the four pillars of TMD capability. (JCS J-38 CONOPS) $ Q" e( G2 ], ~1 v3 S- L$ E( OAttack Price A concept used to evaluate the performance of a BMD system that defines 2 h+ d8 r2 p: L9 w“price” as the number of Re-entry Vehicles required to ensure target destruction. Target destruction is defined as a probability of target survivability using the draw down curve. : i! j" p5 ? y) \& c, ~, |Attack Warning/ Attack Assessment (AW/AA) # X) E, F. L* g# E& @6 MIntegrated air, missile, and space defense data used to determine whether an h# n" w$ G8 T- sattack is underway and, if so, what is the type and strength of the attack. & d" L( ~. c5 |( Q0 C$ R: C- @ATTD Advanced Technology Transition Demonstration. 3 V' r0 o/ f* N1 GAttenuation Decrease in intensity of a signal, beam, or wave as a result of absorption and $ i0 X. }4 S5 U) I5 @1 ?scattering out of the path of a detector by the propagating medium, but not & `; m$ g3 q" p) X! Iincluding a decrease in intensity due to geometric spreading (e.g., the inverse square of distance). 3 r6 X I& _) v. G$ eATV Advanced Technology Validation. ' t7 W- z3 R! k! E' s) aAULS Accidental or Unauthorized Limited Strike. AUPC Average Unit Procurement Cost. 4 k4 f8 i) \. k- w2 A6 t8 PAURORA Canadian aircraft. Autonomous $ G7 n, r1 ^( j) _$ W/ W3 NAcquisition Range (Max.) + M' o# A: I5 p+ {1 hThe maximum range at which a target can be acquired by a sensor operating in 4 Q& o8 Z+ u8 D xa non-cued mode. : W- M) Z. Y* s( g" e' o% p: j, Z. \AV (1) Air Vehicle. (2) Audio-Visual. AVATAR (SAIC) Flight dynamics simulator. 3 M/ v/ c2 J' G. G( I! M) \; iAVC Advanced Vehicle Concept. AVCATT Aviation CATT (US Army term) 0 j$ S7 ]+ S- D! z3 {Average Unit 5 N7 g5 A' G2 B0 H% h. [& \" F5 lProcurement Cost (AUPC) Design to average unit procurement cost objectives, expressed in constant dollars, are established for Milestone I, Concept Demonstration Approval. AUPC ! H7 {5 {1 q5 Gincludes recurring flyaway, rollaway, sail-away costs (including nonrecurring ) B1 v7 z' ?6 b: tproduction costs) adjusted for data, training, support equipment, and initial spares costs. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 26 AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. " s, u- j4 T! H# U+ _; e9 JAVSCOM Aviation Systems Command (US Army). AW/AA Attack Warning/Attack Assessment. * {/ t( Z* G% }; B s1 iAWACS Airborne Warning and Control System. ( R' I @5 n2 r; G" ~AWC Air Warfare Centre (UK RAF term). 2 r' `; J3 j0 x/ h* g# C7 `AWE Advanced Warfighting Experiment $ l6 G% V6 p' x$ W. eAWG (1) Acquisition Working Group (GSA term). (2) Algorithm Working Group. 1 X5 }7 I8 C) L3 E4 |9 RAWS (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. ~2 \- w' w7 Y& |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 D1 p4 M' R/ ]4 i" }reference frame, the reference direction is due north (true north or magnetic north, depending on the application). $ N5 Y3 D; L$ A2 F/ @* z: I, F2 uMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 27 7 h# B$ \- E8 r" S vB Billion. B Spec Development specification. B2C2 Brigade and Below Command and Control System (Army term). BA Budget activity. The budget activity codes are: + b2 i" s1 A$ w# [# _01 – Basic Research 02 – Exploratory Development 03 – Advance Technology Development 04 – Dem/Val 6 h8 y7 z4 N/ p05 – EMD 06 – Management Support 07 – Operational Systems Development 1 N2 w1 i: x h7 ] _6 kBAA Broad Agency Announcement. 6 `0 R7 m5 d( F3 ~& }: yBAC Budget At Completion. 6 G2 {' Z& D! j. K' e& I# }Backbone 8 e9 u, E' s+ o9 Z T6 @' `Network Consists of the space communications network, the ground communications network, and the interconnection between the two. Background Rejection (Surveillance) : a, \' g; K' r8 n+ @6 f, UThe suppression of background noise for the improvement of an object signal. BAE Battlefield Area Evaluation (USA term). , h* m4 h* C% r/ {8 U1 B; B! UBAFO Best and Final Offer. {" ~ Q8 d1 u4 g" Z$ s' t% BBAI Battlefield Air Interdiction. ! [& y. p7 K/ ~: g2 L2 t4 V3 d/ `Balanced 1 I2 p" [% w; E. u, y1 |( ATechnology Initiative (BTI) 3 V6 W% e3 R# S$ U2 T# i; dDoD’s program to hasten application of advanced technology to the most critical and urgent operational needs. BTI projects are demonstrating leap-ahead 6 Q) J% q! x! c9 c5 }; ucapabilities enabled by emerging technologies in smart weapons, target acquisition, battlefield C3I, active countermeasures, and ultra-wide bandwidth radars and high power microwave systems. ; j( s6 W# }2 b8 N1 n9 E3 n9 \Ballistic - S( D+ D* w: Y% UCoefficient The weight of the object divided by the product of the coefficient of drag and the ' X/ i+ v# d7 @! w/ ]projected area (W/CDA), in kilograms per square meter. Ballistic Missile (BM) Any missile that does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and 2 }* _8 K+ a6 I+ T( `consequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated. Ballistic Missile 7 ^+ C0 T/ B4 `) @7 CBoost Intercept . o* Q' \) r/ E- W7 f1 W7 ^5 x(BAMBI) OBSOLETE. A 1966 system concept that a Lockheed study group developed in 6 ~2 M' b$ K! k/ n7 _7 w" Y/ Santicipation of possible government interest in the development of an ABM 2 X* w g9 O. o" u! _) K _) Kcapability. Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) 0 U8 j% r$ T" CAll active and passive measures designed to detect, identify, track, and defeat attacking ballistic missiles (and entities), in both strategic and theater tactical 8 J5 b" a9 l) Groles, during any portion of their flight trajectory (boost, post-boost, midcourse, or terminal) or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack. 8 z# M8 A& G+ O; tBallistic Missile 4 F- H, M9 C' \& JDefense Battery 7 K0 F8 j5 f( F7 H7 b% r9 IAn Army operations center, which operates and maintains BMD ground-based weapons and sensors. / [ H, s- k) ^MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B d' t/ G9 { `+ u' V28 Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Cell 4 \4 y0 ^+ x5 x9 W4 r) sThis facility will be located in the USSPACECOM Consolidated Command Center . _( _5 H4 \! T' I0 }/ s(CCC) and Space Control Center (SPACC) to support the Space Force ' w$ v5 g- }9 e' ]" K7 e' _Application mission area interface between the BMD system and USCINCSPACE. The BMD Cell will provide command and decision support to USCINCSPACE. Ballistic Missile & |' z" S' J" k! I0 \$ `# NDefense Operations 7 }6 ^/ E0 ]2 }" BCenter (BMDOC) OBSOLETE. Initially located at the NTF, and ultimately in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, this facility supports the BMD Cell-USSPACECOM information interface. The BMDOC hosts a BM/C3 processing suite and the operations personnel necessary to coordinate and integrate system-wide BMD activities and supports the USCINCSPACE planning and decision process. : ~! |1 Y6 i) B" uBallistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) S/ L9 ^ l" x' h' XOBSOLETE. The former name of an agency of the Department of Defense 5 U' y6 o6 _! V; T2 H6 P3 V0 Ewhose mission is to manage and direct the conduct of a research program examining the feasibility of eliminating the threat posed by ballistic missiles of all - ~# t6 h, D* K; ~, i" sranges and of increasing the contribution of defensive systems to United States & O8 x! L* H1 v; C* h6 r0 O9 Dand Allied security. MDA is the successor to Strategic Defense Initiative 5 @( Q/ e' P9 q- I1 n5 TOrganization (SDIO). See MDA. & k* M0 n% `* J& C7 X4 GBallistic Missile Defense Program ' A7 C2 K6 b' E- y2 H, y5 rAn architecture comprising three objectives: Theater Missile Defense (TMD), National Missile Defense (NMD), and Follow-on Research Programs. Ballistic Missile ' Z( t, I! T7 B5 p: wDefense (BMD) & Y+ t) X( } x. }System (1) An integrated system that employs layered defenses to intercept missiles during their boost, midcourse, and terminal flight phases. (MDA Lexicon) (2) The aggregate BMD BMC3 and BMD forces that, in total, provide defense , q1 i# B4 U) k0 Jagainst ballistic missile attacks to North America and other areas of vital interest. (USSPACECOM) & Y4 V5 Z7 N Q: WBallistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) 6 v/ W. j1 M3 F6 }0 xProvides tactical warning of ballistic missile attacks, and is part of Spacetrack system. A two-faced phased array radar located at Thule AB, Greenland; three detection 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 7 n+ A" i; \/ F' ^( H' r: |1 H3 ?modification of missiles or other vehicles acted upon by propellants, wind, gravity, temperature, or any other modifying substance, condition, or force. Ballistic Trajectory + |- {. b. g; A4 k4 A: tThe trajectory traced after the propulsive force is terminated and the body is acted upon only by gravity and aerodynamic drag. + ]2 O! @: @, }( Y% N' X5 kBalloon A spherical inflatable decoy used as a penetration aid to mask the location of ' n" l) s) p' t% a" `! P" @ |6 ^reentry vehicles. BAMBI OBSOLETE. See Ballistic Missile Boost Intercept. Bandwidth 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. 5 r1 y j& P( ~5 [$ R# z1 }6 R2 |BAR Bimonthly Activity Report. BARBB BMDO Acquisition Reporting Bulletin Board Barrage E8 W+ s1 A& L( vJamming Simultaneous electronic jamming over a broad band of frequencies. ' ?+ p6 W) A. e+ J q2 }Battery Tactical and administrative artillery unit or subunit corresponding to a company or \2 m& k3 `. [2 b5 { O( ta similar unit in other branches of the Army. & d& \. _' }, X( DMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 29 8 ^; L1 G5 G& q0 uBattle Damage # z2 z5 @; L. F+ q1 TAssessment : b" i$ |6 _6 X5 r( d) }; w(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 of all types of weapons systems throughout the range of military operations. 5 o+ m$ m% w0 g; l% y- @: k; BBDAs are primarily an intelligence responsibility with required inputs and coordination from the operators. BDA is composed of physical damage assessment, functional damage assessment, and target system assessment.

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Battlefield Coordination Element (BCE) ! N% q& s- Q: F8 x7 S) j0 r! ^An Army liaison provided by the Army component commander to the Air Operations Center (AOC) and/or to the component designated by the joint force commander to plan, coordinate, and de-conflict air operations. The battlefield # ]* F+ N v& H) Ycoordination element processes Army requests for tactical air support, monitors and interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary * p- _6 R( b; Q- Vinterface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. Baseline Defined quantity or quality used as starting point for subsequent efforts and progress measurement. Can be a technical baseline or cost baseline. Baseline , q7 r/ x0 d4 H0 dComparison System (BCS) A current operational system, or a composite of current operational subsystems, 8 k- F" i& N9 g0 [" Gwhich most closely represents the design, operational, and support characteristics of the new system under development. Baseline ) G( c* N& v# ~) [( j; ^0 `& ^Conditions The natural and human environmental conditions, which are present prior to ! g# d% r! d8 y9 S& Limplementation of a program and against which impacts are assessed. ; c# C3 r* e0 W6 O5 U+ @' RBaseline Cost $ ]8 ~! d6 ?. uEstimate (BCE) 7 ]4 X7 @/ W0 }3 R$ tA detailed estimate of acquisition and ownership costs normally required for highlevel decisions. This estimate is performed early in the program and serves as the base point for all subsequent tracking and auditing purposes. 7 n) _6 x; _$ E6 {, BBase Program The base program is the program described in the Future Years Defense Program base file, when updated to conform to the budget presented to 7 D+ g: L. a; \! [8 u3 X) Z- ~Congress in January. It constitutes the base from which all current-year program 0 _) v& q6 v9 `$ S, M2 E4 Xchanges are considered. Base Year A reference period, which determines a fixed price level for comparison in ! s, @8 x6 t9 m# I3 i9 E7 L- g9 [2 Weconomic 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 resulting from intentional fragmentation or accidental detonation of booster components, and objects normally associated with the deployment and ) V# w2 q) Z }propagation of threat objects (such as nuts, bolts, inter-stages, fairings, shrouds, 9 [6 v! Y% U% T4 `4 A" b+ M) ^etc.). 5 T# s2 k2 ^% _8 Q2 v$ |Battle Group (1) Domains into which the battle space is partitioned. (2) A data processing 6 d: \* D5 X: y) X o- tapproach implemented in the battle management computer, which minimizes the processing load by partitioning (grouping) threat data . B: U0 q b0 P(Virtual Battle Group). (3) A group of associated system elements which operate together in a segment of the battle, based upon their capabilities and relative location to each other and the threat. " _9 d" _0 D3 w a. nBattle Integration Preplanning processes and/or real-time coordination that occur to minimize resource wastage between battle tiers or battle partitions. 6 E L7 S% C* ^2 I" O9 d+ G! ?- H4 P2 f5 WMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 30 ) i5 A% c+ |$ s+ aBattle ; C' H: H! m' ^* v! G) f; aManagement ) v |$ J& }! X6 T' K# l(BM) Battle management is comprised of two parts: strategies and the collection of ) [* f, K5 ^9 T/ c4 `( jtasks to be performed to successfully implement chosen strategies. Given a set + A- f5 S# a" J! ], L2 gof strategies, resources, and hostile asset deployment, battle management addresses the problem of choosing a specific strategy or set of strategies and % j+ M( n: @# k( ]6 N9 f2 pperforming the associated tasks, which would result in the most desired outcome. M: l0 |/ T: k8 \( e. lBattle Management/ * \3 S9 O# ]0 x' q( `: ^Command, Control, 5 J) _" D7 M0 @: wCommunications, and Computers ( A6 ?/ y! x2 a8 N: F3 |# E! V(BM/C4 ) BM/C4 is a set of automated processes, which respond to the C2 system’s control directives. The BM/C4 will provide the BMD system with the capability of * i. B. |, ]) L0 W; T6 _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 4 j# v6 `; }& n o! f- xprocedures that will ensure timely human control of the battle management process. BM/C4 consists of a battle planning function, an engagement planning function, and a battle execution function. (USSPACECOM) ) @/ V+ a0 i3 L+ d% N1 P+ QBattle Management ' [0 k2 } b% L3 lDatabase Battle Management data files including: battle management message file, object 3 ~$ g+ v `7 o$ C3 K& gfile, track file, discrimination file, engagement file, kill assessment file, and battle / ]; p# B7 _; U* x, tmanagement health and status file. / a6 ]7 g$ ^$ T, Z: L* F, EBattle Management System The hub of the command and control process. It consists of computer hardware and software that integrates elements of the command and control system into a $ e K+ y! {% [synergistic operation. (USSPACECOM) ( c7 W& s% k3 h* J4 IBattle Management System - ]' R% W* e9 f0 Z- @8 [* GConfiguration The battle management elements currently in the system together with their locations, connectivity and currently activated modes of operation. 9 t" ~2 I+ l* D3 j9 IBattle Manager The automated set of hardware and software equipment that performs the battle management functions at an element. : g% V+ C, {' C0 @2 }, M/ ]Battle Plan One of a set of BMD operational approaches to counter a ballistic missile attack. . j* `5 n) D4 S; U, P" }% N3 }. ~0 OIt contains the rules of engagement, battle strategy, and intercept tactics to be implemented by the battle management processors. It is directly responsive to the attack type (e.g., counterforce). & l5 V) H+ ~ b1 G: ]' p9 {0 PBattle Space A characterization of the BMD area of operation generally expressed by Tier ) b' i4 i. g# w v- j# P9 k& ~! K(Boost, Post-Boost, Midcourse, and Terminal). (USSPACECOM) Battle Space Partitioning ; x+ M0 |) S" DAssignment of management, sensing, control and firing responsibilities to specific 4 t1 W# Q+ K1 C7 }( Eplatforms/facilities within the deployed constellation of platforms/facilities. Battlefield & t7 T8 m( B. `: W5 M" GCoordination , y+ s+ b3 m* h0 NElement : B+ X1 B& B6 Z2 IAn Army liaison provided by the Army component commander to the Air 6 G9 f" g' J. R6 }) r8 MOperations Center (AOC) and/or to the component designated by the joint force ( I$ R+ S6 i9 `1 V( _% qcommander to plan, coordinate, and de-conflict air operations. The battlefield " R+ Y2 c, ^$ rcoordination element processes Army requests for tactical air support, monitors ; s* R/ q6 t5 K2 M$ Fand interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary interface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. BBS Bulletin Board System. BBSF Brass Board Seeker Flight 5 S' j" w( w& {7 eBBT Booster Burn Time. BCAS Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. 1 _1 f# a6 M# AMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 8 Y9 d, k5 K r) B31 ) R# r _. N8 v v3 ]9 G6 r& F8 aBCAS (1) Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. (2) Base Contracting ! W4 I$ g, g4 F' }, A: k4 SAutomated System.

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BCBL Battle Command Battle Laboratory, Ft. Leavenworth, KS. . {/ U) A- ~9 F5 v3 p3 [1 fBCCE BM/C3 Consolidated Capabilities Effort. BCD Baseline Concept Description. BCE Battlefield Coordinating Element. BCFR Battle Command Focused Rotation. BCIS Battlefield Combat Identification System (US Army term). BCM 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 # \; b/ n1 Z6 Q/ {, kBCV Battle Command Vehicle (US Army term). 5 t5 M% p G0 s) GBCWP Budget Cost of Work Performed. BCWS Budget Cost of Work Scheduled BD Baseline Description. BDA Battle Damage Assessment. " u8 m" J# f- h2 l8 }/ IBDC Backgrounds Data Center, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC BDE Brigade 4 ?* G( W& q3 |3 T+ v7 p' fBDL Battlefield Demonstration Laser. 3 v! r$ ^; {. ^4 Y; z7 sBDP Baseline Data Package BDPI Baseline Data Package Integration. BDS Boost Phase Detection System. BDT Birth-to-Death Tracking. ) }/ f" y$ W* u! [: o' {7 d( `) tBDY Burst Detector Y Sensor. Be Beryllium. 6 S* [6 P4 U# T# f I0 nBE OBSOLETE. See Brilliant Eyes. 4 x ?0 ~- i/ y( }5 [( EMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B

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32 0 y5 p6 {1 |* i; J1 w9 |- CBeam 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. Beam 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 7 I, n/ q# h2 d q r& yaxis. 4 V! v- ^6 u( s& CBEAR Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket (NPB Technology Validation Experiment). , N+ r2 n, y( ^4 p8 B$ [: m; j! vBEAST Battle Experiment Area Simulator Tracker. BECO Before Engine Cutoff. BECS Battlefield Electronic CEOI System (See RBECS) . Bell-Lapadula Model : G$ @* k& F1 t7 a' NA formal state transition model of computer security policy that describes a set of access control rules. BELLCORE Bell Communications Research, Incorporated. BEP Brilliant Eyes Probe. - t3 s9 L2 p c$ E, `/ yBES Budget Estimate Submission. BESAM OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Sensor Algorithm Manager. BESC BM/C3 Element Support Center BESim OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator. BESim/AT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Analysis Tool. BESim/RT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Real-Time. 4 a- k g- ^1 K! s$ a) g) vBEST BM/C3 Element Support Task. / i+ B+ G" _: O% a7 E4 iBET Best Estimate Trajectory. BFAC Blue Forces Analysis Center. BFTT Battle Force Tactical Training. & |6 H* o. r+ E0 d' B6 j/ V1 M2 zBG Battle Group (USN term). BGM Battle Group Manager. + M( z6 a X( _. v/ o n. c! L3 `: f, QBGSE Bus Ground Support System (USAF term). , ~- N7 A, t$ p3 @! _$ m1 @' u; w& jBGV Boost Glide Vehicle. 6 d6 U& M9 E2 t8 T3 x: ZBI (1) Background Investigation. (2) Briefing to Industry. BIB Blocked Impurity Band. BIC Battlefield Integration Center. 2 K0 N: ~0 g* m& OMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 2 B* ^* a) I( j33 9 O" l+ u, t- t5 t$ iBID Built-In Diagnostics. BIDS Biological Integrated Detection System. ( D7 x3 ]8 {% h+ D5 h$ {8 ~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 - w8 P& K( a$ O, r. M4 Binstitutionalized a biennial cycle for the Planning, Programming, and Budget System (PPBS). A biennial budget, as currently structured, represents program 3 H T t5 H8 h( ^. c s8 Vbudget estimates for a two-year period in which fiscal year requirements remain separate and distinct. ) G e6 }; n6 @7 U# ]" jBig Crow A suite of aircraft, helicopters, ground vans, and electronic equipment, which is " \5 h8 c! @+ P! B, z1 aused to emulate an electronic warfare environment for testing, weapon systems # `1 x6 l; ]8 G0 uon test ranges. BIM Ballistic Intercept Missile. % L" s1 ?8 `. n* aBiological Weapon 4 [: v! U) ?& M; sAn item of material, which projects, disperses, or disseminates a biological agent 0 w* L6 k- B5 a% P. n) T, lincluding arthropod vectors. BIOS Basic Input/Output System. BIPS Billion Instructions Per Second. 5 ?. u" ^+ F g8 L/ j) HBirth-to-Death / W7 T, E* E9 u& _, }* ZTracking (BDT) The tracking of space objects (e.g., satellites, reentry vehicles, or decoys that simulate these) from the time they are deployed from a booster or post-boost 3 x& X$ T- z, P7 L" Z) c" fvehicle until they are destroyed. Bistatic Radar A radar system that has transmitters and receivers stationed at two ~0 f2 X a3 T& P8 X' mgeographically separate locations; a special case of multi-static radar. BIT Built-in-Test Bit Binary digit. 4 c9 N: }+ g7 DBITE Built-in Test Equipment. + l+ Z8 G* J' f# r, n* t+ IBit Transfer 1 w) w2 S# A S: d: r/ j& T8 dRate / P3 ^) O* O1 yThe number of bits transferred per unit time, usually expressed in bits per second (bps). ! L4 n; `$ j, r. _/ v/ fBlack Body An ideal body, which would absorb all (and reflect none) of the radiation falling " `( @) v4 ], T/ W2 jupon it. Blackout The disabling of electronic equipment by means of nuclear explosion. The - G- f/ j# Y1 N5 Y M, q' R" A7 M9 P; Qintense electromagnetic energy by a nuclear explosion obscures signals and renders many types of radar and other types of electronic equipment useless for minutes or longer. ; a: p: G, `" b# ?% {' ~BLADES BMD Long Wavelength Infrared Advanced Exo-atmospheric Sensor. + r. j& @4 Y3 |5 ^ ~5 K* Z3 T6 ABLADT Blast, Dust, Thermal Effects Model. Blast Effect Destruction of or damage to structures and personnel by the force of an & b* E3 D& }4 Q0 @5 Oexplosion on or above the surface of the ground. Blast effect may be contrasted with the cratering and ground-shock effects of a projectile or charge that goes off 8 Y3 q3 H0 M/ f6 X6 g% Ebeneath the surface. 9 U5 T' d8 R1 S" U8 t8 BMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 6 E6 e( P: a6 h5 g+ j34 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. - x3 I* _2 G. {/ } x1 C0 Y# f8 PBLK Block (system production lot) % f+ _7 {2 B% d* L( E E6 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 BMDS Test-bed and assessed to adequately characterize its military utility. Once tested, elements and components are available for limited procurement, ; w: Y! @ g& u9 mtransition to production, or for emergency deployment as directed. These “offramps” may occur at any time during the Block Cycle to support timely execution of these transition or deployment decisions. / K: F5 ?. B8 f! zThe configuration for each Block is drawn from the following sources: 3 D) o! S4 e0 L3 f6 n•The prior BMDS Block; •BMDS elements, components, technologies, and concepts; •BMDS Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications 5 B0 K3 h1 e4 t(BMC2/C) specifications and products; •Externally managed systems, elements, or technologies (e.g., DSP, 1 E" C$ m( U' `# F6 wGCCS, MILSTAR, etc).