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AFTAC Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, FL 5 V9 d5 Z4 ?% ^AFTADS Army Field Artillery Target Data System. ! X" h* N% Z" Z( WAFWAN Air Force WWMCCS ADP Modernization 2 I: ` O) v5 C e3 |6 U* N0 K& tAFWL Air Force Weapons Laboratory (Phillips Lab). ( J/ z. F* |. ?; ^AGARD Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. AGC Automatic Gain Control. + d) R! j$ o' |# o& q {, u( k/ _AGCCS (1) Air Force Global Command and Control System (USAF term). ( k9 B) S. g9 ^& ]" o5 ^(2) Army Global Command and Control System (US Army term). , g$ p5 n7 E9 k# I5 h+ ]3 J2 r+ cMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 12 ! [ w5 d* y' @$ OAGM-65 Maverick Air-to-Surface Missile. AGMC Air Force Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center, Newark AFB, OH. 9 X2 D* o/ M8 i& r1 {% m! B: A; @AGRE Active Geophysical Rocket Experiment AGT Above Ground Test. AHIS Agile Homing Interceptor Simulator. AHSG Ad Hoc Study Group. AHWG Ad Hoc Working Group AI (1) Artificial Intelligence. (2) Action Item. (3) Air Interdiction. AIA Air Intelligence Agency AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 3 U: k2 [2 F' n* z* L0 T: fAIC (1) Atlantic Intelligence Command. (2) Account Identifier Code. AID Agile Interceptor Development. AIDA Artificial Intelligence Discrimination Architecture (UKMOD). 8 l4 x/ B+ E8 L: K$ x+ E/ u: L" fAIDPN Architecture Investment and Deployment Planning Notebook. AIM Air Intercept Missile " h( u1 _; L" T' _Aimpoint The specific point at which a weapon is aimed. The point may be on the earth's surface, in the atmosphere, or in space. In some cases, the specific lethal point on a target to which a weapon is aimed. $ ~* A8 \- s. H& D d& pAIP Advanced Interceptor Program (formerly Brilliant Pebbles). 5 q1 B2 g; z& a) sAirborne Optional Adjunct 9 b2 a% g3 U1 ]6 [( h; R! }5 B(AOA) A test program to place an infrared (IR) sensor in an aircraft. (Superseded by Airborne Surveillance Testbed (AST).)

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Airborne Surveillance . R7 \0 q0 l) W. _8 r( ~4 wTestbed (AST) w2 |$ Q" |- x7 D0 L# G% lA Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical ( A9 ~- w& p5 @0 M7 psensor issues. " I7 k5 W' @& q* aAir-breathing A flying vehicle that uses the oxygen in the atmosphere as the oxidizer in its ' d3 f9 B! w8 V [propulsion system. Examples are jet aircraft and cruise missiles. This category does not include ballistic missiles. 3 M0 c1 k; K: @5 @& L; b" l" q" wAir Defense All measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action. ; D% C& ~6 @0 M6 E5 ^2 Q: o& h/ dAir 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 conditions. See also air defense operations area. Air Defense $ ]! N6 j+ l# m- n0 uArtillery Weapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. 4 F j4 r# B3 q) y4 v% M J! ~3 y: sMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A # U/ j# h& J( n' ^13 ; i0 y; N. @6 B8 aAir Defense 3 D% A% [, u: b8 V6 Y. kIdentification ) b2 \4 j! ?9 v' h, \) vZone Airspace of defined dimensions within which the ready identification, location, $ D8 }. x" X1 {3 V5 ?# g3 o4 M: m6 yand control of airborne vehicles are required. Commonly referred to as ADIZ. . |: t6 C- `( q# YSee also air defense operations area. & X; v# d. S6 f: X1 Y9 ?$ d+ ?% PAir Defense Operations Area A 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 ( z9 @0 O( W. `4 Darea; Air defense area; Air defense identification; Firepower umbrella. : P* l+ E: A. h8 [8 AAir Force Component ' E( _6 t; T+ @Command Center (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 2 |2 K$ N; F. f2 a: m- ~& AForce Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The AFCCC was , [* V/ t9 K/ |) F8 H& {( deliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system architecture definition update. 5 Q/ ]) k& C3 J" R5 E, x/ O7 _ X* zAir Force 2 h4 N6 k- ]! u" }Ground/Global Weather Center (AFGWC) 7 i+ e$ d* F+ P! z- g- x9 @AFGWC provides Air Force and Army with global information and products 8 t% C: w* k. }relating to past, present, and future states of the aerospace environment. 9 B5 ?' M' i0 g5 q0 p, U1 Q1 ^Weather data is provided to the Weather Support Unit (WSU) for use by the , m$ F1 _ l, ~4 I/ pSDS. Also provides space environmental data such as sunspots, ) }6 V4 u( Y( h2 L9 @3 S# s+ f+ x( velectromagnetic storms, etc. Located at Offutt AFB, NE. ; I; G8 E) d% Z8 qAir Force ! `" e. B9 ]! V0 Z/ d' V: z6 eOperational + A) s0 K# r$ c, RTest and Evaluation : Z! s) [; q/ J( n1 V* ECenter (AFOTEC) Responsible 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 Satellite $ k- C9 |" |1 UCommunications ) O4 c1 ^6 k# B, }/ _. t) D, @4 aSystem 0 J6 o: O% d% Q. r; Z+ u2 r0 z(AFSATCOM) A collection of transponders on host satellites used by U.S. Strategic Command + I$ s3 O2 G, Bto pass emergency action messages (EAM) and damage assessment reports. AFSATCOM is also used to pass sensor data between sites and CMAFB. Air Force 1 R6 S9 Z3 `( O, [% P3 j7 b* v% S Z% bSatellite Control Network (AFSCN) / p5 Y( H c5 O( sA global, multi-command configuration of space vehicle command, control, and 1 R$ ?# X5 W' F _communications resources operating in concert to support DoD and other . o- y* j% u1 R7 w: q% w' Aassigned space missions. ; d, x9 u+ @8 t r, PAir Force Space Command ; l; C5 Q. g4 T$ H( ~(AFSPC) A major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States 3 I) X; Y$ ^6 O P. ~Space Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, 8 t9 \$ F( _# a( M Hand funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. Air Force Space ( n* l: C, r G2 w4 yOperations Center (AFSPOC) ! u% R6 F" R4 f4 ^* hAn AFSPACECOM center responsible for the daily tracking of events at remote operational sites. It may be updated and assigned responsibility for logistics and administrative control of assigned SDS elements. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. Air Force CRC Air Force Control and Reporting Center. + ]' y$ u/ v- B/ `1 OAir Force Operational Test ' C6 @7 X7 {5 y$ k Pand Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) Responsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed 9 j1 z1 U+ W$ A, ^8 a- ffor use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM). Air Force Space 8 g* x# f& p' t. BCommand (AFSPC) & ^. X$ N* f* q* u' t& uA major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States Space Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, . \9 b1 i2 l! Hand funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A # R1 U1 @: q- ^4 h* U14 & j' | D# W' A- ^( VAir Force Space 8 c/ n6 j& c8 ]- `7 bOperations & G/ H7 \+ ~4 s8 I4 E2 S+ [Center (AFSPOC) An AFSPACECOM center located in Colorado Springs, CO. % e+ @8 K* |& v! x. n4 _7 l2 g- GAir Surveillance The systematic observation of airspace by electronic, visual, or other means, primarily for the purpose of identifying and determining the movements of aircraft 9 F |$ a9 r: ~& [( h1 P4 w7 g3 vand missiles, friendly and enemy, in the air space under observation. - l* A5 j. P R& q; KAir-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 ! C3 E4 }3 G9 n& s& O) Kdoes not include ballistic missiles. ( Q! Y. A2 Y: IAirborne . c F l9 a2 C# W) @9 WSurveillance Testbed (AST) 9 ~( d! ^# d' WA Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical sensor issues. It's expected that this program will be retired in 2003 with its 6 n$ c; n5 M: _ hmissions to be taken over by HALO II and WASP. AIRMS Airborne Infrared Measurement System V- G# I3 @, S3 o8 O0 BAIRREQSUP Air Request Support (JFACC term). AIRS Atmospheric Infrared Sounder 5 P& u( o& E- G9 Y9 wAirspace Control 3 b* {- ^" S, j2 `in the Combat # A4 M( d3 A' W( ?! Q. vZone A process used to increase combat effectiveness by promoting safe, efficient and flexible use of airspace. Airspace control is provided in order to prevent fratricide, enhance air defense operations, and permit greater flexibility of ' J0 ^& O8 F% S6 Y; p4 N+ f2 eoperations. Airspace control does not infringe on the authority vested in commanders to approve, disapprove, or deny combat operations. % B1 H( a7 I8 `3 D! x2 t/ hAirspace Control / ^) c: L8 G' j7 R- uPlan , `) b/ X. L+ a! dThe 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. AIRSUPREQ Air Support Request (JFACC term). . `) Y- \0 K1 S, tAIS (1) Automated Information System. (2) Architecture Integration Study. (3) $ W+ a4 F6 `2 XAirborne Intercept System. AIST Advanced Interceptor and Systems Technology. AIT Advanced Interceptor Technologies. AJ Antijam. 5 l8 p" L1 |; wAJPO Ada Joint Program Office. ) G: t9 }1 M7 G% L8 i/ eAJTBP Augmented Joint Theater Battle Picture. " ] w* o W8 [1 aAL Acquisition Logistician. # Z0 ^* \1 K$ h# u8 Q8 f0 BALARM Alert, Locate, and Report Missiles. 8 v% h: }7 f* \' k1 KALAS Advanced Liquid Axial Stage. 4 ` n( I. }( WALBCS Airborne Laser Beam Control System. ' w9 d5 A' ^) Z9 h& j$ nALC Air Logistics Center (AF). ALCC Airlift Coordination Center (JFACC term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A

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15 ALCE Airlift Coordination Element (JFACC term). ( s4 |- j+ I* X) h0 ^ALCM Air Launched Cruise Missile. ALCOR ARPA/Lincoln C-band observable radar. (USAKA KREMS) ALDT Average Logistics Delay Time. ALE Airborne Laser Experiment. 0 R* ~$ x+ w: q6 c! DALERT Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theater. 2 L) ?$ z$ t7 i$ nALG Algorithm / ?! Z0 A) m; fALI (1) Alpha/LAMP Integration. (2) AEGIS Leap Intercept ( V/ e* Z) Q$ H) e! uALIRT Advanced Large-area Infrared Transducer * u7 U, I2 F ]: q% M: ?) FALL Airborne Laser Laboratory. Allocated ) {, ^- P% A! P2 iAvailability Requirement The requirement probability that an element is available to perform its function as ! D, x/ H$ m8 C+ S3 ~7 l$ lallocated by the SDS. Allocation (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 & ~9 |7 M3 C& J% C* i7 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 $ i* x- l! R \% T/ Oavailable for each operation/task. 9 p: o6 a3 o2 V% _# I0 lAllotment The temporary change of assignment of tactical air forces between subordinate K5 L; j: u$ P3 a9 }commands. The authority to allot is vested in the commander having operational command. * Z7 q& o9 ~1 i# N# y1 k; ?ALO Alpha Laser Optimization. 7 D% L$ a* V5 V/ @ALOD Adaptive Locally Optimum Detector (Navy term). & i W: I7 T5 @4 C) a2 NAlpha 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 ( u' M2 D4 I& H6 z$ s& U5 v- Wpositive two. ALPS Accidental Launch Protection System. $ _( k1 @9 p$ L! u+ M9 _2 \ALS Advanced Launch System. ALSP Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol. ALT Airborne Laser Technology. ALTAIR 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 16 : r9 s1 l" @' v9 y2 XAlternate 8 f7 d2 q( d8 D0 N1 fNational Military Command Center 8 J% q, L. F( o( Q& a# d(ANMCC) 0 g6 f* l1 Z, }- u: h$ R% gAn element of the National Military Command System (NMCS), which serves as 0 P. k5 N; F- W5 k* T5 ]" a4 ian alternate to the NMCC. Located at Ft. Ritchie, MD. + \8 b' D9 s; p/ k, qAlternate Processing and Correlation 8 S% I: d/ t UCenter (APCC) 8 D& @1 z( T/ {NORAD capability in USSTRATCOM Command Post that receives, processes, and analyzes TW/AA information. Alternate Space Defense Operations Center (ASPADOC) The backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at . W% r, X3 M) m. P" B6 [Dahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit. & \- E* V0 b; V$ M+ }, V, W7 P* u+ oAM Amplitude Modulation. 1 P' ]8 I# D% N k' K' a0 D4 WAMC (1) Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL. (2) Army Materiel Command. (3) Midpoint Compromise Search Area. (4) Acquisition Method Code. (5) 7 C7 [5 w) J4 p! U5 a, I, t* IAdvisory Management Committee. ) s" u; j1 M" h! n" `6 a) F7 R7 cAMCOM Army Aviation and Missile Command (Oct. 1996). 1 C w* l4 C. V+ f, uAMD Air and Missile Defense 8 z4 p. [' ^% `7 m: MAMDF Army Master Data File AMDS Active Missile Defense System. AMDTF Air and Missile Defense Task Force (US Army term) AMEMB American Embassy. AMFB Acquisition Management Functional Board. AMG Antenna mast group. AMOR Army Missile Optical Range. AMOS Air Force Maui Optical Station. 0 ~7 e; Q( m. O1 wamp ampere AMP Ansular Measurement Precision.

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AMRAAM Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. ) j/ z/ \5 R; f; \AMS Aerodynamic Maneuvering System ) g4 w) l! @' J( rAMSAA Army Materiel Systems Analysis Agency. AMSDL Acquisition Management System Data Requirements Control List. AMT ATCS Mobile Terminal. , t, c/ g3 {7 HMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 17 " k4 D. p/ @ P w! ]AMTB Attack Management Test Bed 9 l8 G# H4 d$ u" ^. ?4 ]( YAMTL Army Materials Technology Laboratory. s9 ~# l9 C# j! cA/N Army/Navy AN/TPS-59 USMC Firefinder radar. 7 R) H0 }9 W& J; I/ g, S2 Z& WANALYZE Static Code Analyzer. ANIK E1 Canadian telecommunications satellite’s name. 2 `3 m5 \- O. a0 o' O ]ANL Argonne National Laboratory ANMCC Alternate National Military Command Center. 3 _) y" T% O$ \( P3 ]( E3 GANMD Army National Missile Defense. + b* r# W2 h. V# z* aANN Artificial Neural Networks. ANSI American National Standards Institute. , i1 ]! F l, O. Y e7 }; P( dAntenna 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. 6 w5 G% W( q9 b3 mAntiair Warfare Action required to destroy or reduce to an acceptable level the enemy air and 0 m; A: J2 h* s! _4 G4 Rmissile threat. It includes such measures as the use of interceptors, bombers, antiaircraft guns, surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles, electronic ; Z# G4 Y9 a8 D4 L( o# G7 dcountermeasures, and destruction of the air or missile threat both before and * I1 V4 h: a* z' hafter it is launched. Other measures taken to minimize the effects of hostile air action are cover, concealment, dispersion, deception, and mobility (Navy/USMC). Anti-Ballistic , l* t$ h7 W( |2 J: h! G7 {6 ~Missile (ABM) The term used for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapons developed to negate " a0 ? O) |9 t; h( M2 d* C, tthe ballistic missile threat in the late 60s and early 70s. Anti-Ballistic Missile System A system designed to counter strategic ballistic missiles or their elements in flight. 5 Q% @, Z d$ E B; w3 t# m* EAnti-Radiation # |8 a) p) x, p( DMissile (ARM) * f6 _+ y5 Y) z' c& uA missile that homes passively on a radiation source. Antisatellite 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 {# r. n0 f4 h/ w5 Nnuclear or conventional explosion may destroy the target, by collision at high speed, or by a directed energy beam. # v, b. h& i9 [# V; tAnti-Simulation The process of introducing random variations to the signature characteristics of ' o; r8 Q' ~ a6 l) n9 {! Han object in order to cause misidentification of the object by the sensors. The + d c$ n" Y& \& f7 C8 R7 U! qdisguising of an RV to resemble a non-threatening object such as a piece of debris, a balloon, or a decoy. $ K2 d( p, F" b, ^0 w) GAo Operational Availability 0 J7 l: p& u x! |! RAO (1) Associated Object. (2) Action Officer. (3) Area of Operations (4) Acousto- Optical. (5) Attack Operations. AOA OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Adjunct (now called AST). + h( x) n/ w2 N# LMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A ' p1 {& A5 M4 |1 i. e! i18 3 U5 \% T& m! Z" pAOC Air Operations Center. AOCC Air Operations Control Center. AOEC Aero-Optic Evaluation Center, Buffalo, NY. AOI Active Optical Imager. 8 s+ i3 @- J6 j' e8 e: p" P _AOP Airborne Optics Platform. AOR Area of Responsibility. 5 d9 g7 { x8 y' p. E$ BAOS OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Sensor. AOSP Advanced On-Board Signal Processor. AOTF Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter. 2 D' ]7 c! \ l& q( L+ sAP Acquisition Plan. APB Acquisition Program Baseline. APBI Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry (MDA). ) r! R2 ~( ~! n5 S Z U& sAPCC Alternate Processing and Correlation Center. 0 j+ X/ _: e, zAPDP Acquisition Professional Development Program. APEX Active Plasma Experiment API Ascent-Phase Intercept. APIPT Acquisition Planning IPT (PAC-3 term). APL Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. APLE Average Power Laser Experiment. ; i& d8 Y& G/ v* C' \APM Advanced Penetration Model. 8 h6 W- i6 C f1 I- Q- R' HAPMA Acquisition Program Management Agreement. APO (1) Apache Point Observatory. (2) Arrow Project Office. $ a9 j2 A0 G& o! V4 a5 ~2 X3 ]APOD Aerial Point of Debarkation. : @$ r1 t% T. m& YApplication (1) (Software) It refers to a process; usually implemented as a software 5 y3 w0 T, S/ b6 B$ i9 ~* h1 ?4 zroutine, at the highest level (Level 7) of the ISO open system 0 s4 T3 A; U" z& o: W) Harchitecture. (2) (SDS) It refers to such processes as the Battle Management, Navigation, Network Control, and other high level functions 6 y, I+ ]+ d5 O% j# F ^' ]which 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 % z0 S+ Y* W+ ?5 h' q, V" F3 s9 l1 zmateriel acquisition and contractually invoking them at the most & A6 Y' m0 c, ?9 h( A# D8 W1 iadvantageous 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 t1 V! n0 F" O8 Q, I* [3 cduring a specified time period. An apportionment may limit all obligations to be incurred during the specified period or it may limit obligation to be ( a, N+ P- y% t% Q+ yincurred 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 operations and/or geographic areas for a given period of time. (3) In the # q: c: c" V/ e# v- Hgeneral sense, distribution for planning of limited resources among + }% {" N* r+ d0 M( P* icompeting requirements. Specific apportionments (e.g. air sorties and 4 j# t L5 T* o& Dforces for planning) are described as apportionment of air sorties and forces for planning, etc. 1 N3 K2 Z( k' @4 |Appropriation An authorization by an act of Congress that permits Federal agencies to incur % o1 {- b2 p+ G9 E+ U5 }. Fobligations and make payments from the Treasury. An appropriation usually follows an enactment of authorizing legislation. An appropriation act is the most common means of providing budget authority. Appropriations do not represent cash actually set aside in the Treasury; they represent limitations of amounts, 6 ]5 r! p S8 e$ k+ {which agencies may obligate during a specified time period. See Authorization. # @) p$ |4 J! r* a# ~! r/ L: M) c& \Approved + O( v' q ^* U3 y! eProgram The technical and operational, schedule, and quantity requirements reflected in the latest approved USD (A) ADM, or other document reflecting a more current decision of the USD (A) or other approval authority, such as the President’s Budget, the FYDP, and supporting documentation. 7 b) o4 b7 {! P" [$ UAPPS Automated POM Preparation Instruction. ( n* i& r( g8 i7 ~& }APS (1) Axial Propulsion System. (2) Automatic Phasing System. + `' M' q% q0 y6 M6 yAPT Acquisition, Pointing, and Tracking. APU Auxiliary Power Unit. AR Army ARB Accreditation Review Board. ^; f4 A* X) {& ]3 n6 fARC (1) Advanced Research Center, US Army, Huntsville, AL. (2) Atlantic Research Corporation. 2 @7 t; F" c" F( g) R8 ]( k( nARC/SC Advanced Research Center/Simulation Center. ARCCC Army Component Command Center. ARCT Advanced Radar Component Technology. ARFOR Army Forces. 4 T# K3 z I K8 f5 |ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. $ E9 {: ~1 H5 O6 D9 lArchitectural ; f% L0 k% m- t ]( y, n( aDesign " L8 M f, O; N% |4 D- P' e) x, IThe process of defining a collection of hardware and software components and their interfaces to establish the framework for the development of a computer * g' S v; X1 t9 Y6 dsystem. $ g0 O& y+ R! p9 d$ r! zMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A * r% Q( w# R `, K20 6 `8 u, f( C. d6 Z/ `Architecture 2 D* e' N& |- [ H/ FIntegration Study (AIS) * ]# \4 O; q) @; a1 u! Z- ~A study to determine the performance of alternative architectures and element - P0 s# m" @3 |: h% T+ [# e* W8 \6 ~designs that satisfy BMD System mission requirements, and to evaluate the effect of changing threats and advances in technology on the systems, " K. N9 W2 T! f" a1 Nsubsystems, and components making up existing and proposed architectures. ARDSOC Army Defense System Operations Center. ARE Aerothermal Reentry Experiment. Area Air Defense Commander (AADC) The person given overall responsibility for air defense within an overseas unified command, subordinate unified command, or a joint task force. Normally, this will + F- x# D* f% M8 g# ~$ Abe the Air Force component commander. + R5 H5 D/ A# t1 EArea Defense Defense of a broad geographical area that contains both military and civilian assets (i.e., depots, towns/cities). (USSPACECOM) 4 ^' \# ]; O, l: j2 @# UArea 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 % g$ A* u' T$ G1 x8 ocontrol. Area of Interest " F8 y6 @4 u) q! Q6 ^8 h( M(AOI) The area of influence and surrounding areas that is of concern to the 5 D y5 [& n1 H0 j6 h4 P: A Lcommander for the objective of current and planned operations. This may ) W" V! L% @$ q. u& Uinclude areas occupied by enemy forces. Area of - p+ O6 `" [, P1 fOperations 8 K& P- E! x! x- w; `That portion of an area of war necessary for military operations and for the administration of such operations. ^) }5 e& b, AArgus An airborne optical platform operated by the Air Force’s Phillips Laboratory. Argus is sometimes used by MDA to collect flight test signatures, phenomenology, and intercept data. ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. 6 x. 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ARIES Active Radio Interferometer for Explosion Surveillance. ! H7 D2 |( A" n+ u& c7 L6 gARL Airborne Reconnaissance-Low (USA term) [circa 1996 = Reconnaissance equipment in Dash-7 airplane]. - g; ?1 P) ?" m% _ARM Anti-Radiation Missile. Arms Export + e% a9 n6 m; ]1 ?5 a( T# YControl Board 1 M5 M9 S2 r6 F3 `2 k+ H(AECB) An interagency board, chaired by the Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science, and Technology, that serves to advise the Secretary of ; F8 g/ `9 t9 o+ a( j' s m& h, [6 PState on matters relating to security assistance program levels and arms transfer policies. Army Brigade Center (ARBC) 9 z6 W Z9 e' s( }1 g$ R- e. ?The Army center between the ARSPOC and the ARROC with C2 responsibilities ) E0 @4 s' M% V. _) Dfor BMD. Army Component Command Center (ARCCC) 2 @! x8 d2 N7 q0 s, b$ @A segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of the CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to ; b$ u4 r9 t. P9 uArmy Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The ARCCC was * _: G6 u2 { T; Y1 q* feliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system & r2 `# n& H% narchitecture definition update. 6 r2 v5 ]0 ]: l9 `, ~% z8 y) VMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A $ G ]$ U H! s; B/ ~21 6 ~, W' }+ {8 S9 R' ?Army Materiel Command (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 ' M! ]! |$ x% ^+ m/ n$ j1 Ptraining; scientific and technical intelligence production; international logistics : n! \% G3 v- b8 A3 z* _; Bprograms; and storage, distribution, maintenance, demilitarization, and disposal ! d3 K7 L" w: k- Ffor the continental United States wholesale supply and maintenance systems as " E- g) V7 f5 c8 G& ?: ywell as for overseas systems. Located in Alexandria, VA and moving to Fort u, X& T( C5 X4 @' R. hBelvoir, VA in 2003. Army Space Operations Center (ARSPOC) : N; Q7 k8 C9 y. W) A' G4 HThe Army Space Command Center responsible for logistically/ administratively controlling assigned SDS elements and which shall also include the capability to 7 E, Q1 D& @ k5 t8 H& T7 e" Yassure the BMD mission is carried out should the USCINCSPACE CCC be lost. ARNG Army National Guard. ; }# \% R7 v+ i. ?# B) ZAROS Airborne Radar Optical System. ARP Address Resolution Protocol ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Formerly known as Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). 2 r% Y9 r$ |: h5 }2 Z( Y( O @7 [ARPANET ARPA Network. $ q+ s+ l2 H3 X/ f% ~: QARRC Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps. 6 n- X8 {" P& p+ x2 \' qARROC Army Regional Operations Center. Arrow A technology demonstration program started in 1988 and designed to meet Israeli architecture requirements for area defense of population centers against ) J0 T" X& \5 d2 rTBMs. ! _( Y. c* C* O `ARS (1) Airborne Remote Sensing. (2) Action Request System. ARSCS Automated Rear Services Control System. ARSPACE U.S. Army Space Command. 1 [4 n( @& m! d) B% l3 O7 _ARSPOC Army Space Operations Center. ARU Alignment Reference Unit (PAC-3). ! S0 U1 K* j8 n( j4 j) K4 lASA Assistant Secretary of the Army. , j- q3 d2 a# g) C7 `7 n6 @ASAF Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. . o# H7 x7 h& c6 g- L9 K$ ~ASAF (A) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition). ASARC Army Systems Acquisition Review Council. 5 h; D- s. o; T2 gASARS Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System. . Z3 T2 _, t z3 f$ \ASAS (1) All Source Analysis System. (2) Advanced Solid Axial Stage. ASAT Antisatellite Weapon. ASB Army Science Board. / H9 y4 p/ n& o/ hMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A F8 ^) F/ R! ]4 c/ i& B! t# `" E22 ASBM Air-to-Surface Ballistic Missile. ASC (1) Army Space Command (See also USARSPACECOM, ARSPACECOM). & e; ]6 U# L- o7 x+ P5 K(2) Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH. ; Y& K' E' y: L" v" b4 j# s, }ASCC Air Standardization Coordination Committee. 2 B' N1 ~+ j$ n9 H0 Q; dASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. ASCM Advance Spaceborne Computer Module : U* ^5 P# `7 D: f: p% I) | JASCO Advanced Systems Concept Office 6 K L: _3 e+ t# o# lASCON Associate Contractor ASD (1) OBSOLETE Aeronautical Systems Division (AF). See Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC). (2) Assistant Secretary of Defense. * h' y, k# ~8 t% z, e9 a7 ^- y9 h4 _ASDC Alternated Space Defense Center ASDP Advanced Sensor Demonstration Program. p2 h# C9 T! g$ vASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations 5 R+ P+ z1 q( p! l# ^, u8 r( ?! @% |ASEDP Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Program. - d* U! t2 s( e% s4 dASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit. ASIOE 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. / Q" w0 w# |4 e8 h8 ], \ L QASMDC Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, AL (1998). ( ^7 F, f. D/ V. M; b- Q4 pASMP French Air Surface Missile ASN Assistant Secretary of the Navy. ASN (RD&A) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition). 9 b: x9 P& O+ t; q0 VASN (SB&L) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics). " X2 ^+ j. Y. `ASOC Air Support Operations Center. ASP (1) Airborne Surveillance Platform. (2) Advanced Sensor Program. (3) 3 V5 ]! A, ], g: r2 n* XAdvanced Sensor Platform. (4) Annual Service Practice. 0 }' M; v+ ]; ~: e+ ?) A: q( I; AASPADOC The backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at ( b- O) d3 W A0 qDahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. 2 ~5 I' _# |# M7 }ASPIRIS Advanced Signal Processing for IR Sensors. ASPJ Airborne Self Protection Jammer MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 23 1 s% x* x& ~& XASPO Army Space Program Office. ASR Acquisition Strategy Report. ASROC Antisubmarine Rocket. ; V- l3 a. a9 p9 iASSERT Augmentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training (DoD / \ \4 Q- Q; M( _2 U9 Kterm). Assessment (1) Appraisal of the worth of an intelligence activity, source information, or product in terms of its contribution to a specific goal, or the credibility, ) U. v' E4 r; [reliability, pertinence, accuracy, or usefulness of information in terms of an intelligence need. When used in context with evaluation, 4 A8 n2 I! W! n, ^% A! Wassessment implies a weighing against resource allocation, expenditure ; b ^! o$ t! b* x8 cor risk. (2) An independent evaluation of a model or simulation by an # y# \1 ^6 X6 l& f0 [4 ]( SMDA-sponsored Confidence Assessment Team for a specified purpose. ASSIST Automated Systems Security Incident Support Term (DISA term). Associated , \/ a9 C, y! H' ]+ }; g/ gObject Object that remains near a deployed reentry vehicle, decoy or chaff puff. Assume Course 9 }+ H; t# C1 H% p6 B: y. i! U/ c. oOrientation / k+ b& Z x" K9 X& Y4 QMake course attitude adjustments to the weapon platform orientation prior to ' v0 m6 x1 E# w2 f- a3 S# N9 Eengagement. Assured Defense Strategies and tactics that result in (specified) a high probability of kill against designated targets, regardless of the interceptors required. (USSPACECOM) Assured Kill This option requires defense segments to employ tactics, which produce the highest probability of kill consistent with the available number of defensive $ Y8 _, F$ P' O$ h* p4 c7 u/ kresources (interceptors). 8 O* o: F9 q/ O' H! L6 Z- \8 XAST (1) See Airborne Surveillance Testbed. (2) Advanced Sensor Technology. ASTMP Army Science and Technology Master Plan ) K6 V5 I% M# r+ g5 LASTP Advanced Sensor Technology Program ASWG Architecture Systems Working Group. AT Advanced Technology ATA (1) Advanced Test Accelerator. (2) Avionics Test Article. ATACC (1) Advanced Tactical Command Central (USMC term). (2) Advanced Theater Air ) Y; j, O0 B% f3 ]Command Center 1 w' ]0 `2 H# j! L. CATACM Army Tactical Missile : l* b s$ F9 B- cATACMS Army Tactical Missile System. / r4 r2 c2 h! I' Q2 D8 i/ i& ?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 8 I! f9 }# h* Q& t. o9 MMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 24 8 i' j9 `/ ^" P/ v3 VATC Automated Technical Catalog 0 B! X* X! `: gATCCS Army Tactical Command and Control System ATCOM Army Aviation and Troop Command (pre-Oct 96) (See AMCOM) n- i% J' q+ \4 vATD Advanced Technology Demonstration. : J% m, [" r L0 |0 `# tATDL Army Tactical Data Link. 8 l ^! r. B, U( ~! ~! S* s- LATDM Adaptive Time Division Multiplexer. * f1 Z3 @$ A( F* p# PATDS Airborne Tactical Data System. ' Q: }8 g3 L9 K$ l! }$ o. ` P5 tATE Automatic Test Equipment. 9 V+ X& m# c+ U$ n2 v) OATH Above the Horizon ( O6 ]: z; h* O) ?6 T7 i G( VATHS Airborne Target Handover System. ' q/ U) C8 f. o. cATI Advanced Technology Interceptor ATIM Advanced Technology Insertion Module 2 ~7 y' b6 p% I" p7 R2 SATIS 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. ATOC Air Tactical Operations Center. ! C+ A% t5 H4 `. f1 M4 h { bATODB Air Tasking Order Database. ; D" j8 N$ u* P1 b7 i0 A+ tATP (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. ATP&FC Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Fire Control. : u; @; @4 d6 E1 e3 v0 wATR Autonomous/Automated Target Recognition. ATRJ Advanced Threat Radar Jammer. ' f: `" B% H1 m! z1 BATSIM Acquisition and Track Simulation. 3 Q8 G5 j( Y1 ZAttack and Launch Early - ~/ c3 l! n& y9 H0 S5 K" `' v: GReporting to Theater (ALERT) An upgrade to ground station mission processing which exploits inherent satellite capability to provide theater missile warning and cueing. ( P) W" q, V2 @; ?! kMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 3 B, S2 E: ^: Y# N) r: b25 , n8 r) M2 i/ O1 `/ E* vAttack Assessment (AA) 8 D% i- N0 {6 E. U: TAn evaluation of information to determine the potential or actual nature and ! F8 I. `3 `# U* I0 Jobjectives of an attack for the purpose of providing information for timely 5 l$ p( s: Y5 j: R8 M; s% p$ Rdecisions. Attack : T: E+ q2 H) C4 [1 BCharacterization The process by which the parameters of an attack in progress are developed, updated and defined. Attack Operations ! }* m% R7 q, u, p' Q(Counterforce) Attack operations prevent launch of theater missiles by attacking all elements of 0 x1 Y7 Z# j, K0 q' o; {$ f sthe overall enemy system, including such actions as destroying launch platforms, support facilities, reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition platforms, command and control nodes, and missile stocks. Attack operations ( C5 w3 P) K2 O) H( vcan be executed by space, air, ground, maritime, and special operations forces. : C9 O4 f9 K, K0 L6 AAttack operations are considered one of the four pillars of TMD capability. (JCS D9 t, f$ ], M3 @; f# {1 ^J-38 CONOPS) ( x9 P1 [: ]. X h3 SAttack Price A concept used to evaluate the performance of a BMD system that defines ) E, ]7 N% F. w, r; d! [( 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 2 E# q# B j% Xdown curve. 7 a5 f3 W9 {& l$ s6 O) dAttack Warning/ ! P" O! o5 [0 E# _/ u$ m& lAttack Assessment ! j$ B! B6 @# l9 n+ t(AW/AA) 9 G$ L7 ]0 W8 y3 i6 c) y4 ~Integrated air, missile, and space defense data used to determine whether an attack is underway and, if so, what is the type and strength of the attack. ) x3 V' y5 |* e V( a. R% YATTD Advanced Technology Transition Demonstration. Attenuation Decrease in intensity of a signal, beam, or wave as a result of absorption and 6 G( N, X8 X" Yscattering out of the path of a detector by the propagating medium, but not including a decrease in intensity due to geometric spreading (e.g., the inverse e/ w# p( h% O1 M% \% A6 e, asquare of distance). ATV Advanced Technology Validation. / s: w0 q, Z8 T. `8 V2 iAULS Accidental or Unauthorized Limited Strike. 3 \8 N* u1 }4 Q. J1 IAUPC Average Unit Procurement Cost. - ?& r% Z8 p+ R2 _AURORA Canadian aircraft. * i! @5 u! H$ r; r2 uAutonomous Acquisition Range (Max.) The maximum range at which a target can be acquired by a sensor operating in a non-cued mode. AV (1) Air Vehicle. (2) Audio-Visual. AVATAR (SAIC) Flight dynamics simulator. AVC Advanced Vehicle Concept. , g0 }/ X9 e( k0 m' E; h. k5 ?AVCATT Aviation CATT (US Army term) ; a( C' o) R' N6 X6 x8 E0 m GAverage Unit * g" j+ _( a- e$ N: UProcurement Cost (AUPC) Design to average unit procurement cost objectives, expressed in constant ! H7 u' z# W0 P/ ]4 s3 Tdollars, are established for Milestone I, Concept Demonstration Approval. AUPC 6 Z9 [7 m) t, d# lincludes recurring flyaway, rollaway, sail-away costs (including nonrecurring production costs) adjusted for data, training, support equipment, and initial ) m7 K$ \- @$ e* m9 E o4 \5 L+ f) Ispares costs. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 26 8 p, { J" i! |% pAVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. AVSCOM Aviation Systems Command (US Army). $ v6 C* t: R8 XAW/AA Attack Warning/Attack Assessment. 8 `. v% J+ ]0 t8 `- c" [AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System. AWC Air Warfare Centre (UK RAF term). 6 ^% W. Q1 k! fAWE Advanced Warfighting Experiment 0 f7 P% P: r" n4 {1 o9 F& CAWG (1) Acquisition Working Group (GSA term). (2) Algorithm Working Group. AWS (1) AEGIS Weapons System (2) Advanced Warning System. (3) Arrow Weapons . o% _! x$ {$ e# L% `" {$ @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. 5 e# N5 k6 f# g3 J! Y/ L; jAzimuth Angle A positive angle measured clockwise in a reference horizontal plane from a + [9 _) A2 \* t- x+ ireference direction to a given direction. For a topocentric-horizon coordinate 6 b4 [9 R) p& F5 ureference frame, the reference direction is due north (true north or magnetic north, depending on the application). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 27 B Billion. B Spec Development specification. B2C2 Brigade and Below Command and Control System (Army term). BA Budget activity. The budget activity codes are: 01 – Basic Research # w, U0 t1 ]: ~1 f/ p02 – Exploratory Development ; T1 J( z9 \0 B2 W% I' i03 – Advance Technology Development 2 P# [$ T% e2 `- o04 – Dem/Val 05 – EMD 2 R/ j* O0 B- g( T06 – Management Support 07 – Operational Systems Development BAA Broad Agency Announcement. BAC Budget At Completion. : o- Y" z) z' N* P6 oBackbone , N# _8 i" X2 ONetwork Consists of the space communications network, the ground communications 2 _- N. n3 V4 ^( ^7 Onetwork, and the interconnection between the two. Background + @5 ` C$ c2 n+ c( b1 {2 URejection : H2 K e( w+ y. R8 X! [(Surveillance) The suppression of background noise for the improvement of an object signal. 4 B% T2 S- P3 s' g9 Q9 j: TBAE Battlefield Area Evaluation (USA term). BAFO Best and Final Offer. 8 }1 i5 V- `! ?- KBAI Battlefield Air Interdiction. ) S2 N1 T& a3 _! o; E+ E% BBalanced / D" ?; a. N) h9 v) J% C# JTechnology 2 @' f' i/ k# ]" V7 ]( ~Initiative (BTI) 5 U8 s* I$ |; t! r! \, uDoD’s program to hasten application of advanced technology to the most critical 7 F, }& h8 S& N% m( Gand urgent operational needs. BTI projects are demonstrating leap-ahead capabilities enabled by emerging technologies in smart weapons, target . v2 \% d3 z; E C' d( u$ e7 o; Uacquisition, battlefield C3I, active countermeasures, and ultra-wide bandwidth . O( i* r; Z* |: B% d2 v, ~radars and high power microwave systems. $ @2 a/ ~% |; G. v% O, M& [" HBallistic 5 P( w. s9 U& U sCoefficient The weight of the object divided by the product of the coefficient of drag and the projected area (W/CDA), in kilograms per square meter. % P" F% h; L6 X" g3 s }2 q# f; zBallistic Missile , i8 |: U" j3 m$ L(BM) $ B. c K8 j! e- ^6 JAny missile that does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and consequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated. Ballistic Missile Boost Intercept (BAMBI) OBSOLETE. A 1966 system concept that a Lockheed study group developed in # a8 c# T7 A( h9 }8 b7 M9 zanticipation of possible government interest in the development of an ABM " ~! ]/ a( I( s) d8 Gcapability. 2 I# [+ p/ D, h; W9 X, }5 m# A% qBallistic Missile ; b% D" J0 R6 g( ^Defense (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 . _1 r$ i" u' b2 h) I4 H( \. H) Fterminal) or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack. n7 H( D. h! S5 _+ W7 s2 P/ dBallistic Missile Defense Battery An Army operations center, which operates and maintains BMD ground-based % N# n& r$ ]( W8 }weapons and sensors. & C+ V5 F) b5 ]% s2 rMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B ; `; p1 N% _& U# z- F, m3 o28 Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Cell % m- C8 a+ Z) T F* ~8 Y" E* y DThis facility will be located in the USSPACECOM Consolidated Command Center (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 ) u1 {: `: D' @; o4 O% ]USCINCSPACE. Ballistic Missile ' y* f9 I) w# s2 s; L) ~Defense 3 Q( |2 X4 d% y, ?$ KOperations 1 h. E* `+ m$ Q% dCenter (BMDOC) . Y6 U' Y1 _6 q( y; D7 YOBSOLETE. Initially located at the NTF, and ultimately in the Cheyenne 7 g" Q1 T* K) A# {+ }5 I( U! B# rMountain Complex, this facility supports the BMD Cell-USSPACECOM information interface. The BMDOC hosts a BM/C3 processing suite and the operations $ D8 a% r7 n, O5 w7 u; Epersonnel necessary to coordinate and integrate system-wide BMD activities and supports the USCINCSPACE planning and decision process. Ballistic Missile i% |' C' b. C8 X6 V. e7 @ R6 nDefense Organization 1 z; R" g" _) T1 I(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 ) U6 N8 \) s, Z% `* [examining the feasibility of eliminating the threat posed by ballistic missiles of all % |/ B8 x/ X' F# E# S' E1 Iranges and of increasing the contribution of defensive systems to United States ; p8 O ?; P9 jand Allied security. MDA is the successor to Strategic Defense Initiative ( f( ~! w8 _ L6 r2 r% q& @8 IOrganization (SDIO). See MDA. Ballistic Missile " n1 u" b# X3 r+ KDefense Program 0 e7 u! _) v+ h; SAn architecture comprising three objectives: Theater Missile Defense (TMD), : k1 Y3 g) p+ ?/ P/ X# z, l7 bNational Missile Defense (NMD), and Follow-on Research Programs. 7 t& O1 X3 e9 y: f BBallistic Missile $ L+ ]. d! b n; ^5 [Defense (BMD) 9 O; ]: O6 A I. h, ySystem (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 against ballistic missile attacks to North America and other areas of vital interest. (USSPACECOM) 7 h, j. V5 i5 o% S/ a% eBallistic Missile / G3 H+ f, u/ ^Early Warning System (BMEWS) 5 S& t$ H s6 m" k- H2 k* WProvides tactical warning of ballistic missile attacks, and is part of Spacetrack system. A two-faced phased array radar located at Thule AB, Greenland; three " b) n3 u- O; D! u; q* adetection radars and one tracking radar at Clear AFS, AK; and three tracking & c% |& F( A4 v: y: M+ h9 wradars at RAF Fylingdales, UK. Ballistics The science or art that deals with the motion, behavior, appearance, or ) i. ^% n0 l l6 u6 `3 E, Vmodification of missiles or other vehicles acted upon by propellants, wind, gravity, temperature, or any other modifying substance, condition, or force. Ballistic 9 A! |( K8 F4 _; `3 r8 jTrajectory 1 Y/ a7 K) q( \7 X% k( lThe trajectory traced after the propulsive force is terminated and the body is " }. |5 V/ t7 ]. Lacted upon only by gravity and aerodynamic drag. 5 Z1 I* z5 C( v7 \Balloon A spherical inflatable decoy used as a penetration aid to mask the location of reentry vehicles. 2 _% f6 F0 v$ q0 JBAMBI OBSOLETE. See Ballistic Missile Boost Intercept. ; w, ]% l) K5 }0 ]9 U" F! z: WBandwidth The range of usable frequencies assigned to a channel or system; the difference ; z( K1 b: D3 Nexpressed in Hertz between the highest and lowest frequencies of a band. BAR Bimonthly Activity Report. BARBB BMDO Acquisition Reporting Bulletin Board ! o5 g5 V1 K1 O, Q2 P {Barrage Jamming : t" ^& L. Z: V2 F' t% z: CSimultaneous electronic jamming over a broad band of frequencies. ( }1 @' V9 n- v) XBattery Tactical and administrative artillery unit or subunit corresponding to a company or a similar unit in other branches of the Army. / O7 |, ^7 j# F; f4 y9 u; ]. t0 aMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B / T8 D' v8 j4 @6 G' i+ M29 Battle Damage % \" Y' O) E; B& @% rAssessment + k9 X! P4 H# p% ]- c; X2 F( @1 X(BDA) " ^, z/ I L5 s+ {) N: l& |The estimate of damage resulting from the application of military force against a predetermined objective. Battle damage assessments can be applied to the use % g7 g% q9 n& a! A3 rof all types of weapons systems throughout the range of military operations. BDAs are primarily an intelligence responsibility with required inputs and $ l% z1 p* F; d/ y4 w0 xcoordination from the operators. BDA is composed of physical damage assessment, functional damage assessment, and target system assessment.

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Battlefield $ V! b/ U* F3 w+ H% h! A1 ]Coordination : w: h9 x: E3 FElement (BCE) 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 3 e- R- r, w0 v% m5 L. @commander to plan, coordinate, and de-conflict air operations. The battlefield ( h' f% R4 ]+ N5 V* n9 tcoordination element processes Army requests for tactical air support, monitors and interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary 9 D0 ^) j; e- V$ L$ `! e, tinterface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. . U& @* i8 ^" K" kBaseline Defined quantity or quality used as starting point for subsequent efforts and progress measurement. Can be a technical baseline or cost baseline. Baseline Comparison # }3 G) r5 _) q; YSystem (BCS) A current operational system, or a composite of current operational subsystems, which most closely represents the design, operational, and support characteristics of the new system under development. # Y+ f; V0 ~ U" y; e: t) o* @Baseline % |7 P+ S9 A8 Z7 y. IConditions The natural and human environmental conditions, which are present prior to implementation of a program and against which impacts are assessed. Baseline Cost 8 y: q/ G0 s ^4 k" `+ ? U, kEstimate (BCE) 8 }+ M( Z9 d9 W& `: e8 \) S/ ^A 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. + s, C; H& ]" N7 q% S! |Base Program The base program is the program described in the Future Years Defense 3 ]$ ~! O9 S- EProgram base file, when updated to conform to the budget presented to 0 @; N; M/ H) A4 `& ~0 k: ACongress in January. It constitutes the base from which all current-year program " d8 z& o. ]2 h( ^2 Nchanges are considered. ) I3 ]* V% M" N- _+ L5 [/ ], tBase Year A reference period, which determines a fixed price level for comparison in 3 B4 D8 X% ?( S+ C# keconomic 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 , l! Y, b4 x. h, \/ [components, and objects normally associated with the deployment and 9 |$ T+ X9 d+ _ k$ W! kpropagation of threat objects (such as nuts, bolts, inter-stages, fairings, shrouds, etc.). Battle Group (1) Domains into which the battle space is partitioned. (2) A data processing approach implemented in the battle management computer, which minimizes the processing load by partitioning (grouping) threat data (Virtual Battle Group). (3) A group of associated system elements which / K/ U& @, L0 L6 o: ]. toperate together in a segment of the battle, based upon their capabilities and relative location to each other and the threat. ' h. F0 a. u* _" D0 }) fBattle Integration Preplanning processes and/or real-time coordination that occur to minimize resource wastage between battle tiers or battle partitions. # r9 w( p: B. }% m1 i7 w$ t- CMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 6 }- H. \! n3 a" ~& m9 G, f0 r) Y- ?30 7 I4 K; R% H" b3 `- a' i) C9 ZBattle $ E2 y+ Y% z1 L! t. s- WManagement ! j( i2 a+ n, ?; c$ g1 p3 X(BM) Battle management is comprised of two parts: strategies and the collection of ' `! h( G, y& ctasks to be performed to successfully implement chosen strategies. Given a set of strategies, resources, and hostile asset deployment, battle management addresses the problem of choosing a specific strategy or set of strategies and ( U" y) s* I$ bperforming the associated tasks, which would result in the most desired outcome. Battle * R, u/ s4 ^+ a+ i, S9 BManagement/ ' I& R3 D4 l0 j# x; TCommand, Control, ; _! Y0 V; g/ \/ k2 ~7 DCommunications, 9 a j4 ]7 |- iand Computers 9 n5 @5 l1 |" S8 ?( Y(BM/C4 ) 5 }" K; W. c+ r7 XBM/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 planning, coordinating, directing, and controlling the surveillance and 4 N' q+ g* b( \8 vengagement operations of the system. It will consist of a distributed arrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities, and + L7 U2 M' s, Q w: r/ uprocedures that will ensure timely human control of the battle management process. BM/C4 consists of a battle planning function, an engagement planning 0 f) X4 O% k# G( C- a. rfunction, and a battle execution function. (USSPACECOM) Battle " ~) K* X& C; _Management 4 n/ J7 \) p, L0 ^* ~Database 4 e; _9 c8 T$ u0 h$ Y) eBattle Management data files including: battle management message file, object - I" E2 T: I+ t' ^. R- T; `$ [file, track file, discrimination file, engagement file, kill assessment file, and battle # M0 x; q: _/ ]. Amanagement health and status file. : d# ?" b* R% ?2 HBattle 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 1 ~/ z O/ c8 E7 O8 U3 j6 S4 Fsynergistic operation. (USSPACECOM) * a& o0 a6 k6 k6 Y6 WBattle Management System Configuration The battle management elements currently in the system together with their locations, connectivity and currently activated modes of operation. 1 k; @) r; M+ SBattle Manager The automated set of hardware and software equipment that performs the battle 7 q" D# i2 A3 L' U/ Jmanagement 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 implemented by the battle management processors. It is directly responsive to the attack type (e.g., counterforce). ' ]( s, f& g' Z4 {! Y! p$ OBattle Space A characterization of the BMD area of operation generally expressed by Tier (Boost, Post-Boost, Midcourse, and Terminal). (USSPACECOM) & N2 \# K( d( V7 e7 Y2 nBattle Space Partitioning : A% v: b& c; `6 _+ d* B+ zAssignment of management, sensing, control and firing responsibilities to specific 7 ?. L+ @+ S0 M/ ~0 u( ]platforms/facilities within the deployed constellation of platforms/facilities. $ R( D% O u3 t( ~" ~1 [Battlefield Coordination Element An Army liaison provided by the Army component commander to the Air + g! O. \3 J1 u, F( |8 HOperations Center (AOC) and/or to the component designated by the joint force commander to plan, coordinate, and de-conflict air operations. The battlefield coordination element processes Army requests for tactical air support, monitors % O' d! r1 W) zand interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary # ]- A; W! O5 y* S0 jinterface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. BBS Bulletin Board System. BBSF Brass Board Seeker Flight BBT Booster Burn Time. BCAS Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. $ N* \3 K! t8 p! }: |MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B : L e) G0 }7 M7 ^3 } h* ~31 BCAS (1) Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. (2) Base Contracting Automated System.

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BCBL Battle Command Battle Laboratory, Ft. Leavenworth, KS. BCCE BM/C3 Consolidated Capabilities Effort. 8 W/ P; |! e F2 R* c0 K0 LBCD Baseline Concept Description. BCE Battlefield Coordinating Element. 7 f& _. P' B7 T$ D* P8 r4 f+ kBCFR Battle Command Focused Rotation. BCIS Battlefield Combat Identification System (US Army term). 1 K6 E3 L7 |/ \5 }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 ! E+ A3 R6 y u; G) t& W* m# UBCV Battle Command Vehicle (US Army term). BCWP Budget Cost of Work Performed. BCWS Budget Cost of Work Scheduled + X K7 A* a; `2 L+ J! Z3 Q8 xBD Baseline Description. BDA Battle Damage Assessment. BDC Backgrounds Data Center, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC BDE Brigade BDL Battlefield Demonstration Laser. BDP Baseline Data Package BDPI Baseline Data Package Integration. 3 \3 q* |( M2 UBDS Boost Phase Detection System. # m& ?# ]. w: {/ JBDT Birth-to-Death Tracking. BDY Burst Detector Y Sensor. Be Beryllium. 9 O$ Y6 U4 H3 q6 p& W L+ V8 a- V$ n+ @BE OBSOLETE. See Brilliant Eyes. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B

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32 Beam Control Technologies associated with controlling the physical properties of high-energy % t. Y/ ]! h$ n o4 ^+ ~; B4 jbeams and steering the energy transmitted by those beams to the target vehicle; ^& @# W8 S: c8 z$ f7 R5 x; ~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 ( p! w' V; u5 @" k" Tintensity of the radio frequency field drops to one-half the value it, has on the axis. BEAR Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket (NPB Technology Validation Experiment). / q3 X, v* ]4 v' y9 zBEAST Battle Experiment Area Simulator Tracker. ' m8 F0 [6 |$ Z5 ^/ QBECO Before Engine Cutoff. 0 u7 v% n* u# u1 P* @BECS Battlefield Electronic CEOI System (See RBECS) 9 G5 ~+ h' k7 p& y% O# t3 I. Bell-Lapadula 7 v8 ?/ K0 {3 G7 ?& M; nModel 9 s" P+ j. k: ]4 y* J4 Q% W8 vA 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. 9 |+ r0 d$ U0 {1 {8 @BES Budget Estimate Submission. BESAM OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Sensor Algorithm Manager. 4 T1 l6 q7 b6 C$ T: e- qBESC BM/C3 Element Support Center + M0 P- A$ J8 k) S+ A& _- [) RBESim OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator. BESim/AT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Analysis Tool. 1 M4 g5 n5 |2 {1 C8 W/ w. |$ m& ]BESim/RT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Real-Time. " {, R- c# J! D$ n# r* O u/ _/ uBEST BM/C3 Element Support Task. {, i* {) a: a- g5 [BET Best Estimate Trajectory. BFAC Blue Forces Analysis Center. BFTT Battle Force Tactical Training. BG Battle Group (USN term). BGM Battle Group Manager. ; y! ]1 n$ n- k0 ?BGSE Bus Ground Support System (USAF term). BGV Boost Glide Vehicle. ( \) x, \, s2 n1 c$ |BI (1) Background Investigation. (2) Briefing to Industry. 7 B' `- T& Q. HBIB Blocked Impurity Band. BIC Battlefield Integration Center. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B * l+ z3 @# S; x+ V) [7 b3 O33 ( q: V6 s o! M% r+ [+ K! nBID Built-In Diagnostics. BIDS 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 / g/ N7 g' L* S5 f0 c6 e. B& zSystem (PPBS). A biennial budget, as currently structured, represents program budget estimates for a two-year period in which fiscal year requirements remain / U% O; v' k/ f: M0 N! ^) p0 Oseparate and distinct. Big Crow A suite of aircraft, helicopters, ground vans, and electronic equipment, which is # ^" G% L$ _( |, t. `. r4 Aused to emulate an electronic warfare environment for testing, weapon systems e( @3 t) ~1 fon test ranges. % P1 m- P W7 FBIM Ballistic Intercept Missile. . ?, f8 K3 x$ Z6 xBiological - ^; G; r; [% J1 `/ pWeapon An item of material, which projects, disperses, or disseminates a biological agent 0 Z) Z9 O0 @& Vincluding arthropod vectors. BIOS Basic Input/Output System. BIPS Billion Instructions Per Second. % x4 B( \3 s; C; P8 O* A6 Z! j# GBirth-to-Death Tracking (BDT) % s( b: R' J' B6 Q5 w- VThe tracking of space objects (e.g., satellites, reentry vehicles, or decoys that 2 | N9 {& [: v4 wsimulate these) from the time they are deployed from a booster or post-boost vehicle until they are destroyed. ) b8 s& _) R# G. D. hBistatic Radar A radar system that has transmitters and receivers stationed at two 1 S$ M, `% s/ F) F" {! S7 ugeographically separate locations; a special case of multi-static radar. BIT Built-in-Test 7 K8 _/ ~6 |- z% a0 V7 l0 s$ aBit Binary digit. - ~% p" S( u8 N7 w) SBITE Built-in Test Equipment. Bit Transfer Rate % {! T+ v% B# L% q( u ^! ~The number of bits transferred per unit time, usually expressed in bits per second 2 j) X9 ~3 @; p( y1 @% X7 P3 `(bps). ! U7 d) L- I* c! ^Black Body An ideal body, which would absorb all (and reflect none) of the radiation falling upon it. Blackout The disabling of electronic equipment by means of nuclear explosion. The ' i; j# q% F2 F% w% H, n/ K) X2 nintense 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. BLADES BMD Long Wavelength Infrared Advanced Exo-atmospheric Sensor. 9 l, i% @" {8 gBLADT Blast, Dust, Thermal Effects Model. Blast Effect Destruction of or damage to structures and personnel by the force of an explosion 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 3 m* S2 j# E0 Rbeneath the surface. , l7 G! ?7 m' x3 R% O: iMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 34 + T3 f! `6 {! G1 P1 |7 v, NBlast Wave A sharply defined wave of increased pressure rapidly propagated through a " B& ]0 H7 c2 x' dsurrounding medium from a center of detonation or similar disturbance. " T3 L2 y( n0 l: a# xBLCCE BMDO Life Cycle Cost Estimate. , m& e1 I" ^% vBLK Block (system production lot) Blk IVA Navy Standard Missile Block IV-A. 6 q+ Z+ ?: ]8 f) S) FBlock (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, 7 C! q. r8 {# O- Ptransition 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. The configuration for each Block is drawn from the following sources: •The prior BMDS Block; 5 ?, w1 s6 y* |$ m- O6 j/ b•BMDS elements, components, technologies, and concepts; : H, k- \3 i3 `1 `- V•BMDS Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications ' p/ m. t6 }6 _% \$ c' i(BMC2/C) specifications and products; : p; J; o' C( C% k. C9 b7 M0 I8 p•Externally managed systems, elements, or technologies (e.g., DSP, & ^+ ^# y' o# c0 N# b# l DGCCS, MILSTAR, etc).