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AFTAC Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, FL 6 m& Y, `* C( jAFTADS Army Field Artillery Target Data System. " Y$ u# g8 n3 VAFWAN Air Force WWMCCS ADP Modernization ) w" y# _, V2 b \: w# ~AFWL Air Force Weapons Laboratory (Phillips Lab). 5 r- D+ ]2 @" S0 a4 U7 IAGARD Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. / |1 [& |* ?+ {; [AGC Automatic Gain Control. AGCCS (1) Air Force Global Command and Control System (USAF term). : b. D# u) V* a I- e% s. X* r(2) Army Global Command and Control System (US Army term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A % g5 f7 R! b3 `, ^) S4 I2 ~2 v' D12 % W" l0 Y( b/ Q) S* cAGM-65 Maverick Air-to-Surface Missile. AGMC Air Force Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center, Newark AFB, OH. - F5 w7 |( N, IAGRE Active Geophysical Rocket Experiment AGT Above Ground Test. AHIS Agile Homing Interceptor Simulator. 7 j" V+ O2 Y) S! C$ r4 u" pAHSG Ad Hoc Study Group. AHWG Ad Hoc Working Group # ?% F/ {4 R& q7 Q& u8 T4 I/ L( s }AI (1) Artificial Intelligence. (2) Action Item. (3) Air Interdiction. AIA Air Intelligence Agency . D* {( w/ g" w F. q h, gAIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIC (1) Atlantic Intelligence Command. (2) Account Identifier Code. 3 k5 q- ~, B/ O) {7 v! }/ tAID Agile Interceptor Development. 5 c) y- N( w' V. B* K3 EAIDA Artificial Intelligence Discrimination Architecture (UKMOD). AIDPN Architecture Investment and Deployment Planning Notebook. AIM Air Intercept Missile 9 m. a, v( I6 R# |! [% p- h8 KAimpoint 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. 7 G2 y/ S8 a" s5 qAIP Advanced Interceptor Program (formerly Brilliant Pebbles). $ B0 y J% Y5 SAirborne + J& }" D: L0 ], OOptional Adjunct (AOA) A test program to place an infrared (IR) sensor in an aircraft. (Superseded by , B8 ^, P# A; M! e5 ]# b# @6 ?/ \Airborne Surveillance Testbed (AST).)

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Airborne 6 y5 ]% K2 S' iSurveillance 0 w+ m, T/ Y- E% }) KTestbed (AST) / ?6 ^0 @8 Q# {( k0 N6 O! ]A Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical sensor issues. 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 ) }4 r7 i: q" adoes not include ballistic missiles. Air Defense All measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action. Air Defense 8 I' u. `0 W5 E5 \Action Area ! y& U2 S( o6 Z- X t8 kAn area and the airspace above it within which friendly aircraft or surface-to-air weapons is normally given precedence in operations except under specific " @; a# e& f' V& mconditions. See also air defense operations area. Air Defense Artillery - ?3 j4 N( k) a$ E9 uWeapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 13 5 ?, v G1 ~7 {8 L( ]- F1 TAir Defense Identification Zone . \0 G/ I7 m1 {. |% I" aAirspace of defined dimensions within which the ready identification, location, % H$ q5 P' Y( d( Yand control of airborne vehicles are required. Commonly referred to as ADIZ. K9 Q9 {( k" b. I* NSee also air defense operations area. : ?9 r9 T7 B1 y/ N/ DAir Defense Operations Area ) d0 ^# N2 `0 l3 B0 L% O; r6 yA geographic area defining the boundaries within which procedures are established to minimize interference between air defense and other operations. / ^ G5 g, s3 K; `) v0 ~May include designation of one or more of the following: Air defense action - O8 O# t$ @6 S1 e+ Zarea; Air defense area; Air defense identification; Firepower umbrella. 6 u3 d0 i3 ~4 O) r, ?Air Force R0 j1 y& Q: Z- D. ~& _Component 2 V6 U) \/ H C C- rCommand Center 9 g; [& N! X4 l4 ]% W(AFCCC) ) |" a7 P7 f7 h0 E4 I% kA segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of the CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to Air Force Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The AFCCC was ; }) C4 T/ B I$ N P. peliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system architecture definition update. Air Force " k; X9 y4 \. [% e/ k: Z5 {Ground/Global ; d: l3 B; z; tWeather Center , j5 x; @4 |. j4 U" s(AFGWC) AFGWC provides Air Force and Army with global information and products relating to past, present, and future states of the aerospace environment. & |7 G) j/ s# l: a7 n4 _Weather data is provided to the Weather Support Unit (WSU) for use by the SDS. Also provides space environmental data such as sunspots, 2 X& c2 Z1 }4 m4 T* ?( c9 ?1 D3 Velectromagnetic storms, etc. Located at Offutt AFB, NE. Air Force Operational Test and $ e7 `! b7 L) D6 l2 T' lEvaluation Center (AFOTEC) 1 k( A( L* g- G0 x# E3 }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 * {+ Z) ~" p7 BSatellite ( h4 b) ? J# y5 }2 cCommunications . L8 f& k6 c& Y2 V- {& N$ F- _6 XSystem d F, @6 O7 a) u: r3 M# n. t(AFSATCOM) A collection of transponders on host satellites used by U.S. Strategic Command * @7 I( J! i7 Z1 \4 c; \, bto pass emergency action messages (EAM) and damage assessment reports. AFSATCOM is also used to pass sensor data between sites and CMAFB. Air Force Satellite Control 4 d" L) f% h8 V, b* g0 ~4 e4 XNetwork " T- N+ v( G& g; y$ X0 K(AFSCN) $ i+ z1 Z: I- J# _A global, multi-command configuration of space vehicle command, control, and communications resources operating in concert to support DoD and other - p4 o9 ~9 b. F( a5 H$ jassigned space missions. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) A major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States Space Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, and funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. 2 S7 U& g+ U+ _; T8 o4 ]1 F% K+ tAir Force Space $ V$ @6 s8 I3 ~% o# wOperations 5 @ w: S) G$ u. j dCenter (AFSPOC) $ `1 B6 s: _- g, d6 L( iAn AFSPACECOM center responsible for the daily tracking of events at remote 1 ?8 {1 A& i. Y4 b& `1 voperational 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. - s3 {: c7 J( tAir Force 2 ]- O& R1 Y4 w! zOperational Test & E: p, d. x: V1 _: l$ Wand Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) Responsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed 0 `( y1 X8 |9 v$ Ufor use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM). Air Force Space - ?5 }5 Q4 W4 OCommand 1 |6 g1 P8 X1 h: {" u" Y1 t- q(AFSPC) / A& q; j' p( n* ~& M DA major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States Space Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, & ~6 n. `& a1 m" s9 Y" aand funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 0 s/ @- w# e; a; Y14 Air Force Space Operations Center (AFSPOC) : p) k2 M! n8 p$ Q s$ TAn AFSPACECOM center located in Colorado Springs, CO. ( c- I6 R0 g( t( YAir 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. % c' {) H! v5 a/ Y: X( m2 PAir-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. " O( y3 R9 E) X6 K! Z) |3 a5 RAirborne Surveillance " q; W) w3 c3 i, c2 @, I* W0 Z8 kTestbed (AST) 5 W; r. u+ f4 jA Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical 3 `, g) ^# X5 Y$ O( E$ ]sensor issues. It's expected that this program will be retired in 2003 with its . `" U9 i( R7 Ymissions to be taken over by HALO II and WASP. & j( ~! k. S3 |AIRMS Airborne Infrared Measurement System AIRREQSUP Air Request Support (JFACC term). + L# v; b; P/ g& ?AIRS Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Airspace Control + f( i; b9 l8 T# M8 Kin the Combat * F" @2 R4 K* V9 ?; cZone * l6 S3 u$ H9 ]+ I4 RA 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 9 h, O" R3 V1 b/ z2 X; e! f4 Noperations. Airspace control does not infringe on the authority vested in commanders to approve, disapprove, or deny combat operations. 2 N0 c8 d, K/ J' A9 e+ m3 L: uAirspace Control ( o3 [/ x4 H7 J$ aPlan The 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). AIS (1) Automated Information System. (2) Architecture Integration Study. (3) Airborne Intercept System. F% E' {+ Z x m1 _AIST Advanced Interceptor and Systems Technology. AIT Advanced Interceptor Technologies. AJ Antijam. ! j* i) }! R: q5 O( AAJPO Ada Joint Program Office. AJTBP Augmented Joint Theater Battle Picture. AL Acquisition Logistician. ALARM Alert, Locate, and Report Missiles. ALAS Advanced Liquid Axial Stage. 8 ~) V" n$ v3 H$ X- O% t0 K! a' lALBCS Airborne Laser Beam Control System. ALC Air Logistics Center (AF). ALCC Airlift Coordination Center (JFACC term). ' c7 ?( h! A+ e" oMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A

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15 & k( z4 h. f! F$ kALCE Airlift Coordination Element (JFACC term). ALCM Air Launched Cruise Missile. 1 D) f- A8 }- p: t: OALCOR ARPA/Lincoln C-band observable radar. (USAKA KREMS) 7 l, d) j) _$ {2 j, N2 p9 G" lALDT Average Logistics Delay Time. ( o5 c# ~7 m/ b3 PALE Airborne Laser Experiment. ALERT Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theater. 3 J; s) h+ S9 }6 sALG Algorithm ALI (1) Alpha/LAMP Integration. (2) AEGIS Leap Intercept 2 \$ _* ?2 M! h% K6 RALIRT Advanced Large-area Infrared Transducer ALL Airborne Laser Laboratory. : l- f `. h+ N- r, L) d/ ^. v: pAllocated 3 h1 V. P1 V* \+ @* KAvailability Requirement The requirement probability that an element is available to perform its function as allocated by the SDS. Allocation (1) An authorization by a designated official of a DoD component making funds ; L% [ T! i9 [7 k# pavailable within a prescribed amount to an operating agency for the purpose of 0 Z" X" x% k- ]6 c6 g& t G* {$ tmaking allotments (i.e., the first subdivision of an apportionment). (2) The translation of the apportionment into total numbers of sorties by aircraft type 1 ^5 H- E* h! A% L; qavailable for each operation/task. + Y- \* `0 w9 }, k( SAllotment The temporary change of assignment of tactical air forces between subordinate commands. The authority to allot is vested in the commander having operational command. 0 `( A% {) N- {: Y! t2 OALO 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. ! t7 {$ E( i Y, c* dALPS Accidental Launch Protection System. ALS Advanced Launch System. ALSP Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol. 7 }8 _1 b# f) x4 d9 XALT Airborne Laser Technology. 3 M3 x: z1 H+ l6 L! @7 GALTAIR UHF test radar at USAKA. AltAir Project name for the feasibility demonstration of a short range, air drop, ballistic - A. R" u6 W8 q$ rmissile target, dropped from a C-130 cargo aircraft. " q* c! [9 d! R" n0 Z$ [ K" eMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 16 Alternate 8 s% y3 N# c; n! h( @% c# j' U# CNational Military - X7 k% O* p& ^Command Center (ANMCC) An element of the National Military Command System (NMCS), which serves as : ~' [* u: M* ^' s. Ian alternate to the NMCC. Located at Ft. Ritchie, MD. Alternate ( R6 A( R" B: _3 c' O1 `Processing and 4 B# o- ~1 x# x8 {. h/ yCorrelation Center (APCC) NORAD capability in USSTRATCOM Command Post that receives, processes, ( ?6 O( h2 |% w' o7 jand analyzes TW/AA information. : D6 {! u) D, u* }* zAlternate Space Defense Operations Center (ASPADOC) 1 L) N! I0 {" F* z9 w! n% nThe backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at ' F, X' l1 V1 L* D) @8 B6 O1 sDahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit. AM Amplitude Modulation. 4 t x% y- U% m2 z4 p7 sAMC (1) Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL. (2) Army Materiel Command. (3) + u) K C- O8 J' _" A, s# P# _Midpoint Compromise Search Area. (4) Acquisition Method Code. (5) * r- x& _' R0 L) T4 _Advisory Management Committee. AMCOM Army Aviation and Missile Command (Oct. 1996). AMD Air and Missile Defense - n2 E/ U/ ]2 H" QAMDF Army Master Data File & s r0 V3 ]' l: q$ o* |, [9 @) _AMDS Active Missile Defense System. AMDTF Air and Missile Defense Task Force (US Army term) ! ?& N( {- [& Y+ w) B9 {AMEMB American Embassy. AMFB Acquisition Management Functional Board. ) e- M v3 U: @1 Q) D( ~& CAMG Antenna mast group. " C k) K3 N/ b+ DAMOR Army Missile Optical Range. AMOS Air Force Maui Optical Station. amp ampere " c8 p2 R: a& v+ g: _' u$ BAMP Ansular Measurement Precision.

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AMRAAM Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. $ i4 S7 y$ P. \2 H5 ~AMS Aerodynamic Maneuvering System AMSAA Army Materiel Systems Analysis Agency. AMSDL Acquisition Management System Data Requirements Control List. AMT ATCS Mobile Terminal. 0 ^: O" ~' X, Y1 dMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 17 AMTB Attack Management Test Bed 1 ?% Q- E, |! L# }0 x6 vAMTL Army Materials Technology Laboratory. A/N Army/Navy AN/TPS-59 USMC Firefinder radar. ANALYZE Static Code Analyzer. ANIK E1 Canadian telecommunications satellite’s name. ANL Argonne National Laboratory ; F' l/ ^ T- \: h8 gANMCC Alternate National Military Command Center. ANMD Army National Missile Defense. ANN Artificial Neural Networks. ANSI American National Standards Institute. Antenna 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. Antiair Warfare Action required to destroy or reduce to an acceptable level the enemy air and $ L3 e, \( B n- O& g& a, `; dmissile threat. It includes such measures as the use of interceptors, bombers, + T- A* ]; ^3 f) Y7 d s8 O Wantiaircraft guns, surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles, electronic . K1 x6 ^, K$ m5 ~countermeasures, and destruction of the air or missile threat both before and - V$ O4 T" q0 @6 l4 @ [8 \' D |after it is launched. Other measures taken to minimize the effects of hostile air 7 U7 }# O! J# ^, t$ [+ e3 zaction are cover, concealment, dispersion, deception, and mobility (Navy/USMC). 6 ?/ E) _& m: D5 y5 C3 E, |4 dAnti-Ballistic * n( n+ ^6 t" a, V: O# pMissile (ABM) The term used for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapons developed to negate the ballistic missile threat in the late 60s and early 70s. % w( }. f" C, fAnti-Ballistic / h( K2 d' V; W) _Missile System A system designed to counter strategic ballistic missiles or their elements in flight. $ |" l3 }6 y, V# V! jAnti-Radiation Missile (ARM) ! Y+ W5 \& x+ H- `" W! [A missile that homes passively on a radiation source. ) \& v' y D& ^* O7 d% |Antisatellite ( `1 q2 b2 {" L& X% _0 yWeapon (ASAT) 4 P5 O- w# [' _A weapon designed to destroy satellites in space. The weapon may be ! {- f5 J& u8 Q" e/ elaunched from the ground, from an aircraft, or be based in space. Either a " \1 g$ K4 t2 G, Anuclear or conventional explosion may destroy the target, by collision at high speed, or by a directed energy beam. Anti-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 $ F& o: h% z; u! o/ }disguising of an RV to resemble a non-threatening object such as a piece of " c1 H$ Z) _9 }; D `debris, a balloon, or a decoy. Ao Operational Availability # T1 V. Q) M% `1 B/ p/ R$ M* x, ~AO (1) Associated Object. (2) Action Officer. (3) Area of Operations (4) Acousto- ( F, Z- w! z8 o; Z( YOptical. (5) Attack Operations. AOA OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Adjunct (now called AST). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A ) l" r8 N5 Z( e$ k4 t9 V5 C7 e18 9 N }4 Y& x' [8 j1 zAOC Air Operations Center. AOCC Air Operations Control Center. $ L" o h5 T" }5 a4 G/ dAOEC Aero-Optic Evaluation Center, Buffalo, NY. AOI Active Optical Imager. ' {3 ` @3 t$ N& g U+ l. M8 n" HAOP Airborne Optics Platform. 6 P9 Z D2 o) y5 g# K) SAOR Area of Responsibility. , w6 T" V x" \- Q/ g' LAOS OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Sensor. AOSP Advanced On-Board Signal Processor. AOTF Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter. AP Acquisition Plan. APB Acquisition Program Baseline. APBI Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry (MDA). APCC Alternate Processing and Correlation Center. APDP Acquisition Professional Development Program. APEX Active Plasma Experiment 6 Q. t# z, W6 BAPI Ascent-Phase Intercept. 7 I0 A) d1 A- u/ n- f5 I& t EAPIPT Acquisition Planning IPT (PAC-3 term). 4 w1 w! c- a: O3 {! s9 TAPL Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. + {! r' p& V- N. y4 z! oAPLE Average Power Laser Experiment. ; o( @- {% d9 p: z3 [, X$ N4 UAPM Advanced Penetration Model. % q0 \7 }; {! z" G9 g9 GAPMA Acquisition Program Management Agreement. APO (1) Apache Point Observatory. (2) Arrow Project Office. 5 V# u: ^6 Y- Y6 b4 t* s) Y- wAPOD Aerial Point of Debarkation. 4 [0 ]+ |- u* q" ~Application (1) (Software) It refers to a process; usually implemented as a software * B- m x: L$ Z/ \routine, at the highest level (Level 7) of the ISO open system architecture. (2) (SDS) It refers to such processes as the Battle 1 M: N* T0 |0 e' a; QManagement, Navigation, Network Control, and other high level functions % S2 b# ^) h9 \0 f. lwhich may originate or receive messages over the SDS Communication 9 S2 G, f% Q0 o, a' v: tnetwork, via underlying lower-level protocols. (3) Software designed to fulfill specific needs of a user. (4) (Acquisition) The process of selecting 8 i. G- u8 g3 w; V, I3 srequirements that are pertinent and cost effective for the particular materiel acquisition and contractually invoking them at the most advantageous times in the acquisition cycle. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A , h* o- f9 t% o19 0 R! u- ]0 I) K t2 b% IApportionment (1) A determination made by the Office of Management and Budget which + `2 e$ n& P H" r1 Ylimits the amount of obligations or expenditures that may be incurred during a specified time period. An apportionment may limit all obligations ) m0 I' j& q6 M3 |to be incurred during the specified period or it may limit obligation to be , _' t& }" K2 B6 U7 y6 Bincurred 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 $ a! @& B& Y& y/ Opercentage 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 , n5 g& b, P: f8 Z# G* H* m' Igeneral sense, distribution for planning of limited resources among - l# }( e7 p- t2 I; q1 Ecompeting requirements. Specific apportionments (e.g. air sorties and forces for planning) are described as apportionment of air sorties and 0 j4 R( Y4 F, N* V9 z6 @- P$ a1 oforces for planning, etc. 5 m2 x8 ^! h9 k. hAppropriation An authorization by an act of Congress that permits Federal agencies to incur 9 J* L$ I: L' yobligations and make payments from the Treasury. An appropriation usually follows an enactment of authorizing legislation. An appropriation act is the most % g; h! e) p. Y; s( m$ S! a5 @! J/ V- \common means of providing budget authority. Appropriations do not represent 4 M) `8 J3 E) M5 c1 Rcash actually set aside in the Treasury; they represent limitations of amounts, ) S8 ~2 l$ @$ y8 h# C+ Owhich agencies may obligate during a specified time period. See Authorization. % ]9 j6 B4 W# H- ?Approved ; V7 H4 t/ _& \' c+ f+ v6 JProgram 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. APPS Automated POM Preparation Instruction. APS (1) Axial Propulsion System. (2) Automatic Phasing System. U) ]% M7 y5 p3 F, G7 XAPT Acquisition, Pointing, and Tracking. 3 _% s8 A- U9 c0 ]- s2 z8 r/ G. |APU Auxiliary Power Unit. AR Army ARB Accreditation Review Board. * @$ h# d8 C: s6 A2 j7 b& lARC (1) Advanced Research Center, US Army, Huntsville, AL. 9 S x6 x4 x8 r" t8 t# K(2) Atlantic Research Corporation. ARC/SC Advanced Research Center/Simulation Center. ARCCC Army Component Command Center. ARCT Advanced Radar Component Technology. 9 j' ^! c9 d8 R# G `ARFOR Army Forces. ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. Architectural Design - r9 V4 M1 a( u% H! qThe process of defining a collection of hardware and software components and 5 C! | A3 h1 ?their interfaces to establish the framework for the development of a computer system. 1 d, i8 c4 g0 f, Y! XMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 20 Architecture , r* G5 L% m( U$ t, S% B5 PIntegration Study (AIS) A study to determine the performance of alternative architectures and element designs that satisfy BMD System mission requirements, and to evaluate the effect of changing threats and advances in technology on the systems, subsystems, and components making up existing and proposed architectures. , X. ?0 b* A& X1 ?' D' QARDSOC Army Defense System Operations Center. ARE Aerothermal Reentry Experiment. 6 ^$ D4 w" {* q. a, U! i8 T2 k! WArea Air Defense Commander , `4 S" q- z4 J" y6 F(AADC) The person given overall responsibility for air defense within an overseas unified ( R; N* P& b- X# u; [command, subordinate unified command, or a joint task force. Normally, this will $ r' k+ ~( l9 r" q% K( O8 h& \2 vbe the Air Force component commander. ) \" h8 k, F3 { f m1 hArea Defense Defense of a broad geographical area that contains both military and civilian ) T+ |) g: z! M' P8 b$ Y6 Aassets (i.e., depots, towns/cities). (USSPACECOM) 5 G7 m3 O. Q# F+ k Z) a. kArea 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 / I4 A7 O& |$ C2 f; _control. 4 Z" u4 p' z! \) SArea of Interest (AOI) The area of influence and surrounding areas that is of concern to the commander for the objective of current and planned operations. This may include areas occupied by enemy forces. Area of Operations That portion of an area of war necessary for military operations and for the a% c% X+ }4 I4 t9 H) jadministration of such operations. Argus 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. ARH Anti-Radiation Homing. 2 E0 i3 o! v* L4 tARI Army Research Institute

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ARIES Active Radio Interferometer for Explosion Surveillance. - Z/ q. c9 Z% o9 F$ RARL Airborne Reconnaissance-Low (USA term) [circa 1996 = Reconnaissance equipment in Dash-7 airplane]. " ?+ F9 F# o# W) T3 wARM Anti-Radiation Missile. Arms Export - p2 c, M% |) Z! i0 ^* EControl Board (AECB) An 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 ( K5 K, c2 k. h* d; a8 Jpolicies. / S+ G! g9 l) R& l( z5 _Army Brigade - g M2 e1 b, X8 G1 s9 OCenter (ARBC) The Army center between the ARSPOC and the ARROC with C2 responsibilities for BMD. Army Component Command Center / F7 {" t9 C7 S- ?$ f(ARCCC) 6 ?* ?+ A' F' P' ?- Z' g' TA segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of " C+ K5 G2 \, S3 Y1 a3 ^+ l! Xthe CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to . n: z' S9 j+ m. p+ ?Army Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The ARCCC was ; m- P# W7 P9 c9 Seliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system & {( q& f/ I- q A6 ]7 g9 Iarchitecture definition update. 7 C0 {' |! b- g0 C- o) R9 bMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 3 X( M f% ^* B- M' i5 v21 Army Materiel / @9 _+ m1 g" n$ T* L2 ~0 mCommand (AMC) Performs the assigned materiel functions of the Department of the Army, & Z2 {0 T+ {0 j) k( A3 ]2 G* i- Gincluding research and development; product improvement; human factors engineering; test and evaluation; procurement and production; new equipment training; scientific and technical intelligence production; international logistics , f# S' ]- ?% a1 a2 I. ?; i* C/ Aprograms; and storage, distribution, maintenance, demilitarization, and disposal 4 {" [+ y) n; b/ b3 V( Pfor the continental United States wholesale supply and maintenance systems as " ?" W; o1 a0 _well as for overseas systems. Located in Alexandria, VA and moving to Fort Belvoir, VA in 2003. , T. [, \+ B# j: G) k6 VArmy Space , y; s8 q! {2 c* P8 u: G5 h# ROperations Center (ARSPOC) 2 X' A- O' K, z% X1 k1 `) ?; C% \The Army Space Command Center responsible for logistically/ administratively controlling assigned SDS elements and which shall also include the capability to assure the BMD mission is carried out should the USCINCSPACE CCC be lost. ARNG Army National Guard. AROS Airborne Radar Optical System. 2 U3 G8 |. M8 dARP Address Resolution Protocol ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Formerly known as Defense Advanced 6 g! y0 w) E' f5 I. P: AResearch Projects Agency (DARPA). ARPANET ARPA Network. ARRC Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps. ( q4 a: W4 q9 r' b3 d: |/ oARROC 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 TBMs. # }0 Z$ r' f( Q/ ]5 p# sARS (1) Airborne Remote Sensing. (2) Action Request System. ARSCS Automated Rear Services Control System. ARSPACE U.S. Army Space Command. ARSPOC Army Space Operations Center. ARU Alignment Reference Unit (PAC-3). ' R5 U4 R0 T* P4 s" z+ LASA Assistant Secretary of the Army. ASAF Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. ASAF (A) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition). ASARC Army Systems Acquisition Review Council. 5 s ]5 \: d1 E& FASARS Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System. ASAS (1) All Source Analysis System. (2) Advanced Solid Axial Stage. $ t( W6 H6 o6 m) `+ s) d) LASAT Antisatellite Weapon. - e% B, S2 H7 Y/ B& @; _2 \$ aASB Army Science Board. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 6 j! d$ Q7 r+ u s$ T6 ]9 I22 ASBM Air-to-Surface Ballistic Missile. & y6 v7 ]4 ]! wASC (1) Army Space Command (See also USARSPACECOM, ARSPACECOM). (2) Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH. 6 E# S7 j7 h1 e; M# j* }2 YASCC Air Standardization Coordination Committee. - ^3 @: y" ^% Z, e- ]ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. , L3 ?/ J! _, AASCM Advance Spaceborne Computer Module % N( Z( L6 @1 P, HASCO Advanced Systems Concept Office / H/ {/ F8 S. L! O6 Y1 @ASCON Associate Contractor ASD (1) OBSOLETE Aeronautical Systems Division (AF). See Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC). (2) Assistant Secretary of Defense. ' j" \, {) l* k* rASDC Alternated Space Defense Center 4 P0 h+ H! D# v( o$ s- pASDP Advanced Sensor Demonstration Program. 2 R+ {# X- c% AASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations - w9 }" `- i2 H! k6 IASEDP Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Program. ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit. 6 G0 ]* W( R0 {+ zASIOE Associated Support Items of Equipment (USA term). & ^; I' x( {! u0 h: C# z3 PASL Authorized Stockage List (USA term). 2 |, i8 E1 U- ^! XASM (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). 2 z9 Z5 ^- s( z' HASMP French Air Surface Missile ASN Assistant Secretary of the Navy. / {% l, a$ R; F6 n" _ASN (RD&A) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition). ASN (SB&L) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics). 2 {) l: E# X2 j* J8 g/ GASOC Air Support Operations Center. ; G7 a4 f& Q# YASP (1) Airborne Surveillance Platform. (2) Advanced Sensor Program. (3) 4 P7 }7 n. z. ?5 e+ g9 iAdvanced 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. $ i( }/ [, W5 [5 iASPIRIS Advanced Signal Processing for IR Sensors. ASPJ Airborne Self Protection Jammer ; n# w3 h/ u/ [# w6 B, o0 B* LMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 3 @0 ?) }* D" @. z23 ) S4 z, Y' x0 q+ y& Y# d cASPO Army Space Program Office. 6 ^4 J4 J4 `5 _2 N; R% PASR Acquisition Strategy Report. ASROC Antisubmarine Rocket. ; _8 G) W6 k0 s) P TASSERT Augmentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training (DoD term). % I2 w7 x5 S2 H& v+ g# _$ I* M f6 BAssessment (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, ' W; {9 ]9 H0 [" nreliability, pertinence, accuracy, or usefulness of information in terms of 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. . A. X3 }8 N/ D, vASSIST Automated Systems Security Incident Support Term (DISA term). Associated Object Object that remains near a deployed reentry vehicle, decoy or chaff puff. Assume Course ; E" o6 I7 M. }. f B# qOrientation % y' w s1 h" W. s IMake course attitude adjustments to the weapon platform orientation prior to engagement. Assured Defense Strategies and tactics that result in (specified) a high probability of kill against designated targets, regardless of the interceptors required. (USSPACECOM) Assured Kill This option requires defense segments to employ tactics, which produce the * D! l! |7 ?) Ghighest probability of kill consistent with the available number of defensive : k8 F# T! e" gresources (interceptors). : C1 ^+ |' v1 q* K1 i ?AST (1) See Airborne Surveillance Testbed. (2) Advanced Sensor Technology. 1 g# D7 f" I( }% g& S& l: }ASTMP Army Science and Technology Master Plan + @! s. W. z, w* \- o! W1 rASTP Advanced Sensor Technology Program % O7 k# H4 o# H( n: Z8 DASWG Architecture Systems Working Group. 7 ^( w8 f/ _. W/ m; o* N4 LAT Advanced Technology 5 X/ S) S! r$ J7 \. m: Q' Y& I0 wATA (1) Advanced Test Accelerator. (2) Avionics Test Article. 1 w) @' {" m4 s5 l; ~+ n, V6 e# y4 NATACC (1) Advanced Tactical Command Central (USMC term). (2) Advanced Theater Air Command Center ATACM Army Tactical Missile ATACMS Army Tactical Missile System. - R4 S5 O, X" I! k1 J! CATAF Allied Tactical Air Force (NATO). " C4 i& F1 S5 b% a6 d; ^3 {2 yATB (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 24 ATC Automated Technical Catalog # Y8 Q- F% a/ d+ d8 G# w# a @1 |ATCCS Army Tactical Command and Control System ATCOM Army Aviation and Troop Command (pre-Oct 96) (See AMCOM) ATD Advanced Technology Demonstration. 6 C, A; ~! `; g2 R( ]; N0 q' B3 t) ]& dATDL Army Tactical Data Link. , _$ k& K Y- f( g/ E( uATDM Adaptive Time Division Multiplexer. ATDS Airborne Tactical Data System. 3 y/ n3 e- A6 t# l* P1 F2 r! M7 ~ATE Automatic Test Equipment. & x# u( h: R+ ?, V- p$ |ATH Above the Horizon ATHS Airborne Target Handover System. 4 w8 j0 S0 r _, C. X! RATI Advanced Technology Interceptor / ]3 M ]# c2 R) x* z, WATIM Advanced Technology Insertion Module t' {- }$ i$ a$ }% k' aATIS Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions ATM Anti-Tactical Missile. ) h( c$ B$ Y9 h7 t- M% WATMD Army Theater Missile Defense. ATMDF Air and Theater Missile Defense Force (US Army term). & ]" [! k2 S' wATMDPO Army Theater Missile Defense Program Office. + z! U1 ~ C( C, v2 LATO Air Tasking Order. ATOC Air Tactical Operations Center. 2 ~9 h$ A0 V* p) t3 y1 r& ~ATODB Air Tasking Order Database. ATP (1) Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing. (2) Authority To Proceed. (3) Allied 4 J. Q' M" ~8 n. v% C0 ?! G; p# VTactical Publication. (4) Acceptance Test Procedures. (5) Acceptance ! ?: t7 w1 x: Y! ]: ^& tTest Program. (6) Advanced Technology Program (Department of % ]- A; M8 @% L \& S) C5 hCommerce term). (7) Authority to Process. 2 [# B: x+ t8 Z# I; n& b w5 ^1 RATP&FC Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Fire Control. + d- h( E! f+ b4 HATR Autonomous/Automated Target Recognition. 7 p( E- f6 i4 E. S: ^- ^ y8 ?ATRJ Advanced Threat Radar Jammer. 7 T( y' N+ R2 `+ h3 G7 sATSIM Acquisition and Track Simulation. . B4 M9 ]4 s) D3 g) iAttack and Launch Early : t" l8 o, G: k N' EReporting to 4 |7 H, U" z+ F, D' [9 ?! H1 {Theater (ALERT) An upgrade to ground station mission processing which exploits inherent satellite capability to provide theater missile warning and cueing. 0 H* B: ?. h2 n% N/ e O+ k8 f2 ?: uMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A ( Q) [2 g2 D) y25 Attack Assessment (AA) 2 b( R6 e/ x# _$ Y7 N3 pAn evaluation of information to determine the potential or actual nature and objectives of an attack for the purpose of providing information for timely decisions. ' r0 `' W+ x: A, X: ?Attack ; C' O' W5 O% x, _ C" dCharacterization # Y- Y$ `0 }$ j. u% X0 SThe process by which the parameters of an attack in progress are developed, + Z* i3 k3 | ]! ~updated and defined. 9 C; ]( S" d/ m1 A4 A4 {! mAttack : [% i x2 D: k, Z) YOperations (Counterforce) Attack operations prevent launch of theater missiles by attacking all elements of the overall enemy system, including such actions as destroying launch platforms, % y' l5 }6 C8 ?support facilities, reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition ( Y) L: n; e0 F+ Y) q9 q) Dplatforms, command and control nodes, and missile stocks. Attack operations $ m6 k# u7 C3 D! ycan be executed by space, air, ground, maritime, and special operations forces. Attack operations are considered one of the four pillars of TMD capability. (JCS J-38 CONOPS) * k7 H9 N( d7 o- V& L4 dAttack Price A concept used to evaluate the performance of a BMD system that defines 8 G) f* |! z9 D3 N% Q* C- G“price” as the number of Re-entry Vehicles required to ensure target destruction. * N/ ~' j) E" x7 ?Target destruction is defined as a probability of target survivability using the draw : S5 l# Z/ a) M# Odown curve. , X" F5 c, D, F* W# FAttack Warning/ Attack 0 N O0 M {: f% o/ cAssessment 4 \+ K4 s) ^* |8 D3 M6 `(AW/AA) 5 z: v! ~5 \$ L" YIntegrated air, missile, and space defense data used to determine whether an 7 x( {0 V. q7 S7 k+ ^# lattack is underway and, if so, what is the type and strength of the attack. 1 R& w9 E6 W3 B- r B# ^ATTD Advanced Technology Transition Demonstration. / f) H. a, k4 y4 ^Attenuation Decrease in intensity of a signal, beam, or wave as a result of absorption and scattering out of the path of a detector by the propagating medium, but not including a decrease in intensity due to geometric spreading (e.g., the inverse 2 O1 K5 C1 l7 h& wsquare of distance). ATV Advanced Technology Validation. 9 t$ _& Z5 T7 k5 O' W9 f, B8 nAULS Accidental or Unauthorized Limited Strike. 8 _) e+ [/ B! qAUPC Average Unit Procurement Cost. AURORA Canadian aircraft. Autonomous 5 r0 ^2 ?+ y( P# QAcquisition Range (Max.) The maximum range at which a target can be acquired by a sensor operating in a non-cued mode. 1 N. o% T9 {/ R8 Y n- C8 Y8 eAV (1) Air Vehicle. (2) Audio-Visual. 8 ^4 y X! {2 X1 R+ ?AVATAR (SAIC) Flight dynamics simulator. ; o5 E# F+ p( g3 W4 j, gAVC Advanced Vehicle Concept. ( k& p! F4 e0 yAVCATT Aviation CATT (US Army term) Average Unit Procurement 1 X; D7 O) i; ]5 T5 TCost (AUPC) 6 Q1 }+ ]. e3 xDesign to average unit procurement cost objectives, expressed in constant % |- B' N% E3 `dollars, are established for Milestone I, Concept Demonstration Approval. AUPC 8 X5 N; W3 ?# j) d- x5 c" Qincludes recurring flyaway, rollaway, sail-away costs (including nonrecurring production costs) adjusted for data, training, support equipment, and initial spares costs. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 26 AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. . ?7 Q- Y% D8 ] p% DAVSCOM Aviation Systems Command (US Army). 8 i9 t( u8 P8 z' V& {AW/AA Attack Warning/Attack Assessment. AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System. AWC Air Warfare Centre (UK RAF term). % o" }; U3 b" l% l( dAWE Advanced Warfighting Experiment AWG (1) Acquisition Working Group (GSA term). (2) Algorithm Working Group. / M1 y* Y- d' {" [7 q* b: ~AWS (1) AEGIS Weapons System (2) Advanced Warning System. (3) Arrow Weapons System (Joint US/Israeli BMD weapons system). Azimuth Orientation of a vector projected onto a reference horizontal plane, relative to a reference direction in the plane. Azimuth Angle A positive angle measured clockwise in a reference horizontal plane from a / ^- h* e$ X: u6 W3 }$ s. r) b8 Oreference direction to a given direction. For a topocentric-horizon coordinate ) E, p8 I! m/ f( H# Lreference frame, the reference direction is due north (true north or magnetic $ [2 D6 A$ G& dnorth, depending on the application). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 27 ) A1 Q9 k7 H" F4 S! d3 j' KB Billion. % k B& s$ c0 _- c7 sB Spec Development specification. B2C2 Brigade and Below Command and Control System (Army term). BA Budget activity. The budget activity codes are: # c5 S0 A. p$ e' R `- ^; Q01 – Basic Research 02 – Exploratory Development $ X# ^) X' w8 u( |- O3 Y2 W03 – Advance Technology Development & T. X$ E3 s P04 – Dem/Val 05 – EMD % B, I) Z. K, @, ?7 i) @06 – Management Support 07 – Operational Systems Development BAA Broad Agency Announcement. BAC Budget At Completion. $ E- j( m3 L* e6 ^: ~2 H7 ABackbone 2 B: s7 L% ^) }$ d+ dNetwork 8 R7 F5 g6 K% P# ~! V5 SConsists of the space communications network, the ground communications ; S% O( _9 Y* R. `& ^9 _network, and the interconnection between the two. 8 ?! h4 t0 t3 I( y6 `, M% xBackground Rejection (Surveillance) The suppression of background noise for the improvement of an object signal. 6 }5 b* h: [& w' x/ W3 }BAE Battlefield Area Evaluation (USA term). BAFO Best and Final Offer. BAI Battlefield Air Interdiction. Balanced Technology 3 E) x& ~5 _+ BInitiative (BTI) DoD’s program to hasten application of advanced technology to the most critical and urgent operational needs. BTI projects are demonstrating leap-ahead & ]* ^9 b" k/ P7 `3 r' [- t8 {capabilities enabled by emerging technologies in smart weapons, target acquisition, battlefield C3I, active countermeasures, and ultra-wide bandwidth radars and high power microwave systems. 8 S5 U; ^/ w/ P Y3 j% MBallistic Coefficient The weight of the object divided by the product of the coefficient of drag and the $ A- o, s+ U& U7 Bprojected area (W/CDA), in kilograms per square meter. Ballistic Missile (BM) ; ]9 N* v9 ~9 k* Q: \Any missile that does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and consequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated. ; R/ A+ n5 f% NBallistic Missile 5 t+ }! y& `1 @9 q9 NBoost Intercept (BAMBI) e1 T7 k6 m) T# dOBSOLETE. A 1966 system concept that a Lockheed study group developed in anticipation of possible government interest in the development of an ABM 3 t5 a. k Q; X r9 Lcapability. 7 V5 K5 |" k O, \1 FBallistic Missile Defense (BMD) " s3 I0 \) [# _/ ?% vAll active and passive measures designed to detect, identify, track, and defeat & c, E- B5 ]' Lattacking ballistic missiles (and entities), in both strategic and theater tactical 4 r5 M9 K+ r1 d0 b, Froles, during any portion of their flight trajectory (boost, post-boost, midcourse, or / n5 N& _) R' ]/ h1 Y, `terminal) or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack. Ballistic Missile Y) X/ G% J1 d8 `* R: F3 hDefense Battery An Army operations center, which operates and maintains BMD ground-based & u) s1 `! A! Q; aweapons and sensors. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 28 $ H! J4 [% T/ c0 JBallistic Missile Defense (BMD) / I( |5 x" I0 J. {Cell 5 F: _5 }5 ]4 e( X) h! F! v2 f( XThis facility will be located in the USSPACECOM Consolidated Command Center " ~: P. Q6 D3 W" | Y(CCC) and Space Control Center (SPACC) to support the Space Force Application mission area interface between the BMD system and # ~% ^! s" X3 {5 j+ H! S+ B9 OUSCINCSPACE. The BMD Cell will provide command and decision support to USCINCSPACE. ) a. n& x0 S; L/ u4 c+ e- z( IBallistic Missile / m7 z! I% p( @Defense Operations ( E8 H7 s# L. UCenter (BMDOC) OBSOLETE. Initially located at the NTF, and ultimately in the Cheyenne ) Y5 [. t- x" @1 LMountain Complex, this facility supports the BMD Cell-USSPACECOM information interface. The BMDOC hosts a BM/C3 processing suite and the operations ! n2 G+ R* Q0 J9 K5 ^# Dpersonnel necessary to coordinate and integrate system-wide BMD activities and supports the USCINCSPACE planning and decision process. / J O; x! H- r- @* _Ballistic Missile : E5 V0 y7 `, T% E5 l# ~/ bDefense Organization (BMDO) 5 R0 t9 A7 {5 wOBSOLETE. The former name of an agency of the Department of Defense ) v; q2 d+ J7 R+ mwhose 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 ; H m* F' u" F* Eranges and of increasing the contribution of defensive systems to United States 3 }4 \) a0 @4 ^and Allied security. MDA is the successor to Strategic Defense Initiative - E" }6 c& Z4 f: H" q$ `9 G2 j; C( DOrganization (SDIO). See MDA. Ballistic Missile : j7 K4 I5 Z: y, K7 wDefense Program An architecture comprising three objectives: Theater Missile Defense (TMD), National Missile Defense (NMD), and Follow-on Research Programs. 2 g- v9 F0 ~6 Y; [( N! IBallistic Missile - I# S+ U- [* S eDefense (BMD) System (1) An integrated system that employs layered defenses to intercept missiles + u6 r; ~1 e' g7 H! W. _during their boost, midcourse, and terminal flight phases. (MDA Lexicon) (2) The aggregate BMD BMC3 and BMD forces that, in total, provide defense 3 n8 N0 \5 q# l* _! p2 |8 ~against ballistic missile attacks to North America and other areas of vital interest. (USSPACECOM) Ballistic Missile / i: C- E a$ V3 _Early Warning System (BMEWS) + H! E l! ~! _' q: f8 ?Provides tactical warning of ballistic missile attacks, and is part of Spacetrack system. A two-faced phased array radar located at Thule AB, Greenland; three 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 2 C0 X, y/ B ?+ S6 Omodification of missiles or other vehicles acted upon by propellants, wind, gravity, 6 I+ c$ i& B/ x0 o" `. @temperature, or any other modifying substance, condition, or force. * j1 T5 s0 a0 t: J: OBallistic Trajectory The trajectory traced after the propulsive force is terminated and the body is ! l7 P; N: h# q# P% I! facted upon only by gravity and aerodynamic drag. 8 p* H0 [. c( s# {2 G: oBalloon A spherical inflatable decoy used as a penetration aid to mask the location of 1 o5 p3 S- Q4 Sreentry vehicles. BAMBI OBSOLETE. See Ballistic Missile Boost Intercept. Bandwidth The range of usable frequencies assigned to a channel or system; the difference 9 k: ^" }3 n7 t2 @. x8 eexpressed in Hertz between the highest and lowest frequencies of a band. $ t9 P) W# c9 H( T( j/ O0 fBAR Bimonthly Activity Report. + U; p8 w4 T% A* X. GBARBB BMDO Acquisition Reporting Bulletin Board - u- V: [" m9 y, ?+ _2 S4 f1 BBarrage Jamming Simultaneous electronic jamming over a broad band of frequencies. 0 t5 t; e2 y! ABattery Tactical and administrative artillery unit or subunit corresponding to a company or $ x$ Q* Y1 S3 d: y+ _a similar unit in other branches of the Army. U" Z: O0 d5 SMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 29 . h; ?# B# @2 DBattle Damage * \$ O& C) U: Y' WAssessment (BDA) The estimate of damage resulting from the application of military force against a 3 Y7 Q5 \% c$ F# C% p% p; spredetermined objective. Battle damage assessments can be applied to the use , z3 ~6 s# |0 }& w' c9 \of all types of weapons systems throughout the range of military operations. * p X: T! [) c" n0 }4 jBDAs are primarily an intelligence responsibility with required inputs and " D& W+ \6 Y* c" z$ [5 L! x+ Ocoordination from the operators. BDA is composed of physical damage assessment, functional damage assessment, and target system assessment.

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Battlefield Coordination ( q1 N6 t4 ?% `% R9 F3 r/ T4 M7 E3 ?Element (BCE) # ~4 x9 N4 ~# C5 cAn Army liaison provided by the Army component commander to the Air Operations Center (AOC) and/or to the component designated by the joint force 4 R5 j. d' k5 g i" q6 H+ Mcommander to plan, coordinate, and de-conflict air operations. The battlefield coordination element processes Army requests for tactical air support, monitors ) v3 O7 c2 x2 @) dand interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary interface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. Baseline Defined quantity or quality used as starting point for subsequent efforts and progress measurement. Can be a technical baseline or cost baseline. Baseline 0 C# i/ T. i2 J5 P! Y9 D$ ?Comparison + w, y) q8 j& z7 I, `# X- t: I! GSystem (BCS) ) h% ~4 e# Z# N* _5 E/ ?A current operational system, or a composite of current operational subsystems, - Y# P, P" S1 v3 F- c( v& s( H3 U$ xwhich most closely represents the design, operational, and support ' t; z6 v4 c {& d% X5 T6 Echaracteristics of the new system under development. & d: K: r* f8 c- }Baseline Conditions The natural and human environmental conditions, which are present prior to ' }8 L. F% Q" q; j" C! |implementation of a program and against which impacts are assessed. 6 ]% S5 B; {9 o. s/ L( J, M( N0 qBaseline Cost : `$ C1 t; G5 u7 {" g0 cEstimate (BCE) A detailed estimate of acquisition and ownership costs normally required for highlevel decisions. This estimate is performed early in the program and serves as 2 N# a$ a6 k7 y5 f! o3 L* c: m0 athe base point for all subsequent tracking and auditing purposes. Base Program The base program is the program described in the Future Years Defense . W" ?- T% T. ^9 R. @+ n& _* E0 oProgram base file, when updated to conform to the budget presented to Congress in January. It constitutes the base from which all current-year program 6 I, O8 s! V4 |changes are considered. Base Year A reference period, which determines a fixed price level for comparison in & i& c4 M2 `1 ~9 Y# s1 N7 ueconomic escalation calculations and cost estimates. The price level index for % `2 F5 e7 S. _+ T: X0 u; Gthe base year is 1.000. |$ q5 R4 Z L2 z. h6 @1 wBattle 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 8 K7 F' J; U4 {" j, ^6 I2 Mcomponents, and objects normally associated with the deployment and propagation of threat objects (such as nuts, bolts, inter-stages, fairings, shrouds, : q; E8 q3 d, k5 j8 ]etc.). Battle Group (1) Domains into which the battle space is partitioned. (2) A data processing ; L+ s) |. Q* W. E$ Z% |5 Gapproach implemented in the battle management computer, which P1 x0 [2 x; y+ x! m0 gminimizes the processing load by partitioning (grouping) threat data (Virtual Battle Group). (3) A group of associated system elements which . k& g" P6 l+ @! Zoperate together in a segment of the battle, based upon their capabilities and relative location to each other and the threat. Battle Integration Preplanning processes and/or real-time coordination that occur to minimize resource wastage between battle tiers or battle partitions. # ^0 R4 K. `7 {MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 30 Battle ! g: x' O& |8 _; }3 K$ u) sManagement (BM) ! O0 l* @; \7 ?$ s# G+ IBattle management is comprised of two parts: strategies and the collection of tasks to be performed to successfully implement chosen strategies. Given a set of strategies, resources, and hostile asset deployment, battle management $ a' t7 I- `, y% r- x# k$ K waddresses the problem of choosing a specific strategy or set of strategies and performing the associated tasks, which would result in the most desired outcome. Battle & I$ ?4 F* F! @9 {2 h" Q) IManagement/ Command, , U! f4 a6 ^) `; vControl, . n `) U) L u2 P f9 ^6 UCommunications, }* W' Q3 c9 U% C# X2 ^* B( G x" uand Computers (BM/C4 ) 0 D: X* S( n: iBM/C4 is a set of automated processes, which respond to the C2 system’s control $ W4 y, h. p; g: w$ y$ O- \8 ydirectives. The BM/C4 will provide the BMD system with the capability of planning, coordinating, directing, and controlling the surveillance and engagement operations of the system. It will consist of a distributed * K+ O2 T2 S" X( e9 r( aarrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities, and 7 Y3 v. ]: i% t. zprocedures that will ensure timely human control of the battle management process. BM/C4 consists of a battle planning function, an engagement planning ( L: i* o/ Y8 ?function, and a battle execution function. (USSPACECOM) Battle $ A+ I. s0 ^4 S4 WManagement 0 D: p0 x! `$ J. TDatabase N: N0 f4 o1 S9 EBattle Management data files including: battle management message file, object $ w+ b1 ~) a: R# b* G+ X' Rfile, track file, discrimination file, engagement file, kill assessment file, and battle 1 q% b' [ C& T6 k& {" n+ Umanagement health and status file. + w% `/ {" c2 ~/ f6 p' X9 XBattle Management 2 c Y8 M" V# w& _/ a" ]System The hub of the command and control process. It consists of computer hardware ( h3 C. b6 U" c' \" j7 Land software that integrates elements of the command and control system into a synergistic operation. (USSPACECOM) " X7 k* P9 C0 P: }/ D+ HBattle Management System $ {/ \6 [- J! gConfiguration 1 ]& V M: A, H9 H1 gThe battle management elements currently in the system together with their locations, connectivity and currently activated modes of operation. & U2 [7 T; E4 T+ FBattle Manager The automated set of hardware and software equipment that performs the battle management functions at an element. Battle Plan One of a set of BMD operational approaches to counter a ballistic missile attack. $ ?4 w) b, g; X! G* U8 P9 x; EIt contains the rules of engagement, battle strategy, and intercept tactics to be implemented by the battle management processors. It is directly responsive to % K, {! | N. B/ `: bthe attack type (e.g., counterforce). ' m- k. f; X0 g; y/ E# G" KBattle Space A characterization of the BMD area of operation generally expressed by Tier ) i- p* s4 ]: m- {1 W+ I$ }(Boost, Post-Boost, Midcourse, and Terminal). (USSPACECOM) 5 }9 J: p- U$ pBattle Space Partitioning / o3 C: S: L: F" ]# h. L% \Assignment of management, sensing, control and firing responsibilities to specific platforms/facilities within the deployed constellation of platforms/facilities. % E# d8 n) k8 i/ G7 bBattlefield # j5 X9 u" V4 ~$ gCoordination Element An Army liaison provided by the Army component commander to the Air . i* b% G2 i( Y5 r$ Z8 C- _: }Operations 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 and interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary interface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. / O9 V0 L; r, r' k; a! d1 g9 PBBS Bulletin Board System. - f1 `/ w3 k$ ^- X, e% kBBSF Brass Board Seeker Flight BBT Booster Burn Time. BCAS Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B " P* ~6 F( H' @, F0 N7 v31 + a* T1 A3 X, L* S* Z- E. lBCAS (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. BCD Baseline Concept Description. ' @+ @8 P7 v) d1 \4 F2 \+ CBCE Battlefield Coordinating Element. . w; ^( [2 G9 v! N. K7 g0 DBCFR Battle Command Focused Rotation. BCIS Battlefield Combat Identification System (US Army term). , F' {) ], n& J$ g# sBCM Baseline Correlation Matrix (AF term). 3 V2 @( ]5 ^! x# \; e" M$ H/ }BCO Broad Concept of Operations. ; M# A1 w) q4 CBCP Battery Command Post (HAWK). - d3 k; @( s, V& o" _BCS (1) Beam Control System. (2) Baseline Comparison System. BCTP Battle Command Training Program, Ft. Leavenworth, KS $ Z/ b0 _1 p5 P9 y% qBCV Battle Command Vehicle (US Army term). 5 N3 I% g6 f) c5 M& g; G+ M# _BCWP Budget Cost of Work Performed. BCWS Budget Cost of Work Scheduled BD Baseline Description. BDA Battle Damage Assessment. / m" U& f3 F" v# TBDC Backgrounds Data Center, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC BDE Brigade BDL Battlefield Demonstration Laser. ( c/ V2 o5 k7 _, }1 iBDP Baseline Data Package BDPI Baseline Data Package Integration. BDS Boost Phase Detection System. BDT Birth-to-Death Tracking. * @* r4 @: T1 l/ {$ W/ g) Q) oBDY Burst Detector Y Sensor. Be Beryllium. BE OBSOLETE. See Brilliant Eyes. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B

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32 5 k: J- C5 Y4 o. [, d# D+ b8 }Beam Control Technologies associated with controlling the physical properties of high-energy 2 T+ @* q4 s2 B% s7 ^beams and steering the energy transmitted by those beams to the target vehicle; ' ~' u% a/ \4 }9 {6 X4 g/ ~: {$ valso, the management of signal or image beams within a complex sensor system. + u; {5 G3 [+ @2 [+ `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 2 z2 k0 Q+ U& U. v9 Taxis. BEAR Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket (NPB Technology Validation Experiment). 1 C, S; a/ V# qBEAST Battle Experiment Area Simulator Tracker. BECO Before Engine Cutoff. BECS Battlefield Electronic CEOI System (See RBECS) & O3 X6 J7 K9 P. t% R+ ^& S. Bell-Lapadula Model A formal state transition model of computer security policy that describes a set of , e6 }1 B+ J0 n9 R$ ?) Gaccess control rules. BELLCORE Bell Communications Research, Incorporated. + l, t t5 @1 x, ~, x! x- A5 \, YBEP Brilliant Eyes Probe. BES Budget Estimate Submission. 6 L* i* U, b4 z& j; N; @) P; k) i+ HBESAM OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Sensor Algorithm Manager. ( a* V7 ?8 p( s8 w5 ]) j1 cBESC BM/C3 Element Support Center & p* f, G5 M" A% D8 t# }# |1 j3 MBESim OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator. ) B; l: a) |% F) m6 s v0 N, NBESim/AT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Analysis Tool. ! t* ^, k- D4 u. ~. ?BESim/RT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Real-Time. BEST BM/C3 Element Support Task. 7 x, F' B% z; j3 xBET Best Estimate Trajectory. 0 M0 e8 b8 X% E- w) j% o' y6 ~BFAC Blue Forces Analysis Center. 8 W! Z7 U; T' J% |6 o& g( [5 ~BFTT Battle Force Tactical Training. BG Battle Group (USN term). 3 T. Q/ [" I. b% n& z8 i' w/ C/ X" iBGM Battle Group Manager. BGSE Bus Ground Support System (USAF term). E y9 N' k: b" L4 z& x# BBGV Boost Glide Vehicle. - @9 h% T1 H z2 ?7 C* f# ZBI (1) Background Investigation. (2) Briefing to Industry. , {6 H. F" Q7 M& r0 t0 m. H5 vBIB Blocked Impurity Band. $ S# j) ?7 M4 Z: p0 U7 `, L/ M2 PBIC Battlefield Integration Center. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 33 BID Built-In Diagnostics. # V7 J; o0 f3 c- x oBIDS Biological Integrated Detection System. , |/ ]( Z7 S# W1 Z0 H4 }& }Biennial Budget The FY86 DoD Authorization Act required the submission of two-year budgets for ! c- x( A! P3 c2 ?9 S% @9 {3 ethe Department of Defense beginning with FY88/89. The department has 5 v' }; ^' X2 G q! O, d8 \institutionalized a biennial cycle for the Planning, Programming, and Budget ' X. F3 A. Y* t) j ESystem (PPBS). A biennial budget, as currently structured, represents program budget estimates for a two-year period in which fiscal year requirements remain separate and distinct. Big Crow A suite of aircraft, helicopters, ground vans, and electronic equipment, which is used to emulate an electronic warfare environment for testing, weapon systems on test ranges. BIM Ballistic Intercept Missile. / ~3 U# s) c% D8 nBiological Weapon An item of material, which projects, disperses, or disseminates a biological agent % a: Y% P6 y* l" I5 Vincluding arthropod vectors. BIOS Basic Input/Output System. BIPS Billion Instructions Per Second. Birth-to-Death Tracking (BDT) The tracking of space objects (e.g., satellites, reentry vehicles, or decoys that * h' ?) V0 z2 e$ @ f- K- jsimulate these) from the time they are deployed from a booster or post-boost vehicle until they are destroyed. Bistatic Radar A radar system that has transmitters and receivers stationed at two geographically separate locations; a special case of multi-static radar. $ y$ M4 T: t+ o$ ]& `BIT Built-in-Test 4 @& W' c$ `' |" M6 s) NBit Binary digit. `# L4 e3 X6 ], ?2 k8 UBITE Built-in Test Equipment. Bit Transfer # ]% o! I) z# `+ i; yRate The number of bits transferred per unit time, usually expressed in bits per second 1 e0 d' i- l( F5 \# j(bps). 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 % M3 o/ ?+ _( E) H" j" kintense electromagnetic energy by a nuclear explosion obscures signals and renders many types of radar and other types of electronic equipment useless for : `$ W5 m( K* M$ xminutes or longer. BLADES BMD Long Wavelength Infrared Advanced Exo-atmospheric Sensor. N% Q0 `( U6 R, V" W6 eBLADT 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 6 L1 a0 k- x3 cwith the cratering and ground-shock effects of a projectile or charge that goes off beneath the surface. # Y0 ]; E" S( kMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B . L7 C) R2 ?7 J4 I3 s34 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. BLK Block (system production lot) Blk 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 6 J, N! k0 G; C+ ^1 LBMDS Test-bed and assessed to adequately characterize its military utility. Once tested, elements and components are available for limited procurement, # X" E9 j! b7 b5 N& r8 Ttransition 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; 8 v: Q( R7 E. Y, `& B# p•BMDS elements, components, technologies, and concepts; 5 [0 f* Z- {: D! S+ O% s9 Z•BMDS Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications . I1 |* z7 H$ Q0 m. g1 h" q(BMC2/C) specifications and products; •Externally managed systems, elements, or technologies (e.g., DSP, , J" y' D; R9 D% u0 v( b# HGCCS, MILSTAR, etc).