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AFTAC Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, FL AFTADS Army Field Artillery Target Data System. AFWAN Air Force WWMCCS ADP Modernization / N3 b C9 j9 v- W y4 GAFWL Air Force Weapons Laboratory (Phillips Lab). % W" W( V6 v X) dAGARD Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. ' x0 Y2 s* q2 o; |2 p/ |AGC Automatic Gain Control. AGCCS (1) Air Force Global Command and Control System (USAF term). * G9 M- r( k" L6 C) H e X(2) Army Global Command and Control System (US Army term). 5 ~$ a# q' I0 R1 nMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 2 w" U1 Z/ v: _4 F4 O: T# v# H12 ! W, q" @* D0 V2 S# o ]AGM-65 Maverick Air-to-Surface Missile. AGMC Air Force Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center, Newark AFB, OH. AGRE Active Geophysical Rocket Experiment 5 V* x8 K2 _5 @! a1 @( E6 o7 pAGT Above Ground Test. . h8 Y v3 T- |AHIS Agile Homing Interceptor Simulator. AHSG Ad Hoc Study Group. ! Q# y& O8 R9 hAHWG Ad Hoc Working Group + I$ O" g# a6 E. v4 P' LAI (1) Artificial Intelligence. (2) Action Item. (3) Air Interdiction. 3 ?. p5 ~& @! H2 nAIA Air Intelligence Agency AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIC (1) Atlantic Intelligence Command. (2) Account Identifier Code. AID Agile Interceptor Development. AIDA Artificial Intelligence Discrimination Architecture (UKMOD). / i5 r5 M. C1 K8 ]$ z) G+ ~AIDPN Architecture Investment and Deployment Planning Notebook. , g6 B2 l5 c0 \8 i; AAIM Air Intercept Missile Aimpoint The specific point at which a weapon is aimed. The point may be on the earth's ( `5 m9 g/ `, j) M4 q5 k; jsurface, in the atmosphere, or in space. In some cases, the specific lethal point 2 S" |" r, u }, w% S9 p F+ ]on a target to which a weapon is aimed. 4 W- `; A9 Q6 O7 V# x8 N8 kAIP Advanced Interceptor Program (formerly Brilliant Pebbles). 4 c; C Z+ O# G! u5 L. @Airborne , h6 L F/ s. \4 N# a1 P4 Z! M5 ROptional Adjunct (AOA) % F' Y( X! _3 r- D, QA test program to place an infrared (IR) sensor in an aircraft. (Superseded by Airborne Surveillance Testbed (AST).)

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Airborne ) a. W% u+ ^ ^0 _ o: F1 |Surveillance Testbed (AST) 5 P7 ?9 _8 m7 H" p8 O9 ` E0 mA Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical , D1 Y& b! B4 X9 Z9 Usensor issues. 4 ]! S* [$ o8 LAir-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 ) K1 b! @! q9 t+ u- Fdoes not include ballistic missiles. Air Defense All measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action. 9 A! D, o h+ \Air Defense Action Area % N% V$ S# S; B$ VAn 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. / c0 P+ _' }# {0 Q: W5 AAir Defense 0 O4 X, C9 z: ^4 i1 fArtillery 3 v" f6 q8 o! r; z( Q( |Weapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A / R* S4 u0 z: p% o1 x u13 8 O& B8 S. ?* J5 ?4 V- mAir Defense Identification Zone & u' O/ ^& R4 n) tAirspace of defined dimensions within which the ready identification, location, and control of airborne vehicles are required. Commonly referred to as ADIZ. " F/ N" h4 k' P/ q% u1 D7 HSee also air defense operations area. Air Defense Operations Area A geographic area defining the boundaries within which procedures are 3 |$ L, B& _) Iestablished to minimize interference between air defense and other operations. May include designation of one or more of the following: Air defense action % t* b5 L/ p4 Aarea; Air defense area; Air defense identification; Firepower umbrella. , `: j( g) a& S. `& wAir Force 4 t0 N$ E% l8 J) z8 \; NComponent 0 b; \& b2 o) M: qCommand Center , d9 B1 K+ o0 C(AFCCC) $ O9 g+ G0 T0 N) x# L$ VA segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of # e$ u& P* K9 |- e/ Q% r' Fthe CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to Air |3 ^ v0 K* ]8 o7 QForce Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The AFCCC was ) }, A. W9 Q9 ^3 {- L! D6 m+ _eliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system % {0 I8 ^# _3 K& A& Narchitecture definition update. 1 G V" S9 T2 f5 p$ ] M) o4 T2 CAir Force Ground/Global : Q+ m. }0 z; @0 @9 zWeather Center $ V; b8 R/ [. L' I, s(AFGWC) ( M2 o8 V3 D8 O4 FAFGWC provides Air Force and Army with global information and products b0 N# m- A! b: f5 Z' Q5 m" srelating to past, present, and future states of the aerospace environment. Weather data is provided to the Weather Support Unit (WSU) for use by the SDS. Also provides space environmental data such as sunspots, electromagnetic storms, etc. Located at Offutt AFB, NE. Air Force Operational % I9 u' n j- |Test and 7 C: u* q! x4 a4 C' c9 r# e/ N" J9 VEvaluation Center (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 - G- Y5 C- s) Y) T, }/ A5 J/ @0 RSatellite Communications System (AFSATCOM) A collection of transponders on host satellites used by U.S. Strategic Command to pass emergency action messages (EAM) and damage assessment reports. AFSATCOM is also used to pass sensor data between sites and CMAFB. Air Force 5 W+ l& O! t2 K ?Satellite Control Network 1 |$ ` k) O5 L& n% r0 X# N(AFSCN) 0 Z# S0 u5 W3 k5 }A global, multi-command configuration of space vehicle command, control, and 2 u% u8 U! a: U% Acommunications resources operating in concert to support DoD and other assigned space missions. , L5 ^' n: I9 {; p3 P, [Air Force Space ; v9 H) r0 `2 L. e6 DCommand (AFSPC) A major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States " j4 N9 _& G9 n. KSpace Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, and funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. ; p4 @) g) C( a/ jAir Force Space Operations " E P4 ?0 W: lCenter (AFSPOC) , d; q: t6 \. R$ g; J. T: i* AAn 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 . k8 B4 A5 \0 ?Springs, CO. Air Force CRC Air Force Control and Reporting Center. 5 d# V# G& Y5 e0 v UAir Force Operational Test 2 ^+ |: A2 e" _+ i9 H% U/ U& Wand Evaluation ! y8 R5 t, j* JCenter (AFOTEC) Responsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed & G8 H! \: N! k# Qfor use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM). Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) , `+ h8 i% f% Z& yA major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States ; z4 ]$ U: w7 I0 O$ N0 SSpace Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, , [ P4 `. _/ w* Q+ q* Z- Jand funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A / k6 p$ F# O* g( u14 " t" ?. w9 G- d' \4 [6 ZAir Force Space Operations 9 S6 ]4 C* g$ O4 }1 }5 kCenter (AFSPOC) ; s6 J7 ~1 m4 {4 LAn AFSPACECOM center located in Colorado Springs, CO. Air Surveillance The systematic observation of airspace by electronic, visual, or other means, primarily for the purpose of identifying and determining the movements of aircraft " P& v+ E0 D7 D: L0 [and missiles, friendly and enemy, in the air space under observation. Air-breathing A flying vehicle that uses the oxygen in the atmosphere as the oxidizer in its ' c0 }( c+ C5 ^4 i0 u4 E( }$ Fpropulsion system. Examples are jet aircraft and cruise missiles. This category $ [" L/ i; `$ v, E' V4 Y, Wdoes not include ballistic missiles. Airborne 5 J/ Q2 o3 d5 D1 c0 C) W. nSurveillance 9 E7 ?( l4 s) P1 z! ^Testbed (AST) A Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical 7 q. K8 \9 o% _3 asensor issues. It's expected that this program will be retired in 2003 with its missions to be taken over by HALO II and WASP. : p+ y( b* O8 o9 b' bAIRMS Airborne Infrared Measurement System 2 }2 Y7 L. I! Y+ V [AIRREQSUP Air Request Support (JFACC term). AIRS Atmospheric Infrared Sounder ; I# t: P. I v& ]& I1 G- K/ nAirspace Control in the Combat Zone A process used to increase combat effectiveness by promoting safe, efficient " h1 M! G" m2 l- d9 D* kand flexible use of airspace. Airspace control is provided in order to prevent fratricide, enhance air defense operations, and permit greater flexibility of " c4 j7 M2 ]7 m0 e z5 A# l9 ~operations. Airspace control does not infringe on the authority vested in commanders to approve, disapprove, or deny combat operations. 1 |8 A) M( Q( T C+ EAirspace Control . O1 U0 O) E9 V+ qPlan The document approved by the joint force commander that provides specific planning guidance and procedures for the airspace control system for the joint u. M, u1 g2 z2 y* uforce area of responsibility. AIRSUPREQ Air Support Request (JFACC term). [8 e q. B9 P, _6 B+ k+ bAIS (1) Automated Information System. (2) Architecture Integration Study. (3) + i/ }0 z! b: Q- ^Airborne Intercept System. AIST Advanced Interceptor and Systems Technology. & Y7 e- q4 E: h' \- e5 c9 aAIT Advanced Interceptor Technologies. 7 }2 Z: j( z9 t& J! b; A; c8 _+ pAJ Antijam. " T* V9 v, D& s7 r9 TAJPO Ada Joint Program Office. + C) v0 v& {7 X' h& k2 gAJTBP Augmented Joint Theater Battle Picture. AL Acquisition Logistician. ALARM Alert, Locate, and Report Missiles. ALAS Advanced Liquid Axial Stage. ALBCS Airborne Laser Beam Control System. ALC Air Logistics Center (AF). $ M0 \/ D3 |/ r- x1 a: Q1 A1 d: tALCC Airlift Coordination Center (JFACC term). ' c! e6 t, f: Z; S/ T+ H/ m$ j* MMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A

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15 ALCE Airlift Coordination Element (JFACC term). 8 [0 i, r G) @0 H" D; C yALCM Air Launched Cruise Missile. ALCOR ARPA/Lincoln C-band observable radar. (USAKA KREMS) ALDT Average Logistics Delay Time. $ M5 ~) z9 |; F ~* S- tALE Airborne Laser Experiment. * q# c. J4 r5 r& ~& k& j `3 tALERT Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theater. + i: i7 P+ e8 v8 }6 ZALG Algorithm ALI (1) Alpha/LAMP Integration. (2) AEGIS Leap Intercept 0 }9 P# b) t2 w7 P* R) t. Y6 a( @0 DALIRT Advanced Large-area Infrared Transducer 7 B) h" l+ M' yALL Airborne Laser Laboratory. Allocated Availability ; h) i8 [" ?5 XRequirement 3 o4 p8 a/ z/ K0 B" G1 c! N, G" W. BThe 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 available within a prescribed amount to an operating agency for the purpose of making allotments (i.e., the first subdivision of an apportionment). (2) The 6 A1 q( N1 a8 V4 K v& `% ^$ Dtranslation of the apportionment into total numbers of sorties by aircraft type available for each operation/task. Allotment The temporary change of assignment of tactical air forces between subordinate commands. The authority to allot is vested in the commander having operational # x8 g' m# F* D5 @. {4 Qcommand. 5 I/ X9 | m; [' q; d6 W- BALO Alpha Laser Optimization. ALOD Adaptive Locally Optimum Detector (Navy term). Alpha Particle A particle emitted spontaneously from the nuclei of some radioactive elements. ' o& i/ J- j7 w, ~It is identical to a helium nucleus, having a mass of four units and a charge of positive two. ALPS Accidental Launch Protection System. ; ? c$ t$ ?+ j0 f4 i& s& \! }ALS Advanced Launch System. ALSP Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol. ALT Airborne Laser Technology. 4 G. j+ L N# a9 H2 v; vALTAIR UHF test radar at USAKA. , M& X3 Z: H" J! l/ {- _AltAir Project name for the feasibility demonstration of a short range, air drop, ballistic missile target, dropped from a C-130 cargo aircraft. $ }8 j) M5 q N' t& d* Q% _' r" ~9 FMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A $ {# E5 t2 \8 D/ C0 H16 Alternate National Military Command Center 6 z# U; \, B6 ~' O, l(ANMCC) An element of the National Military Command System (NMCS), which serves as % G7 y) |! t- L- q1 Pan alternate to the NMCC. Located at Ft. Ritchie, MD. Alternate " A" e6 V* `! k X1 h$ M, {Processing and 0 s& B, L0 ^( @- fCorrelation 7 |8 \: L9 w: `7 aCenter (APCC) NORAD capability in USSTRATCOM Command Post that receives, processes, and analyzes TW/AA information. ! M8 r- @# \ { J& w( M8 P5 ~- G5 ZAlternate Space Defense Operations Center (ASPADOC) / |1 o- B& ?3 C" b+ D& L, pThe backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at Dahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit. % j3 t) Y: C# W+ JAM Amplitude Modulation. 4 h. c* B( Q- J w+ aAMC (1) Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL. (2) Army Materiel Command. (3) Midpoint Compromise Search Area. (4) Acquisition Method Code. (5) Advisory Management Committee. AMCOM Army Aviation and Missile Command (Oct. 1996). l4 j* H, J/ \1 M$ e" VAMD Air and Missile Defense AMDF Army Master Data File ) o4 E$ [1 A5 S# W* EAMDS Active Missile Defense System. 7 L F# w( k7 a/ c1 Z* j' rAMDTF Air and Missile Defense Task Force (US Army term) AMEMB American Embassy. ; x7 W/ L7 g- {/ d1 g8 j! p4 f/ y$ BAMFB Acquisition Management Functional Board. * p ~( ]% P, G& \& \2 wAMG Antenna mast group. AMOR Army Missile Optical Range. AMOS Air Force Maui Optical Station. - H" ^7 s* \ e: U8 `/ \amp ampere AMP Ansular Measurement Precision.

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AMRAAM Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. AMS Aerodynamic Maneuvering System AMSAA Army Materiel Systems Analysis Agency. : c8 \2 o; R7 Z: N+ L( }1 DAMSDL Acquisition Management System Data Requirements Control List. AMT ATCS Mobile Terminal. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A & A- I/ K y6 A6 ~' E5 w. o0 O5 R: i17 # C6 R( Y8 x WAMTB Attack Management Test Bed 2 a" R( }0 U% Q+ IAMTL Army Materials Technology Laboratory. A/N Army/Navy " V0 j" ?+ _8 c ?& NAN/TPS-59 USMC Firefinder radar. r6 u" i! x# U% c7 Z0 J6 _. zANALYZE Static Code Analyzer. ANIK E1 Canadian telecommunications satellite’s name. ANL Argonne National Laboratory 3 u1 x, v! M; n3 vANMCC Alternate National Military Command Center. ANMD Army National Missile Defense. 3 V6 G5 X) h# F2 {* s/ p0 o" pANN 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 " b" w3 G8 H5 u! amissile threat. It includes such measures as the use of interceptors, bombers, antiaircraft guns, surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles, electronic countermeasures, and destruction of the air or missile threat both before and after it is launched. Other measures taken to minimize the effects of hostile air 8 ~" k$ A- t5 ~/ Aaction are cover, concealment, dispersion, deception, and mobility (Navy/USMC). Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) The term used for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapons developed to negate * d. w8 C/ w, _1 u( Kthe ballistic missile threat in the late 60s and early 70s. Anti-Ballistic - I* C& x) o% E- M) WMissile System A system designed to counter strategic ballistic missiles or their elements in flight. Anti-Radiation Missile (ARM) ; a; R, u8 X2 v7 T/ s% bA missile that homes passively on a radiation source. Antisatellite 3 `9 k5 ~% T! h* r' P7 QWeapon (ASAT) A weapon designed to destroy satellites in space. The weapon may be launched from the ground, from an aircraft, or be based in space. Either a nuclear or conventional explosion may destroy the target, by collision at high 0 m# A! X9 U4 c3 w" qspeed, or by a directed energy beam. % e3 r3 X" o8 c( [, ^# |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 disguising of an RV to resemble a non-threatening object such as a piece of 5 t1 ^, H( D+ C! Adebris, a balloon, or a decoy. % l& r5 X! K8 W; Q( r' O! ?8 qAo Operational Availability , w: E) g0 d: S: T3 F P/ ]AO (1) Associated Object. (2) Action Officer. (3) Area of Operations (4) Acousto- Optical. (5) Attack Operations. $ c! Y3 [- s' d) W% m: ^- ^AOA OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Adjunct (now called AST). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 4 X" N/ ~8 Q. E' l5 n& H18 AOC Air Operations Center. / E/ Z1 U3 R: ?! M5 a4 Z& t% AAOCC Air Operations Control Center. 1 [: b5 c+ C* t+ jAOEC Aero-Optic Evaluation Center, Buffalo, NY. AOI Active Optical Imager. AOP Airborne Optics Platform. AOR Area of Responsibility. AOS OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Sensor. AOSP Advanced On-Board Signal Processor. AOTF Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter. : u$ i) ?, N; Q/ }AP Acquisition Plan. + _( ^. U% n% o* y; \% WAPB Acquisition Program Baseline. APBI Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry (MDA). ' W, b5 W) L4 @APCC Alternate Processing and Correlation Center. 5 a6 ]& B$ K% F' ^* z8 [: [- iAPDP Acquisition Professional Development Program. APEX Active Plasma Experiment API Ascent-Phase Intercept. APIPT Acquisition Planning IPT (PAC-3 term). , [5 z- W! C6 S! o8 U. ?' qAPL Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. APLE Average Power Laser Experiment. APM Advanced Penetration Model. 0 M( L M, D4 z; w/ _APMA Acquisition Program Management Agreement. APO (1) Apache Point Observatory. (2) Arrow Project Office. . y8 {; O9 F& o9 e7 jAPOD Aerial Point of Debarkation. % e Z# _% ~* a0 h& q" I* U4 OApplication (1) (Software) It refers to a process; usually implemented as a software routine, at the highest level (Level 7) of the ISO open system architecture. (2) (SDS) It refers to such processes as the Battle 3 Q7 n1 a6 f( A- g4 b5 C: hManagement, Navigation, Network Control, and other high level functions ! r% u$ w9 B- A+ Wwhich may originate or receive messages over the SDS Communication network, via underlying lower-level protocols. (3) Software designed to $ O$ `4 c, _& z8 n6 Nfulfill specific needs of a user. (4) (Acquisition) The process of selecting 8 |8 f/ f8 W8 m' J" Q4 prequirements that are pertinent and cost effective for the particular materiel acquisition and contractually invoking them at the most advantageous times in the acquisition cycle. * `4 Q! H. A5 T7 mMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 4 Y# ^+ N6 }- R, t3 r/ N2 t19 Apportionment (1) A determination made by the Office of Management and Budget which limits the amount of obligations or expenditures that may be incurred during a specified time period. An apportionment may limit all obligations , ?% S) I2 V* n% O4 ~& f, F6 Jto be incurred during the specified period or it may limit obligation to be 9 i9 _# W9 x+ Z$ P+ Gincurred for a specific activity, function, project, object, or a combination " N+ d0 Y' _4 m9 Q! O, Lthereof. The third of four phases of the DoD resource allocation process. (2) The determination and assignment of the total expected effort by . B7 V; u; N$ a1 `* Npercentage and/or by priority that should be devoted to the various air 7 L j! [, G5 Z! _- Woperations and/or geographic areas for a given period of time. (3) In the general sense, distribution for planning of limited resources among competing requirements. Specific apportionments (e.g. air sorties and forces for planning) are described as apportionment of air sorties and forces for planning, etc. Appropriation An authorization by an act of Congress that permits Federal agencies to incur $ q( @: @- Y- ^/ N; wobligations and make payments from the Treasury. An appropriation usually follows an enactment of authorizing legislation. An appropriation act is the most 1 @8 Y2 D1 s) a' k9 Qcommon means of providing budget authority. Appropriations do not represent cash actually set aside in the Treasury; they represent limitations of amounts, ) d( c3 y: X% L) B O W& Z8 t- L: qwhich agencies may obligate during a specified time period. See Authorization. $ F8 j# E) }' p g1 C$ VApproved ( \. Y, \( J$ e9 u, f2 IProgram 2 z8 O1 P# k0 |0 P# o5 nThe technical and operational, schedule, and quantity requirements reflected in the latest approved USD (A) ADM, or other document reflecting a more current 0 Q) C$ I+ @" G1 b4 Bdecision of the USD (A) or other approval authority, such as the President’s ~5 H8 c/ z9 Q% {9 [0 q' m8 QBudget, the FYDP, and supporting documentation. APPS Automated POM Preparation Instruction. 3 X2 ^# U8 P. x! W, DAPS (1) Axial Propulsion System. (2) Automatic Phasing System. APT Acquisition, Pointing, and Tracking. APU Auxiliary Power Unit. / ?1 U, b& S$ s1 h$ k* zAR Army ARB Accreditation Review Board. ) s" w( Q: l7 e2 rARC (1) Advanced Research Center, US Army, Huntsville, AL. $ ^; ~5 y5 s) K7 V2 c7 u9 x(2) Atlantic Research Corporation. 7 O5 j. [' q9 J; H! X& JARC/SC Advanced Research Center/Simulation Center. ARCCC Army Component Command Center. 3 m3 N1 d8 I7 l2 c5 eARCT Advanced Radar Component Technology. ! W9 ]7 a- [% {! z+ d7 G0 ^ARFOR Army Forces. ) F D9 j9 x6 K6 q& H$ B" M2 @ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. ; j, x% J O5 y) @" sArchitectural # J& x6 s6 z- yDesign The process of defining a collection of hardware and software components and their interfaces to establish the framework for the development of a computer 3 s3 z. S" g6 o, M' ?2 x x" Esystem. ) J6 C' y7 E# K+ i: N% MMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 20 * q: Q, ~0 l# J% c, L+ [Architecture Integration - d# I+ k7 |$ @5 rStudy (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, : p$ k- `1 h* i7 j3 |1 s. u5 ~subsystems, and components making up existing and proposed architectures. ! L$ q# n: O2 }- ]% J. zARDSOC Army Defense System Operations Center. " d# M) e* q5 h8 X+ U- jARE Aerothermal Reentry Experiment. Area Air Defense ; h {9 K) R5 A1 cCommander 4 b1 q9 L, L8 ?$ y/ j(AADC) + w3 ?) T5 s0 J u9 JThe person given overall responsibility for air defense within an overseas unified % h4 Q# a( B6 V) m4 Z& vcommand, subordinate unified command, or a joint task force. Normally, this will G% W& J% i8 K+ w7 wbe the Air Force component commander. Area Defense Defense of a broad geographical area that contains both military and civilian assets (i.e., depots, towns/cities). (USSPACECOM) Area 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 3 z& U i: ~6 W! n _control. Area of Interest (AOI) The area of influence and surrounding areas that is of concern to the C6 F" p1 N* C- V; X6 x: ^ Ycommander for the objective of current and planned operations. This may ) H$ Q" O+ E6 {. finclude areas occupied by enemy forces. * `( d& k& m7 a7 qArea of J, \6 N2 Y7 LOperations That portion of an area of war necessary for military operations and for the % {( e) o6 d9 {% Iadministration of such operations. 4 C. z1 @! W; P8 ^" lArgus 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. 6 o+ k. T y- z( n1 x0 |ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. 7 ]' o" z, ]- H$ a- x: L. [4 CARH Anti-Radiation Homing. ARI Army Research Institute

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ARIES Active Radio Interferometer for Explosion Surveillance. ARL Airborne Reconnaissance-Low (USA term) [circa 1996 = Reconnaissance + }# Q* t, l$ n, Yequipment in Dash-7 airplane]. ARM Anti-Radiation Missile. Arms Export Control Board (AECB) * g2 ]4 k& f+ O7 k5 c$ [3 jAn interagency board, chaired by the Under Secretary of State for Security # o+ U3 [- U: {4 i2 A TAssistance, Science, and Technology, that serves to advise the Secretary of 8 }, J* E5 Y, a+ x' ]State on matters relating to security assistance program levels and arms transfer F( Q6 J6 a, c6 _5 spolicies. Army Brigade Center (ARBC) The Army center between the ARSPOC and the ARROC with C2 responsibilities & w; Y8 g: c1 g( T( T$ G4 ufor BMD. Army Component 0 X0 g; e+ C+ y2 e) j1 }2 WCommand Center ' B3 R; A s" G6 i+ B* O( }* c(ARCCC) A segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of % d# e, h: o, u5 |8 l5 V, tthe CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to Army Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The ARCCC was eliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system ' e9 a' `4 E( D% H& C+ ?5 m# ~architecture definition update. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 21 / Z/ X% t% D# X3 B# j1 f: dArmy Materiel Command (AMC) Performs the assigned materiel functions of the Department of the Army, including research and development; product improvement; human factors 2 i1 O2 o% y+ M" X8 o: W: eengineering; test and evaluation; procurement and production; new equipment / @6 o1 q# `' {) ~* Ytraining; scientific and technical intelligence production; international logistics programs; and storage, distribution, maintenance, demilitarization, and disposal for the continental United States wholesale supply and maintenance systems as $ R; f6 C! b9 w3 q+ h4 kwell as for overseas systems. Located in Alexandria, VA and moving to Fort , w' d8 E# j# B7 M/ hBelvoir, VA in 2003. 4 x& P0 O/ C1 T. {1 Z6 `" U0 `Army Space Operations Center (ARSPOC) 5 ~) Q$ V/ P' q3 E) Y$ s+ \3 LThe 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. ARP Address Resolution Protocol / Y4 a# R' |% p" V, X* OARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Formerly known as Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). ARPANET ARPA Network. + m7 z! ?' |7 R& @- Z6 H# O$ jARRC Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps. - T4 z* `" d0 L4 o7 T- tARROC Army Regional Operations Center. Arrow A technology demonstration program started in 1988 and designed to meet / M! F: P6 R1 k+ O, ~, zIsraeli architecture requirements for area defense of population centers against TBMs. ARS (1) Airborne Remote Sensing. (2) Action Request System. ARSCS Automated Rear Services Control System. % Z1 }, p( H& r0 L/ mARSPACE U.S. Army Space Command. ARSPOC Army Space Operations Center. ARU Alignment Reference Unit (PAC-3). 5 p& \* \6 g+ |2 eASA Assistant Secretary of the Army. 9 f/ b0 m' C$ u* x+ UASAF Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. # q; a0 O# V! q( J. e* |( UASAF (A) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition). % }; a3 M/ Z! m9 m% C' cASARC Army Systems Acquisition Review Council. ASARS Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System. ASAS (1) All Source Analysis System. (2) Advanced Solid Axial Stage. 8 y6 w C B2 zASAT Antisatellite Weapon. * ^* |- w: T0 E6 q" SASB Army Science Board. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 5 S N4 S( C( m0 h, y' c22 * v1 u8 V$ H8 B$ x1 |ASBM Air-to-Surface Ballistic Missile. + X; ~9 s" v# w4 W/ _6 }ASC (1) Army Space Command (See also USARSPACECOM, ARSPACECOM). (2) Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH. * @& b6 F, U5 S, L/ v( t. ~ASCC Air Standardization Coordination Committee. 0 g& v8 G8 O. C# k1 aASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. ASCM Advance Spaceborne Computer Module ASCO Advanced Systems Concept Office ASCON Associate Contractor 4 T# T) [, z. o! G1 aASD (1) OBSOLETE Aeronautical Systems Division (AF). See Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC). (2) Assistant Secretary of Defense. ASDC Alternated Space Defense Center 6 W9 D M* M: E8 U! m- TASDP Advanced Sensor Demonstration Program. ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEDP Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Program. 5 S2 T; c! q1 q# M8 a, TASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit. ASIOE Associated Support Items of Equipment (USA term). ASL Authorized Stockage List (USA term). * ^, ]* e$ V# h' vASM (1) Anti-Simulation. (2) Anti-ship Missile. (3) Air-to-Surface Missile. ASMD Anti-ship Missile Defense. 2 u; z; H! Q) C# }2 U6 ^' n6 tASMDC Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, AL (1998). ASMP French Air Surface Missile ASN Assistant Secretary of the Navy. ' m" x$ S5 A3 A) xASN (RD&A) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition). * I+ t6 n7 l4 ?* tASN (SB&L) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics). ; z9 o' z& E; y* Y, O# E/ QASOC Air Support Operations Center. ASP (1) Airborne Surveillance Platform. (2) Advanced Sensor Program. (3) Advanced Sensor Platform. (4) Annual Service Practice. ASPADOC The backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at + V. Y6 t! j7 n* N& H+ cDahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. ( A# P! E# q9 }+ XASPIRIS Advanced Signal Processing for IR Sensors. % a* e3 {: J# ?4 d/ F# k0 R% MASPJ Airborne Self Protection Jammer , w3 ^0 \" _. W( g& E& v k. b* kMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A * f0 e) M7 M* b# Q$ W23 ASPO Army Space Program Office. ASR Acquisition Strategy Report. ASROC Antisubmarine Rocket. 1 v* m& `# Y* [& C$ A" c T) aASSERT Augmentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training (DoD term). % N$ O+ S5 s3 ]' M* ?0 JAssessment (1) Appraisal of the worth of an intelligence activity, source information, or " k/ W& a# t0 }product in terms of its contribution to a specific goal, or the credibility, & |1 _# j6 E. ^ p8 oreliability, pertinence, accuracy, or usefulness of information in terms of an intelligence need. When used in context with evaluation, + E2 t% c$ l, J& ?4 g- nassessment implies a weighing against resource allocation, expenditure or risk. (2) An independent evaluation of a model or simulation by an - V1 h% o) ^8 C; S: C y2 pMDA-sponsored Confidence Assessment Team for a specified purpose. ASSIST Automated Systems Security Incident Support Term (DISA term). 4 G( ]0 R- {4 C0 o4 [Associated Object Object that remains near a deployed reentry vehicle, decoy or chaff puff. : q8 P. z% ]! v; A; V. ~Assume Course Orientation Make course attitude adjustments to the weapon platform orientation prior to engagement. 3 U S) P T6 DAssured Defense Strategies and tactics that result in (specified) a high probability of kill against / p7 Q, C5 _$ v% @/ ]/ D( sdesignated targets, regardless of the interceptors required. (USSPACECOM) + i$ T* c) s+ m4 K( {Assured Kill This option requires defense segments to employ tactics, which produce the $ x) t, d$ Q& ~! V7 X, ^% v, J! |highest probability of kill consistent with the available number of defensive resources (interceptors). 2 h# N: {5 {: c: Y( d6 K, {AST (1) See Airborne Surveillance Testbed. (2) Advanced Sensor Technology. ASTMP Army Science and Technology Master Plan ASTP Advanced Sensor Technology Program ASWG Architecture Systems Working Group. & K. x, w9 t& D6 q4 u3 |AT Advanced Technology ATA (1) Advanced Test Accelerator. (2) Avionics Test Article. ATACC (1) Advanced Tactical Command Central (USMC term). (2) Advanced Theater Air Command Center ATACM Army Tactical Missile 4 `3 U [1 G. k# {) [$ N; HATACMS Army Tactical Missile System. - a+ q8 |6 K0 X4 h2 o( MATAF Allied Tactical Air Force (NATO). ATB (1) Allied Test Bed. (2) Analytical Tool Box. ATBM (1) Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile. (2) Anti- Theater Ballistic Missile MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A . H2 \+ ?: w8 O! ^' V1 X1 `24 ATC Automated Technical Catalog ATCCS Army Tactical Command and Control System + ]+ X, z# K" H( RATCOM Army Aviation and Troop Command (pre-Oct 96) (See AMCOM) ) y- g/ b" y, U% JATD Advanced Technology Demonstration. ATDL Army Tactical Data Link. - T1 \ @/ r) B4 oATDM Adaptive Time Division Multiplexer. ATDS Airborne Tactical Data System. # \4 z5 E2 Z! J2 FATE Automatic Test Equipment. + X: q. ^ k6 p# Y4 k0 Q7 `ATH Above the Horizon * [! ~; p9 G0 z' \ATHS Airborne Target Handover System. 3 O. o* i" L8 c( A3 W' j- k% iATI Advanced Technology Interceptor ATIM Advanced Technology Insertion Module - F: a0 r9 j3 c2 ]6 G; ^) Q% |0 Y- dATIS Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions ATM Anti-Tactical Missile. ATMD Army Theater Missile Defense. ATMDF Air and Theater Missile Defense Force (US Army term). + n; C, Z2 z+ B! {2 CATMDPO Army Theater Missile Defense Program Office. + L1 |1 P+ _/ k, tATO Air Tasking Order. ATOC Air Tactical Operations Center. ATODB Air Tasking Order Database. 5 W: `0 e2 u) f" J) Y, E. PATP (1) Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing. (2) Authority To Proceed. (3) Allied Tactical Publication. (4) Acceptance Test Procedures. (5) Acceptance / i! q5 y) p6 WTest Program. (6) Advanced Technology Program (Department of / r1 ]; }' Y) @- Y* `: {Commerce term). (7) Authority to Process. ATP&FC Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Fire Control. ATR Autonomous/Automated Target Recognition. ATRJ Advanced Threat Radar Jammer. ATSIM Acquisition and Track Simulation. , w/ d, S* [# `8 mAttack and 7 k% n& k' \+ ]& x) ~; g. qLaunch Early 7 P5 Y: D" r- m9 bReporting to Theater (ALERT) An upgrade to ground station mission processing which exploits inherent satellite / h% W# n& S ]$ ~! B# Rcapability to provide theater missile warning and cueing. $ R }& u5 o1 P3 T+ @' ^9 v& ZMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 8 e1 @4 g) {, Z$ P# ?+ A* P+ s25 Attack Assessment (AA) An evaluation of information to determine the potential or actual nature and objectives of an attack for the purpose of providing information for timely ; }2 w. F3 W5 t u0 H& \& `/ Udecisions. Attack 8 v* V6 D. m3 _Characterization The process by which the parameters of an attack in progress are developed, 4 E" W9 J+ o* }$ y& b6 U+ B% Oupdated and defined. 0 k/ r7 ?' a% xAttack Operations ! G5 b- L4 M$ i/ |1 H% x/ D(Counterforce) + }9 x. W& F9 W/ sAttack operations prevent launch of theater missiles by attacking all elements of ' h4 _& |. ?5 J0 g2 }( H2 ]" athe 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 - j7 {* s9 E# c. J% Y% bcan be executed by space, air, ground, maritime, and special operations forces. 2 N* w$ H( F$ G' `6 y ], ]# W VAttack operations are considered one of the four pillars of TMD capability. (JCS J-38 CONOPS) Attack Price A concept used to evaluate the performance of a BMD system that defines 8 R6 L, z4 S4 O1 i) w& g' n“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 3 k* G2 D* a$ u2 y7 Bdown curve. 3 U0 ]* s- y& n9 b0 l+ O: q: b5 \Attack Warning/ Attack Assessment (AW/AA) Integrated air, missile, and space defense data used to determine whether an 8 v' G% `2 o3 Z! xattack is underway and, if so, what is the type and strength of the attack. $ W d0 r- `2 p I5 `# Z: |ATTD Advanced Technology Transition Demonstration. Attenuation Decrease in intensity of a signal, beam, or wave as a result of absorption and scattering out of the path of a detector by the propagating medium, but not , H. y2 C9 A; {including a decrease in intensity due to geometric spreading (e.g., the inverse 3 ]8 n# b$ o. d$ z3 f5 Ksquare of distance). ! }. n; \' X! b( _ATV Advanced Technology Validation. 1 H. Q" C4 B3 \7 [AULS Accidental or Unauthorized Limited Strike. AUPC Average Unit Procurement Cost. AURORA Canadian aircraft. 9 N7 Q$ f! p. s8 V% b) h% ~Autonomous Acquisition $ i, x8 B b, ^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. 3 ^+ d& q, ~; d4 P! B. t; z. XAVATAR (SAIC) Flight dynamics simulator. AVC Advanced Vehicle Concept. * T3 d7 x" @ O( ?. q0 mAVCATT Aviation CATT (US Army term) , p3 g7 S* \( V3 q! V( w0 MAverage Unit Procurement - O+ ~. E4 ]9 iCost (AUPC) Design to average unit procurement cost objectives, expressed in constant dollars, are established for Milestone I, Concept Demonstration Approval. AUPC includes recurring flyaway, rollaway, sail-away costs (including nonrecurring % n: s$ j1 U0 ?3 e; Y0 vproduction costs) adjusted for data, training, support equipment, and initial ! G; R1 j! h! y' P4 O& yspares costs. + n, k: `. M- ZMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A * q- k- f' k; U2 A- q26 AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. % A9 ?' m# W% }! b p; u1 @AVSCOM Aviation Systems Command (US Army). AW/AA Attack Warning/Attack Assessment. ' k- D/ L/ m$ ~" dAWACS Airborne Warning and Control System. : E) @! m1 P( L4 E% w5 \6 F' H4 yAWC Air Warfare Centre (UK RAF term). AWE Advanced Warfighting Experiment ) P. p& W C* k. b1 pAWG (1) Acquisition Working Group (GSA term). (2) Algorithm Working Group. AWS (1) AEGIS Weapons System (2) Advanced Warning System. (3) Arrow Weapons System (Joint US/Israeli BMD weapons system). Azimuth Orientation of a vector projected onto a reference horizontal plane, relative to a - B6 {" @. m7 ~, h" x: creference direction in the plane. + a: g% ]/ j2 A1 W9 Q$ d0 N+ UAzimuth Angle A positive angle measured clockwise in a reference horizontal plane from a 3 {9 T" T5 a3 b6 S& sreference direction to a given direction. For a topocentric-horizon coordinate 2 s- z4 r! z- D: r, Greference frame, the reference direction is due north (true north or magnetic , D9 ?" T3 `+ p* W. n" e% T" fnorth, depending on the application). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 9 R% ~" Q/ g; q" f& p; o27 B Billion. , W6 p4 Z/ b* d5 MB Spec Development specification. B2C2 Brigade and Below Command and Control System (Army term). ! v. k# n' C" v5 y! s6 B0 B2 JBA Budget activity. The budget activity codes are: 8 D5 l3 o8 _4 }9 `! s2 u01 – Basic Research 02 – Exploratory Development 03 – Advance Technology Development 2 t7 B: S7 n6 O; w+ n8 J04 – Dem/Val + ?: p f5 k* h8 R, N1 l4 Z/ Y05 – EMD 06 – Management Support 07 – Operational Systems Development & r& l/ ?; @# L' |- JBAA Broad Agency Announcement. $ V) o$ O8 B1 a( r9 q* n4 VBAC Budget At Completion. 3 K9 G" W$ p# Q# j7 z( R7 NBackbone : R; n# y4 Z) Z2 u9 s+ yNetwork & k0 k- e |) \: n# KConsists of the space communications network, the ground communications % H: n0 l, T% V; x, Unetwork, and the interconnection between the two. Background Rejection 3 x# a7 n- ] k8 G8 T+ a* R/ g(Surveillance) 8 J9 u% f: R$ T8 q0 H1 \4 ZThe suppression of background noise for the improvement of an object signal. ( V( u6 z: ^; _0 a& J" Q+ X- R, g9 T/ uBAE Battlefield Area Evaluation (USA term). BAFO Best and Final Offer. # n& R4 R; W# tBAI Battlefield Air Interdiction. . h# N# `) K# }- N- CBalanced Technology * ~; B4 v0 \0 YInitiative (BTI) / i) _4 N4 U6 X- h$ i KDoD’s program to hasten application of advanced technology to the most critical and urgent operational needs. BTI projects are demonstrating leap-ahead 9 W& o( u# _. }% rcapabilities enabled by emerging technologies in smart weapons, target ( `1 ~8 `7 c% [. v0 l0 x1 h5 T2 ?acquisition, battlefield C3I, active countermeasures, and ultra-wide bandwidth radars and high power microwave systems. Ballistic Coefficient 0 S% f3 L! b- v T, BThe weight of the object divided by the product of the coefficient of drag and the projected area (W/CDA), in kilograms per square meter. 3 r3 \1 c1 l7 S9 NBallistic Missile (BM) Any missile that does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and 0 I" O1 D/ c8 \5 M7 ?' kconsequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated. - ~ f5 T1 E$ z9 R9 y) [9 EBallistic Missile Boost Intercept ) K1 R: y+ T6 G# ~ A(BAMBI) " {9 v5 ~4 |; q: H: ]2 a1 |7 |OBSOLETE. A 1966 system concept that a Lockheed study group developed in anticipation of possible government interest in the development of an ABM ! i: P6 g+ H% y) ?2 Icapability. ' _( p$ n/ C3 M% D1 Z; U8 R5 cBallistic Missile Defense (BMD) All active and passive measures designed to detect, identify, track, and defeat w7 g- h$ e4 h' s" Mattacking ballistic missiles (and entities), in both strategic and theater tactical ! K, n# F8 \$ i$ B; ]) Droles, during any portion of their flight trajectory (boost, post-boost, midcourse, or ) H- Z$ L- J% \5 {terminal) or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack. Ballistic Missile 9 A, L8 [- w4 X* y, V, vDefense Battery 1 i! ^" ]" ~ pAn Army operations center, which operates and maintains BMD ground-based weapons and sensors. 9 @6 c. }* Y. ~. m. OMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 28 6 {5 z( U# b, {1 A6 jBallistic Missile 3 F! N ^7 T, ?9 T+ hDefense (BMD) Cell , S" C; }8 O2 d2 ^4 SThis facility will be located in the USSPACECOM Consolidated Command Center , u4 a/ O3 y) U9 | Q/ j# ^- Z, D(CCC) and Space Control Center (SPACC) to support the Space Force 5 X3 Y& S* b; p3 ]% k* W! o* C1 [* |Application mission area interface between the BMD system and USCINCSPACE. The BMD Cell will provide command and decision support to 7 n2 V0 s3 Z: f0 FUSCINCSPACE. Ballistic Missile Defense 6 H0 p% k' f1 _- w% n6 r9 eOperations % }! G N( e+ H* T NCenter (BMDOC) 9 G6 x8 k) }& vOBSOLETE. Initially located at the NTF, and ultimately in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, this facility supports the BMD Cell-USSPACECOM information interface. The BMDOC hosts a BM/C3 processing suite and the operations ' Z7 U& o0 m$ ]- I& P A& ?' E3 z; \personnel necessary to coordinate and integrate system-wide BMD activities and supports the USCINCSPACE planning and decision process. % X2 w$ v# h! Z0 G/ m" _Ballistic Missile Defense Organization # `0 H6 T6 i N- z(BMDO) 7 F5 z% Z: Z7 l2 T2 y0 U" R$ JOBSOLETE. The former name of an agency of the Department of Defense / H" p( P* t: P+ {- dwhose mission is to manage and direct the conduct of a research program 2 z3 t# @/ e$ _) l N0 E! ~9 x3 [examining the feasibility of eliminating the threat posed by ballistic missiles of all E5 d7 P, J# b$ J0 ]7 R3 g( Mranges and of increasing the contribution of defensive systems to United States 3 k5 o4 s" C {/ j# u6 vand Allied security. MDA is the successor to Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO). See MDA. * t, f' E& m! \9 x8 w+ lBallistic Missile Defense Program An architecture comprising three objectives: Theater Missile Defense (TMD), National Missile Defense (NMD), and Follow-on Research Programs. ! }' y3 H5 v, q! [Ballistic Missile 1 B$ u2 ~8 j- ~& U" M7 ^. ZDefense (BMD) System (1) An integrated system that employs layered defenses to intercept missiles ' o ]- Q: `) w' ^during their boost, midcourse, and terminal flight phases. (MDA Lexicon) (2) The aggregate BMD BMC3 and BMD forces that, in total, provide defense # o6 q# Z+ c7 W) P ?7 jagainst ballistic missile attacks to North America and other areas of vital interest. % K% g- I$ _8 S, [(USSPACECOM) Ballistic Missile 6 ^+ g6 F% K) Z0 e9 ~$ Z* b& dEarly Warning System (BMEWS) Provides tactical warning of ballistic missile attacks, and is part of Spacetrack X! N/ j: Z0 J5 S7 m! ]% Nsystem. 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 ' d/ o! I# m' t3 q% y; o( Kradars at RAF Fylingdales, UK. Ballistics The science or art that deals with the motion, behavior, appearance, or modification of missiles or other vehicles acted upon by propellants, wind, gravity, 9 ]8 B! c7 @* |2 I9 w$ d3 ltemperature, or any other modifying substance, condition, or force. $ j6 \: F7 D% {/ G3 _Ballistic 1 u5 s1 h8 u9 z7 Z% GTrajectory / T k! W' U! r- { M0 d& zThe trajectory traced after the propulsive force is terminated and the body is acted upon only by gravity and aerodynamic drag. ! X$ g9 Z! d z9 dBalloon A spherical inflatable decoy used as a penetration aid to mask the location of ! L- r# a9 F+ ~4 x! T, ^reentry vehicles. 1 @3 p" P+ E- M. J& M8 y) F% G8 BBAMBI OBSOLETE. See Ballistic Missile Boost Intercept. Bandwidth The range of usable frequencies assigned to a channel or system; the difference ( K8 L/ Y, K" L9 o2 d5 Eexpressed in Hertz between the highest and lowest frequencies of a band. 0 u9 ^) o9 J5 b% ]7 x9 kBAR Bimonthly Activity Report. * F% x- c8 H4 m# b# J& I. x) p( D8 TBARBB BMDO Acquisition Reporting Bulletin Board Barrage Jamming Simultaneous electronic jamming over a broad band of frequencies. 1 `8 R4 A$ u' P' n& ~( n1 m+ z6 f% zBattery Tactical and administrative artillery unit or subunit corresponding to a company or a similar unit in other branches of the Army. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 29 Battle Damage - y' k: i: W8 d, LAssessment (BDA) The estimate of damage resulting from the application of military force against a ) }. ~9 P) [8 R/ Xpredetermined objective. Battle damage assessments can be applied to the use 2 e7 r( V Q G6 h( f! aof all types of weapons systems throughout the range of military operations. BDAs are primarily an intelligence responsibility with required inputs and coordination from the operators. BDA is composed of physical damage ' [# b" Q1 @( @0 fassessment, functional damage assessment, and target system assessment.

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Battlefield 1 g V6 [: ^5 ?9 Z( q: T% m8 mCoordination Element (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 commander to plan, coordinate, and de-conflict air operations. The battlefield coordination element processes Army requests for tactical air support, monitors W0 L4 _" A+ i% Jand interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary + G4 E! I& T- R, R g- _0 i; xinterface 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 Comparison 2 R4 t/ w- S+ J( Q8 G# d$ hSystem (BCS) ! E8 E4 @, T; }+ a, \2 IA 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. Baseline + u, |$ G# V& ^. ^% `% UConditions " }) B% i2 g2 u; r7 n! LThe natural and human environmental conditions, which are present prior to " e* ^8 \: D% ?% V" i7 l) X8 Qimplementation of a program and against which impacts are assessed. ! Y) y. c# b, q) O& LBaseline Cost Estimate (BCE) + l* [% I1 {+ L* b$ E7 aA detailed estimate of acquisition and ownership costs normally required for highlevel decisions. This estimate is performed early in the program and serves as D/ F, @) h# ], L; Athe base point for all subsequent tracking and auditing purposes. * I$ t9 G' D8 G1 f) EBase Program The base program is the program described in the Future Years Defense 6 p+ X* \: I9 {% dProgram base file, when updated to conform to the budget presented to 0 e" @& N; H1 m3 f7 d" tCongress in January. It constitutes the base from which all current-year program $ m* \! E' s5 v5 }( k; R% zchanges are considered. Base Year A reference period, which determines a fixed price level for comparison in " U r9 P4 Q- {' D# Y* |economic escalation calculations and cost estimates. The price level index for the base year is 1.000. Battle Debris Battle Debris are the fragments produced by the hypervelocity collision of an interceptor with a ballistic missile, post-boost vehicle, or reentry vehicle, objects resulting from intentional fragmentation or accidental detonation of booster * w- _" V) Y$ v' S* M0 [; Q$ ^components, and objects normally associated with the deployment and 2 Q9 J* f( h- S! c8 Dpropagation of threat objects (such as nuts, bolts, inter-stages, fairings, shrouds, . ?4 R: p; {1 q1 Z) `( ketc.). 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 " Q: A+ E: w7 \! d: d(Virtual Battle Group). (3) A group of associated system elements which operate together in a segment of the battle, based upon their 8 a- J# \0 D0 O* E" I$ p( ]$ p% lcapabilities and relative location to each other and the threat. Battle Integration Preplanning processes and/or real-time coordination that occur to minimize , S7 A1 I; J; |6 Vresource wastage between battle tiers or battle partitions. % t* `$ G6 [; `- }& h3 ], IMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B , u( ~: G; R2 T L4 O30 6 B2 q' b; c# @Battle Management (BM) & j$ D4 L7 I" o/ @) E) w: SBattle management is comprised of two parts: strategies and the collection of ) E0 {6 q$ K& S1 G, j. {/ \tasks 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 performing the associated tasks, which would result in the most desired outcome. 5 A3 ]7 E P; i( J& N) @) U. eBattle Management/ Command, + ?% ?8 V) t i* p1 L, bControl, Communications, and Computers 9 G7 R5 S+ C% b. s: v9 K- e7 g9 ](BM/C4 ) ( p6 L- n8 {/ B% t( TBM/C4 is a set of automated processes, which respond to the C2 system’s control directives. The BM/C4 will provide the BMD system with the capability of , I& G0 U9 i* }* gplanning, coordinating, directing, and controlling the surveillance and 7 K% t) L2 B8 Sengagement operations of the system. It will consist of a distributed arrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities, and + d- m- J' s* z. eprocedures that will ensure timely human control of the battle management process. BM/C4 consists of a battle planning function, an engagement planning 4 V% V, E! j& O" ?function, and a battle execution function. (USSPACECOM) + o O+ N6 l: q* T% YBattle & B4 n) S' p- S0 j7 O' O4 NManagement Database # Z( i0 W+ t% VBattle Management data files including: battle management message file, object file, track file, discrimination file, engagement file, kill assessment file, and battle X: _/ i3 @3 m% Z$ Smanagement health and status file. & |' D" p2 ^) }9 {Battle 0 U( ?' X6 K' yManagement System ! {4 e- C! K2 ~The hub of the command and control process. It consists of computer hardware ( ?, j" ]" W. hand software that integrates elements of the command and control system into a synergistic operation. (USSPACECOM) 9 t. Q+ d: |5 D7 a6 O& r; TBattle Management System Configuration The battle management elements currently in the system together with their locations, connectivity and currently activated modes of operation. ! c. ~4 {! `) b1 B% aBattle Manager The automated set of hardware and software equipment that performs the battle 5 }. e' ?# L4 b7 Y, ~management functions at an element. Battle Plan One of a set of BMD operational approaches to counter a ballistic missile attack. 0 L8 G0 {$ b' b. \" V7 J' ~- K: r+ WIt contains the rules of engagement, battle strategy, and intercept tactics to be # R; `3 O: |1 I% P* V0 q. simplemented by the battle management processors. It is directly responsive to ) Z; f+ U, S+ H1 c! I5 K" ^ lthe attack type (e.g., counterforce). Battle Space A characterization of the BMD area of operation generally expressed by Tier (Boost, Post-Boost, Midcourse, and Terminal). (USSPACECOM) Battle Space Partitioning Assignment of management, sensing, control and firing responsibilities to specific platforms/facilities within the deployed constellation of platforms/facilities. : \) ?, N6 M* ~7 M9 IBattlefield % a. G; `+ u( J$ q! s' x8 ?8 RCoordination 1 [+ ^' o( T7 i0 ?9 Z9 c$ n% ]Element 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 ) r3 B" l2 P6 P+ O) d- Jcommander 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. 0 B+ s" {: d' m0 \# N$ e6 b qBBS Bulletin Board System. ) J% j/ b! {/ ?' P; W& l1 OBBSF Brass Board Seeker Flight ( a" T' O7 ^1 y% \0 A# ^BBT Booster Burn Time. BCAS Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 31 BCAS (1) Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. (2) Base Contracting / V* W: m) H5 `Automated System.

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BCBL Battle Command Battle Laboratory, Ft. Leavenworth, KS. % ?6 ~7 N7 b+ e8 @& m# P& [# QBCCE BM/C3 Consolidated Capabilities Effort. BCD Baseline Concept Description. ; J k L+ g; G8 O) i0 RBCE Battlefield Coordinating Element. BCFR Battle Command Focused Rotation. # M; S0 E$ F1 rBCIS Battlefield Combat Identification System (US Army term). & l$ U2 i$ _: P# v5 ~" J# y% e/ f- ABCM Baseline Correlation Matrix (AF term). BCO Broad Concept of Operations. BCP Battery Command Post (HAWK). BCS (1) Beam Control System. (2) Baseline Comparison System. 4 K$ K0 u. t. h! o: jBCTP Battle Command Training Program, Ft. Leavenworth, KS ' V$ Q4 L- t, N2 I/ x: G( {' zBCV Battle Command Vehicle (US Army term). ' X" e4 A- F4 J8 QBCWP Budget Cost of Work Performed. 1 ~9 v3 ?* ?3 G, ^BCWS Budget Cost of Work Scheduled - Q+ x7 W" c3 l$ T/ a3 y6 p4 @( ?BD Baseline Description. BDA Battle Damage Assessment. BDC Backgrounds Data Center, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC ; W) \9 R" N4 ^' vBDE Brigade BDL Battlefield Demonstration Laser. / _! f" q# U9 _5 U/ QBDP Baseline Data Package 1 c& G* p/ i7 K* s* K2 Y7 a9 Q! [# _6 EBDPI Baseline Data Package Integration. . s) h* ^" {- {, k. D8 |BDS Boost Phase Detection System. BDT Birth-to-Death Tracking. BDY Burst Detector Y Sensor. Be Beryllium. BE OBSOLETE. See Brilliant Eyes. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B

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32 / \ b& n+ k/ W0 pBeam Control Technologies associated with controlling the physical properties of high-energy beams and steering the energy transmitted by those beams to the target vehicle; also, the management of signal or image beams within a complex sensor system. Beam Width The angle between the directions, on either side of the axis, at which the % p$ |+ C6 g- w) Wintensity of the radio frequency field drops to one-half the value it, has on the 1 B3 p0 c& U0 M, M( [axis. BEAR Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket (NPB Technology Validation Experiment). BEAST Battle Experiment Area Simulator Tracker. BECO Before Engine Cutoff. ( a* W% R; u- k- D) \. c* KBECS Battlefield Electronic CEOI System (See RBECS) . ; u# _2 O/ n3 t: w( GBell-Lapadula " M- P! q& j7 ~9 ^Model 0 F1 y/ u% }4 @A 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. % |! z+ Q" {/ o" V. |$ e- ]BES Budget Estimate Submission. BESAM OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Sensor Algorithm Manager. BESC BM/C3 Element Support Center BESim OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator. % A1 R$ T; P8 l/ e: R0 S" i" D$ ]BESim/AT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Analysis Tool. BESim/RT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Real-Time. BEST BM/C3 Element Support Task. BET Best Estimate Trajectory. BFAC Blue Forces Analysis Center. ! M, g8 b+ z5 j6 ^BFTT Battle Force Tactical Training. BG Battle Group (USN term). BGM Battle Group Manager. * b3 B$ {0 y$ d' RBGSE Bus Ground Support System (USAF term). 0 R6 t; H3 O1 b: f! dBGV Boost Glide Vehicle. 2 [% R3 K1 U7 H- W- s) j! ^& oBI (1) Background Investigation. (2) Briefing to Industry. BIB Blocked Impurity Band. # b7 M" X& K9 L, yBIC Battlefield Integration Center. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 33 BID Built-In Diagnostics. : ?( j& b0 m! e8 n: Q" pBIDS 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 A% Z0 @$ j0 v9 u# v. lSystem (PPBS). A biennial budget, as currently structured, represents program 2 X3 P+ ]0 s6 [. kbudget estimates for a two-year period in which fiscal year requirements remain 2 k. t, K& U' O j" X" vseparate 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 : g# m4 ~* O3 P7 P- V# Eon test ranges. 3 D! J( u; p; u" n" WBIM Ballistic Intercept Missile. 5 f. Y/ j7 P( i- d( fBiological ; ^7 M7 b6 Q$ i m3 ~Weapon An item of material, which projects, disperses, or disseminates a biological agent 5 z5 Z( X/ s% g8 a" fincluding arthropod vectors. BIOS Basic Input/Output System. BIPS Billion Instructions Per Second. + C3 U1 ?6 ~4 \) JBirth-to-Death 5 O7 ]: X6 J+ u) q+ f, v! x5 ]Tracking (BDT) The tracking of space objects (e.g., satellites, reentry vehicles, or decoys that simulate these) from the time they are deployed from a booster or post-boost vehicle until they are destroyed. Bistatic Radar A radar system that has transmitters and receivers stationed at two geographically separate locations; a special case of multi-static radar. BIT Built-in-Test Bit Binary digit. 4 d# e& H5 t0 @8 k$ EBITE Built-in Test Equipment. Bit Transfer |! ]. i+ ^2 V* S$ TRate ' {- o4 v0 R; u! S6 { w% }The number of bits transferred per unit time, usually expressed in bits per second (bps). Black Body An ideal body, which would absorb all (and reflect none) of the radiation falling 8 T! D- y& [6 k7 i$ x+ |) Cupon it. % f# C( b5 Z; V' O k) o! SBlackout The disabling of electronic equipment by means of nuclear explosion. The intense 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. - p0 `6 E; o3 m. y" J+ wBLADT 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 beneath the surface. ) A" J; n9 L0 t6 d. EMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 34 2 J9 L, D5 u0 T) e( hBlast 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 BMDS Test-bed and assessed to adequately characterize its military utility. Once tested, elements and components are available for limited procurement, transition 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. : ~/ g0 S5 L! X0 M7 s! tThe configuration for each Block is drawn from the following sources: •The prior BMDS Block; . m4 U( K& [& f _. `5 T•BMDS elements, components, technologies, and concepts; : D4 k9 N# @1 K$ x( C•BMDS Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications , \2 g2 G m* W: Q+ J(BMC2/C) specifications and products; ( F4 W+ j! _) {•Externally managed systems, elements, or technologies (e.g., DSP, , {6 h& Y( ^4 o+ m1 R4 cGCCS, MILSTAR, etc).