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AFTAC Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, FL AFTADS Army Field Artillery Target Data System. 1 U: M- Y# U9 I; ~6 @5 Z6 ^4 _AFWAN Air Force WWMCCS ADP Modernization - }3 Z8 h+ S) D, gAFWL Air Force Weapons Laboratory (Phillips Lab). AGARD Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. AGC Automatic Gain Control. AGCCS (1) Air Force Global Command and Control System (USAF term). (2) Army Global Command and Control System (US Army term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A ( i2 t# q8 H- w' V12 / ^. d) [* i* z7 `6 ^AGM-65 Maverick Air-to-Surface Missile. , U) ?( M0 ^5 d- I9 a' S% ?AGMC Air Force Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center, Newark AFB, OH. AGRE Active Geophysical Rocket Experiment AGT Above Ground Test. AHIS Agile Homing Interceptor Simulator. ! c3 B4 T1 L8 ]- j7 f: kAHSG Ad Hoc Study Group. . |' {" T T1 E) O: ]8 Y. ^AHWG Ad Hoc Working Group ! ~) s3 ^+ @) f9 V7 a1 B& ]AI (1) Artificial Intelligence. (2) Action Item. (3) Air Interdiction. : E$ p' \' A, n8 X( F F& o# fAIA Air Intelligence Agency 5 y, B1 D: U6 e @) \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). ! I, D# @1 Z) X! C8 J7 w0 H6 _AIDPN Architecture Investment and Deployment Planning Notebook. AIM Air Intercept Missile Aimpoint The specific point at which a weapon is aimed. The point may be on the earth's 3 V$ b" N. w) l4 R: r* u7 Osurface, in the atmosphere, or in space. In some cases, the specific lethal point on a target to which a weapon is aimed. 4 \ _5 ]- x4 y' k2 c; LAIP Advanced Interceptor Program (formerly Brilliant Pebbles). Airborne Optional Adjunct 1 g2 x& E2 k9 C8 m2 U' O4 X- J(AOA) A test program to place an infrared (IR) sensor in an aircraft. (Superseded by Airborne Surveillance Testbed (AST).)

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Airborne 7 f. F) |0 C8 x* Q; xSurveillance 2 h. ~) z. `# I- ^& w3 y: yTestbed (AST) A Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical " t/ _3 u3 X/ J V7 usensor 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 : O+ p4 o+ U2 A& k: z9 d$ ?does not include ballistic missiles. ! e1 u" U- v( ^Air Defense All measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action. , S" N& e& d. @7 m" U% a, U% \' FAir Defense Action Area An area and the airspace above it within which friendly aircraft or surface-to-air weapons is normally given precedence in operations except under specific conditions. See also air defense operations area. Air Defense Artillery Weapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. / H! Y F7 c) t0 W* _MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 13 # U8 S# w& K, L7 a; E2 @( XAir Defense 4 J4 Q6 f0 ^9 N. c' Q+ M: z* KIdentification ( W1 V! g1 M, n* \- b6 [9 P# oZone Airspace of defined dimensions within which the ready identification, location, . x) S! R- S! t: J8 `) nand control of airborne vehicles are required. Commonly referred to as ADIZ. ) A8 j& V; v5 ~% _" fSee also air defense operations area. ) {' |& s% b C( c6 X$ wAir Defense C6 m# r! r9 M; S' N9 `Operations Area A geographic area defining the boundaries within which procedures are established to minimize interference between air defense and other operations. 6 W+ P, Q2 S: QMay include designation of one or more of the following: Air defense action 8 p* k) d8 G, q( \. _# u$ N3 aarea; Air defense area; Air defense identification; Firepower umbrella. Air Force / B; k+ D4 j: ?/ D0 AComponent Command Center (AFCCC) A segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of the CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to Air Force Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The AFCCC was eliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system * H, u( P- }4 }0 q r: zarchitecture definition update. ( ]( ]+ T8 Q' c1 j1 iAir Force Ground/Global 6 O2 z* p/ m$ H+ y$ J) T+ tWeather Center (AFGWC) . [/ U7 ]6 ^& Z% x& dAFGWC provides Air Force and Army with global information and products $ ^9 b1 |% v5 r7 ^7 ~relating to past, present, and future states of the aerospace environment. ( q1 r) A8 g! ?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. + R) o! s, {( F, Z! r+ aAir Force - @5 K! d3 C B! j3 Y/ vOperational 8 u" U3 {- b6 eTest and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) - g- Q) V4 n6 d" eResponsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed % P- ?2 b M w+ ^5 Ifor use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM).

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Air Force Satellite 0 N/ i- S$ W4 @& l& S3 S0 S+ n( fCommunications System (AFSATCOM) A collection of transponders on host satellites used by U.S. Strategic Command 7 F# K2 y% T- h$ \. fto pass emergency action messages (EAM) and damage assessment reports. AFSATCOM is also used to pass sensor data between sites and CMAFB. 7 G; C( p! d5 h( d' K2 a2 nAir Force 2 I3 ]9 O3 W& _1 p! x$ ~: a$ ~Satellite Control 8 y, w6 D% l: \3 [Network (AFSCN) & q J4 z+ O; pA global, multi-command configuration of space vehicle command, control, and : N5 B. {! o2 Y0 w1 @: i" mcommunications resources operating in concert to support DoD and other assigned space missions. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) + C* l) I& F6 O6 Q5 ?/ ]. BA 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. Air Force Space 1 X- }; ~& B5 \& s7 iOperations # ~$ a& D; D# I8 d, TCenter (AFSPOC) 8 T' \9 ?. R( b: |: E% t2 gAn AFSPACECOM center responsible for the daily tracking of events at remote 5 w$ t/ U1 O. toperational sites. It may be updated and assigned responsibility for logistics and administrative control of assigned SDS elements. Located in Colorado 5 V( T8 s7 e- U% {& \' B! g5 K7 p$ ]Springs, CO. 9 R; A* @0 s" u2 U2 mAir Force CRC Air Force Control and Reporting Center. Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation 7 G+ k4 E9 ^$ w' S3 h5 iCenter (AFOTEC) Responsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed for use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM). 4 c% K' H$ l: m$ S$ D& q8 HAir Force Space Command (AFSPC) A major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States 8 k9 K( u* `2 X6 hSpace Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, * {1 v" M" x( @' V( }& N3 [3 Y1 pand funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 4 p/ u: S9 h) T) O! v5 [2 a* N14 Air Force Space Operations Center (AFSPOC) An AFSPACECOM center located in Colorado Springs, CO. % S2 J1 r# o; ^9 P5 I1 |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 / G* e( B+ t: V1 P" X/ xand missiles, friendly and enemy, in the air space under observation. , ^) i* N$ V( Q) p: oAir-breathing A flying vehicle that uses the oxygen in the atmosphere as the oxidizer in its propulsion system. Examples are jet aircraft and cruise missiles. This category does not include ballistic missiles. Airborne . l" C' ~0 n9 ]) kSurveillance Testbed (AST) A Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical ( U8 X0 [. C% lsensor issues. It's expected that this program will be retired in 2003 with its 8 a* Y% F5 q* w4 Fmissions to be taken over by HALO II and WASP. AIRMS Airborne Infrared Measurement System AIRREQSUP Air Request Support (JFACC term). AIRS Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Airspace Control ; f5 R" u l/ Jin the Combat Zone A process used to increase combat effectiveness by promoting safe, efficient and flexible use of airspace. Airspace control is provided in order to prevent 3 J3 O" [ M% i5 j M1 d) ` Zfratricide, enhance air defense operations, and permit greater flexibility of + ~* a# |2 ?$ e, Qoperations. Airspace control does not infringe on the authority vested in % c g+ l0 O0 { N- o a5 Scommanders to approve, disapprove, or deny combat operations. Airspace Control $ O" b/ ]5 Z' b; `Plan The document approved by the joint force commander that provides specific planning guidance and procedures for the airspace control system for the joint # _# a0 B0 R2 |% kforce area of responsibility. + W4 o d$ X2 j* L0 D. I( oAIRSUPREQ Air Support Request (JFACC term). ' g1 `; M; e1 L" G Y7 Y4 {/ pAIS (1) Automated Information System. (2) Architecture Integration Study. (3) |4 n) T: u+ S0 R0 A- }# ^( r* lAirborne Intercept System. 4 H6 e/ j6 c8 h% mAIST Advanced Interceptor and Systems Technology. ' o1 A% ?3 e, XAIT Advanced Interceptor Technologies. AJ Antijam. AJPO Ada Joint Program Office. $ {8 p/ i; e. x& r3 M" z9 [AJTBP Augmented Joint Theater Battle Picture. : t9 @7 o2 ]/ ]* Z$ fAL Acquisition Logistician. $ q+ @6 _8 L [' p8 LALARM Alert, Locate, and Report Missiles. ALAS Advanced Liquid Axial Stage. ALBCS Airborne Laser Beam Control System. ALC Air Logistics Center (AF). & p: C i# q' }. P R, I$ }ALCC Airlift Coordination Center (JFACC term). , D# e1 b! y7 _! [7 oMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A

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15 6 ^. F. ^+ Z% ]1 V YALCE Airlift Coordination Element (JFACC term). ALCM Air Launched Cruise Missile. 5 ~0 y+ U, I4 g8 ?- c2 M: b) sALCOR ARPA/Lincoln C-band observable radar. (USAKA KREMS) ALDT Average Logistics Delay Time. ALE Airborne Laser Experiment. ALERT Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theater. ; [9 r. x0 G; f i2 G: s# \ALG Algorithm 6 ^4 R# _1 J' c& g- U) H, U3 IALI (1) Alpha/LAMP Integration. (2) AEGIS Leap Intercept ALIRT Advanced Large-area Infrared Transducer - e9 q. g; l# P# l3 h7 `ALL Airborne Laser Laboratory. Allocated Availability 6 f7 D* w# W- Q) k7 cRequirement 1 `+ U0 M+ E }! a8 U7 C1 ]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 T M3 h/ E0 L6 r' Xavailable within a prescribed amount to an operating agency for the purpose of 7 @- h8 m) K; dmaking allotments (i.e., the first subdivision of an apportionment). (2) The translation of the apportionment into total numbers of sorties by aircraft type available for each operation/task. 8 J5 Y1 o$ s, G* X1 S( 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. 3 B- _. }; G* o# B" z% W, q9 SALO Alpha Laser Optimization. ALOD Adaptive Locally Optimum Detector (Navy term). & u' z3 L) p# y: g2 @: kAlpha Particle A particle emitted spontaneously from the nuclei of some radioactive elements. : I/ @; y! ~; ?& KIt is identical to a helium nucleus, having a mass of four units and a charge of " v6 k) w4 \$ T+ apositive two. 3 T2 n K3 t' P2 xALPS Accidental Launch Protection System. ALS Advanced Launch System. ALSP Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol. ! I. I8 [4 h- k8 s4 J# N# [1 \0 x: iALT Airborne Laser Technology. H" `1 P, c+ }ALTAIR UHF test radar at USAKA. $ n& O; v! [8 tAltAir Project name for the feasibility demonstration of a short range, air drop, ballistic missile target, dropped from a C-130 cargo aircraft. ! B; m# v7 j4 |3 E4 b8 TMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 16 ) q- F9 g1 R) }: `2 hAlternate National Military Command Center (ANMCC) An element of the National Military Command System (NMCS), which serves as an alternate to the NMCC. Located at Ft. Ritchie, MD. Alternate Processing and Correlation 4 Z6 E$ A# f* ZCenter (APCC) : _% c! R( h2 NNORAD capability in USSTRATCOM Command Post that receives, processes, . P% U) e* q" u- _$ H$ n0 m, Z* K; Tand analyzes TW/AA information. 1 c& }* T- @8 kAlternate Space + S* X1 _4 h d6 a! N; [1 K5 B) }! NDefense Operations Center 7 U( c7 x. U" p* H& G5 ?2 Q6 S(ASPADOC) The backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at Dahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit. " f4 l+ S* Q% P0 x) C/ M/ vAM Amplitude Modulation. AMC (1) Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL. (2) Army Materiel Command. (3) ( u3 `6 f) u2 ^9 p2 y p OMidpoint Compromise Search Area. (4) Acquisition Method Code. (5) Advisory Management Committee. ; }1 ]) {. h: w4 s* YAMCOM Army Aviation and Missile Command (Oct. 1996). - b# s7 o% R4 yAMD Air and Missile Defense ! e4 P; g0 m" q* iAMDF Army Master Data File " M1 s2 {1 e1 }) [1 h3 I/ W' h2 pAMDS Active Missile Defense System. AMDTF Air and Missile Defense Task Force (US Army term) AMEMB American Embassy. AMFB Acquisition Management Functional Board. AMG Antenna mast group. & T8 @& F+ V& o$ D( X% KAMOR Army Missile Optical Range. AMOS Air Force Maui Optical Station. 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. ; ]( T+ ^- i! J6 mAMSDL Acquisition Management System Data Requirements Control List. AMT ATCS Mobile Terminal. ' @5 M6 [9 e+ s; sMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A # ]* ~) c x+ ]/ \- q% ~17 # D" _8 I: x; C; E* q: e* j' f, tAMTB Attack Management Test Bed AMTL Army Materials Technology Laboratory. A/N Army/Navy AN/TPS-59 USMC Firefinder radar. ANALYZE Static Code Analyzer. 4 M; h( C% |4 C* |" bANIK E1 Canadian telecommunications satellite’s name. ANL Argonne National Laboratory ANMCC Alternate National Military Command Center. * ? r) y; [1 C, K0 zANMD Army National Missile Defense. 0 z! T: S7 Z6 Z/ ^2 RANN Artificial Neural Networks. ANSI American National Standards Institute. ; u; M% W% b% P) K( T7 \8 uAntenna 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 missile threat. It includes such measures as the use of interceptors, bombers, antiaircraft guns, surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles, electronic , C7 ~1 G" A& ~6 Bcountermeasures, and destruction of the air or missile threat both before and 7 o6 x9 I2 N# A, u% W3 u# y5 o m Xafter it is launched. Other measures taken to minimize the effects of hostile air action are cover, concealment, dispersion, deception, and mobility (Navy/USMC). - B' @$ `8 e/ A: f$ W4 |Anti-Ballistic $ x2 U' o5 |- {- d$ m) j: k/ `Missile (ABM) " x; j4 k* n# n% [% pThe term used for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapons developed to negate ) s% W; F/ J( W4 F# O/ ?: fthe ballistic missile threat in the late 60s and early 70s. Anti-Ballistic - T1 ], n2 e8 i" A, BMissile System 9 n5 g$ w9 c* O: F( U% x8 I2 H8 ?$ wA system designed to counter strategic ballistic missiles or their elements in flight. Anti-Radiation S! I: b9 o- S, v# aMissile (ARM) ! @5 x5 C f. t4 a2 eA missile that homes passively on a radiation source. Antisatellite Weapon (ASAT) * d5 e9 A5 |9 Z4 Q6 }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 - C. K: g! h9 o2 Q2 b! \! p1 L inuclear or conventional explosion may destroy the target, by collision at high " v& \7 O% s0 nspeed, or by a directed energy beam. ! C [. k1 Q; Y$ w* jAnti-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 - w" ~4 R/ t4 Pdisguising of an RV to resemble a non-threatening object such as a piece of debris, a balloon, or a decoy. + D" [+ m/ ~& D5 g, Q& K/ qAo Operational Availability - E6 H) ]; ?9 h- _1 W- e pAO (1) Associated Object. (2) Action Officer. (3) Area of Operations (4) Acousto- / j; Q" w1 R Q3 [9 }/ P LOptical. (5) Attack Operations. AOA OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Adjunct (now called AST). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A ! q3 x2 v6 G; ^3 [18 AOC Air Operations Center. $ w( [3 T' u; i9 }1 f$ s- O# LAOCC Air Operations Control Center. + k, h5 l, z; Z& E9 RAOEC Aero-Optic Evaluation Center, Buffalo, NY. AOI Active Optical Imager. " ~' t* Q' N0 G4 \- yAOP Airborne Optics Platform. AOR Area of Responsibility. 2 P7 z% }+ ~" b& ]AOS OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Sensor. AOSP Advanced On-Board Signal Processor. AOTF Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter. AP Acquisition Plan. APB Acquisition Program Baseline. 7 o: N8 r4 M; fAPBI Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry (MDA). [5 T+ E, X) U5 }APCC Alternate Processing and Correlation Center. : ^' q- ]! m1 {. U8 b9 f! N @" g3 [APDP Acquisition Professional Development Program. / {! ^/ t8 L3 K5 tAPEX Active Plasma Experiment API Ascent-Phase Intercept. APIPT Acquisition Planning IPT (PAC-3 term). APL Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. y9 Z, V( I7 s. H" [. [4 p" hAPLE Average Power Laser Experiment. . S- C8 B) A/ B O4 a* a# l4 GAPM Advanced Penetration Model. . P/ _7 q' [! e: Y5 HAPMA Acquisition Program Management Agreement. ( C8 m3 K% y% { o9 w1 QAPO (1) Apache Point Observatory. (2) Arrow Project Office. APOD Aerial Point of Debarkation. * K- K o' L6 @# n2 lApplication (1) (Software) It refers to a process; usually implemented as a software ! p& V h1 j g4 {routine, at the highest level (Level 7) of the ISO open system 0 g6 x g1 R) q1 u* P- Carchitecture. (2) (SDS) It refers to such processes as the Battle Management, Navigation, Network Control, and other high level functions 1 |1 d( o( I" twhich may originate or receive messages over the SDS Communication network, via underlying lower-level protocols. (3) Software designed to % t9 S t! w- M. N3 X6 D* ~; mfulfill specific needs of a user. (4) (Acquisition) The process of selecting requirements that are pertinent and cost effective for the particular ( G2 P4 M, v g/ {6 w) dmateriel acquisition and contractually invoking them at the most advantageous times in the acquisition cycle. , n% e- S$ Q6 m4 L- g5 ~MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 19 Apportionment (1) A determination made by the Office of Management and Budget which 4 x( ]1 I3 Z5 \! T% I/ Dlimits the amount of obligations or expenditures that may be incurred during a specified time period. An apportionment may limit all obligations 6 _/ l4 w. v3 z dto be incurred during the specified period or it may limit obligation to be incurred for a specific activity, function, project, object, or a combination ! K( |0 O* `( Y, d3 J6 ]% |thereof. The third of four phases of the DoD resource allocation process. (2) The determination and assignment of the total expected effort by percentage and/or by priority that should be devoted to the various air operations and/or geographic areas for a given period of time. (3) In the general sense, distribution for planning of limited resources among competing requirements. Specific apportionments (e.g. air sorties and 9 N7 n& A( D; P* P. @forces for planning) are described as apportionment of air sorties and ) F2 K* `. }. [ r+ `forces for planning, etc. Appropriation An authorization by an act of Congress that permits Federal agencies to incur obligations and make payments from the Treasury. An appropriation usually follows an enactment of authorizing legislation. An appropriation act is the most 0 ], L/ ?9 s- j- V( q& Qcommon means of providing budget authority. Appropriations do not represent " `( H2 b7 z8 {/ z% vcash actually set aside in the Treasury; they represent limitations of amounts, 7 u/ O _8 M$ w; _- P# d5 Hwhich agencies may obligate during a specified time period. See Authorization. Approved 9 p* N8 E% A/ R7 m2 w( WProgram 8 I, C6 _- h; q3 mThe technical and operational, schedule, and quantity requirements reflected in ! \7 N Y) P8 n- |' Y+ { ^9 wthe 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. ( Z! z2 S8 @' ]$ D% S+ C* N3 Z$ EAPPS Automated POM Preparation Instruction. 3 z5 W2 U/ q2 Z+ DAPS (1) Axial Propulsion System. (2) Automatic Phasing System. APT Acquisition, Pointing, and Tracking. % { {8 V" i. p4 Z) p# yAPU Auxiliary Power Unit. * m- t1 |0 _) u5 hAR Army ARB Accreditation Review Board. 5 i( |# |* u2 U/ E! {ARC (1) Advanced Research Center, US Army, Huntsville, AL. - g* O/ L' o% w3 g& O(2) Atlantic Research Corporation. % K F1 ~* O# c- P1 {7 KARC/SC Advanced Research Center/Simulation Center. ARCCC Army Component Command Center. ARCT Advanced Radar Component Technology. ARFOR Army Forces. / c1 S) a' l8 O$ N+ ]. ?! Z% u! n1 v7 dARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. Architectural * A4 f- H6 P! }# }5 XDesign The process of defining a collection of hardware and software components and their interfaces to establish the framework for the development of a computer 0 T5 b, j7 ?. g7 @system. # ^5 y1 G5 i1 L8 a2 {MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 20 % C; h3 S S! k2 S: D3 P0 LArchitecture Integration 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, % h+ v) ~5 r6 n7 |- a p9 Bsubsystems, and components making up existing and proposed architectures. ARDSOC Army Defense System Operations Center. , x, @5 p# T& P0 w! Y: I u) pARE Aerothermal Reentry Experiment. Area Air Defense Commander (AADC) 5 G: R% G7 M; t! |( O2 WThe person given overall responsibility for air defense within an overseas unified command, subordinate unified command, or a joint task force. Normally, this will 8 j( N' R5 C& v4 B; j L" @be the Air Force component commander. Area Defense Defense of a broad geographical area that contains both military and civilian assets (i.e., depots, towns/cities). (USSPACECOM) Area of Influence A geographical area wherein a commander is directly capable of influencing 6 j$ a2 X' c+ u m2 }operations by maneuver or fire support systems normally under his command or 6 V( V- }: n, ^3 ]7 G: _1 i! {control. * I# A+ X0 y1 C$ J& N% MArea of Interest # K9 R0 ?$ ~( N(AOI) The area of influence and surrounding areas that is of concern to the 2 |/ m" }# `0 w) l8 ^. N, I6 Pcommander 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 2 ?0 _/ T( g0 Z5 i( ]+ Dadministration of such operations. Argus An airborne optical platform operated by the Air Force’s Phillips Laboratory. 1 e4 {) K5 D2 L4 O2 r% v% {$ DArgus is sometimes used by MDA to collect flight test signatures, phenomenology, and intercept data. ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. % A9 m8 |& x* q! kARH 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 _6 J) a2 a# Qequipment in Dash-7 airplane]. ARM Anti-Radiation Missile. Arms Export 4 W7 f- G1 d* P8 k) X' r. L$ M/ TControl Board (AECB) f) ?- K5 t2 C# G' {An interagency board, chaired by the Under Secretary of State for Security ' [- ]4 g. t! w) dAssistance, Science, and Technology, that serves to advise the Secretary of b. h; K3 R2 a# g5 OState on matters relating to security assistance program levels and arms transfer policies. Army Brigade 8 k$ ]# A5 i! L2 s6 {% RCenter (ARBC) The Army center between the ARSPOC and the ARROC with C2 responsibilities for BMD. + R8 N0 |6 a3 ^* }5 u" p6 z; HArmy Component Command Center * _1 m9 P# ~, W9 f(ARCCC) 9 M% W$ E/ N* Y: IA segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of 2 Z, G/ O4 n, B" z4 {0 q1 ^4 lthe CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to $ K% O* \: O! e2 X9 u! q# d+ wArmy Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The ARCCC was eliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system ( O8 u4 D3 {! I7 ^0 `& Sarchitecture definition update. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 21 ( W0 B8 {* c, a3 {/ EArmy Materiel Command (AMC) Performs the assigned materiel functions of the Department of the Army, including research and development; product improvement; human factors engineering; test and evaluation; procurement and production; new equipment training; scientific and technical intelligence production; international logistics / G6 t1 M5 Y' ?9 d9 Xprograms; and storage, distribution, maintenance, demilitarization, and disposal : L6 J5 b) F7 m$ g' z6 ~ N$ K5 Bfor the continental United States wholesale supply and maintenance systems as well as for overseas systems. Located in Alexandria, VA and moving to Fort + A% J' C% @" l0 k! QBelvoir, VA in 2003. 5 E+ ?/ |* E' _% oArmy Space Operations 9 {# Z. u3 V$ n1 E9 D0 w6 l, n% J2 QCenter (ARSPOC) 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. 3 B8 g: A& t! W7 ^1 B% }* b; N# WARNG Army National Guard. AROS Airborne Radar Optical System. 3 ~$ x' }( w( o4 MARP Address Resolution Protocol ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Formerly known as Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). , @- Z2 L/ W; X7 N. R& e: MARPANET ARPA Network. 9 O3 U, }7 }* IARRC Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps. $ d' X5 Y1 {# @ARROC 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 % h! a3 a4 s* C$ t+ y( cTBMs. ' O6 F' i/ [9 Q6 F0 _8 sARS (1) Airborne Remote Sensing. (2) Action Request System. ; R1 }6 Q! G1 R' rARSCS Automated Rear Services Control System. ARSPACE U.S. Army Space Command. ARSPOC Army Space Operations Center. ARU Alignment Reference Unit (PAC-3). ASA Assistant Secretary of the Army. ASAF Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. ; a4 U8 f" i aASAF (A) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition). 4 R0 r( j" W2 X! M" \* DASARC Army Systems Acquisition Review Council. ( N: m& Z0 O" {0 M# ]4 i* N7 T- pASARS Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System. ASAS (1) All Source Analysis System. (2) Advanced Solid Axial Stage. 6 ]+ T, Q) M0 ~1 q: HASAT Antisatellite Weapon. ASB Army Science Board. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 0 o d# w, f1 _7 V22 9 N/ _( n0 ~6 P' x8 ?. uASBM Air-to-Surface Ballistic Missile. ! s- ? J3 M! s cASC (1) Army Space Command (See also USARSPACECOM, ARSPACECOM). (2) Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH. ASCC Air Standardization Coordination Committee. ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. 6 J8 u8 j! [) a' rASCM Advance Spaceborne Computer Module ASCO Advanced Systems Concept Office ( G2 ]7 U* S" [6 k2 `7 sASCON Associate Contractor ASD (1) OBSOLETE Aeronautical Systems Division (AF). See Aeronautical : H3 O2 j6 A* V$ i& x& BSystems Center (ASC). (2) Assistant Secretary of Defense. / R ]# s3 `7 H4 `, ^0 D; v3 EASDC Alternated Space Defense Center : l4 R: q6 a: Q6 b! r' W, tASDP Advanced Sensor Demonstration Program. ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations $ P( H% J+ I+ L. W, rASEDP Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Program. ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit. ASIOE Associated Support Items of Equipment (USA term). # \$ {- J; L/ N. H/ k& m9 m# SASL Authorized Stockage List (USA term). ASM (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). 8 v5 b# f4 d* L' aASMP French Air Surface Missile 3 r% d# I' N' A: l- h) \4 iASN Assistant Secretary of the Navy. 9 x* Y) S9 R& q5 sASN (RD&A) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition). & j) \' O' `+ K* o, e) ]! }" m+ GASN (SB&L) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics). 4 n: t" R* v1 X% O$ FASOC Air Support Operations Center. ASP (1) Airborne Surveillance Platform. (2) Advanced Sensor Program. (3) 5 Y' `/ d" S1 @9 s. JAdvanced 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. ASPIRIS Advanced Signal Processing for IR Sensors. 7 \+ R# D: h9 i* s7 rASPJ Airborne Self Protection Jammer 0 J9 k/ [6 h2 t! A8 J; m" _+ v6 OMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 23 ; o q, D1 T0 e! k8 ?3 u/ z1 X& @8 bASPO Army Space Program Office. 6 Q8 G. O& o8 z4 W5 IASR Acquisition Strategy Report. & z6 D2 \* x1 h; J. W1 BASROC Antisubmarine Rocket. % V9 c+ |) l, D$ ^) e5 \7 Z/ k' e. r0 KASSERT Augmentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training (DoD term). Assessment (1) Appraisal of the worth of an intelligence activity, source information, or 0 @ F C/ Q$ f: x7 P! t6 _7 e" Yproduct in terms of its contribution to a specific goal, or the credibility, 5 N; @! C; u. U. z qreliability, 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 0 g1 L) z) L ?) {% @8 sMDA-sponsored Confidence Assessment Team for a specified purpose. 9 R2 x2 N9 N+ sASSIST Automated Systems Security Incident Support Term (DISA term). Associated Object Object that remains near a deployed reentry vehicle, decoy or chaff puff. , ?' t. T* [) Q3 [/ N- i" IAssume Course ( n; w) L/ T) mOrientation Make course attitude adjustments to the weapon platform orientation prior to 6 q' Z8 b4 b& H7 Mengagement. Assured Defense Strategies and tactics that result in (specified) a high probability of kill against designated targets, regardless of the interceptors required. (USSPACECOM) 8 y+ {. V K& G* y3 @Assured Kill This option requires defense segments to employ tactics, which produce the highest probability of kill consistent with the available number of defensive 2 Q7 O9 z9 G1 zresources (interceptors). AST (1) See Airborne Surveillance Testbed. (2) Advanced Sensor Technology. : N/ m+ h* C; FASTMP Army Science and Technology Master Plan ASTP Advanced Sensor Technology Program / M, B: |& M4 H2 G g) O' Y5 t& B) nASWG Architecture Systems Working Group. AT Advanced Technology ; F R, H' H. V b; H: B6 Y6 ^ATA (1) Advanced Test Accelerator. (2) Avionics Test Article. 3 m( H6 K( X+ _ z& F z5 RATACC (1) Advanced Tactical Command Central (USMC term). (2) Advanced Theater Air + b8 Z1 i+ P4 v1 R2 {Command Center ATACM Army Tactical Missile ATACMS Army Tactical Missile System. 5 R$ z2 }0 O, b7 g5 PATAF Allied Tactical Air Force (NATO). 8 ?3 Z2 h' t* u5 j- GATB (1) Allied Test Bed. (2) Analytical Tool Box. # `6 N5 L' u# s2 Z$ EATBM (1) Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile. (2) Anti- Theater Ballistic Missile MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 24 ATC Automated Technical Catalog ATCCS Army Tactical Command and Control System 4 Z% O) l+ n8 l4 ~, ~ATCOM Army Aviation and Troop Command (pre-Oct 96) (See AMCOM) ATD Advanced Technology Demonstration. - x$ c$ s# x# nATDL Army Tactical Data Link. ATDM Adaptive Time Division Multiplexer. 2 z8 y0 R5 v' w3 ^2 G; b% IATDS Airborne Tactical Data System. ATE Automatic Test Equipment. 2 j9 G& \# s* K% P0 |0 T% gATH Above the Horizon ATHS Airborne Target Handover System. ATI Advanced Technology Interceptor 9 `4 B( x" B! ?3 w) l O) TATIM Advanced Technology Insertion Module ATIS Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions 4 g: [/ l5 ^# C# hATM Anti-Tactical Missile. 9 r! x) k, R; X: B! ^4 CATMD Army Theater Missile Defense. . i7 Q* _! E" n! h) _ATMDF Air and Theater Missile Defense Force (US Army term). ; b P: a- p0 F8 Q7 GATMDPO Army Theater Missile Defense Program Office. ATO Air Tasking Order. + a+ C8 h. T7 M5 W* t7 E. PATOC Air Tactical Operations Center. ATODB Air Tasking Order Database. ATP (1) Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing. (2) Authority To Proceed. (3) Allied 7 @; d0 M& e( j* zTactical Publication. (4) Acceptance Test Procedures. (5) Acceptance Test Program. (6) Advanced Technology Program (Department of / m v2 z% _5 _/ M7 `Commerce term). (7) Authority to Process. $ ^3 V7 W4 _7 X. f8 [ATP&FC Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Fire Control. ATR Autonomous/Automated Target Recognition. ATRJ Advanced Threat Radar Jammer. ATSIM Acquisition and Track Simulation. 2 n! B+ i! h" \! D% f+ p! tAttack and * H9 P4 n/ L$ X d$ S1 A$ B6 ELaunch Early 3 z! ]6 k9 w7 C6 @ ]* |$ Z7 [# UReporting to Theater (ALERT) An upgrade to ground station mission processing which exploits inherent satellite . \/ _3 x z; V) ]$ Qcapability to provide theater missile warning and cueing. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 25 Attack Assessment (AA) + g* |4 X% R3 n- s+ |8 fAn evaluation of information to determine the potential or actual nature and , k0 u. y% G$ h, yobjectives of an attack for the purpose of providing information for timely decisions. Attack Characterization 1 a: @ C' p+ x5 h5 A/ u' QThe process by which the parameters of an attack in progress are developed, updated and defined. Attack " N0 T, g, r# v) [* K7 iOperations (Counterforce) 0 \3 b+ K4 v- ^- j( vAttack operations prevent launch of theater missiles by attacking all elements of - r5 }* ^. k! y0 r kthe overall enemy system, including such actions as destroying launch platforms, support facilities, reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition + b4 ~% U1 o C2 X. nplatforms, command and control nodes, and missile stocks. Attack operations 2 t' \7 R$ F) i; P( ] U9 \9 Dcan 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) 8 q8 T I. r2 GAttack Price A concept used to evaluate the performance of a BMD system that defines , ]4 y I2 ]* N6 D# r“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 7 e% k1 s% w" S5 zdown curve. Attack Warning/ : l l0 t4 W9 j( L) p1 |Attack 5 q+ O) X8 }" b# hAssessment . D( Q! b4 E% Q- e(AW/AA) 1 d$ S5 Q ^+ n; ]0 S0 x+ e; WIntegrated air, missile, and space defense data used to determine whether an 8 I. K9 w7 U& [# Q; `5 j( battack is underway and, if so, what is the type and strength of the attack. - `/ @8 j0 j, P) _; [" c+ f# _ATTD Advanced Technology Transition Demonstration. ' g3 I3 e% l! \- ~: U/ |, }# YAttenuation Decrease in intensity of a signal, beam, or wave as a result of absorption and ! m7 N) t% s$ ?1 E* n% u+ wscattering out of the path of a detector by the propagating medium, but not 6 s- D" A; Q% v: y4 Sincluding a decrease in intensity due to geometric spreading (e.g., the inverse square of distance). ATV Advanced Technology Validation. AULS Accidental or Unauthorized Limited Strike. AUPC Average Unit Procurement Cost. " G8 C3 `$ ~6 e2 B/ @& hAURORA Canadian aircraft. Autonomous Acquisition Range (Max.) The maximum range at which a target can be acquired by a sensor operating in a non-cued mode. : }: G; H+ K' [7 UAV (1) Air Vehicle. (2) Audio-Visual. AVATAR (SAIC) Flight dynamics simulator. 0 Y9 r. `- N1 J5 mAVC Advanced Vehicle Concept. AVCATT Aviation CATT (US Army term) Average Unit ; l; Z8 [$ Y. pProcurement Cost (AUPC) 1 z" }( U6 a1 r* B. }2 V! _; Y# J. HDesign to average unit procurement cost objectives, expressed in constant dollars, are established for Milestone I, Concept Demonstration Approval. AUPC 4 B. p( T8 u L4 H2 w3 Zincludes recurring flyaway, rollaway, sail-away costs (including nonrecurring - A% D* S3 N! C0 |+ c$ e" e! Y0 hproduction costs) adjusted for data, training, support equipment, and initial spares costs. # l4 \5 a* `! UMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 26 7 h* n' f/ e/ n4 F6 b7 D! sAVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. AVSCOM Aviation Systems Command (US Army). 5 `1 d! \% D/ t. b, HAW/AA Attack Warning/Attack Assessment. AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System. AWC Air Warfare Centre (UK RAF term). / }0 ^1 m# g. v9 C" cAWE Advanced Warfighting Experiment 1 ~6 n# D- L' n% JAWG (1) Acquisition Working Group (GSA term). (2) Algorithm Working Group. : I4 u% e. W: W1 F5 h4 _AWS (1) AEGIS Weapons System (2) Advanced Warning System. (3) Arrow Weapons , t& c- a* e+ F) @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. , S2 v" t( X/ K6 C& R" R$ t: d. iAzimuth Angle A positive angle measured clockwise in a reference horizontal plane from a reference direction to a given direction. For a topocentric-horizon coordinate reference frame, the reference direction is due north (true north or magnetic + g+ q& U4 l( O# m: Knorth, depending on the application). ! r/ N h0 u9 O5 g' v! ^2 a& [MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 2 \+ g) v& y( n" [9 u27 B Billion. - M+ h U) e- Y7 `B Spec Development specification. B2C2 Brigade and Below Command and Control System (Army term). BA Budget activity. The budget activity codes are: 01 – Basic Research 02 – Exploratory Development 3 f) G6 w: m! ~- o; C03 – Advance Technology Development 04 – Dem/Val 05 – EMD 06 – Management Support 07 – Operational Systems Development BAA Broad Agency Announcement. BAC Budget At Completion. Backbone : H" y/ _6 @2 y- a/ G% JNetwork Consists of the space communications network, the ground communications network, and the interconnection between the two. Background ! Q i$ X8 _. ~Rejection ' P6 {! u9 I4 f/ t+ }(Surveillance) The suppression of background noise for the improvement of an object signal. BAE Battlefield Area Evaluation (USA term). BAFO Best and Final Offer. BAI Battlefield Air Interdiction. Balanced ! j! A* }6 e2 `Technology 0 O4 E: m+ X! c" E9 VInitiative (BTI) DoD’s program to hasten application of advanced technology to the most critical : L2 _/ y1 ]; ` A4 E; Qand urgent operational needs. BTI projects are demonstrating leap-ahead S0 z$ `5 G% hcapabilities enabled by emerging technologies in smart weapons, target $ d2 E( h, s" N9 k' Lacquisition, battlefield C3I, active countermeasures, and ultra-wide bandwidth radars and high power microwave systems. 0 b5 W( j# p. |Ballistic Coefficient The weight of the object divided by the product of the coefficient of drag and the projected area (W/CDA), in kilograms per square meter. Ballistic Missile " J3 \4 l z1 g: R+ c(BM) Any missile that does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and consequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated. 1 d6 P2 O2 L6 cBallistic Missile Boost Intercept ; o6 |, U- k+ {2 O(BAMBI) OBSOLETE. A 1966 system concept that a Lockheed study group developed in - w) C( c5 Q" G" ?* V! T( nanticipation of possible government interest in the development of an ABM }! s q, s: \7 ?4 Wcapability. ! r' Q9 X N0 R* EBallistic Missile Defense (BMD) All active and passive measures designed to detect, identify, track, and defeat attacking ballistic missiles (and entities), in both strategic and theater tactical 5 W$ l/ w& @! L4 m2 Qroles, during any portion of their flight trajectory (boost, post-boost, midcourse, or terminal) or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack. Ballistic Missile ' i2 u5 A$ g/ X |Defense Battery 1 s2 d3 ~' f5 y" YAn Army operations center, which operates and maintains BMD ground-based ! K1 } M- G6 \8 a# ~weapons and sensors. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 4 s) V# I# `( \5 _28 3 x T4 l3 n; J# c; dBallistic Missile 2 A, a9 W6 D$ @2 wDefense (BMD) Cell ' A3 I3 b6 v/ J. CThis facility will be located in the USSPACECOM Consolidated Command Center (CCC) and Space Control Center (SPACC) to support the Space Force ( J2 `7 I+ ?3 H4 RApplication mission area interface between the BMD system and 6 h9 @' ?: h- B' V$ eUSCINCSPACE. The BMD Cell will provide command and decision support to USCINCSPACE. Ballistic Missile 0 R$ f# P" g: D. |Defense ! ]' D( ]2 r+ nOperations Center (BMDOC) OBSOLETE. Initially located at the NTF, and ultimately in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, this facility supports the BMD Cell-USSPACECOM information interface. The BMDOC hosts a BM/C3 processing suite and the operations personnel necessary to coordinate and integrate system-wide BMD activities and $ I6 C2 U+ A( e ?& Hsupports the USCINCSPACE planning and decision process. Ballistic Missile " _7 C: {! D: N4 e) g0 `4 rDefense 5 x6 Z8 g5 f. I$ W/ N" S( o7 P- YOrganization 3 q1 v1 |) h N" p4 F(BMDO) ' q3 R, s" g" qOBSOLETE. The former name of an agency of the Department of Defense 6 C; y( R; W$ U, l/ 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 0 P c9 y' X5 F6 L" oranges and of increasing the contribution of defensive systems to United States 9 w& i1 Z p) f8 ?8 K) O' A8 v+ ]and Allied security. MDA is the successor to Strategic Defense Initiative ) D7 Z5 O& ^9 B g8 {+ ^+ [Organization (SDIO). See MDA. 0 O9 _6 c+ J: O: jBallistic Missile - `1 |) I# {- p3 K2 ZDefense Program 1 H4 A+ Z' v) G2 R1 {An architecture comprising three objectives: Theater Missile Defense (TMD), National Missile Defense (NMD), and Follow-on Research Programs. 6 f) H" G6 D1 ]3 J; ~1 `Ballistic Missile # R3 W" r% P; }2 K! YDefense (BMD) , Y7 Q. d& x5 }" m: D: }System (1) An integrated system that employs layered defenses to intercept missiles ) }# _" i; }! q3 \' mduring their boost, midcourse, and terminal flight phases. (MDA Lexicon) (2) The aggregate BMD BMC3 and BMD forces that, in total, provide defense ) W/ \, K& R% T. ^/ [against ballistic missile attacks to North America and other areas of vital interest. (USSPACECOM) 2 X8 S2 W4 P" D+ ?3 RBallistic Missile Early Warning 2 w# l5 o5 Q% { FSystem (BMEWS) + w" N5 Z& O5 Y6 g: O1 y) K8 kProvides 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 $ }) l2 X D) b' j- u5 ~4 e1 }radars at RAF Fylingdales, UK. , F. b; x: P' P3 @- O' ?( }) xBallistics The science or art that deals with the motion, behavior, appearance, or modification of missiles or other vehicles acted upon by propellants, wind, gravity, , s5 J6 u7 t8 X9 a n( X1 Ttemperature, or any other modifying substance, condition, or force. Ballistic / A! I! z2 a/ ~) L7 a% JTrajectory 0 @) L) x- d0 YThe trajectory traced after the propulsive force is terminated and the body is acted upon only by gravity and aerodynamic drag. Balloon A spherical inflatable decoy used as a penetration aid to mask the location of reentry vehicles. 4 m) i' @4 _+ ~/ K6 T4 ~- }BAMBI OBSOLETE. See Ballistic Missile Boost Intercept. 4 i( ?2 y; j5 p1 D4 {0 W& @Bandwidth The range of usable frequencies assigned to a channel or system; the difference expressed in Hertz between the highest and lowest frequencies of a band. # F9 p5 L" M' e5 ]2 O% g/ nBAR Bimonthly Activity Report. BARBB BMDO Acquisition Reporting Bulletin Board : e' z4 W- B* I6 l( {0 VBarrage Jamming 3 r$ i8 Z4 Q7 B1 f qSimultaneous electronic jamming over a broad band of frequencies. Battery 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 # _( J' `; n0 S29 ) z0 G% l' J, }. ABattle Damage ; u2 ?! U Q3 w+ O8 _7 H; |1 [; TAssessment $ @! u0 w1 c3 t" t. D9 v(BDA) The estimate of damage resulting from the application of military force against a 3 ~4 |' d8 o; u+ a5 ^predetermined objective. Battle damage assessments can be applied to the use of all types of weapons systems throughout the range of military operations. " j& C- i2 ?" OBDAs are primarily an intelligence responsibility with required inputs and 1 [8 d" S- p# m. i+ b+ p# S' Y8 }6 Ycoordination from the operators. BDA is composed of physical damage ) s, p0 l* v- G& G* B* Qassessment, functional damage assessment, and target system assessment.

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Battlefield Coordination Element (BCE) + {( b& R# G3 b$ j v9 @6 W9 WAn Army liaison provided by the Army component commander to the Air Operations Center (AOC) and/or to the component designated by the joint force 1 F+ w9 j W# `commander to plan, coordinate, and de-conflict air operations. The battlefield . r4 z* Z! ]# C+ [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. 6 E8 A& k R3 G& b6 XBaseline Defined quantity or quality used as starting point for subsequent efforts and 2 V4 }$ _% K: e! V3 g0 [. x. Mprogress measurement. Can be a technical baseline or cost baseline. 9 O* H) t& _& d& GBaseline Comparison System (BCS) A current operational system, or a composite of current operational subsystems, which most closely represents the design, operational, and support + ?. {9 g( v/ W3 B( R! I4 Tcharacteristics of the new system under development. ) h+ b( g. Z1 j! zBaseline Conditions # \5 P. R: i1 E0 dThe natural and human environmental conditions, which are present prior to 9 t A4 i y6 R& kimplementation of a program and against which impacts are assessed. Baseline Cost 2 [% x( I, _) y, pEstimate (BCE) ; A1 @$ b3 I% qA detailed estimate of acquisition and ownership costs normally required for highlevel decisions. This estimate is performed early in the program and serves as + Z0 { O$ O- _7 B- \# nthe base point for all subsequent tracking and auditing purposes. Base Program The base program is the program described in the Future Years Defense Program base file, when updated to conform to the budget presented to Congress in January. It constitutes the base from which all current-year program changes are considered. " s% J) U( P" D' h$ B% `$ y4 iBase Year A reference period, which determines a fixed price level for comparison in economic escalation calculations and cost estimates. The price level index for the base year is 1.000. 9 {. w; {6 A6 iBattle 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 . r. Z4 A( Z% B/ f! Q Y) T( k" Yresulting from intentional fragmentation or accidental detonation of booster 8 T; X6 W |; V* Q6 Q0 E7 r) y: bcomponents, and objects normally associated with the deployment and propagation of threat objects (such as nuts, bolts, inter-stages, fairings, shrouds, 3 N1 p5 V* O6 A! Wetc.). + ~9 d0 K( w6 Q! P( O8 Q6 D7 w1 GBattle 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 8 _, ]1 \/ g/ X R) e+ h2 u. E(Virtual Battle Group). (3) A group of associated system elements which operate together in a segment of the battle, based upon their capabilities and relative location to each other and the threat. 0 n0 Z- K) e4 I9 xBattle Integration Preplanning processes and/or real-time coordination that occur to minimize # \, g" x) R& ?: A# O- P+ ?" Wresource wastage between battle tiers or battle partitions. , _ ?, g' }0 w) }- F6 r# t2 KMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 30 Battle 6 Z+ A1 K6 J& P" s z) m6 d1 m2 \Management 3 T& \" l% {5 b(BM) Battle management is comprised of two parts: strategies and the collection of & z' o8 Z, h: | Stasks to be performed to successfully implement chosen strategies. Given a set ( w% ^: O4 P [! S `5 nof strategies, resources, and hostile asset deployment, battle management - l+ J( ~- E) |/ S7 Oaddresses the problem of choosing a specific strategy or set of strategies and 7 D) _! ]2 ?/ G5 ~9 q/ G( \performing the associated tasks, which would result in the most desired outcome. Battle 0 l1 q: u% \- w( pManagement/ Command, 4 `/ I. M, J; {$ f2 r0 h2 g5 sControl, + ~& G8 q1 p( \6 J! e! oCommunications, and Computers / d0 R8 i" r( r5 h8 u" u(BM/C4 ) BM/C4 is a set of automated processes, which respond to the C2 system’s control 1 t! _, g6 d2 M+ v; n5 xdirectives. The BM/C4 will provide the BMD system with the capability of 7 A) {! `) E7 fplanning, coordinating, directing, and controlling the surveillance and engagement operations of the system. It will consist of a distributed ) s9 p' q* {$ N* y# T3 sarrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities, and procedures that will ensure timely human control of the battle management 0 g( x/ N0 y @: D3 G3 T- W$ _process. BM/C4 consists of a battle planning function, an engagement planning function, and a battle execution function. (USSPACECOM) 4 {- M% ]; w4 O( NBattle Management 0 H' p6 W! \. i+ bDatabase Battle Management data files including: battle management message file, object ( D$ n, J4 @" gfile, track file, discrimination file, engagement file, kill assessment file, and battle management health and status file. Battle ) m+ l! I8 \& h# TManagement System 1 |4 \5 s1 v8 }The hub of the command and control process. It consists of computer hardware and software that integrates elements of the command and control system into a : V5 {/ k6 B) l) lsynergistic operation. (USSPACECOM) ( b( e( a; f2 @2 FBattle Management System + M# c4 t+ H4 R; rConfiguration 5 m; h: S- I) g# k" @$ ~: ]/ LThe battle management elements currently in the system together with their 7 L( L; f. m8 b3 O4 } ?locations, connectivity and currently activated modes of operation. Battle Manager The automated set of hardware and software equipment that performs the battle . F9 s4 a% U" D5 E# b) `3 X# [management functions at an element. # N% l' @- S7 i) NBattle Plan One of a set of BMD operational approaches to counter a ballistic missile attack. . k$ e: z: T% y# `& K( X, b- R4 w# uIt contains the rules of engagement, battle strategy, and intercept tactics to be implemented by the battle management processors. It is directly responsive to , Z; B7 o( u: W$ athe attack type (e.g., counterforce). Battle Space A characterization of the BMD area of operation generally expressed by Tier % E' |- q0 d% F(Boost, Post-Boost, Midcourse, and Terminal). (USSPACECOM) : L: f% K/ o. c* w7 |Battle Space 2 b- `, t9 e- p9 dPartitioning Assignment of management, sensing, control and firing responsibilities to specific # n, ]1 D7 m8 k9 b9 Rplatforms/facilities within the deployed constellation of platforms/facilities. Battlefield 5 D% z$ o; a( f$ h% cCoordination - r4 j" x+ y- Z( n" N# u7 RElement 3 i7 k- r# I8 E* SAn Army liaison provided by the Army component commander to the Air 7 ~' e; i @2 f& A6 G" p4 ZOperations Center (AOC) and/or to the component designated by the joint force commander to plan, coordinate, and de-conflict air operations. The battlefield $ E- C# A3 E+ ?# T' \" p) ncoordination element processes Army requests for tactical air support, monitors ' J; k: h5 A6 _: |7 A9 e Aand interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary $ O3 o/ J; F; g! R2 d( rinterface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. ! K: h$ X* ~/ q& ?( y, F- ~BBS Bulletin Board System. BBSF Brass Board Seeker Flight 2 p3 R- i! C4 D4 q/ dBBT Booster Burn Time. * r. r& z3 M- ]9 M N' E, s) WBCAS Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B S0 ~8 c. t: S- b) m4 M o31 BCAS (1) Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. (2) Base Contracting ) J0 r+ @) b) E$ l0 OAutomated System.

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BCBL Battle Command Battle Laboratory, Ft. Leavenworth, KS. ; w7 V5 [' Z( S+ A% yBCCE BM/C3 Consolidated Capabilities Effort. BCD Baseline Concept Description. BCE Battlefield Coordinating Element. BCFR Battle Command Focused Rotation. 5 l/ p* L4 X8 t/ C, q: z: [BCIS Battlefield Combat Identification System (US Army term). % W; |' x1 ~: Q$ Z! o! R% TBCM Baseline Correlation Matrix (AF term). * H. H# A7 a) a. C1 @BCO Broad Concept of Operations. BCP Battery Command Post (HAWK). 0 k- G5 s' C* z$ J7 HBCS (1) Beam Control System. (2) Baseline Comparison System. ! S: K0 Q3 a# m4 B& ~8 h9 y% }BCTP Battle Command Training Program, Ft. Leavenworth, KS 7 ~: {: E, {2 N- B) t) RBCV Battle Command Vehicle (US Army term). BCWP Budget Cost of Work Performed. BCWS Budget Cost of Work Scheduled / ~9 x" R) C# n/ R6 E% I3 o4 HBD Baseline Description. ; i% s6 U" K+ ? h. [BDA Battle Damage Assessment. - P" C$ t5 x \$ b$ H& L7 W' B& G! oBDC Backgrounds Data Center, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC BDE Brigade BDL Battlefield Demonstration Laser. $ K$ V" @) _; s- f$ jBDP Baseline Data Package BDPI Baseline Data Package Integration. BDS Boost Phase Detection System. 9 N+ I$ E7 n& B pBDT Birth-to-Death Tracking. BDY Burst Detector Y Sensor. Be Beryllium. BE OBSOLETE. See Brilliant Eyes. , x+ K' `9 }9 U& u. i+ {MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B

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32 Beam Control Technologies associated with controlling the physical properties of high-energy ' u$ |3 z+ @- K' K" \$ ]# V2 k) x8 m! O9 jbeams 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. ) ~' t6 h6 Q( a: t9 A0 F! w9 JBeam Width The angle between the directions, on either side of the axis, at which the intensity of the radio frequency field drops to one-half the value it, has on the axis. BEAR Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket (NPB Technology Validation Experiment). - i4 \4 `+ y' m& DBEAST Battle Experiment Area Simulator Tracker. 2 ?; M8 V( Q. lBECO Before Engine Cutoff. ) r( I/ {: l' K$ ]0 H3 tBECS Battlefield Electronic CEOI System (See RBECS) . Bell-Lapadula # y) L6 R3 n1 s+ TModel 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. . x+ Q2 ~1 K! A8 m4 JBES Budget Estimate Submission. ( g" g j4 P+ S* ^BESAM OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Sensor Algorithm Manager. BESC BM/C3 Element Support Center BESim OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator. BESim/AT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Analysis Tool. BESim/RT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Real-Time. BEST BM/C3 Element Support Task. * E: b5 n1 [# S pBET Best Estimate Trajectory. 4 E( z; A( M! f) O7 c( _BFAC Blue Forces Analysis Center. 5 h. r4 o. a. N% e6 E2 ~. KBFTT Battle Force Tactical Training. 6 K L' y% D6 CBG Battle Group (USN term). BGM Battle Group Manager. . l1 H! U- d; a+ y6 f6 gBGSE Bus Ground Support System (USAF term). $ t) o4 F4 }4 |! B3 |BGV Boost Glide Vehicle. BI (1) Background Investigation. (2) Briefing to Industry. : U# O! j0 I' U+ ?& j$ j% ^BIB Blocked Impurity Band. 4 Z7 H2 N) ~% f" K$ w2 m# @7 V! r5 [BIC Battlefield Integration Center. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B : g3 S. Q! y- d( z. k9 H33 BID Built-In Diagnostics. BIDS Biological Integrated Detection System. Biennial Budget The FY86 DoD Authorization Act required the submission of two-year budgets for 7 ]* b+ z8 x$ }' O. J2 tthe Department of Defense beginning with FY88/89. The department has 5 t2 s" n; j2 n. ^+ i! W4 zinstitutionalized a biennial cycle for the Planning, Programming, and Budget System (PPBS). A biennial budget, as currently structured, represents program budget estimates for a two-year period in which fiscal year requirements remain # S$ P% P( @& T |$ H* M3 zseparate and distinct. " C' d( @1 c+ ]) aBig Crow A suite of aircraft, helicopters, ground vans, and electronic equipment, which is ( y% v" T5 @. T9 }used to emulate an electronic warfare environment for testing, weapon systems ~* s, Q H; j8 Kon test ranges. BIM Ballistic Intercept Missile. 0 d' q- Z8 }' hBiological Weapon . ]: r/ A7 P0 A* {3 x, }An item of material, which projects, disperses, or disseminates a biological agent including arthropod vectors. % e2 \. }- {- l7 uBIOS Basic Input/Output System. 5 _9 x& z( T4 A4 P7 mBIPS Billion Instructions Per Second. + L7 t# G% f$ `. A n; v) RBirth-to-Death Tracking (BDT) " ~7 L3 ^4 X/ g+ n$ [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. 3 `0 T. ~! S+ _' g6 q1 K! cBistatic Radar A radar system that has transmitters and receivers stationed at two geographically separate locations; a special case of multi-static radar. ! d3 \/ Q) X1 c' v1 X1 \BIT Built-in-Test Bit Binary digit. BITE Built-in Test Equipment. Bit Transfer u% e6 G8 h8 b! ZRate 2 c2 v" R9 l1 w3 P' c3 |8 lThe number of bits transferred per unit time, usually expressed in bits per second (bps). 1 N4 e* E" c( Y' @6 Q3 q; z! t! YBlack 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 0 o1 `6 \; E9 x- k8 y x B! {0 r6 v2 cintense electromagnetic energy by a nuclear explosion obscures signals and ; M! M. v5 T* ]# j' G& v4 ^' f1 [renders many types of radar and other types of electronic equipment useless for I2 m* R- b0 \minutes or longer. . W0 R2 S/ R2 P2 V' \8 YBLADES BMD Long Wavelength Infrared Advanced Exo-atmospheric Sensor. + v6 E, P: f3 G5 D" L7 S7 P) `BLADT Blast, Dust, Thermal Effects Model. / z! W( P7 T- `$ m8 _0 b1 {9 oBlast Effect Destruction of or damage to structures and personnel by the force of an # t; U8 t( ~3 n+ j! rexplosion on or above the surface of the ground. Blast effect may be contrasted " e" ?: Z: k4 uwith the cratering and ground-shock effects of a projectile or charge that goes off / F( z. I! V' r, E# c. `7 Rbeneath the surface. - X [$ k$ n$ ?1 mMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B . X4 R1 O+ @5 t& o% T- ]34 : o g' w( u8 ]Blast Wave A sharply defined wave of increased pressure rapidly propagated through a 5 z" [4 y6 k8 z$ bsurrounding medium from a center of detonation or similar disturbance. BLCCE BMDO Life Cycle Cost Estimate. BLK Block (system production lot) 3 v' J2 }3 C- q) D5 T# H/ GBlk IVA Navy Standard Missile Block IV-A. 0 w9 Z+ G) h+ wBlock (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 . q) f# Z' h3 a/ h8 D1 fBMDS 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 8 z0 C7 |7 ]/ C& ?' i* J% A! nof these transition or deployment decisions. The configuration for each Block is drawn from the following sources: , t' G- L) j( i7 v% I6 [1 c•The prior BMDS Block; •BMDS elements, components, technologies, and concepts; ' \$ Q& x& V! u•BMDS Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications * @1 Y+ A" G$ ?+ d" s& q* V! G [# F(BMC2/C) specifications and products; 5 w5 ^9 t& D/ G% `•Externally managed systems, elements, or technologies (e.g., DSP, GCCS, MILSTAR, etc).