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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 AFWL Air Force Weapons Laboratory (Phillips Lab). AGARD Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. " E5 C+ }4 n7 O1 T% b! WAGC Automatic Gain Control. / z( g4 D9 g+ q) `1 EAGCCS (1) Air Force Global Command and Control System (USAF term). 8 r) f+ \, P# s3 O% W(2) Army Global Command and Control System (US Army term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 12 : e) K# O- c o1 M. c7 v/ \AGM-65 Maverick Air-to-Surface Missile. 4 M9 f, n1 a% D( j+ V3 @AGMC Air Force Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center, Newark AFB, OH. AGRE Active Geophysical Rocket Experiment AGT Above Ground Test. ' ]: y( m& W% x8 A! C$ g7 iAHIS Agile Homing Interceptor Simulator. AHSG Ad Hoc Study Group. AHWG Ad Hoc Working Group AI (1) Artificial Intelligence. (2) Action Item. (3) Air Interdiction. 4 X' q' K8 }7 e+ b% w8 W) B# \AIA Air Intelligence Agency AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 6 _* Q' W" B) `' Y3 a% A7 \% ZAIC (1) Atlantic Intelligence Command. (2) Account Identifier Code. ; L( q+ Q7 S9 N- c% ~. p( \AID Agile Interceptor Development. ! H7 N9 `, K4 C. G9 E0 F$ KAIDA Artificial Intelligence Discrimination Architecture (UKMOD). AIDPN Architecture Investment and Deployment Planning Notebook. ! V3 S, s1 P* KAIM Air Intercept Missile Aimpoint The specific point at which a weapon is aimed. The point may be on the earth's surface, in the atmosphere, or in space. In some cases, the specific lethal point ' c: z5 \3 r6 }/ Hon a target to which a weapon is aimed. : @- M$ b2 ~/ r2 g; uAIP Advanced Interceptor Program (formerly Brilliant Pebbles). Airborne Optional Adjunct (AOA) A test program to place an infrared (IR) sensor in an aircraft. (Superseded by Airborne Surveillance Testbed (AST).)

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Airborne $ F& r: N) U5 L7 a# C- @Surveillance Testbed (AST) + o' [0 d3 _; C# d# j* [A Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical / E8 ~4 y1 _. zsensor issues. 4 c, G9 I: v' r% VAir-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 9 f2 L$ n9 _, u1 q3 ^# [* y9 R9 k0 _does not include ballistic missiles. ( _+ F( w% U& T+ z* y9 kAir Defense All measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action. Air Defense - G) ^$ W1 H$ P- u/ ^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 + o+ L/ ^3 M& H6 K5 w W+ E! sArtillery 5 M" f+ i. p& M, Y# L# _) nWeapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. . N* k- b/ Q1 l: H0 Q+ a4 D5 tMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 13 Air Defense {7 a/ m5 |; q2 Y- A" lIdentification # L) L+ r3 [! x0 `% Y8 V1 aZone 1 J5 ^( r/ ]$ j2 `2 a3 b( KAirspace of defined dimensions within which the ready identification, location, and control of airborne vehicles are required. Commonly referred to as ADIZ. See also air defense operations area. & t1 k7 E) x4 _; v& JAir Defense Operations Area * c0 A6 V- d" x C/ qA geographic area defining the boundaries within which procedures are : V' n) Q: ?. x3 z/ G7 ~5 b+ e, restablished to minimize interference between air defense and other operations. May include designation of one or more of the following: Air defense action / j6 Q8 K& U' `area; Air defense area; Air defense identification; Firepower umbrella. Air Force Component 4 i) l' i# X, R6 a }2 q2 UCommand Center (AFCCC) ' b* @0 p7 P1 kA segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of " z4 Q: N/ H" o2 W5 l/ Sthe CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to Air ) L3 @7 o" P: j: H$ h; `Force Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The AFCCC was ! [' Y8 p0 E1 F* l# U& ueliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system 1 D: X7 N7 ~0 O2 _; }architecture definition update. Air Force - _9 E, e2 I* X q: XGround/Global ( T3 u" L( M4 y# {9 oWeather Center (AFGWC) % I5 A) H" l; l- o A+ PAFGWC provides Air Force and Army with global information and products : I, ~8 T$ d6 S4 e! N: Trelating 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. 4 p8 F8 h5 F7 t! _& [, k3 W% OAir Force * p) O5 _ a' ^" O/ L+ gOperational : \2 ]: K& u/ U9 zTest and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) Responsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed 4 `& B F# R9 U: G" ?- Vfor use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM).

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Air Force ; e" t4 }$ y2 A' s B7 {Satellite Communications : |. C3 ~$ P+ G% s& V& P0 m1 {. E) eSystem (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 4 }/ E! Q+ N9 S- p0 Q" a0 p% e0 DSatellite Control Network (AFSCN) * e+ Y* r% D- dA global, multi-command configuration of space vehicle command, control, and 7 b1 n/ W+ d- ~0 |9 n1 G/ Ocommunications resources operating in concert to support DoD and other ( f+ e0 ^" l$ Lassigned space missions. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) A major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States Space Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, ! l* |; l$ H- c! H; Z& t Zand funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. Air Force Space Operations Center (AFSPOC) An AFSPACECOM center responsible for the daily tracking of events at remote operational sites. It may be updated and assigned responsibility for logistics and administrative control of assigned SDS elements. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. 2 G$ j3 b6 L/ n) H9 b; hAir Force CRC Air Force Control and Reporting Center. & V0 R3 J1 A |- M; L# UAir Force ' y" I' k `! Z5 ~7 ~: m! VOperational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) Responsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed 8 M9 l' R& `5 \) \2 N" ?for use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM). Air Force Space ' r4 K) [; u5 z. nCommand (AFSPC) A major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States Space Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, " o: V3 w! I' t4 iand funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 14 : h9 [% l; K4 E. qAir Force Space Operations Center (AFSPOC) 7 ?) [: Q6 C8 m5 [9 F% i; @- `& H5 ?0 z; DAn AFSPACECOM center located in Colorado Springs, CO. # W- w9 p8 A* g/ \) hAir Surveillance The systematic observation of airspace by electronic, visual, or other means, 2 \& X( \/ {8 h/ v8 V9 P4 W* E& ~primarily for the purpose of identifying and determining the movements of aircraft and missiles, friendly and enemy, in the air space under observation. Air-breathing A flying vehicle that uses the oxygen in the atmosphere as the oxidizer in its propulsion system. Examples are jet aircraft and cruise missiles. This category does not include ballistic missiles. Airborne Surveillance Testbed (AST) A Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical 0 ^. n i6 j: s: y+ ?2 p6 rsensor issues. It's expected that this program will be retired in 2003 with its missions to be taken over by HALO II and WASP. AIRMS Airborne Infrared Measurement System / Q3 D4 p& t8 D0 W# c3 L0 ]: AAIRREQSUP Air Request Support (JFACC term). AIRS Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Airspace Control * O% P5 l' \2 n3 Iin the Combat Zone A process used to increase combat effectiveness by promoting safe, efficient 5 ?& o! n1 z |/ L$ ^1 p- N3 G7 Sand flexible use of airspace. Airspace control is provided in order to prevent fratricide, enhance air defense operations, and permit greater flexibility of $ N( w+ q9 y+ \- B% D7 coperations. Airspace control does not infringe on the authority vested in ) ?# T5 I, q1 Bcommanders to approve, disapprove, or deny combat operations. - T8 }" t i2 p o3 z5 x4 y% N- O# MAirspace Control Plan The document approved by the joint force commander that provides specific ! w5 D9 e" @* h4 b; Oplanning guidance and procedures for the airspace control system for the joint / U( q* D/ g+ P/ C3 Yforce area of responsibility. 4 b8 w% i4 G4 d" e% [( _4 jAIRSUPREQ Air Support Request (JFACC term). AIS (1) Automated Information System. (2) Architecture Integration Study. (3) $ x$ G2 F; a$ y8 a( A( Q0 r" rAirborne Intercept System. AIST Advanced Interceptor and Systems Technology. 8 ]/ K* X) j6 [) ?9 T* zAIT Advanced Interceptor Technologies. . n, C( h! ^5 NAJ Antijam. AJPO Ada Joint Program Office. 1 P. A5 c' K2 L: A! w" qAJTBP Augmented Joint Theater Battle Picture. AL Acquisition Logistician. ALARM Alert, Locate, and Report Missiles. * l5 w! R% W, s% Z8 WALAS Advanced Liquid Axial Stage. 3 s3 _3 y! g7 a7 m7 b( CALBCS Airborne Laser Beam Control System. ALC Air Logistics Center (AF). ALCC Airlift Coordination Center (JFACC term). 0 W& Q s9 o2 wMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A

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15 ALCE Airlift Coordination Element (JFACC term). B" _. u6 `- R9 D! G# OALCM Air Launched Cruise Missile. ' G# S$ O: [; l4 k; QALCOR ARPA/Lincoln C-band observable radar. (USAKA KREMS) ! l* d) v3 O- b0 MALDT Average Logistics Delay Time. ALE Airborne Laser Experiment. ALERT Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theater. ALG Algorithm $ C* U0 n3 `% W* @ALI (1) Alpha/LAMP Integration. (2) AEGIS Leap Intercept ALIRT Advanced Large-area Infrared Transducer ALL Airborne Laser Laboratory. 3 i2 g5 w: m$ NAllocated 2 z0 L- L! q- ~5 TAvailability Requirement The requirement probability that an element is available to perform its function as . x9 b8 ~; @) |6 Eallocated by the SDS. Allocation (1) An authorization by a designated official of a DoD component making funds E" T$ f5 u( d( `" n& m' F+ }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 # ?& g g' |, a6 g% h9 @$ l: S9 Btranslation 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 % U0 s* s- l; Q, H2 v3 D3 `7 ^commands. The authority to allot is vested in the commander having operational ; i0 i# t: @1 U5 m: v/ e, Ocommand. / f) i3 F, @0 v4 ]6 VALO Alpha Laser Optimization. ALOD Adaptive Locally Optimum Detector (Navy term). Alpha Particle A particle emitted spontaneously from the nuclei of some radioactive elements. It is identical to a helium nucleus, having a mass of four units and a charge of positive two. ALPS Accidental Launch Protection System. ! i% M* l+ t' `+ G! [& rALS Advanced Launch System. ALSP Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol. 2 G7 Z5 k0 N: ~, J; K3 X2 ?ALT Airborne Laser Technology. ALTAIR UHF test radar at USAKA. O2 t" u& }3 nAltAir Project name for the feasibility demonstration of a short range, air drop, ballistic missile target, dropped from a C-130 cargo aircraft. , ^. z. g1 h& Z3 \+ ZMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 16 $ @& O6 l6 H, k% r. I' g: LAlternate ) q2 [/ X% O3 l9 r. E" Z. MNational Military 6 z6 x6 d$ Y, }: A5 \6 GCommand Center (ANMCC) 1 E- g3 E+ I( |% b. _5 EAn element of the National Military Command System (NMCS), which serves as an alternate to the NMCC. Located at Ft. Ritchie, MD. Alternate Processing and 5 U: _8 R7 \8 {Correlation Center (APCC) 5 \) C1 a- k. GNORAD capability in USSTRATCOM Command Post that receives, processes, and analyzes TW/AA information. ) b" D; s% q$ Z$ g+ V5 {Alternate Space Defense Operations + f! X8 ^' m9 @% XCenter M( ^9 B: K; j- o5 V% Z7 H(ASPADOC) The backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at : T4 a; x/ p6 RDahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. : \: w; m/ b( S2 B0 UALU Arithmetic Logic Unit. AM Amplitude Modulation. 4 v2 V: }7 o/ s$ b& ~- OAMC (1) Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL. (2) Army Materiel Command. (3) ( y( @. s I) K# q4 Z# QMidpoint Compromise Search Area. (4) Acquisition Method Code. (5) Advisory Management Committee. 1 b% a* w) p) W- H+ VAMCOM Army Aviation and Missile Command (Oct. 1996). " A9 L0 C* g% q! Q; PAMD Air and Missile Defense 8 i/ R* k8 Y5 _7 b* HAMDF Army Master Data File AMDS Active Missile Defense System. . M2 w7 [& F3 p$ q$ t) gAMDTF Air and Missile Defense Task Force (US Army term) 7 F9 F3 t5 ?2 h$ G& `( NAMEMB American Embassy. 4 _ N |8 l4 N5 y; l( Z# H* p) rAMFB Acquisition Management Functional Board. AMG Antenna mast group. ! Q" @9 s6 t' K( N1 BAMOR Army Missile Optical Range. AMOS Air Force Maui Optical Station. ; Y- \ J# ~: D L" \# vamp ampere AMP Ansular Measurement Precision.

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AMRAAM Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. 6 l5 |4 R4 w2 y$ Q: {AMS Aerodynamic Maneuvering System AMSAA Army Materiel Systems Analysis Agency. AMSDL Acquisition Management System Data Requirements Control List. 9 N. n2 x* U) D: |+ f. D5 V E vAMT ATCS Mobile Terminal. * H* B0 j4 p" R; w# ]( zMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 17 AMTB Attack Management Test Bed 5 U" T. i/ P4 X+ o) Y- w( Q/ |, QAMTL Army Materials Technology Laboratory. A/N Army/Navy AN/TPS-59 USMC Firefinder radar. ANALYZE Static Code Analyzer. * H; @; M/ s9 OANIK E1 Canadian telecommunications satellite’s name. q: f1 ?* t. a$ S) s" cANL Argonne National Laboratory ANMCC Alternate National Military Command Center. 8 {2 N( q3 C8 `) VANMD Army National Missile Defense. ( @4 n- s7 y8 r7 j& D8 D: W' DANN Artificial Neural Networks. 7 I# R0 J. v9 b1 k0 T l# cANSI American National Standards Institute. 0 j' a/ n0 w" I4 _7 X8 X& cAntenna Area The ratio of the power available at the terminals of an antenna to the incident 3 k& p) Z) w; o- A, opower 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 7 e9 @+ `7 z9 c5 Nmissile 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 # \5 i1 p( y" a u5 S$ D8 g" W' safter it is launched. Other measures taken to minimize the effects of hostile air ! R3 z7 _2 ~. O8 C: @action are cover, concealment, dispersion, deception, and mobility (Navy/USMC). 9 M3 c# Y3 G3 m# C/ o. C5 E! R2 J7 dAnti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) * g/ r5 E' q, p r2 t* v, |) GThe term used for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapons developed to negate the ballistic missile threat in the late 60s and early 70s. Anti-Ballistic Missile System A system designed to counter strategic ballistic missiles or their elements in flight. ' j( a/ n9 n, [# JAnti-Radiation ; D) _+ ^( R2 |) H% @, I. XMissile (ARM) A missile that homes passively on a radiation source. 8 D3 \, Z* X' a, X' l0 ?Antisatellite Weapon (ASAT) A weapon designed to destroy satellites in space. The weapon may be launched from the ground, from an aircraft, or be based in space. Either a nuclear or conventional explosion may destroy the target, by collision at high speed, or by a directed energy beam. Anti-Simulation The process of introducing random variations to the signature characteristics of # b3 C# m7 b. X# C2 w4 gan 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 debris, a balloon, or a decoy. Ao Operational Availability AO (1) Associated Object. (2) Action Officer. (3) Area of Operations (4) Acousto- Optical. (5) Attack Operations. AOA OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Adjunct (now called AST). & |$ }. y9 T7 KMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 18 AOC Air Operations Center. AOCC Air Operations Control Center. AOEC Aero-Optic Evaluation Center, Buffalo, NY. AOI Active Optical Imager. 1 T- a! p7 H4 B& ]# A+ CAOP Airborne Optics Platform. ) _. m* n5 O) r& e- M" ^AOR Area of Responsibility. 6 z5 E0 j _8 u# |* c: D4 ?5 AAOS OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Sensor. AOSP Advanced On-Board Signal Processor. AOTF Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter. : N: j4 Y& B9 ~3 jAP Acquisition Plan. 7 a5 m% ^, B& S) ^6 B4 {1 sAPB Acquisition Program Baseline. , N. s: r3 j) a7 t0 vAPBI Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry (MDA). APCC Alternate Processing and Correlation Center. , l8 d! \4 N6 R/ W& K h8 F- G2 ~( u) T! sAPDP Acquisition Professional Development Program. APEX Active Plasma Experiment 2 E5 x! ]5 L% y) z, F BAPI Ascent-Phase Intercept. APIPT Acquisition Planning IPT (PAC-3 term). APL Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. APLE Average Power Laser Experiment. APM Advanced Penetration Model. APMA Acquisition Program Management Agreement. APO (1) Apache Point Observatory. (2) Arrow Project Office. - }; R$ c, w- Q. [APOD Aerial Point of Debarkation. / n$ P& K" n# i! k) j2 _ i& ZApplication (1) (Software) It refers to a process; usually implemented as a software , n" }) S+ b- Groutine, at the highest level (Level 7) of the ISO open system architecture. (2) (SDS) It refers to such processes as the Battle . Z% I8 b. ?; \4 i/ q2 Y- Q( U. ~Management, Navigation, Network Control, and other high level functions ' Z6 l1 f/ f1 w: d9 q% ?( @5 pwhich may originate or receive messages over the SDS Communication ' W% R0 M( ^! ^% P* wnetwork, via underlying lower-level protocols. (3) Software designed to 9 [% S( H& Z/ B- o2 `5 ^fulfill specific needs of a user. (4) (Acquisition) The process of selecting requirements that are pertinent and cost effective for the particular $ q! v! U9 Z: T2 A5 }) Qmateriel acquisition and contractually invoking them at the most advantageous times in the acquisition cycle. 0 o: S0 m! p+ `) ^; e7 b; A' sMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 19 7 M. A2 f1 e, h v, k& H% U* y/ pApportionment (1) A determination made by the Office of Management and Budget which r4 E0 \( c0 t' F7 Z* jlimits the amount of obligations or expenditures that may be incurred during a specified time period. An apportionment may limit all obligations - ]) x: V% ?. m( O$ V/ k. ?to be incurred during the specified period or it may limit obligation to be incurred for a specific activity, function, project, object, or a combination thereof. The third of four phases of the DoD resource allocation process. (2) The determination and assignment of the total expected effort by - _# ?# Z4 H/ v# M! rpercentage and/or by priority that should be devoted to the various air # U Z) B$ } x3 w9 h) Yoperations 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 $ X' {1 X6 _ k. [1 ? B/ iforces for planning, etc. # C8 w- n6 Z8 U$ M7 J+ O! VAppropriation An authorization by an act of Congress that permits Federal agencies to incur ! p: Q0 g4 m8 D$ {9 l: r8 Lobligations and make payments from the Treasury. An appropriation usually & L0 V/ b: V0 ^0 yfollows an enactment of authorizing legislation. An appropriation act is the most common means of providing budget authority. Appropriations do not represent cash actually set aside in the Treasury; they represent limitations of amounts, * r; D" _" y. i& p6 Qwhich agencies may obligate during a specified time period. See Authorization. & r* ?' B# p4 Y( dApproved Program The technical and operational, schedule, and quantity requirements reflected in the latest approved USD (A) ADM, or other document reflecting a more current decision of the USD (A) or other approval authority, such as the President’s Budget, the FYDP, and supporting documentation. 4 s. C7 Q. d7 p- `APPS Automated POM Preparation Instruction. : x5 \, K7 j7 Z" H4 o$ xAPS (1) Axial Propulsion System. (2) Automatic Phasing System. ! Y& {9 O) m( `- ^, G8 ^APT Acquisition, Pointing, and Tracking. APU Auxiliary Power Unit. AR Army + N ^* N4 W M' O& {( \2 a* iARB Accreditation Review Board. ARC (1) Advanced Research Center, US Army, Huntsville, AL. - n& ]# p6 V: A8 L& @: W(2) Atlantic Research Corporation. ARC/SC Advanced Research Center/Simulation Center. 3 B5 D. n) \5 V! v0 O/ S6 H- wARCCC Army Component Command Center. ARCT Advanced Radar Component Technology. 3 n$ }" ]; s# g1 SARFOR Army Forces. / i8 D4 n0 N7 ~6 IARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. Architectural Design * Z! C# J+ ]; x5 [' E7 h# yThe process of defining a collection of hardware and software components and their interfaces to establish the framework for the development of a computer 9 }) B3 N0 b- I: B( msystem. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 20 K1 H- _2 G5 \" o7 O' [' `Architecture Integration Study (AIS) A study to determine the performance of alternative architectures and element ' s& a. |* x6 M4 S l# p4 w; F+ Pdesigns that satisfy BMD System mission requirements, and to evaluate the 1 k7 B1 [6 {8 Y9 A: z4 U* u; W9 _8 Xeffect of changing threats and advances in technology on the systems, + J% C0 z9 C3 b" K+ csubsystems, and components making up existing and proposed architectures. + V6 ~8 J6 w. \8 jARDSOC Army Defense System Operations Center. ARE Aerothermal Reentry Experiment. , G. y% Q# J b' m3 mArea Air Defense : y) n! m) f8 `7 g. ?/ xCommander (AADC) The person given overall responsibility for air defense within an overseas unified ' Y8 f" G4 i e* |# w; Ycommand, subordinate unified command, or a joint task force. Normally, this will ) j2 v- ` l6 O$ d$ P& M+ `4 Nbe 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) 5 |6 C' U8 @: @Area of Influence A geographical area wherein a commander is directly capable of influencing " p: L+ D) V% uoperations by maneuver or fire support systems normally under his command or control. Area of Interest 6 F5 I' |6 }5 t# ]2 |, F' H. Z(AOI) The area of influence and surrounding areas that is of concern to the commander for the objective of current and planned operations. This may include areas occupied by enemy forces. % E! q4 U& w4 W& x+ yArea of , C# @: s& Y$ i# {* z; O3 n5 JOperations 5 }* U: w" X& g" E- Z: iThat portion of an area of war necessary for military operations and for the administration of such operations. 3 W1 m, Y* }0 X2 \, q1 w1 FArgus An airborne optical platform operated by the Air Force’s Phillips Laboratory. 9 l5 K6 o; N9 p+ hArgus is sometimes used by MDA to collect flight test signatures, phenomenology, and intercept data. ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. ARH Anti-Radiation Homing. ARI Army Research Institute

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ARIES Active Radio Interferometer for Explosion Surveillance. ARL Airborne Reconnaissance-Low (USA term) [circa 1996 = Reconnaissance % K6 w, S) ]- k& Vequipment in Dash-7 airplane]. ARM Anti-Radiation Missile. Arms Export ) I8 H- W" W2 mControl Board (AECB) An interagency board, chaired by the Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science, and Technology, that serves to advise the Secretary of State on matters relating to security assistance program levels and arms transfer policies. Army Brigade 0 S* z2 L2 P0 m# FCenter (ARBC) % \% _+ s% S' z' Y0 [- RThe Army center between the ARSPOC and the ARROC with C2 responsibilities , Z+ K% E: H5 z3 Ifor BMD. 3 g% M3 W5 ?3 x( h# N1 BArmy Component Command Center # o3 }2 _: S3 k N" D; [# R(ARCCC) ) I1 `! W! X/ D* d% z# m# t$ @# gA segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of ' v* _3 L V. s; hthe CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to ) U$ Y# T% ~* j9 k( YArmy Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The ARCCC was eliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system & \! b. p7 t3 W& o, l* Zarchitecture definition update. 0 H7 `, r1 x4 X) K2 L, Q: F' l- EMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 21 1 K. ]% d8 {; a% H9 e" tArmy Materiel ' T6 \* d* ?( I( |7 tCommand (AMC) Performs the assigned materiel functions of the Department of the Army, 5 S& P- L a$ d: x7 N8 uincluding research and development; product improvement; human factors engineering; test and evaluation; procurement and production; new equipment + L* B" J6 z O6 btraining; scientific and technical intelligence production; international logistics 0 v1 Q8 |, e8 n( @ oprograms; and storage, distribution, maintenance, demilitarization, and disposal for the continental United States wholesale supply and maintenance systems as well as for overseas systems. Located in Alexandria, VA and moving to Fort # r$ \/ n$ `, KBelvoir, VA in 2003. % d% V6 T+ l, p4 d5 H7 jArmy Space $ ?, P/ Y) _4 v/ |& ]Operations Center (ARSPOC) # Z( p9 k5 c9 d6 CThe Army Space Command Center responsible for logistically/ administratively 1 O- N3 W$ Y4 E+ ~& } Scontrolling 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. 8 A: W1 M/ u" B! vAROS Airborne Radar Optical System. % e* j% L8 e# W8 zARP Address Resolution Protocol ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Formerly known as Defense Advanced 7 M3 |. R: }7 f0 ~: cResearch Projects Agency (DARPA). 5 n8 u3 Q; O5 j6 ?- EARPANET ARPA Network. . ~6 E* r$ i0 m/ HARRC Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps. 1 L3 e. y* W; N8 E0 h' l! m+ ^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 + \" ] u# C/ d) vTBMs. 7 Y+ c- m9 H: A" Y* ?8 y. jARS (1) Airborne Remote Sensing. (2) Action Request System. ARSCS Automated Rear Services Control System. 3 J5 z9 u2 y# J- i. }& QARSPACE U.S. Army Space Command. * j2 z3 z, L! P$ y+ \& W' Q; qARSPOC Army Space Operations Center. ARU Alignment Reference Unit (PAC-3). 3 _* W J' l5 y5 qASA Assistant Secretary of the Army. 8 a0 i! s+ N% L5 Q5 p* xASAF Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. h7 t' m4 n8 I" }( ~ASAF (A) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition). ASARC Army Systems Acquisition Review Council. 4 v3 U {+ O7 v8 KASARS Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System. ASAS (1) All Source Analysis System. (2) Advanced Solid Axial Stage. , ]4 `0 F, p6 g5 c; E7 rASAT Antisatellite Weapon. . D V: J6 h j8 K3 pASB Army Science Board. 5 ?4 F M3 M- D7 [' JMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 22 : s. P1 K6 k3 h- ZASBM Air-to-Surface Ballistic Missile. ASC (1) Army Space Command (See also USARSPACECOM, ARSPACECOM). d% t/ o3 S7 U& o0 _) z2 \9 P(2) Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH. 8 C/ g; v* e$ j, r7 y1 c' CASCC Air Standardization Coordination Committee. ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. ' E0 F' n9 ]) k& ]ASCM Advance Spaceborne Computer Module ASCO Advanced Systems Concept Office ASCON Associate Contractor ASD (1) OBSOLETE Aeronautical Systems Division (AF). See Aeronautical / {8 P5 N5 P! G0 ?Systems Center (ASC). (2) Assistant Secretary of Defense. ASDC Alternated Space Defense Center * V4 `: |. q& u& u4 jASDP Advanced Sensor Demonstration Program. ' S' S: q) r: S7 f- w. UASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations ; j; z$ ]% G. }& vASEDP Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Program. ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit. 2 X( P7 s) [4 |/ L# n+ G1 F: _3 CASIOE Associated Support Items of Equipment (USA term). 0 N, L; h& r- m- g9 f5 j* PASL Authorized Stockage List (USA term). ASM (1) Anti-Simulation. (2) Anti-ship Missile. (3) Air-to-Surface Missile. & n4 n& D7 ]& f* ^ASMD Anti-ship Missile Defense. ASMDC Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, AL (1998). ASMP French Air Surface Missile % V% K1 n3 l; Z+ I. G( Q4 iASN Assistant Secretary of the Navy. ASN (RD&A) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition). ASN (SB&L) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics). ; X" m: @/ z' X8 g/ `7 ]ASOC 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 Dahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. # l$ ?6 K r- r: F, j8 I: q1 R; ~# HASPIRIS Advanced Signal Processing for IR Sensors. ASPJ Airborne Self Protection Jammer MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 2 t& x" f! n4 t& K9 L/ `% z23 8 G; A- z# k6 @8 ]. ?. M* RASPO Army Space Program Office. ASR Acquisition Strategy Report. ASROC Antisubmarine Rocket. ASSERT Augmentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training (DoD % t" U/ T3 F: |+ mterm). Assessment (1) Appraisal of the worth of an intelligence activity, source information, or % s5 R1 R- I5 J$ f6 `product in terms of its contribution to a specific goal, or the credibility, $ l" l" }; l/ F7 zreliability, pertinence, accuracy, or usefulness of information in terms of an intelligence need. When used in context with evaluation, , g5 i9 a1 R5 H# Q; X7 z7 T4 |' xassessment implies a weighing against resource allocation, expenditure 6 H# v6 J8 Y1 ^% E$ F& T& r3 M9 |or risk. (2) An independent evaluation of a model or simulation by an MDA-sponsored Confidence Assessment Team for a specified purpose. * L1 x) Q {2 t& OASSIST Automated Systems Security Incident Support Term (DISA term). Associated 1 T$ }% w6 {4 M$ b. x3 h! P fObject & X# Y( }" P7 d; l2 L' l1 uObject that remains near a deployed reentry vehicle, decoy or chaff puff. Assume Course . A+ e8 @* b* k' _Orientation Make course attitude adjustments to the weapon platform orientation prior to engagement. ' j; \( v6 V1 ` A1 SAssured Defense Strategies and tactics that result in (specified) a high probability of kill against " Q: d7 l4 d+ W) {designated targets, regardless of the interceptors required. (USSPACECOM) Assured Kill This option requires defense segments to employ tactics, which produce the highest probability of kill consistent with the available number of defensive resources (interceptors). AST (1) See Airborne Surveillance Testbed. (2) Advanced Sensor Technology. - F5 ?) a, Y& ?2 `ASTMP Army Science and Technology Master Plan ASTP Advanced Sensor Technology Program 7 r- b+ Z% v! x% E- s# o: DASWG Architecture Systems Working Group. AT Advanced Technology ATA (1) Advanced Test Accelerator. (2) Avionics Test Article. / ?. c/ H* b5 u8 V s8 jATACC (1) Advanced Tactical Command Central (USMC term). (2) Advanced Theater Air Command Center , o; a, V& I4 {3 k+ s% D: D$ sATACM Army Tactical Missile ATACMS Army Tactical Missile System. ATAF Allied Tactical Air Force (NATO). ATB (1) Allied Test Bed. (2) Analytical Tool Box. 6 e S, K1 P: X, v) SATBM (1) Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile. (2) Anti- Theater Ballistic Missile MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A # F6 I" l; {6 P% g24 5 [. a9 h, j' I9 l z, F; h% f5 ZATC Automated Technical Catalog # d9 _: j. k/ _9 T/ w2 |ATCCS Army Tactical Command and Control System ATCOM Army Aviation and Troop Command (pre-Oct 96) (See AMCOM) / I, t. x/ m; K0 U! M1 |$ AATD Advanced Technology Demonstration. ATDL Army Tactical Data Link. & n9 T% s' F [; wATDM Adaptive Time Division Multiplexer. ) c1 I( H0 F8 Y3 z! r* TATDS Airborne Tactical Data System. $ W' L( A% _2 r i; C8 A. L& N3 XATE Automatic Test Equipment. ATH Above the Horizon " X9 {7 [8 o% qATHS Airborne Target Handover System. ATI Advanced Technology Interceptor ATIM Advanced Technology Insertion Module # Z6 U9 D0 r1 }( NATIS Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions 4 o5 p0 q% ^; j1 \" K" d. t3 jATM Anti-Tactical Missile. ATMD Army Theater Missile Defense. ATMDF Air and Theater Missile Defense Force (US Army term). ATMDPO Army Theater Missile Defense Program Office. ATO Air Tasking Order. ATOC Air Tactical Operations Center. ) Z) h0 Z, p3 C5 Y, ?2 FATODB Air Tasking Order Database. ATP (1) Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing. (2) Authority To Proceed. (3) Allied Tactical Publication. (4) Acceptance Test Procedures. (5) Acceptance Test Program. (6) Advanced Technology Program (Department of , ^) Y5 B9 H+ O2 ACommerce term). (7) Authority to Process. ATP&FC Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Fire Control. # A) O9 y: S5 c% H |ATR Autonomous/Automated Target Recognition. ) Q' |$ }5 B# ?; J8 b W7 l$ y; P5 yATRJ Advanced Threat Radar Jammer. ATSIM Acquisition and Track Simulation. ( G9 \4 m% K" B1 g- Q# w! @Attack and Launch Early 6 @- G* I& q [$ \- L6 T+ N8 CReporting to Theater (ALERT) ' }- H7 d5 F1 v/ j( G$ |: SAn upgrade to ground station mission processing which exploits inherent satellite capability to provide theater missile warning and cueing. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 25 / d! y N5 J( q! cAttack # }( K0 u/ r6 Y) q' PAssessment (AA) 0 F( X, ~2 h- `2 \' T0 }4 v( T% `8 \An evaluation of information to determine the potential or actual nature and 3 R& V: m- \% a4 a) p# L, ^: mobjectives of an attack for the purpose of providing information for timely decisions. Attack Characterization 2 K9 g$ ?$ n ^, {% w7 B4 qThe process by which the parameters of an attack in progress are developed, updated and defined. Attack 9 Y, X% S! @: p5 T& c$ L0 lOperations 9 [0 o6 p3 u# z+ [8 ~: ^(Counterforce) # h: |2 `; A, u3 M4 a' KAttack operations prevent launch of theater missiles by attacking all elements of the 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 1 O; T( J+ s5 N4 K5 u; e' l; Qcan 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) 0 z8 Y' n; I' pAttack Price A concept used to evaluate the performance of a BMD system that defines “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 , f/ i* E# f9 d9 p! ydown curve. Attack Warning/ Attack , l' B, w9 }, m# RAssessment $ u3 I: z7 p i. j( R3 ~7 g0 D(AW/AA) Integrated air, missile, and space defense data used to determine whether an attack is underway and, if so, what is the type and strength of the attack. ATTD Advanced Technology Transition Demonstration. ( }+ }/ L9 j8 p5 A* eAttenuation Decrease in intensity of a signal, beam, or wave as a result of absorption and 8 {2 l+ i5 Q: O3 [6 K, S n' `scattering out of the path of a detector by the propagating medium, but not including a decrease in intensity due to geometric spreading (e.g., the inverse square of distance). ! t* I* } p& I" \- O- y+ ^ATV Advanced Technology Validation. AULS Accidental or Unauthorized Limited Strike. AUPC Average Unit Procurement Cost. AURORA 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. 6 `5 n4 t4 E2 x* x6 vAV (1) Air Vehicle. (2) Audio-Visual. 0 \0 L" b7 h p* h7 EAVATAR (SAIC) Flight dynamics simulator. AVC Advanced Vehicle Concept. AVCATT Aviation CATT (US Army term) 0 A7 N: i% G1 j; \1 Y5 y% \Average Unit ! a& @8 ]! |- b: M* @6 FProcurement Cost (AUPC) C4 p2 Y- t9 t3 f3 DDesign to average unit procurement cost objectives, expressed in constant A7 Y. Y8 Q% Y$ e: P' o t; ?) udollars, are established for Milestone I, Concept Demonstration Approval. AUPC / |+ t+ u+ V4 q$ u4 n- C& P9 zincludes recurring flyaway, rollaway, sail-away costs (including nonrecurring , D( c* k4 U. f6 U9 Kproduction costs) adjusted for data, training, support equipment, and initial spares costs. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 26 AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. 7 k: f2 r+ a( g6 [) ?8 MAVSCOM Aviation Systems Command (US Army). AW/AA Attack Warning/Attack Assessment. ; j7 I$ E+ {5 F4 C; Z4 ~AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System. AWC Air Warfare Centre (UK RAF term). AWE Advanced Warfighting Experiment / Y# \: J# d0 T Y3 u3 FAWG (1) Acquisition Working Group (GSA term). (2) Algorithm Working Group. % ^5 J! ?" q" q1 C- s- F, ^2 T2 ~/ gAWS (1) AEGIS Weapons System (2) Advanced Warning System. (3) Arrow Weapons System (Joint US/Israeli BMD weapons system). Azimuth Orientation of a vector projected onto a reference horizontal plane, relative to a reference direction in the plane. 0 F' R. b4 @- M4 NAzimuth Angle A positive angle measured clockwise in a reference horizontal plane from a reference direction to a given direction. For a topocentric-horizon coordinate # Y$ ?6 t0 u6 c+ O. treference frame, the reference direction is due north (true north or magnetic north, depending on the application). ; ?5 x* w( Y/ P4 {; RMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 27 B Billion. B Spec Development specification. 2 ]9 U/ d* f5 v, pB2C2 Brigade and Below Command and Control System (Army term). . n/ C4 ]0 Z, M2 iBA Budget activity. The budget activity codes are: 01 – Basic Research 02 – Exploratory Development 3 ^$ ?- j' t0 R( @! z03 – Advance Technology Development 04 – Dem/Val . H0 l6 v. X9 E05 – EMD 06 – Management Support 07 – Operational Systems Development ) k0 ^% u/ S1 W2 v7 R e; mBAA Broad Agency Announcement. 3 L- N+ g$ @- `( y' A6 |& GBAC Budget At Completion. Backbone Network 9 n4 u5 B5 d/ D) \" VConsists of the space communications network, the ground communications ' P# B: j; N5 W: d% @1 f# Tnetwork, and the interconnection between the two. Background . T- K1 ~6 u- bRejection 9 R5 K7 |1 Z: f! g8 Q( ?(Surveillance) ! O4 `+ B# ^2 }, R* I; s6 oThe suppression of background noise for the improvement of an object signal. . X7 k1 a" p/ }# m9 @( E) rBAE Battlefield Area Evaluation (USA term). 5 J4 V$ y* M! q) rBAFO Best and Final Offer. ! d, c4 L \ m# s& C/ J( bBAI Battlefield Air Interdiction. 7 F4 w8 U/ b8 F- T$ q. L5 W7 `- XBalanced Technology / I' h7 e( k. Q$ F4 n# K1 z! SInitiative (BTI) / [ O6 v& O8 t4 I6 l H# v0 l3 @DoD’s program to hasten application of advanced technology to the most critical : P& R; x9 ~3 f6 D3 tand urgent operational needs. BTI projects are demonstrating leap-ahead capabilities enabled by emerging technologies in smart weapons, target acquisition, battlefield C3I, active countermeasures, and ultra-wide bandwidth ( H7 U2 O0 Z% Q. E3 P! t/ Lradars and high power microwave systems. - A# L$ T& D$ u4 |% I) {; }Ballistic ! @5 @6 m0 Z' L# z! lCoefficient 9 N3 M5 F7 }. A; JThe 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 (BM) ) D4 f" f0 G1 c9 CAny missile that does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and consequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated. 3 `, F0 u* M5 i O# o# ABallistic Missile ) O# A' x, l+ J1 [- iBoost Intercept ) C! z8 N8 `$ n- d8 H(BAMBI) OBSOLETE. A 1966 system concept that a Lockheed study group developed in anticipation of possible government interest in the development of an ABM capability. Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) All active and passive measures designed to detect, identify, track, and defeat 1 I/ y5 f- S9 q3 B d2 ~attacking ballistic missiles (and entities), in both strategic and theater tactical + F( v" j1 T m4 A. [) T3 L$ troles, 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 Defense Battery An Army operations center, which operates and maintains BMD ground-based $ `- ~0 o/ H2 c8 q2 M/ E9 h% kweapons and sensors. ) z; _& g$ ?4 _, F6 r+ ]# r, \5 }1 J. bMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 28 4 M& T; u5 [, z( F2 g$ p! P CBallistic Missile Defense (BMD) Cell This facility will be located in the USSPACECOM Consolidated Command Center (CCC) and Space Control Center (SPACC) to support the Space Force Application mission area interface between the BMD system and USCINCSPACE. The BMD Cell will provide command and decision support to USCINCSPACE. 2 {' {% C% G, W# g2 UBallistic Missile , [9 s0 x' X p9 ?8 vDefense & m& H2 X# P+ A" p, y" } hOperations 5 f- P: H- t+ J* @Center (BMDOC) OBSOLETE. Initially located at the NTF, and ultimately in the Cheyenne 6 [2 U1 {& k) {1 _ [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 ! |; d+ ^( r. A( c; Zsupports the USCINCSPACE planning and decision process. Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) OBSOLETE. The former name of an agency of the Department of Defense , j0 P2 k8 i$ A/ t8 }whose mission is to manage and direct the conduct of a research program 2 J% g$ }5 v0 k/ r! E9 x3 r) cexamining the feasibility of eliminating the threat posed by ballistic missiles of all ) }! R# v: I, U+ cranges and of increasing the contribution of defensive systems to United States and Allied security. MDA is the successor to Strategic Defense Initiative E2 F3 `% @0 |3 W, \3 o) A8 XOrganization (SDIO). See MDA. Ballistic Missile Defense Program / r0 z% x. `7 _5 \An architecture comprising three objectives: Theater Missile Defense (TMD), ( [5 \$ C% n: @3 r9 E& u' {National Missile Defense (NMD), and Follow-on Research Programs. Ballistic Missile " }2 ~9 B- o8 B, ^1 d7 ]Defense (BMD) System 6 W5 }( i3 p: U$ [+ O& d( _(1) An integrated system that employs layered defenses to intercept missiles during their boost, midcourse, and terminal flight phases. (MDA Lexicon) (2) The aggregate BMD BMC3 and BMD forces that, in total, provide defense against ballistic missile attacks to North America and other areas of vital interest. - V0 F! S7 @5 h9 |' t# n9 P# M" | N(USSPACECOM) / E. F$ [9 |0 w) tBallistic Missile 8 `* ]) g" l5 SEarly Warning System (BMEWS) 3 O4 R$ X+ ~! M# z+ c, w' }Provides tactical warning of ballistic missile attacks, and is part of Spacetrack system. A two-faced phased array radar located at Thule AB, Greenland; three # ^6 ^0 o5 q! J9 Adetection radars and one tracking radar at Clear AFS, AK; and three tracking radars at RAF Fylingdales, UK. Ballistics The science or art that deals with the motion, behavior, appearance, or modification of missiles or other vehicles acted upon by propellants, wind, gravity, 8 t5 p/ B$ M. F, T4 E1 X; qtemperature, or any other modifying substance, condition, or force. Ballistic ( j; P- P9 T9 k$ L X+ W5 vTrajectory The trajectory traced after the propulsive force is terminated and the body is 4 S( ^3 |! d. x6 c; f; dacted upon only by gravity and aerodynamic drag. Balloon A spherical inflatable decoy used as a penetration aid to mask the location of reentry vehicles. BAMBI OBSOLETE. See Ballistic Missile Boost Intercept. Bandwidth The range of usable frequencies assigned to a channel or system; the difference 1 L# @4 v( I; \0 R! Xexpressed in Hertz between the highest and lowest frequencies of a band. / B9 ?0 }" D# z* uBAR Bimonthly Activity Report. BARBB BMDO Acquisition Reporting Bulletin Board / Y/ `# V: o" `; r; K" y+ G0 nBarrage # i9 U! e4 Y- J* E5 EJamming Simultaneous electronic jamming over a broad band of frequencies. # `/ s$ ~$ `1 N! l! h' UBattery Tactical and administrative artillery unit or subunit corresponding to a company or a similar unit in other branches of the Army. : I1 h# B0 G+ O" o7 v% y5 M& VMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 29 . _2 N" K9 H, u2 `Battle Damage ' ?2 U% f. |6 G! F3 t; Z9 _Assessment (BDA) The estimate of damage resulting from the application of military force against a ) c: C: Z7 d5 U2 [: i! c# y; Opredetermined objective. Battle damage assessments can be applied to the use & x3 T( n( Z' nof all types of weapons systems throughout the range of military operations. / @2 f4 q1 V4 z0 E& m& bBDAs are primarily an intelligence responsibility with required inputs and 1 }; a* \% x# `$ V! Bcoordination from the operators. BDA is composed of physical damage : b) A1 ~ i0 Aassessment, functional damage assessment, and target system assessment.

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Battlefield ! I+ S! x# |4 a! s% Q9 p9 pCoordination 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 $ ~+ _5 |% ?* |9 Kcoordination element processes Army requests for tactical air support, monitors 8 ~4 q) E% R, R1 Y0 Z/ G L9 g9 Zand interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary interface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. , A& c. l- T. U/ E4 Q3 aBaseline Defined quantity or quality used as starting point for subsequent efforts and 9 U- W5 w2 [- N9 lprogress measurement. Can be a technical baseline or cost baseline. ' h/ C6 c% V6 OBaseline Comparison - E% t0 j- K% [! cSystem (BCS) " [% @/ g" x" t1 LA current operational system, or a composite of current operational subsystems, which most closely represents the design, operational, and support - X/ z9 h- u1 @+ hcharacteristics of the new system under development. Baseline 4 j/ N2 ^) t) \7 N9 `1 mConditions The natural and human environmental conditions, which are present prior to % X6 w4 T* d) c4 g0 Kimplementation of a program and against which impacts are assessed. 9 p* Z6 G3 k" @Baseline Cost Estimate (BCE) A detailed estimate of acquisition and ownership costs normally required for highlevel decisions. This estimate is performed early in the program and serves as the base point for all subsequent tracking and auditing purposes. Base Program The base program is the program described in the Future Years Defense 2 E2 @& y; u$ RProgram base file, when updated to conform to the budget presented to % P& p/ H8 y, `+ ECongress in January. It constitutes the base from which all current-year program " @: l0 _5 l' D# ~/ ?4 D6 @# J* Echanges are considered. 5 V/ @9 j6 }4 _2 W& `Base Year A reference period, which determines a fixed price level for comparison in 0 U! A# ^, Q2 M1 Veconomic escalation calculations and cost estimates. The price level index for - _2 Q; r* A9 L# g( Bthe base year is 1.000. 8 u4 ~% n- q7 b; W! ?Battle Debris Battle Debris are the fragments produced by the hypervelocity collision of an interceptor with a ballistic missile, post-boost vehicle, or reentry vehicle, objects resulting from intentional fragmentation or accidental detonation of booster # l* Q7 i+ L4 ?: scomponents, and objects normally associated with the deployment and . j4 i; X p- }& O( Fpropagation of threat objects (such as nuts, bolts, inter-stages, fairings, shrouds, etc.). : s( ~+ V7 J b" q$ d5 yBattle Group (1) Domains into which the battle space is partitioned. (2) A data processing 2 W( S$ |1 [3 _8 K2 uapproach implemented in the battle management computer, which minimizes the processing load by partitioning (grouping) threat data 7 X: r4 t z/ B(Virtual Battle Group). (3) A group of associated system elements which 1 L4 m! r( q8 n( ?! h6 Uoperate together in a segment of the battle, based upon their 3 t! {0 E6 w9 ]/ d3 Wcapabilities and relative location to each other and the threat. Battle Integration Preplanning processes and/or real-time coordination that occur to minimize resource wastage between battle tiers or battle partitions. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 30 Battle ' o% z( f2 Z/ V% m+ W8 uManagement (BM) Battle management is comprised of two parts: strategies and the collection of . Y+ f& N3 B7 Z! V$ b0 `; d( \tasks to be performed to successfully implement chosen strategies. Given a set 9 ], s) @8 O" ]6 I( Yof 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. Battle ( A* x% W1 A; {# z: j7 b0 FManagement/ 9 `7 X$ N' l Y( L- e6 QCommand, Control, 2 F {8 v- ^* c5 _* l+ wCommunications, " h5 D' S# _2 S3 o. z' A. iand Computers (BM/C4 ) BM/C4 is a set of automated processes, which respond to the C2 system’s control 6 b5 x; D/ H% K) v, Edirectives. The BM/C4 will provide the BMD system with the capability of , q1 b5 H" G8 T* W' C# zplanning, coordinating, directing, and controlling the surveillance and engagement operations of the system. It will consist of a distributed 2 J1 o" u' k" karrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities, and procedures that will ensure timely human control of the battle management process. BM/C4 consists of a battle planning function, an engagement planning function, and a battle execution function. (USSPACECOM) Battle Management Database Battle Management data files including: battle management message file, object 9 e0 s) G3 e" e. [7 ~4 |: ]file, track file, discrimination file, engagement file, kill assessment file, and battle management health and status file. Battle Management System The hub of the command and control process. It consists of computer hardware ! [6 D \) m6 U' q( k8 v) S( ~and software that integrates elements of the command and control system into a synergistic operation. (USSPACECOM) Battle Management System Configuration 2 [/ s# G2 @7 ` g# t% Z4 V5 LThe battle management elements currently in the system together with their locations, connectivity and currently activated modes of operation. Battle Manager The automated set of hardware and software equipment that performs the battle + a3 I6 D: \* B# j) \/ nmanagement functions at an element. : d4 X$ o# w% l0 u8 p) G: aBattle Plan One of a set of BMD operational approaches to counter a ballistic missile attack. 4 R7 D1 Z6 y8 R* Y. {It contains the rules of engagement, battle strategy, and intercept tactics to be - _5 L) j8 v9 `+ F$ d7 pimplemented by the battle management processors. It is directly responsive to . C! M2 Y4 f7 C2 athe attack type (e.g., counterforce). 1 h* w+ K3 k6 t7 m+ gBattle Space A characterization of the BMD area of operation generally expressed by Tier (Boost, Post-Boost, Midcourse, and Terminal). (USSPACECOM) & _2 k# j) l @- HBattle Space / r+ \7 A* a8 d* ~( h1 dPartitioning Assignment of management, sensing, control and firing responsibilities to specific platforms/facilities within the deployed constellation of platforms/facilities. Battlefield Coordination : W. G: H2 U/ C' j- ^+ u7 nElement 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 9 G+ c4 x" i* `4 F. h% }and interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary ! R( `6 D0 L$ q' W& Y2 e) q/ minterface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. BBS Bulletin Board System. % V8 R0 [1 |0 k2 }BBSF Brass Board Seeker Flight ' I: p# H% d0 f, w, c% d" w$ EBBT Booster Burn Time. BCAS Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 31 D. q7 \, y/ fBCAS (1) Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. (2) Base Contracting $ m# o1 {" v$ J& @Automated System.

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BCBL Battle Command Battle Laboratory, Ft. Leavenworth, KS. BCCE BM/C3 Consolidated Capabilities Effort. / z6 D1 w) C, ?9 |$ k( ]9 G- ^" ABCD Baseline Concept Description. 4 i+ s2 T2 J I$ g: xBCE Battlefield Coordinating Element. BCFR Battle Command Focused Rotation. BCIS Battlefield Combat Identification System (US Army term). BCM Baseline Correlation Matrix (AF term). BCO Broad Concept of Operations. BCP Battery Command Post (HAWK). : D1 d/ p/ [' W* F& r9 t! w% {/ DBCS (1) Beam Control System. (2) Baseline Comparison System. 0 ]* P, ?$ `+ f# U& }% n9 }BCTP Battle Command Training Program, Ft. Leavenworth, KS N: c7 i5 ?& Z7 k7 O1 U+ W5 i! xBCV Battle Command Vehicle (US Army term). BCWP Budget Cost of Work Performed. ( R- Q; u+ r: [7 h o' ?' w aBCWS Budget Cost of Work Scheduled 3 K% ?. Q* O: A1 JBD Baseline Description. BDA Battle Damage Assessment. ' U1 x$ c7 P1 h0 T* lBDC Backgrounds Data Center, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC BDE Brigade BDL Battlefield Demonstration Laser. BDP Baseline Data Package 0 _, |0 N' k% oBDPI Baseline Data Package Integration. 2 k0 D; w) ]$ d8 i( [6 ABDS Boost Phase Detection System. BDT Birth-to-Death Tracking. " F i K$ q, |9 a% z& G! EBDY Burst Detector Y Sensor. $ P& [9 {# \9 r6 R! M dBe Beryllium. % z" e7 w/ L: ^! sBE OBSOLETE. See Brilliant Eyes. 6 W$ i/ C. Y9 g3 L/ kMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B

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32 5 X3 x2 Q$ @, S0 o* J- NBeam Control Technologies associated with controlling the physical properties of high-energy . i) r3 f7 S5 w( K' H0 {beams and steering the energy transmitted by those beams to the target vehicle; : A7 W* _8 a) b* ealso, 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 1 j) d' T8 e* \6 F* D( P- Cintensity of the radio frequency field drops to one-half the value it, has on the 7 n4 }0 ?; w/ [% Yaxis. BEAR Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket (NPB Technology Validation Experiment). 1 {- M J9 Q4 [6 N: [- eBEAST Battle Experiment Area Simulator Tracker. BECO Before Engine Cutoff. BECS Battlefield Electronic CEOI System (See RBECS) . Bell-Lapadula Model ! O" o, |: E2 Y4 I3 Y! KA formal state transition model of computer security policy that describes a set of \) y0 s5 x. o; q$ ^1 N6 Aaccess control rules. BELLCORE Bell Communications Research, Incorporated. BEP Brilliant Eyes Probe. * s) E- A1 C( WBES Budget Estimate Submission. BESAM OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Sensor Algorithm Manager. BESC BM/C3 Element Support Center $ u/ \3 ?1 F$ ]1 p# {! XBESim OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator. + F* Y% Z8 Q/ a! D% R0 DBESim/AT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Analysis Tool. ; d' a' d$ N9 Z1 U U& V: fBESim/RT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Real-Time. * d, ]; J+ g& k6 Y0 Y/ B @: T2 _% \ }BEST BM/C3 Element Support Task. BET Best Estimate Trajectory. BFAC Blue Forces Analysis Center. BFTT Battle Force Tactical Training. - l0 L( q d V {( M- a; H$ i: |$ oBG Battle Group (USN term). BGM Battle Group Manager. & s7 x: `% G# G) o: uBGSE Bus Ground Support System (USAF term). ( U6 ?5 T# E9 O& kBGV Boost Glide Vehicle. BI (1) Background Investigation. (2) Briefing to Industry. 8 ~$ _. l4 X( x. wBIB Blocked Impurity Band. " ~. b$ n* \: E* dBIC Battlefield Integration Center. 9 Z" D5 [& r4 b+ C* }! y W/ OMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 33 1 x4 Z" y; _3 D, P6 bBID Built-In Diagnostics. 4 w+ [4 Y k- X2 PBIDS Biological Integrated Detection System. , \( k* v: i) W% l# ?" o; z4 j/ nBiennial 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 System (PPBS). A biennial budget, as currently structured, represents program # b; \5 a$ ^0 B! k* M" Z1 a. Y8 vbudget estimates for a two-year period in which fiscal year requirements remain ' t/ q- i# P) _4 C, bseparate and distinct. Big Crow A suite of aircraft, helicopters, ground vans, and electronic equipment, which is 1 N* B8 j: m$ H" Z5 Y4 l2 Iused to emulate an electronic warfare environment for testing, weapon systems on test ranges. BIM Ballistic Intercept Missile. . j, n. \" A8 W( J1 w) uBiological ( K/ @. C$ D# l6 P& UWeapon An item of material, which projects, disperses, or disseminates a biological agent . ?! B% ?. R+ b/ c/ lincluding arthropod vectors. 5 U# m/ ?4 u+ s6 Q& a( r+ PBIOS Basic Input/Output System. BIPS Billion Instructions Per Second. Birth-to-Death 8 j! M$ U/ `: e5 @Tracking (BDT) 1 ]8 j) C0 k- M/ Z# o5 l: F. cThe tracking of space objects (e.g., satellites, reentry vehicles, or decoys that " ], A# C1 b( isimulate these) from the time they are deployed from a booster or post-boost + t& U) Z9 G h/ P/ H- Gvehicle until they are destroyed. ) f @/ |2 H3 @# _Bistatic Radar A radar system that has transmitters and receivers stationed at two 1 c8 K3 g6 l# ?* @geographically separate locations; a special case of multi-static radar. BIT Built-in-Test # ]5 I" c* n3 h8 ^8 z% YBit Binary digit. BITE Built-in Test Equipment. Bit Transfer 4 Z* i* w$ U' h' u0 NRate / J5 M+ G! w9 C3 ~The number of bits transferred per unit time, usually expressed in bits per second # W" \7 m3 L. C% T" a(bps). Black Body An ideal body, which would absorb all (and reflect none) of the radiation falling upon it. # V' C+ f. P' Z: B/ m+ x. QBlackout The disabling of electronic equipment by means of nuclear explosion. The intense electromagnetic energy by a nuclear explosion obscures signals and ! x9 |6 j! B9 ?; \* Prenders many types of radar and other types of electronic equipment useless for minutes or longer. $ C7 e; r8 j$ Z, _8 z/ vBLADES BMD Long Wavelength Infrared Advanced Exo-atmospheric Sensor. BLADT Blast, Dust, Thermal Effects Model. Blast Effect Destruction of or damage to structures and personnel by the force of an 9 K( H' h0 J# y2 D! T7 y; kexplosion 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. ( E! i0 n$ [' C* w* _0 hMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 0 ?, ?+ b) e+ O# z34 " u! l. P3 S! p3 q9 |6 OBlast Wave A sharply defined wave of increased pressure rapidly propagated through a surrounding medium from a center of detonation or similar disturbance. ' Y1 P% E' j) e' \" [, h+ F: hBLCCE BMDO Life Cycle Cost Estimate. % [; c8 R Y; @- Y9 nBLK Block (system production lot) , V! q4 V4 _7 X4 R8 l7 d6 k/ yBlk IVA Navy Standard Missile Block IV-A. Block (1) A biennial increment of the Ballistic Missile Defense System that provides an ! ~+ F) J, M' hintegrated 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, u* ~5 d3 u* I" }+ utransition to production, or for emergency deployment as directed. These “offramps” may occur at any time during the Block Cycle to support timely execution of these transition or deployment decisions. The configuration for each Block is drawn from the following sources: •The prior BMDS Block; # |0 X; j; @, I- f6 P- P•BMDS elements, components, technologies, and concepts; ( z" l8 B' F& ` ]" T& ~8 [•BMDS Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications (BMC2/C) specifications and products; •Externally managed systems, elements, or technologies (e.g., DSP, GCCS, MILSTAR, etc).