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AFTAC Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, FL ) @2 f, ]; ]' v+ M6 v: \AFTADS Army Field Artillery Target Data System. $ u6 r3 |. m7 F' U% a j k# OAFWAN Air Force WWMCCS ADP Modernization AFWL Air Force Weapons Laboratory (Phillips Lab). # Y( q1 E3 V$ z, ?% r) t4 x% kAGARD 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 12 AGM-65 Maverick Air-to-Surface Missile. ( H8 G9 F" x# v4 E3 \AGMC Air Force Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center, Newark AFB, OH. ) w9 y( W1 \5 }6 _& t' u; ?6 Q9 @AGRE Active Geophysical Rocket Experiment AGT Above Ground Test. AHIS Agile Homing Interceptor Simulator. 0 }" |# r( e5 _% U: GAHSG Ad Hoc Study Group. 5 D! |" }9 S3 }AHWG Ad Hoc Working Group AI (1) Artificial Intelligence. (2) Action Item. (3) Air Interdiction. 9 z8 `. c! H8 W OAIA Air Intelligence Agency : ^7 \4 p# S, Y8 d9 W# W' uAIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIC (1) Atlantic Intelligence Command. (2) Account Identifier Code. ; y# e; U; j# e1 xAID Agile Interceptor Development. 9 ~% s5 O" t1 y8 b ?AIDA Artificial Intelligence Discrimination Architecture (UKMOD). AIDPN Architecture Investment and Deployment Planning Notebook. ) ^0 B: J. @; X+ r- o9 a- d1 IAIM 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 % M6 u' z. ]! ^ Zon a target to which a weapon is aimed. AIP Advanced Interceptor Program (formerly Brilliant Pebbles). Airborne Optional Adjunct 5 _3 j- m6 L* C: }8 V7 E' v(AOA) A test program to place an infrared (IR) sensor in an aircraft. (Superseded by # u% y7 p3 Q k2 {. C( vAirborne Surveillance Testbed (AST).)

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Airborne - s$ {- X, X# lSurveillance Testbed (AST) " T# [! `- m6 @% y% a, t/ l% Z1 J9 kA Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical / ]3 Y( x# r* |, qsensor issues. ) m% A" u( q z( I6 F7 gAir-breathing A flying vehicle that uses the oxygen in the atmosphere as the oxidizer in its 3 Y8 k, p* u5 y dpropulsion system. Examples are jet aircraft and cruise missiles. This category - b( o D( K: O# \0 mdoes not include ballistic missiles. Air Defense All measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action. Air Defense + ~; k$ T3 e3 o" V* ~3 Y' ZAction 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. 1 l5 A9 n( k+ b" m- E( B7 b4 oAir Defense 6 \# ]; `& u$ r* ?0 y% s7 \Artillery 8 \: S/ s8 R! ?! zWeapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. * [0 f7 ^' S6 E( N' D$ ? r: `MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 13 ; w% }) S8 B1 f' l. O I# V5 K0 lAir Defense Identification Zone & G; I! D+ g; q+ U5 Z( L$ ?. n9 GAirspace of defined dimensions within which the ready identification, location, and control of airborne vehicles are required. Commonly referred to as ADIZ. 3 U0 i8 m+ O& M4 z& q) tSee also air defense operations area. O4 p' S, m) m" p/ a6 S, iAir Defense Operations Area A geographic area defining the boundaries within which procedures are 4 p5 p- X) `2 y" {6 V. k& V& T! }/ Destablished to minimize interference between air defense and other operations. * v g8 L! L/ _# hMay include designation of one or more of the following: Air defense action 8 p: Y) |- J C9 x5 oarea; Air defense area; Air defense identification; Firepower umbrella. 8 C$ Q6 J) @& J! B# r* j4 VAir Force 4 T2 v6 v u2 K2 S" X, m2 M9 w, SComponent 5 f4 t3 ]5 Z8 w& VCommand Center (AFCCC) A segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of 3 A ^- \& {5 f8 a6 ~3 v# z+ Rthe 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 architecture definition update. Air Force , d, }. y, S. p; f$ Q3 U, HGround/Global Weather Center (AFGWC) ) P# t' U% X7 h& ?" p' @1 C3 EAFGWC provides Air Force and Army with global information and products relating to past, present, and future states of the aerospace environment. ( G- N y( g9 x: m8 hWeather data is provided to the Weather Support Unit (WSU) for use by the # @9 ^3 G& a/ q0 s+ F: GSDS. Also provides space environmental data such as sunspots, 5 P: B5 |% p3 J" O) U) t( qelectromagnetic storms, etc. Located at Offutt AFB, NE. 1 j/ z( M! F QAir Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) 2 l' V! k% M& eResponsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed for use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM).

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Air Force 2 c' L& g7 |" f1 w' gSatellite Communications System , t0 x1 y- P: F, }2 X6 l5 P5 _' V(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 . O3 h( A7 A R! ASatellite Control Network (AFSCN) A global, multi-command configuration of space vehicle command, control, and communications resources operating in concert to support DoD and other & o: x7 o Y5 K( B5 i3 Z' m3 zassigned space missions. 0 ^% Y) j4 a) E8 |! X9 k& k% z, B8 a# cAir Force Space * G8 n5 G3 p' f7 n0 l) ~. Q, J) l6 fCommand * ]/ y- T J! d1 t$ |8 |(AFSPC) & K* ]' W) r0 o7 l. |2 D/ k' E7 b0 @A major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States 2 _* v( s6 x" Z, Q5 y s* m+ hSpace Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, and funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. ! ^) V1 h! E& `2 h# u, ]" IAir Force Space $ n6 L5 b- @" U3 COperations $ G8 ?! S$ N0 G/ p+ ^Center (AFSPOC) An AFSPACECOM center responsible for the daily tracking of events at remote 8 ?9 v4 u8 S+ Voperational sites. It may be updated and assigned responsibility for logistics ; q8 G, A. X7 [and administrative control of assigned SDS elements. Located in Colorado : J; y* A5 t; K" t0 l5 `$ f8 BSprings, CO. Air Force CRC Air Force Control and Reporting Center. Air Force Operational Test $ [; B& E1 r# `& t- Q& K! }and Evaluation 5 h; {$ k4 S: T: @6 ~$ V+ c9 @) QCenter (AFOTEC) ) G1 K! [# L6 M: V; zResponsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed for use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM). Air Force Space Command - ?0 e# ?; s+ o! x6 ^1 a(AFSPC) A major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States 9 P$ l) p+ v# j% QSpace Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, 3 G# L! W: r5 s" w2 x9 ^1 E& Land funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A " t. ^! y7 ?* ?: L. L; c- [% Y% O14 $ T9 ]8 J) q: a$ MAir Force Space Operations 0 b: j$ M W6 x9 I6 u& }Center (AFSPOC) An AFSPACECOM center located in Colorado Springs, CO. Air Surveillance The systematic observation of airspace by electronic, visual, or other means, primarily for the purpose of identifying and determining the movements of aircraft " g5 M# ^( x: b0 U$ Iand missiles, friendly and enemy, in the air space under observation. # O" i, [' e7 R' x6 SAir-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. - w" q6 x! d* {: J+ NAirborne Surveillance Testbed (AST) A Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical 5 M7 J' M, f- {0 h) v+ C! P5 \; [' gsensor 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 AIRREQSUP Air Request Support (JFACC term). + |3 K4 u' |- \! m) xAIRS Atmospheric Infrared Sounder ) ]5 z K7 K( o5 C; s" vAirspace Control in the Combat ' y* M+ F9 I/ x/ p- ^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 ! z6 \% I: n8 W) B) T$ n' t4 Pfratricide, enhance air defense operations, and permit greater flexibility of 5 v5 E6 ]+ G; H3 ]- R& B( h8 y& loperations. Airspace control does not infringe on the authority vested in l& I( V1 i* n$ scommanders to approve, disapprove, or deny combat operations. # J+ o& h/ F; L& ZAirspace Control 9 ]( N+ b7 |) _5 H: f& m; T+ ^Plan The document approved by the joint force commander that provides specific planning guidance and procedures for the airspace control system for the joint force area of responsibility. AIRSUPREQ Air Support Request (JFACC term). AIS (1) Automated Information System. (2) Architecture Integration Study. (3) 7 A7 r' n4 c0 I5 ]Airborne Intercept System. ( T! n$ j+ K2 [4 M5 jAIST Advanced Interceptor and Systems Technology. 4 K; ]9 S! ~4 `; d8 g1 D zAIT Advanced Interceptor Technologies. P+ D0 \0 t2 I6 \! X, M) C& q7 bAJ Antijam. P& S7 T Q( P4 Q9 eAJPO Ada Joint Program Office. AJTBP Augmented Joint Theater Battle Picture. AL Acquisition Logistician. 1 ]3 z, ?! _4 @ALARM Alert, Locate, and Report Missiles. 4 P: h0 k, l* I$ ^; }ALAS Advanced Liquid Axial Stage. ALBCS Airborne Laser Beam Control System. 4 \, x8 u9 L/ b) x+ U& t$ OALC Air Logistics Center (AF). # z# Q: n. x" A: ^ALCC Airlift Coordination Center (JFACC term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A

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15 ALCE Airlift Coordination Element (JFACC term). ALCM Air Launched Cruise Missile. - ]% S" r2 ^7 ?5 y3 nALCOR ARPA/Lincoln C-band observable radar. (USAKA KREMS) ALDT Average Logistics Delay Time. : F0 W" v1 U1 |6 Q( RALE Airborne Laser Experiment. ALERT Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theater. ALG Algorithm * q2 Q( n+ C- `! e- n& vALI (1) Alpha/LAMP Integration. (2) AEGIS Leap Intercept ALIRT Advanced Large-area Infrared Transducer 6 e9 h, D+ X7 F5 y* o1 VALL Airborne Laser Laboratory. Allocated Availability / P. v) P, `3 DRequirement 2 E0 R8 k! Y A9 e, C+ `The requirement probability that an element is available to perform its function as 6 h1 m' k! [* ]/ |+ N* K2 ?, `allocated by the SDS. Allocation (1) An authorization by a designated official of a DoD component making funds available within a prescribed amount to an operating agency for the purpose of 8 l0 z" O# l, g3 o6 U8 t* f% p4 kmaking 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. Allotment The temporary change of assignment of tactical air forces between subordinate + S" s7 f& D+ s5 d pcommands. The authority to allot is vested in the commander having operational 5 O4 f( S' R/ lcommand. 6 a, J. X2 \! bALO Alpha Laser Optimization. % h: O4 d! @: U; P! \+ LALOD 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. ALS Advanced Launch System. 5 L( H d V" _* X) ZALSP Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol. 0 P/ {; S* D) y" I; ]. [/ W& F% }+ gALT Airborne Laser Technology. , C% s i* K) r! c. A9 q! j7 WALTAIR UHF test radar at USAKA. AltAir Project name for the feasibility demonstration of a short range, air drop, ballistic missile target, dropped from a C-130 cargo aircraft. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 16 0 I2 T0 y' {& s! {) {, a6 DAlternate $ ~! L, v* P* F" k" F' w- |4 |# BNational Military Command Center (ANMCC) 2 M( {+ G* ?% N/ lAn element of the National Military Command System (NMCS), which serves as 7 ~% e* F* w0 x, [: }an alternate to the NMCC. Located at Ft. Ritchie, MD. Alternate Processing and Correlation Center (APCC) NORAD capability in USSTRATCOM Command Post that receives, processes, % E6 q% O, B. |0 n9 tand analyzes TW/AA information. Alternate Space Defense Operations * V: ? z% N: p6 S B" I8 kCenter (ASPADOC) The backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at 9 V# ?8 J& C* N: @9 H; ~1 s, `- xDahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. " E* o3 X) M$ S% I$ KALU Arithmetic Logic Unit. AM Amplitude Modulation. 5 u8 s4 L& x1 GAMC (1) Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL. (2) Army Materiel Command. (3) Midpoint Compromise Search Area. (4) Acquisition Method Code. (5) Advisory Management Committee. AMCOM Army Aviation and Missile Command (Oct. 1996). AMD Air and Missile Defense AMDF Army Master Data File AMDS Active Missile Defense System. 0 U0 r2 H& G; h( D/ m1 zAMDTF Air and Missile Defense Task Force (US Army term) & Z$ v8 n6 U# LAMEMB American Embassy. # A( l8 v# }" x+ uAMFB Acquisition Management Functional Board. AMG Antenna mast group. AMOR Army Missile Optical Range. ( Y: T/ u! Q8 K" V0 J, m$ U; WAMOS Air Force Maui Optical Station. amp ampere ' N/ u5 M# v6 H5 B. ?. |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. * q9 K3 R8 y; Y- ~+ e& \2 T+ B4 o/ I: CAMSDL Acquisition Management System Data Requirements Control List. # U3 ?/ Y- `% L( w8 ^- \AMT ATCS Mobile Terminal. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A & O" _( @: P/ w8 {5 ?17 AMTB Attack Management Test Bed AMTL Army Materials Technology Laboratory. A/N Army/Navy AN/TPS-59 USMC Firefinder radar. " B: S# j! N6 c) K8 a2 bANALYZE Static Code Analyzer. 0 @1 T& z" O Q) \) {' V! A! hANIK E1 Canadian telecommunications satellite’s name. . Q+ q$ t! K: D: L, P' UANL Argonne National Laboratory ANMCC Alternate National Military Command Center. ANMD Army National Missile Defense. / |6 w" C# w& _; rANN Artificial Neural Networks. ANSI American National Standards Institute. % Q0 I {& W: s2 _6 WAntenna Area The ratio of the power available at the terminals of an antenna to the incident ) W# I6 m7 y% l4 V) Q9 E* zpower 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 - ^" ]* z7 l# |+ dmissile threat. It includes such measures as the use of interceptors, bombers, ) h, b/ g; {4 J$ a! dantiaircraft guns, surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles, electronic countermeasures, and destruction of the air or missile threat both before and after it is launched. Other measures taken to minimize the effects of hostile air % V; q6 G* m$ l7 l, G* |% Paction are cover, concealment, dispersion, deception, and mobility (Navy/USMC). Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) , F5 ^2 N6 U: o8 @2 T5 Y# y" }4 `The term used for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapons developed to negate the ballistic missile threat in the late 60s and early 70s. & @7 S% V2 X+ s3 T8 U1 n% ]Anti-Ballistic 3 T! V0 q% T0 lMissile System A system designed to counter strategic ballistic missiles or their elements in flight. Anti-Radiation Missile (ARM) 3 b$ {/ {1 b8 Z. L/ J% _1 {( L; i# GA missile that homes passively on a radiation source. $ W, Y/ F' v4 i% vAntisatellite Weapon (ASAT) / c; w. z* s/ n/ }6 l' \% zA 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 % h8 v; H2 }, mnuclear or conventional explosion may destroy the target, by collision at high 6 e/ s7 J* Z4 Lspeed, or by a directed energy beam. ; }3 p2 |5 w0 Q" X1 TAnti-Simulation The process of introducing random variations to the signature characteristics of an object in order to cause misidentification of the object by the sensors. The disguising of an RV to resemble a non-threatening object such as a piece of & h6 H' f6 W" x* @, D5 Jdebris, a balloon, or a decoy. $ a0 ~; L5 r% m" c7 h1 R2 z; ?, RAo Operational Availability AO (1) Associated Object. (2) Action Officer. (3) Area of Operations (4) Acousto- Optical. (5) Attack Operations. 2 |8 I- L# P* o+ NAOA OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Adjunct (now called AST). . ]( b8 v; x/ T& g9 T* ^ VMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 18 ' \2 x0 f" o% j. l8 QAOC Air Operations Center. 8 O7 N$ p B3 S+ h& _' Q. kAOCC Air Operations Control Center. " T8 B/ a$ t6 {2 W; d0 i5 hAOEC Aero-Optic Evaluation Center, Buffalo, NY. 8 ~) o, X. t. ^& [AOI Active Optical Imager. ; o$ p* O% \5 U9 AAOP Airborne Optics Platform. $ U# e3 r' L1 f, X/ n+ t. zAOR Area of Responsibility. AOS OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Sensor. AOSP Advanced On-Board Signal Processor. AOTF Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter. ' _, I0 P1 v! o4 a" q/ M$ ~7 M3 xAP Acquisition Plan. 7 ]3 e, E+ c2 h4 _3 m# ?APB Acquisition Program Baseline. ' @3 b0 R2 r) u6 H, t+ I* IAPBI Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry (MDA). ) e& D& b/ E9 _APCC Alternate Processing and Correlation Center. APDP Acquisition Professional Development Program. Y4 g# `; W% V+ Z% k! rAPEX Active Plasma Experiment ' ^" p+ ?6 v7 M* LAPI Ascent-Phase Intercept. ; G9 }; e4 P1 KAPIPT Acquisition Planning IPT (PAC-3 term). APL Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. + L$ G: k$ G" e) i% `" |. |1 R$ DAPLE Average Power Laser Experiment. APM Advanced Penetration Model. APMA Acquisition Program Management Agreement. APO (1) Apache Point Observatory. (2) Arrow Project Office. APOD Aerial Point of Debarkation. ! w3 D8 X3 T. q" w1 H0 CApplication (1) (Software) It refers to a process; usually implemented as a software routine, at the highest level (Level 7) of the ISO open system architecture. (2) (SDS) It refers to such processes as the Battle 6 K: \3 L# ], n1 f0 i* G5 a/ ?Management, Navigation, Network Control, and other high level functions which may originate or receive messages over the SDS Communication network, via underlying lower-level protocols. (3) Software designed to / F$ I9 F+ M Y6 }& s7 Efulfill specific needs of a user. (4) (Acquisition) The process of selecting requirements that are pertinent and cost effective for the particular materiel acquisition and contractually invoking them at the most ) D& G7 e+ M, k) o" gadvantageous times in the acquisition cycle. 8 t$ J- S y5 ^% e4 I/ N4 MMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 19 Apportionment (1) A determination made by the Office of Management and Budget which limits the amount of obligations or expenditures that may be incurred ) f+ e# N# K4 G, C& u8 ]during a specified time period. An apportionment may limit all obligations 5 L8 M: I5 K6 rto be incurred during the specified period or it may limit obligation to be incurred for a specific activity, function, project, object, or a combination ( G7 r h/ w. S5 v, Mthereof. The third of four phases of the DoD resource allocation process. ! D3 Q7 ]( s6 E(2) The determination and assignment of the total expected effort by # ~7 H5 E1 |% L$ b6 d# Ppercentage 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 , k6 f" ^# H8 k, z- e0 U2 \competing requirements. Specific apportionments (e.g. air sorties and forces for planning) are described as apportionment of air sorties and forces for planning, etc. Appropriation An authorization by an act of Congress that permits Federal agencies to incur 9 t& n1 c7 J% ~5 O! eobligations and make payments from the Treasury. An appropriation usually follows an enactment of authorizing legislation. An appropriation act is the most & u' t8 O% E; x* u- y8 A% Ocommon means of providing budget authority. Appropriations do not represent 2 b& t. y" K- vcash actually set aside in the Treasury; they represent limitations of amounts, which agencies may obligate during a specified time period. See Authorization. & n; s+ _( s+ v# @Approved 6 |% X. h6 S" r/ dProgram 9 b! a+ a: \2 }2 P( @ {) WThe 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 9 X, \: {; n9 r, V7 J$ f1 w* UBudget, the FYDP, and supporting documentation. ) t% b' O+ {5 w' j5 L kAPPS Automated POM Preparation Instruction. APS (1) Axial Propulsion System. (2) Automatic Phasing System. 5 T. r9 z7 a. D4 _3 GAPT Acquisition, Pointing, and Tracking. APU Auxiliary Power Unit. AR Army ARB Accreditation Review Board. ARC (1) Advanced Research Center, US Army, Huntsville, AL. ( `5 `/ o- I0 H- |2 ^ M+ l, b(2) Atlantic Research Corporation. % |1 V/ x6 f& K! j @% q. PARC/SC Advanced Research Center/Simulation Center. ARCCC Army Component Command Center. 1 f: Q: w1 k& d( ?1 QARCT Advanced Radar Component Technology. ! X5 R {% _' KARFOR Army Forces. ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. Architectural Design , n4 }. K, R& wThe process of defining a collection of hardware and software components and 6 p' Q" r; n) Y3 l; Ktheir interfaces to establish the framework for the development of a computer & l9 T' J! x+ x1 w, B A0 @system. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 20 Architecture , L8 y9 n( M: }Integration Study (AIS) 7 k$ c6 t& v) O: E BA study to determine the performance of alternative architectures and element 5 i/ ]. l4 E! Kdesigns that satisfy BMD System mission requirements, and to evaluate the ' J4 t, W$ G( t2 Ieffect of changing threats and advances in technology on the systems, 8 r# y+ O; z. G5 ?subsystems, and components making up existing and proposed architectures. 2 s* _ q2 J* e) L. I o1 ?ARDSOC Army Defense System Operations Center. # w5 X. i. u; S; o" rARE Aerothermal Reentry Experiment. Area Air Defense Commander (AADC) The person given overall responsibility for air defense within an overseas unified command, subordinate unified command, or a joint task force. Normally, this will be the Air Force component commander. Area Defense Defense of a broad geographical area that contains both military and civilian 9 ?0 [- O( D) C$ p1 s$ Jassets (i.e., depots, towns/cities). (USSPACECOM) Area of Influence A geographical area wherein a commander is directly capable of influencing operations by maneuver or fire support systems normally under his command or 3 u& F- h; L9 u+ b1 rcontrol. 3 q3 y) `. d3 o6 i2 P5 H3 K& e! eArea of Interest + }! i8 m7 o' g! ?/ Z! h: N/ R+ z(AOI) - U/ ~. |: R* T( FThe area of influence and surrounding areas that is of concern to the $ W( L D7 ?" K) G, {1 N [7 U8 ]commander for the objective of current and planned operations. This may # W [- O! D0 U: G2 Sinclude areas occupied by enemy forces. Area of 5 T' A! j) J" n1 R6 d# ^1 ]; lOperations That portion of an area of war necessary for military operations and for the * \# Q9 N9 q! u+ i/ hadministration of such operations. ' B3 X' \" T O( h) }Argus An airborne optical platform operated by the Air Force’s Phillips Laboratory. Argus is sometimes used by MDA to collect flight test signatures, p6 E1 }" g e/ F- A2 Hphenomenology, 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. b' G" H0 ~7 @! Z! eARL Airborne Reconnaissance-Low (USA term) [circa 1996 = Reconnaissance equipment in Dash-7 airplane]. ARM Anti-Radiation Missile. * H: O9 S9 F! h0 AArms Export Control Board 5 R5 E: X! k) B+ s F! g8 d1 K(AECB) An interagency board, chaired by the Under Secretary of State for Security ; W k: Y$ }) s, \7 }Assistance, Science, and Technology, that serves to advise the Secretary of ) f, g" B N/ b M5 k# T6 G; SState on matters relating to security assistance program levels and arms transfer # b8 ?- [( c6 x, ^: Cpolicies. Army Brigade - ]0 b$ `4 U. A) l/ f0 n- l+ Q6 rCenter (ARBC) The Army center between the ARSPOC and the ARROC with C2 responsibilities 0 r% m: t1 m& Xfor BMD. 6 Z# U% ^# ^: S) X. hArmy Component Command Center (ARCCC) 9 J3 }1 o) V4 y7 j' Z3 p. y& _A segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of 8 j* @8 {8 e. C3 O8 othe CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to Army Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The ARCCC was . T$ _% V: i' T1 Zeliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system architecture definition update. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 21 Army Materiel / [) f; h) i. h, ZCommand (AMC) Performs the assigned materiel functions of the Department of the Army, # L- z7 E! L# c$ O; t+ |including research and development; product improvement; human factors 6 Y) f2 l7 K: X8 b9 wengineering; test and evaluation; procurement and production; new equipment training; scientific and technical intelligence production; international logistics ! ^0 I# g" g' j5 ~9 u7 {' U: U' Uprograms; 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 Belvoir, VA in 2003. Army Space Operations * t& ]! {5 L6 k! J7 NCenter (ARSPOC) The Army Space Command Center responsible for logistically/ administratively controlling assigned SDS elements and which shall also include the capability to + K- [8 y5 i; m1 v6 g) |assure the BMD mission is carried out should the USCINCSPACE CCC be lost. $ }1 o: |1 j4 {3 u* g+ SARNG Army National Guard. * R. e+ j. g$ k: G# I) u& DAROS Airborne Radar Optical System. 9 O# o8 C" O* n0 z0 q& f; k3 OARP Address Resolution Protocol ; S l ^' J" X" yARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Formerly known as Defense Advanced / X: p, e' G" d8 V7 q) E. mResearch Projects Agency (DARPA). ; I+ e3 W1 n' X e) gARPANET ARPA Network. ARRC Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps. ARROC Army Regional Operations Center. + ~( m) c5 L+ Q5 M3 A( SArrow A technology demonstration program started in 1988 and designed to meet Israeli architecture requirements for area defense of population centers against TBMs. ARS (1) Airborne Remote Sensing. (2) Action Request System. ARSCS Automated Rear Services Control System. 3 R% J: n+ v& W+ k" WARSPACE U.S. Army Space Command. . z% ^( e. F, K. _ARSPOC Army Space Operations Center. % e' {2 E: x8 N9 m0 EARU Alignment Reference Unit (PAC-3). & D* X, I$ A E% o x# rASA Assistant Secretary of the Army. ASAF Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. ASAF (A) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition). ASARC Army Systems Acquisition Review Council. ASARS Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System. - s" A9 i+ o/ @2 @1 Q+ TASAS (1) All Source Analysis System. (2) Advanced Solid Axial Stage. ASAT Antisatellite Weapon. ASB Army Science Board. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 5 Z g; X3 }4 p: ~) }% m22 / Q* K* @$ _# w& s6 DASBM Air-to-Surface Ballistic Missile. ASC (1) Army Space Command (See also USARSPACECOM, ARSPACECOM). 1 [; _. T" N- N3 ^(2) Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH. ASCC Air Standardization Coordination Committee. 6 B9 T- d4 \6 |/ hASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. 8 X" s2 A/ N2 gASCM Advance Spaceborne Computer Module , X$ x( p" R$ ~, W4 W4 \, w9 s7 C# `ASCO Advanced Systems Concept Office ASCON Associate Contractor 7 Y. B8 c% o1 X/ X6 Y3 t. NASD (1) OBSOLETE Aeronautical Systems Division (AF). See Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC). (2) Assistant Secretary of Defense. ASDC Alternated Space Defense Center 6 q( t/ s) h3 Y6 P5 n; MASDP Advanced Sensor Demonstration Program. 5 i" ]5 X& I3 d4 m" H+ M. S3 cASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEDP Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Program. ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit. ASIOE Associated Support Items of Equipment (USA term). ASL Authorized Stockage List (USA term). % y( V; y1 C' z2 j7 h- }6 NASM (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). 1 v$ g/ K- o4 B: BASMP French Air Surface Missile ASN Assistant Secretary of the Navy. ! _# @# n- _7 E- z3 G% ~ASN (RD&A) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition). + c: S6 z! H! J- W9 F# QASN (SB&L) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics). 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. ASPIRIS Advanced Signal Processing for IR Sensors. 7 i# A9 y7 R3 l% C( w8 C3 F0 Z0 oASPJ Airborne Self Protection Jammer MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A $ E* M v+ {2 S7 b% q23 " \ E! x# @1 [8 hASPO Army Space Program Office. ASR Acquisition Strategy Report. / T8 e& h& J4 Z+ U) ZASROC Antisubmarine Rocket. ASSERT Augmentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training (DoD - k1 S9 A& d. y H7 M6 \term). Assessment (1) Appraisal of the worth of an intelligence activity, source information, or product in terms of its contribution to a specific goal, or the credibility, / e# s" O: a$ {) S- {1 \4 ~reliability, pertinence, accuracy, or usefulness of information in terms of : N8 {! b. _3 d/ [7 Gan intelligence need. When used in context with evaluation, assessment implies a weighing against resource allocation, expenditure 1 [0 Y k. J3 b1 Bor risk. (2) An independent evaluation of a model or simulation by an " z! ?. d2 X7 t! WMDA-sponsored Confidence Assessment Team for a specified purpose. ASSIST Automated Systems Security Incident Support Term (DISA term). Associated Object % l2 k+ N7 ? r5 D: s4 g+ Q' p( }Object that remains near a deployed reentry vehicle, decoy or chaff puff. + F+ K4 g; a q* m1 t, ^- F0 YAssume Course Orientation Make course attitude adjustments to the weapon platform orientation prior to engagement. Assured Defense Strategies and tactics that result in (specified) a high probability of kill against , L- A6 `) f3 l! f idesignated targets, regardless of the interceptors required. (USSPACECOM) 5 }! M( i: ~! e3 {Assured Kill This option requires defense segments to employ tactics, which produce the highest probability of kill consistent with the available number of defensive & z3 L( D1 g/ B0 z& E$ fresources (interceptors). AST (1) See Airborne Surveillance Testbed. (2) Advanced Sensor Technology. ASTMP Army Science and Technology Master Plan 7 x4 K7 U7 v% o% n+ B) |ASTP Advanced Sensor Technology Program ASWG Architecture Systems Working Group. AT Advanced Technology ATA (1) Advanced Test Accelerator. (2) Avionics Test Article. ATACC (1) Advanced Tactical Command Central (USMC term). (2) Advanced Theater Air 8 P+ B( m4 G% KCommand Center ATACM Army Tactical Missile 8 `9 ?, h, l1 d0 k3 L7 K4 YATACMS Army Tactical Missile System. ATAF Allied Tactical Air Force (NATO). ATB (1) Allied Test Bed. (2) Analytical Tool Box. ! `! W6 e, K2 _6 x& hATBM (1) Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile. (2) Anti- Theater Ballistic Missile MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 24 7 `* f& F6 j$ J' P6 C! `5 q6 X- rATC Automated Technical Catalog ATCCS Army Tactical Command and Control System ATCOM Army Aviation and Troop Command (pre-Oct 96) (See AMCOM) ) a n) T( Q& L& j; \8 ?- K5 F/ LATD Advanced Technology Demonstration. ATDL Army Tactical Data Link. ATDM Adaptive Time Division Multiplexer. ATDS Airborne Tactical Data System. ATE Automatic Test Equipment. ATH Above the Horizon ATHS Airborne Target Handover System. ' }) S& P) `' M# e6 aATI Advanced Technology Interceptor ATIM Advanced Technology Insertion Module & }+ Q: a" a$ p1 r1 sATIS Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions ATM Anti-Tactical Missile. ATMD Army Theater Missile Defense. ATMDF Air and Theater Missile Defense Force (US Army term). * \/ n; a* O* VATMDPO Army Theater Missile Defense Program Office. ATO Air Tasking Order. ATOC Air Tactical Operations Center. ATODB Air Tasking Order Database. ! t/ d; z! C& g1 a1 `2 JATP (1) Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing. (2) Authority To Proceed. (3) Allied Tactical Publication. (4) Acceptance Test Procedures. (5) Acceptance 1 j! ~. L/ _4 q+ ^. g( N' B BTest Program. (6) Advanced Technology Program (Department of Commerce term). (7) Authority to Process. Q' d1 J+ ]1 {' o) M; pATP&FC Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Fire Control. 2 }- x) b; v7 f% C; _# lATR Autonomous/Automated Target Recognition. ATRJ Advanced Threat Radar Jammer. ATSIM Acquisition and Track Simulation. Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theater (ALERT) + O6 N5 R! P7 [4 IAn 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 9 h' {6 ]" o: |$ L; s5 m6 T3 |+ L6 _Attack Assessment (AA) An evaluation of information to determine the potential or actual nature and 8 M# m3 N& p& V+ C, ]objectives of an attack for the purpose of providing information for timely ! _8 W( {* O! |5 udecisions. Attack Characterization The process by which the parameters of an attack in progress are developed, - q- g4 s) I: x( }9 }2 l6 G' W' n0 ^2 xupdated and defined. Attack Operations (Counterforce) Attack operations prevent launch of theater missiles by attacking all elements of 8 N1 t! u0 w/ o; |the overall enemy system, including such actions as destroying launch platforms, ; h2 u* S) ?7 msupport facilities, reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition ; C- T, i. i7 Bplatforms, command and control nodes, and missile stocks. Attack operations ) Y/ D9 T; o$ H5 ican be executed by space, air, ground, maritime, and special operations forces. ' ]- K* P7 \8 r1 W4 r cAttack operations are considered one of the four pillars of TMD capability. (JCS J-38 CONOPS) ' [* F% @- o% VAttack 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 down curve. 4 f1 j3 s; J8 W4 L! PAttack Warning/ Attack Assessment (AW/AA) . G$ l3 {5 k1 W& y+ p1 I5 DIntegrated 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. # v& b* v. x) ]5 L4 n) n: hAttenuation Decrease in intensity of a signal, beam, or wave as a result of absorption and $ h5 z9 M8 z- f8 F1 M% R0 u$ Lscattering 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 8 S- R( K5 }# @8 B$ rsquare of distance). , u0 q2 f; M3 G9 y3 kATV Advanced Technology Validation. & l, T' d% R) U0 I7 ]AULS Accidental or Unauthorized Limited Strike. AUPC Average Unit Procurement Cost. 1 z/ Y0 K7 C. N* D+ z7 d% v$ AAURORA Canadian aircraft. Autonomous Acquisition 1 M& ]! \% R5 fRange (Max.) $ K8 X8 y$ @3 m# ?The maximum range at which a target can be acquired by a sensor operating in 1 e+ i L/ ~. z! V; |a non-cued mode. # ]+ I' K! i! ]5 YAV (1) Air Vehicle. (2) Audio-Visual. & g. c3 V* Z6 `3 @9 {AVATAR (SAIC) Flight dynamics simulator. AVC Advanced Vehicle Concept. AVCATT Aviation CATT (US Army term) $ w1 H0 r/ o3 Z5 J0 _Average Unit Procurement % U6 z- A: v( S1 a' S4 aCost (AUPC) " T1 C. g7 @/ V+ i: B+ y* P, BDesign to average unit procurement cost objectives, expressed in constant dollars, are established for Milestone I, Concept Demonstration Approval. AUPC includes recurring flyaway, rollaway, sail-away costs (including nonrecurring production costs) adjusted for data, training, support equipment, and initial spares costs. ; ]! v3 f: L' GMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 26 AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. AVSCOM Aviation Systems Command (US Army). AW/AA Attack Warning/Attack Assessment. AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System. AWC Air Warfare Centre (UK RAF term). . n* x# a o- s- `. k4 w, wAWE Advanced Warfighting Experiment AWG (1) Acquisition Working Group (GSA term). (2) Algorithm Working Group. AWS (1) AEGIS Weapons System (2) Advanced Warning System. (3) Arrow Weapons System (Joint US/Israeli BMD weapons system). Azimuth Orientation of a vector projected onto a reference horizontal plane, relative to a reference direction in the plane. Azimuth Angle A positive angle measured clockwise in a reference horizontal plane from a reference direction to a given direction. For a topocentric-horizon coordinate 0 J( f) g0 [5 q2 zreference frame, the reference direction is due north (true north or magnetic north, depending on the application). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 9 P$ Z" I4 \9 Z2 `/ t B* n6 l" m27 2 x* m6 F1 r% j* z4 y8 fB Billion. ' q9 W' ?- n A7 E2 f8 lB Spec Development specification. B2C2 Brigade and Below Command and Control System (Army term). BA Budget activity. The budget activity codes are: 01 – Basic Research : A4 q d' J3 W& P; l$ k9 [( g/ \( x02 – Exploratory Development 03 – Advance Technology Development 2 y# ^$ h0 a* r1 F2 k2 g$ O6 `# c04 – Dem/Val 05 – EMD 06 – Management Support 0 u5 `1 p% G( R8 S07 – Operational Systems Development BAA Broad Agency Announcement. ' V0 h: q0 Q6 PBAC Budget At Completion. 9 j% k5 l0 m9 b) M8 O: O# J5 G. ABackbone Network Consists of the space communications network, the ground communications ! X( ~- ~: N1 I. f$ _" f5 Q$ [3 Fnetwork, and the interconnection between the two. Background Rejection (Surveillance) 1 L1 L* r/ n' m; wThe suppression of background noise for the improvement of an object signal. + c- [+ \' f% B5 ~: o6 Y- lBAE Battlefield Area Evaluation (USA term). BAFO Best and Final Offer. BAI Battlefield Air Interdiction. Balanced Technology - B/ B: V/ B) ]$ t5 eInitiative (BTI) DoD’s program to hasten application of advanced technology to the most critical and urgent operational needs. BTI projects are demonstrating leap-ahead capabilities enabled by emerging technologies in smart weapons, target 2 k. P! n8 {1 w; Hacquisition, battlefield C3I, active countermeasures, and ultra-wide bandwidth radars and high power microwave systems. 4 \* e8 \8 l$ [. GBallistic Coefficient The weight of the object divided by the product of the coefficient of drag and the + P$ \8 v8 D( L7 C0 cprojected area (W/CDA), in kilograms per square meter. Ballistic Missile ! z5 a' z4 j% W( W8 d' v(BM) Any missile that does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and consequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated. Ballistic Missile Boost Intercept 7 f# E4 _: c3 n i% F& X(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 ( }( D! e0 s8 T! @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 9 M+ c& Z" [$ ~. M2 v% y3 @9 O/ Yroles, during any portion of their flight trajectory (boost, post-boost, midcourse, or ) }( h7 Z5 O5 g( u* ?9 ?- Y7 ]2 [terminal) or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack. , v4 k, \2 c$ S. b4 JBallistic Missile Defense Battery An Army operations center, which operates and maintains BMD ground-based ) \( P7 ^/ h2 u q- {weapons and sensors. . A4 q. `6 y9 D3 r1 QMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 28 - k: }: F) d) e# y6 E4 ~Ballistic Missile 3 [$ |6 y7 ~; _7 y& {; C3 ^; bDefense (BMD) Cell ) K0 r1 q8 h, ]This facility will be located in the USSPACECOM Consolidated Command Center + u7 }" n* a6 N- l2 p/ b( l! C(CCC) and Space Control Center (SPACC) to support the Space Force 2 X, y% O: D i' m7 T" jApplication mission area interface between the BMD system and 9 X2 @1 {; Y2 Y% Q2 M& dUSCINCSPACE. The BMD Cell will provide command and decision support to : u# A( i* K0 B. q( c; XUSCINCSPACE. , g# ]4 e1 w8 \2 Z3 `, W4 e2 f1 lBallistic Missile Defense $ V" b4 K O5 Q0 _1 ?Operations 4 e) r+ B' `) p" f( c) bCenter (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 8 {+ Z1 R% U ?2 ]4 v) B& L0 g# opersonnel necessary to coordinate and integrate system-wide BMD activities and supports the USCINCSPACE planning and decision process. Ballistic Missile Defense , T3 i3 o6 o, Y- WOrganization [8 {. u& m% _5 }4 |7 K(BMDO) 4 t2 Q5 {7 [% x% n- ZOBSOLETE. The former name of an agency of the Department of Defense 7 Q P* T* J' j; dwhose mission is to manage and direct the conduct of a research program ! @5 b+ r4 e1 t8 ]examining the feasibility of eliminating the threat posed by ballistic missiles of all 9 x& i( X+ Q! b& n) _1 qranges and of increasing the contribution of defensive systems to United States and Allied security. MDA is the successor to Strategic Defense Initiative 9 [9 |8 l' R, `9 i5 s: ?& r lOrganization (SDIO). See MDA. Ballistic Missile ) \! Z1 E1 {- G5 X! e( bDefense Program y# a9 T' i+ Y- u3 k+ f$ C4 \: zAn architecture comprising three objectives: Theater Missile Defense (TMD), National Missile Defense (NMD), and Follow-on Research Programs. - s$ l" q- Y1 LBallistic Missile Defense (BMD) System (1) An integrated system that employs layered defenses to intercept missiles + g0 ], I) v; zduring their boost, midcourse, and terminal flight phases. (MDA Lexicon) 9 K: d* b9 |) m/ O# ]; s' R(2) The aggregate BMD BMC3 and BMD forces that, in total, provide defense $ [# Q& L% }* o3 \" ~% Sagainst ballistic missile attacks to North America and other areas of vital interest. : }0 x" ?4 K+ Q g(USSPACECOM) Ballistic Missile Early Warning 5 O3 B% d9 N' ]# \$ s. A) _' i6 h/ Z& aSystem (BMEWS) Provides tactical warning of ballistic missile attacks, and is part of Spacetrack system. A two-faced phased array radar located at Thule AB, Greenland; three detection radars and one tracking radar at Clear AFS, AK; and three tracking ) R0 |. i1 ]' Y$ F/ m1 d$ D& aradars at RAF Fylingdales, UK. 4 ]4 a+ c1 A7 ~* F2 L; L% [& h6 eBallistics The science or art that deals with the motion, behavior, appearance, or 8 X2 e! Y1 S: x+ O3 kmodification of missiles or other vehicles acted upon by propellants, wind, gravity, " n* a3 S+ I& i- wtemperature, or any other modifying substance, condition, or force. ; c1 m$ O, w7 D$ B% nBallistic Trajectory The trajectory traced after the propulsive force is terminated and the body is + L# \% Y3 G: R A. ^& @+ Q. Gacted upon only by gravity and aerodynamic drag. Balloon A spherical inflatable decoy used as a penetration aid to mask the location of reentry vehicles. 7 _1 Z# H) @" RBAMBI OBSOLETE. See Ballistic Missile Boost Intercept. Bandwidth The range of usable frequencies assigned to a channel or system; the difference / i' S' z4 C! }! Q0 k) texpressed in Hertz between the highest and lowest frequencies of a band. % M, S2 f4 H/ U t+ O# _5 rBAR Bimonthly Activity Report. BARBB BMDO Acquisition Reporting Bulletin Board ( h! s# w8 t: j% YBarrage - J7 }9 j7 x4 ~1 y0 ]' ZJamming Simultaneous electronic jamming over a broad band of frequencies. , b0 A) o( p0 E7 a" C& kBattery Tactical and administrative artillery unit or subunit corresponding to a company or 3 F- q8 ?% b( }5 P% t4 ea similar unit in other branches of the Army. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B $ z2 ]+ o X* H w' e29 ! c; P* M" \ L# r# JBattle Damage Assessment $ f& [" L+ p9 K( @(BDA) The estimate of damage resulting from the application of military force against a ) @3 g) b2 S* ~. g1 Wpredetermined objective. Battle damage assessments can be applied to the use ( P/ g& X0 {: {4 vof all types of weapons systems throughout the range of military operations. 6 S4 S: i C3 TBDAs are primarily an intelligence responsibility with required inputs and 8 G# U2 U3 L+ F8 S7 n* ?- t" dcoordination from the operators. 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Battlefield Coordination Element (BCE) 3 k2 k0 B2 u* J! ?. E& VAn 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 and interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary 4 C- X0 X2 C6 `2 K& D; p' ainterface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. Baseline Defined quantity or quality used as starting point for subsequent efforts and " G' \, z% r+ `. _5 Z' W! gprogress measurement. Can be a technical baseline or cost baseline. 2 E! G3 F+ a, G$ y7 Z; k! K8 @$ O: @Baseline - j5 X& l( h/ M1 T5 h/ N; @Comparison , H& \% i; q1 R! S& r: zSystem (BCS) A current operational system, or a composite of current operational subsystems, which most closely represents the design, operational, and support 7 s+ s0 s; n( H* s* R3 Ucharacteristics of the new system under development. Baseline / y* r- G0 a w* T- j/ o6 [, c3 kConditions The natural and human environmental conditions, which are present prior to 3 q) g" i1 P, a' \% |, O* v% i9 b. dimplementation of a program and against which impacts are assessed. Baseline Cost Estimate (BCE) / E- ~8 }# j( yA 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. ; _' U* B6 v& P3 [2 u+ {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 - [" {9 c, o2 `) O# z6 Gchanges are considered. + S6 c9 _) q7 Y {+ HBase Year A reference period, which determines a fixed price level for comparison in 5 y4 o; o2 k: M$ v6 j. K( aeconomic escalation calculations and cost estimates. The price level index for 3 \. N L6 L2 {% J8 Tthe base year is 1.000. + h7 [# y/ [: X& QBattle 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 - b" h. s$ T, I$ cresulting from intentional fragmentation or accidental detonation of booster components, and objects normally associated with the deployment and 2 s* L) N, O2 E% P* npropagation of threat objects (such as nuts, bolts, inter-stages, fairings, shrouds, 3 R3 c2 W0 I4 Y6 o9 H) ?, Z# Wetc.). Battle Group (1) Domains into which the battle space is partitioned. (2) A data processing / \+ V( P9 w( J! J( [) ?3 t6 vapproach implemented in the battle management computer, which : X. [+ V1 u |) g0 k9 v0 r) `minimizes the processing load by partitioning (grouping) threat data 7 ?$ V7 Z5 W, u, `, l(Virtual Battle Group). (3) A group of associated system elements which + Q) M) P, ]% g8 u' b) f2 Ooperate together in a segment of the battle, based upon their capabilities and relative location to each other and the threat. Battle Integration Preplanning processes and/or real-time coordination that occur to minimize * J' O2 c0 K5 k* w$ B9 bresource wastage between battle tiers or battle partitions. 2 I3 H( m# `! X# \" ] ~3 C. UMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 8 C; q3 t; Q3 M- t, `# {$ h30 Battle 3 g: L, t' Q. _, Z X, V6 ?Management (BM) 5 W5 B6 g+ d/ Y; y* [$ r* uBattle management is comprised of two parts: strategies and the collection of tasks to be performed to successfully implement chosen strategies. Given a set of strategies, resources, and hostile asset deployment, battle management ( v& ?0 s: e3 haddresses the problem of choosing a specific strategy or set of strategies and 0 N) e$ d5 }9 B3 P8 b: bperforming the associated tasks, which would result in the most desired outcome. Battle Management/ * ^; L$ q" w. L% Y! I/ OCommand, Control, Communications, and Computers (BM/C4 ) & J: d/ |4 ]1 o3 MBM/C4 is a set of automated processes, which respond to the C2 system’s control ! @) \7 S+ A4 f$ s [" Ndirectives. The BM/C4 will provide the BMD system with the capability of 5 q' L3 K7 x4 z+ Z2 tplanning, coordinating, directing, and controlling the surveillance and engagement operations of the system. It will consist of a distributed arrangement 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 4 m8 _' H) q/ {2 i* c1 ofunction, and a battle execution function. (USSPACECOM) , r. T6 g+ b6 a9 H- E: g& t" z" ]3 XBattle Management ; Y2 X" S% o+ D9 ~; v3 IDatabase Battle Management data files including: battle management message file, object 8 f4 m# B* z% y$ h5 N3 E$ t7 Lfile, track file, discrimination file, engagement file, kill assessment file, and battle & S3 o( E* ?. B9 Q Zmanagement health and status file. Battle Management ( d+ b6 _, @$ e- u4 \* \System 9 e; E" ~0 v$ S& g4 X, U2 K! JThe hub of the command and control process. It consists of computer hardware 5 v, O" Z0 @- T- p. g6 ^) W. ?and software that integrates elements of the command and control system into a synergistic operation. (USSPACECOM) Battle Management System Configuration 4 p* ?8 y% d8 y0 FThe battle management elements currently in the system together with their locations, connectivity and currently activated modes of operation. ) M1 g3 Q; n( A0 S! o1 k, c) ] @6 FBattle Manager The automated set of hardware and software equipment that performs the battle ' C$ `$ x4 C- G6 z+ s# ]) ^management functions at an element. , p5 B. S$ r' i$ O- u9 gBattle Plan One of a set of BMD operational approaches to counter a ballistic missile attack. $ d2 |8 W) H. L$ Q5 uIt contains the rules of engagement, battle strategy, and intercept tactics to be ( [& }' R. D/ G0 `& g( Jimplemented by the battle management processors. It is directly responsive to 1 x$ }5 k( V/ ^- w4 k1 A1 othe attack type (e.g., counterforce). 5 g4 p% @. Z8 z% YBattle Space A characterization of the BMD area of operation generally expressed by Tier 5 M" X# M# {) S8 c# x8 U! I(Boost, Post-Boost, Midcourse, and Terminal). (USSPACECOM) Battle Space " |# b9 Q: C- J+ W- t0 b% vPartitioning Assignment of management, sensing, control and firing responsibilities to specific platforms/facilities within the deployed constellation of platforms/facilities. + s) `- O' P- C8 }* FBattlefield Coordination # {0 }( [( @ e! g8 o- H$ ~Element An Army liaison provided by the Army component commander to the Air Operations Center (AOC) and/or to the component designated by the joint force commander to plan, coordinate, and de-conflict air operations. The battlefield coordination element processes Army requests for tactical air support, monitors and interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary 0 b- A, u @- j' Y1 j( a [interface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. ) z" s/ z5 y0 D8 I3 N1 gBBS Bulletin Board System. , P4 m5 e( b. s% ZBBSF Brass Board Seeker Flight BBT Booster Burn Time. BCAS Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. 9 u0 v8 w7 U T' I; vMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B # T- m9 _/ D# ?3 n* r- t- B31 ) h+ N) E1 ]% R# R& T4 bBCAS (1) Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. (2) Base Contracting 3 N+ j- |. m& y+ f9 _2 J' VAutomated System.

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BCBL Battle Command Battle Laboratory, Ft. Leavenworth, KS. BCCE BM/C3 Consolidated Capabilities Effort. BCD Baseline Concept Description. BCE Battlefield Coordinating Element. 5 p4 X" C0 C8 y) `) f3 e# D+ JBCFR Battle Command Focused Rotation. BCIS Battlefield Combat Identification System (US Army term). ( m1 e6 `- k0 Q2 `% `" t) }, bBCM Baseline Correlation Matrix (AF term). BCO Broad Concept of Operations. ( A+ J8 X$ {6 Y* @; J) }$ RBCP Battery Command Post (HAWK). 4 R; {, V' r; G) S$ mBCS (1) Beam Control System. (2) Baseline Comparison System. ( H. N; h% g fBCTP Battle Command Training Program, Ft. Leavenworth, KS + R; z3 H$ P3 u2 q0 pBCV Battle Command Vehicle (US Army term). * j2 J* Z) D$ a7 f4 n: O" T& @5 SBCWP Budget Cost of Work Performed. BCWS Budget Cost of Work Scheduled BD Baseline Description. BDA Battle Damage Assessment. BDC Backgrounds Data Center, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC ' _* v" ^1 k3 C7 D. ~$ h# e+ GBDE Brigade BDL Battlefield Demonstration Laser. BDP Baseline Data Package 7 j, I# g! v: w E! gBDPI Baseline Data Package Integration. 4 B# \6 C; n0 v0 h* WBDS Boost Phase Detection System. 5 M# j: l k; }5 lBDT Birth-to-Death Tracking. BDY Burst Detector Y Sensor. ' `4 }2 B. \5 `+ j" `4 n/ N' ?Be Beryllium. BE OBSOLETE. See Brilliant Eyes. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B

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32 Beam Control Technologies associated with controlling the physical properties of high-energy beams and steering the energy transmitted by those beams to the target vehicle; 5 K, `6 R- A- oalso, 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 , ]) J/ t5 R$ a) V) }intensity of the radio frequency field drops to one-half the value it, has on the $ `6 z( g8 n. m$ k% E1 [$ @+ Daxis. BEAR Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket (NPB Technology Validation Experiment). BEAST Battle Experiment Area Simulator Tracker. BECO Before Engine Cutoff. ! V- Y- D2 j+ ^6 }, EBECS Battlefield Electronic CEOI System (See RBECS) + B. h& z9 ?) r$ G0 I8 q e. 3 U% s4 E$ q9 U. g& @+ \' C8 D0 `Bell-Lapadula Model A formal state transition model of computer security policy that describes a set of # K% k1 C; ]- {& E3 [access control rules. BELLCORE Bell Communications Research, Incorporated. BEP Brilliant Eyes Probe. 2 @5 _+ f2 ?! ?, d; E/ I9 {+ S+ `$ j) hBES Budget Estimate Submission. 9 ^& V; `2 o4 j7 {% \BESAM OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Sensor Algorithm Manager. 8 T0 W3 O* A8 T: J9 Z8 R& wBESC BM/C3 Element Support Center BESim OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator. 1 |2 A+ _4 F! B, z$ ?BESim/AT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Analysis Tool. BESim/RT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Real-Time. BEST BM/C3 Element Support Task. " J. z0 Q% i9 Q+ o4 uBET Best Estimate Trajectory. ! o) A3 r: X9 O3 R6 NBFAC Blue Forces Analysis Center. BFTT Battle Force Tactical Training. BG Battle Group (USN term). : a" I. V" |; V9 H- u7 q1 gBGM Battle Group Manager. BGSE Bus Ground Support System (USAF term). * h6 e" a- I8 o) W8 |BGV Boost Glide Vehicle. BI (1) Background Investigation. (2) Briefing to Industry. ) a1 Q! x& p9 {' aBIB Blocked Impurity Band. & I8 A* u& A' X+ FBIC Battlefield Integration Center. : k8 h+ `" f k$ H6 iMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B / j4 S- F5 [( [) X0 j33 - ~+ `% M- n, v8 R- G$ PBID Built-In Diagnostics. 0 H, {; ]+ o2 ]5 NBIDS Biological Integrated Detection System. # E& ] v% u& ]$ k; Q6 U' iBiennial 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 budget estimates for a two-year period in which fiscal year requirements remain separate and distinct. 7 C) r c, [! I6 B( f- `$ N$ GBig Crow A suite of aircraft, helicopters, ground vans, and electronic equipment, which is ( Z: i, Y9 i& r% s9 Zused to emulate an electronic warfare environment for testing, weapon systems ; S% C& X9 R/ V) [; D. non test ranges. 0 n# v% z! k# s+ _- M! [6 u+ aBIM Ballistic Intercept Missile. Biological Weapon An item of material, which projects, disperses, or disseminates a biological agent + c$ D. p$ b, X, v* Y) i! aincluding arthropod vectors. BIOS Basic Input/Output System. 8 o. p* C1 C4 V4 h MBIPS Billion Instructions Per Second. Birth-to-Death % n/ j# ~4 A! x8 k# jTracking (BDT) 9 y1 z! ?5 K6 k jThe 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 4 \6 ^" ~0 ^3 c, ]vehicle until they are destroyed. Bistatic Radar A radar system that has transmitters and receivers stationed at two geographically separate locations; a special case of multi-static radar. BIT Built-in-Test 7 ?9 I$ w) Z( r8 M0 f$ lBit Binary digit. * W" F0 R5 O8 n) O' Q! QBITE Built-in Test Equipment. Bit Transfer , ^# P* L* j5 W t7 q8 FRate The number of bits transferred per unit time, usually expressed in bits per second (bps). Black Body An ideal body, which would absorb all (and reflect none) of the radiation falling 4 e( T4 X4 k: l# a& @$ Bupon it. 3 d4 J* }6 G3 n5 `Blackout The disabling of electronic equipment by means of nuclear explosion. The " _+ u: Z9 S7 b0 A9 k1 y0 j; dintense electromagnetic energy by a nuclear explosion obscures signals and & z3 t5 i! r# z! nrenders many types of radar and other types of electronic equipment useless for 3 [/ m- g+ ~( i$ U" u( M& I1 fminutes or longer. BLADES 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 explosion on or above the surface of the ground. Blast effect may be contrasted with the cratering and ground-shock effects of a projectile or charge that goes off ' @ |) _- g& sbeneath the surface. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 5 F. h% Q2 a" d34 ' p$ ~# s, O: ~: xBlast Wave A sharply defined wave of increased pressure rapidly propagated through a surrounding medium from a center of detonation or similar disturbance. 4 Z7 ]- x" @; RBLCCE BMDO Life Cycle Cost Estimate. 8 t4 @- z9 i; M: o- K; q! FBLK Block (system production lot) Blk IVA Navy Standard Missile Block IV-A. Block (1) A biennial increment of the Ballistic Missile Defense System that provides an # S% ]$ ]' r; ]# Cintegrated 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, % a: X+ M1 f. L3 F# ktransition 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; - y, q% N. _% k: {•BMDS elements, components, technologies, and concepts; •BMDS Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications (BMC2/C) specifications and products; 8 f) o. J9 m0 N8 a- N3 ?•Externally managed systems, elements, or technologies (e.g., DSP, GCCS, MILSTAR, etc).