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AFTAC Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, FL AFTADS Army Field Artillery Target Data System. - g4 R" f( }+ f' J7 w4 @: HAFWAN Air Force WWMCCS ADP Modernization 8 L; V$ s% m4 B9 q9 _, ~AFWL Air Force Weapons Laboratory (Phillips Lab). / t" n- t* E% ^4 P# @5 Z& ]AGARD Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. AGC Automatic Gain Control. % h: H* U7 O' }AGCCS (1) Air Force Global Command and Control System (USAF term). (2) Army Global Command and Control System (US Army term). ; D+ z/ A; Y8 `$ ?9 @, q2 X! Y4 }4 yMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 12 ! e- G( Z; U g+ x5 ^AGM-65 Maverick Air-to-Surface Missile. AGMC Air Force Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center, Newark AFB, OH. ) e8 {: K, |, n9 eAGRE Active Geophysical Rocket Experiment AGT Above Ground Test. AHIS Agile Homing Interceptor Simulator. 6 H) g+ m( V# v; l# \. ]2 W! sAHSG Ad Hoc Study Group. AHWG Ad Hoc Working Group AI (1) Artificial Intelligence. (2) Action Item. (3) Air Interdiction. AIA Air Intelligence Agency 7 h* M9 F4 |* ?8 _( K+ ^0 s* K, sAIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 Y5 U: K p; @4 X5 `* {1 bAIC (1) Atlantic Intelligence Command. (2) Account Identifier Code. . A3 M) q1 N5 G8 U4 v! ?5 |' SAID Agile Interceptor Development. AIDA Artificial Intelligence Discrimination Architecture (UKMOD). AIDPN Architecture Investment and Deployment Planning Notebook. AIM Air Intercept Missile Aimpoint The specific point at which a weapon is aimed. The point may be on the earth's 8 A0 B' L# N" }surface, in the atmosphere, or in space. In some cases, the specific lethal point * H5 F! D& E0 y4 G& Mon a target to which a weapon is aimed. 4 ~# {9 S% T; y6 b4 U: hAIP Advanced Interceptor Program (formerly Brilliant Pebbles). Airborne Optional Adjunct (AOA) 5 ^0 Y/ J) _2 V* {7 ]1 [% KA test program to place an infrared (IR) sensor in an aircraft. (Superseded by - L9 t& S. F9 ?6 D s T& U8 r( D8 |$ LAirborne Surveillance Testbed (AST).)

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Airborne 7 {3 W: ~5 F6 r o, t LSurveillance ' A- X6 [0 a( r$ R% ZTestbed (AST) A Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical * ] A y. H/ u8 j+ c' S8 c9 C# B1 ssensor issues. Air-breathing A flying vehicle that uses the oxygen in the atmosphere as the oxidizer in its propulsion system. Examples are jet aircraft and cruise missiles. This category does not include ballistic missiles. 7 H2 s3 G" |$ K& _- g5 UAir Defense All measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action. 9 a# n3 V! \2 w! }4 V/ QAir Defense Action Area 5 {. r4 T: h& ]. b6 V$ N6 A9 a2 UAn 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. # o( m, N6 w, Z9 ~Air Defense 4 {7 T( Y- Y5 B( i& n: ~- }Artillery Weapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A $ S, K' p1 g+ }, [8 h& }- F; H" q13 Air Defense Identification $ {, b+ {7 u1 [# {) ]Zone 2 i2 ]. t- Q. C! k) D0 N0 nAirspace of defined dimensions within which the ready identification, location, and control of airborne vehicles are required. Commonly referred to as ADIZ. ! I. Y6 P6 g# Z+ i( l5 l6 rSee also air defense operations area. Air Defense # c( y4 f( Z; o' \- L! n" HOperations Area # N; \3 [1 j7 z* iA geographic area defining the boundaries within which procedures are established to minimize interference between air defense and other operations. May include designation of one or more of the following: Air defense action / a7 Z8 [5 l( n% |area; Air defense area; Air defense identification; Firepower umbrella. Air Force Component 0 y6 k' l- d7 {- zCommand Center (AFCCC) A segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of / I* n7 d% q" ^3 V* `* E. }# {the CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to Air Force Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The AFCCC was # R! f& c q5 R. U8 ?eliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system 8 y3 C3 {* `! D9 s& D' Qarchitecture definition update. Air Force - G. u4 `6 k8 Z. uGround/Global Weather Center (AFGWC) AFGWC provides Air Force and Army with global information and products . @5 Z ?' K7 Y3 y- z7 Grelating 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, 1 ^- h; r( f# m" C: X* m" helectromagnetic storms, etc. Located at Offutt AFB, NE. Air Force " Y; [7 A# ]# [9 L% ~" LOperational 5 b3 c9 N# P0 O! ?5 @: f* eTest and ' f! \+ s( A% {1 G1 L2 P" g; uEvaluation Center (AFOTEC) 1 E+ _ J. F' y+ j( xResponsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed $ P* u- o, Q# [; _1 u1 X6 Bfor use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM).

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Air Force Satellite 2 m( @1 `3 f$ J* r( R% y6 ?. FCommunications ; d" N+ V4 u3 B1 J' a* f/ ^System (AFSATCOM) . s- t, [' |6 j8 U- XA collection of transponders on host satellites used by U.S. Strategic Command % f i2 x% s- d F: h2 f I8 Gto pass emergency action messages (EAM) and damage assessment reports. " x5 O+ o4 ^- s" E: YAFSATCOM is also used to pass sensor data between sites and CMAFB. . v/ T$ {$ \% V1 ZAir Force 6 G) W* A* k7 ]) H9 tSatellite Control & S5 Z2 E+ V: r K O+ G1 R) ?Network 7 Q. h, l/ _$ k; ~: ](AFSCN) ' _- b. C0 Q/ i/ m3 xA global, multi-command configuration of space vehicle command, control, and ! C, G/ |' w s4 Q1 x2 W" {& T% Xcommunications resources operating in concert to support DoD and other 5 m1 q) z1 _' \assigned space missions. Air Force Space Command ) _& R! L K$ ?1 @7 G/ x& I& \# l% i(AFSPC) : S2 Y9 g2 i, j' O; F* ]$ hA major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States 4 T) E P1 l' F0 U; z$ SSpace Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, and funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. 9 }: M+ L( [1 u& oAir Force Space Operations Center (AFSPOC) , q- ?4 b0 h6 C- v+ y- A" n& rAn 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 + h: F; q# r+ j" X# }Springs, CO. Air Force CRC Air Force Control and Reporting Center. 8 {6 g& T( {+ R" n, A' FAir Force 0 u0 p: s9 ?! n. ~( I/ d0 qOperational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) Responsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed for use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM). ) j: c7 w& H/ q) m, qAir Force Space 5 p% C1 [) f" K6 `Command (AFSPC) 0 ]4 y- I+ h$ `8 uA major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States Space Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, ' f4 }( \) M. k) ]and funding of assigned systems. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A . p3 [( F9 X1 u3 r6 c2 a, O14 Air Force Space 7 U' k! |& c' w7 |" T) \: tOperations Center (AFSPOC) ! ]* W# D( u& x0 E+ y1 fAn AFSPACECOM center located in Colorado Springs, CO. 8 K$ x; s& n; v7 l B& U( {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 & U# [9 I2 g, h, A- c, i3 iand 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 Y. P& A8 B1 |# R8 I4 _' a, epropulsion system. Examples are jet aircraft and cruise missiles. This category does not include ballistic missiles. Airborne Surveillance ( R2 q; {" A. i' F6 a2 x1 p1 h' n* aTestbed (AST) ' Z# c2 L) A) R I1 M$ R* ]: V" r! lA Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical sensor 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 / ~* ^/ S4 W7 Y+ @: p0 y3 {AIRREQSUP Air Request Support (JFACC term). - h5 \4 [% m- D l3 I$ sAIRS Atmospheric Infrared Sounder 8 ?+ W4 Z! C4 \; n! a- a7 P, IAirspace Control 6 \' o3 N* J" F7 Pin the Combat - M7 b- d! n. pZone A process used to increase combat effectiveness by promoting safe, efficient 8 c" W+ ^$ g7 a) q2 sand flexible use of airspace. Airspace control is provided in order to prevent - |/ \7 k2 n' Ufratricide, enhance air defense operations, and permit greater flexibility of operations. Airspace control does not infringe on the authority vested in 6 U1 W3 ]" d7 n$ a I/ R- C, Rcommanders to approve, disapprove, or deny combat operations. Airspace Control Plan f7 j9 i0 m& q) J" W& T/ {The document approved by the joint force commander that provides specific 1 ?9 [7 j3 W( j. s, E Eplanning guidance and procedures for the airspace control system for the joint force area of responsibility. " Z! L4 b, {* ^8 u! H0 rAIRSUPREQ Air Support Request (JFACC term). , S% y/ I% Y T2 D- m% M7 ^ lAIS (1) Automated Information System. (2) Architecture Integration Study. (3) " \7 D( Q7 K4 x' |Airborne Intercept System. AIST Advanced Interceptor and Systems Technology. 2 @# R$ m) u rAIT Advanced Interceptor Technologies. AJ Antijam. # u3 O( e2 W0 N/ l2 s8 NAJPO Ada Joint Program Office. AJTBP Augmented Joint Theater Battle Picture. 5 c/ F2 c7 w/ m! Y4 c" J8 M8 E2 KAL Acquisition Logistician. ALARM Alert, Locate, and Report Missiles. 5 }- A9 Q; V5 Z7 E& U* x. a8 BALAS Advanced Liquid Axial Stage. ALBCS Airborne Laser Beam Control System. 1 X8 O! v! w5 [3 k2 R0 h5 }( xALC Air Logistics Center (AF). , b ]% F/ _. c$ F9 fALCC Airlift Coordination Center (JFACC term). " h' r% `6 I; l9 HMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A

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15 7 {; ~# D# F X0 f; [ALCE Airlift Coordination Element (JFACC term). : W6 f6 R% m; RALCM Air Launched Cruise Missile. ; }& ]1 J' r+ T0 g' e4 `; eALCOR ARPA/Lincoln C-band observable radar. (USAKA KREMS) + i) n- k2 i: u+ v HALDT Average Logistics Delay Time. ALE Airborne Laser Experiment. ALERT Attack and Launch Early Reporting to Theater. 9 E0 o/ f; N2 k+ V, RALG Algorithm ALI (1) Alpha/LAMP Integration. (2) AEGIS Leap Intercept ALIRT Advanced Large-area Infrared Transducer ALL Airborne Laser Laboratory. 4 }2 F3 K$ \6 m' C. `' TAllocated 1 e s/ R- `% IAvailability : {, U- e: ~5 U$ O: zRequirement The requirement probability that an element is available to perform its function as allocated by the SDS. Allocation (1) An authorization by a designated official of a DoD component making funds 3 D) F- Z9 w" k; [7 Z' navailable within a prescribed amount to an operating agency for the purpose of making allotments (i.e., the first subdivision of an apportionment). (2) The translation of the apportionment into total numbers of sorties by aircraft type # h! \- @# K' S. J' a5 oavailable for each operation/task. Allotment The temporary change of assignment of tactical air forces between subordinate commands. The authority to allot is vested in the commander having operational command. ALO Alpha Laser Optimization. ALOD Adaptive Locally Optimum Detector (Navy term). f- u+ x8 o! ~3 n, Q, z1 }Alpha Particle A particle emitted spontaneously from the nuclei of some radioactive elements. - W. U6 v( L- }; S" {" kIt is identical to a helium nucleus, having a mass of four units and a charge of positive two. / B4 a+ B* m3 d: F+ l4 s% q$ b dALPS Accidental Launch Protection System. * ?* \- L( ~8 S7 t: G7 dALS Advanced Launch System. ALSP Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol. - w0 ?- d$ F5 G& z# D! YALT Airborne Laser Technology. 5 E7 r" `4 F2 g/ Y. c7 r% q3 O! `" xALTAIR UHF test radar at USAKA. : o% C" ~; L/ t) {AltAir Project name for the feasibility demonstration of a short range, air drop, ballistic ) Y0 j: ]+ u# W3 N4 L1 hmissile target, dropped from a C-130 cargo aircraft. / D! z3 d: R, C$ z+ RMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 16 $ I" l; M1 J& N) A& nAlternate National Military Command Center (ANMCC) 1 N3 M: ^2 B" K& t/ \An element of the National Military Command System (NMCS), which serves as an alternate to the NMCC. Located at Ft. Ritchie, MD. Alternate 3 t0 Q4 _; |. `4 X6 H" [Processing and ! {6 v% |0 u9 |) T- JCorrelation Center (APCC) NORAD capability in USSTRATCOM Command Post that receives, processes, and analyzes TW/AA information. Alternate Space 1 @) ^4 ?# w' \* d tDefense 9 I" f% a, c% r2 {* SOperations / X; ?4 b/ i5 ~/ v" A8 j6 ^4 c% cCenter (ASPADOC) The backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at Dahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit. AM Amplitude Modulation. + g6 e# \; ~3 T. bAMC (1) Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL. (2) Army Materiel Command. (3) ; ~8 B! s. z2 O7 ]% @Midpoint Compromise Search Area. (4) Acquisition Method Code. (5) 8 D7 h1 x3 P( ~7 h% J: X$ X; s" U: wAdvisory Management Committee. : C H z5 L7 ?6 R' K! AAMCOM Army Aviation and Missile Command (Oct. 1996). AMD Air and Missile Defense 6 m2 b a6 a( L/ k1 ?) W! fAMDF Army Master Data File ( j- c( g) s. ~$ r& _AMDS Active Missile Defense System. AMDTF Air and Missile Defense Task Force (US Army term) AMEMB American Embassy. * z( l6 U/ U/ x- YAMFB Acquisition Management Functional Board. 5 m$ B) t5 N" N0 H* Z8 {AMG Antenna mast group. 7 m7 n- b+ D0 |; F6 a! ZAMOR Army Missile Optical Range. AMOS Air Force Maui Optical Station. amp ampere AMP Ansular Measurement Precision.

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AMRAAM Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. 9 `6 Y# ^$ |6 i6 `2 @: KAMS Aerodynamic Maneuvering System AMSAA Army Materiel Systems Analysis Agency. 1 J/ ]- p& s/ }) W% mAMSDL Acquisition Management System Data Requirements Control List. ! ~6 @1 V. T9 M7 B iAMT ATCS Mobile Terminal. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 17 ' O6 c" V7 L0 D. _* MAMTB Attack Management Test Bed AMTL Army Materials Technology Laboratory. 6 g( C) G- U, ~. `, @+ h$ u% s& xA/N Army/Navy AN/TPS-59 USMC Firefinder radar. ANALYZE Static Code Analyzer. $ J4 q, B, l' @3 O) ZANIK E1 Canadian telecommunications satellite’s name. - L& o! o5 G* s7 G( q: h/ ?ANL Argonne National Laboratory * k6 @5 T' G; J3 |7 wANMCC Alternate National Military Command Center. + O" l7 R( D9 B$ J7 c9 I3 \- lANMD Army National Missile Defense. ANN Artificial Neural Networks. ANSI American National Standards Institute. Antenna Area The ratio of the power available at the terminals of an antenna to the incident power density of a plane wave from the direction polarized. J0 m, r) a1 M' B- wAntiair Warfare Action required to destroy or reduce to an acceptable level the enemy air and missile threat. It includes such measures as the use of interceptors, bombers, antiaircraft guns, surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles, electronic . x. y( C! B ^/ V7 e) F5 g vcountermeasures, 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 1 e! r) R( X- W! R6 ^( R0 {action are cover, concealment, dispersion, deception, and mobility (Navy/USMC). Anti-Ballistic : i5 e( h9 s' ?# u- P! |+ YMissile (ABM) The term used for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapons developed to negate the ballistic missile threat in the late 60s and early 70s. ! B T+ |; ?6 GAnti-Ballistic & u3 Z; g5 b" V0 _Missile System A system designed to counter strategic ballistic missiles or their elements in flight. Anti-Radiation Missile (ARM) ! C, f n3 O2 U5 O3 _A missile that homes passively on a radiation source. Antisatellite Weapon (ASAT) A weapon designed to destroy satellites in space. The weapon may be 9 u2 f' M& t" E. d* ?4 E! llaunched from the ground, from an aircraft, or be based in space. Either a 4 |5 J$ b+ S g* [, b m. v: u" cnuclear 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 * N; i$ [! A d1 f6 o! Man 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 , H* n' l7 t& l0 _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). 6 f" D2 g/ N/ t$ b- v0 L# MMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 18 0 p0 B8 C4 l; ]- zAOC Air Operations Center. AOCC Air Operations Control Center. AOEC Aero-Optic Evaluation Center, Buffalo, NY. AOI Active Optical Imager. $ A; J$ V( v- N( s' pAOP Airborne Optics Platform. AOR Area of Responsibility. AOS OBSOLETE. Airborne Optical Sensor. 7 c6 L* Z3 H! v5 q2 L; ] yAOSP Advanced On-Board Signal Processor. ! E# j5 Q' U% N$ w3 Y: v# E( ?AOTF Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter. 0 X# |1 f, i; U1 K. S' uAP Acquisition Plan. APB Acquisition Program Baseline. 1 \: T' k/ z% F" ]3 F5 s! EAPBI Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry (MDA). APCC Alternate Processing and Correlation Center. APDP Acquisition Professional Development Program. APEX Active Plasma Experiment API Ascent-Phase Intercept. ( B( B8 y. Y/ \ {) pAPIPT Acquisition Planning IPT (PAC-3 term). 4 S* V4 p& R8 E$ T, _3 k0 dAPL Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. * j3 z0 h9 U. R; Y- F5 T( `; OAPLE Average Power Laser Experiment. APM Advanced Penetration Model. APMA Acquisition Program Management Agreement. 3 Q6 a/ U5 s V+ B! Q7 ` MAPO (1) Apache Point Observatory. (2) Arrow Project Office. , W; `8 _+ z2 u, fAPOD Aerial Point of Debarkation. Application (1) (Software) It refers to a process; usually implemented as a software routine, at the highest level (Level 7) of the ISO open system 2 L# Q; r* {0 @) Zarchitecture. (2) (SDS) It refers to such processes as the Battle n+ K( a l# C ^3 @ l! q vManagement, Navigation, Network Control, and other high level functions , T$ g g. Z+ x1 Vwhich may originate or receive messages over the SDS Communication 3 k& R6 ~8 b: j1 U% v# }network, via underlying lower-level protocols. (3) Software designed to fulfill specific needs of a user. (4) (Acquisition) The process of selecting requirements that are pertinent and cost effective for the particular ; L* G" l: x) a0 G# u N) Wmateriel acquisition and contractually invoking them at the most 0 d z0 d) q: `8 _; F/ L$ L6 z$ I0 a. Tadvantageous times in the acquisition cycle. 1 p: d( D1 n" g J4 `1 E' v5 {0 w, Z+ wMDA 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 during a specified time period. An apportionment may limit all obligations / t3 Q5 F$ E) S6 L' m- Hto be incurred during the specified period or it may limit obligation to be # V9 j7 u- K3 W& B" l0 p8 g4 R$ `8 @incurred for a specific activity, function, project, object, or a combination 2 |$ p& u7 S& ^$ U h+ athereof. The third of four phases of the DoD resource allocation process. 6 ~* N4 b2 s$ \) \9 g, Y |5 D(2) The determination and assignment of the total expected effort by 3 y3 t4 ~3 u8 H% J9 N3 mpercentage and/or by priority that should be devoted to the various air . p' T0 l, i; S6 ]: r+ i4 k" roperations and/or geographic areas for a given period of time. (3) In the % `, S; @1 J$ t: x& w% j V7 ~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 9 S" x3 |1 d. P; Jforces for planning, etc. 5 Y& s. `4 z1 b) AAppropriation An authorization by an act of Congress that permits Federal agencies to incur 1 O" |7 s" Y2 w m. V5 ?9 {9 b! Kobligations and make payments from the Treasury. An appropriation usually follows 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, % l) `% z# b3 N+ i- g9 o. Iwhich agencies may obligate during a specified time period. See Authorization. Approved , G; b: g2 Z" Y7 _Program The technical and operational, schedule, and quantity requirements reflected in . Q1 m8 F0 m. m% Cthe 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. * y, u5 H+ s6 V# U' e- H- CAPPS Automated POM Preparation Instruction. # u5 y. g1 W, p' J' u0 AAPS (1) Axial Propulsion System. (2) Automatic Phasing System. APT Acquisition, Pointing, and Tracking. / [4 o2 v1 O7 ~, J, e" h! r4 D+ t }+ ~APU Auxiliary Power Unit. AR Army ARB Accreditation Review Board. ARC (1) Advanced Research Center, US Army, Huntsville, AL. (2) Atlantic Research Corporation. ARC/SC Advanced Research Center/Simulation Center. ARCCC Army Component Command Center. ARCT Advanced Radar Component Technology. . ]# @0 r: W6 X! o& XARFOR Army Forces. z+ t7 I+ m# FARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. $ D+ Z8 p% X6 ]5 [% z( z4 x- a3 TArchitectural 9 J- W& H$ A/ M' s6 H# I/ P6 r3 eDesign + J7 T( P6 f* N9 GThe process of defining a collection of hardware and software components and their interfaces to establish the framework for the development of a computer 5 v: {4 b1 w) B- d3 z+ c: s, f- B1 Wsystem. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 20 " U, a; ]* v1 n+ ~- G2 \9 A# Z1 G1 pArchitecture ! M# w: V& D2 e! l* uIntegration Study (AIS) 9 l) p5 D( h. _# e9 u3 U+ X+ EA study to determine the performance of alternative architectures and element designs that satisfy BMD System mission requirements, and to evaluate the 9 L2 Q2 t( ]" ]0 s$ b2 f. xeffect of changing threats and advances in technology on the systems, 6 g* [5 Y1 B7 W. a7 Usubsystems, and components making up existing and proposed architectures. 5 \1 ~. e2 {; L% @1 t# pARDSOC Army Defense System Operations Center. ARE Aerothermal Reentry Experiment. o b$ o" R7 x1 _Area Air Defense Commander 4 q# f) R1 Q( V$ \& X) z. a(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 + K, H9 P( U5 u2 xbe the Air Force component commander. Area Defense Defense of a broad geographical area that contains both military and civilian assets (i.e., depots, towns/cities). (USSPACECOM) Area of Influence A geographical area wherein a commander is directly capable of influencing operations by maneuver or fire support systems normally under his command or control. + N. }$ L A* |8 T$ |/ @8 ~4 e' cArea of Interest 5 M& ]8 _; h t( R. `(AOI) The area of influence and surrounding areas that is of concern to the 0 g# H9 v! M8 o, d- [$ scommander for the objective of current and planned operations. This may % b9 Q; w+ z. ^1 l6 F' Minclude areas occupied by enemy forces. 2 Q0 t+ |. h) ~, hArea of : Z( s0 E3 x0 \7 UOperations That portion of an area of war necessary for military operations and for the 0 s; g+ l9 C: n/ jadministration of such operations. Argus An airborne optical platform operated by the Air Force’s Phillips Laboratory. b) r, J3 [# SArgus is sometimes used by MDA to collect flight test signatures, phenomenology, and intercept data. ARGUS Advanced Real-time Gaming Universal Simulation. ARH Anti-Radiation Homing. 2 C4 K" I# J1 C& h* EARI Army Research Institute

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ARIES Active Radio Interferometer for Explosion Surveillance. * B8 _9 s) L- b6 v# F0 ]$ WARL Airborne Reconnaissance-Low (USA term) [circa 1996 = Reconnaissance equipment in Dash-7 airplane]. ARM Anti-Radiation Missile. Arms Export ) W2 Q/ i6 r8 z; j/ B0 o$ XControl Board (AECB) # q* }2 Y7 ]7 L5 B+ d% V: C% `$ ?# aAn interagency board, chaired by the Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science, and Technology, that serves to advise the Secretary of , M+ v6 d8 c+ \State on matters relating to security assistance program levels and arms transfer 6 f4 `% C1 r Apolicies. $ r: }$ Q; {4 y3 m. h7 x7 GArmy Brigade Center (ARBC) The Army center between the ARSPOC and the ARROC with C2 responsibilities {& E; b% J% u* p3 Ofor BMD. , r* X$ c6 R2 @: \' U6 ]Army Component Command Center (ARCCC) A segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of the CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to Army Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The ARCCC was eliminated from the CCE (now C2 E) architecture during the last SAS system architecture definition update. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 21 Army Materiel Command (AMC) Performs the assigned materiel functions of the Department of the Army, 7 L) ^! Y5 w' `3 J) ?/ sincluding research and development; product improvement; human factors & x6 q7 W# _% o2 u" Q+ Wengineering; test and evaluation; procurement and production; new equipment ; ]# | b8 q& O# Y. k1 a* S; f1 |training; scientific and technical intelligence production; international logistics 0 H* J% j8 |; A' r9 Z( |programs; and storage, distribution, maintenance, demilitarization, and disposal for the continental United States wholesale supply and maintenance systems as 5 q$ x* x- I- k& D Iwell as for overseas systems. Located in Alexandria, VA and moving to Fort 1 `/ P N9 t* S# s% H* ~, sBelvoir, VA in 2003. Army Space Operations 7 L! ^9 r' S* b K" s* \9 R7 pCenter (ARSPOC) The Army Space Command Center responsible for logistically/ administratively : P3 @, m9 M% jcontrolling assigned SDS elements and which shall also include the capability to 8 C3 @, S; s+ f. u uassure the BMD mission is carried out should the USCINCSPACE CCC be lost. 2 k3 d: }9 Z+ X- B% a1 G! RARNG Army National Guard. AROS Airborne Radar Optical System. ( m3 f) B# T( e+ t$ E5 Z% c9 |ARP Address Resolution Protocol & t- f; G( f& \7 u% C4 }% mARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Formerly known as Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). ARPANET ARPA Network. / N( r! |/ s3 S! U0 K! @( NARRC Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps. 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 TBMs. ARS (1) Airborne Remote Sensing. (2) Action Request System. ARSCS Automated Rear Services Control System. ARSPACE U.S. Army Space Command. 2 q5 ^8 s. _: YARSPOC Army Space Operations Center. 9 J8 H% M! ], x% t9 I R [ARU Alignment Reference Unit (PAC-3). ASA Assistant Secretary of the Army. ASAF Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. 1 \ J/ c1 A# S- m# SASAF (A) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition). 6 B# k: D4 ?9 c5 X% }ASARC Army Systems Acquisition Review Council. ASARS Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System. ASAS (1) All Source Analysis System. (2) Advanced Solid Axial Stage. % ~( W! U( i* h) t+ o* RASAT Antisatellite Weapon. 7 f) i5 [- n9 S% @$ H. O% ]ASB Army Science Board. , T3 Q% T4 O5 x1 n y2 eMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 22 1 q. f5 @, h/ j4 tASBM Air-to-Surface Ballistic Missile. ASC (1) Army Space Command (See also USARSPACECOM, ARSPACECOM). : f9 v' F7 [$ H* q(2) Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH. ASCC Air Standardization Coordination Committee. . `7 c& a; C7 U) ?& Z6 m4 Q) GASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. $ A o3 U; i; R- j7 t% qASCM Advance Spaceborne Computer Module $ ?0 K- z/ ]3 `, i5 M8 D0 ZASCO Advanced Systems Concept Office ASCON Associate Contractor $ \# T* e* w" D$ C% lASD (1) OBSOLETE Aeronautical Systems Division (AF). See Aeronautical 8 H2 m" o/ M7 A6 b. lSystems Center (ASC). (2) Assistant Secretary of Defense. ( T5 V1 O& \3 `% P B# wASDC Alternated Space Defense Center ASDP Advanced Sensor Demonstration Program. ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEDP Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Program. - P0 K7 B( L- [ v. r$ M: T5 s2 [ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit. ASIOE Associated Support Items of Equipment (USA term). " a3 _, O" E% x& u9 J; r& O: vASL Authorized Stockage List (USA term). + j( T, z/ _) h! ~# J( Q# xASM (1) Anti-Simulation. (2) Anti-ship Missile. (3) Air-to-Surface Missile. ASMD Anti-ship Missile Defense. ASMDC Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, AL (1998). ASMP French Air Surface Missile ASN Assistant Secretary of the Navy. ASN (RD&A) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition). 0 u& w3 P" H, uASN (SB&L) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics). - \" z$ k! F, e! L. @5 eASOC Air Support Operations Center. ASP (1) Airborne Surveillance Platform. (2) Advanced Sensor Program. (3) 4 a2 u8 }: K7 s4 b2 c' }Advanced Sensor Platform. (4) Annual Service Practice. " G% ~6 D0 y0 h& J1 CASPADOC The backup to the SPADOC, maintained by the Naval Space Command, at 6 [: E0 y. C3 v! F4 N' G/ aDahlgren, VA, collocated with the NAVSPOC and NAVSPASUR. 9 }0 R! ]& `- U5 A0 NASPIRIS Advanced Signal Processing for IR Sensors. ASPJ Airborne Self Protection Jammer MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 6 ]8 H0 M6 T2 J1 m: v" p$ i1 }23 " B7 S* @8 R5 y5 w+ n' aASPO Army Space Program Office. ASR Acquisition Strategy Report. ASROC Antisubmarine Rocket. : j8 q* M( _! S" ]" d& E* ^ASSERT Augmentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training (DoD & V2 d0 {. Y2 ?) p+ N Mterm). Assessment (1) Appraisal of the worth of an intelligence activity, source information, or 2 Y, h5 A% m# Uproduct in terms of its contribution to a specific goal, or the credibility, reliability, pertinence, accuracy, or usefulness of information in terms of 8 A: r( o$ s9 M" ] u- Man intelligence need. When used in context with evaluation, assessment implies a weighing against resource allocation, expenditure or risk. (2) An independent evaluation of a model or simulation by an MDA-sponsored Confidence Assessment Team for a specified purpose. 7 Y" H8 j5 E3 d7 mASSIST Automated Systems Security Incident Support Term (DISA term). Associated Object Object that remains near a deployed reentry vehicle, decoy or chaff puff. Assume Course Orientation Make course attitude adjustments to the weapon platform orientation prior to engagement. + _7 j9 N2 A3 a) r$ k* a$ X7 HAssured Defense Strategies and tactics that result in (specified) a high probability of kill against designated targets, regardless of the interceptors required. (USSPACECOM) % |- f( C+ Z3 `" b2 H- ^9 qAssured Kill This option requires defense segments to employ tactics, which produce the highest probability of kill consistent with the available number of defensive 8 u$ x$ q% V' ~" i e, ]7 zresources (interceptors). % Z8 ~' [$ t' f! \1 w9 \ h( ?AST (1) See Airborne Surveillance Testbed. (2) Advanced Sensor Technology. - Q& ~5 x! t5 u. ^7 ]- lASTMP Army Science and Technology Master Plan 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 1 a. e) `/ L, xCommand Center . s! X5 W3 F) G9 eATACM Army Tactical Missile # I" L% w2 I2 EATACMS Army Tactical Missile System. ATAF Allied Tactical Air Force (NATO). ! @4 ]4 C6 k# y1 |ATB (1) Allied Test Bed. (2) Analytical Tool Box. ATBM (1) Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile. (2) Anti- Theater Ballistic Missile / t6 V C6 C% U# iMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A : X# L d! r) ~5 p: f- n24 ATC Automated Technical Catalog - X+ S* b1 D: }ATCCS Army Tactical Command and Control System 2 w$ Q0 Q0 L/ l# h: j) z" nATCOM Army Aviation and Troop Command (pre-Oct 96) (See AMCOM) ATD Advanced Technology Demonstration. ATDL Army Tactical Data Link. 3 X/ u' `. b& T" w9 _* n2 JATDM Adaptive Time Division Multiplexer. ATDS Airborne Tactical Data System. ATE Automatic Test Equipment. ATH Above the Horizon ATHS Airborne Target Handover System. ATI Advanced Technology Interceptor 2 S0 ]2 F" a( R& Y/ a/ LATIM Advanced Technology Insertion Module . L8 R6 W9 B. i/ r% WATIS Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions ATM Anti-Tactical Missile. / B( z/ Q, @: YATMD Army Theater Missile Defense. ) ?* K) F @+ z) EATMDF 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. / N+ _4 \+ v4 C0 ?ATODB Air Tasking Order Database. # W( w5 A% g4 GATP (1) Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing. (2) Authority To Proceed. (3) Allied Tactical Publication. (4) Acceptance Test Procedures. (5) Acceptance 9 {0 Q: Y8 H/ Q5 s8 I* _Test Program. (6) Advanced Technology Program (Department of / n& @) l' H; Q8 x) v& F4 XCommerce term). (7) Authority to Process. + S: \* C6 a& |( CATP&FC Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Fire Control. ATR Autonomous/Automated Target Recognition. ATRJ Advanced Threat Radar Jammer. ATSIM Acquisition and Track Simulation. Attack and 7 [ L# E: n, s4 v' zLaunch Early ( b( h& x: {5 A) _0 i! T+ K; h' ?Reporting to Theater (ALERT) . s. E9 |/ O) U- k! |5 B1 g0 A# mAn upgrade to ground station mission processing which exploits inherent satellite capability to provide theater missile warning and cueing. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A : t6 r) Q! U8 J0 Y25 / S% g( u: G$ j# ~* l, R" jAttack Assessment (AA) / X# M; G( Y- y. x: j8 FAn evaluation of information to determine the potential or actual nature and / S' R; F2 g5 l! M: B0 `objectives of an attack for the purpose of providing information for timely decisions. * n. U; ~+ q$ M6 SAttack ! f3 L: b6 A* d( }Characterization " y! a% E6 k; q. o7 ^$ y* {/ |# z: k9 QThe process by which the parameters of an attack in progress are developed, updated and defined. ( e7 {! e+ c8 ~% T: A3 a- JAttack - K" l) l3 t! k( m! [Operations 1 C1 S+ u8 \. i& f, \) r5 A(Counterforce) Attack 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 ! x7 q9 R3 {% I! ican 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) $ c% F5 N( e1 dAttack Price A concept used to evaluate the performance of a BMD system that defines # r2 b4 |' M& ?+ [' X7 f“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. Attack Warning/ : k9 I, z+ R- [- BAttack " H4 s" X+ t+ tAssessment : B2 D$ N/ N) ~; ?6 T, g' A' Y(AW/AA) Integrated air, missile, and space defense data used to determine whether an ) h0 Y( L; @$ w, ]4 U Zattack is underway and, if so, what is the type and strength of the attack. 7 f* k8 D/ ~! ]3 @- OATTD Advanced Technology Transition Demonstration. ) o$ Z G, v8 j4 T0 m$ o# L! iAttenuation Decrease in intensity of a signal, beam, or wave as a result of absorption and ! D/ n7 A; B6 Y8 x3 w, W& jscattering 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). ATV Advanced Technology Validation. AULS Accidental or Unauthorized Limited Strike. 3 d& I) y! v* J( s/ pAUPC Average Unit Procurement Cost. AURORA Canadian aircraft. " u- G& Z) ?$ Q4 UAutonomous 6 |1 I7 h0 R' j) v, t9 }% }* e& hAcquisition $ A, O) r; b% g! Z0 _Range (Max.) The maximum range at which a target can be acquired by a sensor operating in % [) \1 e# {; F8 Ja non-cued mode. ! w/ L& n9 `. Y/ i6 L! M @3 LAV (1) Air Vehicle. (2) Audio-Visual. R0 H3 n# H8 F( g$ g+ Q0 f( o* N wAVATAR (SAIC) Flight dynamics simulator. AVC Advanced Vehicle Concept. AVCATT Aviation CATT (US Army term) Average Unit % M7 Z+ g' \. |! {; Y: `Procurement , ?7 X5 e1 ]& ]Cost (AUPC) Design to average unit procurement cost objectives, expressed in constant ! H: P( O1 k/ M3 G6 B6 ~dollars, are established for Milestone I, Concept Demonstration Approval. AUPC ( a. j5 [5 z$ ~3 eincludes recurring flyaway, rollaway, sail-away costs (including nonrecurring % x- a) }5 `% _% q) n$ \& k+ {production costs) adjusted for data, training, support equipment, and initial spares costs. ! ]% Y) J' j: K8 q$ k- U5 QMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 A 26 AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. + E$ h6 s+ C; [5 ?" u+ ]AVSCOM Aviation Systems Command (US Army). AW/AA Attack Warning/Attack Assessment. * _, v7 { q7 O9 qAWACS Airborne Warning and Control System. AWC Air Warfare Centre (UK RAF term). 8 q6 R! o% w+ G# G( {, WAWE Advanced Warfighting Experiment . U# R6 e8 t& o7 p; ~) P7 UAWG (1) Acquisition Working Group (GSA term). (2) Algorithm Working Group. 4 S0 k# ^' y5 C- [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 : J2 V$ g7 v( }) k6 z" ureference direction in the plane. & u, D3 S j7 \3 b" A$ R& Y. IAzimuth Angle A positive angle measured clockwise in a reference horizontal plane from a , q! I& Y- m ^& _+ ~3 rreference direction to a given direction. For a topocentric-horizon coordinate reference frame, the reference direction is due north (true north or magnetic north, depending on the application). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B - D/ b/ x+ `6 {4 C2 Q9 _% x27 B Billion. B Spec Development specification. * ^7 C- M! j' _( BB2C2 Brigade and Below Command and Control System (Army term). * _' ^& b0 Q- E& R. k% v9 p, tBA Budget activity. The budget activity codes are: 01 – Basic Research 02 – Exploratory Development / ^0 i! U6 l% g- }- I7 Q8 o03 – Advance Technology Development ) H, E, y; J' I+ _1 D. G04 – Dem/Val 05 – EMD 06 – Management Support 07 – Operational Systems Development ( {5 G U9 z# L: JBAA Broad Agency Announcement. + [2 @+ Y3 Q& ?! n0 WBAC Budget At Completion. Backbone Network 9 B5 ]' `6 z9 g/ W( ~. ^; K0 UConsists of the space communications network, the ground communications % o G7 y P8 m C" k$ [network, and the interconnection between the two. b% }" ]0 d2 F' RBackground , F0 G, ^# F% F; ERejection (Surveillance) ' n6 A; T/ [# ]' v9 kThe suppression of background noise for the improvement of an object signal. r/ ^1 l. a9 N1 T2 Q' xBAE Battlefield Area Evaluation (USA term). " o/ ?, Z4 g4 C2 I" J) X9 S4 n: ~: U# `BAFO Best and Final Offer. ) x, x0 e3 L$ f6 @BAI Battlefield Air Interdiction. 6 E+ C3 c9 d$ I( ]9 ^Balanced Technology $ u% q. J: G, C! N+ Q+ ]Initiative (BTI) 4 N0 S7 n+ U/ f: l+ \6 WDoD’s program to hasten application of advanced technology to the most critical 9 H# M4 t) A9 Cand urgent operational needs. BTI projects are demonstrating leap-ahead : j8 _( x T/ A3 H* }capabilities enabled by emerging technologies in smart weapons, target acquisition, battlefield C3I, active countermeasures, and ultra-wide bandwidth 7 z0 h" \3 g. `radars and high power microwave systems. Ballistic Coefficient The weight of the object divided by the product of the coefficient of drag and the projected area (W/CDA), in kilograms per square meter. : Y( P- _" X/ y& z% }! iBallistic Missile (BM) Any missile that does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and 3 e" u3 b4 \6 cconsequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated. Ballistic Missile # G" w: k# a p2 fBoost Intercept % V$ F6 S( f" D% l/ X(BAMBI) , w- `" F d" C: X- o3 F/ @8 iOBSOLETE. 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 % y1 G& H3 D1 oattacking ballistic missiles (and entities), in both strategic and theater tactical , V$ t; M3 W6 P. i# q/ E; m0 a& \roles, during any portion of their flight trajectory (boost, post-boost, midcourse, or terminal) or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack. 9 R6 g5 D8 d( s5 z+ D% f% |5 l0 sBallistic Missile Defense Battery % X, f9 ~$ a+ w$ R; H7 WAn Army operations center, which operates and maintains BMD ground-based weapons and sensors. # \8 v# ^; _& D; \; r& `* _& Z& iMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 6 |. w: f& m1 W28 1 u+ G6 d# f- `. C6 MBallistic Missile ) W$ w# {6 ?- }# V3 k+ d$ K2 V$ @1 F3 pDefense (BMD) 8 @. z, v- `! e2 K* U8 [, bCell This facility will be located in the USSPACECOM Consolidated Command Center (CCC) and Space Control Center (SPACC) to support the Space Force * V7 U Y. Q" ~0 U1 t1 a* v$ Q$ BApplication mission area interface between the BMD system and USCINCSPACE. The BMD Cell will provide command and decision support to USCINCSPACE. Ballistic Missile $ O, v! p2 {& [! J3 s0 \5 p) rDefense ' T: ], H f9 i( {- sOperations Center (BMDOC) , p7 [* R: J! L" p0 I0 s7 H( |, WOBSOLETE. Initially located at the NTF, and ultimately in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, this facility supports the BMD Cell-USSPACECOM information ; ?0 d% P: b- I* K [interface. The BMDOC hosts a BM/C3 processing suite and the operations personnel necessary to coordinate and integrate system-wide BMD activities and ' E' ?3 y: ?, }; i; b% |supports the USCINCSPACE planning and decision process. Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) 0 u! n% q; Y! b8 oOBSOLETE. The former name of an agency of the Department of Defense whose mission is to manage and direct the conduct of a research program 2 B+ W- Y# Y8 |- h! X8 {; Hexamining the feasibility of eliminating the threat posed by ballistic missiles of all ranges and of increasing the contribution of defensive systems to United States 1 T/ M$ c) \! g) Sand Allied security. MDA is the successor to Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO). See MDA. ( H$ t% Z1 p9 \* S3 x6 ~1 SBallistic Missile Defense Program An architecture comprising three objectives: Theater Missile Defense (TMD), National Missile Defense (NMD), and Follow-on Research Programs. ; y* ?+ ?) i8 b! @ Z/ Z+ [Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) ' G) ~2 w7 a, \. Y/ O8 {7 m3 ZSystem (1) An integrated system that employs layered defenses to intercept missiles 9 |. ]: S% o3 I5 Sduring 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. (USSPACECOM) $ g0 ]; p* G" L! _Ballistic Missile Early Warning & J9 s7 k" D5 r! E# BSystem (BMEWS) . V- a. `- ]6 BProvides tactical warning of ballistic missile attacks, and is part of Spacetrack system. A two-faced phased array radar located at Thule AB, Greenland; three / y% j! J4 I' m& @- J3 Z* Cdetection 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, " m9 J0 P- a" q" O+ Gtemperature, or any other modifying substance, condition, or force. Ballistic Trajectory 4 x* D: C8 z: C# B9 u$ MThe trajectory traced after the propulsive force is terminated and the body is # e, H: E: i6 c( H1 v4 F# N6 q: macted upon only by gravity and aerodynamic drag. ) U& o& Y3 `: B3 zBalloon A spherical inflatable decoy used as a penetration aid to mask the location of reentry vehicles. BAMBI OBSOLETE. See Ballistic Missile Boost Intercept. 3 c% i4 k0 @; [% A( s: @Bandwidth The range of usable frequencies assigned to a channel or system; the difference expressed in Hertz between the highest and lowest frequencies of a band. ( C! a6 X3 V0 V) e7 O. iBAR Bimonthly Activity Report. BARBB BMDO Acquisition Reporting Bulletin Board Barrage 8 _7 g1 k* L0 ?4 A0 M0 V. cJamming Simultaneous electronic jamming over a broad band of frequencies. Battery Tactical and administrative artillery unit or subunit corresponding to a company or 6 e F2 O; @' J, h: Ea similar unit in other branches of the Army. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 8 _! z$ U* q0 H/ I. j! }* P29 Battle Damage 0 s2 C9 T7 h. P& D) u# xAssessment / z$ _% m0 M# l7 k, S(BDA) $ e! v' L+ j, k. VThe estimate of damage resulting from the application of military force against a predetermined objective. Battle damage assessments can be applied to the use of all types of weapons systems throughout the range of military operations. ' f' p y) Z$ L6 L. K9 D& MBDAs are primarily an intelligence responsibility with required inputs and coordination from the operators. BDA is composed of physical damage assessment, functional damage assessment, and target system assessment.

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Battlefield / k7 e1 t9 p4 ^; aCoordination Element (BCE) ' r! k& E. m5 h1 X) O% z3 h1 bAn Army liaison provided by the Army component commander to the Air 4 G. }$ T1 v* e/ o/ aOperations Center (AOC) and/or to the component designated by the joint force commander to plan, coordinate, and de-conflict air operations. The battlefield 1 S, v/ Y4 Q& Pcoordination element processes Army requests for tactical air support, monitors , r1 r4 C" ?) o5 hand interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary $ g7 M' V/ }8 c! m' E$ a; jinterface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. Baseline Defined quantity or quality used as starting point for subsequent efforts and progress measurement. Can be a technical baseline or cost baseline. Baseline ! H; Y D$ Q4 \$ e# q( S- R; |2 j8 @Comparison * U$ a: ^/ F6 l& J( o# J: V5 XSystem (BCS) : E5 Z) y) g3 K( hA current operational system, or a composite of current operational subsystems, % X9 O5 _; z) Q4 c! d; dwhich most closely represents the design, operational, and support characteristics of the new system under development. 6 v0 G9 l6 X% C S+ P! ]( NBaseline Conditions The natural and human environmental conditions, which are present prior to + A( w$ j7 P. U% B( Bimplementation of a program and against which impacts are assessed. % @3 O$ W% i' R8 OBaseline Cost Estimate (BCE) * S! @0 [& ]3 m5 V; b$ ]# ~0 UA 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 9 ?/ l1 r/ M9 D5 ]% l) b; vProgram base file, when updated to conform to the budget presented to ; a: _9 M' }0 o, H6 x9 UCongress in January. It constitutes the base from which all current-year program ! p; _$ n1 ?: @) dchanges are considered. ) J$ y- P1 r! N" ^9 ^, SBase Year A reference period, which determines a fixed price level for comparison in : z5 C3 ~( d* @/ L3 B& C" C3 k* Geconomic escalation calculations and cost estimates. The price level index for the base year is 1.000. Battle Debris Battle Debris are the fragments produced by the hypervelocity collision of an / {6 E5 c& Q0 K9 C& Vinterceptor with a ballistic missile, post-boost vehicle, or reentry vehicle, objects ( |! u- E2 }+ a4 r% n! }& n* nresulting from intentional fragmentation or accidental detonation of booster " }6 Q7 i6 l* U$ n4 a" ?8 F! Gcomponents, and objects normally associated with the deployment and propagation of threat objects (such as nuts, bolts, inter-stages, fairings, shrouds, - ?4 I) I" M1 T9 D. Getc.). Battle Group (1) Domains into which the battle space is partitioned. (2) A data processing approach implemented in the battle management computer, which 7 q- k1 |. y" Cminimizes the processing load by partitioning (grouping) threat data (Virtual Battle Group). (3) A group of associated system elements which ) O) R( x4 i6 D% ^, Loperate together in a segment of the battle, based upon their capabilities and relative location to each other and the threat. / v# @+ z$ [. C' w0 ~5 _; GBattle Integration Preplanning processes and/or real-time coordination that occur to minimize / O ?( u& w5 M8 c9 v) Q) U, @* i3 ?. Presource wastage between battle tiers or battle partitions. 6 X' O0 j* _) r% ~5 n/ TMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 30 & D5 @/ i8 f6 r/ a8 w1 f* ^Battle Management ; \8 N, D9 r3 A; q+ ^(BM) ) T) r6 G( N% K# a1 l) [( |6 b! ~Battle management is comprised of two parts: strategies and the collection of & T7 }. U- x: H% Htasks to be performed to successfully implement chosen strategies. Given a set of strategies, resources, and hostile asset deployment, battle management addresses the problem of choosing a specific strategy or set of strategies and 9 M' v8 A8 h8 `- V- S; N/ Tperforming the associated tasks, which would result in the most desired outcome. Battle , T$ N/ D2 p0 O5 f- `: KManagement/ 8 Y3 D* I" X% R1 \+ h x" K4 |Command, Control, Communications, and Computers 9 b- C5 r! x i! W3 m2 _& t7 q% {(BM/C4 ) BM/C4 is a set of automated processes, which respond to the C2 system’s control : I) z9 a" K, l! S/ X9 adirectives. The BM/C4 will provide the BMD system with the capability of planning, coordinating, directing, and controlling the surveillance and 5 h: E! y/ U4 z' Q% U% b) nengagement operations of the system. It will consist of a distributed . G9 S3 N; \- l f& `; \arrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities, and + M6 e# H# M& l, P; X& V* U. @procedures that will ensure timely human control of the battle management process. BM/C4 consists of a battle planning function, an engagement planning 8 F% g% F7 B% x: ?function, and a battle execution function. (USSPACECOM) Battle Management Database & o( L4 a- f5 h4 ]/ {- ?Battle Management data files including: battle management message file, object file, track file, discrimination file, engagement file, kill assessment file, and battle 6 m# S" n2 F) {( E. bmanagement health and status file. Battle Management System The hub of the command and control process. It consists of computer hardware ! |& P% r) r- i/ y( h" jand software that integrates elements of the command and control system into a synergistic operation. (USSPACECOM) Battle Management System 2 m; w: l5 s- oConfiguration The 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 " U! a& v9 X- R' ?- Wmanagement functions at an element. Battle Plan One of a set of BMD operational approaches to counter a ballistic missile attack. It contains the rules of engagement, battle strategy, and intercept tactics to be ; u* M+ n; {; V' C4 Fimplemented by the battle management processors. It is directly responsive to $ L3 Z8 k; S- R; G/ F1 S0 ethe attack type (e.g., counterforce). Battle Space A characterization of the BMD area of operation generally expressed by Tier (Boost, Post-Boost, Midcourse, and Terminal). (USSPACECOM) Battle Space Partitioning Assignment of management, sensing, control and firing responsibilities to specific platforms/facilities within the deployed constellation of platforms/facilities. 2 G4 N& j, f3 c7 X% a" Z3 _Battlefield , h% N& X8 X$ p! oCoordination 5 i) V) C! l3 X# dElement $ g+ ^, _9 k2 l# ^4 Y# T* ^3 C% D uAn 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 ; a% G% F7 X4 g$ d1 Icoordination element processes Army requests for tactical air support, monitors ; S [* N; j3 W4 K5 w+ Y Yand interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary interface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. BBS Bulletin Board System. BBSF Brass Board Seeker Flight ' g; T% x2 s9 [6 F u, d% V) h R& kBBT Booster Burn Time. BCAS Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. 7 D# G6 J( P0 T' O* P; q6 Y: QMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 3 `' {: \7 D1 G3 D; w/ Q& J, G31 h: W) [$ S' Y; I$ }% WBCAS (1) Battle Management and C3 Architecture Simulator. (2) Base Contracting Automated System.

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BCBL Battle Command Battle Laboratory, Ft. Leavenworth, KS. # j6 B7 D8 Z& }# bBCCE BM/C3 Consolidated Capabilities Effort. BCD Baseline Concept Description. BCE 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). k* G! F |* EBCS (1) Beam Control System. (2) Baseline Comparison System. BCTP Battle Command Training Program, Ft. Leavenworth, KS BCV Battle Command Vehicle (US Army term). 4 W4 j" ^! l& V) z, d0 S* ~BCWP Budget Cost of Work Performed. BCWS Budget Cost of Work Scheduled BD Baseline Description. 2 O( K: I, |1 o) PBDA Battle Damage Assessment. BDC Backgrounds Data Center, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC BDE Brigade 8 y$ W$ _' }9 [ \) yBDL Battlefield Demonstration Laser. 2 m; F, `7 l! O Y( ^BDP Baseline Data Package BDPI Baseline Data Package Integration. BDS Boost Phase Detection System. BDT Birth-to-Death Tracking. ( I5 B5 v5 e9 }BDY Burst Detector Y Sensor. 3 R: J; s! R E. U0 t$ H1 z; q; F+ mBe Beryllium. 0 u1 V! H4 r' l4 Y7 gBE OBSOLETE. See Brilliant Eyes. , [( @/ `, F, H- IMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B

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32 , X1 {) r3 B& @6 C3 U6 X- VBeam Control Technologies associated with controlling the physical properties of high-energy beams and steering the energy transmitted by those beams to the target vehicle; - ^) K' m/ k8 _, p" h. B2 Salso, the management of signal or image beams within a complex sensor system. " U5 C p- g0 Y% I, ZBeam Width The angle between the directions, on either side of the axis, at which the 0 R w# t( O( P9 Fintensity of the radio frequency field drops to one-half the value it, has on the axis. BEAR Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket (NPB Technology Validation Experiment). BEAST Battle Experiment Area Simulator Tracker. BECO Before Engine Cutoff. BECS Battlefield Electronic CEOI System (See RBECS) . 9 m$ F Q" J; {5 z4 Y2 iBell-Lapadula ' O: E5 T4 {& a' F2 _Model A formal state transition model of computer security policy that describes a set of + ?8 c" f9 `0 w* w/ ^" d" t" N- ?, r! laccess control rules. $ f: s! X1 R# i: sBELLCORE Bell Communications Research, Incorporated. 3 n7 W/ d6 F3 N' dBEP Brilliant Eyes Probe. BES Budget Estimate Submission. q' q" B: X( t1 ?. ^BESAM OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Sensor Algorithm Manager. BESC BM/C3 Element Support Center 4 p! k; u- I \& U; OBESim OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator. 6 r! [; c8 g2 i8 T( ?BESim/AT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Analysis Tool. p6 f+ Y# `( a, u7 r; l- |BESim/RT OBSOLETE. Brilliant Eyes Simulator Real-Time. ( T' x3 c8 |/ K$ [5 p- A' ?4 cBEST BM/C3 Element Support Task. 2 \# J8 Z7 {! N S# j: RBET Best Estimate Trajectory. $ i- X5 Z4 c3 V" _/ [/ N4 C6 lBFAC Blue Forces Analysis Center. ! u' g6 |0 P2 l' D* w/ dBFTT Battle Force Tactical Training. 8 j' T( }0 U! oBG Battle Group (USN term). BGM Battle Group Manager. 5 L' N5 o9 F$ `+ P+ ~9 l- F) VBGSE Bus Ground Support System (USAF term). BGV Boost Glide Vehicle. 8 h9 \$ O. r7 z% FBI (1) Background Investigation. (2) Briefing to Industry. t3 n- l& V2 U1 I5 b3 Q( eBIB Blocked Impurity Band. $ b0 b4 j" a( _2 fBIC Battlefield Integration Center. 9 ?. A/ B% B% a/ }+ q4 I- uMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B 33 BID Built-In Diagnostics. BIDS Biological Integrated Detection System. Biennial Budget The FY86 DoD Authorization Act required the submission of two-year budgets for the Department of Defense beginning with FY88/89. The department has . ^+ `, N3 I% Q' qinstitutionalized 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 , g) l/ l% H+ _- y W, Y, H. L( hseparate and distinct. % ?' L! {' h* [5 W8 _$ FBig Crow A suite of aircraft, helicopters, ground vans, and electronic equipment, which is used to emulate an electronic warfare environment for testing, weapon systems + j c9 ^- Q+ G: V: k: B1 ?! H8 _; Lon test ranges. * k0 K3 b7 s- u z$ D" ^BIM Ballistic Intercept Missile. . y) I8 x+ }2 a+ R& N! a4 F* YBiological Weapon T' o3 e. ]6 ]# C1 sAn item of material, which projects, disperses, or disseminates a biological agent 0 c! d, W. d* c# |- H4 F8 l0 |including arthropod vectors. 3 @& Y' V" m/ O6 _* [BIOS Basic Input/Output System. BIPS Billion Instructions Per Second. Birth-to-Death $ i9 h; j, o' L: e+ MTracking (BDT) ! ]5 c- ^1 X. A' }2 K MThe tracking of space objects (e.g., satellites, reentry vehicles, or decoys that simulate these) from the time they are deployed from a booster or post-boost vehicle until they are destroyed. Bistatic Radar A radar system that has transmitters and receivers stationed at two geographically separate locations; a special case of multi-static radar. 9 A8 E! m. Q# a( [8 DBIT Built-in-Test Bit Binary digit. # x ^& `6 X) k5 Q& W0 {# ZBITE Built-in Test Equipment. Bit Transfer Rate The number of bits transferred per unit time, usually expressed in bits per second , x/ h- S# i0 q5 W7 H" a* ~(bps). 7 @4 G0 t$ y: q4 ~Black Body An ideal body, which would absorb all (and reflect none) of the radiation falling + X+ Q. C0 Q7 D3 c6 H" @$ j8 ~upon it. + K! w3 n {) x8 dBlackout The disabling of electronic equipment by means of nuclear explosion. The 1 V* ]0 F0 \ I9 Q; {intense electromagnetic energy by a nuclear explosion obscures signals and renders many types of radar and other types of electronic equipment useless for minutes or longer. 0 a0 h. ]% a$ J S# f% }( A6 y' RBLADES BMD Long Wavelength Infrared Advanced Exo-atmospheric Sensor. BLADT Blast, Dust, Thermal Effects Model. $ s- K* X o/ X9 x+ ]Blast Effect Destruction of or damage to structures and personnel by the force of an explosion on or above the surface of the ground. Blast effect may be contrasted with the cratering and ground-shock effects of a projectile or charge that goes off beneath the surface. , ]4 g; z. E. `2 bMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 B . a# R; p7 q4 ~- O6 n; M7 T" H& X1 @: j34 Blast Wave A sharply defined wave of increased pressure rapidly propagated through a 4 h; C- E, }" T) T& {4 m* Nsurrounding medium from a center of detonation or similar disturbance. 4 X2 m$ O6 A4 i; f; X: ^8 t0 ^4 ]BLCCE BMDO Life Cycle Cost Estimate. BLK Block (system production lot) Blk IVA Navy Standard Missile Block IV-A. ! ]0 \% t0 g5 v; X& k" }" QBlock (1) A biennial increment of the Ballistic Missile Defense System that provides an & _' @' f% W2 v0 Lintegrated set of capabilities which has been rigorously tested as part of the BMDS Test-bed and assessed to adequately characterize its military utility. Once ( a+ \8 p6 V e: R4 q- Ytested, elements and components are available for limited procurement, # z8 N; D# h7 ?% g2 ~transition to production, or for emergency deployment as directed. These “offramps” may occur at any time during the Block Cycle to support timely execution 4 Y( U, i5 h: d) ]4 |9 R7 P# Pof these transition or deployment decisions. The configuration for each Block is drawn from the following sources: " i6 b4 O" z6 r, ^# G•The prior BMDS Block; 5 w# G2 s. C9 `$ |: s•BMDS elements, components, technologies, and concepts; * ?4 ]0 J+ _# d' }3 A: Q6 K•BMDS Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications (BMC2/C) specifications and products; 8 L9 h( C- z- E( I' z, R% G$ b+ L•Externally managed systems, elements, or technologies (e.g., DSP, GCCS, MILSTAR, etc).