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ELPRS Enhanced Position Location Reporting System. 1 d+ ~ J; A' W5 ~ELS Earth Limb Sensor. ) d) w. _4 E: lELSEC Electronics Security. 0 o& S( A4 N8 n M# fELSI Enhanced Longwave Spectrometer Imager. ELV Expendable Launch Vehicle. / T/ R. [, Y8 ~' c1 |* ]6 [5 MEmanations / {+ [: U8 J5 ^1 ySecurity ' \* }8 X- t8 c; b; J9 J5 z(EMSEC) * {; |" l/ x9 M& x: W) ^( I8 s+ f: ]The protection that results from all measures designed to deny unauthorized persons information of value that might be derived from intercept and analysis of compromising emanations. ! f# i3 o: P9 XEMC (1) Electromagnetic Compatibility. (2) Early Midcourse. EMCON Emission Control EMD Engineering and Manufacturing Development (previously referred to as FSD). $ Q6 x' B6 R2 K# k/ b# ^9 mEMDCT Expanded Memory DCT. # Y/ y" T0 u' Y, W9 nEME Electromagnetic Environment. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 93 + D9 n F8 d+ z, r& B3 B eEmergency Capability $ A9 g$ L& `2 `3 k(replaces Contingency Capability) BMDS elements or components that are still in development or testing that provide limited ballistic missile defense capabilities. MDA, working with the Services, will develop plans, which cover the potential use of prototypes and test assets for contingency deployment should the SECDEF determine that an - {: f$ X/ x: s) a3 i7 _2 pemerging BMD threat requires emergency fielding of a BMDS capability. EMF Electromagnetic Field. EMG Electromagnetic Gun. % |2 t' r3 [5 H7 M$ G WEMI Electromagnetic Interference. EMIP See Exoatmospheric Midcourse Interceptor Program. Emission Control 7 O. i; ~: j* ](EMCON) The selective and controlled use of electromagnetic, acoustic, or other emitters to optimize command and control capabilities while minimizing: a) detection by + w% W) p' C. K! Y$ \9 s, W7 Ienemy sensors, and b) mutual interference among friendly systems. EMCON can also be involved in military deception plans. Also called EMCON. EML Electromagnetic Launcher. A device used to launch hypervelocity particles. ' n, b4 `5 e% ~! {, u* ]# l: k9 {EMP Electromagnetic Pulse. EMPSKD Employment Scheduling (USN term). , {* S. v! Z. L; A8 s7 j" R: AEMR Electromagnetic Radiation. 1 Z6 s& z2 M9 N* IEMRLD Excimer Moderate Power Raman-Shifted Laser Device. 4 a9 | E6 X _3 n. }EMSEC Emanations Security. EMSP Enhanced Modular Signal Processor. ) w' p3 P/ k) e1 O5 u8 aEMT Engineering Management Team. EMV Electromagnetic Vulnerability. ENA Engineering: Architecture and Analysis. 0 t3 y$ Z# v; X3 \' M3 C# lENCATT Engineer CATT (US Army term). / B7 l9 ]) k& R P* [Enclave Isolated resource – an SDS asset that has lost connectivity with other SDS 6 [% M, d3 @/ ]) cassets with which it normally has connectivity, but is still capable of coordinating 5 l& Z0 k( P1 B4 M1 ~8 W Twith SDS assets to conduct ballistic missile defense. Various combinations of connectivity losses are possible; for example, (1) an operations center has lost connectivity with Higher Authority, yet can still provide sufficient C2 and can still connect with sufficient weapons and sensors to conduct an engagement and (2) an operations center has loss of connectivity with another operations center with 8 H: ~' \$ B2 {/ Y1 \3 k! M3 P: dwhich it normally shares data, but can still conduct an engagement. Endgame FOV The field of view of the interceptor’s sensor during its final maneuvers after target acquisition to intercept the target. May be less than the acquisition FOV. 6 x: n9 [* @ {8 V1 }End Item The final production product when assembled, or completed, and ready for issue/deployment. 7 [# O$ f: w- v. j/ D1 A1 I O& d( AMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 94 Endoatmospheric Within the earth’s atmosphere; generally considered to be altitudes below 100 % D. M$ }" A3 P2 L8 r8 xkm. An endoatmospheric interceptor reaches its target within the atmosphere. : U7 J/ J+ }+ o2 XEndo- 9 }4 Q% o1 q- }Exoatmospheric Interceptor (E2 I) . K3 n) P3 y" KA ground-based interceptor capable of engaging RVs either endoatmospheric or ' n9 g( H. d0 f! ^5 L* rexoatmospheric. (Successor to High Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor (HEDI).) & Y2 g4 _4 ^$ N6 p# m9 G$ X/ XENDOSIM Endoatmospheric Simulation. / ?) j6 Z: a5 Z/ @% s) I( ^) v8 QEndurance The time an aircraft can continue flying, or a ground vehicle or ship can continue operating, under specified conditions, e.g. without refueling. ENG Engineering. ENGAG’T Engagement. Engage (1) In air defense, a fire control order used to direct or authorize units and/or 0 F+ w) x% ]7 a- I% pweapon systems to fire on a designated target. (2) In air intercept, a code meaning, “Attack designated contact.” * e* ^# a: N. Z4 \- @3 L, B. d! YEngagement (1) A period of hostilities beginning when the first ballistic missile target * x9 j" L$ F7 I' J7 rundergoes fire from the first defensive weapon. ! _: X1 f: u1 P9 t r0 ]3 Z(2) A period beginning whenever any hostile object is identified (designated) as hostile and ending after the last hostile object has been attacked. (3) In air defense, an attack with guns or air-to-air missiles by an interceptor % Z, z& T( z1 Q7 e8 g+ ^) Xaircraft, or the launch of an air defense missile by air defense artillery and the missile’s subsequent travel to intercept. 1 A# T5 n4 k$ J) sEngagement $ o( G- M0 o# S* H* D/ y) C, @Authorization ( v8 d+ F% e# H4 j* L3 E0 W6 l8 `" BThe authorization given to USSPACECOM to use weapon and sensor systems 0 @! o( Z5 `/ ?$ n Z8 Ounder previously coordinated and authorized rules, procedures, and conditions. / s, i2 R6 v7 F5 G' jEngagement - f2 j+ x& U1 a! f5 m. C- n0 bControl ) g* s+ A- y7 Z4 @3 \(1) That set of coordination, assessment, decision, and direction functions ( m! A/ t1 R5 gnormally implemented automatically to execute the selected battle plan, military strategy and tactics within partitioned battle spaces (i.e., a spatial/functional subdivision of battle management). Includes the ! B0 g' B+ l3 D: S3 I, b. ~" Odetermination of: what specific objects to intercept in order to implement + X9 @% R* _% j; e* O, ~the selected military strategy, and which specific interceptors to assign to each attacker to implement the selected tactics within the rules of 6 J6 J* y' _0 R" Gengagement. a# x. G1 {# v5 R0 {+ X(2) In air defense, that degree of control exercised over the operational functions of an air defense unit that are related to detection, " j/ P/ C V, Q! `identification, engagement, and destruction of hostile targets.

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Engagement Planning A set of rules and parameters to be used in developing weapon-target 5 E; g! @: S5 ^: {& Gassignments and for sensor resource management. (USSPACECOM) Engagement Surveillance The surveillance required to support RV negation in the midcourse tier. Engagement 3 \" T X: c- I, d9 cTime ! F% y/ C, @( A' ~# CThe time that a weapon takes while engaging a given target. This includes not 4 A+ w- _+ y6 J1 _! e, tonly firing at the target but all other necessary weapon functions involved that 0 r: Z1 b9 }1 B7 e/ e$ Care unique to that particular target. 4 L D) ~: A/ W" G* p! F. uMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 95 Engineering and Manufacturing # v& \: ]- k+ W5 @ X4 }- |Development * V* q& w: p9 L0 k. s5 h8 Z0 F(EMD) * C" J+ f2 Q) ~" ]5 p: vThe third phase in the acquisition process, following Milestone II. The system and its supporting items are fully developed, engineered, designed, fabricated, tested, and evaluated. The intended output is a pre-production system that # Y+ p, I8 v, j3 Q$ [$ Yclosely approximates the final product; the documentation necessary to enter the / p. @/ t# {# z# Rproduction phase, and the test results demonstrating that the production product 2 i: W% D+ A, t+ e+ U3 D, L( j( Uwill meet stated requirements. Engineering " F' J* `; l. H7 m+ fChange Proposal 4 {9 Z8 ^5 D0 _9 y; K(ECP) 0 `( e n3 o/ d C9 k6 _" _2 F/ I6 PA proposal to the responsible authority recommending that a change to an original item of equipment be considered, and the design or engineering change / c+ R2 j& V4 ]) k) Ebe incorporated into the article to modify, add to, delete, or supersede original 7 O) M( B+ f _; y3 Rparts. Engineering Development - r0 h/ v1 u& Y2 B* P1 F; r: d2 I7 XA funding category including those development programs being engineered for service use but which have not yet been approved for procurement or operation. 1 _- y# v/ o5 I* C: W/ X/ WMoney under budget activity 6.4. 0 a1 D" o! J: _Engineering " [5 A# L3 t7 \1 [# q* H* `! kDevelopment 7 C* R- V" c' r% OModel & g& i. ?2 L) b9 `) aEnhanced Target Delivery System $ T8 i( f1 q/ m6 r. Y# |' W(ETDS) An advanced prototype used during the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase (EMD) to resolve design deficiencies, demonstrate maturing " Y+ h$ L4 s: ^0 E. h" j1 c, Bperformance, and develop proposed production specifications and drawings. 0 _* E1 {7 t% bTarget delivery system being developed for future GMD testing that will ; {$ |9 `7 A& ]" o* q# J Jcomplement existing systems, provide flexible, modular configurations, and will be launchable from land, air, or sea modes ENNK Endoatmospheric Non-Nuclear Kill. ENSCD Enemy Situation and Correlation Division (JFACC term). Environmental Assessment (EA) 1 b5 r# u5 P( H& LA concise public document whose primary purpose is to provide sufficient + } y0 R- E b: @3 {analysis of environmental effects of an action to determine whether to prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact. Environmental Impact Statement 4 @; ~9 W/ E1 T! ?5 I9 N(EIS) - J0 O M1 J% H; HA detailed written statement analyzing the environmental effects of a major ! G. q" b1 z! i# }Federal action. 6 }, H& k; `6 k7 }' ^; H8 E1 ]Environmental * q+ p+ L/ @; |Security - C9 `' v3 [4 {4 P) wA specialized form of physical security that prevents technical penetration, e.g., # I% ]# i3 ?/ k6 a' Cpenetration by waves of electron beams. : Y- i% l: N. @: C9 ^Environments The media, conditions, and/or physical objects in which a BMD asset is immersed or surrounded. For BMD systems and elements, the comprehensive environments definition consists of natural, hostile, induced, and storage, ) p+ P" N6 a+ t& [ \5 a' Q4 etransportation and handling categories. ) X* u. w+ L2 WEO (1) Electro-Optical. 1 R6 t4 @1 @" I: d/ Y6 q$ ~/ Y(2) Engagement Operations. 5 ~+ c" E% U4 l+ l0 l(3) End Office. (4) Eyes Only. EOA Early Operational Assessment. EOB (1) Enemy Order of Battle. ) R. `4 f* W: B0 B$ V9 i/ a(2) Electronic Order of Battle. EOC (1) See Element Operations Center. . W$ R# X _# E$ c* t+ x(2) Emergency Operations Center MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 96 * W; t, v& z- C. E) _1 bEOCM Electro-Optic Countermeasure. 5 f5 e& }" X1 _% |$ FEOCT Element Operations Center Test Bed. * X1 J" p g, t7 @8 _% E% X: TEOD Explosive Ordnance Detail 8 F" y6 A5 q0 M" d! m- D$ Q9 pEO/IR See Electro-Optics Infrared. 0 o; c% b& t. A1 S2 {EOM End of Message. EOP Executive Office of the President EORSAT ELINT Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite (US). 9 D! \/ e6 h' i5 x. m% S9 ZEOS Earth Orbiting System (NASA term). EOSH Environmental Operational Safety and Health. EP (1) Engagement Planning. (2) Evaluation Plan EP Cycle Engagement Planner Cycle (NMD BMC2 term). EPA Environmental Protection Agency. EPD Engineering Product and Development Ephemeris/ ) Q# \9 b0 F- h: h) D- ^Ephemerides (1) A table showing the positions of an object in space at regular intervals of ( m1 K" H$ f6 l/ W. R% ]- V! | Ktime. 1 D, J' @& q+ D(2) A publication giving the computed places of the celestial bodies for each 8 u% T" r' s5 {1 Mday of the year or for other regular intervals. * r. I) e- @, B( @EPITS Essential Program Information Technology and Systems. EPL Emitter Parameter Listing (USN term). ) c6 t, ^5 \. b5 NEPLRS Enhanced Position Locator Reporting System. EPO (1) OBSOLETE - ERINT Project Office (US Army term). (2) Element Program 7 j; q9 F% \' Y& `. QOffice. EPP Electric Power Plant (PATRIOT). EPROM Electrically Programmable Read-Only Memory. EQEC EurQuantum Electronics Conference (See CLEO). ) ^6 V5 ?) u8 v6 ~Equipment ) E: S# c5 j, u7 m% m7 t. {% uOperationally 7 }) W/ a0 W8 C2 ]' g* X2 t; BReady 9 F X9 H! e& ~, v$ Y# v# V) zThe status of an item of equipment in the possession of an operating unit that indicates it is capable of fulfilling its intended mission and in a system configuration that offers a high assurance of an effective, reliable, and safe performance. 8 Z' R$ s6 Q& `5 I, E' w: eER (1) Enhanced Radiation (“neutron bomb”). (2) Extended Range. ERA Explosive Reactive Armor ERADCOM OBSOLETE. Army Electronics Research and Development Command. (Now Laboratory Command (LABCOM), Adelphi, MD.) MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 97 + o5 V' S5 R! {+ n, sERCS Emergency Rocket Communications System (US). ERD Element Requirements Document. . c- F, u5 @7 E" aERG Executive Review Group. ( j& s) T F0 n/ u) Q& X/ G$ tERINT OBSOLETE. Extended Range Interceptor. Now referred to as PAC-3. ERIS OBSOLETE. Exoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor Subsystem. 0 ?; k% @: e+ z Z(Predecessor to Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI).) ERIS(F) OBSOLETE. ERIS Farm. ERP Emitted Radiative Power. ERR (1) Element Requirements Review. (2) Engineering Release Record. ( d- h3 u0 v: Y& L5 e. gERS (1) Early Release of Submunitions. (2) Emergency Response System. ESA Electronically Scanned Array. 3 C9 V% `( H. B) y1 h8 b2 {( GESAD Electronic Safe and Arm Device. ! m% Q" r4 ^$ s9 r8 C: G% p2 LESAR Extended Subsequent Application Review. * u) \1 W% e0 I7 w3 ?ESC Electronic System Center (AFMC), Hanscom AFB, MA. ESCN Existing Systems and Center Notebook. & \: R3 f5 I: u7 I& e) sESD OBSOLETE. Electronic Systems Division. (Now Electronic Systems Center, & w3 }: L% h7 T; Z |( |" b3 YHanscom AFB, MA.) 5 K1 P ]$ G/ [! GESH Environmental, Safety and Health ) g( t0 d1 _6 O& A# R3 rESI External Systems Integration. 2 w4 f* a2 W; H: e3 r; {ESI ICD External Systems Integration Interface Control Document. 3 S, W4 g: v0 V3 XESM (1) Electronic Warfare Support Measures. (2) Electronic Support Measures. 6 d" l! U- J. E$ KESMC Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick AFB, FL. 1 @( N! Y& {3 dESNet Energy Sciences Network. ESPRIT European Strategic Program of Research in Information Technology. 8 Q) L4 y+ ^4 R" q- {. ]9 I5 UESQD Explosive Safety Quantity Distance. * C: C, k( T6 y7 x" dESSM Evolved (Enhanced) Sea Sparrow Missile. ET&C Extended Tracking and Control. 3 k* M: j. a; z0 D6 CETA Estimated Time of Arrival. + y; }$ ?; n8 W) _( bETC (1) Electro-Thermal Chemical. (2) Estimated Time-to-Completion. ETD (1) Estimated Time of Departure. (2) Electronic Transfer Device. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E $ s5 Y) S9 v4 u$ x+ y98 ETERTS End-to-End Real Time Simulator. 0 ?8 `: Q' e/ x e' rETESD End-to-End Sensor Demonstration. ETI Estimated Time of Intercept. # }& w1 {: I8 QETIC Estimated Time for Completion. ETM Engineering Test Model 2 a! w9 f4 w5 L& f% e% h' mETR (1) Extended Test Range (Pacific Test Bed) (2) See Eastern Test Range. (3) : z& q2 o4 z @; s2 s% z7 S; oEnvironmental Test Round. (4) Estimated Time to Repair. ' F4 C p6 h) ^ETS (1) Experimental Test System. (2) Experimental Test Site. EU European Union [formerly European Community (ECI)] EUCOM European Command. See USEUCOM. EURATOM European Atomic Energy Agency. ; O, e; z' q3 Y9 M, h; hEUREKA European Research and Coordinating Agency. EUT Early User Test. 9 B: X( K8 m2 L. `EV Experimental Version EVA Extravehicular Activity. % k8 n; u X* H; p+ u' C, z5 M9 NEvasive MRV A reentry vehicle, which maneuvers for the purpose of evading defensive weapons. & m1 t, t+ K. S! D5 m6 wEvent Based h# [4 ?& A* C/ f1 ]( o6 l7 bContracting Support “event driven acquisition strategy” by linking specific contractual events 8 c* `+ a9 U8 Z- Vto the “exit criteria” for the acquisition phase, or to intermediate development + Y$ F3 `( g5 O Y/ jevents established for the acquisition strategy. # n' E# `+ W# u+ q2 z7 vEvent Driven Acquisition Strategy : ~+ a& R* n* m; [& M3 NAn acquisition strategy that links program decisions to demonstrated accomplishments in development, testing, and production. Event Validation A sensor element internal process that results in a determination by the operator that the sensor is healthy and the event reported is real.

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Event Verification }3 @* _) l5 P, E6 fThe process by which it is decided, from SDS external data, that the event 4 r1 n3 l7 I7 P! ^( o+ R2 greported is real. - h% r/ \/ ]& EMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 99 3 p7 t" S- M0 M) p& t3 A9 X' \Evolutionary Acquisition (1) An approach in which a core capability is fielded, and the system design has a modular structure and provisions for future upgrades and changes as requirements are refined. An evolutionary acquisition strategy is well suited to high technology and software intensive programs where requirements beyond a 1 u0 c0 c3 u$ R5 `5 s! d, v1 F- Jcore capability can be generally, but not specifically, be defined. (2) An acquisition strategy that defines, develops, produces or acquires, and $ O" W' J( S% B" {! O. L8 \fields an initial hardware or software increment (or block) of operational capability. 1 W) C$ Q* z% s. VIt is based on technologies demonstrated in relevant environments, time-phased requirements, and demonstrated manufacturing or software deployment capabilities. These capabilities can be provided in a shorter period of time, % C6 c! U+ f9 q; j) z! J4 r0 b& b! yfollowed by subsequent increments of capability over time that accommodate 9 \+ A+ M$ @7 L* h) a0 [improved technology and allowing for full and adaptable systems over time. Each increment will meet a militarily useful capability specified by the user (i.e., at least / j6 Q* }% P9 Jthe thresholds set by the user for that increment); however, the first increment may represent only 60% to 80% of the desired final capability. (MDA Lexicon) + q) E% E, I6 {9 ~Evolutionary 0 V- S; J) O9 f6 Q+ ^) W- pRequirements / E6 Q8 N# |- z/ t6 z! j- x/ O" ZDefinition % e3 J" J* j1 f/ X& }# HMission needs are first expressed in broad operational capability terms, and then progressively evolved to system specific performance requirements. ' V4 X+ R* R3 _: r+ J. {EVPA Experimental Version Performance Assessment. EVPA/TEVS Experimental Version Performance Assessment Test Environment System. EVS Enhanced Verdin System. EW (1) Electronic Warfare. (2) Early Warning. EW/AA Early Warning and Attack Assessment. EWCC Expanded Weapons Control Computer (PATRIOT). EWDA Energy and Water Development Appropriations (US). ' O- A2 j) r; l$ J* _; iEWG Event Working Group. ; f) Q7 Y8 s5 ^3 n7 s# r. p5 nEWN Early Warning Net. EWO Electronic Warfare Officer. EWPE Electronic Warfare Pre-Processing Element. / l- ]7 W, b8 k: A/ K$ D# I/ YEWR Early Warning Radar. ( @4 T. K5 p- i2 i/ F/ \EWS Early Warning System. # S# {6 `! M! }6 b, T3 AEXCEDE Electron Accelerator Experiment. Excimer A contraction for “excited dimer”; a type of lasant. A dimer is a molecule consisting of two atoms. Some dimers (e.g., xenon chloride and krypton fluoride) ]) b7 q5 V, j7 s, eare molecules, which cannot exist under ordinary conditions of approximate + {6 x6 t# m+ J) m0 l5 Dthermal equilibrium but must be created in an “excited” (e.g., energized) condition by special “pumping” processes in a laser. ?7 G0 U* s( vExcimer Laser / }0 a. A% c$ j% @5 m- X' s(EXL) W* B6 D: z6 h0 VA laser in which emission is stimulated when a gas is shocked with electrical 5 l8 X2 ]: Q8 w1 E( p$ lenergy and the excited medium emits light when returning to a ground state. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 8 ~3 o. s" B; T3 j100 : _' m5 e, f8 G3 y3 P% s! QEXCOM Executive Committee. Executable Program A program is executable if the PM has adequate near-term approved funding. Executing Agent The individual within the executing element assigned responsibility for managing " A: t$ q) M' s7 c# lMDA funded programs. Executing 7 @' C3 L6 K, O. PElements Agencies or organizations (DoD or non-DoD) that are managing BMD-related ) e5 Q6 N7 Z- h1 [2 e8 vprograms. ) v4 F2 ?7 Y2 Y+ DExecuting % P. R& S0 o& s- T1 |2 tResponsibility Program Manager responsibility. 9 X8 x) s4 J) B* u* `, e% `Exercise A military maneuver or simulated wartime operation involving planning, K& G2 E- J( G1 m" fpreparation, and execution. It is carried out for the purpose of training and " N" L* N% C! r H8 Q0 a/ Pevaluation. It may be a combined, joint, or single-Service exercise, depending on participating organizations. See also Command Post Exercise. Exit Criteria Program specific accomplishments that must be satisfactorily demonstrated 0 _) }1 b7 c# cbefore an effort or program can progress further in the current acquisition phase 7 k8 {* N1 f( q$ K; Uor transition to the next acquisition phase. Exit criteria may include such factors as critical test issues, the attainment of projected growth curves and baseline parameters, and the results of risk reduction efforts deemed critical to the % g/ u/ {4 \1 Y- V# q% z2 T3 Cdecision to proceed further. Exit criteria supplement minimum required accomplishments and are specific to each acquisition phase. : P% y& d! `6 U( O l$ DEXL Excimer Laser. : k: w/ g. H- d( u, m! \/ x& cExoatmospheric Outside the Earth’s atmosphere; generally considered to be altitudes above 100 , T# p5 B$ P+ fkm. 0 x) v0 X- s+ L1 MExoatmospheric % Q+ K- E6 z9 @+ Y9 m8 w! yReentry Vehicle $ D! j+ d" ]: H* ?Interceptor 8 ?3 H8 [6 n2 W7 X7 h! ySubsystem 9 _# W/ e5 {' B# y! l, y! F(ERIS) OBSOLETE. Interceptor designed to provide functional test validation of GBI. Exoatmospheric * v! r7 H/ H4 `- uTest Bed (XTB) ; m2 d5 Q. ~. ^$ a( B2 Y; S/ NFlight qualified and range integrated vehicle to support other programs such as & ?- B2 C o8 ^( C: d) E* rGBI-X. Exo Decoy A decoy that matches RV signature exoatmospherically. Exo decoys can use radar and/or optical means to deceive sensors. - g( V$ ]/ K; P$ BExpert Systems Software programs, which use artificial intelligence techniques to capture and & C1 T/ }6 \' Y5 d, c5 s! Oapply the non-algorithmic knowledge and procedures of human experts. Expired 5 _! D/ K3 j# A3 \Appropriation 6 G+ M6 D( f: v, N! ^) {6 v0 ?An appropriation that is no longer available for new obligation but is still available # A+ V; R) G3 s- l8 Tfor disbursement to liquidate existing obligations. Under current legislation no disbursement may be recorded or paid after a five-year expiration period. , R! \. S4 j' T6 U- \. G0 _) oMaintains all original accounting identity, e.g. FY, appropriation, PE, etc. EXPLAN Exercise Plan. Explicit * h# ?4 e1 O, wCoordination A battle management technique which communicates results, decisions or . \' C! ~7 w$ Q4 ~command from one battle manager to another, usually from a higher command 3 D5 j4 H D2 N& y r& ]! Hto a lower command. + ^8 S+ J9 ?7 u( B6 E; Z4 C7 uMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E , c8 @- r; y. i6 u101 # z6 z: L4 ^) ~: n) WExtended Planning Annex A document providing program guidance for an additional 10 years beyond the * M" D+ S% U* ~$ W$ w" K0 `POM. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 103 F (1) Fluoride. (2) Fahrenheit. 5 G5 d* D* e: N- y; p1 GF/O (1) Fiber Optic. (2) Follow-On. 2 y- {/ I1 f' U \& m5 \- kFA (1) Field Artillery. (2) Feasibility Assessment. ; o/ E! G2 V: ]4 y4 lFA/RD Functional Analysis/Requirements Definition. 2 _8 v. ?7 o, p* j5 l5 XFAA Federal Aviation Administration. * G, G7 ?: @: D k: b9 D% DFAAD Forward Area Air Defense (US Army). FAAD C2I Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control and Intelligence. ) `+ ^+ r- S. p5 \. F) z ]FAADS Forward Area Air Defense System (JCS term). FAAWC Fleet/Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander. FAB Fly Along Probe. , Y6 ^# @ q/ O! C1 iFac Facility (MILCON term). 7 t* _& {- V3 m, Z/ }9 g6 EFACP Forward Area Control Post (JFACC term). FACSPMF Federal Agency Computer Security Program Manager’s Forum. # y1 C2 p* \1 ~& EFAD (1) Force Activity Designator. (2) Feasible Test Date. FADEC Full-Authority Electronic Controls. FAFB Falcon AFB, CO. FAFBR Falcon AFB Regulation Fairing Structure to protect the payload during ascent phase. FAIT Fabrication Assembly, Inspection/Integration, and Test. FALCON Fission-Activated Light Concept. ; u1 `$ R" `* E. F1 C# oFAM Functional Area Management. FAMIS Financial Accounting Management Information System. * u' p1 r% p5 |' Y! q& Z9 KFAMP Facilities Acquisition Management Plan. FAMSIM Family of Simulations (USA term). FAR See Federal Acquisition Regulation. 2 D: f- t! t1 I0 U0 Q4 G" p3 @Far Field The region far from an antenna compared to the dimensions of the antenna and 7 {4 {) S& J! \( Kthe wavelength of the radiation. FAS (1) Fly Away Sensor (TCMP). - @0 p7 M7 z8 H2 B3 ^(2) Federation of American Scientists. FAST Facility Allocation Study Team. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 104 ) _. T. Z. Q* OFast-Burn " C/ B# P5 M7 D3 ~( ^) }Booster (FBB) A ballistic missile that burns out much more quickly than current versions, F0 t( d+ H" o/ n S8 ypossibly before exiting the atmosphere entirely. Such rapid burnout complicates 8 h6 C8 F6 A/ k) E$ m2 ta boost-phase defense. FAT (1) First Article Testing. (2) Factory Acceptance Test. - Z, M- l0 d+ u2 r8 X* qFault Tolerance The ability of a processor to maintain mission effectiveness after some subsystems failed. Fax Facsimile. S8 G) A+ \5 V4 A- S# IFBB Fast-Burn Booster. FBIS Foreign Broadcast Information Service (US). ; H/ c- _$ B, u: ~FBM Fleet Ballistic Missile. . Z" m; J2 |: c8 P' X3 ], f2 @FBMS Fleet Ballistic Missile System (USN term). , R1 ? a3 V2 z8 A n1 L! sFBP Forward Based Probe. FBR Forward-Based Radar (US Army term). FBS Forward-Based System. FBXR Forward-Based X-band Radar. FC (1) Fire Control [of weapons]. + p! d, A" N; s: V/ w1 z3 w(2) Fund Code. FCA Functional Configuration Audit. 3 [# |$ v* {6 P# h# v; g' GFCC Federal Communications Commission. FCCM Facilities Capital Cost of Money. FCN Fully Connected Network. ) Y5 {; L/ \* r7 N5 t6 R* ?: ?* V: nFCO Field Change Order. S3 O3 L& K9 A# l W- p1 hFCRC OBSOLETE. Federal Contract Research Center. FCS Fire Control Section.

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FCT Foreign comparative testing. FD First Deployment. FDA Food and Drug Administration. % i/ t6 {0 X& R3 I4 ^8 J, T. _3 h* k" vFDC Fire [of weapons] Direction Center. ( q1 n5 _3 Z" d* f- U( ^9 zFDG Foreign Disclosure Guide. FDM Function Description Manual. / C$ ~: n# \4 n7 x. yFDO Fee Determining Official. " P* U/ e$ \$ J7 s4 fMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F # z1 o4 U. @) x$ H) h4 ]5 k) |105 6 H8 E, N4 [+ E" J# O0 o/ f; fFDP Flight Demonstration Program. 8 P3 O7 P1 ^; V: QFDR Final/Formal Design Review. FDRU Final Design Review Update (MDA PAC term). FDS (1) Flight Demonstration System. (2) Fault Detection System. 7 Y. u5 `' E8 N7 nFDSV Flight Demonstration Space Vehicle. FDT&E See Force Development Test and Experimentation (US Army). FDX Full Duplex (Telecomm/Computer term). FEA Functional Economic Analysis. / v( B% E- \# Y% X# O; m0 xFeasibility Study A study of the applicability or desirability of any management or procedural system from the standpoint of advantages versus disadvantages in any given ' _' H7 R# h- N7 Ccase. # q" G$ i7 P7 E+ ?" j, M" QFEBA Forward Edge of the Battle Area. - j+ b4 O: Q, zFECA Front-End Cost Analysis FED Federal. FEDAC Federal Computer Acquisition Center. - a9 H: u- a* J' K/ K( XFederal " d8 Y' r# T( pAcquisition Regulation The primary regulation for use by federal executive agencies for acquisition of supplies and services with appropriated funds. It directs the defense program manager in many ways, including contract award procedures, acquisition planning, warranties, and establishing guidelines for competition. The Military % j+ s5 o8 F/ @$ ]5 U8 D) CDepartments and DoD issue supplements to the FAR. The DoD supplement is called DFARS (Defense FAR Supplement). FEDSIM Federal System Integration and Management. 0 @+ I$ K! [9 H1 z: v- }7 w3 EFEL Free Electron Laser. FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency. 6 d% D l5 |, a; p, n% R4 bFenced Funding An identified aggregation of resources reviewed, approved, and managed as a 7 m+ q3 j/ R: k4 t2 _1 z8 udistinct entity. The proposed program must be implemented within specified resources. Examples of fences areas are: Intelligence and Security, Support to Other Nations. FER Financial Execution Review. ( z* W) q+ Z) n0 M uFES Facility Engineering Surveillance Plan. . ? ~" @8 R" l- |FET Field Effect Transistor. ' y7 t8 F _. d' ]" F5 Q2 l5 DFEU Flight Evaluation Unit. FEWS Follow-on Early Warning System. & e: l; p3 [( |( M8 j: I0 ?% PFF Fire Finder Radar (US Army. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 106 FFBD Functional Flow Block Diagram. . c* W# w% [+ F6 |2 RFFCD Full, Final and Complete Disclosure (Treaty negotiation term). FFD Fraction Failure Detected. FFH Fast Frequency Hopping. / o" m4 ~2 F r; [FFP Firm Fixed Price. FFRDC Federally Funded Research and Development Center. " q) f4 N& g1 Q& |4 m9 \9 ]FGC Functional Group Code (Navy ILS term). 4 B& F/ Y# e- w3 e+ R! [FGEP Fixed Ground Entry Point. FH Flight Hours. FI Fault Isolation. FI&A Fault Isolation and Analysis. 8 b1 F3 Q) D2 O5 R/ P, i7 h: a8 aFIDO Fighter Duty Officer (JFACC term). ) U- h3 ^8 U* V( @& \0 ^Field of View (FOV) 7 n$ R+ k, y2 U& N% G& ?' uThe angular measure of the volume of space within which the system can 1 u1 w. D$ G$ E9 drespond to the presence of a target. Fighting Mirror ! }1 E; {- u5 p/ {& F7 c+ e8 [! i( {(FMIR) Part of the GBL System. The low orbit mirror, which receives laser energy and 3 S C% d2 p1 o* u* `reflects it to the target. 1 _, Z& Q' }5 B$ `0 a& W3 AFigure of Merit (FOM) The numerical value assigned to a measure of effectiveness, parameters, or other figure, as a result of an analysis, synthesis, or estimating technique. : e7 t( T2 g( m1 L+ r. O0 d1 w) Z6 pFIP Federal Information Processing. FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard. 1 z. ~9 s) _. R, E6 g, PFire Control The control of all operations in connection with the application of fire on a target. 7 d2 i7 J1 e, C& X/ m" L& sFire Control System / l$ N$ G" @) S" N: V. T! i1 m3 GA group of interrelated fire control equipment and/or instruments designed for use with a weapon or group of weapons. Fire Support Coordinating Measure A measure employed by land or amphibious commanders to facilitate the rapid engagement of targets and simultaneously safeguard friendly forces. Fire Support $ e9 q0 T0 s! bCoordinating Line (FSCL) A line established by the appropriate ground commander to ensure the coordination of fire not under the commander’s control but may affect current tactical operations. The fire support coordination line is used to coordinate fires * P+ A1 D Q" q+ R# G! fof air, ground, or sea weapons systems using any type of ammunition against surface targets. The fire support coordination line should follow well-defined terrain features. The establishment of the FSCL must be coordinated with the 8 n; {: v( A7 C1 c5 Xappropriate tactical air commander and other supporting elements of the FSCL without prior coordination with the ground force commander provided the attack will not product adverse effects on or to the rear of the line. Attacks against surface targets behind this line must be coordinated with the appropriate ground % s1 }8 b! }$ O7 C1 `, kforce commander. ) \" r; d* s5 |# x$ _MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F * z0 I1 q& h7 u$ ?107 Firing Doctrine The ratio and manner of assigning numbers of interceptors against given attackers. One-on-one, salvo, shoot-look-shoot, shoot-fail-shoot, etc. are examples of different firing doctrine. The priority of targets being defended and the number of interceptors available relative to the number of attackers drive doctrine. 9 \, e0 d D. X) {9 b) y. U& _Firing Rate The number of missiles fired per site per minute. FIRMR Federal Information Resources Management Regulation. & ~6 q; F- S5 v0 BFIRST Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams. # y( J3 p+ k. ^0 C' \5 Y4 vFirst Article First article includes pre-production models, initial production samples, test $ O; o, ^1 K/ `. ~, W( y! Xsamples, first lots, pilot models, and pilot lots. Approval involves testing and " U, P- @% V' S8 d" e& j. K0 J# f* Oevaluating the first article for conformance with specified contract requirements & @$ C6 ~0 w6 O8 W/ P+ O9 _before or in the initial stage of production under a contract. First Strike The first offensive action of a war (generally associated with nuclear operations). 6 X5 Y; k# v" s9 B) EFirst Unit Equipped Date The scheduled date an end item and its support elements are issued to the * c/ l" w4 q, e' Zinitial operational capability unit and training in the new equipment training plan has been accomplished. FIS Facility Installation Standard. Fiscal Guidance The annual guidance issued by the SECDEF in the Defense Guidance which : w5 P2 R, U7 ]/ n; Z+ hprovides the fiscal constraints that must be observed by the DoD Components in the formulation of force structures and the FYDP, and by the OSD in reviewing proposed programs. 3 v9 w7 |$ W* GFISSP Federal Information System Support Program. % A5 v+ U, a. D- E/ f% VFIWC Fleet Information Warfare Center (USN term). 0 c$ ]. H# h) {+ \6 j/ d9 oFIX Site Firing-in-Extension (Target Launch site in White Sands Missile Range Northern Extension). Fixed Costs Costs that do not vary with the volume of business, such as property taxes, 1 C- p- D- x* h; Winsurance, depreciation, security, and minimum water and utility fees. & p: r9 `! p6 s' W9 A. E; wFixed Ground Entry Point (FGEP) ( K/ S. |3 ?; l) h, J0 IThe subset of GEPs, which are not transportable. GEPs provide the 7 l2 q0 A: c" t' j% S, T4 i9 S5 Tcommunications interfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2E. ; d% Z7 x& ]' y. s, G e! p, fFixed Ground Station All hardware, software, and facilities located at a fixed ground site necessary to receive, process, support, and analyze mission status and data, and disseminate operational messages. / z6 |$ d; F, j( X0 h/ }FLAGE OBSOLETE. Flexible Lightweight Agile Guided Experiment. (Predecessor program to Extended Range Interceptor (ERINT).) * _% I) c% C: t9 }FLC Federal Laboratory Consortium. 7 q( K( p) `7 y- I# BMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 108 Fleet Satellite Communications System # |: [1 Q: r- q(FLTSATCOM) 3 Y8 P' |& E8 D$ N: }$ HOperating at ultra high frequency (UHF), FLTSATCOM allows relatively low-cost # b% e% H7 b; ~; r; Kterminals with simple antennas for use on highly mobile platforms. It has a 5 C, u+ E3 P2 i' Jrelatively small capacity because of its much lower operating frequency. It provides a satellite communication system for high-priority communication * r, Z' F* b, d' p5 o" urequirements for the Navy and Air Force that encompasses almost the entire world. It supports other DoD needs as well. It consists of satellites in geosynchronous equatorial orbit, each with 23 communication channels in the UHF and SHF bands. The Navy has exclusive use of 10 channels for communication / V: q; H) `+ r7 Q$ rwith its land, sea, and air forces. The Air Force uses 12 others as part of its ' H I4 s6 I/ pAFSATCOM system for command and control of nuclear capable forces. The ; V6 g/ U# p: w# k# A# Rsystem has one 500 KHz channel allotted to the national command authorities. Flexible Response The capability of military forces for effective reaction to any enemy threat or attack with actions appropriate and adaptable to the circumstances existing. FLHER Funds and Labor Hours Expenditure Report. ! J8 \3 e. H. b5 KFlight Demonstration ! o. V1 O, L. u% ASystem (FDS) & `: E$ x6 P& g5 n- \- t7 sPart of the SBIRS Low Program Definition and Risk Reduction (PDRR) program phase. The FDS will consist of two satellites and a ground system being built by TRW/Hughes. The FDS satellites are to be launched in FY99 for a two-year test program to demonstrate operations and performance of a SBIRS Low concept, 3 {7 o) D# X/ p# E$ W9 M2 ucollect target and phenomenology data to support the objective system design, and validate cost estimating models. # y+ {! e8 o9 QFlight Path The line connecting the successive positions occupied, or to be occupied, by an 6 j. E9 |* Z! |2 |7 h& Gaircraft, missile, or space vehicle as it moves through air or space. (It is more commonly referred to as trajectory for space vehicles, especially ICBMs.) Flight Readiness Firing A missile system test of short duration conducted with the propulsion system operating while the missile is secured to the launcher. Such a test is performed to determine the readiness of the missile system and launch facilities prior to : |# o/ R- w, w; D) y' F+ G0 Oflight test. Flight Test Test of an aircraft, rocket, missile, or other vehicle by actual flight or launching. ' ~- g5 K5 _. mFlight tests are planned to achieve specific test objectives and gain operational . M) } J$ t* P" Z* i3 y0 A3 |information. Flight Test Vehicle (FTV) Prototype of airborne or spaceborne hardware used to validate a technology concept.

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FLIR Forward Looking Infrared Radar. ( C1 K' X9 a. \8 |& v4 i. {- L) yFLOT Forward Line of Own Troops. 2 }8 S P! m' B& _* dFLT Flight. FLTSATCOM Fleet Satellite Communications System. Fluence (or Integrated Flux) The product (or integral) of particle (neutron or photon) flux and time, expressed & X0 N9 T: n# o* Qin units of particles per square centimeter. The absorbed dose of radiation (in rads) is related to the fluence. (It should be specified whether this is incident or 0 x! z- {0 u' mabsorbed fluence). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F . Y6 h7 U; k# Z' o( K/ H109 Flyaway Cost The total cost related to the production of a usable end item of military hardware. Flyaway cost includes the cost of procuring the basic unit (airframe, hull, chassis, etc.), a percentage of basic unit cost for changes allowance, propulsion # s/ v: H8 B7 h" L# M5 t+ ?6 T) requipment, electronics, armament, and other installed government-furnished equipment, and nonrecurring production costs. Flyaway cost equates to Rollaway and Sailaway cost. FM (1) Flare Multiunit. + C# d3 @3 d- Y! t) t8 J T(2) Frequency Modulation. (3) Functional Manger. ! @1 H2 l2 M7 F# @(4) Force Module(s). + y$ A% A) p7 ]6 t) a(5) Field Manual. FMA Foreign Military Acquisition. * M2 S6 s* j& A6 z4 ]FMB Financial Management Board. FMC Flexible Manufacturing Cell. : z6 R% ?3 f+ T( _# P9 C3 d. O3 NFMEA Failure Modes Effects Analysis (ILS term). FMECA Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (ILS term). FMIR Fighting Mirror. 2 R$ N+ O) g% s: ?. X# g* ~FMP Foreign Materiel Program. FMS (1) Flight Mission Simulator (PATRIOT), Huntsville AL. + F. A; j3 l- ]4 G! @) N, l9 k) c- i(2) Foreign Military Sales. 1 B- L# D7 F; m- CFMTV Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (USA term). + Q7 |7 w& `! RFNC Federal Network Council ( z9 K3 ~; v( b0 R% _FO Force Operations (PATRIOT). 6 ~) l7 k, q5 ^8 C5 G5 A$ Q: ?9 PFO Link Fiber Optic Link. 9 [- s: q( V$ x2 FFOA Future Offensive Aircraft (UK RAF term). 0 q2 R) D* g: j4 |3 n) h1 w" m. hFOB Forward Operations Base. FOBS Fractional-Orbital Bombardment System. FOC Full Operational Capability. 6 H' r7 h" m4 OFocal Plane The plane, perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens, in which images of points in the object field of the lens are focused. Focal Plane % Q0 t% u5 ~) K, ~+ M1 g0 D9 AArray (FPA) , T* Q! t, O$ c. a, p7 x. b3 BAn FPA is a matrix of photon sensitive detectors which, when combined with low * i& l+ g9 E9 F: gnoise preamplifiers, provides image data for the signal frequencies of interest. , i7 ^1 m# N4 r3 y5 y8 V' o) x9 YFOFA Follow-On Force Attack. 4 J: o4 ^; D! l/ u' R( j4 Q5 Z& C3 fFOG Fiber-Optic Gyroscope. FOIA Freedom of Information Act (US). _" X9 j! D+ ]; b: sMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F : ^/ m( K( P$ Q3 h% O110 / ~3 \) Y! q* D+ E9 nFOL Forward Operating Location. % i, N) m% ` |8 Y& O* iFOLAN Fiber Optic Local Area Network. , X& d& z5 A2 pFolded Optics Any optical system containing reflecting components for the purpose of reducing the physical length of the system or for the purpose of changing the path of the " p" ]: U) X! o. uoptical axis. * ^9 H, L! Y1 ]/ bFollow-On Operational Test : |! _, m9 i# Z/ H9 f7 _and Evaluation # q+ S9 i' `% e' G(FOT&E) That test and evaluation that is necessary during and after the production period : W7 I/ j2 ~* f D7 `$ \to refine the estimates made during operational test and evaluation, to evaluate changes, and to reevaluate the system to ensure that it continues to meet operational needs and retains its effectiveness in a new environment or against a new threat. 9 ^) G; B, I1 N. fFOM Figure of Merit. ' L0 d/ ^* ~7 mFON Fiber Optic Network. ; b/ b+ s* J, ~7 V6 I0 j z0 \9 KFootprint (1) An estimated area of possible reentry or the solid angle of a detector or linear area of a detector at a certain location. ; Z0 @4 B' m$ g; o t: E, p' v(2) Geographic area in which a focused satellite downlink can be received. 3 b% ]0 h% G9 J6 K* ~2 lFOR Field of Regard. Force Closure The point in time when a supported commander determines that sufficient personnel and equipment are in the assigned area of operations to carry out 8 B. |, w5 _- Q1 m7 X/ w3 X4 lassigned tasks. * z8 S, k9 m( `Force Development Test and # W1 H ~0 f' q* NExperimentation 3 p+ {( \/ P# G/ wTests employing representative users to examine definition of materiel requirements or support/assess development of doctrine, training, organization, and logistics for system acquisition. (U.S. Army). - E4 G. X0 ?4 tForce Direction The operational management of the forces. Force Integration Staff Officer Army individual assigned to ODCSOPS to serve as HQDA user representative for / q; Q+ k& ~+ `3 p7 La specific system. Provides continuous coordination necessary for integration of ) L: X/ M+ j3 x" R) M9 Za new system into the Army force structure. Force 0 W% m' r1 f& Z" P" q% c1 K) N4 x0 DManagement 5 a# ^( _/ u; T2 HThe assessment of the effectiveness of the defense forces throughout an * h; w3 n# ^3 l* O: n( ]5 wengagement and adjustment of tactics and the system configuration as ' D/ r) C3 \5 w/ G6 s- Mnecessary to effectively allocate resources to satisfy mission objectives. Force Reliability The percentage of the missile force that will successfully detonate within 3.5 / g" W9 |5 X0 B9 c4 x* H! VCEPs of the target. FORDTIS Foreign Disclosure Technical Information System. Foreign Government # n8 M) g7 r% v6 h3 RInformation ! ]: S% X5 ]) [0 DInformation that is (1) provided to the United States by a foreign government or governments, an internal organization of governments, or any element thereof 1 H1 R6 Z! T. P" Swith the expectation, expressed or implied, that the information, the source of $ |' b- S: W: p$ k1 e1 N6 Vthe information, or both, are to be held in confidence; (2) produced by the United 4 J# P! ^1 Q1 [) c9 Y/ s& LStates pursuant to or as a result of a joint arrangement with a foreign government or governments or international organization of governments K2 v1 M; P5 ^3 t2 U8 rrequiring that the information, the arrangement, or both, are to be held in & S' C# Y% o, L, V+ i" _8 X" \$ Y3 {confidence. K8 a) ^0 V" E% X* Y. L- hMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 111 Foreign Military 1 F3 v, r q1 q7 C7 P* T# F' lSales (FMS) % o; G( A* B- \7 T; w' LThat portion of U.S. security assistance authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act, as amended. The - S3 h" M0 Q; q( Orecipient provides reimbursement for defense articles and services transferred 3 I3 d* j+ ~ z( x% ^; o! e" e* Ufrom the U.S. Includes case sales from stocks (inventories, services, training) by ! d1 ^4 d8 R6 Q* f/ Othe DoD defense services. Foreign Security Policy Model 6 o9 {$ X! `8 c2 D- Q% IA mathematically precise statement of a security policy. To be adequately - d- S6 f: N% [8 yprecise, such a model must represent the initial state of a system, the way in which the system progresses from one state to another, and a definition of a “secure” state of the system. 6 t" A% k; x6 o4 [8 O: CForm, Fit, and Function Data Technical data pertaining to items, components or processes for the purpose of 1 j, w% [& N- B# Gidentifying source, size, configuration, mating and attachment characteristics, functional characteristics and performance requirements. : C3 A* g" V0 O9 a, iFormal Qualification Review ! H/ R+ |3 w4 Y+ nA systems level configuration audit conducted after system testing is completed ) }- G8 E0 j/ b2 \6 o* V( l2 J# F* Eto ensure that performance requirements have been met. Formerly 4 \# Q3 `' M/ R; X, iRestricted Data " g# @$ g% P7 m3 g8 DInformation removed from the RESTRICTED DATA category upon joint % g4 ~- ` \6 M. wdetermination by DoE (or antecedent agencies) and DoD that such information # [& Z% N4 O$ ~$ vrelates primarily to the military utilization of atomic weapons and that such information can be adequately safeguarded as classified defense information. FORSCOM U.S. Army Forces Command, Ft. McPherson, GA. FORTRAN Formula Translation Language.

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Forward Edge of the Battle Area 2 H( p- Y3 }. |3 p# b(FEBA) The foremost limits of a series of areas in which ground combat units are deployed, excluding the areas in which the covering or screening forces are : ^. ]4 y% A9 B2 c' z& `1 x% V) Noperating, designated to coordinate fire support, the positioning of forces, or the ! Q: \$ ^' h, ^! d: a4 Mmaneuver of units. 5 v- G3 r8 ]: z) v2 ]1 W7 g( QForward Funding Carry-over of RDT&E funding into second year of appropriations availability. ! ]. ^0 M+ {! a$ ^4 Q& u; HRequires permission from high authority. FOS Family of Systems (TMD). FOSS Fiber-Optic Sensor System. " v, ^& x+ A4 [7 e3 f1 RFOT Follow-On Technologies. 6 |; T; w* P0 k) i" iFOT&E Follow-On Test & Evaluation. FOTC Force Over-the-horizon Track Coordinator (USN term). : j% f6 v0 @* S V( K! PFOUO For Official Use Only. Fourth & @2 v( i& w# J) W9 V: ~' |& o8 SGeneration Language - ?2 k, N/ v# X/ b( s, WA programming environment that produces both screen and report utilities for . w& A% p" V1 M6 ~$ _4 }use by lower-level programming environments. y' a& y# M5 n$ t$ VFOV Field of View. 4 L N. t" E5 B- Y1 JFOV Radar [Full] Field of View Radar i' S! ?( E+ Q; c3 U# [FP Focal Plane. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 112 + H2 ]/ z/ G! o. q1 j' rFPA Focal Plane Array. 2 l& F2 J: z3 {9 n* y, t( cFPC Facilities Protection Committee. FPI Fixed Price Incentive. 2 e! ?5 e% d& ?) a9 `FPS Fixed Radar. FPTOC Force Projection Tactical Operations Center (USA term). * q0 U6 |+ D2 p" a1 D- l# [FQR Formal Qualification Review. FQT Formal Qualification Testing. FR (1) Federal Register. (2) France. FRACAS Forward Reaction Altitude Control System. 8 k3 l& D- A4 A( SFRACS Forward Reaction Altitude Control System. ' }8 K- u+ T2 [% C8 E% ]/ wFragmentation Warhead A warhead, which releases small solid objects to damage or destroy its targets. FRAS Free Rocket Anti-Submarine. ' J" Q0 n- O. \FRC Fire Control Radar ) p$ D& Y& u9 ^* d: DFRD Facilities Requirements Document. Free Electron Laser (FEL) A type of laser, which generates radiation by the interaction of an electron beam with a static magnetic or electric field. Loosely speaking, free-electron laser - q- K% f$ W4 E4 gtechnology resembles and evolved from that used by particle accelerators (“atom / e1 A$ @0 |+ }smashers”). Lasers, which are not free electron lasers, are bound electron 0 R7 O8 a$ z" R; b4 Zlasers. ) O8 _7 z, \' Q' H& {$ BFree Rocket A rocket not subject to guidance or control in flight. - K x8 y; G8 F: o; R8 PFrequency Management The act of allocating frequencies, or bandwidths to a telecommunications N9 X5 J4 @$ m! S5 o' Z3 x5 [system, necessary to minimize the potential interference between 1 ?; A' o2 D3 T! w" `transmitting/receiving devices. Governing agencies and international agreement ) r$ K- z" W( M8 p1 t6 S# ccontrols authorized use of a particular frequency, frequencies, or bands. . q+ ~5 l5 ]8 N4 F5 f# n5 L6 e+ eFRG Federal Republic of Germany. FRN Force Requirement Number. FROD Functionally Related Observable Differences. FROG Free Rocket Over Ground. / b$ t* }- |' QFRN Force Requirement Number. FRP Full-Rate Production. / ?5 f# K+ [ b" H3 V9 QFRS Federal Reserve System. FS&E Facility Siting and Environment (MILCON term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 113 ' { N+ g! `/ a/ G: AFS3 Future Strategic Strategy Study. 6 F% H) e: r, i( q, W& y6 y& Z1 Y% DFSAF Future Surface-to-Air [Missile] Family. FSC (1) Fire Solution Computer. (2) Fire Support Coordination. FSCATT Fire Support CATT [for Weapons] (US Army term). FSCL Fire Support Coordination Line. : P& P& s/ o# N+ a. V) PFSD OBSOLETE. Full Scale Development Phase. See EMD. FSE Fire Support Element. FSM Firmware Support Manual. $ ~ _- h: g0 o" y4 pFSP Facility Security Plan. FSS Fixed Satellite Service. ; y. m6 ^; N, {, k A( F) t! @FSST Forward Space Support in-Theater. & L0 ?' V; t8 |$ X. Z3 ZFST Flight System Testbed. : F9 N7 k3 G" b! I& EFSU Former Soviet Union. FSU Republics Former Soviet Union Republics. d& P% e& V& l- S, eFT Flight Test. Ft Foot FTC Federal Trade Commission. ' m6 }4 y/ O6 b# y3 IFTD OBSOLETE. Foreign Technology Division (USAF), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. 3 j% r# \3 x9 x* Y& \See NAIC. , \% S T: U1 k% U* p2 U/ x) F% UFTI Fixed Target Indicator ; V6 T7 }% e* E& a! \7 q& AFTLS Formal Top-Level Specification. ' a! S' c; o* }FTP File Transfer Protocol (ADP/Internet term). 2 X$ l: ~: n/ [9 mFTR Flight Test Round. FTS (1) Flight Test Summary (2) Federal Telephone Service % u( Q$ h4 K2 sFTS 2000 Federal Telecommunications System 2000. FTV (1) Functional Technology Validation. (2) Flight Test Vehicle. & Y0 |. k" A) C7 t/ J5 u$ U* _4 kFTX Field Training Exercise. - m' n' G4 }7 ?! DFU Fire Unit (PATRIOT). ' D0 \1 A1 J2 s$ }3 E- s# I$ dFUE First Unit Equipped. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 114 . A8 p+ S8 V% | Q9 p5 @7 m, LFull Mission + f+ @' Z( {/ jCapable Material condition of an aircraft or training device indicting that it can perform all ; z) ~) L( [2 N% jof its missions. Also called FMC. `0 G$ Z) j1 f3 O. [( y% eFull Operational Capability (FOC) ' M; w0 c* B( b+ u: k9 gThe full attainment of the capability to employ effectively a weapon, item of ) v9 d5 i% C4 I9 H& M" B$ k8 wequipment, or system of approved specific characteristics, which is manned and operated by a trained, equipped, and supported military unit or force. % o4 V& ]/ n3 ~* |Full Rate + b& @+ V$ X. ?1 p, n) H0 qProduction Production of economic quantities following stabilization of the system design 7 g& K& a- w3 l) U' o4 sand prove-out of the production process. Fully Configured End Item The final combination of end products, component parts, and/or materials, which $ e+ J8 a& j$ W. lis fully ready for its intended operational use. Normally all production units are fully configured. Research and development units may be considered fully # }0 M; v3 H( W+ f6 ?" S3 |: ^configured if they are or are planned to become operationally equivalent to the production units.

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Fully Connected / \% I g( T/ c$ s+ O6 E+ RNetwork (FCN) 0 l0 b5 A3 U5 Q0 x( l& Z( E* O7 ~ AA network in which each node is directly connected with every other node. Functional 7 V" _2 [! \( z) y) E* n; `' O( \Analysis ) W+ ?! w9 k2 {, E2 q3 k/ FAn approach to the solution of a problem, in which the problem is broken down into its component function, such as intelligence, firepower, or mobility. Each . E3 L1 R: X, {% H/ T8 j& e# T1 Y+ orelevant function is then further analyzed and broken down into smaller functional components until a level of molecularity suitable for solution of the problem is attained. Functional Baseline & M9 ]! N9 i& a& s$ u5 q6 v# L5 ~(1) Established after the system requirements analysis/design activity has completed the definition of the system functions and associated data, interface characteristics, functional characteristics for key configuration items, and tests required to demonstrate achievement of each specified 1 C$ Q h6 L: A* m( U+ a) rcharacteristic. This Government normally controls the baseline. # x& D: N$ |& [; `9 i s# q: V; C5 r(2) In configuration management, the initial approved technical 3 ~) i; K2 ^) P8 @documentation for a configuration item. (3) Documentation describing a system’s functional characteristics and the verification required to demonstrate the achievement of requirements. Functional 8 p8 }& ?/ W3 q/ V, E. o) [1 b( c, _Configuration 3 p2 S1 t8 [4 r. ~! d- AAudit (FCA) The formal examination of functional characteristics test data for configuration item, prior to acceptance, to verify that the item has achieved the performance . F+ e( a& a5 _6 [: x; C) Xspecified in its functional or allocated configuration identification. 4 D5 f" T0 C7 d% SFunctional Economic 7 l+ T1 ]# J; ?" s2 T0 w6 c& |! WAnalysis (FEA) A structured proposal that serves as the principal part of a decision package for enterprise leadership. It includes an analysis of functional process needs or problems; proposed solutions, assumptions, and constraints; alternatives; lifecycle costs; benefits and/or cost analysis; and investment risk analysis. It is ( V: ?: E# x/ rconsistent with, and amplifies, existing DoD economic analysis policy in DoD Instruction 7041.3. 6 N0 I0 l( a l% vFunctional Kill The destruction of a target by disabling vital components in a way not ; v6 v' x3 |" v/ I# L6 O. S' iimmediately detectable, but which nevertheless prevents the target from ) l3 W4 _1 |3 X5 ofunctioning properly. An example is the destruction of electronics in a guidance system by a neutral particle beam. Also referred to as “soft kill.” 9 e$ q( X6 o9 h: r5 d: q+ C1 l bFunctional Support 6 q+ Z: |, d3 v7 sSystematized methodologies and procedures, or a common set of standards, applied to materiel acquisition programs. " }; o+ n* ~$ s! U4 n$ wFunctional Technology $ n) t' I0 d/ X4 h# N; @Validation (FTV) Program with the intent of proving or disproving a technology is useful for a given " i1 f! c: H6 L, `application. 0 s) f9 a3 N7 L( x+ W( GMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 4 s: U: y* v+ F! C! r0 w) E1 ~115 + Y k* W% b, \* C" dFunctional 4 M- I, d5 M% X5 f( o" n: N+ cTesting : s" P, p! C: c( w9 L) [The portion of testing in which the advertised features of a system are tested for + \. H% e* s6 F1 s9 f! zcorrect operation. , S, N$ e; i0 _$ Z. q0 o" yFunding Profile Program funding, usually displayed in columnar spreadsheet format by years, starting with previous year through current year and out-years. 8 q8 I% V( G5 J, W3 V; MFuture Years Defense Program + G N8 N0 u' A' e [! [) o(FYDP) 6 m3 g4 v% [! O1 O* bThe official DoD document that summarizes forces and resources associated with programs approved by the Secretary of Defense. Its three parts are the organizations affected, appropriations accounts and the 11 major force programs (strategic forces, airlift, R&D, etc.). Under the biennial PPBS cycle, the FYDP is 6 ]) `) g0 |3 l @7 uupdated in even years in April (POM); October (budget); and then in January (President’s budget) of odd years. The primary data element in the FYDP is the Program Element (P.E.). Formerly known as the Five Years Defense Program. 8 x* x! ~6 r6 k1 ]& mFWCA Fixed Wing Combat Aircraft. ! K. Z- N! h# F2 s- s6 R2 SFwd Forward. FXBR Forward-based X-Band Radar. : L& D n8 x2 rFY Fiscal Year. 2 V ^9 [ b! R& y# k0 f1 }3 Y6 s% sFYDP Future Years Defense Program. 7 G: d& E, Q, s! r" T% [MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 116 % m% B( c& w4 q# ]" X, [" FG Giga (one thousand million). 4 ^, ^' L9 y. ^ ]# Lg Gram. # u# z( T: ^3 _' n9 ^ OG&A General and Administrative costs. G&C Guidance and Control. G&O Goals and Objectives. / r0 I4 M$ c( l' z0 D) s# W& WG/A Ground-to-Air ) d3 R- V% X2 ?8 h! a, q* h: ~G/G Ground-to-Ground. GaAs Gallium Arsenide. % D( }& W' b1 U) H+ qGalosh The Soviet Anti-Ballistic Missile system built to defend Moscow from missile $ x) W) I. L k! f6 K# pattack. Gamma-Ray Electromagnetic radiation resulting from nuclear transitions. Although incorrect, high-energy radiation, particularly “bremsstrahlung,” is sometimes referred to as gamma radiation. Gamma-Ray 9 d0 m/ Z }) i ?Laser - B; |$ }2 A' Z# D& CA laser which generates a beam of gamma rays; also called a “graser.” A gamma-ray laser, if developed, would be a type of x-ray laser; although it would employ nuclear reactions, it need not (but might) employ nuclear fission or fusion reactions or explosions. GAMS GPS (Global Positioning System)-Aided Munitions. : v" z7 ~2 m3 q4 ^+ e' c0 KGaNMPA Gallium Nitride Microwave Power Amplifiers. (A demonstration program to develop GaN based transistors and integrated circuits for power amplifiers in systems such as Ground Based Radar. Goal is to reduce total weight and size by a factor of 10). GAO General Accounting Office. GARDIAN General Area Defense Integrated Anti-missile Laser System. 9 ]8 X0 P4 X1 S1 i! FGAT Government Acceptance Testing. 7 W; S4 S: b* U0 hGAT CALL Guidance, Apportionment, and Targeting Call (JFACC term). GATE Graphic Analysis Tool Environment. Gateway An element that contained a node on the SDS backbone network as well as on some other network(s) and would have performed protocol and format 0 w! C$ z$ h& @3 G) _% v+ O/ Zconversions necessary to accept messages from one network and retransmit them on the other. GATS GPS (Global Positioning System)-Aided Targeting System. GB (1) Ground-Based. (2) Gigabyte. GBD Global Burst Detector. GBDL Ground-Based Data Link. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 0 {, N; G8 _, U% }& @117 0 s5 `! y. g) x3 E6 G( D3 tGBEV Ground Based Experimental Version. ! H, Y4 d5 P9 h1 T8 }GBFEL Ground-Based Free Electron Laser. " l7 d' x) R/ D. ~* iGBHE Ground-Based Hypervelocity Gun Experiment. 9 N2 r Q- f. E/ @$ b! N9 c, iGBHRG Ground-Based Hypervelocity Rail Gun. GBI OBSOLETE. See Ground-Based Interceptor. GBI-P Ground-Based Interceptor – Prototype. GBI-X Ground-Based Interceptor Experiment. GBKV Ground-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle. GBL Ground-Based Laser. GBLD Ground-Based Launcher Demonstration. GBLRS Ground-Based Laser Repeater Station. GBM Global Battle Managers. GBMD Global Ballistic Missile Defense. 9 n; q. J K7 k7 z7 G5 {% QGBMI Ground-Based Midcourse Interceptor. 0 x' H/ f, ~7 a9 y( tGBOS Ground-Based Optical System. GBPST Ground-Based Passive Signal Tracking. : g! L" V9 ~2 r+ u( E, CGBR See Ground-Based Radar. GBR-M Ground-Based Radar-Midcourse. $ X$ z a. p1 `' f2 pGBR-O Ground-Based Radar-Objective. / w7 m5 O* s6 c% x5 k" g% j6 M) \& d0 sGBR-P Ground-Based Radar-Prototype. GBRT Ground-Based Radar Terminal. % {% t% g% n$ q0 u6 n( {1 C- X& \GBR-X The experimental version of the GBR. GBRF Ground-Based Radio Frequency.

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GBRI Ground-Based Rocket Interceptor. GBRT Ground-Based Radar Terminal. GBS Ground-Based Sensor. & S7 |9 I* S& |# E6 f6 M, \GCA (1) Guidance, Control, and Avionics. (2) Guidance, Control, and Airframe. GCC Ground Component Commander (JFACC term). 3 o, M( K% E5 j" d) _5 IGCCS Global Command and Control System. . I2 I" g. P7 p( c+ DMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 4 i! t1 \+ E* l+ }118 GCI Ground Control Intercept. GCN Ground Communications Network. 8 o% X/ e$ V- @5 yGCS Ground Control Station. GD General Dynamics. 9 E' }. L3 P; m4 E KGDL Gas Dynamic Laser. % ^$ j+ e' i0 g& pGEDI Ground-Based Electromagnetically-Launched Defensive Impactors. 2 Z1 H; M. g1 kGEM Guidance Enhancement Missile (PATRIOT). General Manager Program % _! I l. o+ R9 Z, Q6 B. {Management * ]. m3 X: d( t \( H8 B! t' F- UDirective (GPMD) : b) ?% {3 b) @1 ^4 U& cOBSOLETE. The primary document used by the GM to direct the Service BMD PEO on the specific actions necessary to fulfill BMD program requirements. + p& x6 V) t9 Z! Z, Y* I4 jGeneral Specifications 0 d" P3 U- ^$ I( ~- |, e p6 \5 nA general specification covers requirements common to two or more types, classes, grades, or styles of products, services or materials; this avoids the ' C0 D- T o" s$ Q1 Z/ Crepetition of common requirements in detail specifications. It also permits changes to common requirements to be readily affected. General specifications " j$ F9 l& m, u$ nmay also be used to cover common requirements for weapons systems and % V% j. w# N$ E3 P, i0 v. ^+ X6 Jsubsystems. Generic Rest of World Target (GROW) Strategic target being developed for GMD program. GEO Geo-synchronous Earth Orbit. # c7 G+ T- U# l0 s$ Y2 G' LGEODSS Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System. Geo-stationary Orbit (GSO) 3 x7 s7 @/ @8 |+ [8 rAn orbit 35,784 km above the equator. A satellite placed in such an orbit % } \0 H5 B7 ]. q$ Orevolves around the earth once per day, maintaining the same position relative to the surface of the earth. It appears to be stationary, and is useful as a 2 E9 F5 ] R" _# [communications relay or as a surveillance post. GEP OBSOLETE. Ground Entry Point. IFICS. GES Ground Engineering System. ! v% V' [! l+ A. eGFE Government Furnished Equipment. See Government Furnished Property. . a1 y: _8 s5 a4 Q; c( PGFI Government Furnished Information. GFM Government Furnished Material. 6 z+ S9 O1 e. ]! C9 q% s' v4 E( l4 IGFM/P Government Furnished Material and Property. See Government Furnished $ i: b" ?! h! W7 kProperty. 7 ]* @: k0 j4 M- H+ jGFP Government Furnished Property. GFS Government Furnished Software. See Government Furnished Property. ; E& n7 R: I) bMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 119 ) q) g' _' e7 X( s; FGhosting This condition occurs when two or more targets reside close to the same plane also containing two sensors viewing the targets so they are within experimental determination of having the same hinge angle F. Thus, ghosting depends on + o( ~) G0 [2 k8 C& yLOS error and positions. GHz Giga Hertz (1 x 10(9) Hz). + h$ B; a* a8 V, T0 zGIDEP Government/Industry Data Exchange Program. . G' X' i' k! E/ F. k- S% c1 zGIF Generic Interface. 2 Y0 Y: @5 F8 n, g0 g' Y5 pGII Global Information Infrastructure. GIP Ground Impact Point. 0 R R+ S6 v; r( s; ]GIS Geographic Information System. $ R7 @6 ?7 q7 [3 j, R* a' S* OGITIS Government Integrated Technical Information System. GLCM Ground-Launched Cruise Missile. GLP Ground Launched Probe. See Brilliant Eyes Probe. Global Environment 5 z1 Z9 N4 s" t* e* E1 CThe ISTC Global Environment is responsible for the creation, propagation, and & P8 D5 A6 f& d. h- [+ Smaintenance of test scenario common knowledge, how subsets of this ! W9 Q4 C8 u/ A0 G& [information will be determined, and how common knowledge will be disseminated " z8 q1 {4 ]( l8 Hto the various element representations (nodes). The Global Environment performs functions which are common to the scenario such as timing, health, 4 L- p4 ~& M, G$ r1 Dstatus, state vectors of objects, and effects models. 0 p$ A1 p' |( T# SGlobal Positioning System (GPS) The NAVSTAR Global Positioning System is a space-based radio navigation * B) O( @7 C5 y- l; E0 B. \network providing precise positioning and navigation needs of all the military $ A' p9 ~% N( Z# nservices. In the fully operational configuration, there will be 18 satellites in six orbital planes with an orbit period of 12 hours at 10,900 nautical miles altitude. Each satellite transmits three L-band, pseudo-random noise-coded signals, one * y( ~& o- p" K1 K2 n% u6 G; B" X L2 DS-band, and one ultra high frequency for spacecraft-to-spacecraft data relay. + j6 b! f g# `$ Y1 B7 t/ L! Y, [! J" AGlobal Protection Against Limited : v' [7 C. S" f3 g. L0 aStrikes (GPALS) # F5 O6 U, R% k7 sOBSOLETE. GPALS was an architecture denoting an anti-missile system designed to provide protection against limited ballistic missile strikes, be they deliberate, accidental or unauthorized—whatever their source. GPALS was 3 ~' m% Q9 C. m; x3 Z+ H/ t& Kcomposed of three interrelated segments: (1) theater ballistic missile defenses, 1 G* Y% P( L9 band associated space-based sensors, to protect U.S. forces deployed abroad, and our friends and allies; (2) ground-based defenses, with space sensors, to ( y! a& }2 Q' K6 S! X2 M$ z0 N9 x( hprotect the entire United States against long-range ballistic missiles; and (3) , ?9 {3 b) J9 |# {/ einterceptors based in space – Brilliant Pebbles – capable of providing ; F+ h' y) u9 Q. N8 Zcontinuous, global coverage by intercepting enemy ballistic missiles with ranges 4 G3 H; u# n P' T3 pgreater than several hundred miles. * u7 `7 s" s% z$ S4 [& pGlobal Protection Against Limited Strikes (GPALS) Program OBSOLETE. The GPALS Program consisted of six Major Defense Acquisition 1 i- G8 @* e( v& ]1 Z0 TPrograms: GPALS System/BMC 3 " C" K4 H* D/ l. [, National Missile Defense (NMD), Global Missile Defense (GMD), Upper Tier Theater Missile Defense (UTTMD), Corps SAM, and G% I+ n; E/ {: mPATRIOT. Army PEO GPALS was re-designated PEO Missile Defenses in 1992. GLOBIXS Global Information Exchange System. % D: {# W; K _6 z2 H- Y4 ZGLONASS Global Navigational Satellite System. / k( C- V7 ^; N$ s7 d9 FMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G & ?/ G# K$ A% u) i, I4 O V) P120 GLOW Gross Lift-Off Weight. GLP Ground Launched Probe. See Brilliant Eyes Probe. 9 E w& U8 K: ]! l x" M8 p9 B& LGLS Ground-Launched Sensor. ! C0 j) L- F& Y2 z3 [. d9 xGM (1) Guided missile. (2) General Manager. GMACC Ground Mobile Alternate Command Center. T+ G& b* }1 B& `( w) }GMAOC Ground Mobile Alternate Operations Center. 3 W/ f* s* U% Y0 U* s( z4 F4 ZGMCC Ground Mobile Command Center. GMCP Ground Mobile Command Post. GMD (1) Ground-based Midcourse Defense (formally National Missile Defense) (2) Global Missile Defense (OBSOLETE). GMT Greenwich Mean Time. 8 e4 S r3 d; ZGMTT&C Ground Mobile Tracking, Telemetry, and Control. GN&C Guidance, Navigation, and Control. 9 |* E7 Y' h, o3 i- ]GNC&P Guidance, Navigation, Control and Propulsion. GND Ground. 1 Y) f3 O0 Q1 M; e% [GOCO Government Owned, Contractor Operated. GOES Geo-stationary Operational Environmental Satellite. GOI Government of Israel. ; x5 I8 h1 R! O" oGOJ Government of Japan.

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GOSG General Officer Steering Group. 0 F3 s3 [" @) ~; u. K( u8 jGOSIP Government Open Systems Interconnect Profile (CALS term). ' W' k6 C# n& ?* dGOSP Government Open System Protocol (CALS term). GOTS Government Off-the-Shelf. Gov’t Government. + R @: {, v* l! \/ B+ A) dGovernment Furnished Property 8 u3 ?# ?5 M; r: I% j5 j9 PProperty in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and # D& I0 |- ^. g6 p2 B0 Z- q2 usubsequently made available to the contractor. (See FAR 45.101.) + p0 H8 G" O# ?. Y, `Government : M) P' Z; _& |+ |5 F( h+ ^Verification Management 9 Q: H/ e! q4 ~- r* Q* G6 Y5 wPlan (GVMP) 5 }/ b0 x& V# j& oA management document that provides the overall framework for BMDS verification. It includes processes for implementation, organizational relationships, and stakeholder responsibilities. It covers the full scope of BMDS 2 I7 G2 ^1 t- D9 B3 vverification and identifies how all BMDS verification activities will come together to confirm BMDS capability. 0 Z. q7 U, R" r$ [$ X0 D' j2 k+ nMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 121 GP Group. GPALS Global Protection Against Limited Strikes. . l7 ^$ C; m% t; rGPC Global Protection Center. 8 J) Q3 T+ G/ D- L; QGPMD General Manager Program Management Directive. ; d0 S2 h4 k3 L! l; \+ Q: X, \GPO Government Printing Office (US). GPP General Purpose Processor. GPS (1) Global Positioning System. (2), Global Protection System. GPSIU GPS Interface Unit. 0 Z0 @. x5 H' j, gGPU Guidance Processor Unit (US Army term). Graceful ! ~4 K1 \0 h eDegradation A condition in which a system continues to operate, providing service in a degraded mode rather than failing completely or catastrophically. GRASER Gamma-Ray Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. (See Gamma- Ray Laser.) GRC General Research Corporation. . c: u2 { r2 Q& L& K! k- `Green Code Interface Software. Ground-Based 6 |2 i% b' f; I2 B tDefense The ground-based sensor and weapon systems of BMD. Ground-Based 3 f3 a. n, r3 j% b) mInterceptor (GBI) # ]4 x2 y6 g7 @7 m W% S* B X+ L8 MA kinetic energy exoatmospheric interceptor with long flyout range to provide, where possible, a multiple engagement capability for defense of the U.S. with a : l( B" k$ l% S& V V) w5 Frelatively small number of missile launch locations. It is designed to engage 2 L- m" }$ z: upost-boost vehicles and/or RVs in the midcourse phase of flight. 7 g9 E2 f. ~1 N/ r9 Q: B! d(USSPACECOM) (Successor to Exoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor / b9 P) {$ `, N: [% P- @Subsystem (ERIS).) See EKV. Ground-Based 5 k" T2 k6 Z6 q" n) B0 EInterceptor Experiment (GBI-X) ! n6 m3 a5 Z) W9 @Designed to infuse advanced technology and promote competitive environment for GBI. % t( X1 V Q" P( x2 ~2 }: AGround-Based # k9 v9 l' f, I. h% a: n. G7 X, O. V( @Radar (GBR) % A' s! }9 h% O% F# [. v/ \! H: rA task-able, modular, multi-function, phased-array radar that provides surveillance, tracking and engagement planning data in post-boost, midcourse, " ?2 [, n' P: @8 E; uand terminal flight phases within its capabilities. It also provides target 2 c u3 h9 N; b0 W: {discrimination, in-flight target updates (IFTUs), and target object maps (TOMs) to % x9 {5 ]; S" B$ M; J! k! J( }3 H, q/ Minterceptor vehicles. See THAAD. (USSPACECOM) 5 M( l1 M$ L* O' Q! a% j. FGround-Based Radar Terminal (GBRT) The sensor for the NMD system. An X-band, ground-based, phased array radar 6 K% o- o( U; L! l5 Ccapable of detecting, tracking, and providing discrimination information to a 0 M+ f9 O. i7 p k8 o3 Qground-based interceptor. \3 J) G/ g) a n2 M' ?" w6 KGround-based F2 q2 _% _- w, ] [Surveillance and 0 G; R& y1 [: ]Tracking System (GSTS) A fast-response rocket-launched sensor, which can support the SDS midcourse 8 [# `0 ^6 ~) z8 z9 z; t k9 Ksensor suite by employing multiple Long Wavelength Infrared (LWIR) wavebands and a visible waveband sensor to provide tracking and discrimination of , E0 o ~" X5 @/ I W6 g7 ppotentially lethal targets. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G $ L% B# v; b. t122 Ground Entry Point (GEP) - A" B" x) \# d |/ _OBSOLETE. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS $ o& Z& C5 \4 A* t& k" }space orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2 E. See IFICS. " v( f0 w5 g& o* G; [8 D7 b& ^Ground Mobile Regional Operations ! g4 _) m6 c ~% r' v4 J; UCenter ) M4 Y5 @8 o, k% F5 {) D0 H(GMROC) Transportable ground segment of the Regional Operations Center. % b! Y, l. }' S1 Y5 n8 V' H8 bGround Zero The point on the surface of the earth at, or vertically below or above, the center of a planned or actual nuclear detonation. 6 w9 ^6 w6 }, K$ W% q% Q2 |GS Garrison Support (US Army term). G) Z R3 c) j/ b$ P, dGSA General Services Administration (US). H4 O. i6 Y! {) V$ z' v1 ^GSDC Ground Station Demonstration Lab. ; c5 }! [ Y& S& L/ V: iGSE (1) Ground Support Equipment. (2) Government Support Equipment. 1 ^6 b6 |- k& O1 @7 ^; IGSFC Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. GSII Government Services Information Infrastructure. GSM Ground Station Module. 9 X. s) n6 T- P; p% ]GSO Geo-stationary Orbit. 5 Y! |3 @) ?5 I. J3 zGSR Ground Station Radar. GSTS OBSOLETE. A fast-response, rocket-launched, Long Wavelength Infrared 5 @9 a6 v$ `: `9 H3 I4 C(LWIR) and visible waveband sensor, which would have enhanced the : Y2 d: }5 m2 I: Jinformation available from the SDS’ midcourse sensor suite by providing tracking ' {. V8 k6 D- ~+ |and discrimination data on potentially lethal targets. + H7 a) O! [" N$ A ZGSTS (F) GSTS Farm. 5 b' r; H# z' v ~% W# U' {$ vGTA Ground Test Accelerator. GTACS Ground Theater Air Control System. 1 v, x4 E5 y) z3 ?GTE GTE Corporation. 4 T& ?5 z' K1 N* [4 AGTF Guided Test Flights. 6 ?8 n5 t3 ?# Y8 y: l* r1 N$ RGTM Global Track Manager. 2 G8 S3 }' R5 r7 gGTN General Technical Note. ! P0 V4 E0 Q) jGTR Gulf Test Range, Eglin AFB, FL. % i) X+ x X' C: iGTSF Guidance Test and Simulation Facility (PATRIOT), Huntsville, AL. 7 M& a" r6 K5 u: u+ {* eGTV Guided Test Vehicle. GUI Graphic User Interface. # K5 L) \1 V: V# C6 w& bMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G + S0 p* [$ h- o) u6 S123 Guidance (1) Direction, altitude control, and navigation (where appropriate) of sensors ( d+ a4 R# C" ?+ k( Vor interceptor vehicles. 1 p* f8 V( F/ `. c) P( N(2) The entire process by which target intelligence information received by a * R+ X/ l. @+ pguided missile is used to effect proper flight control to cause timely " B, K9 d i9 b8 adirection changes for effective target interception. " I) C2 }9 Z) p$ x" |9 R4 Y; Y. d: I# vGuidance $ H6 ?7 G, T1 hEnhanced Missile (GEM) , u. ]% E# q" u" c5 S1 [A companion program to PATRIOT PAC-2, which includes enhancements to the radar to increase intercept range and performance. Guidance * l1 i8 e t xSystem (Missile) A system, which evaluates flight information, correlates it with target data, , r5 t; A5 J# Zdetermines the desired flight path of the missile, and communicates the necessary commands to the missile flight control system. n: G8 O {; J8 d: A0 rGuided Missile An unmanned vehicle moving above the surface of the earth, whose trajectory or 4 }1 ?4 m: Q, _' }& k; gflight path is capable of being altered by an external or internal mechanism. 2 h3 V4 i8 r! O, N# EGVSC Generic VHSIC (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit) Spaceborne Computer. GWAPS Gulf War Air Power Survey, 1994 [a DoD-sponsored survey]. A+ N& ]* l1 W3 V0 U _Gwd Giga watt-days. GWEN Ground Wave Emergency Network. 6 l& B" a; R- L e# x$ a. UGZ Ground Zero. % E/ m& U8 ~: O% k' M' cMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 124 H Hour. " Y7 _7 n4 r# g, }3 [5 c0 vH&S Health and Status. 6 O2 _( J+ R4 f. _H/W Hardware. c- ^9 F5 o0 m2 \3 y& GHA Higher Authority. HABE High Altitude Balloon Experiment. ) x8 L6 c% {+ _" H3 X1 \3 J& cHAC House Appropriations Committee (US). HADS High Altitude Defense System. HALE High Altitude Long-Endurance. HALE UAV High Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Half-Value " s) D9 F5 L A# ^! O& N- e- YThickness (HVT) The thickness of a given material, which will absorb half the gamma radiation incident upon it. This thickness is inversely proportional to its density and also : I* ~7 D5 o f8 Odepends on the energy of the gamma rays. ) f4 C, O+ R7 a. q8 @HALO II High Altitude Observatory II HAMS Hardness Assurance, Maintenance and Surveillance. a5 W/ g/ a6 R- k6 D, g- C* wHandoff This occurs when information on positions, velocities and tracks are given by one sensor or system to another and the first sensor or system continues to track the objects. 3 C5 F% r+ F/ ^/ s* `Handover This occurs when information is passed on to another sensor or system in which the first does not continue to track. 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HAOIS High Altitude Optical Imaging System. % m1 d1 }+ G0 m7 }2 x- Q" @HAP High Altitude Probe. Hard Kill (HK) Destruction of a target in such a way as to produce unambiguous visible 9 M8 |: i- u; Y4 {* Kevidence of its neutralization. . h- O' I p+ `7 {8 {4 g, vHardening Design and manufacturing process and other measures, which may be employed / p, Y, l: y, U; J3 {to render military assets less vulnerable. HARDMAN Hardware/Military Manpower Integration (Navy ILS term). 9 p, H& V% T* W& n- d7 G8 _( i SHardness A property of a target; measured by the power needed per unit area to destroy the target. A hard target is more difficult to kill than a soft target. Hardware-in-the- % o6 h2 `9 @% s4 c7 GLoop (HWIL) - z: [. c/ w& p* oTests in which BM/C3 computer and communication test systems will be in communication with some of the hardware test facilities developed for other BMD technology programs. 5 c% S1 _5 }6 A) O5 yHardware Security Computer equipment features or devices used in an ADP system to preclude ! W% z# v4 H3 m2 {unauthorized access to data or system resources. HARM High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 125 % ]( t& r' O4 u1 nHASC House Armed Services Committee (US). ! K% H2 e Z+ s9 g, @8 h8 f, D/ RHASP Hardened Ada Signal Processor. : s3 s0 ^' j; y1 u# dHATELM High-speed Anti-TEL Missile. : x# S6 O9 e/ ?3 u: AHATMD High-Altitude Theater Missile Defense. (U.S. Army) HAVE STARE Name assigned a proven sensor capability. HAWK Homing All-the-Way Killer. HBCU/MI Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions. ( U$ g1 m+ H! ]HBHO Hard-body Hand-over [algorithms]. ( J3 f- L- ] b6 oHCO High Consequence Option (Safety Engineering term). ( L: D. ^" b( q- T% zHCT Mercury Cadmium Telluride. - x, R y6 P+ E/ v5 k$ u4 XHDA Hybrid Detector Assembly. HDBK Handbook. 6 j$ E3 M/ E: P6 a3 QHDR High Data Rate. * H; I. }! i/ n! H3 D0 UHDX Half Duplex (TelComm/Computer term). HE (1) High Explosive. (2) High Energy. ; r0 s6 R i, j$ w2 QHealth and Status (H&S) 9 x, V6 r5 b$ [% q$ QHealth and Status pertains to a unit’s ability to assess the conditions of its subsystem functions. The term H&S is used for units in remote locations, such as satellites, where ground controls must interface with BITE to determine operational status of the satellite and its equipment. . q$ R+ Q! L6 j y) ^Heavy Replicas (HREPS) Decoys, which by virtue of shape, size, and mass, closely approximate an RV’s - H& T5 a* R: F& ksignature. HREPS have significant off- load penalty. 5 s' m6 X! x- oHEDI OBSOLETE. See High Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor. ) C, K4 V9 S, R* _+ ~4 R: Q& ]HEDR High Endoatmospheric Defense Radar. HEDS High Endoatmospheric Defense System. $ Y6 C# K4 e: X/ y2 ^: |! ZHEI High Endoatmospheric Interceptor. , V5 R; t/ b O# f4 `5 nHEL High Energy Laser. HELKS High Energy Laser Kill System. HELLO High Energy Laser Light Opportunity. 7 _7 a/ q1 H, e" F/ LHELSTF High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility. , ^' d3 ^3 k! ZHELWS High Energy Laser Weapon System. 6 O5 C0 f- i" ?' m& ?4 R/ T- ]HEMP High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 9 X1 l) w9 q2 o+ D h9 E126 ' I- S" D9 P( aHEMTT Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (US Army prime mover). Hen House Soviet area defense radar used as a component of the Moscow ABM system that provides VHF coverage of space to monitor orbiting satellites and early # u* l9 y' K7 j' Kwarning of ICBMs launched from the U.S. HEO See High Earth Orbit. - X- Z5 h# v9 l0 u6 ^HERA (1) An improved surrogate TBM test target. ' O3 U/ W5 x, x1 L5 w: |* c(2) Two-stage, ground launched solid propellant theater target vehicle. (MDA H- f& Y* x: S7 CLexicon) 5 ?! Q5 Y- l* U; h* [, B LHERO Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (SM-2 Bk IVA). HESP High Efficiency Solar Panel. HEU Highly Enriched Uranium. $ W% o& {% [( |1 |; YHF (1) High Frequency. (2) Hydrogen fluoride. HF/DF (1) High Frequency/Direction Finding. (2) Hydrogen Fluoride/Deuterium Fluoride. (Chemicals used in IR chemical i" W$ {" j: F( u% m* P, Flasers). * B9 s5 ~/ d1 y) YHFCNR High Frequency Combat Net Radio. + |& `/ K0 B8 Q7 A WHFE Human Factors Engineering. 6 B# t1 Q+ ]4 JHgCdTe Mercury Cadmium Telluride. HHB Headquarters and Headquarters Battery. 8 K P1 T5 J7 V5 aHIBEX High-Acceleration Boost Experiment. ! l: m3 n4 p! m$ M4 P# bHIBREL High Brightness Relay. HIC Human-in-Control. HICOM High Command (Navy term). / J" y: G9 j2 GHICTB Human-in-Control Test Bed. 2 o6 \% t3 E2 S1 ~8 i) v5 eHIDACZ High Density Aerospace Control Zone. HIDAR High Data Rate. ) _# m8 w6 z. H+ s( t! V: oHigh Earth Orbit / u* @% T9 l+ m# d(HEO) An orbit about the earth at an altitude greater than 3,000 nautical miles (about 5 U2 I# R0 [4 _5 s" V5,600 kilometers). + F& Y+ B: l/ ~4 h- `& rHigh ( x3 G; b3 V8 b8 mEndoatmosphere / @% Y5 t" ?9 K2 f% dThat portion of the earth’s atmosphere, generally above 40 km altitude. High 5 j# a0 o3 X- EEndoatmospheric Defense 8 g0 P+ C0 @; Z. j0 s/ j8 n; MInterceptor (HEDI) ' ~( T5 D8 e& c0 ^3 V pOBSOLETE. Interceptor concept designed to engage RVs within the (upper or high endo) atmosphere. (Predecessor to Endo-Exoatmospheric Interceptor (E2I).) 0 a) x! M: D* ]+ F) u6 NMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 5 J1 h1 r, F5 k5 O* T127 High Density Aerospace 9 B- p8 W' o$ z9 I0 s9 @: H) jControl Zone $ |" r8 e" L1 s7 E. [, D0 C(HIDACZ) ) G R$ P4 @/ B; T% {1 dAirspace designated in an airspace control plan or airspace control order, in 9 ]' c6 d3 B, S- e0 d. g( Fwhich there is a concentrated employment of various weapons and users. A 8 W; ~. u+ X* {HIDACZ has defined dimensions, that usually coincide with geographical + ^# \( a& R; @8 e3 D/ Y1 yfeatures or navigational aides. Access to a HIDACZ is normally controlled by the maneuver commander. The maneuver commander can also direct a more restrictive weapons status within the HIDACZ. Higher Authority 5 x; ?$ r5 O u6 j9 |7 _! UInterface & J% {1 b8 u, q" IPolicy, strategy, doctrine, readiness conditions, and rules of engagement from higher authorities for use by the defense system in conducting system operations including specific orders specifying actions such as testing, defense ( l- \ J3 J8 u3 L& o; tenabling, pre-delegation of authority, etc. Also the reporting of situation assessment and system readiness to higher authority. High Order 0 U3 ~9 ~. d% z& u/ _- R9 wLanguage (HOL) & D/ Z3 L- P$ A3 e4 ?. E9 B& z2 uA programming language that requires little knowledge of the computer on which , U7 x, Y% N; v; \: ra program will run, can be translated into several different machine languages, allows symbolic naming of operations and addresses, provides features designed to facilitate expression of data structures and program logic, and 9 {& ^2 a+ a* _" S, [) z2 {usually results in several machine instructions for each program statement. 0 W& q7 i! t. y' d! xHIL Human In-the-Loop. HIMAD High to Medium Altitude Air Defense. ) F/ d8 _: Z9 SHIMEZ High Altitude Missile Engagement Zone. HIP Hot Isostatic Processing. HIRAM High Resolution Infrared Auroral Measurements. HISEM High Speed Environmental Multi-burst Model. HIT (1) Heterojuncture Internal Photomissive. (2) Homing Interceptor Technology. 5 X2 z5 I9 Y; N* t, c/ g4 EHK Hard Kill. HKV Hit to Kill Vehicle. - ^2 M1 ]; f- M: r. g) Q$ qHLD Hardware Description Language. / ?7 R8 ]3 ]7 N& gHLLV Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle. ( [5 `1 ~1 @1 b. N4 a1 q: XHMC&M Hazardous Material Control and Management. 9 o! _; B O' gHMI Human Machine Interface. HMMWV High Mobility Mutli-purpose Whealed Vehicle (USA term) (pronounced Hum Vee). * G) ]& w, n4 E* J8 I9 M" }* vHMPC Hazardous Maintenance Procedure Code. & U$ _) Y- Z! j8 @; R$ D5 |1 yHMSC Hughes Missile System Corporation. 0 k% `. |# U" W% D9 J/ gHOB Height of Burst. 8 `# e5 ^( B! s! @7 d6 KHOE OBSOLETE. Homing Overlay Experiment. (Predecessor program to 9 S& d+ ]6 |) F: Y5 \7 xExoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor Subsystem (ERIS).) HOL High Order Language. : k( X' U& u8 J3 X) o. |$ D" iMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 128 # g" o5 ~; ~+ T+ oHoming All-the- ) d. D, S% o6 p* z' N4 rWay Killer (HAWK) (1) Upgrades to the HAWK interceptor and radar system to provide the * Y( z; `) g2 Q: ~1 ~Marine Corps with a mobile point theater ballistic missile defense capability. % t. Y4 _6 t) k. ]) l/ ~) M% v(2) A mobile air defense artillery, surface-to-air missile system that provides non-nuclear, low to medium altitude air defense coverage for ground - Y7 Y2 T# E+ M& fforces. Designated as MIM-23. Homing Device A device, mounted on a missile, to aid its guidance to a target. The homing ; A& P2 U1 b# K3 |device uses sensors to detect the position of, or to help predict the future position of a target, and then directs the missile to intercept it. The homing device usually provides frequent target position updates during the flight of the missile. % y+ J" K/ D9 C% u2 e1 ~Homing Guidance A system by which a missile steers itself towards a target by means of a selfcontained mechanism which is activated by some distinguishing characteristics of + o2 ~7 E7 I D( m& A1 p+ Wthe target, such as an infrared signature. HOMS Homing Overlay Mission Simulation. HOST Hardened Optical Sensor Testbed. % ?6 s. @' t8 ?" B: v% h; YHost Installation A designated DoD facility that provides non peculiar SDS support of SDS elements. $ E; F' B* h7 X- N" b. wHostile Environment Those environments that result from a BMD system engagement of an enemy threat or collateral conditions resulting from deliberate hostilities. Hostile environment categories currently applicable to National Missile Defense are Nuclear, Battle Debris, and Electronic Warfare. " A, M/ O% x' u- e8 e. pHostile Track The classification assigned to a track that, based upon established criteria, is determined to be an enemy threat. Host Interface The interface between a communications processor and a host computer. / s. ^/ n4 O9 t1 Z1 c7 U! T& OHost Nation & k0 C2 Z$ {1 S/ V W. @+ G6 rSupport Civil and/or military assistance rendered by a nation to foreign forces within its 4 ^7 W+ e) t; V+ i9 ] ]' Z$ E5 Fterritory during peacetime, crisis or emergencies, or war based on agreements concluded between nations. hp Horsepower. HPA High Power Amplifier. - y/ B6 G. l/ M2 T+ e& GHPC High Performance Computing. & P. `0 [+ [; x fHPCC High Performance Computing and Communications. % m6 ] d3 ]6 c1 X# N! ]( @6 r" CHPG Homopolar Generator. HPI High Power Illuminator (Hawk). HPIR High Power Illuminator Radar. HPL High Power Laser. HPM High Power Microwave. HQ Headquarters. 0 E$ X1 Z7 {; z4 Q/ O! m N2 p: e, iMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H , A) z: q+ {% ?2 j129 HQMC Headquarters, Marine Corps. HRDS High Resolution Display System. HREPS Heavy Replicas. HRR High Range Resolution. HRSA HICTB Requirements, Support and Analysis. ) N1 u5 _8 N. G$ s ^$ r; u1 ]HSDB High Speed Data Bus (TelComm/Computer term). HSFB High Speed Fleet Broadcast (Navy term). ) |$ P" L7 R0 s$ S, E( ^" ?2 S% BHSI Human Systems Integration. HSV Huntsville, Alabama. , Y: r/ W1 M4 UHTICIA High Technology Crime Investigation Association. `7 u- P- ?- N/ C2 c+ w* }HTI Horizontal Technology Initiative. HTK Hit-to-Kill. ! v; m6 p$ Z1 n4 RHTMIAC High Temperature Materials Information Analysis Center. 0 n1 O6 V( U. _7 M0 I6 D2 ~. I' YHTML Hypertext Markup Language. : g3 h6 k% Q, A! C+ u( u8 ]7 GHTPB Hydroxy-Terminated Poly Butadiene. - \ j# w: \$ T& tHTS (1) High Temperature Super-conducting. (2) Hawaii Tracking Station. HTSA Host Tenant Support Agreement. HTSS Hardened- sub-miniature Telemetry and Sensor System. 5 J5 C- k$ r' E; D% O4 RHTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol. ) w* J- X+ T0 B* v+ b3 ^, wHUD Heads Up Display. Human Factors A body of scientific facts about human characteristics. The term covers all 8 B" l6 Q) M" wbiomedical and psychosocial considerations; it includes, but is not limited to, ) j' P+ U9 |( y3 Fprinciples and applications in the areas of human engineering, personnel ( I8 t4 X+ ?8 H/ {5 r% |( Rselection, training, life support, job performance aids, and human performance y+ q8 p5 s) O' t! R# x1 t" fevaluation. 0 z! B# t/ |8 v6 O" lHuman Factors Engineering The design of man-made devices, systems, and environments to enhance their use by people. Also called human engineering, human factors, and ergonomics.