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ELPRS Enhanced Position Location Reporting System. ELS Earth Limb Sensor. ELSEC Electronics Security. ELSI Enhanced Longwave Spectrometer Imager. ELV Expendable Launch Vehicle. % J) }- N! W+ h0 ]& |, k9 OEmanations Security # O, I# k+ H: N. q+ U' F* i# T(EMSEC) & ]3 R7 n/ g `4 ~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. EMC (1) Electromagnetic Compatibility. (2) Early Midcourse. EMCON Emission Control 7 R; e2 V4 @5 Q9 \% S1 |9 REMD Engineering and Manufacturing Development (previously referred to as FSD). 5 e% \' Y" U; `: f& X6 b' l8 tEMDCT Expanded Memory DCT. ) n% j! X7 ]1 r: N' A1 gEME Electromagnetic Environment. & D" R, O! b( t5 L- cMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E " `, ]8 W5 Q$ e( X8 i93 - c- }7 | g( O& S8 @Emergency 2 ] \- ]0 h8 r# r' ?8 ?, \Capability % e8 [% Y D! Y/ Z(replaces Contingency Capability) & e: @! ?. J1 o# U, S* pBMDS elements or components that are still in development or testing that " A' P! m$ P1 t8 M+ {5 ~5 Bprovide limited ballistic missile defense capabilities. MDA, working with the Services, will develop plans, which cover the potential use of prototypes and test 3 ^/ \( X2 F6 y0 Cassets for contingency deployment should the SECDEF determine that an emerging BMD threat requires emergency fielding of a BMDS capability. EMF Electromagnetic Field. EMG Electromagnetic Gun. 5 i) c8 j2 H, @# t# Z8 v kEMI Electromagnetic Interference. EMIP See Exoatmospheric Midcourse Interceptor Program. 6 K( U1 N2 u; ~7 w6 S. FEmission Control (EMCON) + r" {5 d8 R" {6 g* w8 CThe selective and controlled use of electromagnetic, acoustic, or other emitters to optimize command and control capabilities while minimizing: a) detection by O. E# l+ \6 c$ G' `! Oenemy sensors, and b) mutual interference among friendly systems. EMCON : t I1 |" g; A6 g( s/ }can also be involved in military deception plans. Also called EMCON. EML Electromagnetic Launcher. A device used to launch hypervelocity particles. ; ^' `6 O$ x* e+ H1 JEMP Electromagnetic Pulse. EMPSKD Employment Scheduling (USN term). , T6 k; p' m2 \EMR Electromagnetic Radiation. # a" Q' h2 ^! W" x# eEMRLD Excimer Moderate Power Raman-Shifted Laser Device. EMSEC Emanations Security. EMSP Enhanced Modular Signal Processor. & h+ M- y ^7 x' G0 T {7 e9 }. XEMT Engineering Management Team. . y F4 U8 g4 f2 c' u% vEMV Electromagnetic Vulnerability. ; W" _0 ~% j6 d" xENA Engineering: Architecture and Analysis. * ~, N1 i( E' G8 u* ~" B! d5 vENCATT Engineer CATT (US Army term). Enclave Isolated resource – an SDS asset that has lost connectivity with other SDS assets with which it normally has connectivity, but is still capable of coordinating : J" p7 N* }7 j2 Rwith SDS assets to conduct ballistic missile defense. Various combinations of connectivity losses are possible; for example, (1) an operations center has lost 2 S' A3 w$ h; i# ]2 Cconnectivity with Higher Authority, yet can still provide sufficient C2 and can still 4 g# H0 _+ _: j& c; X% f- Aconnect with sufficient weapons and sensors to conduct an engagement and (2) 6 b. i4 f3 v0 F3 m3 ^+ M: ^an operations center has loss of connectivity with another operations center with which 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. End Item The final production product when assembled, or completed, and ready for 1 p8 j- ~, B; ~8 Z4 W. Kissue/deployment. 7 I) W( y; B+ E5 e, I7 bMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 94 & P, N1 G/ v1 o2 ?Endoatmospheric Within the earth’s atmosphere; generally considered to be altitudes below 100 km. An endoatmospheric interceptor reaches its target within the atmosphere. $ |# x, y3 Q9 r% Z, tEndo- 1 q( c& T' @8 R6 R9 YExoatmospheric Interceptor (E2 I) A ground-based interceptor capable of engaging RVs either endoatmospheric or exoatmospheric. (Successor to High Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor (HEDI).) ENDOSIM Endoatmospheric Simulation. Endurance The time an aircraft can continue flying, or a ground vehicle or ship can continue operating, under specified conditions, e.g. without refueling. $ T: a; v1 y+ ^ENG Engineering. ENGAG’T Engagement. Engage (1) In air defense, a fire control order used to direct or authorize units and/or weapon systems to fire on a designated target. (2) In air intercept, a code meaning, “Attack designated contact.” Engagement (1) A period of hostilities beginning when the first ballistic missile target undergoes fire from the first defensive weapon. (2) A period beginning whenever any hostile object is identified (designated) 9 r7 L- Z" O5 @( x5 n1 kas hostile and ending after the last hostile object has been attacked. * L$ K8 y- n$ I! {( R% J3 _1 v(3) In air defense, an attack with guns or air-to-air missiles by an interceptor 4 R6 q' L* \0 c$ Y; p _aircraft, or the launch of an air defense missile by air defense artillery and the missile’s subsequent travel to intercept. Engagement Authorization The authorization given to USSPACECOM to use weapon and sensor systems under previously coordinated and authorized rules, procedures, and conditions. 0 T: l- `/ F. p, Z* z) b; zEngagement Control ( c% l T8 F6 n0 P(1) That set of coordination, assessment, decision, and direction functions - O8 T) q" i8 G' q0 O; Mnormally 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 % K$ z4 e: F$ X }* k3 {determination of: what specific objects to intercept in order to implement 1 D& I( ?* D# g+ p# ^! o( c9 p4 ?" ethe selected military strategy, and which specific interceptors to assign to each attacker to implement the selected tactics within the rules of engagement. / I' Z: l& U8 B6 E(2) In air defense, that degree of control exercised over the operational functions of an air defense unit that are related to detection, 8 u" X1 ^- c- A& zidentification, engagement, and destruction of hostile targets.

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Engagement i( u$ e5 m2 gPlanning A set of rules and parameters to be used in developing weapon-target ( |/ s1 E* j! M9 u* h$ s fassignments and for sensor resource management. (USSPACECOM) 4 b: k/ j' W, hEngagement Surveillance The surveillance required to support RV negation in the midcourse tier. ( K( D2 o8 X4 uEngagement 6 B! b3 H1 q% p5 W! |Time - ~# o" I6 E0 `& U7 X' |1 VThe time that a weapon takes while engaging a given target. This includes not 3 |% a7 K% h0 n# m8 }9 p/ @! ponly firing at the target but all other necessary weapon functions involved that are unique to that particular target. 8 L3 ? c( @ n% ~( QMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 95 " G# L6 b g% mEngineering and " B, I) j; F* W% [6 Q: UManufacturing Development : ~& V9 l. U2 ^: W3 P4 r$ \) L(EMD) The third phase in the acquisition process, following Milestone II. The system and its supporting items are fully developed, engineered, designed, fabricated, 6 d; s3 m1 F* Ztested, and evaluated. The intended output is a pre-production system that closely approximates the final product; the documentation necessary to enter the 7 S( z2 X# Q' J1 pproduction phase, and the test results demonstrating that the production product " N: q- {7 I) D& J9 M, [! pwill meet stated requirements. ( J% f& J3 X F1 QEngineering Change Proposal (ECP) 9 M7 i \( ]- p3 p. q2 b. ?. fA proposal to the responsible authority recommending that a change to an original item of equipment be considered, and the design or engineering change be incorporated into the article to modify, add to, delete, or supersede original parts. Engineering Development A funding category including those development programs being engineered for service use but which have not yet been approved for procurement or operation. ( r% E0 C& N# ]. j* ] cMoney under budget activity 6.4. 7 _6 y; ~1 M: ZEngineering : d8 o) n y6 n+ oDevelopment Model Enhanced Target Delivery System (ETDS) $ t% O O% E7 u: CAn advanced prototype used during the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase (EMD) to resolve design deficiencies, demonstrate maturing 1 u/ Q' Z3 n; Q5 M5 S% a/ Pperformance, and develop proposed production specifications and drawings. Target delivery system being developed for future GMD testing that will complement existing systems, provide flexible, modular configurations, and will be launchable from land, air, or sea modes ; d9 h) _7 J6 q3 e1 n4 EENNK Endoatmospheric Non-Nuclear Kill. 1 E1 n+ O$ b4 L, l0 K8 H: c/ \ENSCD Enemy Situation and Correlation Division (JFACC term). % z- } C% y! e" e0 U1 ]Environmental # r% {7 T9 a+ nAssessment (EA) 8 c2 \- M2 I1 r) H- aA concise public document whose primary purpose is to provide sufficient analysis of environmental effects of an action to determine whether to prepare % [% \% J/ f- }; @6 K Yan environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact. Environmental * d& S1 V, {3 U; t/ W6 C$ f( KImpact Statement (EIS) % X6 W! o, C# jA detailed written statement analyzing the environmental effects of a major Federal action. Environmental . z" }- b* P2 x/ e" BSecurity % J2 O' V1 {- J/ u6 zA specialized form of physical security that prevents technical penetration, e.g., penetration by waves of electron beams. + P+ v( {/ [6 J$ m) hEnvironments The media, conditions, and/or physical objects in which a BMD asset is immersed or surrounded. For BMD systems and elements, the comprehensive ' E. ^$ r& t, C# t- Kenvironments definition consists of natural, hostile, induced, and storage, 3 Z0 Y A. C8 A" j" t stransportation and handling categories. EO (1) Electro-Optical. (2) Engagement Operations. u4 F$ F/ t0 b1 R(3) End Office. (4) Eyes Only. 1 Q, E8 Y# ~& p- L- Z$ cEOA Early Operational Assessment. 7 C1 x" I- g; z1 x) s. ?EOB (1) Enemy Order of Battle. + S3 {) q8 w0 p' j- A(2) Electronic Order of Battle. 1 ^- t9 B" L% e1 jEOC (1) See Element Operations Center. ) K; N3 A6 Q& L2 m) g' w7 {4 d3 o(2) Emergency Operations Center MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E - }8 o' c6 _ b; P! Z/ n96 EOCM Electro-Optic Countermeasure. - v7 v& M/ d4 _EOCT Element Operations Center Test Bed. 3 }) ` }0 {: K4 T& s: u2 XEOD Explosive Ordnance Detail EO/IR See Electro-Optics Infrared. . k+ d9 S& R i$ ~% c: ]* {: s+ lEOM End of Message. 6 r- p. R$ B. O5 e! _EOP Executive Office of the President % H V1 U1 q I2 _EORSAT ELINT Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite (US). . R5 |/ T _% z8 W3 eEOS 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). 3 {, G* C; S8 J! ]- s8 WEPA Environmental Protection Agency. 5 q/ a. V. c9 s) yEPD Engineering Product and Development 1 g7 ^. D3 g* O$ DEphemeris/ Ephemerides 0 p$ q% U" b( i9 D! ]! B3 ^(1) A table showing the positions of an object in space at regular intervals of ; s# d1 x' p( y5 ]time. 9 \7 ?, ?/ A. R1 ~(2) A publication giving the computed places of the celestial bodies for each day of the year or for other regular intervals. A1 Y. B% s) b) E" ~EPITS Essential Program Information Technology and Systems. & ?2 c1 D/ R4 PEPL Emitter Parameter Listing (USN term). EPLRS Enhanced Position Locator Reporting System. EPO (1) OBSOLETE - ERINT Project Office (US Army term). (2) Element Program + c# k( U/ E2 f" B/ s: _Office. 2 R$ Z' I5 \& z0 M; REPP Electric Power Plant (PATRIOT). EPROM Electrically Programmable Read-Only Memory. EQEC EurQuantum Electronics Conference (See CLEO). Equipment Operationally 9 R/ }* T: }$ W! q; SReady The 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 + I6 w" J" ~6 ^6 mconfiguration that offers a high assurance of an effective, reliable, and safe 8 X$ m2 k& O# P4 V6 f$ y, Lperformance. % j) t1 f0 @) B9 @ER (1) Enhanced Radiation (“neutron bomb”). (2) Extended Range. 1 [# G+ y0 g- W* a4 k/ l# ?ERA Explosive Reactive Armor ERADCOM OBSOLETE. Army Electronics Research and Development Command. (Now 4 V- F' [& {6 s4 V5 V1 D9 aLaboratory Command (LABCOM), Adelphi, MD.) MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 3 q5 D7 F7 t' Z& h1 a97 ERCS Emergency Rocket Communications System (US). ERD Element Requirements Document. ERG Executive Review Group. # h/ | w0 e' P- Y9 t5 ]# N" IERINT OBSOLETE. Extended Range Interceptor. Now referred to as PAC-3. % B! k4 K V+ _ERIS OBSOLETE. Exoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor Subsystem. (Predecessor to Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI).) ERIS(F) OBSOLETE. ERIS Farm. ERP Emitted Radiative Power. ERR (1) Element Requirements Review. (2) Engineering Release Record. % [! T% `! n$ H9 r8 g7 v" J2 lERS (1) Early Release of Submunitions. (2) Emergency Response System. ESA Electronically Scanned Array. . v, V9 h# ^ Z) S, R# j8 UESAD Electronic Safe and Arm Device. / A+ H. m1 f, x* I' XESAR Extended Subsequent Application Review. " S7 f! D8 o' OESC Electronic System Center (AFMC), Hanscom AFB, MA. ESCN Existing Systems and Center Notebook. ESD OBSOLETE. Electronic Systems Division. (Now Electronic Systems Center, 1 @2 q/ q3 e7 j2 v8 QHanscom AFB, MA.) ; W1 \- X' g8 ^4 v: OESH Environmental, Safety and Health ESI External Systems Integration. 8 x4 b0 B; s6 ?( }6 Y3 oESI ICD External Systems Integration Interface Control Document. ESM (1) Electronic Warfare Support Measures. (2) Electronic Support Measures. ESMC Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick AFB, FL. , Z2 f' R+ e7 m f$ w! H6 HESNet Energy Sciences Network. ESPRIT European Strategic Program of Research in Information Technology. ESQD Explosive Safety Quantity Distance. ESSM Evolved (Enhanced) Sea Sparrow Missile. T* q& d# r* L* w+ L4 ?ET&C Extended Tracking and Control. ETA Estimated Time of Arrival. ( b2 I4 j; x( x2 n. Y N0 t ]0 s& @ETC (1) Electro-Thermal Chemical. (2) Estimated Time-to-Completion. ! \. D2 J5 j4 S+ \1 rETD (1) Estimated Time of Departure. (2) Electronic Transfer Device. ; R/ x% I8 Z' E' a$ [/ Y, D, YMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 6 e+ ?( @8 L* M0 H98 5 Y- u6 R' o8 N+ x% [6 o' `; yETERTS End-to-End Real Time Simulator. ETESD End-to-End Sensor Demonstration. ETI Estimated Time of Intercept. ETIC Estimated Time for Completion. ETM Engineering Test Model & S1 H0 S! r/ I( @ETR (1) Extended Test Range (Pacific Test Bed) (2) See Eastern Test Range. (3) Environmental Test Round. (4) Estimated Time to Repair. ETS (1) Experimental Test System. (2) Experimental Test Site. ; @5 A/ M% v( f: z5 K$ s) g3 w3 \6 YEU European Union [formerly European Community (ECI)] 6 o2 T5 C2 G, @+ c, D' t; yEUCOM European Command. See USEUCOM. EURATOM European Atomic Energy Agency. EUREKA European Research and Coordinating Agency. ' C& [ t% Y9 c ]2 ]3 SEUT Early User Test. & U9 V1 K0 V: u" R9 CEV Experimental Version EVA Extravehicular Activity. Evasive MRV A reentry vehicle, which maneuvers for the purpose of evading defensive 3 j2 I% m9 J) t. W/ G. Y2 M, p+ g$ bweapons. Event Based [0 C/ D, ~! `' n! sContracting . B0 S/ f% e- f1 d8 v/ e2 pSupport “event driven acquisition strategy” by linking specific contractual events to the “exit criteria” for the acquisition phase, or to intermediate development ( H* A8 Z$ J2 }5 R S a; B- v6 Hevents established for the acquisition strategy. ) g6 [! o9 T- X5 `7 y$ qEvent Driven Acquisition & Q- w0 p, \2 y! ]7 nStrategy ( Z. q4 Q7 U) Q; WAn 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 / n" i h6 o- g d) yVerification ; i5 l8 f) z2 N# n) Q8 J8 @- MThe process by which it is decided, from SDS external data, that the event , i" W7 B: v) b4 \reported is real. 0 n6 c. V# N* e: o$ S( l# CMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 2 t- L9 N/ j" R9 N99 ; {# e& a1 S) `1 _+ Q8 pEvolutionary Acquisition 6 h5 Q7 e# v# H- }: [1 F0 O(1) An approach in which a core capability is fielded, and the system design has 4 v- W* D6 }- sa modular structure and provisions for future upgrades and changes as requirements are refined. An evolutionary acquisition strategy is well suited to 8 c5 }: g3 W8 K" _3 @$ B) O5 Bhigh technology and software intensive programs where requirements beyond a ! l+ d5 ~+ |6 D9 \" f7 S+ a1 kcore capability can be generally, but not specifically, be defined. ; w- _. V/ w! y$ h$ e: Z(2) An acquisition strategy that defines, develops, produces or acquires, and fields an initial hardware or software increment (or block) of operational capability. " } S2 X: J9 ]- y8 _2 }# M! e# q1 jIt 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, ; w2 J6 M+ Q4 J* H! U+ S! |followed by subsequent increments of capability over time that accommodate improved technology and allowing for full and adaptable systems over time. Each 7 f& O5 Q! q1 ^$ ~, V1 qincrement will meet a militarily useful capability specified by the user (i.e., at least the thresholds set by the user for that increment); however, the first increment : q8 K/ F/ U/ O8 |may represent only 60% to 80% of the desired final capability. (MDA Lexicon) - A. w) M; Q( b! @Evolutionary : i3 X& {1 p. \% `( m$ H1 w2 h' v3 R4 ]Requirements ! q [: M% S: m/ \Definition Mission needs are first expressed in broad operational capability terms, and then progressively evolved to system specific performance requirements. ! R; K- r' U' ~; l# _+ w6 Y# _EVPA Experimental Version Performance Assessment. . I4 G5 S& s: u2 d# a9 m' uEVPA/TEVS Experimental Version Performance Assessment Test Environment System. 6 K( K, i( j) \3 O, D6 @4 D4 `" wEVS Enhanced Verdin System. " n2 I' f! B/ M9 q, I0 o, tEW (1) Electronic Warfare. (2) Early Warning. ! ]1 \4 \& b1 AEW/AA Early Warning and Attack Assessment. EWCC Expanded Weapons Control Computer (PATRIOT). # Q; r( m0 H8 A" G' b6 y' tEWDA Energy and Water Development Appropriations (US). EWG Event Working Group. EWN Early Warning Net. EWO Electronic Warfare Officer. 4 u M7 }) i$ b+ uEWPE Electronic Warfare Pre-Processing Element. 0 ^$ g, l& w3 ~+ [4 cEWR Early Warning Radar. EWS Early Warning System. - N8 g7 B" F( x# u1 ^ GEXCEDE Electron Accelerator Experiment. 0 w" D# C0 G! o) u$ `' B' B; `' UExcimer 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) are molecules, which cannot exist under ordinary conditions of approximate thermal equilibrium but must be created in an “excited” (e.g., energized) condition by special “pumping” processes in a laser. Excimer Laser * v, C% S: Q. I/ p(EXL) A laser in which emission is stimulated when a gas is shocked with electrical 7 f8 H/ g M. R0 V- K# Henergy and the excited medium emits light when returning to a ground state. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 100 EXCOM Executive Committee. Executable Program A program is executable if the PM has adequate near-term approved funding. 5 ^5 N# J E B" m8 B: pExecuting Agent The individual within the executing element assigned responsibility for managing 4 L/ l* p q: P3 R/ UMDA funded programs. Executing & d! |$ q c! n( z8 P+ U0 j/ W* xElements Agencies or organizations (DoD or non-DoD) that are managing BMD-related programs. Executing / S' z3 [" {1 VResponsibility Program Manager responsibility. % r1 |4 \; b! C, d* CExercise A military maneuver or simulated wartime operation involving planning, preparation, and execution. It is carried out for the purpose of training and + j+ U; l% F' eevaluation. It may be a combined, joint, or single-Service exercise, depending + q3 }& N; L/ ]! X& mon participating organizations. See also Command Post Exercise. Exit Criteria Program specific accomplishments that must be satisfactorily demonstrated 0 z. c. a2 w( a& r* k9 p3 }before an effort or program can progress further in the current acquisition phase or 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 3 q3 o2 O( ?$ K2 @1 N, ^3 Idecision to proceed further. Exit criteria supplement minimum required + E/ ]9 _( j Iaccomplishments and are specific to each acquisition phase. ! y. e- d, N* a* W' k/ DEXL Excimer Laser. ) U+ B) a: S) j6 u: HExoatmospheric Outside the Earth’s atmosphere; generally considered to be altitudes above 100 km. 0 m9 c: F, p+ ~3 S5 ?Exoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor 8 P4 L3 ^- O6 d. ?Subsystem + s }6 G* z0 d1 L( \9 {. n(ERIS) 7 T1 N; w) C) ]. l6 d( r7 jOBSOLETE. Interceptor designed to provide functional test validation of GBI. 5 R$ u& J- V: w P. u EExoatmospheric + j& \' t* K) I; t8 s- oTest Bed (XTB) Flight qualified and range integrated vehicle to support other programs such as GBI-X. . d5 V' F- C+ U/ r; lExo Decoy A decoy that matches RV signature exoatmospherically. Exo decoys can use radar and/or optical means to deceive sensors. : j/ g$ E' E# w7 X: RExpert Systems Software programs, which use artificial intelligence techniques to capture and % T& |9 w8 _5 eapply the non-algorithmic knowledge and procedures of human experts. : K! l3 E5 f! \* A5 vExpired * w# N! c3 r. X* q, x2 E- ~Appropriation . p3 ]) Y! U9 E1 W- \, cAn appropriation that is no longer available for new obligation but is still available for disbursement to liquidate existing obligations. Under current legislation no - d" Z' _8 ~! c! c( E' Udisbursement may be recorded or paid after a five-year expiration period. & l: D" n+ K, [( d0 u6 CMaintains all original accounting identity, e.g. FY, appropriation, PE, etc. EXPLAN Exercise Plan. Explicit Coordination $ B6 T4 t, [& h* E. n. }A battle management technique which communicates results, decisions or command from one battle manager to another, usually from a higher command to a lower command. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 101 ! }1 ]4 ~* ]' ^6 kExtended / M2 V4 K0 Z" A" HPlanning Annex : o# G3 t- ?4 B; m* f5 vA document providing program guidance for an additional 10 years beyond the 9 X: _. M4 g& t$ C! U, pPOM. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F - @+ C$ ~8 S6 m: ]103 * G3 A8 w( r0 ?9 Z! F- R, K9 O% hF (1) Fluoride. (2) Fahrenheit. F/O (1) Fiber Optic. (2) Follow-On. - @1 C- b' w. K: C8 G) QFA (1) Field Artillery. (2) Feasibility Assessment. ( X5 r2 w ^: e! fFA/RD Functional Analysis/Requirements Definition. FAA Federal Aviation Administration. FAAD Forward Area Air Defense (US Army). FAAD C2I Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control and Intelligence. ?; f4 P( E8 F4 [( v5 ZFAADS Forward Area Air Defense System (JCS term). ( y p. O; L" `' c, O' FFAAWC Fleet/Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander. FAB Fly Along Probe. Fac Facility (MILCON term). FACP Forward Area Control Post (JFACC term). ; Y$ Z2 J& y6 B7 Q; i/ _9 CFACSPMF Federal Agency Computer Security Program Manager’s Forum. FAD (1) Force Activity Designator. (2) Feasible Test Date. , p# c4 Z1 a) J# z7 aFADEC Full-Authority Electronic Controls. FAFB Falcon AFB, CO. , f6 G+ w3 r8 @. d C i9 e7 JFAFBR Falcon AFB Regulation - O1 h1 R: O; D6 F( U' j9 {0 HFairing Structure to protect the payload during ascent phase. FAIT Fabrication Assembly, Inspection/Integration, and Test. FALCON Fission-Activated Light Concept. ; ^; d4 x& f; ]5 L5 w NFAM Functional Area Management. 1 ^& T9 Z! a, |+ a vFAMIS Financial Accounting Management Information System. 7 Z* [ F+ N; f7 y$ |( UFAMP Facilities Acquisition Management Plan. FAMSIM Family of Simulations (USA term). FAR See Federal Acquisition Regulation. 6 Y* q8 X4 S& e3 F, ~' D/ x2 RFar Field The region far from an antenna compared to the dimensions of the antenna and the wavelength of the radiation. ( ?& ]# g/ ]! \. h% sFAS (1) Fly Away Sensor (TCMP). (2) Federation of American Scientists. FAST Facility Allocation Study Team. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 104 T: Q: [5 w F1 n9 MFast-Burn Booster (FBB) 7 H( \, [: k( h" h+ pA ballistic missile that burns out much more quickly than current versions, possibly before exiting the atmosphere entirely. Such rapid burnout complicates ! {" @+ _0 e; ua boost-phase defense. & O. l; U! Y/ m( z# MFAT (1) First Article Testing. (2) Factory Acceptance Test. , r/ k$ `8 n ?0 t( WFault Tolerance The ability of a processor to maintain mission effectiveness after some subsystems failed. / R8 T1 L1 T1 qFax Facsimile. v. u; C$ {! y& R* n& gFBB Fast-Burn Booster. - W l% K5 ]" f$ x7 |/ zFBIS Foreign Broadcast Information Service (US). FBM Fleet Ballistic Missile. FBMS Fleet Ballistic Missile System (USN term). FBP Forward Based Probe. " h6 U% n: G1 @FBR Forward-Based Radar (US Army term). 1 g f! K! ^. D" c- T, W; J) E+ n6 [FBS Forward-Based System. 7 E! p: l' n/ l8 k7 aFBXR Forward-Based X-band Radar. FC (1) Fire Control [of weapons]. (2) Fund Code. FCA Functional Configuration Audit. FCC Federal Communications Commission. % s! _7 W6 L% o) u: VFCCM Facilities Capital Cost of Money. ' P) Y' K3 f- p# ]" L' U" [FCN Fully Connected Network. FCO Field Change Order. FCRC OBSOLETE. Federal Contract Research Center. FCS Fire Control Section.

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FCT Foreign comparative testing. ; r* S' W3 Q0 q- R) o; lFD First Deployment. FDA Food and Drug Administration. 2 B: H% L" X" f- x QFDC Fire [of weapons] Direction Center. 3 \8 Q" @. H- D! B0 TFDG Foreign Disclosure Guide. . ^5 U5 Z: k8 c- u( ]* K6 \1 qFDM Function Description Manual. . u* Y, S+ S' g$ k/ r3 `! x& PFDO Fee Determining Official. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 8 r% N. \. U: n! W- \105 ) @. ^1 G; m# ~; LFDP Flight Demonstration Program. ; Q$ m ?4 K- T) ~6 e3 QFDR Final/Formal Design Review. FDRU Final Design Review Update (MDA PAC term). FDS (1) Flight Demonstration System. (2) Fault Detection System. ' i; I( e/ p0 h$ k; oFDSV Flight Demonstration Space Vehicle. FDT&E See Force Development Test and Experimentation (US Army). " O* |4 @2 J* rFDX Full Duplex (Telecomm/Computer term). 8 }: v0 j* s- ^" HFEA Functional Economic Analysis. Feasibility Study A study of the applicability or desirability of any management or procedural system from the standpoint of advantages versus disadvantages in any given , M2 B! w& v7 Acase. W/ t, x( z8 D! KFEBA Forward Edge of the Battle Area. 8 t2 K% f" R0 P' T! V1 SFECA Front-End Cost Analysis 5 p) |4 w: s g; f0 _4 \, eFED Federal. FEDAC Federal Computer Acquisition Center. ) ^6 q& j0 S( ^( W/ lFederal # S9 W. v3 c7 ^8 R* N5 G" K1 {% ^Acquisition 8 u$ F# S0 F! z, hRegulation The primary regulation for use by federal executive agencies for acquisition of supplies and services with appropriated funds. It directs the defense program ) _! q! a! p, W( t @1 p- `: cmanager in many ways, including contract award procedures, acquisition & m0 ]% M$ U1 ~/ t) }( Eplanning, warranties, and establishing guidelines for competition. The Military Departments and DoD issue supplements to the FAR. The DoD supplement is called DFARS (Defense FAR Supplement). FEDSIM Federal System Integration and Management. 9 ~7 A1 ], k+ U0 I3 VFEL Free Electron Laser. * X9 N2 b( g5 {0 G0 xFEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency. : w G- r$ a2 x) K6 R; A# @. K# |2 w8 @ `Fenced Funding An identified aggregation of resources reviewed, approved, and managed as a distinct entity. The proposed program must be implemented within specified " \- ~. x/ E1 p( { R. A2 s2 |resources. Examples of fences areas are: Intelligence and Security, Support to Other Nations. ' V0 T6 J! K$ ?+ ?FER Financial Execution Review. + n5 j- G! F1 I7 A' G r \5 XFES Facility Engineering Surveillance Plan. FET Field Effect Transistor. $ E7 W9 K2 d# e# m4 aFEU Flight Evaluation Unit. FEWS Follow-on Early Warning System. FF Fire Finder Radar (US Army. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 106 , |) \% m( c" C+ m6 z; e! j) uFFBD Functional Flow Block Diagram. FFCD Full, Final and Complete Disclosure (Treaty negotiation term). % c4 R5 Q6 H$ q+ D: t; ]' F! PFFD Fraction Failure Detected. FFH Fast Frequency Hopping. 9 j0 s: w% {# Z3 q5 cFFP Firm Fixed Price. FFRDC Federally Funded Research and Development Center. FGC Functional Group Code (Navy ILS term). FGEP Fixed Ground Entry Point. Z9 ~- u+ @7 B7 O" m+ [: X$ f+ n9 yFH Flight Hours. FI Fault Isolation. " {( P6 F8 s! P5 {FI&A Fault Isolation and Analysis. FIDO Fighter Duty Officer (JFACC term). Field of View # w) n- f4 [1 l7 g( y4 W [% a(FOV) The angular measure of the volume of space within which the system can respond to the presence of a target. Fighting Mirror (FMIR) Part of the GBL System. The low orbit mirror, which receives laser energy and reflects it to the target. Figure of Merit # @/ s& x& o2 T7 b2 c5 O( I(FOM) ( m% z- i1 {4 U# x- X! [The numerical value assigned to a measure of effectiveness, parameters, or + f1 V$ Q. L# Mother figure, as a result of an analysis, synthesis, or estimating technique. * M% G; l7 F! r( l! pFIP Federal Information Processing. FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard. 8 C! l8 o( a& A% fFire Control The control of all operations in connection with the application of fire on a target. 5 A R) g/ L* [) R& b/ M; aFire Control 9 v. ^! L6 V) a+ N; jSystem A group of interrelated fire control equipment and/or instruments designed for use with a weapon or group of weapons. 5 Y; W2 u4 y, E& Z0 E' M) }Fire Support 5 Z" S; n5 k2 K! `" Z* aCoordinating 5 I( W5 T$ ?) GMeasure A measure employed by land or amphibious commanders to facilitate the rapid engagement of targets and simultaneously safeguard friendly forces. 9 f* ?6 H9 Z0 F. w5 B6 G& E+ tFire Support Coordinating Line " e3 S" t3 {% s8 k h8 D(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 2 l5 L$ T4 U+ K: K* e8 p! ntactical operations. The fire support coordination line is used to coordinate fires * C6 f! L" R* q3 C+ U3 E5 C8 rof 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 appropriate tactical air commander and other supporting elements of the FSCL without prior coordination with the ground force commander provided the attack ; q0 Z$ X* t' l5 N4 |will not product adverse effects on or to the rear of the line. Attacks against ' I' L/ X" _( t3 Tsurface targets behind this line must be coordinated with the appropriate ground . _$ G$ [( }7 [( eforce commander. " `- N' n; i d5 S+ ^! DMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 107 $ S4 v3 M: K# DFiring 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. Firing Rate The number of missiles fired per site per minute. & n0 E" b; y8 v* |/ s4 UFIRMR Federal Information Resources Management Regulation. FIRST Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams. First Article First article includes pre-production models, initial production samples, test 2 |' }: h0 O8 C" {samples, first lots, pilot models, and pilot lots. Approval involves testing and evaluating the first article for conformance with specified contract requirements & K0 h( B ^- u5 W- X8 j3 F xbefore or in the initial stage of production under a contract. 8 @- R2 G4 n6 Y- J& V$ L8 o8 A% o# S1 TFirst Strike The first offensive action of a war (generally associated with nuclear operations). 8 t4 k, m) W3 W! IFirst Unit Equipped Date The scheduled date an end item and its support elements are issued to the initial operational capability unit and training in the new equipment training plan x+ \9 i% j; V% a1 W2 a) \% k1 lhas been accomplished. FIS Facility Installation Standard. Fiscal Guidance The annual guidance issued by the SECDEF in the Defense Guidance which , X9 Q5 T$ K: u, U" l: L5 I3 H8 d: Mprovides the fiscal constraints that must be observed by the DoD Components in $ e: \" b4 x4 X$ ethe formulation of force structures and the FYDP, and by the OSD in reviewing K7 Z8 ]% r& g+ v d% D' jproposed programs. / b$ u9 e9 b! U+ RFISSP Federal Information System Support Program. FIWC Fleet Information Warfare Center (USN term). _$ A" G$ x x! x" j0 ]/ [* \FIX Site Firing-in-Extension (Target Launch site in White Sands Missile Range Northern ! c, h1 z. L+ n3 lExtension). % b) M8 D8 R: s' KFixed Costs Costs that do not vary with the volume of business, such as property taxes, ' g' E& [4 d: Zinsurance, depreciation, security, and minimum water and utility fees. Fixed Ground 8 y, y, r. s! W0 {Entry Point (FGEP) The subset of GEPs, which are not transportable. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2E. Fixed Ground Station ) O. _7 Y) F0 P8 h2 J3 VAll hardware, software, and facilities located at a fixed ground site necessary to 4 A' \! S- Q ^+ W0 j9 D. t$ preceive, process, support, and analyze mission status and data, and disseminate operational messages. 8 }+ `+ N p- P2 Z! J) R* XFLAGE OBSOLETE. Flexible Lightweight Agile Guided Experiment. (Predecessor program to Extended Range Interceptor (ERINT).) + w6 I+ q; J% o4 O. x: PFLC Federal Laboratory Consortium. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 4 c' _% v0 e/ p/ J) E8 U9 R108 8 R: Z2 `4 R* iFleet Satellite 8 v2 T- L, C& VCommunications System 8 r$ P6 L' F* U! E- o* V' x(FLTSATCOM) ! f7 _4 C9 T0 D0 a0 W7 A6 hOperating at ultra high frequency (UHF), FLTSATCOM allows relatively low-cost terminals with simple antennas for use on highly mobile platforms. It has a relatively small capacity because of its much lower operating frequency. It , `9 f0 z! O4 `# _) W$ @, aprovides a satellite communication system for high-priority communication requirements for the Navy and Air Force that encompasses almost the entire , n* d& l0 X+ A6 h% o; C6 Aworld. 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 ) a. q, U* N- [+ lwith its land, sea, and air forces. The Air Force uses 12 others as part of its AFSATCOM system for command and control of nuclear capable forces. The system 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. Flight Demonstration System (FDS) Part of the SBIRS Low Program Definition and Risk Reduction (PDRR) program - o* K a% ^& k l, N5 m% c- `phase. The FDS will consist of two satellites and a ground system being built by : Y+ q2 M# d8 h" `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, : t! v! W+ y. f6 kcollect target and phenomenology data to support the objective system design, and validate cost estimating models. Flight Path The line connecting the successive positions occupied, or to be occupied, by an ; R/ G% Y/ i" k* Zaircraft, missile, or space vehicle as it moves through air or space. (It is more commonly referred to as trajectory for space vehicles, especially ICBMs.) ' p) m; N, s4 z8 N! w9 ~Flight Readiness + e! B o4 I/ R* D1 P/ l1 e: tFiring 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 6 t0 ~0 v* c9 S9 F# k; f' fto determine the readiness of the missile system and launch facilities prior to 0 J3 m/ I5 V" M! Nflight test. Flight Test Test of an aircraft, rocket, missile, or other vehicle by actual flight or launching. Flight tests are planned to achieve specific test objectives and gain operational information. $ J. w3 t4 R( n: d: T6 R* YFlight Test Vehicle (FTV) Prototype of airborne or spaceborne hardware used to validate a technology / ]$ j/ g# `; N0 {concept.

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FLIR Forward Looking Infrared Radar. FLOT Forward Line of Own Troops. FLT Flight. FLTSATCOM Fleet Satellite Communications System. 1 a; w) P4 w8 p7 M: QFluence (or : u% U' V' s- H. h: qIntegrated Flux) The product (or integral) of particle (neutron or photon) flux and time, expressed in 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 Y. [; I- `/ A& c5 F9 J$ P& ~absorbed fluence). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 109 P, I! u3 Z1 }8 Q5 YFlyaway 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 5 L* U$ v b& K" E1 J" fequipment, electronics, armament, and other installed government-furnished + X: p; p; x+ x; |; kequipment, and nonrecurring production costs. Flyaway cost equates to " _$ M( ^5 B7 X$ BRollaway and Sailaway cost. FM (1) Flare Multiunit. 1 \1 B% Q1 A7 \0 R$ K(2) Frequency Modulation. # S; T7 n9 z# r+ C' y3 O# a(3) Functional Manger. , [& _" u0 I9 j: f( V(4) Force Module(s). ~3 c. W5 s9 a4 @8 C6 o1 r(5) Field Manual. FMA Foreign Military Acquisition. FMB Financial Management Board. FMC Flexible Manufacturing Cell. FMEA Failure Modes Effects Analysis (ILS term). : y' V+ n1 Y4 ^8 fFMECA Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (ILS term). 0 }7 T* C. x8 _8 g) U9 g- _+ ^FMIR Fighting Mirror. FMP Foreign Materiel Program. FMS (1) Flight Mission Simulator (PATRIOT), Huntsville AL. (2) Foreign Military Sales. ; g, h0 J+ h5 l1 g X4 F6 V# w0 V: W7 @FMTV Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (USA term). FNC Federal Network Council FO Force Operations (PATRIOT). FO Link Fiber Optic Link. FOA Future Offensive Aircraft (UK RAF term). 2 X1 q6 {( b* O' M4 v' ~FOB Forward Operations Base. FOBS Fractional-Orbital Bombardment System. FOC Full Operational Capability. Focal 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 , V$ v$ U/ ^2 u8 G/ \( B1 V: KArray (FPA) 5 S9 Q5 p. i4 [" }5 AAn FPA is a matrix of photon sensitive detectors which, when combined with low % `& r' q: E$ X/ _7 Enoise preamplifiers, provides image data for the signal frequencies of interest. FOFA Follow-On Force Attack. FOG Fiber-Optic Gyroscope. FOIA Freedom of Information Act (US). 6 n1 l D# j5 [/ zMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F " h% B A" S% W+ Z) p! `110 FOL Forward Operating Location. ; A$ g9 [( Q8 p9 M; Y) P+ W, DFOLAN Fiber Optic Local Area Network. Folded 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 optical axis. Follow-On ; E: Q* N i8 d7 n3 fOperational Test 4 e# c1 `0 r7 y, A/ ^and Evaluation ) i" ^4 ]7 \# s8 L( R- J; x: u/ P(FOT&E) That test and evaluation that is necessary during and after the production period to refine the estimates made during operational test and evaluation, to evaluate 8 \0 F% N: E9 r, J( gchanges, and to reevaluate the system to ensure that it continues to meet 0 t; O6 F( |" K" Qoperational needs and retains its effectiveness in a new environment or against " E, p; i) z7 ca new threat. 3 [8 [5 }$ M* P" ~: y6 @ _) [FOM Figure of Merit. FON Fiber Optic Network. ) O% C2 t# h' A7 ~: M, m, s; CFootprint (1) An estimated area of possible reentry or the solid angle of a detector or linear area of a detector at a certain location. 3 [2 w1 R' @% d1 u% r ~(2) Geographic area in which a focused satellite downlink can be received. ( r: g, e) @, s G2 C% _# I/ `FOR Field of Regard. Force Closure The point in time when a supported commander determines that sufficient * f* B7 M$ `8 u- lpersonnel and equipment are in the assigned area of operations to carry out assigned tasks. & M/ k9 ~7 l; Z$ A( Q& |Force Development Test and ! L. e9 u5 v+ `( r8 v/ A% gExperimentation ! N/ D# q) F) LTests 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). Force Direction The operational management of the forces. Force Integration Staff Officer Army individual assigned to ODCSOPS to serve as HQDA user representative for 9 A) ? w3 ?6 o$ k' Fa specific system. Provides continuous coordination necessary for integration of 8 T2 a. ^6 o/ U, ]1 e: Da new system into the Army force structure. 5 W$ J0 F' Y4 [" a nForce : l- G" _: a- zManagement The assessment of the effectiveness of the defense forces throughout an engagement and adjustment of tactics and the system configuration as & v( x0 w7 @$ Wnecessary to effectively allocate resources to satisfy mission objectives. ! T9 l6 }/ s, C' @Force Reliability The percentage of the missile force that will successfully detonate within 3.5 / j8 s' n( {& Q9 ^2 WCEPs of the target. FORDTIS Foreign Disclosure Technical Information System. Foreign Government " R/ x. j7 a. g$ }2 |Information Information that is (1) provided to the United States by a foreign government or governments, an internal organization of governments, or any element thereof with the expectation, expressed or implied, that the information, the source of - ~! `; c2 j. R! L0 hthe information, or both, are to be held in confidence; (2) produced by the United / Z: C7 j" c7 G! }! X pStates pursuant to or as a result of a joint arrangement with a foreign government or governments or international organization of governments requiring that the information, the arrangement, or both, are to be held in 0 E+ y4 ?; W/ a8 _" Rconfidence. , y7 }6 \+ A4 n4 X& f2 `' i( EMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 111 2 Y+ q/ A6 }& u9 {8 {Foreign Military Sales (FMS) That 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 ; Z+ P: w& R# p9 @' t0 i" Arecipient provides reimbursement for defense articles and services transferred from the U.S. Includes case sales from stocks (inventories, services, training) by % L( y7 ~7 D7 y2 [" s: @# ~( c" vthe DoD defense services. * k8 a6 K% D' J: C. b. u$ G0 o, W9 fForeign Security Policy Model 7 U, g; g7 Z" k5 [A mathematically precise statement of a security policy. To be adequately 1 d5 U2 E! N) Bprecise, such a model must represent the initial state of a system, the way in : ^* `4 O4 O. O$ W7 @! xwhich the system progresses from one state to another, and a definition of a “secure” state of the system. ( w2 Y/ P7 ^1 @7 M/ M6 BForm, Fit, and $ K0 A- l' d! B8 f- DFunction Data Technical data pertaining to items, components or processes for the purpose of $ ]. Y: i" M, e1 d- Cidentifying source, size, configuration, mating and attachment characteristics, functional characteristics and performance requirements. Formal 4 u8 a3 c0 A8 T" ^. N( u4 J$ \Qualification - I+ @1 u( D d) |( XReview % z( \; v+ J0 ^3 WA systems level configuration audit conducted after system testing is completed / k6 A0 s' ?" oto ensure that performance requirements have been met. 3 u: B, j; c. z& A. K5 z1 KFormerly . j3 G' J: U" m; {Restricted Data Information removed from the RESTRICTED DATA category upon joint 3 o4 H. ]9 p! Bdetermination by DoE (or antecedent agencies) and DoD that such information . P3 q- l8 ?0 L6 w) W' Srelates primarily to the military utilization of atomic weapons and that such information can be adequately safeguarded as classified defense information. 6 n; ~4 s n9 w0 F2 H2 QFORSCOM U.S. Army Forces Command, Ft. McPherson, GA. ! _6 B6 r5 t8 N% ^0 o: }( {FORTRAN Formula Translation Language.

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Forward Edge of " e: `7 F: u: Z4 P) E- u$ kthe Battle Area 1 w% E# ^, V& i2 X) t- }(FEBA) 2 U) N* h8 e+ F8 B# V- s" ZThe foremost limits of a series of areas in which ground combat units are 3 N6 S J9 e4 J; V2 V) sdeployed, excluding the areas in which the covering or screening forces are 4 _( t/ G1 s, T8 S6 V& @operating, designated to coordinate fire support, the positioning of forces, or the % c3 y& j' }& j( E/ f |9 o3 Omaneuver of units. Forward Funding Carry-over of RDT&E funding into second year of appropriations availability. 0 ^- d* Q& `' ~5 R( HRequires permission from high authority. FOS Family of Systems (TMD). FOSS Fiber-Optic Sensor System. FOT Follow-On Technologies. FOT&E Follow-On Test & Evaluation. 1 ~- m5 P3 l5 ~8 e3 d/ U4 n! Z SFOTC Force Over-the-horizon Track Coordinator (USN term). " M+ |' \7 K; TFOUO For Official Use Only. Fourth Generation , P( }$ C- Z+ |7 S3 _: dLanguage 8 k, e/ f, g" ?( ^3 E# hA programming environment that produces both screen and report utilities for 0 \4 Q. _& _1 K p: @% _! }* Y! }# fuse by lower-level programming environments. 2 I3 g3 {5 w3 R( d( x& aFOV Field of View. FOV Radar [Full] Field of View Radar FP Focal Plane. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F % s$ {4 m$ u, N7 U% e112 " U) ^8 o% Q" G* ?4 n4 Y1 GFPA Focal Plane Array. FPC Facilities Protection Committee. FPI Fixed Price Incentive. " T8 x# X0 [ ^) u! U1 kFPS Fixed Radar. / K+ J) }3 Y- U* Z) nFPTOC Force Projection Tactical Operations Center (USA term). FQR Formal Qualification Review. * F/ @" X. {# q/ b) t/ cFQT Formal Qualification Testing. FR (1) Federal Register. (2) France. 6 P' ^. n9 d; N' i% Y) hFRACAS Forward Reaction Altitude Control System. 6 U5 S' A, x0 |* c Q& u' LFRACS Forward Reaction Altitude Control System. & O# x+ P: K4 N8 T( X+ aFragmentation Warhead ( O5 F, }. |+ _9 Z4 S8 Q8 I EA warhead, which releases small solid objects to damage or destroy its targets. 8 B7 d9 |1 [% R3 L% TFRAS Free Rocket Anti-Submarine. FRC Fire Control Radar * S; n, _: p$ f+ ]: I$ r( pFRD Facilities Requirements Document. Free Electron , N2 s3 w; z, b( Y( @& v( v* aLaser (FEL) 7 c9 F c: E uA 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 technology resembles and evolved from that used by particle accelerators (“atom 2 T* u; r! V0 k" Q# x4 }( ~smashers”). Lasers, which are not free electron lasers, are bound electron lasers. 3 q% }& v6 h7 O- z* m. ~Free Rocket A rocket not subject to guidance or control in flight. Frequency Management - J" [* G9 C. N% K% n" vThe act of allocating frequencies, or bandwidths to a telecommunications system, necessary to minimize the potential interference between 7 E$ \7 [4 P" B2 n! g0 }transmitting/receiving devices. Governing agencies and international agreement controls authorized use of a particular frequency, frequencies, or bands. + V3 ^2 M$ a% J3 U; QFRG Federal Republic of Germany. FRN Force Requirement Number. , I4 Q( L$ l) b' {3 w4 MFROD Functionally Related Observable Differences. FROG Free Rocket Over Ground. FRN Force Requirement Number. FRP Full-Rate Production. _ @& H# \" G! kFRS Federal Reserve System. FS&E Facility Siting and Environment (MILCON term). & N- @$ Z: G: @2 A9 l6 |MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 113 2 r: C( T3 w7 l8 z3 {$ K; ZFS3 Future Strategic Strategy Study. 3 G" G# O0 |/ n* D2 ^FSAF Future Surface-to-Air [Missile] Family. # `: i5 }' p5 B, u' f4 [FSC (1) Fire Solution Computer. (2) Fire Support Coordination. FSCATT Fire Support CATT [for Weapons] (US Army term). FSCL Fire Support Coordination Line. FSD OBSOLETE. Full Scale Development Phase. See EMD. % n9 V4 g3 V2 v5 hFSE Fire Support Element. FSM Firmware Support Manual. 9 a s8 }; {3 m! jFSP Facility Security Plan. - m" e m2 X' q' n# KFSS Fixed Satellite Service. FSST Forward Space Support in-Theater. FST Flight System Testbed. FSU Former Soviet Union. / Q$ ?5 ~" [! K/ u' R; yFSU Republics Former Soviet Union Republics. FT Flight Test. Ft Foot FTC Federal Trade Commission. 4 F N- R$ |1 f# {9 v% ^3 i2 j5 jFTD OBSOLETE. Foreign Technology Division (USAF), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. See NAIC. FTI Fixed Target Indicator FTLS Formal Top-Level Specification. FTP File Transfer Protocol (ADP/Internet term). FTR Flight Test Round. 4 L7 I; p9 _" E3 t) M+ V. cFTS (1) Flight Test Summary (2) Federal Telephone Service FTS 2000 Federal Telecommunications System 2000. # X1 m- N; H, \2 v) i; `$ C5 vFTV (1) Functional Technology Validation. (2) Flight Test Vehicle. FTX Field Training Exercise. FU Fire Unit (PATRIOT). FUE First Unit Equipped. / z( C& J+ }7 D7 O ^MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 114 Full Mission + q, D/ W) A6 m* q' zCapable Material condition of an aircraft or training device indicting that it can perform all 1 A# S5 i; w9 zof its missions. Also called FMC. 7 g, h5 ]- k1 cFull Operational " E( Z" V: O$ e9 q6 i1 M+ ?Capability (FOC) The full attainment of the capability to employ effectively a weapon, item of ! [7 D9 n: C, C2 eequipment, or system of approved specific characteristics, which is manned and operated by a trained, equipped, and supported military unit or force. }( `& f) y b1 F2 O( rFull Rate Production ( r/ Q7 U9 Y9 ?+ s/ `Production of economic quantities following stabilization of the system design 6 `* \' X% E$ B" r* rand prove-out of the production process. Fully Configured 9 n1 w4 b$ @# y; wEnd Item The final combination of end products, component parts, and/or materials, which is fully ready for its intended operational use. Normally all production units are fully configured. Research and development units may be considered fully 6 p8 c' u- s& q j! Kconfigured if they are or are planned to become operationally equivalent to the production units.

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Fully Connected Network (FCN) 1 p' C2 V2 F; |+ [6 n; G* u: ?. jA network in which each node is directly connected with every other node. # g z6 ]& ~7 Q% NFunctional 5 ]7 _, ~# g) t! W' x5 V- @Analysis 6 P4 y& h* }4 c* OAn approach to the solution of a problem, in which the problem is broken down ' x0 i/ r3 r+ D0 _into its component function, such as intelligence, firepower, or mobility. Each 6 A" Q# B: G% H6 }* x, b3 [relevant function is then further analyzed and broken down into smaller functional components until a level of molecularity suitable for solution of the , `& ?3 x$ S9 Jproblem is attained. Functional Baseline 3 |' m ?7 }9 ^ ^(1) Established after the system requirements analysis/design activity has $ t) X1 e: j3 G. h3 hcompleted 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 characteristic. This Government normally controls the baseline. (2) In configuration management, the initial approved technical ! ^8 p- {% T# a: @) Fdocumentation for a configuration item. # N% z, @6 E* Q/ [2 p(3) Documentation describing a system’s functional characteristics and the verification required to demonstrate the achievement of requirements. Functional Configuration # O. N# l# e( O" e+ hAudit (FCA) The formal examination of functional characteristics test data for configuration item, prior to acceptance, to verify that the item has achieved the performance specified in its functional or allocated configuration identification. Functional 6 O& U3 y% D, g- X1 P3 A7 MEconomic Analysis (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 " R- g' I* x3 X6 Y8 Z# Wproblems; proposed solutions, assumptions, and constraints; alternatives; lifecycle costs; benefits and/or cost analysis; and investment risk analysis. It is 7 l, U7 ?( n4 B" u: f oconsistent with, and amplifies, existing DoD economic analysis policy in DoD Instruction 7041.3. 0 k% W7 V( {, Y* T" xFunctional Kill The destruction of a target by disabling vital components in a way not & ?9 D0 G) W D j" Fimmediately detectable, but which nevertheless prevents the target from functioning properly. An example is the destruction of electronics in a guidance ) h' `% [4 ?) t( T6 n6 ^7 a; Asystem by a neutral particle beam. Also referred to as “soft kill.” Functional Support Systematized methodologies and procedures, or a common set of standards, 2 c! K! x: K9 t$ N. y3 qapplied to materiel acquisition programs. Functional Technology Validation (FTV) _8 b' B8 Z* A* f; Y% \Program with the intent of proving or disproving a technology is useful for a given application. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 4 u$ N, Z" n7 A115 Functional i4 l. L6 j/ T; bTesting The portion of testing in which the advertised features of a system are tested for ( I' p; `! \9 L# `: g, @/ Q( kcorrect operation. Funding Profile Program funding, usually displayed in columnar spreadsheet format by years, # G' m( l. N* Q/ q6 @" i6 s( C4 _0 vstarting with previous year through current year and out-years. 9 F; v+ ?7 K2 \2 \: X* g1 Q" AFuture Years , i* P8 P# D* hDefense Program " F6 I: J D2 A# t4 |" _# R) \1 e(FYDP) The official DoD document that summarizes forces and resources associated with + T, Y7 [4 Q& A; G1 s3 zprograms approved by the Secretary of Defense. Its three parts are the . Z- y8 o4 l) r2 D7 z% l& _organizations affected, appropriations accounts and the 11 major force programs 0 m8 [& `6 I1 z(strategic forces, airlift, R&D, etc.). Under the biennial PPBS cycle, the FYDP is updated 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 , n1 {$ c8 t T# k$ h ?* L/ [3 bProgram Element (P.E.). Formerly known as the Five Years Defense Program. FWCA Fixed Wing Combat Aircraft. Fwd Forward. FXBR Forward-based X-Band Radar. / ?7 \/ ]) W. h# k" X4 eFY Fiscal Year. FYDP Future Years Defense Program. ( h+ t1 B) f* Q$ r! p* Q5 VMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 116 G Giga (one thousand million). g Gram. 1 Q! r1 e7 o @7 C/ QG&A General and Administrative costs. G&C Guidance and Control. 5 p: h: K& I5 M0 K: w+ S0 ~! rG&O Goals and Objectives. G/A Ground-to-Air ( l( Q) U! q* W& v1 O& iG/G Ground-to-Ground. GaAs Gallium Arsenide. Galosh The Soviet Anti-Ballistic Missile system built to defend Moscow from missile / j, V: U; U& \attack. 6 N' O. N" J5 J- P6 E2 PGamma-Ray Electromagnetic radiation resulting from nuclear transitions. Although incorrect, ! A6 N5 K4 I g$ E# n2 D8 ehigh-energy radiation, particularly “bremsstrahlung,” is sometimes referred to as gamma radiation. + { A4 O. t" m- S& DGamma-Ray [( [' H+ _8 t ~8 ?. TLaser * a3 B: s% M! l& YA laser which generates a beam of gamma rays; also called a “graser.” A 3 A3 h( w( c" u1 mgamma-ray laser, if developed, would be a type of x-ray laser; although it would p3 i- q# E) ^$ Nemploy nuclear reactions, it need not (but might) employ nuclear fission or fusion reactions or explosions. , z k' k: G2 G! m: [3 H1 iGAMS GPS (Global Positioning System)-Aided Munitions. GaNMPA Gallium Nitride Microwave Power Amplifiers. (A demonstration program to develop GaN based transistors and integrated circuits for power amplifiers in systems 8 T2 y' n D8 H9 r" ^such as Ground Based Radar. Goal is to reduce total weight and size by a factor of 10). 4 d3 ~* ?) h# A2 Y }: ^8 \GAO General Accounting Office. GARDIAN General Area Defense Integrated Anti-missile Laser System. GAT Government Acceptance Testing. GAT CALL Guidance, Apportionment, and Targeting Call (JFACC term). + ^. s' Y- ^' w- o9 OGATE Graphic Analysis Tool Environment. / D. [/ d9 z. _; d% @: XGateway 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 conversions necessary to accept messages from one network and retransmit " {/ K! J3 C" @them on the other. 7 C: r# h* @: Q1 l% h& s2 W" nGATS GPS (Global Positioning System)-Aided Targeting System. ) m; h, \ M/ v8 v; qGB (1) Ground-Based. (2) Gigabyte. GBD Global Burst Detector. ' n6 m8 m1 U) u/ }: G: p) YGBDL Ground-Based Data Link. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 5 P" c* {% j" R117 , X' N! g& H# C$ Q, |GBEV Ground Based Experimental Version. . }) F7 I" O6 W: @) ]/ @GBFEL Ground-Based Free Electron Laser. GBHE Ground-Based Hypervelocity Gun Experiment. 1 B) E$ Q [/ L7 kGBHRG Ground-Based Hypervelocity Rail Gun. . Q8 e6 ] L8 r6 JGBI OBSOLETE. See Ground-Based Interceptor. 4 a9 i: l. j1 K* b# O6 _1 qGBI-P Ground-Based Interceptor – Prototype. 0 m/ e j& R0 sGBI-X Ground-Based Interceptor Experiment. 2 z% K3 L) ^# P3 i6 sGBKV Ground-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle. 3 q3 F" W5 G' g) n6 yGBL Ground-Based Laser. GBLD Ground-Based Launcher Demonstration. + D! X6 ]1 G5 D$ d) u! H) s- SGBLRS Ground-Based Laser Repeater Station. * ~) S8 Y; ]5 W5 }GBM Global Battle Managers. GBMD Global Ballistic Missile Defense. 7 S5 L6 |8 c4 B1 o* M; n8 iGBMI Ground-Based Midcourse Interceptor. GBOS Ground-Based Optical System. GBPST Ground-Based Passive Signal Tracking. , d5 n5 S' \7 m: p0 b3 ]GBR See Ground-Based Radar. " h9 N# ]6 @: A6 lGBR-M Ground-Based Radar-Midcourse. 8 O1 R- W: H3 k4 uGBR-O Ground-Based Radar-Objective. - G1 `$ S, j D( n" q0 s: S! fGBR-P Ground-Based Radar-Prototype. 0 h w% M$ ]8 G- |# \* `. j: nGBRT Ground-Based Radar Terminal. GBR-X The experimental version of the GBR. 5 R% k1 q; ]$ E# s3 r3 M cGBRF Ground-Based Radio Frequency.

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GBRI Ground-Based Rocket Interceptor. 4 h2 f. J) W& G# yGBRT Ground-Based Radar Terminal. , q' x" |& {3 }2 N; I2 fGBS Ground-Based Sensor. GCA (1) Guidance, Control, and Avionics. (2) Guidance, Control, and Airframe. # a D! i, b7 q6 R0 j. CGCC Ground Component Commander (JFACC term). GCCS Global Command and Control System. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G : Q% }: f# u2 Q, L# g: @118 GCI Ground Control Intercept. 6 ~: S( @0 k, p0 I5 J' TGCN Ground Communications Network. 8 ]* N( X( F, R7 S8 n7 S9 AGCS Ground Control Station. , C; J, _9 ?) lGD General Dynamics. GDL Gas Dynamic Laser. GEDI Ground-Based Electromagnetically-Launched Defensive Impactors. ; B @4 h! V4 w- o( J! jGEM Guidance Enhancement Missile (PATRIOT). General Manager - _9 r' \; M% @; t/ ?+ @, H% oProgram $ q" t5 z% f" ^0 DManagement Directive (GPMD) OBSOLETE. The primary document used by the GM to direct the Service BMD ; }- i( I1 a+ v& a) qPEO on the specific actions necessary to fulfill BMD program requirements. General ) u0 A% ~, l) P* aSpecifications A general specification covers requirements common to two or more types, classes, grades, or styles of products, services or materials; this avoids the 0 o3 m) b @9 x' y8 u& o. krepetition of common requirements in detail specifications. It also permits changes to common requirements to be readily affected. General specifications may also be used to cover common requirements for weapons systems and subsystems. * T7 ]/ L! a: o. j: [Generic Rest of ) S( X* l$ W9 D" K0 J m0 N7 c$ }World Target " i( e1 O# G1 ]" J# p% M$ J(GROW) Strategic target being developed for GMD program. e: K; W' M( P ^" rGEO Geo-synchronous Earth Orbit. GEODSS Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System. Geo-stationary . n+ R& k% g& qOrbit (GSO) , S, R2 p5 m& `2 Y5 j3 t! A$ h. NAn orbit 35,784 km above the equator. A satellite placed in such an orbit revolves 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 ]7 E0 L5 |" P* \. Q+ Qcommunications relay or as a surveillance post. GEP OBSOLETE. Ground Entry Point. IFICS. GES Ground Engineering System. GFE Government Furnished Equipment. See Government Furnished Property. % H$ l0 z. N8 A2 K: J$ r' z* }GFI Government Furnished Information. GFM Government Furnished Material. 5 B2 j7 L; f1 k9 PGFM/P Government Furnished Material and Property. See Government Furnished ( x% d( ^3 H: r9 v% H: _; z9 |Property. ; t4 ?# ~& C1 K5 y0 @1 HGFP Government Furnished Property. GFS Government Furnished Software. See Government Furnished Property. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G . w) U: ^, r7 g9 N/ F5 H6 a5 m% m119 Ghosting 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 Z8 N; u% H9 K5 ~determination of having the same hinge angle F. Thus, ghosting depends on 6 |4 _3 D* C7 `2 ?4 T, I* mLOS error and positions. 2 ~+ `* w; q, |) U- j& nGHz Giga Hertz (1 x 10(9) Hz). 3 O) D3 N2 L, m9 AGIDEP Government/Industry Data Exchange Program. GIF Generic Interface. GII Global Information Infrastructure. , }( a* f8 D& K0 OGIP Ground Impact Point. ( c. K# X7 d0 ?% B$ v+ kGIS Geographic Information System. r. u0 f& x- r$ PGITIS Government Integrated Technical Information System. GLCM Ground-Launched Cruise Missile. ( ?- w4 ]) O; bGLP Ground Launched Probe. See Brilliant Eyes Probe. ( e1 F! { Y& M. ~9 JGlobal Environment The ISTC Global Environment is responsible for the creation, propagation, and maintenance of test scenario common knowledge, how subsets of this + F8 Y4 H, Z9 s* ninformation will be determined, and how common knowledge will be disseminated to the various element representations (nodes). The Global Environment performs functions which are common to the scenario such as timing, health, status, state vectors of objects, and effects models. : R" g3 D1 J( o1 s9 ~* A3 ]* pGlobal 3 b0 P h# Z* l3 T, ~Positioning System (GPS) 8 }5 N. P1 ~ z6 S9 T- Q2 S) @! b0 DThe NAVSTAR Global Positioning System is a space-based radio navigation . }2 l5 A! x+ d1 z6 Unetwork providing precise positioning and navigation needs of all the military 4 f8 H" ~3 d# ^4 o, e) z/ Fservices. In the fully operational configuration, there will be 18 satellites in six ' K+ r/ Y H/ Z, Gorbital 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 , p, T' ?3 A8 S6 F0 MS-band, and one ultra high frequency for spacecraft-to-spacecraft data relay. Global Protection ! ?5 I# |; L1 C: sAgainst Limited & I( h% @5 U2 c$ k' M4 mStrikes (GPALS) OBSOLETE. GPALS was an architecture denoting an anti-missile system designed to provide protection against limited ballistic missile strikes, be they . G/ g2 e* k q1 V( {deliberate, accidental or unauthorized—whatever their source. GPALS was composed of three interrelated segments: (1) theater ballistic missile defenses, ! e6 z! [8 c6 L" W s2 D8 G; [and associated space-based sensors, to protect U.S. forces deployed abroad, ) P+ }. V! m" F2 T: Oand our friends and allies; (2) ground-based defenses, with space sensors, to protect the entire United States against long-range ballistic missiles; and (3) 3 Z Q1 f- q& z3 p* ], ?interceptors based in space – Brilliant Pebbles – capable of providing continuous, global coverage by intercepting enemy ballistic missiles with ranges 2 B) I5 a V: v3 u7 egreater than several hundred miles. Global Protection 1 K y u r/ w U; C3 O6 w% TAgainst Limited Strikes (GPALS) ' a0 N1 e- l: ^( I% yProgram OBSOLETE. The GPALS Program consisted of six Major Defense Acquisition Programs: GPALS System/BMC 3 , National Missile Defense (NMD), Global Missile 3 T0 f; i2 s+ ]* l# w8 \Defense (GMD), Upper Tier Theater Missile Defense (UTTMD), Corps SAM, and PATRIOT. Army PEO GPALS was re-designated PEO Missile Defenses in 1992. 1 G" \3 @7 z5 q" Z: A) n% CGLOBIXS Global Information Exchange System. & i6 u2 O1 Q/ j, }" \$ w* hGLONASS Global Navigational Satellite System. " ~1 M" @8 v/ f ^# XMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 120 % M. R1 S# k; m" R& @7 hGLOW Gross Lift-Off Weight. ) w. D8 l7 S( S# \GLP Ground Launched Probe. See Brilliant Eyes Probe. 8 y" E7 w/ h8 P% S& g$ x4 A+ N0 fGLS Ground-Launched Sensor. 8 V) R) }/ o0 F1 R! E, S- y$ N5 jGM (1) Guided missile. (2) General Manager. GMACC Ground Mobile Alternate Command Center. : J. f2 `- w' r8 rGMAOC Ground Mobile Alternate Operations Center. GMCC Ground Mobile Command Center. GMCP Ground Mobile Command Post. : _+ p n% ?+ I5 \$ |GMD (1) Ground-based Midcourse Defense (formally National Missile Defense) (2) Global Missile Defense (OBSOLETE). GMT Greenwich Mean Time. 7 Y) ~( o" d# @7 PGMTT&C Ground Mobile Tracking, Telemetry, and Control. GN&C Guidance, Navigation, and Control. ) M- q# X, v# p' j% dGNC&P Guidance, Navigation, Control and Propulsion. GND Ground. / V" D* p# C7 a- d% z" b- W, BGOCO Government Owned, Contractor Operated. GOES Geo-stationary Operational Environmental Satellite. GOI Government of Israel. GOJ Government of Japan.

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GOSG General Officer Steering Group. " v' o$ [. W8 L2 D/ H# tGOSIP Government Open Systems Interconnect Profile (CALS term). 3 j3 @9 l7 |4 Q' x1 F$ yGOSP Government Open System Protocol (CALS term). ! i) D: c. `( r7 ^+ ZGOTS Government Off-the-Shelf. s% M4 O/ l5 AGov’t Government. ( f% k/ j% g) [: J sGovernment Furnished Property % ^6 Y: o- ?: c2 q/ DProperty in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and , q. L) J2 R/ Fsubsequently made available to the contractor. (See FAR 45.101.) + b, V2 m/ o: m z. B7 P. [" `Government 2 g5 N) L; o" q/ s1 d NVerification Management Plan (GVMP) # b, g9 Q' M1 \+ g8 |6 rA management document that provides the overall framework for BMDS ' y; N' k4 I4 \. L3 o$ I) ~verification. It includes processes for implementation, organizational ! [5 [' B. ^3 c9 C6 h9 wrelationships, and stakeholder responsibilities. It covers the full scope of BMDS verification and identifies how all BMDS verification activities will come together to confirm BMDS capability. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 6 h1 d2 Y G" \ u/ ^121 GP Group. 0 X% x" C, Z3 u# wGPALS Global Protection Against Limited Strikes. / S* }' Y0 w6 R K) d: n0 NGPC Global Protection Center. GPMD General Manager Program Management Directive. GPO Government Printing Office (US). GPP General Purpose Processor. 4 p! J# G* I5 |9 h m zGPS (1) Global Positioning System. (2), Global Protection System. 4 j2 L" U' H/ Y$ o% j8 e3 \" ~; ?GPSIU GPS Interface Unit. GPU Guidance Processor Unit (US Army term). # [: |/ f+ a% {. ~/ {* ^; CGraceful 0 b! I- j' V) a. }/ rDegradation 8 }9 J: X1 B. s6 s: r& vA 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.) 0 e; ] Z/ T6 k0 q" ^GRC General Research Corporation. ( z& ?/ ^/ g1 \' cGreen Code Interface Software. Ground-Based Defense : U# N6 m9 T) J8 t% W7 k* G2 p3 hThe ground-based sensor and weapon systems of BMD. Ground-Based . @- K' ]+ ?* K0 e8 Z+ q' YInterceptor (GBI) $ h# m, T8 j; x3 A, CA kinetic energy exoatmospheric interceptor with long flyout range to provide, ' Z5 J+ f7 e& N+ Dwhere possible, a multiple engagement capability for defense of the U.S. with a relatively small number of missile launch locations. It is designed to engage & G+ O ?3 G7 O! ?+ opost-boost vehicles and/or RVs in the midcourse phase of flight. & |2 M3 b! R" b+ g4 g( w(USSPACECOM) (Successor to Exoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor Subsystem (ERIS).) See EKV. Ground-Based ' s8 S) R# p; v, s/ {" YInterceptor Experiment (GBI-X) 6 e6 P9 Q4 N0 j( x# x3 cDesigned to infuse advanced technology and promote competitive environment 9 g5 A, }/ n+ j0 ~8 y1 ~for GBI. Ground-Based Radar (GBR) " M8 ]5 X- \* b" @A task-able, modular, multi-function, phased-array radar that provides surveillance, tracking and engagement planning data in post-boost, midcourse, and terminal flight phases within its capabilities. It also provides target discrimination, in-flight target updates (IFTUs), and target object maps (TOMs) to 1 C. s- D' c$ yinterceptor vehicles. See THAAD. (USSPACECOM) - R* G0 g- Z7 N! A: D) k6 \Ground-Based Radar Terminal (GBRT) ' ?9 l: e/ A. G* QThe sensor for the NMD system. An X-band, ground-based, phased array radar g8 R" ~8 W& h" u( @2 ^5 gcapable of detecting, tracking, and providing discrimination information to a ground-based interceptor. Ground-based Surveillance and - i0 u1 Z6 G- I& _Tracking System . i4 G$ M# W7 Y1 j# {: A(GSTS) A fast-response rocket-launched sensor, which can support the SDS midcourse sensor suite by employing multiple Long Wavelength Infrared (LWIR) wavebands and a visible waveband sensor to provide tracking and discrimination of / }4 h) s4 H% l1 \7 `potentially lethal targets. 8 i: q, `* o( R' t0 a4 h! XMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G # R; E; r) m$ N3 w: N2 E122 Ground Entry Point (GEP) OBSOLETE. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS 3 N: w- R9 u2 e; h! x. J5 Xspace orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2 E. See IFICS. Ground Mobile Regional Operations Center * `3 Q3 p% P6 j$ c$ V! ~* W(GMROC) 2 _3 g- _7 c" X/ \, z nTransportable ground segment of the Regional Operations Center. Ground Zero The point on the surface of the earth at, or vertically below or above, the center of a planned or actual nuclear detonation. GS Garrison Support (US Army term). 9 s7 j! O: V* N! t" vGSA General Services Administration (US). 5 \* x/ m$ r+ XGSDC Ground Station Demonstration Lab. $ Y" D) ]% t; s; w7 ~5 F3 Y8 ~( j2 i3 {GSE (1) Ground Support Equipment. (2) Government Support Equipment. ) U! z8 H, y1 D2 W$ OGSFC Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. " y4 r2 C! f* }% D9 YGSII Government Services Information Infrastructure. $ {0 B6 r7 Z6 S- }GSM Ground Station Module. GSO Geo-stationary Orbit. 8 O2 [4 O4 B5 y4 d1 TGSR Ground Station Radar. % R h6 T& |$ W* gGSTS OBSOLETE. A fast-response, rocket-launched, Long Wavelength Infrared ( \! d- j( k7 u i/ ~9 K(LWIR) and visible waveband sensor, which would have enhanced the & D+ y1 t! |- E* Tinformation available from the SDS’ midcourse sensor suite by providing tracking / r' h7 j+ e! rand discrimination data on potentially lethal targets. GSTS (F) GSTS Farm. 0 q% d$ u: d4 A- q( ^+ zGTA Ground Test Accelerator. ' J! A& B8 h+ iGTACS Ground Theater Air Control System. GTE GTE Corporation. GTF Guided Test Flights. GTM Global Track Manager. GTN General Technical Note. GTR Gulf Test Range, Eglin AFB, FL. GTSF Guidance Test and Simulation Facility (PATRIOT), Huntsville, AL. " g* }$ B2 o4 x: DGTV Guided Test Vehicle. GUI Graphic User Interface. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G , G3 d% p! d w* k: r7 C123 Guidance (1) Direction, altitude control, and navigation (where appropriate) of sensors or interceptor vehicles. # ?5 r3 @! M! @" f0 _/ W* F2 S4 h(2) The entire process by which target intelligence information received by a & C+ f: ^% H0 l! X" Oguided missile is used to effect proper flight control to cause timely direction changes for effective target interception. 0 r3 n- \1 K z' P+ p* ]Guidance Enhanced Missile (GEM) A companion program to PATRIOT PAC-2, which includes enhancements to the radar to increase intercept range and performance. ( B5 Z, N; [: _* L s% X/ V, `) L5 NGuidance 6 u2 q* n6 \* f" \% T- _9 PSystem (Missile) 9 T2 E; `/ {7 R, ?4 P9 g' X' l& M4 k9 ^A system, which evaluates flight information, correlates it with target data, 5 X5 M# L" P" C( Ddetermines the desired flight path of the missile, and communicates the , B" R5 u( V9 }3 p. j2 u+ L0 Hnecessary commands to the missile flight control system. Guided Missile An unmanned vehicle moving above the surface of the earth, whose trajectory or 9 p. l6 ^+ s: J) U) v# _flight path is capable of being altered by an external or internal mechanism. 1 ^+ E n4 C, a3 ^$ N* r- u/ t0 D4 YGVSC Generic VHSIC (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit) Spaceborne Computer. 6 q! z/ t( D4 m# F+ D) S2 F1 TGWAPS Gulf War Air Power Survey, 1994 [a DoD-sponsored survey]. + i; t' Z( O0 u9 u1 dGwd Giga watt-days. GWEN Ground Wave Emergency Network. GZ Ground Zero. 8 p' ]( @8 Z3 r$ qMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 124 H Hour. 0 }0 y! n! N0 Q* @ ~) UH&S Health and Status. 4 y2 \4 \- m7 R) G- G. `H/W Hardware. HA Higher Authority. 1 m: w; u- B8 c# t: Q3 C- f/ v* JHABE High Altitude Balloon Experiment. HAC House Appropriations Committee (US). HADS High Altitude Defense System. HALE High Altitude Long-Endurance. 2 Q+ k0 x; G7 m% j# KHALE UAV High Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. $ h# T6 N3 ~: KHalf-Value 6 p+ F4 s: {9 ?Thickness (HVT) 7 z! q3 W2 S5 r, KThe thickness of a given material, which will absorb half the gamma radiation + g* a# B4 b' _4 r5 {+ Zincident upon it. This thickness is inversely proportional to its density and also depends on the energy of the gamma rays. ; e3 \9 B) J7 ]( `HALO II High Altitude Observatory II - t) ]* U1 G0 ?$ EHAMS Hardness Assurance, Maintenance and Surveillance. ) {) \4 S8 r9 \0 A8 ZHandoff 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 # s$ C$ H& C0 {4 }objects. ( S+ g6 X9 m0 W7 e: H' @Handover This occurs when information is passed on to another sensor or system in which " L5 A4 K9 _5 ^% H: Hthe first does not continue to track. , p* p1 c& }, `4 lHAOI High Altitude Optical Imaging.

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HAOIS High Altitude Optical Imaging System. HAP High Altitude Probe. ) {- a3 a6 ~: w, e; j" }& KHard Kill (HK) Destruction of a target in such a way as to produce unambiguous visible 3 M* X' g- r6 R! {1 u* Xevidence of its neutralization. ! |% N" a' f/ J. Q" f: |; z3 A, |Hardening Design and manufacturing process and other measures, which may be employed ' B( c" J" f, E& M' Oto render military assets less vulnerable. HARDMAN Hardware/Military Manpower Integration (Navy ILS term). Hardness A property of a target; measured by the power needed per unit area to destroy ' E8 A+ h; s# cthe target. A hard target is more difficult to kill than a soft target. Hardware-in-the- ( t9 b% ~1 ?1 i! _Loop (HWIL) Tests in which BM/C3 computer and communication test systems will be in communication with some of the hardware test facilities developed for other BMD : Q. D8 |$ c3 f9 O8 w6 w y* `technology programs. Hardware Security " A9 k6 U6 ]" t- ^& @# ]+ ?# [+ ZComputer equipment features or devices used in an ADP system to preclude unauthorized access to data or system resources. # _3 Q9 y. n) }0 R) [8 _* A+ yHARM High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 8 y7 v4 d$ o. l( y& O+ x125 6 Z5 f* F: ~, e4 @) [HASC House Armed Services Committee (US). HASP Hardened Ada Signal Processor. HATELM High-speed Anti-TEL Missile. HATMD High-Altitude Theater Missile Defense. (U.S. Army) - A3 O7 P( [( p2 H$ nHAVE STARE Name assigned a proven sensor capability. HAWK Homing All-the-Way Killer. - C( U' O* v# o/ B9 P$ W( R' tHBCU/MI Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions. HBHO Hard-body Hand-over [algorithms]. HCO High Consequence Option (Safety Engineering term). HCT Mercury Cadmium Telluride. HDA Hybrid Detector Assembly. HDBK Handbook. HDR High Data Rate. HDX Half Duplex (TelComm/Computer term). HE (1) High Explosive. (2) High Energy. Health and Status (H&S) Health and Status pertains to a unit’s ability to assess the conditions of its ; O- j( k3 |" M) Z/ r6 bsubsystem functions. The term H&S is used for units in remote locations, such as satellites, where ground controls must interface with BITE to determine : c: T0 Y. g8 J; z- T7 u2 Joperational status of the satellite and its equipment. Heavy Replicas 8 Y2 q0 i7 m/ x8 Y( e% w/ Y(HREPS) # H' S% P5 U7 u+ @2 }& ~Decoys, which by virtue of shape, size, and mass, closely approximate an RV’s 3 i6 X* E+ ~; I& n U. s; gsignature. HREPS have significant off- load penalty. HEDI OBSOLETE. See High Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor. HEDR High Endoatmospheric Defense Radar. % { u5 V! e' \; LHEDS High Endoatmospheric Defense System. % m2 e7 @3 I% B' g. vHEI High Endoatmospheric Interceptor. . [' s1 V$ B9 E8 d. A0 ?7 xHEL High Energy Laser. HELKS High Energy Laser Kill System. 0 U1 U; w+ |( @1 W( h: xHELLO High Energy Laser Light Opportunity. $ r& h* A( ?1 @ k# B) nHELSTF High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility. HELWS High Energy Laser Weapon System. f0 d! `5 ?' c/ c! T) bHEMP High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 126 & Z2 ^0 D; |2 N4 jHEMTT Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (US Army prime mover). 0 N0 \, ?3 U- XHen House Soviet area defense radar used as a component of the Moscow ABM system ; `$ v4 s9 b$ `8 h5 D; f. N# W" hthat provides VHF coverage of space to monitor orbiting satellites and early warning of ICBMs launched from the U.S. HEO See High Earth Orbit. HERA (1) An improved surrogate TBM test target. (2) Two-stage, ground launched solid propellant theater target vehicle. (MDA * O% ^+ y8 O! }1 H! h4 vLexicon) HERO Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (SM-2 Bk IVA). HESP High Efficiency Solar Panel. 4 J, D3 N; O8 R5 Y9 Z& eHEU Highly Enriched Uranium. 6 ~: G* p2 D4 V. k7 THF (1) High Frequency. (2) Hydrogen fluoride. HF/DF (1) High Frequency/Direction Finding. (2) Hydrogen Fluoride/Deuterium Fluoride. (Chemicals used in IR chemical lasers). % W. T# ^% N: g6 _6 VHFCNR High Frequency Combat Net Radio. HFE Human Factors Engineering. * \* }2 X/ D( _; \1 XHgCdTe Mercury Cadmium Telluride. 9 M& J) J4 j! uHHB Headquarters and Headquarters Battery. % T2 y8 p% W% L* t1 ] t* SHIBEX High-Acceleration Boost Experiment. 3 @. {! d( j0 z! _HIBREL High Brightness Relay. HIC Human-in-Control. HICOM High Command (Navy term). HICTB Human-in-Control Test Bed. : _2 k+ e( Y) V3 g5 K. A; s9 LHIDACZ High Density Aerospace Control Zone. HIDAR High Data Rate. High Earth Orbit ) d3 W) \& T" N(HEO) j0 p9 t$ C, j0 Z( YAn orbit about the earth at an altitude greater than 3,000 nautical miles (about 5,600 kilometers). High Endoatmosphere + f: x9 O8 t2 d7 p* Y% {: M6 mThat portion of the earth’s atmosphere, generally above 40 km altitude. * ^/ P* u! {! s! ]8 Z7 M* OHigh Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor (HEDI) ( l1 q+ g! V' a! S! b1 T" o! pOBSOLETE. Interceptor concept designed to engage RVs within the (upper or # n: ?& T5 }3 c. vhigh endo) atmosphere. (Predecessor to Endo-Exoatmospheric Interceptor (E2I).) 1 d2 x. _1 b3 D8 X, K; P$ R' ^9 \MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 127 High Density Aerospace 8 s7 U- a* {. n2 ^2 OControl Zone (HIDACZ) + {% x+ f" L; v2 HAirspace designated in an airspace control plan or airspace control order, in which there is a concentrated employment of various weapons and users. A HIDACZ has defined dimensions, that usually coincide with geographical 1 I. p# B( w, N2 c Tfeatures or navigational aides. Access to a HIDACZ is normally controlled by the + Z; V- D8 ^7 w# _7 k) I G+ O6 dmaneuver commander. The maneuver commander can also direct a more restrictive weapons status within the HIDACZ. & b( h1 g: a5 C: e9 bHigher Authority Interface Policy, 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 5 Z8 p, Q+ u4 B, d1 Y0 _enabling, pre-delegation of authority, etc. Also the reporting of situation ; w+ W+ T0 E/ P) s4 i! Nassessment and system readiness to higher authority. High Order Language (HOL) A programming language that requires little knowledge of the computer on which % z1 d, o3 q6 N5 [" _a program will run, can be translated into several different machine languages, allows symbolic naming of operations and addresses, provides features ; n5 {9 a2 c O$ W( g5 Sdesigned to facilitate expression of data structures and program logic, and 0 q( q, H% D: tusually results in several machine instructions for each program statement. % M( j" } U8 Y2 c7 {7 {! Y4 k$ UHIL Human In-the-Loop. . e2 D% h9 f, |0 {3 OHIMAD High to Medium Altitude Air Defense. HIMEZ High Altitude Missile Engagement Zone. 0 P! e: A. p1 _8 i2 fHIP Hot Isostatic Processing. - L, B- w; v& O7 h, z+ \; |1 }HIRAM High Resolution Infrared Auroral Measurements. HISEM High Speed Environmental Multi-burst Model. HIT (1) Heterojuncture Internal Photomissive. (2) Homing Interceptor Technology. HK Hard Kill. ) U% h9 s) Z0 Z- A7 M7 n/ sHKV Hit to Kill Vehicle. ; O# k% m5 Z/ M9 d! WHLD Hardware Description Language. HLLV Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle. HMC&M Hazardous Material Control and Management. 7 O, t8 T+ g2 s/ BHMI Human Machine Interface. HMMWV High Mobility Mutli-purpose Whealed Vehicle (USA term) (pronounced Hum Vee). ; W$ b5 _7 ?* |0 b2 t' x$ tHMPC Hazardous Maintenance Procedure Code. HMSC Hughes Missile System Corporation. 4 F% _6 j$ {; @6 C4 Q# Y. @HOB Height of Burst. HOE OBSOLETE. Homing Overlay Experiment. (Predecessor program to , K0 _" I! Y" n" I) ~% s% QExoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor Subsystem (ERIS).) 9 q; |$ ]+ R3 {" r9 J {( a; R0 q* k+ oHOL High Order Language. 9 ~$ i4 P5 x; m: O7 E4 qMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H ~# ?0 F; z0 ~! M0 e# ~$ W! Y128 , i* g# a5 E. DHoming All-the- Way Killer ' v, O" N a# b) C _(HAWK) ( K" c' c ^/ c c- n& H2 S0 [(1) Upgrades to the HAWK interceptor and radar system to provide the Marine Corps with a mobile point theater ballistic missile defense 8 A6 M; c$ {- m" K2 rcapability. (2) A mobile air defense artillery, surface-to-air missile system that provides non-nuclear, low to medium altitude air defense coverage for ground 9 B1 `/ ~7 F- j2 w9 Y8 ~' e% Sforces. Designated as MIM-23. Homing Device A device, mounted on a missile, to aid its guidance to a target. The homing / h- i7 B- Z" S7 K5 h I5 [7 W( L" idevice uses sensors to detect the position of, or to help predict the future 6 V, `) D3 B( b, ^) dposition 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. 3 a% g2 n1 C0 }) K5 q% FHoming 7 S2 l$ p& O* k* A9 G5 kGuidance 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 the target, such as an infrared signature. ' [) j, A- Y7 e1 d- T. W' mHOMS Homing Overlay Mission Simulation. HOST Hardened Optical Sensor Testbed. Host Installation A designated DoD facility that provides non peculiar SDS support of SDS elements. ; v! ^- s+ ~( D2 b) x6 k( H6 b, u0 ?Hostile ' k( s* O$ J7 U- _Environment Those environments that result from a BMD system engagement of an enemy threat or collateral conditions resulting from deliberate hostilities. Hostile k8 l1 R& {4 L- J0 \environment categories currently applicable to National Missile Defense are # G) Y& w- I7 F7 O) E! INuclear, Battle Debris, and Electronic Warfare. # g s4 ~% w. I) H* I# eHostile Track The classification assigned to a track that, based upon established criteria, is & I/ ^& t4 r: c% N* udetermined to be an enemy threat. , V( f6 }8 O, O: \Host Interface The interface between a communications processor and a host computer. 5 Y0 V B& r9 A& h- W3 ^/ hHost Nation 9 x! o, |2 S: m# p! V( r. b/ NSupport Civil and/or military assistance rendered by a nation to foreign forces within its # R. A8 B8 t/ g% A6 [% S, b3 ]territory during peacetime, crisis or emergencies, or war based on agreements ; j. r2 V% S( T7 H4 ~+ c# ]concluded between nations. hp Horsepower. HPA High Power Amplifier. ) i/ S1 s0 A' u0 I8 ^HPC High Performance Computing. HPCC High Performance Computing and Communications. HPG Homopolar Generator. HPI High Power Illuminator (Hawk). HPIR High Power Illuminator Radar. 7 T2 g1 ?0 C. Z1 u: F8 Q% K5 C' xHPL High Power Laser. HPM High Power Microwave. HQ Headquarters. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H / e8 g: C/ ]8 K- ^6 R129 & q+ I# N5 s* L) _5 p- HHQMC Headquarters, Marine Corps. HRDS High Resolution Display System. 5 l, M4 b( p5 U+ t# SHREPS Heavy Replicas. HRR High Range Resolution. HRSA HICTB Requirements, Support and Analysis. HSDB High Speed Data Bus (TelComm/Computer term). ' h) i% J: Z8 T% P2 Z; mHSFB High Speed Fleet Broadcast (Navy term). $ e* t/ Q& [# F/ p9 GHSI Human Systems Integration. HSV Huntsville, Alabama. . `' O4 C# n6 ?" qHTICIA High Technology Crime Investigation Association. * ?0 f# ~. M5 e$ RHTI Horizontal Technology Initiative. HTK Hit-to-Kill. HTMIAC High Temperature Materials Information Analysis Center. HTML Hypertext Markup Language. % L! N1 a# f$ |: qHTPB Hydroxy-Terminated Poly Butadiene. HTS (1) High Temperature Super-conducting. (2) Hawaii Tracking Station. HTSA Host Tenant Support Agreement. 7 N/ ~9 y% j7 y, g- jHTSS Hardened- sub-miniature Telemetry and Sensor System. HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol. HUD Heads Up Display. 4 Y4 G* @4 o6 H g4 YHuman Factors A body of scientific facts about human characteristics. The term covers all 2 J ?4 V+ l& a0 U0 J; Rbiomedical and psychosocial considerations; it includes, but is not limited to, / ]0 S x) P$ n% Z5 H) R* Dprinciples and applications in the areas of human engineering, personnel 9 k C* D1 L6 O# a9 D6 pselection, training, life support, job performance aids, and human performance evaluation. Human Factors Engineering 1 n7 ?7 u9 t' o/ PThe design of man-made devices, systems, and environments to enhance their 5 n7 W. I4 U1 g$ E+ xuse by people. Also called human engineering, human factors, and ergonomics.