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ELPRS Enhanced Position Location Reporting System. ELS Earth Limb Sensor. ELSEC Electronics Security. ELSI Enhanced Longwave Spectrometer Imager. * k- A: [0 S2 q6 tELV Expendable Launch Vehicle. Emanations " H3 }9 d) I6 zSecurity 2 Q) n1 u' f& z2 c Q9 j' w(EMSEC) 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* Z; |; g& ?* cEMC (1) Electromagnetic Compatibility. (2) Early Midcourse. EMCON Emission Control EMD Engineering and Manufacturing Development (previously referred to as FSD). , m# @0 `$ `. r$ B1 A2 {: LEMDCT Expanded Memory DCT. EME Electromagnetic Environment. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 93 Emergency , S- M4 y% C% j4 ]) ~4 hCapability 7 z: f* P. O2 @ \. B/ l(replaces Contingency Capability) g P, W' j# nBMDS elements or components that are still in development or testing that 2 r& `% ?" L; N* O/ c9 o- @provide limited ballistic missile defense capabilities. MDA, working with the : l3 X! s# E! d- y4 S$ wServices, will develop plans, which cover the potential use of prototypes and test . I" n( Z! c- g, M* t/ M- bassets for contingency deployment should the SECDEF determine that an M5 Q4 ~# w+ V6 P4 ^6 |emerging BMD threat requires emergency fielding of a BMDS capability. EMF Electromagnetic Field. EMG Electromagnetic Gun. EMI Electromagnetic Interference. 7 A8 O9 C" C& Q( H) U$ F% a4 v0 BEMIP See Exoatmospheric Midcourse Interceptor Program. 2 t& R- I: B( e4 t' ZEmission Control (EMCON) 1 S N0 u }/ x" f9 h+ zThe selective and controlled use of electromagnetic, acoustic, or other emitters . o: m, ^4 L2 M1 i0 Nto optimize command and control capabilities while minimizing: a) detection by ) q c: G9 _3 E/ ienemy sensors, and b) mutual interference among friendly systems. EMCON can also be involved in military deception plans. Also called EMCON. ) {$ @: u1 k1 \0 X" mEML Electromagnetic Launcher. A device used to launch hypervelocity particles. EMP Electromagnetic Pulse. EMPSKD Employment Scheduling (USN term). EMR Electromagnetic Radiation. EMRLD Excimer Moderate Power Raman-Shifted Laser Device. EMSEC Emanations Security. + c% t! S% q1 `! ]8 ?9 _( I6 ~EMSP Enhanced Modular Signal Processor. EMT Engineering Management Team. EMV Electromagnetic Vulnerability. 5 X# |0 y: W+ ?& u/ rENA Engineering: Architecture and Analysis. ENCATT Engineer CATT (US Army term). 9 {( u {' s2 V. qEnclave 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 with SDS assets to conduct ballistic missile defense. Various combinations of ; s; J0 c; p t u8 Zconnectivity losses are possible; for example, (1) an operations center has lost connectivity with Higher Authority, yet can still provide sufficient C2 and can still 5 d6 g/ s" N- t& t6 @+ Uconnect with sufficient weapons and sensors to conduct an engagement and (2) ! D' C" e2 \. V% y- @" S& h* ]an operations center has loss of connectivity with another operations center with / @* N0 R8 j3 Z* e& uwhich it normally shares data, but can still conduct an engagement. / E/ z& W9 H% G" \9 G; ]7 `4 LEndgame 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. " M: t( l* H4 J. e' H! Q" ZEnd Item The final production product when assembled, or completed, and ready for J) k' N6 P# }% T, Dissue/deployment. ( [( T& l U- j" L8 ?1 BMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 3 D& F/ @. T y- I94 7 E& T6 t) {& G8 E Z) ZEndoatmospheric Within the earth’s atmosphere; generally considered to be altitudes below 100 km. An endoatmospheric interceptor reaches its target within the atmosphere. Endo- Exoatmospheric 0 Y a( Q9 K" jInterceptor (E2 I) - X; v! U% l# K: [$ IA ground-based interceptor capable of engaging RVs either endoatmospheric or exoatmospheric. (Successor to High Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor (HEDI).) 1 _5 g( l; C: `2 m# DENDOSIM Endoatmospheric Simulation. Endurance The time an aircraft can continue flying, or a ground vehicle or ship can continue # Z9 q. A$ ]0 N9 J% soperating, under specified conditions, e.g. without refueling. . t% l: V" E! Z" E, HENG 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. " R6 w3 k) m7 L8 P* s(2) A period beginning whenever any hostile object is identified (designated) ( a, m( _- k1 p2 Y( h' n/ p! W% X- ]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 aircraft, or the launch of an air defense missile by air defense artillery and the missile’s subsequent travel to intercept. ) [% y7 b3 C) G7 nEngagement Authorization E0 Q' ~4 W2 p2 r4 YThe authorization given to USSPACECOM to use weapon and sensor systems ; [" b0 U3 S/ _0 ? qunder previously coordinated and authorized rules, procedures, and conditions. 5 m7 C5 p- q6 k: vEngagement Control ; r! w) s3 ]- N* Q4 v" p(1) That set of coordination, assessment, decision, and direction functions normally 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 determination of: what specific objects to intercept in order to implement the selected military strategy, and which specific interceptors to assign to each attacker to implement the selected tactics within the rules of 7 I3 j, v& p3 mengagement. (2) In air defense, that degree of control exercised over the operational ; S' ~' l: O0 t4 z* Q# i6 Bfunctions of an air defense unit that are related to detection, identification, engagement, and destruction of hostile targets.

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Engagement ' h. {/ o: v$ X# R4 z4 i% }, uPlanning : S( a; g& ]/ B" |6 m/ b8 D4 \A set of rules and parameters to be used in developing weapon-target assignments and for sensor resource management. (USSPACECOM) : a3 R% K2 K) R9 }. WEngagement 5 c7 Y$ M' [5 x. c0 h% D+ tSurveillance 3 y$ Z" {4 E0 j8 {6 o$ NThe surveillance required to support RV negation in the midcourse tier. 3 _/ ~ v$ d9 R) h/ a! VEngagement . c% M- ?/ X. \. LTime 6 ?6 }. r* D o$ S6 {8 ]The time that a weapon takes while engaging a given target. This includes not / b# H- |8 o+ L. P6 Aonly firing at the target but all other necessary weapon functions involved that 5 Q8 u5 C5 q* Ware unique to that particular target. 9 D7 Y9 _0 z, i( F2 A2 vMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 95 Engineering and 4 f! S) m) q5 a6 L8 _; _Manufacturing Development (EMD) # J) f2 k, ], z1 EThe third phase in the acquisition process, following Milestone II. The system , i. R$ c7 @( Cand its supporting items are fully developed, engineered, designed, fabricated, 4 G1 u# j+ [% t& l8 X" f" k& otested, and evaluated. The intended output is a pre-production system that closely approximates the final product; the documentation necessary to enter the ( |$ b& h6 x1 U+ fproduction phase, and the test results demonstrating that the production product will meet stated requirements. Engineering " I! |! K% D5 B( ?! iChange Proposal (ECP) A proposal to the responsible authority recommending that a change to an - v. t; M6 U/ k4 @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. " ]% N- ]2 G; {Engineering * C+ n* M+ k4 u NDevelopment ^' A* g. h3 |# ?+ GA funding category including those development programs being engineered for service use but which have not yet been approved for procurement or operation. 2 l6 [7 I0 e+ i9 p. aMoney under budget activity 6.4. Engineering Development Model ) q$ a4 @% t; N! EEnhanced Target 8 K! L" n) Y' G5 M$ hDelivery System 9 I4 V5 }; u$ P7 i ](ETDS) An advanced prototype used during the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase (EMD) to resolve design deficiencies, demonstrate maturing performance, and develop proposed production specifications and drawings. Target delivery system being developed for future GMD testing that will 6 F4 |) i4 ~. H) H+ d9 k c9 ?; Dcomplement existing systems, provide flexible, modular configurations, and will be launchable from land, air, or sea modes 1 i7 L$ `0 ]) W6 [7 \* j$ t( jENNK Endoatmospheric Non-Nuclear Kill. ENSCD Enemy Situation and Correlation Division (JFACC term). Environmental ! b7 P1 U' n3 z( c' ZAssessment (EA) A concise public document whose primary purpose is to provide sufficient 3 p, U6 t& H6 _6 }3 g4 }+ oanalysis of environmental effects of an action to determine whether to prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact. Environmental 4 n0 _( |, y. `7 ZImpact Statement 1 q+ U! C% b. T4 X7 j8 x( Q(EIS) 7 d0 i# ]+ p+ `A detailed written statement analyzing the environmental effects of a major Federal action. . @' D# y5 p2 z3 U5 q5 tEnvironmental Security A specialized form of physical security that prevents technical penetration, e.g., penetration by waves of electron beams. ' @+ Q5 g/ S9 X, nEnvironments 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, 9 G6 ^3 ?! P3 k8 vtransportation and handling categories. A$ W8 J5 B! m' |EO (1) Electro-Optical. / B! d8 a& S9 Y2 H e" ~(2) Engagement Operations. (3) End Office. (4) Eyes Only. ( X* i$ |5 n7 cEOA Early Operational Assessment. EOB (1) Enemy Order of Battle. ) H u. Z. r" c0 m(2) Electronic Order of Battle. 1 r4 V: @$ I1 R" iEOC (1) See Element Operations Center. . M5 D/ {6 |6 A(2) Emergency Operations Center 4 ]- ? C2 e m" U/ ?MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E # F% L2 ]8 T; x$ I3 A96 EOCM Electro-Optic Countermeasure. EOCT Element Operations Center Test Bed. 6 Z+ Q/ X% i8 n4 U$ d: [# tEOD Explosive Ordnance Detail + C. _$ H1 _3 I( R1 c4 U( Q# B! mEO/IR See Electro-Optics Infrared. ; X l8 F" l DEOM End of Message. ! c$ H2 F0 Z& Z- `4 T' N' zEOP Executive Office of the President EORSAT ELINT Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite (US). EOS Earth Orbiting System (NASA term). N3 m5 Y7 G& z7 t% U/ pEOSH Environmental Operational Safety and Health. 8 L& [' f. z# J$ L. b5 m4 XEP (1) Engagement Planning. (2) Evaluation Plan 4 Q0 N: M/ i/ s* UEP Cycle Engagement Planner Cycle (NMD BMC2 term). EPA Environmental Protection Agency. $ r9 I7 Q0 Z u, PEPD Engineering Product and Development 0 c7 O6 n4 k# X% d6 d- p* nEphemeris/ 1 Y6 ^8 c7 K( b& g% k% f# EEphemerides : Z% b' A, Y0 P6 M" l1 y(1) A table showing the positions of an object in space at regular intervals of & s1 ~. f E9 a6 i9 E' i+ I! Vtime. $ @+ t0 b+ u% c(2) A publication giving the computed places of the celestial bodies for each day of the year or for other regular intervals. u1 _# Z$ b3 H6 ?0 d0 }0 E. nEPITS Essential Program Information Technology and Systems. EPL Emitter Parameter Listing (USN term). 2 k- c+ m9 ~/ D# n$ _EPLRS Enhanced Position Locator Reporting System. EPO (1) OBSOLETE - ERINT Project Office (US Army term). (2) Element Program Office. 0 m* D- c- F" _ Q4 |6 AEPP Electric Power Plant (PATRIOT). ( d0 F T+ D4 |8 F# c8 q, ^& [EPROM Electrically Programmable Read-Only Memory. EQEC EurQuantum Electronics Conference (See CLEO). Equipment + M+ N0 @$ [. i, ]4 t1 }Operationally 5 `0 E A' ?# o6 f' wReady n; _5 L" I+ j4 b9 |The status of an item of equipment in the possession of an operating unit that 3 l3 o5 J. N Y7 xindicates it is capable of fulfilling its intended mission and in a system 2 {1 f/ Y4 j2 h: N+ x$ Wconfiguration that offers a high assurance of an effective, reliable, and safe + a( [( D: z4 e& mperformance. ER (1) Enhanced Radiation (“neutron bomb”). (2) Extended Range. 7 a$ N5 \* j1 v0 RERA Explosive Reactive Armor 8 E+ K+ Y# S. i& o' NERADCOM OBSOLETE. Army Electronics Research and Development Command. (Now 2 v4 N3 c6 Q/ b6 ALaboratory Command (LABCOM), Adelphi, MD.) MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E % O2 e0 X4 q- h+ A97 ERCS Emergency Rocket Communications System (US). 8 J" s! Z& R) _: yERD Element Requirements Document. * o: f6 s/ ?7 M) I" HERG Executive Review Group. ; m P. l$ b) `; nERINT OBSOLETE. Extended Range Interceptor. Now referred to as PAC-3. ERIS OBSOLETE. Exoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor Subsystem. (Predecessor to Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI).) " y0 w9 }: F* n+ K; j jERIS(F) OBSOLETE. ERIS Farm. 0 W$ M( T( [! i7 r% AERP Emitted Radiative Power. 2 C. H' _9 O6 \4 o2 P6 K m( iERR (1) Element Requirements Review. (2) Engineering Release Record. ERS (1) Early Release of Submunitions. (2) Emergency Response System. ESA Electronically Scanned Array. ESAD Electronic Safe and Arm Device. ( R9 e/ B6 z; N! d/ g( Q: P TESAR Extended Subsequent Application Review. ESC Electronic System Center (AFMC), Hanscom AFB, MA. . @; p* A, S, V- I0 @& e7 ?( dESCN Existing Systems and Center Notebook. 2 K$ A5 K- K1 ^) w1 vESD OBSOLETE. Electronic Systems Division. (Now Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, MA.) ESH Environmental, Safety and Health ESI External Systems Integration. 5 `# x& `8 X7 fESI ICD External Systems Integration Interface Control Document. ESM (1) Electronic Warfare Support Measures. (2) Electronic Support Measures. . O$ Z5 k9 J# o2 YESMC Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick AFB, FL. ESNet Energy Sciences Network. ESPRIT European Strategic Program of Research in Information Technology. ESQD Explosive Safety Quantity Distance. 6 i3 p2 j2 h; Y1 i, v& Z hESSM Evolved (Enhanced) Sea Sparrow Missile. ET&C Extended Tracking and Control. ETA Estimated Time of Arrival. 9 N3 X% j: s5 s* H, ]ETC (1) Electro-Thermal Chemical. (2) Estimated Time-to-Completion. ; U# G1 a3 m" Y7 J0 \1 j& iETD (1) Estimated Time of Departure. (2) Electronic Transfer Device. # Q. {. o* L2 [$ QMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 98 4 {! H' ~' b" s$ j- QETERTS End-to-End Real Time Simulator. + Q" J$ D3 `4 p* PETESD End-to-End Sensor Demonstration. ETI Estimated Time of Intercept. ETIC Estimated Time for Completion. 1 a% e. y& Y9 V$ I6 ]; R4 k6 U. _ETM Engineering Test Model 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. " U, @- a2 C+ T1 iEU European Union [formerly European Community (ECI)] EUCOM European Command. See USEUCOM. EURATOM European Atomic Energy Agency. EUREKA European Research and Coordinating Agency. ( j7 W& W" C$ ~2 p3 N0 {% y; x; `' rEUT Early User Test. 2 e, F* T+ V/ S/ x9 W- {EV Experimental Version EVA Extravehicular Activity. / p$ [$ m" F% d& C; F3 aEvasive MRV A reentry vehicle, which maneuvers for the purpose of evading defensive weapons. Event Based Contracting 6 A( |* `0 m' l q9 m1 n3 b" f0 wSupport “event driven acquisition strategy” by linking specific contractual events 2 N- q) s2 E' |5 L: jto the “exit criteria” for the acquisition phase, or to intermediate development a' v2 G7 |" }4 cevents established for the acquisition strategy. Event Driven ) @3 N1 F* n) ]4 \Acquisition Strategy ' N$ H% G7 l( P6 m! O/ ?/ L5 x. Z+ hAn 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 8 y5 W0 \: }8 S5 zThe process by which it is decided, from SDS external data, that the event ( ~2 G! U' E5 }/ Yreported is real. 1 I5 m6 u/ V6 |MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 3 X. V, e7 p- `2 ~6 ~99 Evolutionary Acquisition ! o7 b$ t4 O, C(1) An approach in which a core capability is fielded, and the system design has + ]1 f1 m; W8 O. W9 o9 w. \6 L3 ca 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 g( L" x' N& Tcore capability can be generally, but not specifically, be defined. (2) An acquisition strategy that defines, develops, produces or acquires, and : m: f. s- r8 |8 O: w" v8 \' Pfields an initial hardware or software increment (or block) of operational capability. It is based on technologies demonstrated in relevant environments, time-phased * Z( m1 g. j! J- s8 @4 }requirements, and demonstrated manufacturing or software deployment capabilities. These capabilities can be provided in a shorter period of time, followed by subsequent increments of capability over time that accommodate 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 " B% J3 ^' G! z5 G, ethe 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) Evolutionary . m. d2 j0 S& G# k5 T7 Q+ \& ?" x6 hRequirements 6 g* F/ i' u7 {3 Y: ^7 I# e5 _Definition Mission needs are first expressed in broad operational capability terms, and then 0 S2 J- g6 D' y0 Uprogressively evolved to system specific performance requirements. EVPA Experimental Version Performance Assessment. EVPA/TEVS Experimental Version Performance Assessment Test Environment System. 3 c8 q' m! F' b+ xEVS Enhanced Verdin System. 6 u) V4 a5 n/ G' G6 c% ]EW (1) Electronic Warfare. (2) Early Warning. EW/AA Early Warning and Attack Assessment. 6 A! Z% [" N/ r) P: [EWCC Expanded Weapons Control Computer (PATRIOT). EWDA Energy and Water Development Appropriations (US). EWG Event Working Group. EWN Early Warning Net. EWO Electronic Warfare Officer. 9 t& `+ y" |) M" oEWPE Electronic Warfare Pre-Processing Element. 8 s% Y0 G! J+ r! ~EWR Early Warning Radar. EWS Early Warning System. EXCEDE Electron Accelerator Experiment. 1 n: N1 ^! o$ a# |$ jExcimer A contraction for “excited dimer”; a type of lasant. A dimer is a molecule % G9 V# r; M% _: R/ L/ yconsisting of two atoms. Some dimers (e.g., xenon chloride and krypton fluoride) + Z; N1 U7 M! E* ^6 |7 fare molecules, which cannot exist under ordinary conditions of approximate 4 V5 A$ r( W6 g- wthermal equilibrium but must be created in an “excited” (e.g., energized) condition by special “pumping” processes in a laser. Excimer Laser , e3 g+ I% J- S) V(EXL) : i% o; ^9 m' CA laser in which emission is stimulated when a gas is shocked with electrical energy and the excited medium emits light when returning to a ground state. : B6 Z. c+ o+ pMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 100 EXCOM Executive Committee. " h3 [' Q+ S/ q% i$ \0 [Executable Program 2 x* d, u8 v5 _* Z6 f5 uA program is executable if the PM has adequate near-term approved funding. Executing Agent The individual within the executing element assigned responsibility for managing , h! V; i9 ~0 bMDA funded programs. Executing + T4 k. x$ r' @0 O# N6 bElements Agencies or organizations (DoD or non-DoD) that are managing BMD-related programs. * ?( `, g: n: ?$ IExecuting : W- A7 y3 |5 E$ hResponsibility 9 |7 ]! ~, S% PProgram Manager responsibility. Exercise A military maneuver or simulated wartime operation involving planning, preparation, and execution. It is carried out for the purpose of training and m& g9 ], J k1 _5 o8 D$ cevaluation. It may be a combined, joint, or single-Service exercise, depending % u: q+ \3 v9 e2 T2 B5 aon participating organizations. See also Command Post Exercise. * v9 R1 C1 U5 JExit Criteria Program specific accomplishments that must be satisfactorily demonstrated before an effort or program can progress further in the current acquisition phase * P& b7 \: T# i3 g% vor transition to the next acquisition phase. Exit criteria may include such factors 0 F& g: s+ H4 j7 Was critical test issues, the attainment of projected growth curves and baseline parameters, and the results of risk reduction efforts deemed critical to the ) r5 D, `! e. mdecision to proceed further. Exit criteria supplement minimum required accomplishments and are specific to each acquisition phase. 7 f4 i5 T9 ^- Y$ P kEXL Excimer Laser. Exoatmospheric Outside the Earth’s atmosphere; generally considered to be altitudes above 100 9 ^, R. a) x8 F4 qkm. Exoatmospheric ]' R, S, |; K0 b- JReentry Vehicle 7 R: o D% p) x0 d2 Y4 SInterceptor Subsystem (ERIS) % M W. X" ]8 ~, Z4 |8 I' G( NOBSOLETE. Interceptor designed to provide functional test validation of GBI. Exoatmospheric H9 [5 u/ h4 \& _* ITest Bed (XTB) 1 D$ x* O! S* i" x7 t0 V3 F! SFlight qualified and range integrated vehicle to support other programs such as GBI-X. . p# E2 A2 @) O& u2 }Exo Decoy A decoy that matches RV signature exoatmospherically. Exo decoys can use * r) n7 K7 h6 _0 Gradar and/or optical means to deceive sensors. : \9 X+ U% Q8 U: nExpert Systems Software programs, which use artificial intelligence techniques to capture and ( z0 u8 ~3 w8 ~8 n/ W, L$ aapply the non-algorithmic knowledge and procedures of human experts. / X1 l. Z4 m' S3 D. j3 m! m+ _Expired $ ~( b2 s( R$ @. KAppropriation An appropriation that is no longer available for new obligation but is still available for disbursement to liquidate existing obligations. Under current legislation no disbursement may be recorded or paid after a five-year expiration period. , m- `- P$ R6 IMaintains all original accounting identity, e.g. FY, appropriation, PE, etc. 3 S) b+ I6 q! N3 ^+ YEXPLAN Exercise Plan. , N0 I5 V' I6 P% i0 o* t+ L3 p' CExplicit 6 C: z$ D( p7 o, I3 F* `! FCoordination A battle management technique which communicates results, decisions or command from one battle manager to another, usually from a higher command * G5 c3 G6 F' D I- cto a lower command. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 E 101 9 M. ` P' R5 J9 I P) k3 uExtended Planning Annex 7 k7 A* c: B eA document providing program guidance for an additional 10 years beyond the : @2 a7 D7 T+ ] V0 o, G, \- ~7 VPOM. 8 H" ?% {- \, t! e6 ^MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F V) F( Z9 E5 h. R3 y% x5 S103 5 l* c4 Z3 s0 Q9 d1 ], M% lF (1) Fluoride. (2) Fahrenheit. F/O (1) Fiber Optic. (2) Follow-On. FA (1) Field Artillery. (2) Feasibility Assessment. 6 h0 V" Z; U: X4 |5 Y8 t( QFA/RD Functional Analysis/Requirements Definition. ! _0 o3 h% k& w; I' i. M' SFAA Federal Aviation Administration. FAAD Forward Area Air Defense (US Army). 2 S4 N% [" x3 V3 s+ J3 d2 GFAAD C2I Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control and Intelligence. 3 G* J7 G1 J! M2 RFAADS Forward Area Air Defense System (JCS term). * Y5 X7 X1 g, a8 r! Z% rFAAWC Fleet/Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander. FAB Fly Along Probe. Fac Facility (MILCON term). FACP Forward Area Control Post (JFACC term). FACSPMF Federal Agency Computer Security Program Manager’s Forum. ) H( a2 j/ ]( d# _# {# qFAD (1) Force Activity Designator. (2) Feasible Test Date. : h& o) D0 J0 Q7 q O3 dFADEC Full-Authority Electronic Controls. - d$ `1 p6 V2 Q" i3 X b7 B1 wFAFB Falcon AFB, CO. & v" C9 Q$ u0 F2 I: F$ j, @; QFAFBR Falcon AFB Regulation Fairing Structure to protect the payload during ascent phase. FAIT Fabrication Assembly, Inspection/Integration, and Test. FALCON Fission-Activated Light Concept. FAM Functional Area Management. 9 [ x5 C0 g) p* X; mFAMIS Financial Accounting Management Information System. FAMP Facilities Acquisition Management Plan. FAMSIM Family of Simulations (USA term). FAR See Federal Acquisition Regulation. Far Field The region far from an antenna compared to the dimensions of the antenna and 1 q2 L/ w, H# ?! {; Mthe wavelength of the radiation. FAS (1) Fly Away Sensor (TCMP). + _+ x5 ~0 e9 J' \7 m5 A5 q(2) Federation of American Scientists. FAST Facility Allocation Study Team. 4 M% `! S/ l% g) r% p; eMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F + y8 I2 c7 [- e! v3 E3 d104 Fast-Burn Booster (FBB) A ballistic missile that burns out much more quickly than current versions, possibly before exiting the atmosphere entirely. Such rapid burnout complicates a boost-phase defense. ; L# |9 J. |( i$ hFAT (1) First Article Testing. (2) Factory Acceptance Test. " L u# p1 e7 ^3 MFault Tolerance The ability of a processor to maintain mission effectiveness after some ' C) W7 g$ i; Zsubsystems failed. Fax Facsimile. FBB Fast-Burn Booster. FBIS Foreign Broadcast Information Service (US). FBM Fleet Ballistic Missile. ( p! J: c# `0 HFBMS Fleet Ballistic Missile System (USN term). FBP Forward Based Probe. FBR Forward-Based Radar (US Army term). & c) X/ @$ x0 n: [FBS Forward-Based System. 5 s+ [8 ]* S6 H7 m! ~FBXR Forward-Based X-band Radar. FC (1) Fire Control [of weapons]. 5 z3 _* r6 J! z0 Q e(2) Fund Code. & Y& E7 v% L8 o. }+ \$ ~7 gFCA Functional Configuration Audit. FCC Federal Communications Commission. FCCM Facilities Capital Cost of Money. FCN Fully Connected Network. FCO Field Change Order. 2 \1 `' \& U5 y, KFCRC OBSOLETE. Federal Contract Research Center. 5 |+ ~9 O0 t) c, F- fFCS Fire Control Section.

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FCT Foreign comparative testing. : `8 C1 r' p* Z% S+ O- O$ p' {FD First Deployment. , k, s, N5 A! ^FDA Food and Drug Administration. * h+ f% D' b( I8 ~$ pFDC Fire [of weapons] Direction Center. FDG Foreign Disclosure Guide. FDM Function Description Manual. 7 G' Q% J: P6 A! x* {) A* C ?FDO Fee Determining Official. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 105 % i' e. Q) _, A/ K, NFDP Flight Demonstration Program. FDR Final/Formal Design Review. 8 B( z/ H. ~' ~FDRU Final Design Review Update (MDA PAC term). FDS (1) Flight Demonstration System. (2) Fault Detection System. " i4 r1 V A# j2 x' f% OFDSV Flight Demonstration Space Vehicle. , d3 v: }0 m" M: hFDT&E See Force Development Test and Experimentation (US Army). FDX Full Duplex (Telecomm/Computer term). FEA Functional Economic Analysis. # n Z4 D x, u) BFeasibility Study A study of the applicability or desirability of any management or procedural - W8 P0 ]9 H% I- isystem from the standpoint of advantages versus disadvantages in any given # V) n* f7 A3 B$ j, ?7 M1 S; {case. FEBA Forward Edge of the Battle Area. / g/ k# E, n. }8 q) k9 [FECA Front-End Cost Analysis FED Federal. / L% n% {8 Z2 V/ b/ w$ [; zFEDAC Federal Computer Acquisition Center. / \' w$ j7 T0 V# AFederal 6 e% s& t% Z0 d# nAcquisition Regulation 7 s! [7 @$ _8 b% _The primary regulation for use by federal executive agencies for acquisition of supplies and services with appropriated funds. It directs the defense program 2 j2 j1 X& {, Hmanager in many ways, including contract award procedures, acquisition - x6 k% Y! z) `" M; T7 kplanning, warranties, and establishing guidelines for competition. The Military Departments and DoD issue supplements to the FAR. The DoD supplement is 6 ^& U& L2 }) l4 K7 Dcalled DFARS (Defense FAR Supplement). FEDSIM Federal System Integration and Management. / ?: p( J& Q4 [5 } Q" IFEL Free Electron Laser. FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency. - L$ T; s# {! O3 Q5 Z6 u# JFenced Funding An identified aggregation of resources reviewed, approved, and managed as a distinct entity. The proposed program must be implemented within specified resources. Examples of fences areas are: Intelligence and Security, Support to Other Nations. 9 S! c/ ^. x! \, g9 zFER Financial Execution Review. , _, L( V- v3 U+ ~( x+ zFES Facility Engineering Surveillance Plan. ' S6 ]7 ^4 ?: V- C( XFET Field Effect Transistor. FEU Flight Evaluation Unit. FEWS Follow-on Early Warning System. - T+ r$ v' Z0 F" @+ PFF Fire Finder Radar (US Army. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 106 # ?! h6 B% X. J2 W" yFFBD Functional Flow Block Diagram. FFCD Full, Final and Complete Disclosure (Treaty negotiation term). FFD Fraction Failure Detected. % T; M/ a! u- M* z0 @; u/ t' GFFH Fast Frequency Hopping. - a; `3 c K7 ?, k* i% N% k) r+ T$ EFFP Firm Fixed Price. 8 G$ j. `! r! z3 g$ a+ WFFRDC Federally Funded Research and Development Center. # B: T4 {5 L' R8 A1 ^; @: EFGC Functional Group Code (Navy ILS term). FGEP Fixed Ground Entry Point. 8 `9 m# v4 p) E& k% d2 x2 HFH Flight Hours. : S! u+ k& k$ B) P3 ?9 mFI Fault Isolation. FI&A Fault Isolation and Analysis. FIDO Fighter Duty Officer (JFACC term). [( i9 }' T: z& ~+ O$ iField of View (FOV) 9 {% s; c9 A+ L& Q9 h h! HThe angular measure of the volume of space within which the system can respond to the presence of a target. 3 \/ V5 g, e# V8 v( `0 _! N( LFighting Mirror (FMIR) Part of the GBL System. The low orbit mirror, which receives laser energy and . |* G2 a( H: X' @; m/ greflects it to the target. Figure 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. " ?# M) G6 s2 f% t$ r; `FIP Federal Information Processing. FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard. 8 i3 g# O/ E/ y; O3 \Fire Control The control of all operations in connection with the application of fire on a target. Fire Control ; R+ P( B( |1 j8 f$ Y+ X0 P+ eSystem A group of interrelated fire control equipment and/or instruments designed for 7 P! l: }" f; |3 ~- f+ guse with a weapon or group of weapons. Fire Support Coordinating . U. J6 A: W$ A2 ^) D, JMeasure A measure employed by land or amphibious commanders to facilitate the rapid engagement of targets and simultaneously safeguard friendly forces. Fire Support 5 p5 m; i" b, O0 X2 m; {Coordinating Line (FSCL) ! g5 G. @. ]: }A line established by the appropriate ground commander to ensure the ; `4 U! V# l0 o* p# q, icoordination of fire not under the commander’s control but may affect current tactical operations. The fire support coordination line is used to coordinate fires of air, ground, or sea weapons systems using any type of ammunition against ; F! u1 E7 e+ _9 e8 X& U) Isurface 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 $ t2 E% E9 m( x7 n0 j# J# P0 r' f# xwithout 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 * j; A ~6 X/ X- q4 n! fsurface targets behind this line must be coordinated with the appropriate ground 3 d- I0 T( \7 xforce commander. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F ' T4 d8 W/ L+ z. Z0 Y) k. N107 - D& N, O9 d8 c: Z0 e% Q+ WFiring Doctrine The ratio and manner of assigning numbers of interceptors against given , F+ e7 e" q9 n( |; qattackers. One-on-one, salvo, shoot-look-shoot, shoot-fail-shoot, etc. are - v/ W+ i1 F% \( Z. n; _examples of different firing doctrine. The priority of targets being defended and ) _0 g4 w, }# w6 p1 Zthe number of interceptors available relative to the number of attackers drive doctrine. Firing Rate The number of missiles fired per site per minute. " |. @/ k. c$ {4 j4 mFIRMR 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 samples, first lots, pilot models, and pilot lots. Approval involves testing and 0 H( B+ x, B& Pevaluating the first article for conformance with specified contract requirements before or in the initial stage of production under a contract. 5 a- s+ G8 B f, v! W% iFirst Strike The first offensive action of a war (generally associated with nuclear operations). + |5 @2 p- r& ~% I5 BFirst Unit 4 h3 _7 H5 N& N5 \1 A( C% zEquipped Date + x# Y+ [+ g3 E* cThe 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 has been accomplished. ' p; a' j: ~' |. p2 tFIS Facility Installation Standard. 2 A9 @+ |% h) `9 V' sFiscal Guidance The annual guidance issued by the SECDEF in the Defense Guidance which 6 ?6 x6 B- g9 U% oprovides 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 * u2 @! F. P/ X x Qproposed programs. + ]6 h0 i7 l4 I8 VFISSP Federal Information System Support Program. FIWC Fleet Information Warfare Center (USN term). FIX Site Firing-in-Extension (Target Launch site in White Sands Missile Range Northern Extension). ( ^# H' O1 B7 E6 D- t+ k% PFixed Costs Costs that do not vary with the volume of business, such as property taxes, ) J7 L: u' S: ~' B" x- minsurance, depreciation, security, and minimum water and utility fees. Fixed Ground 7 ~0 A4 w9 z& t& ~( BEntry Point (FGEP) 2 E w: o4 E! g: [8 w/ x- L7 kThe subset of GEPs, which are not transportable. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements " m% s/ b8 }# d- \3 Z; zand the C2E. 8 J& J d% O/ D$ SFixed Ground 6 v$ E, z2 h0 c3 J% X; vStation 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. FLAGE OBSOLETE. Flexible Lightweight Agile Guided Experiment. (Predecessor program to Extended Range Interceptor (ERINT).) 9 [6 T8 {" q4 {5 T6 Y5 {' s* F( vFLC Federal Laboratory Consortium. ' W& c7 U( u" jMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F * H- z! @( D! T) F108 Fleet Satellite $ [, X1 w# V$ z% W( }: g* QCommunications $ H' {$ t4 ~' ~9 k" j) I6 Y: zSystem (FLTSATCOM) e. j, u, d% Z5 u, S! w1 MOperating 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 ( f2 x" O3 o/ F4 ]5 r( R& iprovides a satellite communication system for high-priority communication requirements 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 " V( g: E O3 d# d4 w+ X; `and SHF bands. The Navy has exclusive use of 10 channels for communication with its land, sea, and air forces. The Air Force uses 12 others as part of its , \5 N/ O7 N5 K5 G0 }2 H+ u4 W" n! iAFSATCOM system for command and control of nuclear capable forces. The ; S% [! W0 [( H+ \7 h! ^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 % @. J4 D4 n2 e( nattack with actions appropriate and adaptable to the circumstances existing. FLHER Funds and Labor Hours Expenditure Report. Flight & J( b& @. \# ?0 h0 a6 O) C6 ]Demonstration " w( K* y6 D" j( H2 X: B$ KSystem (FDS) Part of the SBIRS Low Program Definition and Risk Reduction (PDRR) program 7 w) E' g5 Y' R" G: @2 K" Z& Fphase. The FDS will consist of two satellites and a ground system being built by % y; H1 v: R6 H) }9 \9 {0 UTRW/Hughes. The FDS satellites are to be launched in FY99 for a two-year test , `2 l3 v) t5 E) S% L' F$ d& }+ uprogram to demonstrate operations and performance of a SBIRS Low concept, collect target and phenomenology data to support the objective system design, 0 j0 @ D( |1 M/ R) kand validate cost estimating models. 0 p1 V3 q- Y4 `2 t6 [+ z" ]Flight Path The line connecting the successive positions occupied, or to be occupied, by an * K# W3 q5 [* m+ h2 F1 F' laircraft, 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 ! ]- x! q# y4 B1 k6 C* `to determine the readiness of the missile system and launch facilities prior to flight test. * h4 R% x- J, D( [" w+ A# IFlight 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. : G8 }# z4 [ [2 ~9 W" jFlight Test Vehicle (FTV) 6 J; N+ q. b c) KPrototype of airborne or spaceborne hardware used to validate a technology , @' u4 b: i. t4 L+ j* D( Dconcept.

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FLIR Forward Looking Infrared Radar. FLOT Forward Line of Own Troops. - C1 o) d$ z- V6 J( ZFLT Flight. % K5 ?1 J. z+ kFLTSATCOM Fleet Satellite Communications System. * p; X+ B# k5 z! {Fluence (or Integrated Flux) 6 L, f. H1 n5 ^The product (or integral) of particle (neutron or photon) flux and time, expressed 8 v6 r' `/ @. {+ \, _in units of particles per square centimeter. The absorbed dose of radiation (in ( k0 U K m. o6 q2 e0 k! frads) is related to the fluence. (It should be specified whether this is incident or absorbed fluence). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 109 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 equipment, electronics, armament, and other installed government-furnished 9 A$ h3 T' c4 s5 t9 R+ cequipment, and nonrecurring production costs. Flyaway cost equates to Rollaway and Sailaway cost. 4 _+ N4 t" Y6 u" WFM (1) Flare Multiunit. (2) Frequency Modulation. (3) Functional Manger. 8 c2 G" T8 v* H7 K+ s- E6 w(4) Force Module(s). (5) Field Manual. ) B; i1 y. b8 t4 S& vFMA Foreign Military Acquisition. ! `$ S. S( ^7 E0 TFMB Financial Management Board. FMC Flexible Manufacturing Cell. FMEA Failure Modes Effects Analysis (ILS term). / a; h2 E- Y: L" s6 ?; F* A5 WFMECA Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (ILS term). / ^) s$ i) Z2 x2 PFMIR Fighting Mirror. % l$ ~+ }+ t0 o/ l; j. KFMP Foreign Materiel Program. FMS (1) Flight Mission Simulator (PATRIOT), Huntsville AL. (2) Foreign Military Sales. 1 k* K. d K0 ~- c! PFMTV Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (USA term). , x, W0 }# ~& |; Y8 ?& S$ E( kFNC Federal Network Council 5 ~ {# w6 a: e% b4 ` dFO Force Operations (PATRIOT). * o9 Y/ w$ H4 r: w. hFO Link Fiber Optic Link. FOA Future Offensive Aircraft (UK RAF term). + @' ~3 M% w( }1 |9 q9 @FOB Forward Operations Base. " Y9 Z! ?, N2 y, O$ ?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 % D$ p3 ^* |! O* P4 Q/ gin the object field of the lens are focused. 3 B) K7 p1 j9 Z! e7 x f* w6 {: v# EFocal Plane # j" |' h0 Z j; b: d4 X; YArray (FPA) An FPA is a matrix of photon sensitive detectors which, when combined with low noise preamplifiers, provides image data for the signal frequencies of interest. FOFA Follow-On Force Attack. 3 I7 d$ s/ M! Q5 \! r% B) EFOG Fiber-Optic Gyroscope. - n/ M+ b1 X6 e7 {FOIA Freedom of Information Act (US). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 110 FOL Forward Operating Location. : c" Y, o- n) [FOLAN 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 7 k4 b4 u9 _) B. U5 foptical axis. 4 ~* C2 h3 U6 C7 i5 n. TFollow-On $ a& m; I0 E6 V7 |! ? wOperational Test and Evaluation 5 \1 s7 q# Y( {- P; b e* M9 |& F(FOT&E) That test and evaluation that is necessary during and after the production period , d1 T& p! ^% o, d; L! y) V; j' Z. _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 8 F4 J* o- ?0 b" `8 W7 Coperational needs and retains its effectiveness in a new environment or against a new threat. FOM Figure of Merit. FON Fiber Optic Network. 6 }1 n- [: w; H( Y+ IFootprint (1) An estimated area of possible reentry or the solid angle of a detector or % N1 c, Q5 i' i: r4 Ilinear area of a detector at a certain location. (2) Geographic area in which a focused satellite downlink can be received. & U) Q: w. @' e& a# d5 TFOR Field of Regard. " G6 v" Z0 ?) S& N. mForce 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 assigned tasks. Force Development Test and Experimentation " m. _* W" I3 i. R* }. E8 l4 \Tests employing representative users to examine definition of materiel ( h8 Z0 t9 q; arequirements or support/assess development of doctrine, training, organization, . X! N/ D" F0 b3 f, e( S1 Xand logistics for system acquisition. (U.S. Army). * f2 @5 t: g7 C7 h# J5 `0 DForce Direction The operational management of the forces. ( j/ ~4 p3 g b8 w/ K0 VForce Integration Staff Officer Army individual assigned to ODCSOPS to serve as HQDA user representative for a specific system. Provides continuous coordination necessary for integration of 8 M! R7 s5 B1 t1 Z; r, Ta new system into the Army force structure. Force Management " c# |# R! Q8 D0 H0 b) R) ?The assessment of the effectiveness of the defense forces throughout an engagement and adjustment of tactics and the system configuration as necessary to effectively allocate resources to satisfy mission objectives. % R/ Z( `; \" ]Force Reliability The percentage of the missile force that will successfully detonate within 3.5 CEPs of the target. FORDTIS Foreign Disclosure Technical Information System. Foreign Government Information $ ~/ c p7 @( o8 ~Information that is (1) provided to the United States by a foreign government or . P7 Y* g3 L, E: B- ~. mgovernments, an internal organization of governments, or any element thereof - a2 \ |8 Q5 o; c$ Dwith the expectation, expressed or implied, that the information, the source of ! q/ _) c0 [, k: L) I# \! e' d3 Gthe information, or both, are to be held in confidence; (2) produced by the United States pursuant to or as a result of a joint arrangement with a foreign ; `+ ?) T1 ^' @4 p3 t8 o N+ p+ Rgovernment or governments or international organization of governments requiring that the information, the arrangement, or both, are to be held in 6 Z; n% g! T4 j2 Uconfidence. + i8 W# {3 W' r, FMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 111 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) That portion of U.S. security assistance authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act / U+ o+ c/ ?6 M- {6 l* M+ e$ W: Fof 1961, as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act, as amended. The - j$ J% P- p5 Urecipient provides reimbursement for defense articles and services transferred : O( w% ?0 t3 {8 A% Afrom the U.S. Includes case sales from stocks (inventories, services, training) by the DoD defense services. Foreign Security 7 `5 v: g5 H+ {, F! ]6 s( K2 z. lPolicy Model 8 y+ Q- _- K+ \6 d, J7 PA mathematically precise statement of a security policy. To be adequately 9 x4 x J" ^: J, hprecise, such a model must represent the initial state of a system, the way in . A' F, j% d6 T/ u% z+ pwhich the system progresses from one state to another, and a definition of a - H: M& ?- i8 E3 R. E. Y* B“secure” state of the system. 3 v2 N9 ]! Q/ B6 `" _; U" e5 JForm, Fit, and ; F% @9 s* F* ~1 k7 JFunction Data Technical data pertaining to items, components or processes for the purpose of identifying source, size, configuration, mating and attachment characteristics, " w4 H' `' G; n9 j4 \functional characteristics and performance requirements. Formal Qualification Review A systems level configuration audit conducted after system testing is completed to ensure that performance requirements have been met. Formerly Restricted Data + y# L* J9 b( ?Information removed from the RESTRICTED DATA category upon joint & d/ O$ f& e, odetermination by DoE (or antecedent agencies) and DoD that such information % v3 b; h% U( f6 Hrelates 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. 5 i7 }: G G1 [$ S7 Z& W% S) r4 nFORTRAN Formula Translation Language.

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Forward Edge of 3 C4 N9 j& K3 T0 |2 s- k/ Fthe Battle Area 1 P: d3 S) j0 ]* N(FEBA) The foremost limits of a series of areas in which ground combat units are * F1 U) f8 C) g0 M3 f/ t4 Mdeployed, excluding the areas in which the covering or screening forces are & q. i) x% X' X" d: q* A2 z4 ~operating, designated to coordinate fire support, the positioning of forces, or the maneuver of units. Forward Funding Carry-over of RDT&E funding into second year of appropriations availability. 2 u# s* D9 ~- p0 n. J2 I4 h. hRequires permission from high authority. FOS Family of Systems (TMD). 4 G7 m+ B1 u# o0 f$ |FOSS Fiber-Optic Sensor System. FOT Follow-On Technologies. 1 } ?: Q9 w) O0 G, [) gFOT&E Follow-On Test & Evaluation. FOTC Force Over-the-horizon Track Coordinator (USN term). 0 l! \! Y3 K j% Q$ K7 r; B* A* MFOUO For Official Use Only. Fourth Generation ; g% ?8 |( ^$ i/ ILanguage 5 z8 y" v% L; N; [5 I: H; c9 mA programming environment that produces both screen and report utilities for use by lower-level programming environments. FOV Field of View. FOV Radar [Full] Field of View Radar - { ^* k* U* V" I0 {7 sFP Focal Plane. 7 I( c# t6 e2 D2 `8 i4 [ `0 EMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F - c: d* ~& U" ?0 G5 k# }112 7 H/ p% f$ l9 T! ]FPA Focal Plane Array. FPC Facilities Protection Committee. FPI Fixed Price Incentive. FPS Fixed Radar. / D& v! U& O& E2 O6 [' q kFPTOC Force Projection Tactical Operations Center (USA term). FQR Formal Qualification Review. FQT Formal Qualification Testing. / w5 b' O+ \% h( B, \) i3 VFR (1) Federal Register. (2) France. FRACAS Forward Reaction Altitude Control System. A# N6 A* X& p: `# C7 Z* JFRACS Forward Reaction Altitude Control System. 9 z4 Y, z( V- _# dFragmentation Warhead A warhead, which releases small solid objects to damage or destroy its targets. FRAS Free Rocket Anti-Submarine. M* G2 h, s5 U1 h; E) M( } {FRC Fire Control Radar " a! H' O/ k* N0 a0 x# DFRD Facilities Requirements Document. 5 U, o& k7 X6 c) l4 lFree Electron Laser (FEL) " I4 P& V* V* Z8 c4 NA 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 smashers”). Lasers, which are not free electron lasers, are bound electron lasers. & [! j4 q6 S9 w) ?Free Rocket A rocket not subject to guidance or control in flight. Frequency Management The act of allocating frequencies, or bandwidths to a telecommunications + R& o0 }! f- i3 l: S6 o+ a8 Wsystem, necessary to minimize the potential interference between ! z/ ]+ R7 ~* W( ]4 a+ a! Ltransmitting/receiving devices. Governing agencies and international agreement 6 E7 p M, z4 q4 H9 u/ w9 C: Pcontrols authorized use of a particular frequency, frequencies, or bands. 5 }4 B: k. a2 H G- r E9 MFRG Federal Republic of Germany. FRN Force Requirement Number. FROD Functionally Related Observable Differences. - i' J* c/ ~7 p" WFROG Free Rocket Over Ground. FRN Force Requirement Number. + y, Q! p# h3 ~- U5 z, [/ O& VFRP Full-Rate Production. FRS Federal Reserve System. FS&E Facility Siting and Environment (MILCON term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F 3 K! V# d1 B. V3 q: ^- a113 " o4 Q) J% Q% y/ N) n" uFS3 Future Strategic Strategy Study. FSAF Future Surface-to-Air [Missile] Family. 2 l7 Z G7 P# i& S: k) NFSC (1) Fire Solution Computer. (2) Fire Support Coordination. 2 a- J A% S C/ U, v+ qFSCATT Fire Support CATT [for Weapons] (US Army term). FSCL Fire Support Coordination Line. FSD OBSOLETE. Full Scale Development Phase. See EMD. " X3 V) I! A- G5 w% w7 [3 MFSE Fire Support Element. 3 o1 O6 c- j" u4 L. S. o0 DFSM Firmware Support Manual. 2 Y! Z, a2 z/ k* S% _) J9 V7 g% }( TFSP Facility Security Plan. 6 q j) d7 t' o3 }2 s* T% {FSS Fixed Satellite Service. FSST Forward Space Support in-Theater. 2 b! Q1 ^, u7 [# GFST Flight System Testbed. FSU Former Soviet Union. FSU Republics Former Soviet Union Republics. % @' f: ]/ z, g U6 p: q: [! O2 BFT Flight Test. Ft Foot FTC Federal Trade Commission. FTD 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). 2 n- e& L6 F7 N' TFTR Flight Test Round. * v5 f' o, w" S1 I" n3 Q. m* SFTS (1) Flight Test Summary (2) Federal Telephone Service 0 J% \9 |' F) l U- B( c nFTS 2000 Federal Telecommunications System 2000. 6 x/ i' w# R$ D' E! yFTV (1) Functional Technology Validation. (2) Flight Test Vehicle. FTX Field Training Exercise. FU Fire Unit (PATRIOT). FUE First Unit Equipped. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F ! E8 c% o' {( _3 f' N1 W114 * H4 u" ?; @8 I+ t+ YFull Mission 0 a/ A7 e( I- \% M+ x/ j: J' |" dCapable $ w: O C+ |- k b" Z# tMaterial condition of an aircraft or training device indicting that it can perform all of its missions. Also called FMC. Full Operational Capability (FOC) 1 I1 V+ W1 y' I% E) QThe full attainment of the capability to employ effectively a weapon, item of equipment, or system of approved specific characteristics, which is manned and 7 D/ i5 i/ d5 R1 ~2 F# toperated by a trained, equipped, and supported military unit or force. Full Rate Production Production of economic quantities following stabilization of the system design : j6 e# F3 F1 M4 A6 ^/ p* nand prove-out of the production process. Fully Configured 4 ]/ A: C8 h9 `' k# R* w4 h, h$ r- s- tEnd 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 Z# R/ E: ?. B' T1 z; h; [& iconfigured if they are or are planned to become operationally equivalent to the production units.

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Fully Connected 4 n D, o1 n4 O8 p# `- bNetwork (FCN) A network in which each node is directly connected with every other node. Functional - H8 s* o- ~' q; Z! {$ g2 {Analysis 0 x' q/ x& N; ^' G* s3 A- TAn 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 " ~ `" w, B* W7 Y7 Urelevant function is then further analyzed and broken down into smaller functional components until a level of molecularity suitable for solution of the " y: |. G& Q# i: X0 B9 ]problem is attained. . k& \ K5 j4 b+ y$ FFunctional % w6 [' b z, R, U8 UBaseline 0 H, s" O7 t2 Z' w" S, r(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 2 c: |5 q% q+ Z, Ncharacteristic. This Government normally controls the baseline. (2) In configuration management, the initial approved technical + \) O2 K1 t L+ o% Gdocumentation for a configuration item. 1 n, ?% H+ W% U0 [8 T& o. }(3) Documentation describing a system’s functional characteristics and the verification required to demonstrate the achievement of requirements. Functional Configuration Audit (FCA) The formal examination of functional characteristics test data for configuration # C3 X( H1 P D! g# H) {6 M nitem, prior to acceptance, to verify that the item has achieved the performance specified in its functional or allocated configuration identification. Functional ! E7 x0 {4 g) w( Q- a7 n2 l/ pEconomic g7 }2 t3 `: B; \) g5 y# i J" GAnalysis (FEA) % r6 c- F8 R% a. X4 SA 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 ' N3 F3 G5 m- K9 s4 l3 iconsistent with, and amplifies, existing DoD economic analysis policy in DoD Instruction 7041.3. ; d; Y" O6 u O. \; S/ SFunctional Kill The destruction of a target by disabling vital components in a way not immediately detectable, but which nevertheless prevents the target from p7 B4 U+ j! X, l: Xfunctioning properly. An example is the destruction of electronics in a guidance system by a neutral particle beam. Also referred to as “soft kill.” * l% K K: G- R H: [; ?. @Functional ( v0 Q6 F* K! _, u& ^. R3 hSupport Systematized methodologies and procedures, or a common set of standards, 9 I4 U& d) B4 h( \9 j. w' Uapplied to materiel acquisition programs. Functional : Y( _! K8 @# d GTechnology - J8 z7 L8 { h9 ]Validation (FTV) Program with the intent of proving or disproving a technology is useful for a given $ `: j; O' H x! ^7 `2 h. Fapplication. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 F * ]8 ?0 L7 P# \) t$ C115 Functional Testing 0 x8 N( Y/ b4 I+ nThe portion of testing in which the advertised features of a system are tested for 7 U+ ^* J; _) I- _. M6 o. dcorrect operation. ?. f- a- n/ }" a1 Y. C$ }$ s% ]Funding Profile Program funding, usually displayed in columnar spreadsheet format by years, starting with previous year through current year and out-years. " S6 N2 T; q: D% FFuture Years Defense Program / P6 _- ^" Y* x, ~4 h% T- c(FYDP) + ?3 ?* b: h" S7 O: m4 Z/ nThe official DoD document that summarizes forces and resources associated with 7 C& ?8 Z6 j2 t+ \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 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 Program Element (P.E.). Formerly known as the Five Years Defense Program. FWCA Fixed Wing Combat Aircraft. Fwd Forward. FXBR Forward-based X-Band Radar. , V8 _% g- A U- O3 CFY Fiscal Year. FYDP Future Years Defense Program. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 116 / Y0 \. g a; ^6 B, j6 k7 eG Giga (one thousand million). # n9 s4 J$ M9 w3 y4 h. w. ?* mg Gram. # x# R4 [5 v3 ^ G- jG&A General and Administrative costs. G&C Guidance and Control. G&O Goals and Objectives. : `5 F) M! O" h0 h9 ~G/A Ground-to-Air ) b$ N l* F" j7 s* H) N ?: tG/G Ground-to-Ground. ! d; Y6 w, J- c, m) v% JGaAs Gallium Arsenide. Galosh The Soviet Anti-Ballistic Missile system built to defend Moscow from missile ! z, g; {1 o* |6 V+ x" j9 |attack. 8 V& F8 w. I! L) z* `' g" bGamma-Ray Electromagnetic radiation resulting from nuclear transitions. Although incorrect, high-energy radiation, particularly “bremsstrahlung,” is sometimes referred to as gamma radiation. ! o& V, g& m2 C4 E6 c9 zGamma-Ray ! z) H" a6 z2 |. N8 c3 S( R. CLaser + M5 J) F% S. s+ I9 B9 QA laser which generates a beam of gamma rays; also called a “graser.” A 7 e, m0 x2 p$ y+ @: vgamma-ray laser, if developed, would be a type of x-ray laser; although it would 5 m1 \, m" @( L. Lemploy nuclear reactions, it need not (but might) employ nuclear fission or fusion 6 ~ m+ z: P1 v$ Xreactions or explosions. GAMS 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 such as Ground Based Radar. Goal is to reduce total weight and size by a factor of 10). ( y0 T: ]4 V1 X5 k) l- q( Y3 yGAO General Accounting Office. # C4 c' { T* U" y; o( y6 j7 TGARDIAN General Area Defense Integrated Anti-missile Laser System. 5 Q% y0 R5 s, \0 \GAT Government Acceptance Testing. GAT CALL Guidance, Apportionment, and Targeting Call (JFACC term). ) |! s* f; ^/ n7 k( TGATE Graphic Analysis Tool Environment. - N, s4 \+ g9 x1 L) fGateway An element that contained a node on the SDS backbone network as well as on . k% k; |5 n- z+ V1 b1 e* D2 @some other network(s) and would have performed protocol and format $ r& y; u% v7 t/ o1 T+ t: d) xconversions necessary to accept messages from one network and retransmit them on the other. GATS GPS (Global Positioning System)-Aided Targeting System. ; K4 d( u: }. K, E" A. e# LGB (1) Ground-Based. (2) Gigabyte. ; z! y3 J, K3 w6 O! [9 t1 o; rGBD Global Burst Detector. ! c* J2 `% d6 w5 j9 jGBDL Ground-Based Data Link. s8 s) K. H* K* u5 O% WMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 117 GBEV Ground Based Experimental Version. 8 l( w: Q! z9 I+ u0 {$ ZGBFEL Ground-Based Free Electron Laser. # d, k V6 P2 OGBHE Ground-Based Hypervelocity Gun Experiment. GBHRG Ground-Based Hypervelocity Rail Gun. GBI OBSOLETE. See Ground-Based Interceptor. $ y# O$ W; p0 M; n9 \9 |GBI-P Ground-Based Interceptor – Prototype. GBI-X Ground-Based Interceptor Experiment. % c' H& S! }, _# M& C/ R4 y( FGBKV Ground-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle. 1 z. R: D+ [- t4 v2 l; Y* OGBL Ground-Based Laser. GBLD Ground-Based Launcher Demonstration. ) X6 ?6 e5 N, U, I* R& v9 S8 F2 ^GBLRS Ground-Based Laser Repeater Station. " |* i3 L* ]) Y# x; EGBM Global Battle Managers. GBMD Global Ballistic Missile Defense. 4 b( |: |; ]* ? B5 }1 p1 HGBMI Ground-Based Midcourse Interceptor. GBOS Ground-Based Optical System. GBPST Ground-Based Passive Signal Tracking. GBR See Ground-Based Radar. GBR-M Ground-Based Radar-Midcourse. GBR-O Ground-Based Radar-Objective. GBR-P Ground-Based Radar-Prototype. GBRT Ground-Based Radar Terminal. GBR-X The experimental version of the GBR. 6 B8 q" r1 x# o7 s3 g' ^GBRF Ground-Based Radio Frequency.

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GBRI Ground-Based Rocket Interceptor. GBRT Ground-Based Radar Terminal. GBS Ground-Based Sensor. + J `+ j2 V/ {% d- D! S5 `3 A) {GCA (1) Guidance, Control, and Avionics. (2) Guidance, Control, and Airframe. 4 u- D) {5 G5 `7 h- NGCC Ground Component Commander (JFACC term). . e2 |) w. [ K; H" l5 b: L- pGCCS Global Command and Control System. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 118 + \- d( G9 S7 O2 X0 `, DGCI Ground Control Intercept. 5 y+ G+ `' N% r, E9 `GCN Ground Communications Network. ; \# L% w+ V- d3 `: pGCS Ground Control Station. GD General Dynamics. GDL Gas Dynamic Laser. GEDI Ground-Based Electromagnetically-Launched Defensive Impactors. GEM Guidance Enhancement Missile (PATRIOT). General Manager 3 z( g8 J8 c, m. sProgram % G3 ^4 }5 F3 f3 S- j, h! I: ?" w$ RManagement Directive (GPMD) OBSOLETE. The primary document used by the GM to direct the Service BMD PEO on the specific actions necessary to fulfill BMD program requirements. General Specifications A general specification covers requirements common to two or more types, classes, grades, or styles of products, services or materials; this avoids the 6 B; v8 X# b/ J9 @& Xrepetition of common requirements in detail specifications. It also permits . p* f7 {* a( y8 u: z) U- lchanges to common requirements to be readily affected. General specifications 2 q9 A9 C; z5 X/ {may also be used to cover common requirements for weapons systems and subsystems. Generic Rest of . t# j" b- g! u3 vWorld Target (GROW) ! g: l8 m. m; k2 i+ jStrategic target being developed for GMD program. GEO Geo-synchronous Earth Orbit. ) l& J# d1 [: n nGEODSS Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System. 5 S) B) @* a* sGeo-stationary - O* }% t: j1 @' M. k3 m3 l7 hOrbit (GSO) 6 }2 Q- A8 Q3 u. F0 V/ N/ oAn orbit 35,784 km above the equator. A satellite placed in such an orbit + ]% q; @6 h3 Qrevolves around the earth once per day, maintaining the same position relative $ g4 E% ]* G- N& v# qto the surface of the earth. It appears to be stationary, and is useful as a / y) \/ j( Y. a" Q" H+ {communications relay or as a surveillance post. : C" {: g) v) g4 e6 A% {! vGEP OBSOLETE. Ground Entry Point. IFICS. # R, v6 g1 H6 LGES Ground Engineering System. ! `) R: ~/ T; RGFE Government Furnished Equipment. See Government Furnished Property. 5 |( ?& h7 H8 h+ e Y$ C6 Y/ E$ jGFI Government Furnished Information. ; r: H4 b- F7 \/ L, j# n/ mGFM Government Furnished Material. GFM/P Government Furnished Material and Property. See Government Furnished Property. 7 V8 d6 a6 b* v8 Q; ^GFP Government Furnished Property. GFS Government Furnished Software. See Government Furnished Property. 6 U% E1 t* Q( S( gMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G # A# R' Z9 q' p+ f5 _& l2 Z- L119 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 determination of having the same hinge angle F. Thus, ghosting depends on ) w' V7 D u6 R6 VLOS error and positions. - Z2 u7 ~3 _9 b- wGHz Giga Hertz (1 x 10(9) Hz). GIDEP Government/Industry Data Exchange Program. GIF Generic Interface. % c, ?$ O, | r7 |- J, fGII Global Information Infrastructure. GIP Ground Impact Point. 2 S, x7 X* V: [2 P& ]- \ a( {GIS Geographic Information System. GITIS Government Integrated Technical Information System. GLCM Ground-Launched Cruise Missile. % `& x" s+ B1 e. E" pGLP Ground Launched Probe. See Brilliant Eyes Probe. l3 |" @4 o: f9 [Global 9 d( `& i7 x+ xEnvironment The ISTC Global Environment is responsible for the creation, propagation, and $ l( l' p7 m4 V6 Z9 nmaintenance of test scenario common knowledge, how subsets of this " E) R; \: w, X" tinformation will be determined, and how common knowledge will be disseminated to the various element representations (nodes). The Global Environment R: l; h, {5 m2 iperforms functions which are common to the scenario such as timing, health, status, state vectors of objects, and effects models. Global Positioning ( M3 y5 ^6 ^, K, R* lSystem (GPS) The NAVSTAR Global Positioning System is a space-based radio navigation network providing precise positioning and navigation needs of all the military , U; P% I' |1 n' ]( E9 pservices. In the fully operational configuration, there will be 18 satellites in six ; U% ^" ~! {5 porbital planes with an orbit period of 12 hours at 10,900 nautical miles altitude. 4 N5 `) e G i( D' I6 @. fEach satellite transmits three L-band, pseudo-random noise-coded signals, one S-band, and one ultra high frequency for spacecraft-to-spacecraft data relay. - q* @, J0 |7 m; _" g; w1 EGlobal Protection Against Limited Strikes (GPALS) 6 L* V9 g j2 q2 y1 Y' L0 H; ^OBSOLETE. GPALS was an architecture denoting an anti-missile system designed to provide protection against limited ballistic missile strikes, be they " T- X2 O/ T2 i/ B9 Qdeliberate, accidental or unauthorized—whatever their source. GPALS was : t' T% d) \7 [6 v) X* ucomposed of three interrelated segments: (1) theater ballistic missile defenses, 7 m% D. _$ K0 q9 K4 V$ r* xand associated space-based sensors, to protect U.S. forces deployed abroad, and our friends and allies; (2) ground-based defenses, with space sensors, to protect the entire United States against long-range ballistic missiles; and (3) ' ?1 E5 Y9 p1 t* S2 dinterceptors based in space – Brilliant Pebbles – capable of providing continuous, global coverage by intercepting enemy ballistic missiles with ranges ' i* i7 i7 P; B( N' v) p @ c+ bgreater than several hundred miles. Global Protection Against Limited Strikes (GPALS) Program OBSOLETE. The GPALS Program consisted of six Major Defense Acquisition Programs: GPALS System/BMC 3 # q5 L+ |& x3 P# a! ^# J. [, National Missile Defense (NMD), Global Missile Defense (GMD), Upper Tier Theater Missile Defense (UTTMD), Corps SAM, and & }7 M$ {: k& y4 g6 d0 TPATRIOT. Army PEO GPALS was re-designated PEO Missile Defenses in 1992. GLOBIXS Global Information Exchange System. . w. q) o' K# M; ^" \1 xGLONASS Global Navigational Satellite System. 9 Y) M' L( x2 P" I+ W+ y( w1 OMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G # D) | r; C3 ?+ x9 ~. b) K120 GLOW Gross Lift-Off Weight. + d f+ e2 o$ } x9 ^4 rGLP Ground Launched Probe. See Brilliant Eyes Probe. ; Y! V, M8 N+ W2 XGLS Ground-Launched Sensor. GM (1) Guided missile. (2) General Manager. GMACC Ground Mobile Alternate Command Center. GMAOC Ground Mobile Alternate Operations Center. 9 m- w! f7 ^. |GMCC Ground Mobile Command Center. GMCP Ground Mobile Command Post. / m9 i& \/ }$ A+ B9 I, YGMD (1) Ground-based Midcourse Defense (formally National Missile Defense) (2) " c* [$ M) M4 s, K1 f, ]6 TGlobal Missile Defense (OBSOLETE). GMT Greenwich Mean Time. , T* e4 S3 [- [0 @% JGMTT&C Ground Mobile Tracking, Telemetry, and Control. GN&C Guidance, Navigation, and Control. 9 L) M+ _; Q# [GNC&P Guidance, Navigation, Control and Propulsion. GND Ground. GOCO Government Owned, Contractor Operated. 5 p3 ]: @/ P( oGOES Geo-stationary Operational Environmental Satellite. GOI Government of Israel. GOJ Government of Japan.

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GOSG General Officer Steering Group. GOSIP Government Open Systems Interconnect Profile (CALS term). 1 h7 p4 }( y, [* M) L- pGOSP Government Open System Protocol (CALS term). GOTS Government Off-the-Shelf. 0 R, b: ?) l) G9 @! k. GGov’t Government. Government - T ~5 m3 l8 c# S4 Q4 p- [Furnished Property Property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently made available to the contractor. (See FAR 45.101.) Government Verification 0 x4 H# T" j& I) z& oManagement Plan (GVMP) ( W+ J7 |( b) y. RA management document that provides the overall framework for BMDS 2 F4 C& J3 z, |1 X& f4 T7 |verification. It includes processes for implementation, organizational relationships, 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 121 - Q Y: m+ U5 X4 w5 g! Z; RGP Group. 6 u: W2 {9 a% v; b/ SGPALS Global Protection Against Limited Strikes. ; c# Y, A( A& s5 UGPC Global Protection Center. # E* v$ \: c! SGPMD General Manager Program Management Directive. 6 @ `; h; J3 {' V- `GPO Government Printing Office (US). " c2 H, ]$ k5 \, o! CGPP General Purpose Processor. GPS (1) Global Positioning System. (2), Global Protection System. 5 ^0 t+ B% H% \2 H/ V, c0 \GPSIU GPS Interface Unit. 6 K# t$ J' T, u7 |- WGPU Guidance Processor Unit (US Army term). Graceful & j2 }" B+ I* ?Degradation 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.) ! t; X7 q: t8 Y* M& sGRC General Research Corporation. Green Code Interface Software. / d" H8 k, p2 C7 H- ~( g" F. `Ground-Based Defense The ground-based sensor and weapon systems of BMD. Ground-Based 6 K* k2 }' k: }0 C& KInterceptor (GBI) + O& v8 ~. k3 Z O3 g) y' }A kinetic energy exoatmospheric interceptor with long flyout range to provide, where possible, a multiple engagement capability for defense of the U.S. with a $ A9 a: g. U1 E2 grelatively small number of missile launch locations. It is designed to engage post-boost vehicles and/or RVs in the midcourse phase of flight. / t. W: M6 n' N" F+ {5 k/ q(USSPACECOM) (Successor to Exoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor ; V% B; N) {. \0 G5 hSubsystem (ERIS).) See EKV. ; V4 v9 K/ b* k. U0 FGround-Based $ u& B* {/ D- ?Interceptor 2 L7 i& @% G3 d- J4 QExperiment (GBI-X) Designed to infuse advanced technology and promote competitive environment ! I$ |$ U T0 {; u9 H3 d7 ~% ?6 @for GBI. 7 A- F* D. T7 ]& J! n! gGround-Based + J; D4 m; H( q6 yRadar (GBR) A task-able, modular, multi-function, phased-array radar that provides : L: {, ?% c6 ~% nsurveillance, tracking and engagement planning data in post-boost, midcourse, ) \. t/ x% f9 w S# Aand terminal flight phases within its capabilities. It also provides target discrimination, in-flight target updates (IFTUs), and target object maps (TOMs) to : @4 p! Y1 d3 i, t. @3 |interceptor vehicles. See THAAD. (USSPACECOM) $ Y& U, X- V v$ j' u: ZGround-Based $ l% w0 J, Z1 DRadar Terminal . v2 l+ B' `5 A S, |, e(GBRT) The sensor for the NMD system. An X-band, ground-based, phased array radar + ?+ [- ^& m' H# @( xcapable of detecting, tracking, and providing discrimination information to a ground-based interceptor. ! K! p6 Y' Z8 B5 G! BGround-based : w, T, p+ ~0 N+ t5 P: wSurveillance and * ` B S8 e+ _$ t4 STracking System (GSTS) " { R1 v/ d8 }3 n* xA fast-response rocket-launched sensor, which can support the SDS midcourse 3 R% z8 G* f% _1 W1 K- P4 G* W. L6 isensor suite by employing multiple Long Wavelength Infrared (LWIR) wavebands and a visible waveband sensor to provide tracking and discrimination of ( f( ^# P" I8 c; E% r1 M( Spotentially lethal targets. 4 Y k S: z, UMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G - ~. K1 Z7 |4 [$ t( p0 B; a122 2 d6 c: t/ f% S0 H; U0 A! ?Ground Entry Point (GEP) 2 F0 X9 R' u0 x% j# b3 G4 kOBSOLETE. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS 8 z5 C9 Q+ H1 |2 U# h' Nspace orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2 E. See IFICS. 6 N6 X" S6 f- o( r8 G5 kGround Mobile : z& U; O b3 [- B/ JRegional Operations # y9 n2 O& T3 |2 vCenter ' c" E! P `( x4 `' v n& l7 b; C(GMROC) Transportable ground segment of the Regional Operations Center. ! A4 e; [# _1 j1 ~Ground Zero The point on the surface of the earth at, or vertically below or above, the center 0 i* l! X& I0 r1 u, yof a planned or actual nuclear detonation. GS Garrison Support (US Army term). GSA General Services Administration (US). & C/ V4 a' F+ X8 B( n6 UGSDC Ground Station Demonstration Lab. 2 i; W) v' y& H- ]GSE (1) Ground Support Equipment. (2) Government Support Equipment. GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. + i/ b8 a8 u6 Z% \GSII Government Services Information Infrastructure. . R9 q1 n, x* i" x" y. K, m* a, OGSM Ground Station Module. GSO Geo-stationary Orbit. 2 d/ k2 g& p% |, ~: gGSR Ground Station Radar. GSTS OBSOLETE. A fast-response, rocket-launched, Long Wavelength Infrared / }. H# Q1 i" e" x7 i* Z(LWIR) and visible waveband sensor, which would have enhanced the * g0 @" f) F6 p, x9 m V' p: C sinformation available from the SDS’ midcourse sensor suite by providing tracking and discrimination data on potentially lethal targets. $ r( D6 B p$ w0 a5 A8 O# g. t5 n/ V& OGSTS (F) GSTS Farm. 1 K5 G7 I6 j5 {% g* ^) TGTA Ground Test Accelerator. , _9 D% n U' t1 N9 GGTACS Ground Theater Air Control System. GTE GTE Corporation. GTF Guided Test Flights. ! I/ F* h t5 G: g8 I% y( m& wGTM Global Track Manager. GTN General Technical Note. GTR Gulf Test Range, Eglin AFB, FL. ) ~* {; S$ E& m4 zGTSF Guidance Test and Simulation Facility (PATRIOT), Huntsville, AL. GTV Guided Test Vehicle. GUI Graphic User Interface. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 G 123 & W! F. O1 A& B& L/ W; i( ]Guidance (1) Direction, altitude control, and navigation (where appropriate) of sensors or interceptor vehicles. ; k% @5 k' {- j! v6 y. G: f2 u% n(2) The entire process by which target intelligence information received by a guided missile is used to effect proper flight control to cause timely direction changes for effective target interception. 9 ?" H% z7 \/ Y8 K0 H9 }# d8 tGuidance Enhanced , P3 C* M/ P' Y" T0 A+ X# W0 RMissile (GEM) 8 T. n6 \5 g( U% J2 @1 U2 |( _5 OA companion program to PATRIOT PAC-2, which includes enhancements to the radar to increase intercept range and performance. Guidance System (Missile) A system, which evaluates flight information, correlates it with target data, determines the desired flight path of the missile, and communicates the necessary commands to the missile flight control system. Guided Missile An unmanned vehicle moving above the surface of the earth, whose trajectory or flight path is capable of being altered by an external or internal mechanism. ; H c$ U/ m- Q) MGVSC Generic VHSIC (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit) Spaceborne Computer. GWAPS Gulf War Air Power Survey, 1994 [a DoD-sponsored survey]. ! |" O* n5 M6 j6 M5 G. ]9 ~Gwd Giga watt-days. / y$ M; s- W+ R! k! w, l4 IGWEN Ground Wave Emergency Network. GZ Ground Zero. ( ?- ?% Y5 G# s' t5 ~/ fMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 2 |6 V. s M: f4 q2 q! n124 L6 m% K8 m; J+ J+ I( o% C n# {H Hour. H&S Health and Status. # j& [) L- j+ L: ]0 m! `$ NH/W Hardware. HA Higher Authority. # K& u) w2 }3 B: D5 L# zHABE High Altitude Balloon Experiment. 7 k! E+ a) Y% l# z4 [HAC House Appropriations Committee (US). HADS High Altitude Defense System. A- p/ l0 c( uHALE High Altitude Long-Endurance. HALE UAV High Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Half-Value Thickness (HVT) 7 s8 n- Q0 i, N( Q) dThe 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 depends on the energy of the gamma rays. ( I( T6 X# M4 A$ YHALO II High Altitude Observatory II $ O5 U' C* t- i U' B9 RHAMS Hardness Assurance, Maintenance and Surveillance. . E, X( E1 _! e; AHandoff 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. Handover This occurs when information is passed on to another sensor or system in which 0 S. ^- B) E1 e% qthe first does not continue to track. HAOI High Altitude Optical Imaging.

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HAOIS High Altitude Optical Imaging System. HAP High Altitude Probe. " S3 V3 U! \& x% A6 lHard Kill (HK) Destruction of a target in such a way as to produce unambiguous visible 0 {; l! O: l& `4 U; c6 Qevidence of its neutralization. * R# |, ^8 I' g# m* OHardening Design and manufacturing process and other measures, which may be employed to render military assets less vulnerable. 2 b! e- d, o- _2 D. ZHARDMAN Hardware/Military Manpower Integration (Navy ILS term). J+ W0 \& n: J) lHardness A property of a target; measured by the power needed per unit area to destroy ) y% w" K, g0 i: ?7 i/ hthe target. A hard target is more difficult to kill than a soft target. # H3 \- P* J6 k2 A; x' V4 x. T5 GHardware-in-the- 7 N! G4 Q; m0 DLoop (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 ' K, W+ ]4 K& \8 Atechnology programs. " T8 w' h+ }& T7 R7 ?Hardware * n; ~6 ?' A2 [& ^" R6 L/ hSecurity - _$ t' T( b9 p; \Computer equipment features or devices used in an ADP system to preclude unauthorized access to data or system resources. HARM High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 125 HASC House Armed Services Committee (US). HASP Hardened Ada Signal Processor. HATELM High-speed Anti-TEL Missile. 5 s, c) ~, I1 @! f( @5 u: QHATMD High-Altitude Theater Missile Defense. (U.S. Army) " q! O1 a( n8 \2 b) ^, cHAVE STARE Name assigned a proven sensor capability. 4 U6 v( j" h6 @HAWK Homing All-the-Way Killer. : c) S2 `; |7 P |+ t+ eHBCU/MI Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions. ! P# Z/ ^" V( y" s3 R. \HBHO Hard-body Hand-over [algorithms]. 1 i I% ^4 k% T, }" p/ i0 FHCO High Consequence Option (Safety Engineering term). 8 |/ j; X! H9 G$ j5 I8 lHCT Mercury Cadmium Telluride. & E- o6 V6 g6 ? uHDA Hybrid Detector Assembly. ) S- t6 i. u IHDBK Handbook. ' \+ Y" ~9 g# hHDR High Data Rate. 6 `( Y) T. M `HDX Half Duplex (TelComm/Computer term). " z& k& o6 G: T. |8 H1 X5 Z6 b& XHE (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 subsystem functions. The term H&S is used for units in remote locations, such $ `/ {! f7 u. [5 P% }4 s) {as satellites, where ground controls must interface with BITE to determine operational status of the satellite and its equipment. Heavy Replicas # o- F! D3 Q1 y3 h: c( m(HREPS) 9 P) b, M, l) k* t' MDecoys, which by virtue of shape, size, and mass, closely approximate an RV’s signature. HREPS have significant off- load penalty. HEDI OBSOLETE. See High Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor. HEDR High Endoatmospheric Defense Radar. HEDS High Endoatmospheric Defense System. HEI High Endoatmospheric Interceptor. 3 T! E& s3 d4 p7 p7 L6 N: vHEL High Energy Laser. $ q5 N C( z3 u. rHELKS High Energy Laser Kill System. / k+ B) c2 Y) Y4 k4 h+ ^HELLO High Energy Laser Light Opportunity. 7 v7 b# o8 s5 q* {HELSTF High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility. $ o) z! C2 i: e- O+ K5 bHELWS High Energy Laser Weapon System. / J% r6 T4 _- }8 {' A" _HEMP High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse. 3 c5 t2 I4 X" ^ Z# P4 O6 C' EMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 6 y5 @# |$ D# s, S. k& ^* P* V- G126 HEMTT Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (US Army prime mover). 5 p* s7 U- G$ x* GHen 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 warning of ICBMs launched from the U.S. 8 U! p; g! x" v- a% N9 ~3 Q& A2 ]HEO See High Earth Orbit. HERA (1) An improved surrogate TBM test target. & T1 q$ d1 |! @5 l* k9 x(2) Two-stage, ground launched solid propellant theater target vehicle. (MDA ( `# V- K8 b/ c' J1 JLexicon) & |" l3 L p; V, U$ L( \HERO Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (SM-2 Bk IVA). 1 M# d. d0 J* BHESP High Efficiency Solar Panel. HEU Highly Enriched Uranium. HF (1) High Frequency. (2) Hydrogen fluoride. 5 ~4 h9 s9 F1 \. _+ X. BHF/DF (1) High Frequency/Direction Finding. 8 r* j* C7 J; D9 }+ m* @(2) Hydrogen Fluoride/Deuterium Fluoride. (Chemicals used in IR chemical / I8 p& R& }8 p" i: N( L0 ylasers). 1 {, B0 [. M9 q& ^HFCNR High Frequency Combat Net Radio. HFE Human Factors Engineering. H- Y$ f( R/ IHgCdTe Mercury Cadmium Telluride. HHB Headquarters and Headquarters Battery. HIBEX High-Acceleration Boost Experiment. HIBREL High Brightness Relay. : I: H% z" z ^8 m% cHIC Human-in-Control. HICOM High Command (Navy term). 9 b; x0 ?9 F8 S2 jHICTB Human-in-Control Test Bed. & w2 e8 @4 _( L# FHIDACZ High Density Aerospace Control Zone. HIDAR High Data Rate. High Earth Orbit 7 ]0 W( d5 }2 V; a6 m(HEO) An orbit about the earth at an altitude greater than 3,000 nautical miles (about 5,600 kilometers). High 4 P% b# E1 o" _( u- z, D1 MEndoatmosphere 1 ]3 Q# x! L. U5 G8 N/ rThat portion of the earth’s atmosphere, generally above 40 km altitude. $ ]9 L' o1 o% @2 OHigh Endoatmospheric Defense * _9 Y. k3 D4 nInterceptor (HEDI) / H c5 J4 p1 n; AOBSOLETE. Interceptor concept designed to engage RVs within the (upper or high endo) atmosphere. (Predecessor to Endo-Exoatmospheric Interceptor 0 l+ z/ q, Q) i1 H(E2I).) 6 P6 f, m* t6 ]% m: z4 ]# ^; iMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 127 H5 i$ |# H& p8 T8 n6 VHigh Density Aerospace 9 p( ]: b+ S- G' H; N0 f9 w6 cControl Zone (HIDACZ) / t* v$ J& I$ D* YAirspace designated in an airspace control plan or airspace control order, in which there is a concentrated employment of various weapons and users. A , y. q# Q- r- j& ^ EHIDACZ has defined dimensions, that usually coincide with geographical . o0 I2 p: q4 b: ifeatures or navigational aides. Access to a HIDACZ is normally controlled by the 8 n5 Y* V4 K) T8 ~maneuver commander. The maneuver commander can also direct a more , _( c7 Y( _& ~4 N& vrestrictive weapons status within the HIDACZ. 4 R F7 G8 v! }2 k' O4 H! b( V9 EHigher Authority ; W9 K' C \( D5 `. I U. LInterface Policy, strategy, doctrine, readiness conditions, and rules of engagement from 9 p9 i( l) `& V" L/ _higher authorities for use by the defense system in conducting system operations including specific orders specifying actions such as testing, defense - Y3 Z& h* v6 z R y3 f/ Genabling, pre-delegation of authority, etc. Also the reporting of situation 3 U8 q& P9 k/ m9 r) _( E; Nassessment and system readiness to higher authority. # C; v4 \3 R7 b# @7 J P- R6 LHigh Order ) g5 Z, g0 Z0 ^- OLanguage (HOL) A programming language that requires little knowledge of the computer on which a program will run, can be translated into several different machine languages, ! l2 o# y" D s0 t, c4 E! Z, ~4 [allows symbolic naming of operations and addresses, provides features 7 J7 N- n4 w e9 F$ R* Vdesigned to facilitate expression of data structures and program logic, and usually results in several machine instructions for each program statement. HIL Human In-the-Loop. HIMAD High to Medium Altitude Air Defense. 1 X/ F* z6 U1 S, l& e! D0 v/ wHIMEZ High Altitude Missile Engagement Zone. ; t1 [* x. J0 E1 M' T; nHIP Hot Isostatic Processing. 0 \. E7 i: t8 l+ z* A1 J; [% D- P8 bHIRAM High Resolution Infrared Auroral Measurements. HISEM High Speed Environmental Multi-burst Model. HIT (1) Heterojuncture Internal Photomissive. (2) Homing Interceptor Technology. HK Hard Kill. HKV Hit to Kill Vehicle. HLD Hardware Description Language. HLLV Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle. HMC&M Hazardous Material Control and Management. % {% S. ^+ ?* ~- o/ N. O- n+ y3 @HMI Human Machine Interface. HMMWV High Mobility Mutli-purpose Whealed Vehicle (USA term) (pronounced Hum Vee). HMPC Hazardous Maintenance Procedure Code. 7 J& H+ O- c, `HMSC Hughes Missile System Corporation. HOB Height of Burst. HOE OBSOLETE. Homing Overlay Experiment. (Predecessor program to Exoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor Subsystem (ERIS).) HOL High Order Language. 1 @& T8 @) c; y2 QMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 128 Homing All-the- Way Killer / x& _: h4 m1 N, P(HAWK) |! y# v6 Z+ V# q4 o(1) Upgrades to the HAWK interceptor and radar system to provide the " G6 y: ]% f0 l# ~# {Marine Corps with a mobile point theater ballistic missile defense 7 P+ z/ O: k, |capability. (2) A mobile air defense artillery, surface-to-air missile system that provides 3 z7 C& b+ c7 |. ?- @5 ]! z' y5 c+ _non-nuclear, low to medium altitude air defense coverage for ground 0 Q3 Y6 |/ H e! p& z1 gforces. Designated as MIM-23. 6 t2 g6 b' N) s* p0 A3 e* tHoming Device A device, mounted on a missile, to aid its guidance to a target. The homing * j; @3 w s. |/ k# Xdevice 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. ! g1 k8 G0 ?( y' ZHoming 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 the target, such as an infrared signature. HOMS Homing Overlay Mission Simulation. , ~" d8 g) j- G9 h+ E# A1 FHOST Hardened Optical Sensor Testbed. Host Installation A designated DoD facility that provides non peculiar SDS support of SDS 3 L8 `+ J. h+ ]elements. 8 R f/ d0 |: r. j9 c# } h3 MHostile , r9 _# }/ u9 w# O9 Y5 F& v4 XEnvironment Those environments that result from a BMD system engagement of an enemy threat or collateral conditions resulting from deliberate hostilities. Hostile / p u' u8 R, p. |environment categories currently applicable to National Missile Defense are ; k) Y$ |4 F3 C' G, oNuclear, Battle Debris, and Electronic Warfare. Hostile Track The classification assigned to a track that, based upon established criteria, is , {+ r+ i; A$ h! |5 m3 O$ l$ hdetermined to be an enemy threat. Host Interface The interface between a communications processor and a host computer. : X* d1 ~, U lHost Nation 0 `2 o* |6 S- P+ l' TSupport 7 t" {# D$ Z$ o4 W! hCivil and/or military assistance rendered by a nation to foreign forces within its territory during peacetime, crisis or emergencies, or war based on agreements $ [3 q# J0 V& qconcluded between nations. hp Horsepower. HPA High Power Amplifier. HPC High Performance Computing. ! _ l+ Q) N) IHPCC High Performance Computing and Communications. ( t7 }* M/ j2 T5 Y4 v Z- U1 A XHPG Homopolar Generator. HPI High Power Illuminator (Hawk). HPIR High Power Illuminator Radar. & g) E% N7 i& Y& C6 }. x( FHPL High Power Laser. HPM High Power Microwave. HQ Headquarters. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 H 2 \3 ^ x( o2 z, W" F# z129 HQMC Headquarters, Marine Corps. , X. B) l" T! L4 X( ]7 WHRDS High Resolution Display System. HREPS Heavy Replicas. $ i5 j% c, Y" |) E' B: |5 ]HRR High Range Resolution. + ~$ [* C7 p: uHRSA HICTB Requirements, Support and Analysis. HSDB High Speed Data Bus (TelComm/Computer term). 1 `1 C! K- I) oHSFB High Speed Fleet Broadcast (Navy term). HSI Human Systems Integration. HSV Huntsville, Alabama. HTICIA High Technology Crime Investigation Association. HTI Horizontal Technology Initiative. ( Z0 d# ^ B6 Q. M5 L/ EHTK Hit-to-Kill. 4 Y3 J& w) M6 u c1 k! b+ c+ ?/ FHTMIAC High Temperature Materials Information Analysis Center. ! ~ o8 ` D- z8 dHTML Hypertext Markup Language. 1 |" x: r0 H7 n. {1 M5 W ?HTPB Hydroxy-Terminated Poly Butadiene. " p4 V. j# d% IHTS (1) High Temperature Super-conducting. (2) Hawaii Tracking Station. HTSA Host Tenant Support Agreement. + d2 K5 Z8 e6 S2 ]HTSS Hardened- sub-miniature Telemetry and Sensor System. HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol. HUD Heads Up Display. Human Factors A body of scientific facts about human characteristics. The term covers all 6 l$ L5 [1 A2 s, }( ?/ w5 _biomedical and psychosocial considerations; it includes, but is not limited to, 9 L, S) V( M! L5 u: S! P1 Lprinciples and applications in the areas of human engineering, personnel ! S) n7 `2 h& V; ]& ~6 I& sselection, training, life support, job performance aids, and human performance evaluation. `" d. L% s. K6 j6 _5 WHuman Factors 2 E8 _ A8 b5 z6 ZEngineering , v3 `! W) e9 u ?9 f. k% xThe design of man-made devices, systems, and environments to enhance their ( ~9 p" j" r7 Huse by people. Also called human engineering, human factors, and ergonomics.