航空缩略语词典

帅哥

Kinetic Kill Vehicle ) Q! V' Z* n& K" k" C' O3 s* CIntegrated Technology * U( v) h9 ]1 ]8 ]7 f' o) KExperiment (KITE) A series of test flights at WSMR to demonstrate HEDI technologies. KITE (1) Kuiper Infrared Technology Experiment. (2) Kinetic Kill Vehicle Integrated Technology Experiment. KKV Kinetic Kill Vehicle. - u& n Q0 N% r6 C' [KKVWS Kinetic Kill Vehicle Weapon System. 9 l+ y6 Q6 q( f) h$ \- X. c* FKL Kill Level. Km Kilometer. # T6 B( w* _6 r/ o( {) M" ]Km/h Kilometer per hour. Km/sec Kilometer per Second. KMCC Kwajalein Mission Control Center. 7 C) g5 s5 T3 X0 J3 K |# {KMR Kwajalein Missile Range. 9 E% B7 M9 S" w; q4 IKMRSS Kwajelein Missile Range Safety System. . I! c0 @# A: y; w4 S1 \' oKPP Key Performance Parameters. 6 P9 b1 _) F( Z- ?MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 K - u3 x) y7 K {159 Kr Krypton. 0 A2 r1 o9 T% d! y1 W: a: j: N kKREMS Kiernan Reentry Measurement System. 4 E4 W3 a% A: E0 m' i( V1 NKSC Kennedy Space Center, FL. ; K( W: }" @3 D5 mKt Kiloton. ) ^- g& h9 w9 f6 V- h8 q9 i1 E5 V, uKTF Kauai Test Facility, Barking Sands, HI. z2 w0 u$ \# t- T3 D* Z( X& EKTP (1) Key Technical Partner. (2) Key Test Partner (3) Key Technical Parameters. Kts Knots. 8 b9 D" m* `, ?# z) e, fKV Kill Vehicle. 3 m3 {2 a& e( m# N( Wkw Kilowatt. KW Kinetic Warhead. 0 V6 V& G2 { U2 p& N" o1 rMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 L # D. q+ h8 f4 |/ e161 . d% e; G) M% J3 w6 n% t. T3 v* I- b8 [L&TH Lethality and Target Hardening. L1SS Level 1 System Simulator. L2SS Level 2 System Simulator - NTF. LAA Limited Access Area. 8 Y! _+ P/ S O' v! ?LAAD Low Altitude Air Defense. LAAFB Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA. 4 m" r& i1 T& [, v j- cLABCOM Laboratory Command. LABM Local Area Battle Manager. 4 \6 H8 u$ u, n6 G$ T qLABP Look Ahead Battle Planner 8 t/ o8 m" C4 G. v* z5 [% D1 _; nLAC Low Authority Control. * g% P+ k8 N- F0 | KLACE Laser Atmospheric Compensation Experiment (an SDIO/NRL satellite launched February 1990 and turned off July 1993). LACM Land Attack Cruise Missile. k; u7 d' }0 ^: [" z6 @LADAR Laser Detection and Ranging. & E9 N: ?5 U0 h' D( cLaddering Down A hypothetical technique for overcoming a terminal phase missile defense. Successive salvos of salvage-fused RVs attack. The detonations of one salvo : ~8 ]" l6 H# @disable local ABM abilities so that following salvos are able to approach the target more closely before being, in turn, intercepted. Eventually, by repeating `3 ]# O. S& b$ E; o) ]% B% Bthe process, the target is reached and destroyed. 0 I, A( r" G" P' ULADL Lightweight Air Defense Launcher (USA TBMD term). % S% V& c- y8 kLADS Low Altitude Demonstration System. 4 Z2 x) C6 K5 XLAFB Langley AFB, VA. LAMP Large Advanced Mirror Program. , g% s8 z# e) G( x% ]LAN Local Area Network. s" O) ^4 T! f) I! R8 d! S8 HLandsat Land Satellite (NASA program’s satellite). LANL Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM. LANTRINS Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared Night System. ) ]9 S/ H! y* I1 ^% uLAO Limited Attack Option. 3 \' L, G- P2 I- ^0 kLAPL Lead Allowance Parts List (Navy term). LARC Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 L 162 Large Optics The technology of constructing and employing mirrors over 1 m aperture to direct and control high power beam weapons/systems with large coverage, or to 5 C2 g: @5 n! S6 j; U$ Y T' Bprovide high resolution or high sensitivity for detection and/or imaging. ; v- T6 I2 W, z1 U6 B$ mLASA Large Aperture Seismic Array. Lasant A material that can be stimulated to produce laser light. Many materials can be used as lasants; these can be in solid, liquid, or gaseous form (consisting of molecules including excimers or atoms) or in the form of plasma (consisting of ions and electrons). Lasant materials useful in high energy lasers include carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, deuterium fluoride, hydrogen fluoride, iodine, xenon 9 r- t6 S: F8 J9 F8 ?+ Qchloride, krypton fluoride, and selenium, to mention but a few. LASE LIDAR Acquisition and Sizing Experiment. Laser An active electron device that converts input power into a very narrow, intense beam of coherent visible or infrared light; the input power excites the atoms of an optical resonator to a higher energy level, and the resonator forces the excited 9 H% x0 U" a! D" X7 f& W+ ratoms to radiate in phase. Derived from Light Amplification by Stimulated 4 o, T1 V# M4 o; { X$ I% }Emission of Radiation and classified from Class I - Class IV according to its 8 {* A) x1 j- Z. f* S% {5 mpotential for causing damage to the eye. Laser Designator A device that emits a beam of laser energy to mark a specific place or object. ' h; G# @. T, W3 bLaser Detection : n& o- N! |+ r1 k g; O% r7 Land Ranging % A0 f. l* ~! u o(LADAR) A technique analogous to radar, but which uses laser light rather than radio or microwaves. The light is bounced off a target and then detected, with the return + E* y& U9 b4 Vbeam providing information on the distance and velocity of the target. Laser Guided Weapon A weapon that uses a seeker to detect laser energy reflected from a laser marker/designated target and, through signal processing, provides guidance 4 {" @; |% D% n2 o# Vcommands to a control system. The control system then guides the weapon to the point from which the laser energy is being reflected. Laser Imaging 8 j5 U7 t, F* z {% H6 YRadar A technology whereby a laser beam can be used in a way similar to the use of a radar beam to produce a high-quality image of an object. % z+ o% x; z" y% OLaser Optics Technology associated with the use and control of laser beams with flux greater than 1 watt/cm2. Laser Seeker A device based on a direction sensitive receiver that detects the energy reflected ) {7 S8 K1 n) {) b0 i7 B5 dfrom a laser designated target and defines the direction of the target relative to the receiver. See also laser guided weapon. Laser Target ; J4 G; W4 `# g* z5 ADesignating System , Q: ^3 r3 G) W8 P: {3 CA system that is used to direct (aim or point) laser energy at a target. The + c6 X5 F; p, {4 l( W" i( @6 Psystem consists of the laser designator or laser target marker with its display and control components necessary to acquire the target and direct the beam of the ' |9 [6 E z5 r8 Q' y5 R! @6 Vlaser energy thereon. Laser Tracker A device that locks on to the reflected energy from a laser marked/designated and defines the direction of the target relative to itself. Laser Weapons Devices, such as photon generators, which produce a narrow beam of coherent radiated power greater than 1 MW. 3 W7 V4 z1 F, K9 l+ e0 `LASERCOM Laser Communications. LATS Long Wave Infrared Advanced Technology Seeker/Sensor.

帅哥

MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 L 163 Launch Azimuth Missile launch location measured in degrees clockwise from the local northpointing longitude line at the launch site. (USSPACECOM) Launch Detection Initial indication by any one of a variety of sensors that a booster has been 9 }/ S+ b) D( j b/ ?6 wlaunched from some point on the surface of the earth, with initial characterization ( L- I, P. m$ p) |of the booster type. (USSPACECOM) + Y4 B: e7 o! \* m1 p* aLaunch Point / ^# |& v' P3 {+ l( J {Determination ; r- v1 g' V% ` mWith computer methods, uses missile track observation to estimate the point on + J- a& K- ]% A: a! I- b/ ~the earth’s surface from which the missile was launched, expressed in terms of circular error probable. $ a$ i& o+ ~4 A- G wLaunch Under Attack (LUA) Execution by National Command Authorities of Single Integrated Operational : H0 r/ F0 ^# m5 N- Z. w! fPlan forces subsequent to tactical warning of strategic nuclear attack against the # u: x5 \% h! O j% N0 r G; s- I2 HUnited States and prior to first impact. * n! v! E! F0 O' s; KLaunch ! I& Y$ {7 x q: A UVerification : B8 ^( O9 ?6 Y- Q" xConfirmation of a detection of a booster launch by receiving a report from a sensor separate and independent of the sensor that initially detected a specific booster launch. Layered Defense A defense that consists of several sets of weapons that operates at different phases in the trajectory of a ballistic missile. Thus, there could be a first layer ; }1 o4 s3 g! C8 w9 w( Q(e.g., boost phase) of defense with remaining targets passed on to succeeding ; s7 M* k( o- m5 G! w4 _layers (e.g., midcourse, terminal). ( s2 V( a% m. Llb Pound. LBL Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. LBM Localized Battle Management/Manager(s). LBTS Land Based Test Site. LCC (1) See Life-Cycle Cost. (2) Launch Control Center. % J: l4 ?3 g6 S: C6 s7 [- bLCCE (1) Life-Cycle Cost. (2) Launch Control Center. (3) Land Component 9 N: k! A' z0 Y( H& hCommander (JCS term). LCCS Life-Cycle Contractor Support. & A" F8 A B: }, R9 FLCF Launch Control Facility. LCM (1) Life Cycle Management. " z& G9 R( J: k5 u" O2 c/ I(2) Lightweight Communications Module (USAF TelComms/Computer term). " T6 R' N) \- q. }3 n/ zLCN Logistics Control Number (ILS term). LCOM Logistics Composite Model. LCN Logistics Control Number (ILS term). $ z/ N; e. b3 O: K) n4 CLCS Laser Crosslink System. LDC Less Developed Country. 2 Q- {3 N- P4 c% QLDS (1) Layered Defense System. (2) Lexington Discrimination System. (3) Limited Defense System. " \, I, t+ I' M+ h ]9 ZMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 L 164 LE Lethality Enhancer (PAC-3). Lead Component/ ' c8 {' H# V$ |5 JService + t' T2 f7 h, q4 @The DoD Component designated by SECDEF to be responsible for management * \6 Z9 v6 @' ]2 W8 P& oof a system acquisition involving two or more DoD Components in a joint 2 J9 G p4 b5 [ Z) y! B, t; Lprogram. LEAF Law Enforcement Access Field. 1 r4 n; Y6 Z3 B, X1 {) @Leakage The allowable threat objects passing through a BMD system expressed as a 4 u% Q8 T: g! i: h& jpercentage of the threat. To ensure overall system performance, permitted ) x- w* i! P; I$ ~, ]leakage is “budgeted” among individual BMD phases and functions. : O9 B: M! n) A7 uLeakage (Max) The maximum allowable threat objects passing through a BMD system expressed as a percentage of the design-to threat. To ensure overall system performance, permitted leakage is “budgeted” among individual BMD phases and functions. # _0 {% A" {/ u3 E5 z& f2 q( ]9 uLEAP Lightweight Exoatmospheric Projectile. LEASAT Leased Satellite. * Y6 m/ \+ B" \; GLeast Privilege This principle requires that each subject in a system be granted the most restrictive set of privileges (or lowest clearance) needed for the performance of authorized tasks. The application of this privilege limits the damage that can 9 F. ?- J( k3 o3 E+ [; P7 F3 hresult from accident, error, or unauthorized use. LED (1) Low Endoatmospheric Defense. (2) Light Emitting Diode. LEDI Low Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor. LEDS (1) Low Endoatmospheric Defense System. - W' r$ o6 T3 X3 y3 `" f* S(2) Link Eleven Display System (USN term). 9 i3 ^+ W* D" X7 H5 [, t0 fLEI Low Endoatmospheric Interceptor. ' Q& v" D9 x/ a: r5 w+ J" k; GLEIP Link Eleven Improvement Program (USN term). 5 K5 e! s, k! o+ K KLEL Low Energy Laser. LELWS Low Energy Laser Weapon System. K D! r p6 t* Z9 cLEM Logistics Element Manager (ILS term). - N7 F: j+ L* ~3 i0 x( `) ]+ ZLEO Low Earth Orbit. LETS LWIR Environment and Threat Simulation. Level of Effort ) j% E5 f' F( n: n: X(LOE) Effort of a general or supportive nature that does not produce definite end products or results, e.g. contract man-hours. Leverage (1) The advantage gained by boost-phase intercept, when a single booster 4 g5 T. [/ Q) akill may eliminate many RVs and decoys before they are deployed. This ( B% N3 H- O2 l. q8 a. a/ x6 h3 rcould provide a favorable cost-exchange ratio for the defense and would 3 Y( g1 {5 j7 p4 U5 o, S; Z7 W2 lreduce stress on later tiers of the SDS. * E! i# }9 T1 _( J5 N, r(2) In general, the power to act or influence to attain goals. # H. M9 m$ _3 V0 S2 V8 ?LF (1) Landing Force. (2) Low Frequency. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 L $ ^, W2 B L& e, b; U165 LFIE Live Flight Integration Exercise. LFOV Limited Field of View. 8 y; O3 W% ?$ E, PLFS Loral Federal System, Gaithersburg, MD. LFT&E Live Fire Test and Evaluation. LGB Laser Guided Bomb. LGM (1) Laser Guided Missile. % E- m. E g9 g(2) Loop Group Multiplexer. LGSM Light Ground Station Module (USA CECOM term). 6 [+ ?- \ e j7 }LHO Amphibious Assault Ship. ) p6 U8 y x9 Z1 n5 W' [8 \Li Lithium. LIC Low Intensity Conflict. LIDAR Light Detection and Ranging. Life Cycle (1) The total phases through which an item passes from the time it is initially 7 i5 [7 A+ |4 u# J. h& i7 n9 gdeveloped until the time it is either consumed or disposed of as being 8 m- K! E4 k7 Xexcess to all known materiel requirements. 6 Q3 n$ g7 }1 O. M& [, r6 y5 }(2) (Software). All the states a software or software related product passes * W+ C" D; d5 Q# _through from its inception until it is no longer useful. . C7 F* m. d; o! ILife-Cycle Cost (LCC) " Q' I) ?5 C' p, E8 e5 M6 O+ qThe total cost to the Government of acquisition and ownership of that system over its useful life. It includes the cost of development, acquisition, support and, where applicable, disposal. $ W* u# k! C3 ~Life-Cycle Management Process for administering an automated information system or hardware support ' q5 \( C1 R% I: \system over its whole life, with emphasis on strengthening early decisions which # r4 y/ l' A& |- @( ]& J2 Mshape costs and utility. Life-Cycle Model A framework containing the processes, activities, and tasks involved in the development, operation, and support of the system, spanning the life of the system from the definition of its requirements to the termination of its use. 8 C2 c9 ~3 U% v, g" w8 sLife Cycle of a Weapon System 3 Q3 s5 m3 F4 |2 z" D5 ^All phases of the system's life including research, development, test and evaluation, production, deployment (inventory), operations and support, and disposal. Life Jacket The life support storage container for a Brilliant Pebbles singlet. The life jacket contains subsystems that perform power, communications, and environmental protection functions. ) t+ X+ F4 e& q8 w" nLight Detection 7 _( R( D8 [9 e5 t$ z2 @* i, xand Ranging (LIDAR) A precision probing instrument used to measure concentrations of different gasses or particulates in a given amount of atmosphere.

帅哥

Light Replicas 9 Q, o" \2 Q7 @% c, ?4 T(LREP) Decoys that, by virtue of shape, closely approximate an RV’s signature with little off-load penalty. 8 }( Q2 P9 k# E; x( X9 J; o9 {LIMIDIS Limited Distribution. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 L ) z% |4 L S& w1 i" D166 ! X+ b/ n, O+ R Y: p9 uLimited Attack An attack on the U.S. and its allies, which provides a stressing timeline, and is 0 `$ n! [- W1 y* g& q8 f2 dgeographically distinct. Not an all-out attack or mass wave. Limited Defense System (LDS) 6 n" b2 y M9 l0 R& S9 QThe development of systems, components, and architectures for a deployable anti-ballistic missile system (as described in section 232(a)(1) of the 1991 Missile ) x. y3 D2 N, o/ O) d& N( }Defense Act, as revised) capable of providing a highly effective defense of the 5 q2 {* O) K# g f% g6 U; T5 c, q& oUnited States against limited ballistic missile threats, including accidental or 8 ^, C* k/ N2 M2 H& v. sunauthorized launches or Third World attacks, but below a threshold that would 7 d9 I$ F- M, I Q, y% A9 R1 Qbring into question strategic stability. Limited & M j5 ~1 i1 Q* dOperational : V- u: O/ ~6 b. p/ P* yCapability (LOC) 5 g9 j# g' V# } `4 }- R2 L* {% RA point in time when the first set of sensors and weapons can be employed to ) l- ~" S6 t2 F1 @. rprovide a limited protection system. Limited Production The initial production of a system in limited quantity. Part of an acquisition ! T. M% p! G; o3 l. @6 c* vstrategy to be used in test and evaluation for verification of design maturity, $ f0 @3 l1 E9 C" ]" y- _manufacturing process final proofing, and product engineering and to verify a 7 ?" Y9 g6 g4 T yfactories capabilities prior to a decision to proceed with production. Decision 7 a( l& P! l$ X9 U) B& {# Rusually made near the end of EMD or at Milestone IIIA or equivalent. (Also called Low-Rate Initial Production or Pilot Production.) $ P4 ~# {% f$ F7 Q8 yLimited Test 7 z. v, E0 S& c1 GBan Treaty 3 f6 G9 ]* @1 N9 @ W. l9 I! zThe bilateral Treaty signed and ratified by the United States and the (former) U.S.S.R. in 1963, which prohibits nuclear tests in all locations except underground, and prohibits nuclear explosions underground if they cause radioactive debris to be present outside the territorial limits of the state under whose jurisdiction or control the test would be conducted. LIN Line Item Number. ( {& `, }8 A: E0 x$ Z. ~% pLinac Linear Accelerator. Line Item (Budget) " S. A6 z x- p, X2 Q" Q" EA specific program end item with its own identity (e.g., B-1B Bomber). Line of Sight + r; m0 T" [# z }, v! x(LOS) 1 r0 A9 M4 m7 B6 X/ |The line from sensor to target necessary for the commencement of the detection, acquisition, track, and identification of a target. " ~1 s& s/ m* P# D9 s$ CLine Replaceable , G5 a( W- D- g i5 W. I8 U! MUnit (LRU) An essential support item removed and replaced at field level to restore end item & K- Z3 N+ U5 z% ^' Mto an operationally ready condition. (Also called Weapon Replacement # j& b9 f6 U& U7 S5 TAssembly and Module Replaceable Unit). Link-16 TADIL-J. Link Quality Evaluation " F1 v# ^3 G5 x. l8 E+ w, I* z4 gThis testing of links to create bit error estimates and monitors natural or induced link interference. LIP Lethality Improvement Plan. 0 p& ]7 @ K( aLiquid Fuel % ~# g$ |' H/ |/ e6 ^- WBooster (LFB) Target booster being developed to mate with current reentry vehicles and emulate the short/medium range threat. LIS Laser Isotope Separation. / \ e( E: D5 q1 ]LITINT Literature Intelligence. 8 O) |* h) c. hMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 L c5 x& E1 {# F& F0 Z% @9 F, F; j167 Live Fire Test 3 q" t: l$ C* g& ^* _" K* eAnd Evaluation ; r" F! j( {9 P }# N* ~+ E4 ?) x& \6 O(LFT&E) Survivability testing and lethality testing required before full-scale production. % V' e1 k* E! a' Y9 PMust be conducted on ACAT I and II programs for: (a) A covered system (a ) E( }+ c' \; Z& @$ f( `$ gconventional weapon system designed to provide some degree of protection to the user in combat); (b) a major munition or missile program; (c) a product improvement program that will significantly affect the survivability of a covered 7 l' P) h0 i( g* u- [4 wsystem. LIVEX Live Exercise. LIWA Land Information Warfare Activity. + ] ]+ _( I+ K) H% O! PLJ Life Jacket (BE term). 4 ?' Z( c3 z: p( ]- X' u8 Y5 RLL (1) Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA. (2) Legislative Liaison. LLM Long Lead Material. LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA. : o9 [- t; ]8 e0 X" ]5 PLLTIL Long-Lead-Time Items List (ILS term). LLUM Low background LWIR Uniform Mercury Cadmium Teloride (HgCdTe). ) S: A( n) K4 hLM (1) Lockheed Martin, a defense industry contractor. (2) Logistics Manager (ILS term).

帅哥

LM/GES Lockheed Martin/Government Electronic Systems. LMA Lockheed Martin Astronautics, a defense industry contractor. 6 C5 n1 P( E2 tLMANS Lockheed Martin Aeronautic and Naval Systems. LMC Late Midcourse. LMFBR Liquid-Metal Fast Breeder Reactor. LMIS Logistics Management Information System. LNA Low Noise Amplifier. # Y# ~% D$ ~& y1 ~$ ?# FLNC Local Network Controller. " `$ \4 r6 k' i2 Q4 z. E5 dLNE Low Noise Exciter (Electronics Engineering term). LNO Liaison Officer. LO (1) Local Oscillator (Electronics Engineering term). & `: u, F/ f; T+ a1 ?4 p# q(2) Low Observables (LODE-related term). LOA Letter of Agreement. . e9 T( w5 _/ K" {; S0 N3 Q4 \! qLOAD Low Altitude Defense. ) P' a- q5 N9 YLOC (1) Lines of Communication. (2) Lines of Code. 0 F# A4 Y% i# N' P% u0 a6 Z0 s6 q(3) Limited Operational Capability. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 L ' H; s9 i9 S% Y# R9 m9 w168 LOCAAS Low Cost Autonomous Attack System (USAF term). 6 K6 ?* _2 o4 mLocal m6 |# [' Z" L4 `4 T. y6 VAssessment of Engagement ) x7 H* v8 }/ r aThe assessment of an engagement by high-resolution fire control sensors. 0 W' y, [2 u) Z: f" y9 oLocal Environment * a3 U `, u+ V1 e8 P+ t3 B- NThe ISTC Local Environment contained within each node simulates the element 5 ^( w1 S0 u! I+ y2 t8 }0 o0 _/ fto the degree necessary to generate a realistic input to the Element Processor of Element Processor Emulation and provide a realistic response to the Element Processor or Element Processor Emulation. Lock On Signifies that a tracking or target-seeking system is continuously and automatically tracking a target in one or more coordinates (e.g., range, bearing, elevation). LODE Laser Optics Demonstration Experiment. LODTM Large Optics Diamond Turning Machine. ) f" S) R9 c X" H3 p1 r% {LOE (1) Level of Effort. (2) Letter of Evaluation (AF). p( Z( i/ e6 B/ s) jLOF Lifejacket Orbital Flight (BE term). ' s$ y* Z1 I, z; w8 C/ R/ WLofted Trajectory Trajectory with an apogee greater than the minimum-energy trajectory to the same range. ' G" s5 w- Z6 }6 F( g0 qLOG Logistics. . M3 s, g% U6 n; I$ m9 kLOG.WIPT Logistics Working-level IPT y2 ~! e! N9 g. @' k- Y9 I f& iLOGAM II Logistics Analysis Model II. 5 Y; j. P0 ~% ?6 yLOGFAC Logistics Feasibility Analysis Capability. LOGFOR Logistics Force. Logistics The science of planning and carrying out the movement and maintenance of forces. In its most comprehensive sense, it includes those aspects of military % w( p% j: j4 q" c" c% f4 G# }# B: F" e0 ?operations which deal with: (1) design and development, acquisition, storage, 4 @ m+ e- ?- y1 g. P. bmovement, distribution, maintenance, evacuation, and disposition of materials; % B3 s4 V" R$ a2 j(2) movement, evacuation, and hospitalization of personnel; (3) acquisition or # k- j4 L1 E2 A4 b+ |- Dconstruction, maintenance, operation, and disposition of facilities; and (4) 9 R1 l2 t& e5 j2 b3 |# }acquisition or furnishing of services. Logistics Support The supply and maintenance of materiel essential to proper operation of a ; j. o$ J+ c: q, |- _( P8 o$ Osystem in the force. . F+ C2 k9 I( r+ G7 _Logistics 8 _' A, c! _0 x) Z# Z) RSupportability - _4 q5 Q9 I) z HThe degree to which planned logistics support (including test, measurement, and : Z, Q$ s1 D2 G+ U! u# l! Qdiagnostic equipment; spares and repair parts; technical data; support facilities; - P! m- B3 b7 Ztransportation requirements; training; manpower; and software support) allow meeting system availability and wartime usage requirements. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 L 169 Logistics Support Analysis ; X- ~$ m% Q J+ \1 W. B3 v: P(LSA) 6 g1 N6 X' b4 sThe selective application of scientific and engineering efforts undertaken during 3 f* [, R4 G* p* F1 g6 gthe acquisition process, as part of the systems engineering process, to assist in: causing support considerations to influence design; defining support * y( i: i9 \% B wrequirements that are related optimally to design and to each other; acquiring 1 x6 h, q5 d" l; y2 V, R& c/ Pthe required support; and providing the required support during the operational / }* f* J) [1 Jphase at minimum cost. 5 e4 ^: i3 p& U: b- L, }3 h, OLogistics Support 4 U, u3 X" ]% T, {Analysis Record w7 m' C8 L6 e& m(LSAR) - N) K5 X& R+ G; f8 W' _A formal tool under MIL-STD 1388-2A that uses records/forms to document operations and maintenance requirements, RAM, task analyses, technical data, ! q- V7 O( X9 q+ h/ u# b" h5 Bsupport/test equipment, facilities, skill evaluation, supply support, ATE and TPS, % m5 g4 _; y; x1 O" t4 jand transportability. LSAR is the basis for training, personnel, supply 3 j2 W8 m# F' N) ?provisioning and allowances construction, support equipment acquisition, , o, n9 |7 W; d! Mfacilities construction and preparation, and for maintenance. , b! y/ v, P% Q# Q9 kLOGPLAN Logistics Plan. , h$ i* Z8 Q5 Y& ^) y" m0 ZLOGSIM Logistics Simulation Model. " W5 i* J- ]* ~/ ?( GLOI (1) Letter of Instruction. (2) Letter of Intent. LOMEZ Low Altitude Missile Engagement Zone. Long Lead Items Long Range Air 1 Z) r/ E' f6 Z3 n5 E6 gLaunched Target (LRALT) & |- |' M9 p9 _0 k/ I/ oThose components of a system for which the times to design and fabricate are ! j) n2 M0 D: ^9 qthe longest, and, therefore, to which an early commitment of funds may be desirable in order to meet the earliest possible date of system completion. . z( s- O3 D3 i2 {3 z. ?Two-stage, air launched ballistic missile target being developed for MBRV-4. - v2 T3 h2 s& l) {/ HLong Wavelength Infrared (LWIR) Thermal radiation emitted by a source in the electromagnetic spectrum 2 O/ }4 t |( a# p# ~# e3 C/ m bencompassing infrared wavelengths of 6 to 30 microns. w2 R- N8 H( G+ SLOR Level of Repair Analysis (ILS term). LORA Level of Repair Analysis (ILS term). 3 J' o" }) s2 p% `1 f: FLOS (1) Line of Sight. (2) Large Optical Segment. ' ~- ~- C& S; q/ M( R6 O! cLOTS Logistics Over-The-Shore. ; o+ O" n$ A$ D# tLOW Launch on Warning.

帅哥

Low Altitude 5 ~' ]2 b$ ]& L# zDemonstration System (LADS) 1 T9 `* P+ ~8 u1 \: u0 aPart of the SBIRS Low Program Definition and Risk Reduction (PDRR) program phase. The LADS will consist of a flight experiment and extensive ground demonstrations by Boeing North American. The LADS flight experiment will be launched in late FY99 to demonstrate the sensor performance of a SBIRS Low ) b& f: O; b& g% sconcept and collect phenomenology data. ( C& j9 ]& A: KLow Earth Orbit (LEO) These satellites are at altitudes between 100 and 400 nautical miles. They # a& p" O/ p6 K& P9 d$ Ohave short duration revolutions (about 90 minutes), short visibility envelopes (2.5 minutes up to 10 minutes over a tracking station), short life spans, and are most ! }, j4 r2 R5 Isubject to orbital perturbations due to atmospheric drag and earth gravitational anomalies. Low Endoatmosphere # H( j$ X5 |5 M- nThat portion of the earth's atmosphere, generally below 40 km altitude. , w. s6 U, @' X1 J- s" [& E, ?$ X6 pMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 L 4 ~% P4 g, @2 e. n# ? S6 I170 & P$ i S6 a6 u2 T; g XLow-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) The production of a system in limited quantity to provide articles for operational # D% o& f {7 e+ s- N) {: Ptest and evaluation, to establish an initial production base, and to permit an orderly increase in the production rate sufficient to lead to full-rate production upon successful completion of operational testing. , _7 M0 _. v/ s, q1 l; L b' OLOWKATRER Low Weight Kinetic Energy Active Tracker. 9 ~" m3 P# O9 m) a1 ZLOWTRAN Atmospheric and Interstellar Background Signature Model. y+ N: i% J& TLPAR Large Phased Array Radar. ( x, H8 |; S9 ^9 jLPD Low Probability of Detection. ' ^5 G$ S' Z& Y) LLPE (1) Liquid Phase Epitaxy. (2) Launch Point Estimate. LPI Low Probability of Intercept. ; T& {: }5 U# R. ULPS Limited Protection System. 0 {" O* T4 \5 p# }; b$ BLR Long Range. LRA (1) Line-Replaceable Assembly. (2) Launch and Recovery Element. LRB Liquid Rocket Booster. LRC Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH. " E- R2 } A, P: S; i" d1 g8 |LRE (1) Latest Revise Estimate. (2) Launch and Recovery Element. 2 w; U* d( n; x- QLREP Light Replicas. . }+ ?6 F6 {: m( TLRF Laser Range Finder. 7 p/ J" D$ X0 `* a( e. rLRINF Longer Range Intermediate Nuclear Forces. 8 c5 j0 d( ]* }& A' fLRIP See Low-Rate Initial Production. ( E6 `+ ^% `# G/ k9 j! P" VLRIP-OT Low Rate Initial Production – Operational Testing. 8 i2 I/ i/ V6 q4 `- bLRTBM Long Range TBM. 4 m$ h. {8 z0 FLRTNF Long-range Theater Nuclear Force. 2 B8 s* T* s! Z6 OLRU (1) Line Replaceable Units. (2) Line Replacement Units. LS Launching Stations (PATRIOT). LSA Logistics Support Analysis. % l; y% M9 K9 c) ?' }5 f& M0 ELSAP Logistics Support Analysis Program. " N: r1 p X/ L s8 O; e; b# i: QLSAR Logistics Support Analysis Record. ' B. g: ^; M7 a( v9 i3 e8 mLSART LSA Review Team (ILS term). LSAT Laser Satellite. 4 p+ x/ Y, t3 o* j7 D( C* Z" h3 T5 TMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 L 171 LSAWG LSA Working Group. 0 l! |$ {/ B7 {8 U9 lLSE Lifetime Support Engineering (ILS term). LSEA Lifetime Support Engineering Activity (ILS term). LSI Large Scale Integration (circuits). - R; P" J0 q" \5 C. B& P# _9 lLSRS Loral Space and Range Systems, Sunnyvale, CA. LST (1) Laser Spot Tracker. (2) Landing Ship, Tank. LSTS Launcher Station Test Site. ! J k8 t; T0 j2 [- K2 TLTA Lead Time Analysis. & Y( X2 z7 e" x4 a6 m/ TLTBT Limited Test Ban Treaty. . o* w6 I9 O: Q7 @* l; ZLTD Laser Target Designator. LTH Lethality and Target Hardening. 3 |4 V) t7 X. N! C& Y4 qLTS Low Temperature Superconductor 0 J4 M1 I# s0 }. B0 j, h8 V0 uLTV Launch Test Vehicle. LU Launch and Update. |$ B4 @, _9 V& C& gLUA Launch Under Attack. LUP Limited U.S. Protection. LUT Limited User Test. ! E4 E7 f% t# s6 FLUT/OA Limited User Test/Operational Assessment. LVS Loral Vought Systems, a defense industry contractor. 1 G7 J. ^- h5 V2 F1 q. L9 }LVT Low Volume Terminal (USN/NATO/Telecomm term). LW Laser Weapons. LWAN Local Wide Area Net. LWIR See Long Wavelength Infrared. ( r4 y9 L. W" u! N0 s0 XLWIR FPA (PET) Long Wavelength Infrared Focal Plane Array (Pilot-line Experiment Technology). LYTBT Low-Yield Threshold Test Ban Treaty. % |5 o3 \# Y+ ~' G* n6 uLZ Landing Zone.

帅哥

MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 5 y: A* V4 ]3 M4 Y8 M) n; @1 D" G173 m (1) Meter. (2) Minute. M (1) Model. (2) Million. (3) Mega. M&LC Missile and Launch Control. M&P Manpower and Personnel. 9 P* \' O( Z0 T: h9 d) `M&S (1) Materials and Structures. (2) Modeling and Simulation. 7 ?4 F7 |7 u* t' R2 v0 lM-T-M Model – Test – Model. M/LWIR Medium/Long Wavelength Infrared. M/P Manpower/Personnel. MAA Mission Area Analysis. MAAG Military Assistance Advisory Group. MAB Missile Assembly Building. MAC (1) OBSOLETE. Military Airlift Command. See AMC. (2) Maintenance Allocation Chart. 5 }" K: _0 F* Q( I6 ^2 S2 k% V" vMACCK Multi-Application Command and Control Kit (GD term for IVIS follow-on). MACCS Marine Corps Air Command and Control System. 4 X# N: o& c8 B9 u0 [- H/ IMACOM Major Army Command. MAD (1) Mission Area Deficiency. (2) Mutually Assured Destruction. % z. F1 X% {/ t9 L% PMADCAP Mosaic Array Data Compression and Analysis Program. % B5 c# d8 y8 r3 C) iMADS Modified Air Defense System. 4 y/ f" E! |- j& M& Y5 G2 AMAE Medium Altitude Endurance. 3 t2 K+ S1 K0 V4 R- iMAGTF Marine Air-Ground Task Force. : k1 p( N5 M0 b; V( U5 ]Main Beam The primary directional EMR emitted from radar transmitters. Maintainer An individual responsible for retaining the major defense system in or restoring it * z2 u# {9 O$ G3 D" O3 d0 V6 Yto a specified condition. Maintenance activities include inspection, testing, servicing, classification as to serviceability, repair, rebuilding, and reclamation. Maintenance Concept/Plan A description of maintenance considerations and constraints for - X. u( W; ~' w3 N( n f+ G; s. dsystem/equipment under development. A preliminary maintenance concept is developed and submitted as part of the preliminary system operational concept for each alternative solution candidate by the operating command with the + W& ^ _) Z( k8 w; v) f+ ]- cassistance of the implementing and supporting commands. A major driver in 2 n6 n# N8 a- N& H6 \ m! Xdesign of the system/equipment and support planned for it. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 8 g: M7 ?1 A4 u$ |& J2 o2 A7 T174 , T3 U- K( y) f% l4 {/ eMaintenance Operations " @) L# X0 t9 OThe corrective and preventive maintenance operations that do not require a 5 x! X2 R1 `0 rdeployment decision; it includes correction and subsequent validation testing and the update of relevant status configuration, maintenance, and inventory databases. Maintenance Planning / {) n2 O9 q' d2 c$ uThe process conducted to evolve and establish maintenance concepts and requirements for the lifetime of a material system; one of the principal elements 3 `5 l1 p% b( y9 e. xof ILS. * D* _3 `) b$ R: B$ ~MAIS Mobile Automated Instrumentation Suite (USA term). MAISRC Major Automated Information System Review Council MAJCOM Major Command (USAF). Major Automated Information System Review Council (MAISRC) 8 q* N- b+ X; S% e* B/ iThe Senior DoD information management acquisition review board chaired by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communication, and Intelligence. See DoD Directive 8120.2.

帅哥

Major Defense Acquisition . b4 f# I9 `. C" n2 R Z# ^Program An acquisition program that is not a highly sensitive classified program (as determined by the Secretary of Defense) and that is: 1. Designated by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology as a major defense acquisition program, or 2. Estimated by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology 7 o: E! y( m- r6 Oto require: a) An eventual total expenditure for research, development, test, and % I4 P1 k5 E0 \! L+ Eevaluation of more than $200 million in fiscal year 1980 constant 2 M" r# {) A4 m) \# H" o# }: Xdollars (approximately $300 million in fiscal year 1990 constant 0 a2 ~/ x8 {. ?2 k1 adollars), or b) An eventual total expenditure for procurement of more than $1 billion in fiscal year 1980 constant dollars (approximately $1.8 billion in fiscal 7 P; q1 {& I. E2 t0 t* E. ?9 X& dyear 1990 constant dollars). Major Modification A modification that in and of itself meets the criteria of acquisition category I or II 7 i* d; r$ d \5 T2 Lor is designated as such by the milestone decision authority. Major modifications ) S) g( ^! ]0 w) drequire a Milestone IV decision unless the decision to modify results from one of 9 p2 L) y! b7 M/ W) |the alternatives considered as part of the Milestone I decision process. Upgrades are part of the Milestone 0 decision process. Major System A combination of elements that will function together to produce the capabilities required to fulfill a mission need, including hardware, equipment, software, or any 2 b& e7 _, i' g3 I- k1 ^/ Vcombination thereof, but excluding construction or other improvements to real 8 [9 B; Y' C; l bproperty. A system shall be considered a major system if it is estimated by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology to require: ) }. X, y2 S; p: g, E. Z8 D1. An eventual total expenditure for research, development, test, and evaluation of more than $75,000,000 in fiscal year 1980 constant dollars (approximately $115,000,000 in fiscal year 1990 constant dollars), or ' D; r* }* A- {, {2. An eventual total expenditure for procurement of more than $300,000,000 in fiscal year 1980 constant dollars (approximately $540,000,000 in fiscal year ( N6 _6 o$ l( n1990 constant dollars). MAM Maintenance Assist Modules. MAMDT Mean Active Maintenance Downtime (ILS term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M ' W! T3 k5 ] f# [175 Mandatory Access Control A means of restricting access to objects based on the sensitivity (as represented 6 O5 \ Z$ C) S) ^/ Vby a label) of the information contained in the objects and the formal ; K! I" x+ [, M, _3 ^" |+ b& ~) yauthorization of subjects to access information of such sensitivity. Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle (MARV) 8 |' o2 O: N% Z# C$ C xA reentry vehicle capable of performing preplanned flight maneuvers during the reentry phase. The reentry vehicles deploy fins or other aerodynamic surfaces ' d, K# v- J2 H: @% x" s B8 @when they enter the atmosphere, allowing them to turn and dodge rather than fall ballistically. They have no ability to maneuver in space. " a3 d% R/ {$ M) p! }' L, SMANPER Manpower and Personnel ILS term). Manpower ! s" v9 D9 |6 q) v/ N. UAuthorizations The billets in the manpower requirements structure that are planned to be filled. / T" M: z: [' f+ CManpower Estimate Report * r7 L q+ y% c) Q(MER) An estimate of the number of personnel who will operate, maintain, support, and 1 t2 J( H8 B9 {train for the acquisition upon full operational deployment. The Services prepared the estimates, and the SECDEF submits them to Congress 30 days prior to 5 ^5 ^8 _7 ]2 s6 w8 c7 d8 mapproval for EMD or production. Manpower, , R7 K, c) f" Q \6 A! jPersonnel, Training, and - w) r. E& H: @7 `/ _1 xSafety (MPTS) # c @. O+ |- ]- d7 ZThe human dimension of the complete defense weapon system. The term MPTS also encompasses the concepts and disciplines of human factors engineering and health hazard prevention. Manpower, Personnel, Training, and # t, T8 d, g* z0 |8 |Safety (MPTS) Profiles A description of human dimensions and constraints involving a major system + T8 i9 z' q9 \% Vthroughout the system life cycle. This includes, but is not limited to, descriptions 6 ?/ [' i: N" T- q( o% fand categorizations of occupations, aptitudes, individual skills and demographics, training system characteristics and components, potential system , i+ g7 O; Z- Z+ K$ Lhazards, and other issues affecting the performance and welfare of operators, 0 {9 b1 F$ ~7 _2 C' Q- ?0 e. Dmaintainers, and personnel that support existing, modified or new systems. / D; X# } b5 f( v5 TMANPRINT Manpower and Personnel Integration (US Army). MANTECH Manufacturing Technology. 9 j, U, u1 i& r$ w: `Manufacturing (or , {/ G! M; \8 H: C# iProduction) / d$ w; \6 s/ z) e1 PEngineering Pre-production planning and operation analysis applied to specific product . z6 j6 d* ^+ T: _* N) R: Fdesigns. The functions of planning, specifying, and coordinating the application of required factory resources including: performing analyses of production operations, processes, and systems; applying new manufacturing methods, 1 j! Q3 u2 t4 T$ _tooling, and equipment; controlling the introduction of engineering changes, and employing cost control and quality techniques from the factory viewpoint. Manufacturing Operations, ) B4 z6 r) t# J+ GDevelopment, ; ^2 p7 Q+ r2 p& S4 ]: band Integration 1 e" l1 ]6 \" ?% G3 W& |( |) C% iLaboratory (MODIL) An SDS-peculiar integration mechanism to link product technology development concurrently with manufacturing process and control development for a costreducing effective SDS development. Manufacturing , T6 J& b/ q% M: n4 \, W- wTechnology * _5 p9 `- R' L D- i(MANTECH) Manufacturing technology refers to any action which has as its objective the 8 H( W* P+ c5 K: Y- Itimely establishment or improvement of the manufacturing processes, techniques, or equipment required to support current and projected programs, and the assurance of the ability to produce, reduce lead time, ensure economic 9 u; h7 S: v9 A, }availability of end items, reduce costs, increase efficiency, improve reliability, or to enhance safety and anti-pollution measures. MANTECH, per se, is the specific ( L8 V- j5 B* C" {. ]DoD program in this area. 7 n X, t P) V1 H( M4 BMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M : Z8 E' b' c& K) e) M }6 U176 - O8 O* S7 m2 H6 N% @" M( _ o8 I% HMAOC Modular Air Operations Center (JFACC term). MAOPR Minimum Acceptable Operational Performance Requirements. MAP Minimum Acquisition Program. : v4 t& j# p5 oMAR Monthly Assessment Report (BMDO/POC term). MARCO Marine Corps.

帅哥

Marine Air ' \7 E+ B( D7 t+ H) p2 MCommand and : ^) Y" B% d8 j, cControl System & N( a1 L' k8 ]. V5 J+ M4 mA US Marine Corps tactical air command and control system that provides the tactical air commander with the means to command, coordinate, and control all air operations within an assigned sector and to coordinate air operations with ; C, f( s6 R4 i7 C/ uother Services. It is composed of command and control agencies with communications-electronics equipment that incorporates a capability from manual & S) o) W8 }5 o9 |: [( L4 w1 uthrough semiautomatic control. + m: g+ D" s+ A& L( ]Mark/Markup Line by line review and approval/disapproval/modification of the defense budget 5 j+ {; ~8 N+ u" }* qby congressional committees. ! E2 a; V. b8 I$ X4 jMARS Multi-warfare Assessment and Research System. 6 t% w( M7 N9 d2 rMARSYSCOM US Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, VA MARV Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle. MARVIS Mid-Apogee Reentry Vehicle Intercept System. MAS Mutual Assured Survival. MASINT Measurement and Signature Intelligence. 8 Z: n. e4 U. tMASPAR Massive Parallel Processors (TMD-GBR). . z J& R) _9 h; [0 _+ \& K2 W# YMass Raid Many Red ballistic missiles launched toward CONUS from several launch areas. ( y; n, f: z: z; S/ pA mass ASAT raid consists of several ASATs attacking Blue satellites. # ?, I! h* X/ XMAST Measurement and Simulation Technology-formerly Synthetic Scene Generation Model (SSGM). . K8 I; V3 K! {- E6 I" {# lMatching 0 j: k9 i! _4 \Ballistic Reentry 8 ~9 S" K% b5 KVehicle (MBRV) 2 G& R$ b. G% W5 BFour reentry vehicle designs (MBRV 1-4) developed to serve as threat representative theater targets. Matching Target Reentry Vehicle (MTRV) # d) e. G* w: GThreat representative reentry vehicle developed for GMD Program by Sandia " Q/ Q. @) [6 i3 zLabs. Planned for use on IFT 9-14. . k! i1 S# S w3 wMaterial Fielding Plan m' J v' C8 XPlan to ensure smooth transition of system from developer to user. 7 H" m; k, C7 g% ?2 [Materials Science - S5 x: T& {* p% ?- g$ a! iThe science of developing/altering and applying materials to obtain a resultant " z' o6 f1 F% r# u9 C; Zmolecular structure with desirable physical properties and performance ) ], ?3 ~$ A* C* L! t: ?* qcharacteristics. (See Structures.) Also includes applying state-of-the-art ) }2 v- I o, M" X) O6 k0 q0 badvanced materials in the design of new SDS components and end items. 5 A! U8 f1 w- b1 GMATHSFA Manufacturing and Testing of LWIR Hardened Seeker FPA Assemblies. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 4 A$ [+ e+ x1 ]% J7 a" d. X177 & c0 T. l- P3 P w7 D# }* zMatra BAE 6 n& u' B M9 V8 s4 O( MDynamics 7 t0 N$ ~* E$ m: X5 QEuropean missile manufacturer formed in 1996 from British Aerospace Dynamics " N) L$ \0 Y4 ?" b* k6 band Matra of France. " n) S% ~+ \/ ?7 s7 A4 f1 NMATT Mutli-mission Advanced Tactical Terminal. MATT Radio UHF radio receiver for TRAP, TOPS, and TIBS. $ d* `& q: J, l/ L: @MATTR Mid And Terminal Tiers Review. . E6 Y/ g# |" r- FMAX Maximum. Maximum ) Y$ j5 F8 o- n' _4 F0 @Attrition - F- I; g6 l5 Y6 ]Maximum attrition is employed in a target-rich environment to destroy the # d* ~( x" d" A8 Gmaximum number of RVs, regardless of the type, by using all available or allocated interceptors. This option may not satisfactorily defend specific or required assets. MB Megabyte. 3 b8 w0 S/ B: ^/ J* C$ ^# Y' jMBA Multi-Beam Antenna. 9 \/ S( A i: m+ \MBE Molecular Beam Epitaxy. / Q6 _" n2 F7 \ V/ k- n+ SMBFR Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction. Mbps Megabits per second. ( A& L" `* d, j! n ~4 W7 H" CMBRV Maneuvering Ballistic Reentry Vehicle. MC (1) Mission Control. (2) See Midcourse phase. (3) Mission Capable (ILS , f p- Z% C! xterm). (4) Military Committee. MCA Micro Channel Architecture (TelComm/Computer term). MCAS Marine Corps Air Station. MCASS MTACCS Common Application Support Software. MCBM Midcourse Battle Manager. MCC Mission Control Complex/Center/Console. MCCC Mobile Consolidated Command Center. ( [- x8 D% m8 J$ P5 Z; kMCCDC Marine Corps Combat Development Center. 3 z1 X3 m( M! A8 uMCCR Mission Critical Computer Resources. MCE Mission Control Element. 8 W; S. [4 K9 v) d5 ]" @! qMCG Midcourse Guidance. MCI Midcourse Interceptor. MCLOR Marine Corps LORA Model (USMC ILS term). MCM Multi-Chip Module. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 178 MCOTEA Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation [Command]. MCP (1) Materiel Change Package (US Army term). . ^* Z5 D" T9 i1 s(2) Military Construction Program. MCPDM Marine Corps Program Decision Making. MCRDAC Marine Corps Research, Development & Acquisition Command. MCS (1) Maneuver Control System. (2) Midcourse Sensor. MCSS (1) Midcourse Surveillance System. (2) Military Communications Satellite System. % z: h( O5 H1 e$ \MCT Mercury Cadmium Telluride (cf. HgCdTe). MCTE Mission, Course of Action, Task, and Element Control Directives. $ U- v( F; @$ S$ i2 q) AMCTL Militarily Critical Technologies List. ' R4 ~: L! u4 w' GMCTR Missile Control Technology Regime. MCV Mission Capable Vehicle. 0 R6 M" T. J0 n1 D6 N' pMD Missile Defense. MDA (1) Missile Defense Agency. (2) Missile Defense Act. (3) Milestone Decision : Z4 j% ]+ X# w2 d; j# f' ^Authority. (4) McDonnell-Douglas Aerospace. MDAHWG Missile Defense Ad Hoc Working Group. 5 S+ X6 n: c# H5 |6 X" v$ d' q* qMDAP Major Defense Acquisition Program. 7 g+ n5 [" _4 [. ^/ s ^# tMDART Missile Defense Activities Review Team. 0 y8 \0 I3 r/ s& z z3 X- @5 SMDBIC Missile Defense Barrel Integration Center. ! @# y, {6 T7 |MDC Midcourse Data Center, Advanced Research Center, Huntsville, AL. MDCI Multi-Discipline Counterintelligence. * |$ r3 \9 x& i+ J. o7 fMDDC Missile Defense Data Center, USASSDC, Huntsville, AL.

帅哥

MDP Manufacturing Data Package. 6 G- v0 y1 g( zMDR (1) Medium Data Rate (TelComms/Computer term). (2) Milestone Decision Review. (3) Multi-national Defense Research. 8 ^) c: s5 d, z1 ? I" X. tMDSC Missile Defense Scientific and Technical Information Center. MDSTC Missile Defense and Space Technology Center. MDT Maintenance Down Time. MDTD Mean Downtime Documentation (ILS term). MDTOA Mean Downtime for Outside Assistance (ILS term). , U7 `' M$ U* p$ d% d1 ^9 fMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 179 MDTOR Mean Downtime for Other Reasons (ILS term). MDTT Mean Downtime for Training (ILS term). MDW Mass Destruction Weapons. - B* U v N5 _. h. aME/VA Mission Essential/Vulnerable Area ) h. \' G ]+ r+ N6 K% TMEA Mission Effectiveness Analysis (JFACC term). MEADS See Medium Extended Air Defense System. Mean Time . [8 {$ B- w# h# }Between Failures 2 ?2 f4 W3 F. i* f" u(MTBF) A measure of the reliability of an item. Defined as the total functioning life of an item divided by the total number of failures within the population during the measurement interval. The definition holds for time, rounds, miles, events, or 3 u( d: ?" h6 M dother measures of unit life. MTBF is a basic measure of reliability. . V. j. w5 g0 \3 ?: w7 K: BMean Time To Repair (MTTR) The total elapsed time for corrective maintenance divided by the total number of corrective maintenance actions during a given period of time. A basic measure of maintainability. + G+ @0 ?: @5 `! S: S U3 NMean Time to % q, s# Q2 t" A: [1 }Restore System (MTTRS) 7 |8 M% t; s2 b. Q( VA measure of the system maintainability parameter related to availability and 2 E5 o8 W+ Q( u4 F# c" S& H" `readiness. The total corrective maintenance time associated with downing events, divided by the total number of downing events, during a stated period of time. (Excludes time for off-system maintenance and repair of detached 9 l2 h. a8 ?6 c6 P6 z5 Mcomponents.) MEASAT Malaysia East Asia Satellite. 5 r3 {4 ^! d" V& S/ HMeasure of Effectiveness (MOE) 2 G' b) D7 b& E# u, u2 DThe quantitative expression (sometimes modified by subjective judgment) of the success of a system in achieving a specified objective. MEC Mission Essentially Code (ILS term). Medium Earth ) B `, s5 m/ U/ J& U! _- ]Orbit (MEO) ( u; L3 {. u* c; S e) bSpace vehicles characterized by orbits between 400 and 10,000 nautical miles, longer duration revolution (2 to 12 hours), longer visibility envelopes (10 minutes 1 e" ]1 W C. A# l# B& o" lup to approximately 1 hour), and generally longer lifetimes. This region contains the Van Allen radiation belts where electronic components need special protection. + Q6 g9 k7 \5 D& I+ k3 s+ OMedium 9 D# c ~9 B7 {( B6 K) c+ @Extended Air , V: d8 o& D) }9 h5 _# DDefense System (MEADS) A lightweight, highly transportable, low-to-medium altitude air defense and theater missile defense system designed to protect critical fixed and # V3 y2 r2 W! z7 ?' G% Y; {maneuverable corps assets. MEADS superseded the Corps SAM program in * s! F1 T5 D( _* b, K& G. G9 R( F1995. Medium Power ( |9 F2 _: C8 V% K5 ]+ t2 NLasers Lasers that radiate power less than 1 MW, normally used to detect, identify, ' A+ V8 C; h1 T4 D3 ~' s5 \track, and designate a target vehicle. " B) g! ~0 X, H- p+ T' Q- `3 dMedium Range 4 g' V0 r3 ]* y q% f- Y* u: K- HBallistic Missile (MRBM) A ballistic missile with a range from about 600 to 1,500 nautical miles. Medium , C9 w$ J6 c& O3 pWavelength : H( |0 ^' R( B& I9 g6 w% P4 FInfrared (MWIR) % Q, d# z; p W( _( X& eThermal radiation emitted by a source in the electromagnetic spectrum $ l( N# L, V* ]& ~* g# oencompassing infrared wavelengths of 3 to 6 microns. " Q( B3 ~; y. X; k# eMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 180 MEF Marine Expeditionary Force. 4 x* o) o6 w" F& Y+ Q0 M WMEILSR Minimum Essential ILS Requirements (NSA term). MEL (1) Maintenance Expenditure Limit. (2) Mobile Erector Launcher. MEM (1) Mission Effectiveness Model. (2) Mission Equipment Modernization. ; @$ L+ O; i+ d1 \4 C$ [. AMemorandum of 3 u, j" [) D9 T3 RAgreement (MOA) (1) In contract administration, an agreement between a program manager $ R/ O! d) |$ l1 |and a Contract Administration Office, establishing the scope of responsibility of the Contract Administration Office with respect to the 1 k" }, Q! j+ h( u: V" ?9 }cost and schedule surveillance functions and objectives, and/or other ' {0 {0 U4 U7 k- T6 E9 ncontract administration functions on a specific contract or program. + x. v0 D5 Z! p4 L4 c& n4 O1 \(2) Any written agreement in principle as to how a program will be 8 C+ k! T$ V+ Y2 W: y v" F: gadministered. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 7 t2 o9 D; V2 d2 k+ @# M" ^Official agreements concluded between the NATO countries' defense ministries / E9 z6 a5 W x4 K) dbut ranking below government level international treaties. De facto, all partners % D& l8 Y& v9 {generally recognize such agreements as binding even if no legal claim could be 3 K% p- k9 U# H% |2 M% n) L5 w; C3 Mbased on the rights and obligations laid down in them. MEO Medium Earth Orbit. MER Manpower Estimate Report. Mercury ! ^4 r1 @$ N% \$ u5 L# K# kCadmium w6 W' {2 }0 U4 ZTelluride (HCT) Infrared sensing material. MES Military Essential Support.

帅哥

MESAR Multifunction Electronically Scanned Adaptive Radar (UK). 6 D, B% C5 g0 T7 CMESFET Metal Schottky-Gate Field Effect Transistor. ]) h. b- Q" s7 `4 U( _Mesosphere The portion of the atmosphere from about 30 to 80 kilometers above the earth. 0 n( U3 [+ Q, }7 |. qMethods & j* W' `/ f8 k" e/ uEngineering 2 r' }& A' ?. K9 l5 l9 vThe technique that subjects each operation of a given piece of work to close * _+ A' g) Y- b& D' hanalysis to eliminate every unnecessary element or operation and to approach the quickest and best method of performing each necessary element or operation. It includes the improvement and standardization of methods, + |8 Y, {7 }7 @9 X$ |- uequipment, and working conditions; operator training; the determination of 6 H7 y+ a) \+ v; K0 F) D$ {$ {6 ^standard times; and occasionally devising and administering various incentive % e4 g% E2 O2 w9 i4 U7 g8 i; Uplans. , ?4 H- W% o/ hMETO Minimum Effort Task Order. 4 ^6 t4 o1 }( l" p3 [; ?3 L( \, L; ?METOIA Minimum Effort Task Order Impact Assessment. o! X& h) `4 C# A% KMETOP Minimum Effort Task Order Plan. ( O) z# n. {0 M" ?% ^" |METOR Minimum Effort Task Order Requirement. 4 q; V4 ^3 @2 A3 j9 M# aMetric (Software). An indicator, which measures some specific attribute of the software development process. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 181 Metrology The science of measurement, including the development of measurement standards and systems for absolute and relative measurement. Used to determine conformance to technical requirements including the development of standards and systems for absolute and relative measurements. $ Q( C U$ Y) U) e2 ^( [- FMeV Million Electron Volts. MEZ Missile Engagement Zone. MFAR Modular Multifunction Phased Array Radar. 7 a6 {2 G# n, OMFEL Medical Free Electron Laser. , U5 y" C) X0 z+ n) RMFG Master Frequency Generator. , q8 V4 M- ~& k8 `9 OMFL Multiple Folded Ladar. 8 O* b. r, H$ t4 {! MMFLOPS Million Floating Point Operations Per Second. MFP Major Force Program. MFR Memorandum For Record. ' `# S( d8 L4 l0 e' }MFS MFS Communications Company, Incorporated. MFSIM Multifunction Simulation (PATRIOT), Huntsville, AL. MGEP Mobile Ground Entry Point. MGLI Midcourse Ground Launched Interceptor. MGMT Management. 9 X! e2 k4 Q% X4 f6 X( K- o6 ?MGTS Mobile Ground Telemetry Station. MHD Magneto-Hydro-Dynamic. , `* q, \1 u4 F5 j% B7 m6 }MHE (1) Material Handling Equipment. (2) Mobile Hauling Equipment. MHV Miniature Homing Vehicle. mi Statue mile (5,280 feet). , w3 A2 f' a1 ]/ h8 B) CMIC Management Information Center (MDA). MICOM U.S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL. MIDAS Missile Defense Alarm System (US). Mid-Course Defense Segment (MDS) ( D) Y( P, m+ A# c( k) XThe portion of the BMDS that defeats ballistic missiles during the period of flight 1 }0 B* L! H/ d+ K; O( R/ vbetween boost and atmospheric reentry. Midcourse Guidance The guidance applied to a missile between termination of the boost phase and the start of the terminal phase of flight. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 182 Midcourse (MC) Phase 0 R7 P+ D: U- @ h+ j& xThat portion of a ballistic missile's trajectory between the boost phase and the reentry phase when reentry vehicles and penaids travel at ballistic trajectories above the atmosphere. During this phase, a missile releases its warheads and decoys and is no longer a single object, but rather a swarm of RVs and penaids falling freely along present trajectories in space. : ]* N' p0 m* L4 x8 {Midcourse Space Experiment % J. K5 M! ~! Z3 }' g' @; o; O(MSX) ^7 T% ^1 E& M2 YDesigned to provide demonstrations of midcourse acquisition and tracking from space, technology integration of optics, focal plane arrays, signal processing, etc., and collect background phenomenology measurements and target * x( Z* p3 @: o" Isignature measurements. Midgetman US ICBM. / l6 _# q! c5 b5 P4 xMIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface. 1 U9 w0 ^2 w, N, |6 @/ X/ PMIDS Multi-Functional Information System (USN/NATO/Telecomm term). MIIRD Mission Issue Identification and Resolution Document. 7 S8 H9 a7 w5 f% ] n7 C3 |4 pMIJI Meaconing, Intrusion, Jamming, and Interference. MIL Man-in-the-Loop. MIL-HDBK Military Handbook. + t# Z' d9 o5 t% n z1 u4 k: dMIL-STD Military Standard. MILCON Military Construction. Milestone Decision Authority ! U1 Y) p8 x1 G- r) gThe individual designated in accordance with criteria established by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology to approve entry of an 8 S! S# |& G! |! a9 zacquisition program into the next phase. Milestones (MS) Major decision points that separate the phases of an acquisition program. Military Capability 8 B$ k! ^+ _- ^7 Y6 [The ability to achieve a specified wartime objective (win a war or battle, destroy a target set). It includes four major components: a). Force Structure -- Numbers, size and composition of the units that compromise our Defense forces; b) % I( }5 w; M/ n7 F S8 yModernization -- Technical sophistication of forces, units, weapon systems, and ) f' W1 I6 {5 A, m8 l2 hequipment; c) Readiness -- The ability of forces, units, weapon systems, or equipment to deliver the outputs for which they were designed; d) Sustainability -- The ability to maintain the necessary level and duration of operational activity to achieve military objectives. Sustainability is a function of providing for and 6 U5 ^, D( p2 \( d7 }' Wmaintaining those levels of ready forces, materiel, and consumables necessary to support military effort.