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Military Operational + d7 U9 A& e9 C* E# c6 G, [Requirements ( D; \5 w# p% _9 RThe formal expression of a military need, the response to which results in development or acquisition of items, equipment, or systems. Military 7 ~. x! C# K" n/ V8 P4 Q: dRequirement # @( d, j. @2 Y7 `An established need justifying the timely allocation of resources to achieve a : z- l0 z+ |2 p9 o, [/ V+ h7 s) Ccapability to accomplish approved military objectives, missions, or tasks. Military Satellite # b2 {2 k% z! T* k6 w(MILSAT) 2 D0 q$ s x5 HA satellite used for military purposes, such as navigation or intelligence gathering. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M ! z' v' _9 ?7 b4 ^1 G4 N9 D: M* n* A183 0 }) ?* N5 Q0 F" V2 d) ?9 h$ X- uMilitary Strategy : \+ f! @' [5 x; x' f; }Selection ! B* ?; \: \& j/ PThe determination of: (1) what targets to defend and their priorities in order to achieve the selected national strategy, and (2) the type of attackers (and/or their corridors) to be intercepted. Military Utility The military worth of a system performing its mission in a competitive environment, including versatility (or potential) of the system. It is measured against the operational concept, operational effectiveness, safety, security, and cost/worth. Military utility estimates form a rational basis for making management decisions. 2 v5 J& c1 N5 r2 L5 tMILOGS Marine Integrated Logistics System (USMC term). MILSAT Military Satellite. 2 j% {5 m; Z( m5 `MILSATCOM Military Satellite Communications. MILSPACE Military Space # j) M7 |6 c, [5 V! t6 h* wMILSPEC Military Specification. MILSTAR Military Strategic and Tactical Relay (satellite system). MILSTRIP Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures. MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. MIN Minimum ^$ r7 k4 u2 H! A3 W2 b1 Ymin Minute. Mini-DAMA Miniature Demand Assigned Multiple Access. * T4 H) \6 q' R9 W7 g9 a6 AMiniature Homing . C" R1 e5 z+ f( o; tVehicle (MHV)/ ( x& U U& _) vMiniature Vehicle (MV) : U8 q7 V$ s8 k" f; }* @ yAn air-launched direct-ascent ("pop-up") kinetic energy anti-satellite weapon. # F6 O5 s9 |: d9 C$ V/ a3 {6 bMinimum * C9 L8 ^( t; I& U4 |; P9 n8 pAcceptable ! `( i& E& ]; J. u# kOperational 8 t6 P5 I R0 T: d, T" Y _+ e- i. ~2 iRequirement The value for a particular parameter that is required to provide a system ; Q& Z) O( B" t H$ L) Wcapability that will satisfy the validated mission need. Also known as the performance threshold. 4 W# v0 X8 g# {* w7 d# qMinimum Energy " x( H7 b- A' W8 O9 b* rTrajectory / P* B$ i: W2 P6 y# @! @& IThe trajectory that produces maximum range for a given amount of energy. . |2 n3 E% ^* M( mMinimum Required Accomplishment s Necessary tasks that must be completed during an acquisition phase prior to the next milestone decision review. Applies to all acquisition categories and highly sensitive classified programs. Minuteman US ICBM. $ ], U: O f$ e* a& |* yMIP Maintenance Index Page (Navy ILS term). : ^2 F# S/ x0 Q1 H! YMIPA Missile Procurement Army (Appropriation). / Y5 _) t1 o' R0 x( WMIPR Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request. ! O8 T. a I1 u! ~/ F' e! FMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M / s0 ^5 y) J& t L( k184 9 ?3 Y4 m$ ?' HMIPS (1) Marine Integrated Personnel System (USMC term). (2) Master Integrated Program Schedule. , E) R0 A; J" b: }(3) Million Instructions Per Second (ADP term). - d. r9 ^9 x/ l. s# m5 RMIPT Management IPT. MIRACL Mid Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser. MIRS Management Information and Reporting System. MIRV Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle. MIS Management Information System. - a# B+ _, Q2 H: a! [+ `MISREP Mission Report (JFACC term). MISSI Multilevel Information Systems Security Initiative. 3 W- g1 O* X3 v4 L# X1 s! ?, BMissile Defense National Team 6 k- n, y! y& D(MDNT) $ V3 J- I. k! ~8 _3 w6 B' iA collaborative enterprise of the missile defense community that is focused on executing a single program of research and development work to develop a Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). It is comprised of personnel from " P* ]9 k' O5 U3 O/ l( KGovernment, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), . y1 @- U' |0 z+ D* jUniversity Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), Scientific, Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) providers and major industry contractors. Missile Defense 5 M: I, a; z" Q: A8 JNational Team, $ h! ^0 Y: n( G% YBattle ; `5 G) @0 |6 y& o. ]! [4 jManagement, Command and Control, and G- a4 u* G; p( B8 ?) o5 x" m C( bCommunications (MDNTB) The component of the MDNT led by MDA/BC that is focused on Battle Management, Command and Control, and Communications (BM/C2/C). The MDNTB industry contribution is composed of a single team of major defense v; A# ~: E8 L4 {- }8 ocontractors (Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin [Team Lead], Northrop 2 h+ l# n( Z0 i) a7 S1 I; _7 RGrumman, Raytheon, and TRW). This industry team is referred to as the MDNTB (I) and is a unique sub-group of personnel from the industry companies that provides a confidential consolidation of experience in the development, integration, and production of missile defense systems. % K) G; k4 f) E2 Q; |8 T0 oMissile Defense National Team, $ u3 {. H2 ~ C8 m0 {Systems 1 p/ y: r# {% z, Q) G& sEngineering & Integration 4 T; H& g. H5 ?7 V( \* S& | G: m, ?(MDNTS) 0 ]7 _( N6 w/ p( lThe component of the MDNT led by MDA/SE that is focused on Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I). The MDNTS industry contribution is composed of a single team of major defense contractors (Boeing [Team Lead], & t) W% r2 n8 Q" \General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and TRW). & Q" J% z; U! ^, |3 y# O8 ]This industry team is referred to as the MDNTS (I) and is a unique sub-group of 2 _5 S; z3 V2 w) U1 m! G3 S Xpersonnel from the industry companies that provides a confidential consolidation * F6 |% d g- Q% y% Iof experience in the development, integration, and production of missile defense 5 i' @- f, _8 ~* J0 N+ psystems. ( l) u* B& T# |5 g1 ~5 |/ C7 ]! DMissile Defense 4 M# m) j1 Y1 G& z" d1 o5 vWarning ' f- Z) y, b0 b8 h: C6 _/ ACondition : k6 U) t1 u7 @) _; ]% i1 QA situation of peril declared by the competent military commander, that a ballistic ; h7 v# V. m- a" q* E! i" q# q5 ~missile attack is probable (Missile Defense Warning Yellow), imminent or in progress (Missile Defense Warning Red), or improbable (Missile Defense Warning 8 ^+ ]/ D1 \9 ~# I* p; b0 n: GWhite). 3 J5 N: k B6 f. W+ E2 ?& mMissile Destruct Intentional destruction of a missile or similar vehicle for safety or other reasons.

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Missile Guidance ' L9 y6 r# U0 Z8 G6 r: z6 e9 Q1 ySystem . l+ z% P3 O8 l1 XA system that evaluates flight information, correlates it with target data, determines the desired flight path of a missile, and communicates the necessary commands to the missile flight control system. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 2 l [& ?) s3 Y185 Missile Intercept Zone # U ]$ r3 A# |: Y% p0 Y7 nThat geographical division of the destruction area where surface-to-air missiles 6 I2 w, C7 u$ T) p# a* T* I5 A) _have primary responsibility for destruction of airborne objects. Missile Release Line ( j) |' b# Y! B2 _- @+ aThe line at which an attacking aircraft could launch an air-to-surface missile 2 p7 b3 y# `7 k% c8 h/ Kagainst a specific target. 5 T, _6 v4 r4 ^' [- s6 mMissile Warning ) M/ h& ~ ?8 @* YCenter (MWC) Located in CMAFB, the MWC is operated by USSPACECOM to fulfill ballistic - M4 h- z, b, U! H" qmissile TW/AA responsibilities of USCINCSPACE to external users to whom there 6 Q4 l( S5 G: [+ J; x9 vare commitments. The MWC manages the ballistic missile sensors and reporting system in support of timely, accurate, and unambiguous warning of missile attack worldwide. MWC personnel, in coordination with other centers, validate and confirm report events. The Launch Correlation Unit (LCU) of the MWC ensures all domestic and cooperative launches are coordinated and reported so that they are not construed as hostile in accordance with the “Agreement on Measures to Reduce the Risk of Outbreak of Nuclear War” between the US and USSR. - B K$ ]/ N% d; i. @8 KMission (1) The task, together with the purpose, which clearly indicates the action to be taken and the reason therefore. (2) In common usage, especially when applied to lower military units, a duty , I4 i3 c7 s: k/ u1 xassigned to an individual or unit; a task. (3) Missions are statements of the objective to be accomplished for a given ! ^; h. P8 S' H2 Esituation. Missions will describe the situation and will include who, what, when, where, why, and how the BMD system will perform. They contain 4 ^- v, g2 G# l' q1 e, pemployment direction and procedures to BMD forces for a given situation . Q; @2 h. \( T, Jto achieve specific defense objectives. (USSPACECOM) Mission Area A segment of the defense mission as established by the Secretary of Defense. Each DoD component has a mission area (i.e. Navy - sea control) for which it , M2 C j# [1 D+ c- gmust equip its forces. Mission Area Analysis (MAA) ; K' W5 X J E: a1 X9 @4 t8 o( fContinuous analysis of assigned mission responsibilities in the several mission areas to identify deficiencies in the current and projected capabilities to meet essential mission needs, and to identify opportunities for the enhancement of 3 Y3 H/ G, c( ~/ Rcapability through more effective systems and less costly methods. : P. t+ w: i& \5 XMission Capable # C& @, R7 Z* u2 l1 f2 M1 W(MC) Material condition of an aircraft indicating it can perform at least one and potentially all of its designated missions. Mission capable is further defined as the sum of full mission capable and partial mission capable. Also called MC. Mission Critical ) H) N6 ~# d, O& ^2 t# Q0 aComputer Resources 5 R7 K, o6 Q! ]" y, e2 {Automated data processing equipment or services if the function, operation, or ) a9 b: @; ^* {* Q+ guse: (1) involves intelligence activities; (2) involves cryptologic activities related to ) X+ o3 ]( l) Y& a b9 Jnational security; (3) involves command and control of military forces; (4) involves 5 P! \" X7 y) i7 e, Y! }equipment which is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or (5) is critical to direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions. - Y7 M9 G# g* V6 u2 r' ?Mission Critical 8 C. A0 q2 e4 Q1 \System % \* V" R1 U4 E% \6 p, DA system whose operational effectiveness and operational suitability are essential to successful completion or to aggregate residual combat capability. If this system fails, the mission likely will not be completed. Such a system can be , i: n1 k/ e( U2 Y# `an auxiliary or supporting system, as well as a primary mission system. 8 b+ E9 x* K$ T0 }( g8 }Mission Element A segment of a mission area critical to the accomplishment of the mission area $ \" {4 O1 T. v3 _' a4 Dobjectives and corresponding to a recommendation for a major system capability as determined by the DoD Component. 2 g- t; l; L$ ^* ~6 s' jMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M : X5 J* ~0 M- F N4 q186 Mission Need ! r3 D2 Z: O2 l3 X: k* h: D9 Z& YAnalysis 9 q w% D# ?" z9 T5 b9 M# PAssesses alternatives in an operational context, identifying what force capabilities would be gained by pursuing any of a designated set of alternatives. Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of a military force when confronting a ' @0 H* v+ x1 {' s, D; |$ P! b$ ~1 r4 Cpostulated threat in a specified scenario or set of circumstances. Mission Need Statement (MNS) (1) A non-system specific statement of operational capability needs, prepared IAW format in DoD 5000.2-M. Developed by DoD components G k; \* ^/ }/ M- n8 N, e6 iand forwarded to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) for + k* D+ P; f; b: T5 L' Qvalidation and approval (major efforts), or just notification (minor efforts). The JROC also assesses all MNSs for joint service potential. MNSs go to ) N% [: H: S9 Q! X4 othe milestone decision authority for a determination on whether or not to convene a Milestone 0 review. . G: c9 U v7 i1 D N(2) A statement of operational capability required to perform an assigned mission or to correct a deficiency in existing capability to perform the mission. Mission 8 d1 ~+ C- J- X! V& W6 |* j* jReliability The probability that the system will perform mission essential functions for a period of time under the conditions stated in the mission profile. / G& L" j- D. J5 N6 A1 j2 gMIST Mosaic Infrared Sensor Technology. # c, U% ?% O! n. @: J& }* V' WMIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ( j* e0 Q% a$ FMIT/LL Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Lincoln Laboratory, Bedford, MA. MIW Mine Warfare. ; V2 E" S5 ]; y1 m, dMK Mark (version). MKV (1) Miniature Kill Vehicle. (2) Multiple Kill Vehicles. MLCP Mission Launch Control Processor. $ \& S; {9 H/ O: YMLDT (1) Mean Logistics Delay Time (ILS term). + D. X e3 P1 j! e(2) Missile Downlink Transmitter (USA term). MLF Multi-Lateral Force. MLI Multi-layer Insulation.

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MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System. MLS (1) Microwave Landing System (FAA airways term). * L; S2 @; I+ B" `, j( C(2) Multi-Level Security (COMSEC term). MLV (1) Missile Launch Vehicle. (2) Medium Life Vehicle. MLWIR Medium-Long Wavelength Infrared. ) F) O# x, C: t* Z) Q3 OMm Millimeter. 5 U' I% v- `9 A, uMM Maintenance Manual. MM III Minuteman III ICBM. ; T0 _' \( N# d0 j$ {MMH Maintenance Man-hours (ILS term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M : N. J' e4 \# C5 [& c7 q! [. _187 MMI Man-Machine Interface. MMIC Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit. MMIPT Milestone Management IPT (THAAD Program term). 1 K9 j* ?# V- U& {+ G4 S& h' n+ AMMKV Multiple Miniature Kill Vehicles & b ~0 m# [5 v0 K8 E. D, E2 KMMM Multi-Mode Missile. MMPM MEECN Message Processing Mode. MMR Monthly Management Review. + W2 q4 u1 Y% ^, P+ }1 JMMS Multi-Mode Seeker. MMS-CP Missile Management Station – Control Panel (US Army term). MMU Man Maneuvering Unit. , I7 G' s8 V9 e" wMMW Millimeter Wave. MN-ED Materiel Need – Engineering Development (US Army term). / @0 \- Q9 \6 ? w; {MNS Mission Need Statement. MOA (1) Memorandum of Agreement. (2) Military Operating Area. : V. Y" f$ x, w3 Z2 m1 NMOA/U Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding. MOAB Missile Optimized Anti-Ballistic. ( v0 B! P% O. SMOB Main Operations Base. / V3 N; o7 x# F$ m1 AMobile Ground 5 ]: J, G% I) q8 a/ ]$ ]7 CEntry Point (MGEP) ( E+ W3 c( K4 ?" v' TThe subset of GEPs, which are transportable. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2E. 4 E1 u! T h0 z" m/ [/ q ~- o! VMOC Mobile Operations Center. 5 p6 I" h% ?1 F: \MOCVD Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition. Mock-up A model, built to scale, of a machine, apparatus, or weapon. It is used in 5 {, R) w0 b+ p3 m4 ] @1 ], Iexamining the construction of critical clearances, in testing a new development, ) @1 x) j1 r! y/ {1 b, I4 @or in teaching personnel how to operate or maintain the actual item. MOD (1) Ministry of Defense. (2) Modification. Modem Modulator-Demodulator (Telecomm/Computer term). ' d! G0 o; w% |$ U5 L' YModes Situational conditions or categories under which selective Rules of Engagement 8 t9 d9 M) V! P2 k- `apply. Examples include: Peacetime: Day to day operation when training, c* X9 v( J, c3 {exercises, and routine maintenance and operations occur. Prior to crisis or war. 9 ?% K; `: o+ |Crisis: The transition state between peacetime and war. War: Self-explanatory. % r# p# C, x4 q: a P* \, c+ NMODIL See Manufacturing Operations, Development, and Integration Laboratory. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 188 Modularity The degree to which a system, computer program (or component) is composed of discrete components such that a change to one component has minimal * B6 h& m+ ^- B a9 Limpact on other components. MOE See Measure of Effectiveness. MOL Minimum Operating Level. MOLNIYA Orbit This is a highly eccentric orbit with high apogee (.71 to .74) in the northern 5 W+ n1 X7 C; E: m; Uhemisphere and low perigee in the southern hemisphere. For a specific set of orbital parameters, this orbit has a changing velocity and altitude, which, when combined with the earth’s rotation, keeps the orbiting satellite within view for very ) W% d" {; ~& f- K) o2 D9 p6 m% Ilong periods (96 percent) above a designated point on earth. MOM Measure of Merit. 3 _. @! W1 t/ g) ?" h3 b% U! eMono Track Data on the location and movement of an object in space that can be derived by a single sensor. ' n. b5 G W b. I" y; L2 B) pMonostatic Radar A radar system in which the receiver and transmitter are collocated. MOP Memorandum of Policy. ! N9 |1 G# z. d$ @! ZMOPA Master Oscillator Power Amplifier. MOPP Mission-Oriented Protective Posture. ) P% N/ }6 s' _& E4 D) _1 G) wMOR Memorandum of Record. ( g" J2 v* }, NMORA MILSTAR Operator Requirements Analyst. : s: B% n5 H$ H1 ]MOS Metal Oxide Semiconductor. Moscow BMD System 4 g0 E+ {! m. \; @The Soviet exoatmospheric system using the Dog House and Cat House phased-array radars for long-range acquisition. The system might also use the Hen House early warning radars for long-range acquisition. Target and $ a" u' o# _, Z& I. z) ~: b/ z# Yinterceptor tracking is performed by mechanically steered dish antennas. MOSHED Multi-planar Organic Scintillator High Energy Detector. MOSTT Mosaic Optical Sensor Technology Testbed. 3 R: ^6 `% h& C5 o0 c9 |( pMOTIF Maui Optical Tracking and Identification Facility, HI. MOTR Multiple Object Tracking Radar. MOTS Military Off the Shelf. 7 R$ ?7 b; _9 Z! N. \MOU Memorandum of Understanding. MPA (1) Main Political Administration (USSR term). : ~2 z; ~" J- y(2) Maintenance Planning Analysis (ILS term). 6 y! r0 D! t! a/ \% ^mph Miles per hour. MPL Multiple Pulse Laser. 9 R- ~7 E" x9 z) q7 A! K, ]MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 189 ; d& C" C7 D x/ V0 yMPOS Million Operations Per Second. 7 N% H6 \/ m+ Y8 ^8 {MPP Massively Parallel Processor. MPRS Mission Planning Rehearsal System. $ _) U. a/ a! ~- W y7 D- u6 ]. \MPS (1) Multiple Protective Shelters (once to be used for basing MX). ! O' `+ \/ r9 N1 }: a(2) Main Propulsion System. MPT Manpower, Personnel, and Training. 2 N1 R: T$ n; E* y9 y4 DMPTS Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Safety. MR (1) Milliradian. (2) Mobile Reserve. (3) Maintenance Ratio (ILS term) (4) Missile : n- a, F8 G. U' ORound (US Army term) MRB Material Review Board. MRBM Medium Range Ballistic Missile. : r/ n6 |, b+ P2 P) @MRC (1) Maintenance Requirements Card (Navy ILS term). (2) Major Regional Conflict/Contingency. MRCTS Missile Round Cable Test Set. 9 `7 a! N7 B$ c7 O9 LMRD Mission Requirements Document. 0 c) L% w6 i- HMRDA Mission Requirements and Definition Analysis. MRJ A specific SETA contractor. MRL Multiple Rocket Launcher. 5 A" o- Y5 @6 ]! gMROC (1) Mobile Regional Operations Center. (2) Multiple Required Operational Capabilities. MRP Missile Round Pallet. c! W/ t1 D; K- y8 @6 gMRR Mission Readiness Review (AFMC term). $ J3 T2 p7 h, h9 aMRSA Material Readiness Support Agency (US. Army).

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MRSS Mobile Range Safety System. ) K4 i* j4 J! a& ` xMRTFB Major Range and Test Facility Base. e& R* l& t3 j2 }MRV Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle. MRVIS Mid-Apogee Reentry Vehicle Intercept System. ms Milliseconds. 6 j( c8 l/ z3 FMS Milestones. MS I Milestone I (DD 5000 term). MS II Milestone Two (DD 5000 term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M % f- a6 Q' o" j190 MS III Milestone Three (DD 5000 term). 0 d: }3 s1 K2 y5 R( X) m/ \0 JMS IV Milestone Four (DD 5000 term). MS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System. 2 p- L4 p3 d+ j7 A6 TMSAG Multi-functional Self-Aligned Gate. ' `6 e0 K! c3 N8 K- ?# u5 b0 JMSC (1) Military Sealift Command. (2) Mission Support Configuration. (3) Major & A% l2 j. s, W- W4 ySubordinate Command. 0 L: r7 g3 b8 |( l! h- fMSD Modular Security Device. MSE (1) Mobile Subscriber Equipment (PATRIOT). (2) Multiple Simultaneous Engagements. 8 v6 d% Q& X% BMSEL Master Scenario Events List. MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. MSG Message. MSGDB Message Database. MSI Multi-Spectral Imagery. ( y1 Q! g) u; ]9 bMSIC Missile and Space Intelligence Center (DIA), Redstone Arsenal, AL. ! `7 z5 i) q! o9 J$ B& O* CMSL (1) Mean Sea Level. (2) Master Station Log. MSLS Multi-Service Launch System (Minuteman). MSPS Mega Sample Per Second. MSR Missile Site Radar. MSS (1) Midcourse Surveillance System. " P1 U% K, g8 F(2) Multi-Satellite System. (ARPA). (3) Management Support System. (4) Modeling and Simulation Support. ' E: b8 M7 P4 q/ s$ Q) Y" z4 ]MSSS Maui Space Surveillance Site. MSTI Miniature Sensor Technology Integration satellite. ! d3 l7 K: d6 w0 Q9 tMSTS (1) Midcourse Surveillance and Tracking System. (2) Multi Source Tactical System. MSU Mass Storage Unit (TelComm/Computer term). MSWG Milestone Working Group. % z% \) | Y. }MSX Midcourse Space Experiment. Mt. Megaton. MT Metric Ton. . P; n4 y& |+ m6 w9 XMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M . V1 {. i' w* L) V/ f191 MTACCS Marine Tactical Air Command and Control System. 1 x- s% C9 F0 Y8 q, zMTB(EME) Mean Time Between (Equipment Malfunction Event). MTBCF Mean Time Between Critical Failures ((ILS term). , H6 z( M6 Q8 T/ q; NMTBF Mean Time Between Failures. / e- E# v5 l3 Y1 z6 _$ U: D# x& oMTBFS MTBF Software (ILS term). + b0 D4 f2 n" mMTBM Mean Time Between Maintenance (ILS term). # W7 }9 t0 ]. Y1 J8 FMTBMA Mean Time Between Maintenance Actions (ILS term). MTBR Mean Time Between Removals (ILS term). 3 r, }3 o+ h+ |$ g- l6 C! c1 R' NMTCR Missile Technology Control Regime. MTD (1) Maintenance Task Distribution (ILS term). (2) Material Test Directorate. 1 D# C' y5 w9 x, \0 c' w(3) Missile Technology Demonstration (USAF program). MTDS Minimum Technical Data Set (ACDP term). 0 A7 X( X" Q1 Y) c( _8 O, \6 M0 k- ]7 ZMtg Meeting. MTI Moving Target Indicator. MTM Maneuvering Tactical Missile. + L% g5 I9 s( M. q' j4 nMTMC Military Traffic Management Control. Mtn Mountain. MTOE Modified Table of Organization and Equipment. 6 R- {* C/ f1 z9 x& DMTOP Management Task Order Plan. # s" @' g2 v L7 S8 L/ W& h aMTS Missile Tracking Sensor. 1 D; Q1 q1 b( t: aMTTR Mean Time To Repair. 7 H9 z0 j; |( T8 w* w$ IMTTRS Mean Time to Restore System. MTTV Maneuvering Tactical Target Vehicle. MTU Military Training Unit (ILS term). MTV Maneuvering Target Vehicle. A Hera target booster with a Pershing II reentry + H, I; c: R: h, r. H% evehicle. - z! Q, M& @0 r8 D% T5 oMTWS MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation. 7 T" X" H5 U BMUE Mission Unique Equipment. `' c: J ^) r$ ~5 j7 WMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 192 Multi-Service Doctrine Fundamental principals that guide the employment of forces of two or more 6 O# h3 C9 @+ c5 w! S9 tServices in coordinated action toward a common objective. It is ratified by the two or more Services, and is promulgated in multi-Service publications that identify the participating Services. See also Joint Doctrine. Multi-Spectral Imagery 6 ~6 t0 A K6 M3 _1 @& o5 j7 c+ iThe image of an object obtained simultaneously in a number of discrete spectral ) ]: R/ e7 b: |bands. Multi-Year Appropriation Congressional appropriation available for incurring obligations for a definite 0 t- T- `) A4 Uperiod in excess of one fiscal year; i.e., for two or more years. (See Multi-Year ; Y: N+ p; [! X, N( O+ pProcurement.) Multi-Year Procurement " E4 F1 o) G6 m& s* T1 p9 G f(MYP) A procurement of more units than the current year requirement. The total 6 ]+ U) B9 y( j/ P+ Hpurchase is divided into segments, which are annually budgeted and funded; - l6 b1 S u6 C) q% w' Vhowever, the contractor is protected from cancellations through clauses in contracts. 2 x: y( c$ M( V9 |' zMultilateration A type of multi-static radar usually employing one transmitter and several : R1 H9 B6 L. G9 }receivers for target detection and tracking. Multilevel Device A device that is used in a manner that it simultaneously permits access by users " `, n+ R: }$ y( [! Lwith different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from j% t4 u- b9 b/ |. iobtaining access to information for which they lack authorization. Multilevel Secure A class of system containing information with different classifications that simultaneously permits access by users with different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from obtaining access to information for which they lack authorization. Multilevel ) L$ U& p: X& s2 ?, @Security Mode (ADP Security) A mode of operation using an operating system, which provides a . ]9 g2 `- W( @: f% Vcapability, that permits various levels and categories or compartments of material ' f/ }$ u) T! @2 n& bto be concurrently stored and processed in an ADP system. 8 K& K, U/ M3 H. Q! R/ z! mMultiple ; b( v! y; g. e0 R, FIndependently 9 a6 G+ V1 P) b& l- sTargetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV) 8 C7 g. H/ ^5 NA reentry vehicle carried by a delivery system that can place one or more reentry vehicles over each of several separate targets.

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Multiple Intercept Defense Capability to make two or more intercepts per target or targets defended. Multiple # l; {$ G. l9 Y2 `' E! c- s9 T zPhenomenology 5 z' Z& k A: X tObservations of potential targets by means of different physical principles and different sensor systems. In the case of sensor systems, the use of multiple phenomenologies makes it more difficult for an adversary to deceive them. Multiple Reentry 0 e/ M. C. g% D0 ?. n0 NVehicle A reentry vehicle of a delivery system, which places more than one reentry vehicle over an individual target. Multiple Silo ! r6 k0 c/ x# M) EDefense Capability to defend two or more silos. ( @4 s$ [# t. BMulti-service T&E T&E conducted by two or more DoD Components for systems to be acquired by more than one DoD Component, or for a DoD Component's systems that have interfaces with equipment of another DoD Component. " i$ g) K' q7 w6 N( OMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 193 # Z# J% n( W6 wMulti-static Radar A radar system with a transmitter and several receivers all separated. A special case is bi-static radar. An advantage of multi-static radar over mono-static radar is that even if transmitters, which might be detected by the enemy when operating, are attacked, receivers in other locations might not be noticed and might thereby escape attack. MULTS Mobile Universal Link Translator System (NATO term). a f& Q+ i& k! {: MMUS Mission Unique Software. MUX Multiplex. mV Millivolt. MV Miniature Vehicle. ) v& z s* A& q9 s1 _1 fMW (1) Mega-Watt (millions of watts). (2) Microwave. (3) Missile Warning. MWC Missile Warning Center. Mwe Megawatt (electrical energy). MWIR Medium Wavelength Infrared. MWS Modular Workstation (ADP term). Mwt Megawatt (thermal energy). MX Formerly an experimental missile; newest addition to U.S. ICBM arsenal; also called "Peacekeeper.” + t# H& u9 @, w: V7 z+ W8 o" xMY Man Year. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N % `) \3 e$ A6 {194 N (1) Neutron. (2) North. N/A (1) Not Applicable. (2) Not Available. + |& s7 i; s, B4 f! IN/SP CC NORAD/US SPACECOM Commander. NAAF Neutral Airframe Adaptive Flare. NACMA NATO ACCS Management Agency. NACSEM National Communications Security Emanations Memoranda. NACSI National Communications Security Instruction. $ T/ ]2 X! m' x. w) F) Y9 N$ ~# N3 V- mNACSIM National Communications Security Information Memoranda. NAD Navy Area Defense (lower tier). NADC Naval Air Development Center. NADGE NATO Air Defense Ground Environment. NADIR Network Anomaly Detection Intrusion Reported. NAE Navy Acquisition Executive. ; J2 k5 _% M; b. ~; v, QNAF (1) Non-appropriated Fund. 2. Naval Air Facility. 4 H' c) t5 _. v8 f& U k8 x5 [2 YNAI Named Areas of Interest. ' H% f: e, F" q; n+ U/ s6 MNAIC National Air Intelligence Center (DIA), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. NAM Non-aligned Movement. - d- [5 I2 Z- d ?* t `- {NAMEADSMA NATO MEADS Management Agency. NAOC National Airborne Operations Center (formerly NEACP). ) K1 w1 i) J0 g" g% |5 K8 S7 iNAP NDS Augmentation Package. , ^1 o% M: v5 a- H8 H- I6 tNAS (1) National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. (2) Naval Air Station. NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. 7 m( C2 L! A9 Z( {" D, \3 R, [NASDA National Space Development Agency (Japan). NASP National Aerospace Plane. NATINAD NATO Integrated Air Defense. National Airborne & r# l* ?6 M* ^) z( ]Operations # i5 e% [: x! Y2 n8 ACenter (NAOC) One of four specially equipped Boeing 747s that during a national emergency ; ^7 T7 Y" s7 o& m" e4 A2 ~would allow the President and top military leaders to stay airborne for up to 12 hours while linked to ground and space forces. Formerly NEACP. National Command , f4 d. W2 ` g/ rAuthorities (NCA) The President and the Secretary of Defense or their duly deputized alternates or successors. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N ) d9 D- v a6 r( d# c1 C195 National Military ( m) k; Q" h* d: j4 J, @* rCommand Center " @3 x3 S- o' z2 Q/ b& v(NMCC) The primary location for JCS command and control of all U.S. and Combined Forces. Located at the Pentagon, Arlington, VA. National Military Command System (NMCS) The priority component of the Worldwide Military Command and Control System 8 |" Z+ h4 f& F9 F: c& R(WWMCCS) designed to support the National Command Authorities and Joint Chiefs of Staff in the exercise of their responsibilities. The NMC provides the * j+ A2 d; f$ pmeans by which the President and the Secretary of Defense can receive warning and intelligence upon which accurate and timely decisions can be made, the resources of the Military Departments applied, military mission assigned, and by + k* p1 R5 M/ f* Jwhich direction can be given to the combatant command commanders or commanders of commands established by the NCA. The NMCS must be + s, U4 l0 x; Rcapable of providing information so that appropriate and timely responses can be selected and directed by the NCA and implemented. In addition, the NMCS supports the Joint Chiefs of Staff in carrying out their responsibilities. National Missile Defense (NMD) System OBSOLETE. A ground-based anti-ballistic missile system designed to protect the U.S. against limited ballistic missile threats. It consists of four elements: groundbased interceptors (GBI); a ground-based radar (GBR); a battle management . H) ^! @2 f3 F9 Icommand, control, and communications (BM/C3) system; and a constellation of Space and Missile Tracking System (SMTS) (a.k.a. Brilliant Eyes) satellites. National 0 C3 j3 g8 n% @3 f' OReconnaissance 8 \+ ?( {! p$ n @$ E; T! ?Office (NRO) A Department of Defense Agency tasked to ensure that the United States has 0 u5 x7 c8 I! w4 W9 mthe technology, spaceborne, and airborne assets needed to acquire intelligence worldwide, including support to such functions as monitoring arms control agreements, indications and warning, and the planning and conducting of 3 [+ _0 r5 i" p- Emilitary operations. This mission is accomplished through research and development, acquisition, and operation of spaceborne and airborne intelligence . L% B9 R Q4 Ydata collection systems.

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National Strategy $ L) K" t* K4 Z# O# C# k- PSelection The determination of when it is in the national interest to activate and employ 4 ?) V7 w( |: \. c ^, F1 K e9 ndefense resources (i.e., the balance between responsiveness and crisis control), and given an activation/employment decision, what should be the basic objective (e.g., force survival, survival of selected population centers, etc.). + Y6 |. ~* X6 y' Y" e1 SNational Test Bed (NTB) # K# x3 p- o# E P5 V, O4 ZA number of geographically separated simulation and test facilities that are 6 t, x6 R' a. llinked through communications to simulate various portions of the ballistic missile 7 b, W9 e, \" t+ I B. _( E# R1 Kdefense (BMD) system for testing and validating operational and technical 3 I8 I$ {% a% T8 bconcepts and technologies. National Test Bed 7 `% _, t6 _, Y2 X/ q6 Y- |( HJoint Program # D. Y; [% Q( j$ t5 z( E) ~Office (NTBJPO) (OBSOLETE) A Joint Service organization established to manage the NTF and 4 A$ |) o# e; k3 g: z& b+ ^execute the NTB program for MDA. ( l2 a1 Q) {$ N4 \$ \ y% d w2 INational Test Facility (NTF) ' k4 W3 ?6 n% m6 {0 P# q3 B. PA large, modeling, simulation and test facility located on Falcon AFB in Colorado / K) E9 d; r& Y! W" Ewhich serves as the central control, coordinating, and computing center for the NTB and as the primary integration and test facility of the BMD SE&I contractor. : [) T* F3 \0 A4 Q# `: rNational Warning Center (NWC) - \5 ?5 y4 S. L, ]+ k: r. \. wCenter in CMAFB, which activates the radio, TV, and sirens that warn the U.S. population of impending ballistic missile attack. Also assists with national disaster relief, forest fires, and other events assigned. - X) j% y0 v3 H& u+ yNATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATOPS Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization. ( |9 w( g& G8 P! @2 L; y7 g7 YMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 196 ! I2 E) v7 b9 d1 n, ^Natural Ground 5 w! W N# N& ^9 Rand Atmospheric / k6 p3 l2 ^0 G2 f( e+ l# qEnvironments The environments, which exist in the sensible atmosphere and on the surface of % j- O! {( k. [; J4 Q" f9 S8 Sthe earth. These include meteorological, seismic, biological and related natural 1 A4 [; }: _, i+ r! uconditions. This environment is applicable to ground-based assets and groundlaunched interceptors in the atmospheric portions of flight, and it effects the propagation of radar and communications signals. Natural Space . _! `9 e5 T7 ^. W) v* A( nEnvironment 8 i; E+ A' t; [# M9 D3 l4 d' GThe natural environment, which exists above the sensible atmosphere. Space u) |1 A# e( s2 r) l5 \7 ^begins approximately 100 km and above. This environment is applicable to 4 I, P1 D/ Y+ y3 Uorbiting spacecraft, to interceptors in the exoatmospheric portions of flight, and it affects the propagation of radar and communications signals. " s; n4 t; g+ c/ cNAVAIDS Navigational Aids. 4 O/ {9 I" a: |8 J% A; e+ b) WNaval Space Command (NAVSPACE- COM) ! J. T& n% }8 A* l7 Z7 gThe naval component of USSPACECOM. Responsible for day-to-day operation - w9 G+ `; K; y- \, L& uof FLTSATCOM, NAVSPASUR, etc. Responsible for BMD elements that may be . P8 L' B2 W, i# ?3 I4 F* koperated by the Navy. Located in Dahlgren, VA. 7 i4 _7 W. Q7 V! J: i2 {9 wNaval Space Operations 4 S2 h8 b6 k+ G7 X" SCenter (NAVSPOC) / N3 g/ ~: |2 ~+ j, KExisting Navy component command center at Dahlgren, VA, responsible for / h# c: ~7 L p5 D2 [logistical and administrative support of forces assigned to them. ; K% c. g& L/ v+ Q, `8 K/ R& f. {( oNAVDSOC Navy Defense System Operations Center. # m+ w& n0 U5 w$ w' r) N+ W0 ONAVFAC Navy Facilities Engineering Command. 8 f4 v3 A" e" G! i7 _NAVFOR Navy Forces. NAVMACS Navy Modular Automated Communications System (USN term). / M9 T* U; D1 @NAVMIC Naval Maritime Intelligence Center, Suitland, MD. NAVOSH Navy Occupational Safety and Health. NAVSAT Navigation Satellite. NAVSPACE Naval Space Command. 0 U, m: O8 n; A, ]# m _1 J0 k( A# yNAVSPACECOM Naval Space Command. NAVSPASUR Naval Position of SPASUR. ' ]* u( r3 I1 y, L* i' _* e) CNAVSPOC Naval Space Operations Center. ! n" p; o) R$ k, E3 H$ ~4 Y- Q3 DNAVSTAR Navigational satellite, part of the Global Positioning System (GPS). m. }: j; Z) g) uNavy FAAWC Navy Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander. & O4 e% G* T7 z& mNAWC Naval Air Warfare Center. NAWC WPNS Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, CA. NBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical. $ l7 @2 w, @) N" f* g3 f+ iNBS National Bureau of Standards.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 0 {5 Y; }: u; L197 NBTS Neutral Beam Test Stand. NC Numerically Controlled (CAM computer term). NCA National Command Authorities. $ X6 z/ J0 ]% d1 W" dNCC NORAD Command Center, Colorado Springs, CO. NCCOSC Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center, San Diego, CA. / y/ l$ i7 X' H& c1 q! qNCCS Navy Command and Control System. NCDCS Narrow Band Coherent Data Collection System. - j# C+ ~ j- j: ]/ UNCDD New Customer Development Database. NCO Non-Commissioned Officer (USA/USAF/USMC term). NCP NORAD Command Post. NCS (1) National Communications System. (2) Net Control Station. (3) Naval Control of Shipping. NCSC National Computer Security Center. NDC Naval Doctrine Command. 9 ?, Q) @$ j# LNDD NMD System Development Director. NDE Non-Destructive Evaluation. . W. H% T7 K5 F+ j' uNDEW Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon. NDEWG Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon - Ground-Based. NDI (1) Non-Developmental Item. ; A+ K7 W9 l v/ T4 \7 c* ](2) Non-Destructive Inspection. , f! F# o1 Q- g8 z% U: NNDP National Disclosure Policy. 4 Y9 N) M* N/ @, l% mNDS (1) National Defense Stockpile (2) National Defense System. 8 X/ A! i0 E6 PNDT Non-Destructive Test. NDU National Defense University, Washington, DC. & E0 W2 [) i8 x5 qNEA (1) Northeast Asia. (2) Northeast Asia campaign scenario. NEACP National Emergency Alternate Command Post (E-4 aircraft). Near Real Time Pertaining to the timeliness of data or information that has been delayed by the time required for electronic communication and automatic data processing. This 3 m4 p' S5 P, B" a9 }, Qimplies that there are no significant delays. NEC (1) National Economics Council. (2) Navy Enlisted Code. NECC Navy EHF Communications Controller. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 198 * a* v B2 n j3 `- RNegate Early $ q2 [4 C: Z& C4 p6 C3 nWarning ' u& F0 V$ T+ `2 O, M+ [The use of any technique that precludes the use of, renders useless, or degrades an early warning capability. Negation RV destruction or other actions, which prevent damage to the defended area 4 j. C3 B) \% {! l: g, wfrom conventional, nuclear, chemical, or biological effects. NEMP Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse. * ~! M9 e! ~$ Y- {4 P" v1 }, SNEP (1) Nuclear Electric Propulsion. (2) Nuclear Environment Protection. NEPA National Environmental Policy Act. + {/ f" ^: w0 K7 |+ \NEPSTP Nuclear Electric Propulsion Space flight Test Program. " y/ `/ f& Z& A9 z4 U& B1 F) D; n* bNERF Naval Emitter Reference File (USN term). ' H( U& {+ j+ [( _' MNESEAD Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Activity Detachment (USN term). Neutral Particle 4 R4 L/ P8 W% WBeam (NPB) 2 p9 ?2 ~0 U& w8 e1 q9 {An energetic beam of neutral particles that is generally used to damage # L0 j* {: g, a* Yelectronics. # e, A7 Z! h1 ?" G3 JNEV Network Experimental Version. 6 g3 U' Z, u9 M! S4 O eNEW Net Explosive Weight. NFL New Foreign Launch. 7 c8 O" s: j A; |4 jNG National Guard. ( A& `! F' \9 ^" c- yNH&S Nuclear Hardening and Survivability. NHA Next-Higher Assembly. NHMT Nuclear-Hardened Mosaic Technology. NHTF National Hover Test Facility, Edwards AFB, CA. : q; Z5 d1 ~/ s) mNIAG NATO Industrial Advisory Group. 4 [5 F( ^6 S. p& H+ |: U" Z a' UNIC National Intelligence Council. NID Naval Intelligence Database (USN term). NIE National Intelligence Estimate. NIH National Institute of Health. NII National Information Infrastructure. & W& s0 \! A" p" _8 q5 q- ANIITF National Information Infrastructure Task Force. 2 Q: q/ P0 c% f9 e- S. ENILE NATO Improved Link Eleven. NILES NATO Improved Link Eleven System. NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N / C6 b @. s1 M5 U9 C2 f199 NIPS NTCS Intelligence Processing Service (USN term). NISC OBSOLETE. Naval Intelligence Support Center. (Now Naval Maritime Intelligence Center (NAVMIC). ! O! k% n3 X3 d6 ]& a1 ~NISP National Industrial Security Program. ' {5 H. h/ j: INISPOM NISP Operating Manual. NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. (Formerly NBS (National Bureau of Standards). - I0 W, y' A- K! R3 X+ u7 I! YNITES Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental Subsystem (USN term). * L' O" |3 p: j7 I7 f" \9 B KNitze Criteria A reference to Paul Nitze, the Reagan Administration’s chief arms control negotiator, and his vocalization of the goal of the SDS as the achievement of raising the attack price where the defense cost is measured at the margin, not the total cost. Congress established the Nitze criteria as conditions of deploying ! A% G2 z4 [7 H/ M7 ~. a" q5 Q7 Kan SDS in Section 222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1986. ) x7 d9 Z5 J! a* }1 K. ]7 V4 CNIU NATO Interface Unit. 9 T& E: f3 P4 pNIWA Naval Information Warfare Activity. 2 l. ]9 L7 ~7 F) m( [ kNK North Korea. 1 v8 m/ p% u" P* c- @5 k1 xNKEW Nuclear Kinetic Energy Weapon. NL The Netherlands. # c/ y: E% S! S% W$ b: j, TNLO Nonlinear Optical. NLOS (1) Non-Line of Sight. (2) Nonlinear Optical System. NLT (1) Navy Lower Tier (Missile Defense). (2) Not Later Than. * g* D" S: Y' r) {- g9 X* a t2 I4 [. gnm (1) Nautical Mile (6,080 feet). (2) Nanometer. ( q* [& u# C1 CNMA NATO Military Authority. NMC Not Mission Capable. NMCC National Military Command Center. 4 d: ]$ V2 S* a/ gNMCS National Military Command System. ! S8 l4 ~: Q/ D7 c8 _/ _2 S$ TNMD OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense. # D/ z1 d8 l4 }9 WNMD 3+3 OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Three Plus Three (program). 1 I7 |4 q, Q5 v" }' HNMD GBR OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Ground-Based Radar. NMD IIPT OBSOLETE. NMD Integration Integrated Product Team (NMD Program term). NMD JPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Joint Program Office. * p. Y; A+ A; l: J2 g8 ^! NNMD/TRP OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Technology Readiness Program.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 5 L" b% B. ^! X( E' S+ k7 h200 " _& J l- x) e6 [( X2 }& R0 [NMDPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Program Office (US Army term). - p/ K1 u |/ j; M# K: E# PNMM NMD Maturity Matrix. NMSD National Military Strategy Document. 3 t7 U5 z) T$ v) F8 TNNAG NATO Naval Armaments Group. NNK Non-Nuclear Kill. NNPA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act. NNWS Non-Nuclear Weapon States. 7 k6 @. @; Z. rNOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC. Node A set of equipment and processes, which performs the communications functions 9 c q8 {% @4 k/ I( J6 Uat the end of the data links which interconnect those elements, which are 9 t8 U( H1 }" o3 D4 h5 \9 @resident on the network. 4 ]0 f# D! J1 Y1 L9 W: |& P' M# lNOI Notice of Intent (environmental term). NOIC Naval Operational Intelligence Center. ) u2 d5 X" t# ?/ J: W. LNoise In the most general terms, noise is the undesired part of the process being observed or measured. Its complement, the desired part, is usually referred to as the signal. $ V# T3 P4 x7 ~4 [Non- 7 m5 [3 Q6 k8 S, t5 X) A4 IDevelopmental Item (NDI) (1) Any item of supply that is available in the commercial marketplace; or (2) Any previously developed item of supply that is in use by a department - [' r- p. s+ w; c% P; ]* O6 Dor agency of the United States, a state or local government, or a foreign government with which the United States has a mutual defense # N( X; W- B3 k7 T/ }cooperation agreement; or & P. M% x# j( u& L8 e9 G/ B(3) Any item of supply described in definition 1 or 2, above, that requires 1 {# q, ?& Y6 Ionly minor modification in order to meet the requirements of the procuring agency; or 5 z2 X0 o5 O" C+ r(4) Any item of supply that is currently being produced that does not meet the requirements of definition 1, 2, or 3, above, solely because the item is not yet in use or is not yet available in the commercial marketplace. Non Material . I, V. O7 K1 G' |+ gSolution Solutions to mission needs (warfighting, deficiencies) that can be satisfied by changes in doctrine, tactics, operational concepts, training, or organization. Non-Nuclear Kill (NNK) % U6 k+ U7 X( i5 xA kill that does not involve a nuclear detonation. o7 _/ ~9 Q, x" X# hNONAP Non-linear Adaptive Processor (Navy term). Nonrecurring 7 G( J3 b" o+ f9 A" N: {" aCosts 7 {. m- \& g1 k% L: P% s(1) Costs that are not proportional to the number of units produced. (2) A one time cost that will occur on a periodic basis for the same 7 W1 @9 j' O$ morganization. Nonrecurring costs include preliminary design effort; design engineering; and all partially completed reporting elements manufactures ) `; M& E2 E# K' P3 J' }for tests. (3) Training of service instructor personnel. # G2 K& G2 J# ANOP Nuclear Operations. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 201 NOR Notice of Revision. + U/ V, Q' Z% Q' j3 ZNORAD See North American Aerospace Defense Command. NORAD Command Post # H) s; ?, g! W# \- e(NCP) 1 i" }2 X% E9 e1 y2 I# mA center in CMAFB responsible for controlling ACC, Canadian, and other ) C j' f q/ w$ I) q) Jassigned forces for designated atmospheric missions in defense of North , j# X$ K- m8 F+ v! y. XAmerica. 2 d- Q/ Y# z) M4 D. W: @5 u7 E7 ]NORSAR Norwegian Seismic Array. 7 F3 B) c' [+ B! JNorth American Aerospace Defense Command 4 T% D) M. g$ _* a1 B8 y9 V0 U1 z2 r0 C(NORAD) A binational command of Canadian and U.S. forces responsible for defense of . W& f" i3 r' `/ V) p, O3 XNorth America from bomber and ALCM/SLCM attack. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. 0 J1 D S9 E. C8 tNORTHCOM Northern Command, Offut AFB, NE NORTHAG Northern Army Group (NATO). o8 ^2 V* @4 {; g0 PNOS Network Operating System. NOSC OBSOLETE. Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA. See NCCOSC. 8 g/ |- U6 \' L" l n, s2 _NPB Neutral Particle Beam. NPBSE NPB Space Experiment. + B" f( E% n2 \. Y. w0 BNPG Nuclear Planning Group. NPI New Program Integration. NPR National Performance Review. NPT Non-Proliferation Treaty. 7 q3 _1 B' G4 g/ |5 pNRaD Naval Research and Development Division (NCCOSC), San Diego, CA. NRC (1) National Research Council. (2) Network Reliability Council. 4 H; U" }+ |# ]8 X3 d1 l* k" h1 u. F* I3 }(3) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (4) Nichols Research Corporation. 5 N' ]+ Z/ _& D' [9 g* pNREN National Research and Education Network. NRL (1) Nuclear Referral List. (2) Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. " y* n7 l. Z. Y% K% A5 U( W. pNRLA Network Repair-Level Analysis. NRO National Reconnaissance Office. * \$ r5 [( q- gNRSC Network Reliability Steering Committee. ! R6 l! ~# p6 y# iNRT Near Real Time. 1 L0 v! m3 ~1 O; k: ^NS/EP National Security/Emergency Preparedness. $ o( v5 y% S3 o" n8 \+ ~5 |7 w7 jMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 202 0 z1 ~3 j7 Z; i8 \" q: [NSA National Security Agency. NSA/CSS NSA Central Security Service. NSC (1) National Security Council. (2) National Security Center. NSCID National Security Council Intelligence Directive. NSD National Security Directive. NSDD OBSOLETE. National Security Decision Directive. Replaced by National Security Directive (NSD). NSDM National Security Decision Memorandum. : ^. U% {, P, ~3 G! ANSEN NMD System Engineering Notebook.

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NSF National Science Foundation. NSFS Naval Surface Fire Support. NSG Naval Security Group. NSIA National Security Industrial Association, Washington, DC. ( i2 a/ `# y4 `# a' j) wNSIE Network Security Information Exchange. + t3 F) a; d6 }# v6 oNSN National Stock Number (ILS term). 7 _( m/ w1 F; o9 W3 @! l9 V& ONSNF Non-Strategic Nuclear Forces. ; p$ u% e/ ^6 Q9 m& o* }NSOC (1) National Signals Intelligence Operations Center. (2) Navy Satellite Operations Center. NSP Not Separately Priced. NSSC National Space Surveillance Center, CMAFB. , b! R, Q4 V- u7 q6 o+ v! l* ?NSSD National Security Study Directive. NSTAC National Security Telecommunications and Information System Security Committee. NSTC National Science and Technology Council (EOP term). $ \0 }4 \3 h* B3 _# fNSWC Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. * V4 o4 x* s) e: oNSWC/DD Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. / C# b3 O9 \0 wNSWC/PHL Naval Surface Weapons Center, Port Hueneme Division. NTACS Navy Tactical Air Control System. 2 h3 q/ R5 t5 ~. iNTB National Test Bed. 1 _) m) b) I5 n' m/ I0 W Y! INTB/WAN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed/Wide Area Network. 5 O7 k0 ^4 ]. b7 ^, Y' j- X3 CMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 1 Q& \/ }1 @3 i5 ?/ C( c3 b- `203 NTBI OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration. NTBIC OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration Contract. NTB-JPO OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Joint Project Office. ! O/ U) k; a5 e$ R( ] JNTBN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Network. $ P3 p/ Q# m' a/ I8 E. @. w4 tNTC National Training Center, located at Ft. Irwin, CA. A large maneuver area that ; S) q* a) E7 |7 C# V& Userves as the Army’s primary training center for Army maneuver forces. Friendly forces are pitted against “enemy” forces to validate proposed procedures and - _9 p/ J+ [% o8 v. {doctrine. NTIC (1) Navy Tactical Intelligence Center. (2) National Technical Information Center. a8 ~& M; }5 X' j% T+ y- Z7 b9 tNTF National Test Facility. 0 }6 T v9 ~2 @& o- n0 M) INTM National Technical Means. ( i& Z, n6 t3 b. A1 |NTU New Threat Upgrade. % e1 E1 T [. ~- o0 F3 }1 s% GNTW OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide. Now referred to as the Sea-Based Midcourse # s! |( Z7 M: }: JSegment of BMDS. ; a9 I% L5 E; c* t$ pNTWD(S) OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide Defense (System). Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical " C1 m6 S) b( G8 N5 d' o5 w. hContamination (NBCC) The deposit and/or absorption of residual radioactive material or biological or chemical agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects. •Nuclear Contamination. Residual radioactive material resulting from fallout or rainout, and residual radiation from a system produced by a nuclear , ~ H3 I9 u( u# @explosion, and persisting longer than one minute after burst. ! d9 M+ ^% v7 W' h% a; C, E•Biological Contamination. Microorganisms and toxins that cause disease in humans, plants, or animals or cause deterioration of material. •Chemical Contamination. Chemical substances intended for use in military operations to kill, seriously injure, incapacitate, or temporarily irritate humans. Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 5 o' w# d/ `4 `& vContamination $ Q: o& `. R$ ?) B! YSurvivability The capability of a system and its crew to withstand a NBCC environment and relevant decontamination without losing the ability to accomplish the assigned mission. A NBCC survivable system is hardened against NBCC and decontaminates; it can be decontaminated, and it is compatible with individual protective equipment. •Hardness. The capability of material to withstand the materiel -damaging + |) U2 `+ B) P) N0 L# b# Z4 peffects of NBCC and relevant decontamination. •Decontamination. The process of making personnel and materiel safe by ! F, E2 D$ P3 u) [' ^& Z$ zrendering harmless or removing radioactive, chemical, or biological material. ) _7 E: L/ K5 o& a1 V•Compatibility. The capability of a system to be operated, maintained, and resupplied by persons wearing individual protective equipment, in all climates . A7 s2 c1 S3 f5 _for which the system is designed, and for the period specified in the * n# K6 X7 I- c) Eoperational requirements document. 4 l- z* o5 ]4 U ?/ t7 s4 u5 i1 SNuclear Cloud See Radioactive Cloud. Nuclear Directed $ u/ r8 `% a/ c0 E( XEnergy Weapon (NDEW) A directed energy weapon for which the source of energy is a specially designed nuclear device. ( }7 ? A, Z* R$ D, E, \8 a+ G/ a9 cMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 204 4 m9 E! n5 J5 w$ o( V$ n/ wNuclear 4 g/ w, X6 ?( B0 g( e. n; w5 vEnvironment - ^- p, H: s) p' g& k4 Q/ W2 J! J0 S. tThe environment, which results from the detonation of nuclear weapons. Some components of this environment are directly emitted by the nuclear weapon and 8 M( |5 \( y- R iother collateral effects are created by the interaction of the emitted nuclear radiation with the earth’s atmosphere, the earth’s surface and the earth’s * l" W( r. ^* W+ n$ V6 amagnetic field. The nuclear environment consists of radiation, blast, shock, & _) a% U8 q7 L. H. U) o2 `! \thermal, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), emissions from radioactive debris, trapped electrons, and disturbances to the atmosphere and to the propagation paths for radar and communications. The nuclear environment exists in the exoatmospheric, atmospheric and ground BMD operational regimes. + s) x9 w$ {1 o* k; t0 XNuclear Hardness 7 I7 k" ~* X3 X6 C9 M5 F' ^$ U& pA quantitative description of the resistance of a system or component to 2 t4 U; p, {; G- ]malfunction (temporary and permanent) and/or degraded performance induced by a nuclear weapon environment. Resistance to physical quantities such as 4 A* |' F9 V$ `* O# C5 X \0 goverpressure, peak velocities, energy absorbed, and electrical stress measures ' ?1 }# ]! Y$ D9 ?' mhardness. Hardness is achieved through adhering to appropriate design specifications and is verified by one or more test and analysis techniques. ( C2 N0 L0 d' x0 N+ G& T, D1 ?Nuclear 9 K9 I* F1 n. G$ m# ERadiation Particulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei in various + h( T+ L3 }0 \, T$ Z9 O; K cnuclear processes. The important nuclear radiations, from the weapons standpoint, are alpha and beta particles, gamma rays, and neutrons. All nuclear radiations are ionizing radiations, but the reverse is not true; x-rays, for example, : n1 m% g0 p( D5 Z% t" Y# bare included among ionizing radiations, but they are not nuclear radiations since 9 q& G. h8 m3 @% ^they do not originate from atomic nuclei. (See Ionizing Radiation and X-Rays.)

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Nuclear 1 {1 v, k0 M: H, r. `( F7 mSurvivability Characteristics A quantitative description of the system features needed to meet its survivability requirements. Such system features include those design, performance, and operational capabilities used to limit or avoid the hostile environment, architectures that minimize the impact of localized damage to the larger wartime mission, as well as physical hardening to environment levels, which cannot be + y5 [0 V. N( H% `" x u6 Q3 Ymitigated otherwise. Survivability characteristics include proliferation, redundancy, ; q7 z: L+ l' G: |' {avoidance, reconstitution, deception, and hardening. NUDET Nuclear Detonation. 6 g& _7 h+ L( m3 ~. _7 tNUICCS NORAD and USSPACECOM Integrated Command and Control System. NUT Navy Upper Tier (Missile Defense). NVG Night Vision Goggles. : @6 {6 N) n( x7 o% w" [NVIS Near Vertical Incidence System (SINCGARS term). NVMEN Non-Volatile Memory (Telecomm/Computer term). NWC (1) National Warning Center. (2) National War College. (3) Naval War College. E Q/ g- Z% [5 E! m- c- Y0 O(4) Nuclear Weapons Council. (5) Naval Weapons Center. ( W3 r8 S6 X* YNEW Nuclear Weapons Effect. NWFZ Nuclear Weapons Free Zone. NWP Naval Warfare Publication. 3 M* ?0 d3 W/ D% j# c# [NWS National Weather Service. NWSC Naval Weapons Support Center. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 2 x6 h U2 j% _5 C7 V205 ( |0 T+ M8 G- o7 N* G# p- ^, `0 UNWSUS Navy WWMCCS Site Unique Software. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 206 ! g- A/ Y. k4 U4 G4 n- jOAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. O&M Operations and Maintenance. 7 G+ b$ p. ]3 M4 |4 \2 FO&O Plan Operational & Organizational Plan (Army). O&S Operations and Support. , |7 e3 [1 K+ h; V' k: O0 z( c; |O-Level Organizational Level (ILS term). O/A On or About. `" ]" Q' {( d ~) aOA (1) Operational Assessment. (2) Operational Availability. 4 R# V' z. U+ A4 d+ J) Q2 G(3) Options Assessment (BM/C3 Program term c. 1994-6). OAA Other Agreements Authority (OSD term). 6 d3 S a. O/ I1 n. h5 VOAB Outer air battle. OAC Operating Agency Code. ' L9 r+ M( n7 j; y( n% B& @- |OAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. - ^2 L, q1 Y( k3 U) }+ W+ x; c% v1 A7 @OAO OAO Corporation, Greenbelt, MD. OAR Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operation Plans Assessment Report. OAS Organization of American States. OASA Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army. 3 x$ P+ @& M: P/ I( VOASD Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense. 0 G7 g" @+ ]" F! @OASD (C3I) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) OASP On-Array Advanced Signal Processing. OB Operating Budget. " C" w$ n8 J1 h; q! X% |6 C- Z2 XOBAN Operating Budget Account Number. ) Q2 l' i' Q9 n- h Q4 iOBDP Onboard Data Processor. 3 |; W" `. M- I. o) I; nOBE Overtaken By Events. OBJ Object. ' f- P8 R' u1 xObject-Oriented A software development approach that organizes software as a collection of objects containing both data structure and behavior. Object-Oriented , ?" b$ n& ?* ?% K7 wAnalysis The process by which a real-world problem is examined in terms of a collection of objects to understand requirements, without planning the implementation. Object Rate (Max) The maximum rate (per second) that a sensor can acquire RVs, decoys, AOs, or : r- ]: C- |& x$ ^fractionated missile/PBV debris. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 207 Objects in FOV " f4 Y! C" o& Y$ J) I0 @) T(Max) ! q7 h' g' R) i* qThe maximum number of RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris 9 T) o" @# k) }5 V {that a sensor can acquire at one time. 0 y l' ^$ q; N$ c' V9 XObligation A duty to make a future payment of money. The duty is incurred as soon as an 6 e1 T% h# d. d4 ]' b5 Sorder is placed, or a contract is awarded. The placement of an order is sufficient. : z. B5 n: S( v9 x3 G) _An obligation “legally” encumbers a specified sum of money that will require outlays or expenditures in the future. Obligation F- U4 ?8 ^& g% I) L. SAuthority $ N8 e) N& V, U* e1 l( U(1) A congressional authorization to procure goods and services within a 3 B* L \5 E" R5 j' m- O- |specified amount by appropriation or other authorization. (2) The administrative extension of such authority, as by apportionment of funding. (3) The amount of authority so granted. Obscurant A material (e.g., smoke or chaff) used to conceal an object from observation by a radio or optical sensor. Smoke may be used to conceal an object from % L7 C7 ]/ X4 D1 {# v1 robservation by an optical sensor, and chaff may be used to conceal an object from observation by a radio sensor (e.g., radar). Observable A measurable target attribute. OBSV Observation. : H, b3 C" U* B* @3 BOC Operations Center. : x/ Y) E) W# f. {1 I6 h* e) pOCA Offensive Counter-air. & E' T4 Z' ?6 P6 a( @OCD Operational Concept Document. OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest. OCM Overt Countermeasure. 6 `0 N8 u8 h9 z) u4 J2 i) oOCONUS Outside CONUS. ' A% F$ a/ r8 |6 O# ]! }$ _1 LOCR Optical Character Reader. $ z8 J0 h$ k* b, f j' Q- POCS (1) Operational Control System. (2) Ozone Depleting Chemical. OCU Operators Console Unit (THAAD). 2 }5 ^: P" F8 p I! bOD Optical Disk (PATRIOT). OD PA&E Office of the Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation. 2 i2 q1 p3 L y0 QODA Optical Discrimination Algorithms/Architecture. ODASD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. ODCS Office, Deputy Chief of Staff.