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Military Operational Requirements The formal expression of a military need, the response to which results in development or acquisition of items, equipment, or systems. Military 6 d4 n( T8 w5 Q; ]! MRequirement ( x% d% N" b8 Z, h) g$ \An established need justifying the timely allocation of resources to achieve a 3 s/ E7 a- }# Z* \% v. d o" hcapability to accomplish approved military objectives, missions, or tasks. 9 V6 b; B* |' V9 [9 t5 s. sMilitary Satellite (MILSAT) A satellite used for military purposes, such as navigation or intelligence 2 g7 M* [0 Y* ]: V/ vgathering. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 5 {- r' q# ~9 h/ r& s183 * p X( \5 n9 k5 c/ F, rMilitary Strategy Selection 2 G- p' h) o) k3 B& B3 q4 r! mThe 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 , k( P a, y1 J9 X& p% ^" D+ Bcorridors) to be intercepted. Military Utility The military worth of a system performing its mission in a competitive " \8 x: x( p$ q. n, i" P! fenvironment, 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 / n0 @! _, \8 W; P" zdecisions. MILOGS Marine Integrated Logistics System (USMC term). $ `' k, @/ u7 r$ p2 d( @MILSAT Military Satellite. 0 K6 p6 j( t: \; D' rMILSATCOM Military Satellite Communications. MILSPACE Military Space ( T) C& }. k. G4 I+ N: {+ ~% O, zMILSPEC Military Specification. MILSTAR Military Strategic and Tactical Relay (satellite system). MILSTRIP Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures. 9 \: T3 H; \1 {MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. ; k; |3 D5 r9 t7 o, wMIN Minimum min Minute. Mini-DAMA Miniature Demand Assigned Multiple Access. Miniature Homing Vehicle (MHV)/ Miniature Vehicle / a# S& k3 _( d(MV) An air-launched direct-ascent ("pop-up") kinetic energy anti-satellite weapon. - h* b5 X# b7 u5 S0 p: S- CMinimum G# B. v- Y& A2 Y# c6 K1 [Acceptable Operational Requirement 6 L/ J# ^0 X+ n9 E, _0 ?The value for a particular parameter that is required to provide a system 2 h1 I3 }5 b A. x% bcapability that will satisfy the validated mission need. Also known as the : T7 ~+ Z4 @8 [" o; T1 ?, `8 zperformance threshold. Minimum Energy Trajectory The trajectory that produces maximum range for a given amount of energy. Minimum 9 @6 s2 E/ e% Q. i" V& |4 U) JRequired Accomplishment & k7 O/ Z8 f7 G/ a9 ]s 6 J) ]0 @& s+ e- D! F, gNecessary tasks that must be completed during an acquisition phase prior to the next milestone decision review. Applies to all acquisition categories and highly " R7 V k! k0 G+ Fsensitive classified programs. Minuteman US ICBM. MIP Maintenance Index Page (Navy ILS term). MIPA Missile Procurement Army (Appropriation). 2 @) z% h) e/ R" l" Q6 lMIPR Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 184 ( [0 T2 R$ r$ m* z6 ZMIPS (1) Marine Integrated Personnel System (USMC term). ) H- }2 D* d# j x; E, M(2) Master Integrated Program Schedule. (3) Million Instructions Per Second (ADP term). MIPT Management IPT. MIRACL Mid Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser. MIRS Management Information and Reporting System. MIRV Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle. MIS Management Information System. 1 n) F- ^. F" ]. p" iMISREP Mission Report (JFACC term). MISSI Multilevel Information Systems Security Initiative. 4 |# K: c; b) ]( zMissile Defense $ b5 L' k, v( F' _2 b: gNational Team (MDNT) + D4 m# t5 s; E! H* s* s/ XA collaborative enterprise of the missile defense community that is focused on + t4 x6 D0 l/ }9 Q6 a0 Eexecuting a single program of research and development work to develop a Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). It is comprised of personnel from Government, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), / S3 w- \3 K: H; O4 f& ` v, |University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), Scientific, Engineering and - N, |& ]/ ]4 ~( q1 x& |" {) ZTechnical Assistance (SETA) providers and major industry contractors. Missile Defense & g" |' d$ Q; u; X6 M m: d ^( HNational Team, % U; |* @3 c5 J; N- {, OBattle Management, Command and Control, and Communications (MDNTB) 3 d6 Q$ C, k# ~5 S6 C' ~The component of the MDNT led by MDA/BC that is focused on Battle 3 W M5 B- g& I/ HManagement, Command and Control, and Communications (BM/C2/C). The MDNTB industry contribution is composed of a single team of major defense , F: x4 c$ M9 W. a& y/ h% f+ wcontractors (Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin [Team Lead], Northrop " K2 z c8 |: A4 p' ~$ O d LGrumman, 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 8 K7 q8 {* O9 z1 i$ Bprovides a confidential consolidation of experience in the development, * K; A2 ?5 N" n0 Y4 E Qintegration, and production of missile defense systems. Missile Defense National Team, Systems ( ]( Y# L, r6 C/ EEngineering & 1 O+ q+ \; p# m7 m7 {Integration (MDNTS) The component of the MDNT led by MDA/SE that is focused on Systems - l( c' W/ |0 _. ?$ B% lEngineering and Integration (SE&I). The MDNTS industry contribution is 2 t$ y2 C* q6 u8 pcomposed of a single team of major defense contractors (Boeing [Team Lead], 8 p; T7 u4 x) ?General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and TRW). : X! I0 K- q$ }! @: J- KThis industry team is referred to as the MDNTS (I) and is a unique sub-group of : a: j( g1 [" n" ~0 I0 P2 m5 }. a2 Ppersonnel from the industry companies that provides a confidential consolidation of experience in the development, integration, and production of missile defense systems. 2 S+ H `1 y6 i2 K' x' pMissile Defense : n2 l4 [$ F& J# {& }+ V+ p+ @Warning % S2 T9 k$ e/ q( E C s5 FCondition A situation of peril declared by the competent military commander, that a ballistic missile attack is probable (Missile Defense Warning Yellow), imminent or in ( k9 b7 A; A. k1 ]progress (Missile Defense Warning Red), or improbable (Missile Defense Warning White). 1 A$ ~' V. d4 w; K7 `9 sMissile Destruct Intentional destruction of a missile or similar vehicle for safety or other reasons.

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Missile Guidance System ( R/ L5 G# E ^A system that evaluates flight information, correlates it with target data, determines the desired flight path of a missile, and communicates the necessary 5 C- a! P( G" u) ]: acommands to the missile flight control system. ; I* \4 N/ n9 b! i7 pMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 185 7 b6 |/ U# E5 Q6 g" OMissile Intercept Zone ) R* i8 ?+ k6 F3 t. H( t/ h3 oThat geographical division of the destruction area where surface-to-air missiles have primary responsibility for destruction of airborne objects. 2 a+ q$ o( o8 `* N2 ?Missile Release . @0 a+ N; Z% }6 c' ?% ZLine " a2 a- W% G$ ]The line at which an attacking aircraft could launch an air-to-surface missile against a specific target. $ ]. x3 f* r- M9 i, aMissile Warning Center (MWC) - X% j2 }3 S4 x- G0 V8 S$ N/ v9 BLocated in CMAFB, the MWC is operated by USSPACECOM to fulfill ballistic ( S8 C7 n3 V4 x+ ^; N1 U. ?missile TW/AA responsibilities of USCINCSPACE to external users to whom there 3 ~: O, h2 {6 D4 O0 L. ^( vare commitments. The MWC manages the ballistic missile sensors and reporting 0 z2 T) A+ A- q4 w7 \& Lsystem in support of timely, accurate, and unambiguous warning of missile attack - w1 i0 g6 h2 k- x# fworldwide. MWC personnel, in coordination with other centers, validate and confirm report events. The Launch Correlation Unit (LCU) of the MWC ensures - a* I, t) T% t9 V7 s2 _( G$ ~* Uall domestic and cooperative launches are coordinated and reported so that they are not construed as hostile in accordance with the “Agreement on Measures to ! R5 H) _" W6 GReduce the Risk of Outbreak of Nuclear War” between the US and USSR. ' z! B( R2 k5 m+ }7 WMission (1) The task, together with the purpose, which clearly indicates the action to 0 }. n$ l2 k& X; F& z$ ]be taken and the reason therefore. (2) In common usage, especially when applied to lower military units, a duty assigned to an individual or unit; a task. 8 {" X1 H! Z- w(3) Missions are statements of the objective to be accomplished for a given situation. Missions will describe the situation and will include who, what, 1 q, {0 D- B- p6 y0 [when, where, why, and how the BMD system will perform. They contain " h) P X0 m B6 F6 b) R( v1 C# F) Temployment direction and procedures to BMD forces for a given situation to achieve specific defense objectives. (USSPACECOM) ' l; D1 W% b# K+ q2 P/ } JMission 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 : D& O# x& `0 r( ?must equip its forces. 6 R! S$ L; D4 yMission Area Analysis (MAA) 3 h3 \( K) v4 R. d2 _Continuous analysis of assigned mission responsibilities in the several mission - j9 E4 W1 b) P, o' R; r( S( P/ ]areas to identify deficiencies in the current and projected capabilities to meet . v% C; Q+ _- V9 l$ u8 Lessential mission needs, and to identify opportunities for the enhancement of 0 h2 d9 ~# q7 ^7 _, W4 ~capability through more effective systems and less costly methods. Mission Capable (MC) - I& U/ `. _$ i' a$ FMaterial condition of an aircraft indicating it can perform at least one and potentially all of its designated missions. Mission capable is further defined as 9 z$ h+ P; T) O9 K. ithe sum of full mission capable and partial mission capable. Also called MC. Mission Critical 2 C2 a1 F$ G5 t' y% aComputer Resources Automated data processing equipment or services if the function, operation, or 3 K0 n$ Q4 Z+ r% {use: (1) involves intelligence activities; (2) involves cryptologic activities related to national security; (3) involves command and control of military forces; (4) involves equipment which is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or (5) is e5 X a& b% @; v& ]/ A3 pcritical to direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions. Mission Critical System A system whose operational effectiveness and operational suitability are + M2 z- ^, j( E+ B% j+ ~& Sessential 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 an auxiliary or supporting system, as well as a primary mission system. ( F4 X6 ]& l/ f$ Q4 OMission Element A segment of a mission area critical to the accomplishment of the mission area 1 q# Y! B: ]# ]% @6 _' uobjectives and corresponding to a recommendation for a major system capability as determined by the DoD Component. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 6 }" k/ f) a, T$ y4 I) I; K186 1 b7 h) Y9 F! ~ ?! F9 X6 W3 HMission Need Analysis . e$ E2 z6 ]* L f( u3 y6 ?1 }Assesses 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 3 g9 v' l: _ vpostulated threat in a specified scenario or set of circumstances. Mission Need Statement (MNS) (1) A non-system specific statement of operational capability needs, ! ^; Z# R2 y0 D0 D% j6 s- rprepared IAW format in DoD 5000.2-M. Developed by DoD components - a7 Q0 [/ m9 V! B0 Mand forwarded to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) for % A) W' c4 N" y; V# u W# Nvalidation and approval (major efforts), or just notification (minor efforts). L, T4 e" K) h5 O; I, ?) P- P% tThe JROC also assesses all MNSs for joint service potential. MNSs go to & R" v( N( z8 g7 o# R+ W$ ythe milestone decision authority for a determination on whether or not to convene a Milestone 0 review. 0 W( V3 }; D; H3 ^# F(2) A statement of operational capability required to perform an assigned mission or to correct a deficiency in existing capability to perform the ! o; u+ }: x+ N0 m- g1 @* Gmission. Mission Reliability Q$ U1 Q# H/ b8 L3 {The probability that the system will perform mission essential functions for a period of time under the conditions stated in the mission profile. # }* }, `; \8 `; d/ s' p; yMIST Mosaic Infrared Sensor Technology. MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT/LL Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Lincoln Laboratory, Bedford, MA. MIW Mine Warfare. ) m F5 S5 _6 ]6 ? A+ lMK Mark (version). MKV (1) Miniature Kill Vehicle. (2) Multiple Kill Vehicles. MLCP Mission Launch Control Processor. MLDT (1) Mean Logistics Delay Time (ILS term). , v% G+ h6 o& Z. ?(2) Missile Downlink Transmitter (USA term). " I# j0 P$ W8 g qMLF Multi-Lateral Force. MLI Multi-layer Insulation.

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MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System. MLS (1) Microwave Landing System (FAA airways term). (2) Multi-Level Security (COMSEC term). MLV (1) Missile Launch Vehicle. (2) Medium Life Vehicle. . S. C; [0 S8 v. d9 D" b7 q( qMLWIR Medium-Long Wavelength Infrared. Mm Millimeter. MM Maintenance Manual. ' S+ ?2 P% g; u. |. y- D$ jMM III Minuteman III ICBM. & |+ @* w7 l+ z$ |0 cMMH Maintenance Man-hours (ILS term). * j {8 b1 q! m! \7 C- tMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 4 r a! T: I' w3 v187 ( R8 ~. |/ {( X/ I4 F! C- Y: b8 ZMMI Man-Machine Interface. MMIC Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit. - C" {9 A0 `% t) I3 `9 `MMIPT Milestone Management IPT (THAAD Program term). 7 \2 t* M3 `- V% OMMKV Multiple Miniature Kill Vehicles + x, \. b0 E5 |- U# K9 E: x8 [" KMMM Multi-Mode Missile. MMPM MEECN Message Processing Mode. , U3 L+ {! {; zMMR Monthly Management Review. , E1 ^6 y4 U; KMMS Multi-Mode Seeker. MMS-CP Missile Management Station – Control Panel (US Army term). F7 O# O/ _& C3 yMMU Man Maneuvering Unit. MMW Millimeter Wave. % @9 {6 n. x+ h& S1 V8 d4 ?MN-ED Materiel Need – Engineering Development (US Army term). 1 g$ e$ l7 [/ n3 s; }6 iMNS Mission Need Statement. MOA (1) Memorandum of Agreement. (2) Military Operating Area. 7 R6 i9 x4 s6 j f& w- q( X# g7 V- xMOA/U Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding. MOAB Missile Optimized Anti-Ballistic. ( E) W f$ ]; B* FMOB Main Operations Base. Mobile Ground 3 u- R6 a3 { o) Q+ J/ ?Entry Point ' V4 t! h; h' P(MGEP) 6 E) m. J) U' Q3 a, d7 v3 i$ E! x8 NThe subset of GEPs, which are transportable. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2E. MOC Mobile Operations Center. MOCVD Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition. Mock-up A model, built to scale, of a machine, apparatus, or weapon. It is used in examining the construction of critical clearances, in testing a new development, or in teaching personnel how to operate or maintain the actual item. MOD (1) Ministry of Defense. (2) Modification. 4 z& H/ @/ z7 c9 oModem Modulator-Demodulator (Telecomm/Computer term). 5 i( n6 `6 W& l: \" KModes Situational conditions or categories under which selective Rules of Engagement # a/ n5 F. Z s, Y4 c) [1 h! Fapply. Examples include: Peacetime: Day to day operation when training, exercises, and routine maintenance and operations occur. Prior to crisis or war. : W" {7 J( D8 _2 m0 L- u" w' YCrisis: The transition state between peacetime and war. War: Self-explanatory. 0 W( ?) m1 a% eMODIL 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 ( _/ \ n% H5 A' D- Mof discrete components such that a change to one component has minimal / Z2 f5 p' t5 I1 [impact on other components. MOE See Measure of Effectiveness. MOL Minimum Operating Level. 4 y% S( Q! m8 Q2 v( gMOLNIYA Orbit This is a highly eccentric orbit with high apogee (.71 to .74) in the northern 8 v) k9 c( O; B: G" Y& Ehemisphere and low perigee in the southern hemisphere. For a specific set of orbital parameters, this orbit has a changing velocity and altitude, which, when 9 E5 ?2 h5 P4 ^combined with the earth’s rotation, keeps the orbiting satellite within view for very long periods (96 percent) above a designated point on earth. 0 `* O& a' R) aMOM Measure of Merit. Mono Track Data on the location and movement of an object in space that can be derived by a single sensor. 0 v* j6 `- C& T$ s% E: mMonostatic Radar A radar system in which the receiver and transmitter are collocated. MOP Memorandum of Policy. MOPA Master Oscillator Power Amplifier. 9 A3 p6 `" \0 R. [MOPP Mission-Oriented Protective Posture. MOR Memorandum of Record. 1 k. X W& H: l9 t v, LMORA MILSTAR Operator Requirements Analyst. MOS Metal Oxide Semiconductor. Moscow BMD System ) s+ W6 M( `/ p7 wThe Soviet exoatmospheric system using the Dog House and Cat House phased-array radars for long-range acquisition. The system might also use the ( r7 s: f8 k$ G. v) \+ ~! \+ CHen House early warning radars for long-range acquisition. Target and : R% M* a0 U: u8 L: p0 w* E4 b- Winterceptor tracking is performed by mechanically steered dish antennas. 6 K. o( e! _0 VMOSHED Multi-planar Organic Scintillator High Energy Detector. MOSTT Mosaic Optical Sensor Technology Testbed. MOTIF Maui Optical Tracking and Identification Facility, HI. . z/ G0 F, {& |2 JMOTR Multiple Object Tracking Radar. MOTS Military Off the Shelf. MOU Memorandum of Understanding. 3 H$ f" l/ T; q6 iMPA (1) Main Political Administration (USSR term). (2) Maintenance Planning Analysis (ILS term). mph Miles per hour. 4 x0 K; Z9 m+ Z2 h5 t4 ?# S6 J+ dMPL Multiple Pulse Laser. / ^" v5 K5 N6 y, E1 }MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M . X, \; H* }% a* g+ q& V189 MPOS Million Operations Per Second. MPP Massively Parallel Processor. 0 D% S9 H, _# W* _MPRS Mission Planning Rehearsal System. . }# \: Y5 L4 Y, ]% OMPS (1) Multiple Protective Shelters (once to be used for basing MX). : G% q0 I l6 y) F" N(2) Main Propulsion System. MPT Manpower, Personnel, and Training. MPTS Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Safety. " v6 `$ O) C* f6 _% y2 s; L; FMR (1) Milliradian. (2) Mobile Reserve. (3) Maintenance Ratio (ILS term) (4) Missile Round (US Army term) ]" \* p' A% b! dMRB Material Review Board. MRBM Medium Range Ballistic Missile. 8 g4 v2 l c; p \MRC (1) Maintenance Requirements Card (Navy ILS term). (2) Major Regional Conflict/Contingency. " X+ J/ q; y, d* G+ G. uMRCTS Missile Round Cable Test Set. MRD Mission Requirements Document. ; }9 q W; s( a# [3 pMRDA Mission Requirements and Definition Analysis. MRJ A specific SETA contractor. 9 {" q6 L- O! T: n* RMRL Multiple Rocket Launcher. ' t% T" k: b$ C7 `: E' }1 k" m# K {MROC (1) Mobile Regional Operations Center. 1 @9 m+ q& U% H( p2 U3 ^% f+ O(2) Multiple Required Operational Capabilities. $ l- N6 H; ?. a) T dMRP Missile Round Pallet. ) j) X7 r/ F, k; W& z/ k* K! qMRR Mission Readiness Review (AFMC term). MRSA Material Readiness Support Agency (US. Army).

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MRSS Mobile Range Safety System. 3 j% b: L" K3 eMRTFB Major Range and Test Facility Base. MRV Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle. 2 p" k2 q, y: T/ n7 w+ vMRVIS Mid-Apogee Reentry Vehicle Intercept System. 9 d9 E z- J8 |ms Milliseconds. 2 w: I0 F# V# I9 W0 U( B' PMS Milestones. MS I Milestone I (DD 5000 term). & L4 G0 K" a3 o3 LMS II Milestone Two (DD 5000 term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 190 " ]! U$ @1 q7 D0 {7 LMS III Milestone Three (DD 5000 term). MS IV Milestone Four (DD 5000 term). ' W# H$ k- m/ d1 j$ ^9 `; tMS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System. ; R9 ~4 p0 p) J( q% b' WMSAG Multi-functional Self-Aligned Gate. MSC (1) Military Sealift Command. (2) Mission Support Configuration. (3) Major Subordinate Command. & \$ K4 c8 K1 P2 lMSD Modular Security Device. 0 Z9 ?4 L3 x% g6 MMSE (1) Mobile Subscriber Equipment (PATRIOT). (2) Multiple Simultaneous Engagements. MSEL Master Scenario Events List. ; Z! U) e1 _( ^$ K& vMSFC Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. . v# K4 c" P- }# C) QMSG Message. & V) e% \3 b, _3 U& A- R/ i( iMSGDB Message Database. & l+ r, Q# \- S1 L- t( N0 GMSI Multi-Spectral Imagery. MSIC Missile and Space Intelligence Center (DIA), Redstone Arsenal, AL. MSL (1) Mean Sea Level. (2) Master Station Log. ' r" ], t# ]2 \# |MSLS Multi-Service Launch System (Minuteman). MSPS Mega Sample Per Second. ( p! E" }4 C% H' N: S! fMSR Missile Site Radar. MSS (1) Midcourse Surveillance System. ( A* I, d' q; g/ s* D(2) Multi-Satellite System. (ARPA). 0 N' c! {! a* V' Y0 [; t5 H(3) Management Support System. (4) Modeling and Simulation Support. : H4 o2 M2 K5 I, t) E/ YMSSS Maui Space Surveillance Site. ) ^ N$ c* \3 n3 M* B8 X. q, tMSTI Miniature Sensor Technology Integration satellite. MSTS (1) Midcourse Surveillance and Tracking System. ' e6 C6 O' m' z D# |* k(2) Multi Source Tactical System. 6 L2 G5 T) M( e7 xMSU Mass Storage Unit (TelComm/Computer term). MSWG Milestone Working Group. 6 s- v, x8 [, P ~! |MSX Midcourse Space Experiment. Mt. Megaton. MT Metric Ton. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 191 ; Q7 x: J* w1 G4 BMTACCS Marine Tactical Air Command and Control System. ( q& n$ T/ g5 d! H, q+ TMTB(EME) Mean Time Between (Equipment Malfunction Event). MTBCF Mean Time Between Critical Failures ((ILS term). MTBF Mean Time Between Failures. MTBFS MTBF Software (ILS term). MTBM Mean Time Between Maintenance (ILS term). MTBMA Mean Time Between Maintenance Actions (ILS term). 5 y! O" m! N. {! l. Z1 OMTBR Mean Time Between Removals (ILS term). MTCR Missile Technology Control Regime. / k$ D3 C6 P L' L/ HMTD (1) Maintenance Task Distribution (ILS term). (2) Material Test Directorate. (3) Missile Technology Demonstration (USAF program). ! k# V- N" x E" v6 v" S- ?. sMTDS Minimum Technical Data Set (ACDP term). 1 |( H% J$ `1 B! H0 |Mtg Meeting. , d# L! N h$ _& b+ _MTI Moving Target Indicator. MTM Maneuvering Tactical Missile. ' ~$ z7 j. j. a& q3 e7 uMTMC Military Traffic Management Control. Mtn Mountain. * _1 \' j9 S1 Y) FMTOE Modified Table of Organization and Equipment. + ~& E: Q( Y$ f# Q) H7 nMTOP Management Task Order Plan. MTS Missile Tracking Sensor. MTTR Mean Time To Repair. MTTRS Mean Time to Restore System. ( D! B0 W/ Y# X; J$ @MTTV Maneuvering Tactical Target Vehicle. MTU Military Training Unit (ILS term). MTV Maneuvering Target Vehicle. A Hera target booster with a Pershing II reentry vehicle. MTWS MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation. 5 K5 R! g3 q5 W8 F7 oMUE Mission Unique Equipment. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 192 ( M8 F9 K- t2 LMulti-Service ( M; m8 P) p ?6 ^8 `; O! \! ADoctrine Fundamental principals that guide the employment of forces of two or more Services in coordinated action toward a common objective. It is ratified by the - M3 Z# m1 |9 {1 T$ qtwo or more Services, and is promulgated in multi-Service publications that identify the participating Services. See also Joint Doctrine. Multi-Spectral * A) p, W& O: [3 w! X) jImagery 6 H, t' H5 ?, i' R; bThe image of an object obtained simultaneously in a number of discrete spectral bands. - a- H: A7 m6 q3 m$ b+ cMulti-Year ' y: M4 b2 T" s; L1 a4 g4 [% BAppropriation $ |; w; S2 `5 ]+ PCongressional appropriation available for incurring obligations for a definite period in excess of one fiscal year; i.e., for two or more years. (See Multi-Year 6 ?3 `0 K1 A8 p2 pProcurement.) Multi-Year $ H/ i' E# w# ~. k6 F/ ?3 @) @& F5 RProcurement (MYP) ! t+ Z9 W; R3 U; J' [A procurement of more units than the current year requirement. The total purchase is divided into segments, which are annually budgeted and funded; $ ~- `; y# l- i4 n- h# b- jhowever, the contractor is protected from cancellations through clauses in contracts. - a. e, P: ]9 T) U$ \Multilateration A type of multi-static radar usually employing one transmitter and several % L6 L2 t7 z1 l* `6 T4 Rreceivers for target detection and tracking. * [$ J! A* x/ b2 d. rMultilevel Device A device that is used in a manner that it simultaneously permits access by users 5 N1 t9 X. {3 B& F3 C* F2 v5 qwith different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from obtaining 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 / }0 S/ n- ]( j0 rthey lack authorization. Multilevel Security Mode (ADP Security) A mode of operation using an operating system, which provides a ( T7 o! p; n0 G! G+ Ecapability, that permits various levels and categories or compartments of material to be concurrently stored and processed in an ADP system. Multiple ' ~% m9 @4 o9 I; Q; \1 y8 Z( iIndependently Targetable Reentry Vehicle 6 u5 d4 M4 `2 D$ g, p- A6 y(MIRV) " `8 |8 N7 h/ mA reentry vehicle carried by a delivery system that can place one or more reentry 6 W/ u+ u& N# g0 H% t: zvehicles over each of several separate targets.

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Multiple Intercept 4 b' r0 t8 ~8 X( F5 EDefense Capability to make two or more intercepts per target or targets defended. Multiple 9 f6 d$ T: _5 _Phenomenology $ w, q `' Y! ~! \5 JObservations of potential targets by means of different physical principles and * Q/ Q( z! n" |different sensor systems. In the case of sensor systems, the use of multiple * G" K+ j. H- b5 F9 Ophenomenologies makes it more difficult for an adversary to deceive them. Multiple Reentry Vehicle A reentry vehicle of a delivery system, which places more than one reentry vehicle over an individual target. Multiple Silo Defense Capability to defend two or more silos. Multi-service T&E T&E conducted by two or more DoD Components for systems to be acquired by % ]+ W: @, e) T B- N# Omore than one DoD Component, or for a DoD Component's systems that have % o- T3 p) o' d a( ] ninterfaces with equipment of another DoD Component. 8 A! c2 [$ U. `MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 193 Multi-static Radar A radar system with a transmitter and several receivers all separated. A special % q" I" \8 `# h% c+ G1 i4 {case is bi-static radar. An advantage of multi-static radar over mono-static radar 6 S+ j! b3 y+ J. I# i* jis that even if transmitters, which might be detected by the enemy when " H, H3 H9 k6 e4 `) g3 z1 Moperating, are attacked, receivers in other locations might not be noticed and might thereby escape attack. 7 ^- J0 r7 T+ v. Q3 SMULTS Mobile Universal Link Translator System (NATO term). MUS Mission Unique Software. 5 n* a& m; u: P* hMUX Multiplex. mV Millivolt. 7 |6 q- o" U% f& o1 DMV Miniature Vehicle. Q" `0 C+ h+ I( PMW (1) Mega-Watt (millions of watts). (2) Microwave. (3) Missile Warning. MWC Missile Warning Center. Mwe Megawatt (electrical energy). ! h5 a) K+ J5 PMWIR Medium Wavelength Infrared. 4 L8 [" I/ N4 \/ ~2 V+ nMWS Modular Workstation (ADP term). Mwt Megawatt (thermal energy). MX Formerly an experimental missile; newest addition to U.S. ICBM arsenal; also called "Peacekeeper.” MY Man Year. 9 R8 _0 o6 z# o5 bMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 7 n+ P& n$ o4 E9 l d. ]; Y, w9 u194 N (1) Neutron. (2) North. . c" X- D( Y* E5 w D: M p9 ?N/A (1) Not Applicable. (2) Not Available. N/SP CC NORAD/US SPACECOM Commander. NAAF Neutral Airframe Adaptive Flare. ' F' z- i( G# i$ V- e+ ^" [NACMA NATO ACCS Management Agency. NACSEM National Communications Security Emanations Memoranda. 5 l* y$ g& Y' i. a! WNACSI National Communications Security Instruction. NACSIM National Communications Security Information Memoranda. " X7 K% E% t- O! {) vNAD Navy Area Defense (lower tier). + \8 j: N! F& s5 ZNADC Naval Air Development Center. & k; {* J+ b5 p2 J9 {NADGE NATO Air Defense Ground Environment. NADIR Network Anomaly Detection Intrusion Reported. 4 j( S0 A0 d% M) j" y; hNAE Navy Acquisition Executive. NAF (1) Non-appropriated Fund. 2. Naval Air Facility. * U. ?/ j% o* W: L: fNAI Named Areas of Interest. 2 h' i; F! G" _4 G, _NAIC National Air Intelligence Center (DIA), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. NAM Non-aligned Movement. NAMEADSMA NATO MEADS Management Agency. \, l5 u3 |; _- V1 U0 JNAOC National Airborne Operations Center (formerly NEACP). NAP NDS Augmentation Package. NAS (1) National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. (2) Naval Air Station. : x5 R/ V) g* K* s2 g: _. T8 ONASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. NASDA National Space Development Agency (Japan). " K8 f" w; t4 f: |) ^6 {NASP National Aerospace Plane. NATINAD NATO Integrated Air Defense. n0 m9 |1 B$ D; F( i2 S+ |National Airborne 4 E. v) R: t2 c: T2 J0 H; w0 ^Operations Center (NAOC) % `# f4 X4 o" q0 v# P# GOne of four specially equipped Boeing 747s that during a national emergency # g* m6 F% [, `3 w( p0 ?7 twould 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 ; s) i: } s; ~$ d% N$ u E8 cCommand ) B, C% _( d$ f. |1 r9 P, E, dAuthorities (NCA) : x6 ?7 j1 X, YThe President and the Secretary of Defense or their duly deputized alternates or 9 `8 r3 q4 y- M8 fsuccessors. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N D& |; |0 Q. J8 p% m195 ) H$ y% `$ m$ {8 \; p1 s0 tNational Military : z# o J% S+ Q8 Q% VCommand Center 7 y1 u; V8 B q: l: l(NMCC) The primary location for JCS command and control of all U.S. and Combined Forces. Located at the Pentagon, Arlington, VA. National Military * {( q$ a5 G! wCommand ( E* ^4 B( X. G8 G& y! ~3 E7 bSystem (NMCS) 5 P- d( c9 A: w) R" {. e& J* R ^The priority component of the Worldwide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS) designed to support the National Command Authorities and Joint Chiefs of Staff in the exercise of their responsibilities. The NMC provides the means 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 " U! ?6 G6 I3 M/ X$ a) T0 g2 nwhich direction can be given to the combatant command commanders or commanders of commands established by the NCA. The NMCS must be capable 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 command, control, and communications (BM/C3) system; and a constellation of Space and Missile Tracking System (SMTS) (a.k.a. Brilliant Eyes) satellites. 2 [# X3 W% `5 L% l6 b- a; tNational Reconnaissance Office (NRO) ) _- [2 H8 G$ A6 lA Department of Defense Agency tasked to ensure that the United States has the 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 & ^$ h2 U ?1 G- [military operations. This mission is accomplished through research and development, acquisition, and operation of spaceborne and airborne intelligence " I# O5 A' }: j; b! F9 sdata collection systems.

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National Strategy - F5 c% ]: f* _& s' E* r9 eSelection The determination of when it is in the national interest to activate and employ - I5 \4 ?. {6 y8 O, w' H/ Kdefense resources (i.e., the balance between responsiveness and crisis control), ; p1 {9 z. m3 ?# h uand given an activation/employment decision, what should be the basic objective ) h2 G# z; u6 X7 g3 Q$ J; ~- {(e.g., force survival, survival of selected population centers, etc.). National Test Bed (NTB) A number of geographically separated simulation and test facilities that are linked through communications to simulate various portions of the ballistic missile defense (BMD) system for testing and validating operational and technical concepts and technologies. , g3 j* Q. y7 O3 L9 ?3 SNational Test Bed 4 w: X2 _/ c6 ?' i3 J: PJoint Program ' m% Z# e* H) ^% Q/ i5 v7 IOffice (NTBJPO) (OBSOLETE) A Joint Service organization established to manage the NTF and execute the NTB program for MDA. National Test Facility (NTF) : W! M8 t5 V4 m4 N1 y! yA large, modeling, simulation and test facility located on Falcon AFB in Colorado which 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. National Warning 1 d, {7 V9 q5 G GCenter (NWC) Z6 I' ]! e% v4 L6 oCenter in CMAFB, which activates the radio, TV, and sirens that warn the U.S. 0 A- \' y g! A/ ~population of impending ballistic missile attack. Also assists with national disaster relief, forest fires, and other events assigned. NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization. - V. k( E0 O0 {# u3 i4 V' X. HNATOPS Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N ) G9 j0 Y+ R2 ]: k- S0 W& _' V196 - s: n1 S3 ]( t% R% `Natural Ground ) }" d; |' @3 @) O- sand Atmospheric Environments $ g* T( u& j4 W5 |The environments, which exist in the sensible atmosphere and on the surface of . v% |0 Y# q6 k( M) ithe earth. These include meteorological, seismic, biological and related natural ' c% Z- W2 L$ d4 }4 bconditions. This environment is applicable to ground-based assets and groundlaunched interceptors in the atmospheric portions of flight, and it effects the ; E2 G7 `/ l; {0 I: o' Rpropagation of radar and communications signals. ; A, X; U8 A5 w3 o2 s! s# k( D7 }Natural Space 6 Z! j- G8 M. h, \, rEnvironment The natural environment, which exists above the sensible atmosphere. Space begins approximately 100 km and above. This environment is applicable to orbiting spacecraft, to interceptors in the exoatmospheric portions of flight, and it ! l; K: s; g5 j* L3 o; t" }affects the propagation of radar and communications signals. . l! H$ S( S: JNAVAIDS Navigational Aids. Naval Space Command (NAVSPACE- COM) The naval component of USSPACECOM. Responsible for day-to-day operation 5 v1 y6 I- K9 ?: N) E) j- ?of FLTSATCOM, NAVSPASUR, etc. Responsible for BMD elements that may be operated by the Navy. Located in Dahlgren, VA. Naval Space Operations Center L$ L# F% x. n3 m+ k5 R( R1 E(NAVSPOC) ' o! x, W* I7 R" gExisting Navy component command center at Dahlgren, VA, responsible for * K' W0 [) m1 q7 V" \( @# w1 B1 [0 Blogistical and administrative support of forces assigned to them. NAVDSOC Navy Defense System Operations Center. . L8 T* c5 Q# ]8 vNAVFAC Navy Facilities Engineering Command. NAVFOR Navy Forces. 9 N5 A X, S" m KNAVMACS Navy Modular Automated Communications System (USN term). ' `' k) W7 o2 uNAVMIC Naval Maritime Intelligence Center, Suitland, MD. NAVOSH Navy Occupational Safety and Health. / N5 F9 D: y! D: T8 ^: I9 S8 w0 oNAVSAT Navigation Satellite. , E" Y8 t0 F1 D! ~) NNAVSPACE Naval Space Command. % A& z3 S) m2 v# P1 nNAVSPACECOM Naval Space Command. NAVSPASUR Naval Position of SPASUR. NAVSPOC Naval Space Operations Center. NAVSTAR Navigational satellite, part of the Global Positioning System (GPS). 4 m( ]% N8 W4 L+ ~" O1 |! v9 K* ?- nNavy FAAWC Navy Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander. NAWC Naval Air Warfare Center. / z4 T/ l, m0 Y7 L( c1 nNAWC WPNS Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, CA. . {1 h" W" |6 E! A' dNBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical. NBS National Bureau of Standards.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 197 $ G* }# x+ g9 v; b9 H9 V/ jNBTS Neutral Beam Test Stand. NC Numerically Controlled (CAM computer term). ( E! h; z1 F7 H% j8 \, K/ |NCA National Command Authorities. NCC NORAD Command Center, Colorado Springs, CO. # N5 E" b) o' S0 r7 sNCCOSC Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center, San Diego, CA. NCCS Navy Command and Control System. - a. ]1 ~/ I& r5 N6 M$ NNCDCS Narrow Band Coherent Data Collection System. NCDD New Customer Development Database. ) Z+ w. l1 @6 g" G G8 e6 FNCO Non-Commissioned Officer (USA/USAF/USMC term). " k+ U& {% ]' x @NCP NORAD Command Post. NCS (1) National Communications System. (2) Net Control Station. (3) Naval Control of Shipping. NCSC National Computer Security Center. 1 v/ w+ f7 D+ n# h" zNDC Naval Doctrine Command. . t0 Z/ J0 }% D* r$ b0 r( [' X4 PNDD NMD System Development Director. NDE Non-Destructive Evaluation. NDEW Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon. NDEWG Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon - Ground-Based. NDI (1) Non-Developmental Item. & E& s" I1 N5 N* H f/ A4 \& S(2) Non-Destructive Inspection. NDP National Disclosure Policy. ; }2 B2 R8 I4 b. QNDS (1) National Defense Stockpile (2) National Defense System. , w1 W B8 J9 KNDT Non-Destructive Test. NDU National Defense University, Washington, DC. , l3 x) p/ C. E0 I. ]NEA (1) Northeast Asia. (2) Northeast Asia campaign scenario. ! X+ q1 ? W- _! ]2 [$ k+ l5 d# G1 ]6 CNEACP 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 C: L% M( Q2 W f7 e5 S3 Ctime required for electronic communication and automatic data processing. This & w5 U/ j- I1 u( B+ ?$ W' H# himplies that there are no significant delays. NEC (1) National Economics Council. (2) Navy Enlisted Code. - C$ v: @) e: `) Y! HNECC Navy EHF Communications Controller. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 198 / J6 j* M! p* Z" R9 iNegate Early ' s3 t d, K$ }2 D+ ~7 o cWarning u% o v3 N6 ]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 from conventional, nuclear, chemical, or biological effects. NEMP Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse. NEP (1) Nuclear Electric Propulsion. (2) Nuclear Environment Protection. + A" P& Y% N# w5 V; v9 I9 |NEPA National Environmental Policy Act. NEPSTP Nuclear Electric Propulsion Space flight Test Program. NERF Naval Emitter Reference File (USN term). NESEAD Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Activity Detachment (USN term). 3 z7 ^: z" _6 J5 U- X8 [# _Neutral Particle 4 C0 o$ j+ X9 i* L% }0 L; nBeam (NPB) An energetic beam of neutral particles that is generally used to damage electronics. NEV Network Experimental Version. , S. E% M5 e5 q; n" ?7 ~NEW Net Explosive Weight. , h6 j0 S! R9 }0 P. h& h5 tNFL New Foreign Launch. NG National Guard. + x Y' L0 K8 j$ rNH&S Nuclear Hardening and Survivability. & x' q! O) P$ a! x6 YNHA Next-Higher Assembly. + ?( v- g* d6 J' k: K( ?NHMT Nuclear-Hardened Mosaic Technology. NHTF National Hover Test Facility, Edwards AFB, CA. 5 I/ D: C b: _! t' }3 i- w" TNIAG NATO Industrial Advisory Group. NIC National Intelligence Council. NID Naval Intelligence Database (USN term). $ x& L. C9 ~& o6 v; \5 wNIE National Intelligence Estimate. NIH National Institute of Health. $ w1 C/ o8 j) k* H0 u5 q9 iNII National Information Infrastructure. ; b7 \3 a# r- uNIITF National Information Infrastructure Task Force. NILE NATO Improved Link Eleven. 3 ~, N7 d$ E! Q" f8 V7 M5 J7 L$ jNILES NATO Improved Link Eleven System. ) k( {- J* r+ M* oNIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 4 M6 m* v0 u& s; {4 b199 NIPS NTCS Intelligence Processing Service (USN term). NISC OBSOLETE. Naval Intelligence Support Center. (Now Naval Maritime Intelligence Center (NAVMIC). NISP National Industrial Security Program. 0 m; c) K+ Z- LNISPOM NISP Operating Manual. + o4 g( W1 G, ?5 QNIST National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. (Formerly NBS (National Bureau of Standards). NITES Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental Subsystem (USN term). Nitze Criteria A reference to Paul Nitze, the Reagan Administration’s chief arms control , h% i( q$ X0 ]negotiator, and his vocalization of the goal of the SDS as the achievement of o9 B' B: b# c1 @4 qraising 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 an SDS in Section 222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1986. NIU NATO Interface Unit. + e% K8 `# R4 U+ ` s% c1 r$ w. pNIWA Naval Information Warfare Activity. NK North Korea. NKEW Nuclear Kinetic Energy Weapon. 9 D) ~' Y% o1 s0 m! {9 M& tNL The Netherlands. " S( D5 G! F$ R0 d0 u9 e4 b, qNLO Nonlinear Optical. NLOS (1) Non-Line of Sight. (2) Nonlinear Optical System. 6 O: U9 d$ j- S/ a# R1 a- mNLT (1) Navy Lower Tier (Missile Defense). (2) Not Later Than. nm (1) Nautical Mile (6,080 feet). (2) Nanometer. 4 m A' I7 ^* s Z. HNMA NATO Military Authority. : O+ r7 h! m9 [5 S' W8 W: M$ K* @NMC Not Mission Capable. - } w' p( d* P3 A) g( xNMCC National Military Command Center. NMCS National Military Command System. ) Y! V2 c7 x3 i: H* D/ x7 K) ?NMD OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense. NMD 3+3 OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Three Plus Three (program). ' d: b# D, S# B3 a. gNMD GBR OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Ground-Based Radar. 5 i2 J/ ^: z) X* V, R& @NMD IIPT OBSOLETE. NMD Integration Integrated Product Team (NMD Program term). # N" ?) b! d( ^- q/ Z0 G9 ]NMD JPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Joint Program Office. NMD/TRP OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Technology Readiness Program.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 1 F4 G, I2 N) ?1 L7 n- N200 NMDPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Program Office (US Army term). NMM NMD Maturity Matrix. 0 H( w9 B, x! U: @% I2 BNMSD National Military Strategy Document. , w: P/ g( g( F9 JNNAG NATO Naval Armaments Group. 7 ?5 R( l3 `2 B) uNNK Non-Nuclear Kill. 3 i4 t' S: V7 q' f' f3 ZNNPA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act. NNWS Non-Nuclear Weapon States. NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC. 5 |( u+ m7 O7 e( ?Node A set of equipment and processes, which performs the communications functions at the end of the data links which interconnect those elements, which are Y5 z" G2 s4 \! ^- m4 Bresident on the network. NOI Notice of Intent (environmental term). % C g+ y) C, W: p$ l, Q& aNOIC Naval Operational Intelligence Center. Noise In the most general terms, noise is the undesired part of the process being 1 \- ?% v& p/ P; |2 D: h1 iobserved or measured. Its complement, the desired part, is usually referred to + j+ D9 Q/ f, c$ Las the signal. . @0 e! n! _5 S+ W: u$ TNon- $ V) _8 g( H: q5 y' NDevelopmental + x' @ p1 w! [8 a- t |; DItem (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 - I& t* ~( A% kor agency of the United States, a state or local government, or a foreign ( {* B7 p% U0 ?+ bgovernment with which the United States has a mutual defense ' j! c: |3 @6 k* i& L! l4 |# acooperation agreement; or 3 C+ t9 L8 R$ F" ^" ?(3) Any item of supply described in definition 1 or 2, above, that requires only minor modification in order to meet the requirements of the procuring agency; or ) Z0 v" n2 P+ A9 d5 m# B(4) Any item of supply that is currently being produced that does not meet - [# p( n% C/ hthe requirements of definition 1, 2, or 3, above, solely because the item - C+ z" [$ I# H# nis not yet in use or is not yet available in the commercial marketplace. $ l, O4 @: q$ _Non Material # C* {; u% |8 H- [8 h. NSolution Solutions to mission needs (warfighting, deficiencies) that can be satisfied by changes in doctrine, tactics, operational concepts, training, or organization. % {, N/ M; \; j5 ]& J4 ENon-Nuclear Kill (NNK) 1 K6 R% o. r3 yA kill that does not involve a nuclear detonation. ' @( T( G5 ~3 E1 h4 }NONAP Non-linear Adaptive Processor (Navy term). ' W# @& P6 V1 g+ L0 D* FNonrecurring 3 @5 ?5 E9 L RCosts $ G6 L7 H$ F7 d1 \6 [5 h(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 organization. Nonrecurring costs include preliminary design effort; design 3 k8 ^8 u$ M* R/ Q- p6 D" z7 n! t Eengineering; and all partially completed reporting elements manufactures ) K2 p8 X: z% I7 Dfor tests. (3) Training of service instructor personnel. NOP Nuclear Operations. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 201 NOR Notice of Revision. ' b# P! t4 Y6 M2 [7 JNORAD See North American Aerospace Defense Command. NORAD Command Post (NCP) A center in CMAFB responsible for controlling ACC, Canadian, and other % W6 z1 @0 Y. |7 zassigned forces for designated atmospheric missions in defense of North America. NORSAR Norwegian Seismic Array. / f1 D7 }0 ]- \/ ^, {North American 9 K2 |0 \; @6 C# B" R3 N0 {2 YAerospace Defense Command (NORAD) 1 s* S" _* o* ?5 c1 E/ {2 LA binational command of Canadian and U.S. forces responsible for defense of 4 j' P" M" C5 jNorth America from bomber and ALCM/SLCM attack. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. - C4 {$ v( \- ?* p8 m, u: @NORTHCOM Northern Command, Offut AFB, NE 7 B+ N3 k3 o1 |1 B# ]: |NORTHAG Northern Army Group (NATO). + n6 {6 q u# f* N8 t: wNOS Network Operating System. 6 p' t8 Y0 q* Y0 [% }NOSC OBSOLETE. Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA. See NCCOSC. NPB Neutral Particle Beam. x8 q, L [# E8 P# V& iNPBSE NPB Space Experiment. / {: M" X' j! @. A. f2 H8 ZNPG Nuclear Planning Group. 1 S3 Q3 w& X( KNPI New Program Integration. NPR National Performance Review. $ g8 S% s" u1 z8 M$ g) GNPT Non-Proliferation Treaty. NRaD Naval Research and Development Division (NCCOSC), San Diego, CA. % X. f/ o6 Y" ?# f0 t- e JNRC (1) National Research Council. (2) Network Reliability Council. (3) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (4) Nichols Research Corporation. NREN National Research and Education Network. NRL (1) Nuclear Referral List. (2) Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. 2 W1 j6 v6 Q& s; m+ f: \' VNRLA Network Repair-Level Analysis. NRO National Reconnaissance Office. NRSC Network Reliability Steering Committee. NRT Near Real Time. 1 B/ t( N; c0 o i6 z7 KNS/EP National Security/Emergency Preparedness. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N - _% U$ D2 u* F: m/ {9 k# X. q202 NSA National Security Agency. NSA/CSS NSA Central Security Service. 6 u' e( }) j+ z5 bNSC (1) National Security Council. (2) National Security Center. 1 e, \& _* B$ u5 u. ONSCID National Security Council Intelligence Directive. NSD National Security Directive. : X5 D9 L8 `; ` L6 c( L8 I' G) ]; eNSDD OBSOLETE. National Security Decision Directive. Replaced by National Security Directive (NSD). 4 d, i0 i4 ~' W6 q' F6 aNSDM National Security Decision Memorandum. NSEN NMD System Engineering Notebook.

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NSF National Science Foundation. - i' }" u6 K. E$ K! `" J; mNSFS Naval Surface Fire Support. NSG Naval Security Group. NSIA National Security Industrial Association, Washington, DC. v! V2 {) h4 G; G3 g) lNSIE Network Security Information Exchange. NSN National Stock Number (ILS term). L# n" [2 e* A/ O1 YNSNF Non-Strategic Nuclear Forces. % n/ G( ]1 `0 QNSOC (1) National Signals Intelligence Operations Center. (2) Navy Satellite / _$ e$ r: v u: f& jOperations Center. NSP Not Separately Priced. ( Q. h* b B" uNSSC National Space Surveillance Center, CMAFB. NSSD National Security Study Directive. NSTAC National Security Telecommunications and Information System Security Committee. NSTC National Science and Technology Council (EOP term). : o- I1 n2 s& |; H4 m, Z" P) i2 K# v. RNSWC Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. NSWC/DD Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. NSWC/PHL Naval Surface Weapons Center, Port Hueneme Division. NTACS Navy Tactical Air Control System. f" x: b8 {7 S6 wNTB National Test Bed. 5 T6 L3 K# |! `+ E- ]) vNTB/WAN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed/Wide Area Network. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 4 ?& ?% R: |( k203 NTBI OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration. NTBIC OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration Contract. ) ~' b' T6 p: W$ MNTB-JPO OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Joint Project Office. NTBN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Network. NTC National Training Center, located at Ft. Irwin, CA. A large maneuver area that serves as the Army’s primary training center for Army maneuver forces. Friendly forces are pitted against “enemy” forces to validate proposed procedures and doctrine. - G; A1 r! |% x! q `1 H& }NTIC (1) Navy Tactical Intelligence Center. (2) National Technical Information Center. 6 n! Q9 m* ]) w, g' Q8 dNTF National Test Facility. NTM National Technical Means. NTU New Threat Upgrade. NTW OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide. Now referred to as the Sea-Based Midcourse Segment of BMDS. NTWD(S) OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide Defense (System). Nuclear, + e% c3 U5 P, ~( K/ }! KBiological, and Chemical 1 k. Z) j3 ^( {Contamination 1 g& i8 Z2 X e+ r& D(NBCC) The deposit and/or absorption of residual radioactive material or biological or chemical agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects. & o4 H6 I# y+ z6 x# b& Z•Nuclear Contamination. Residual radioactive material resulting from fallout or 0 j& U. S+ U( Z P+ x- }* srainout, and residual radiation from a system produced by a nuclear explosion, and persisting longer than one minute after burst. •Biological Contamination. Microorganisms and toxins that cause disease in humans, plants, or animals or cause deterioration of material. : c5 {: {8 t1 A4 [! }•Chemical Contamination. Chemical substances intended for use in military . D: t, l7 ?+ a4 b' U. z Yoperations to kill, seriously injure, incapacitate, or temporarily irritate humans. Nuclear, 7 x: R, c: e, N2 CBiological, and [0 t5 W, _$ E3 IChemical Contamination Survivability The capability of a system and its crew to withstand a NBCC environment and relevant decontamination without losing the ability to accomplish the assigned |! [5 f% W. g0 cmission. 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 effects of NBCC and relevant decontamination. •Decontamination. The process of making personnel and materiel safe by , M9 X) z% X, s" \) [$ Hrendering harmless or removing radioactive, chemical, or biological material. •Compatibility. The capability of a system to be operated, maintained, and resupplied by persons wearing individual protective equipment, in all climates ) O8 N% ]; m" \4 Xfor which the system is designed, and for the period specified in the operational requirements document. $ O' W6 }' }! Y* g& V; H5 _4 P, ?Nuclear Cloud See Radioactive Cloud. Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon 0 O0 W/ ]; s0 L5 }0 w+ e1 D; F$ |(NDEW) / S" _* K3 G6 kA directed energy weapon for which the source of energy is a specially designed 3 F4 C$ T! M/ a; c/ ]$ rnuclear device. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 204 Nuclear Environment % ~; r$ {2 h# J$ P4 QThe environment, which results from the detonation of nuclear weapons. Some * E' C1 I% ?( d( i' [6 r$ |8 q& ocomponents of this environment are directly emitted by the nuclear weapon and other collateral effects are created by the interaction of the emitted nuclear ' [4 F0 p& r; o1 Z1 l! [) ~radiation with the earth’s atmosphere, the earth’s surface and the earth’s - Z& L7 G" U6 } _magnetic field. The nuclear environment consists of radiation, blast, shock, 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. Nuclear Hardness A quantitative description of the resistance of a system or component to malfunction (temporary and permanent) and/or degraded performance induced by a nuclear weapon environment. Resistance to physical quantities such as 8 [6 n2 d$ a: {2 W& m; e% H& Doverpressure, peak velocities, energy absorbed, and electrical stress measures hardness. Hardness is achieved through adhering to appropriate design specifications and is verified by one or more test and analysis techniques. ; ^2 S8 w- H* h! v9 [Nuclear + {# q' e( ^; a9 h9 G- eRadiation - t. b6 k' W9 J0 m* O8 MParticulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei in various nuclear 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, # J4 _. s2 L) l) d: U8 xare included among ionizing radiations, but they are not nuclear radiations since , O( F( n' d6 ?( a( Q+ U+ Fthey do not originate from atomic nuclei. (See Ionizing Radiation and X-Rays.)

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Nuclear Survivability 2 W% a1 _; ]) s5 y$ D+ y# GCharacteristics A quantitative description of the system features needed to meet its survivability 7 e. F6 W! E+ Arequirements. 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 mitigated otherwise. Survivability characteristics include proliferation, redundancy, ' N9 @% I, ~/ L9 lavoidance, reconstitution, deception, and hardening. 5 J' ?) L/ b9 K U/ J dNUDET Nuclear Detonation. i1 h z2 a. \" h! BNUICCS NORAD and USSPACECOM Integrated Command and Control System. : i' f2 c# Z2 u) \NUT Navy Upper Tier (Missile Defense). $ R. W# z5 A, D" C+ xNVG Night Vision Goggles. NVIS Near Vertical Incidence System (SINCGARS term). w+ [) i6 g' B/ B" E. [NVMEN Non-Volatile Memory (Telecomm/Computer term). ) f2 O" X, S' p; ~/ g$ }NWC (1) National Warning Center. (2) National War College. (3) Naval War College. & Z8 x" H5 Q5 L7 N(4) Nuclear Weapons Council. (5) Naval Weapons Center. 2 l, q5 Y- x2 [% {6 RNEW Nuclear Weapons Effect. 2 w+ c! u) q0 i5 N3 Z" ZNWFZ Nuclear Weapons Free Zone. % r! W, Q! x! X, N' nNWP Naval Warfare Publication. NWS National Weather Service. NWSC Naval Weapons Support Center. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 7 k0 n6 G) ^) y3 C% Z6 }205 0 C& u/ C: `: ] _7 V3 a/ uNWSUS Navy WWMCCS Site Unique Software. 9 ?! W( N, f7 u* p5 \MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 206 2 `' Q3 [% D4 KOAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. 1 H2 G7 k: k' s# {, TO&M Operations and Maintenance. O&O Plan Operational & Organizational Plan (Army). O&S Operations and Support. O-Level Organizational Level (ILS term). O/A On or About. OA (1) Operational Assessment. (2) Operational Availability. ) l X$ ]: m9 t% T1 r(3) Options Assessment (BM/C3 Program term c. 1994-6). . K, X2 W% q( UOAA Other Agreements Authority (OSD term). : s. q R+ a) U0 s0 t3 OOAB Outer air battle. , e2 @4 P) w) `3 `OAC Operating Agency Code. 9 Q7 s: c) s1 y% uOAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. 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. OASD Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense. OASD (C3I) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) + ]; z+ T' F4 B- ZOASP On-Array Advanced Signal Processing. - F6 Z2 j' G: ^' C( a! b+ V+ ?OB Operating Budget. OBAN Operating Budget Account Number. - Y' m" ~& c: l6 U n2 I( L6 OOBDP Onboard Data Processor. % ]2 E- J' e1 R7 b. L/ ]OBE Overtaken By Events. OBJ Object. i9 n8 j; t% V1 ]( V9 e; M, N2 GObject-Oriented A software development approach that organizes software as a collection of ( t! o4 v" L, N- z hobjects containing both data structure and behavior. 2 A- k$ k4 E8 jObject-Oriented Analysis The process by which a real-world problem is examined in terms of a collection of objects to understand requirements, without planning the implementation. 9 U3 J" {5 P8 ?Object Rate (Max) The maximum rate (per second) that a sensor can acquire RVs, decoys, AOs, or 9 c( m/ v( u. m1 r% L5 pfractionated missile/PBV debris. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 207 Objects in FOV / T2 K; F2 q# z(Max) $ S" \ H: ?* n% C1 P% GThe maximum number of RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris that a sensor can acquire at one time. Obligation A duty to make a future payment of money. The duty is incurred as soon as an order is placed, or a contract is awarded. The placement of an order is sufficient. A4 Q7 {" k1 F% a0 OAn obligation “legally” encumbers a specified sum of money that will require outlays or expenditures in the future. ( ~; `$ A0 `9 ]5 gObligation 7 H- Y, c: N; R- V3 [9 fAuthority (1) A congressional authorization to procure goods and services within a specified amount by appropriation or other authorization. . C, i" X8 W! a& S$ R9 q(2) The administrative extension of such authority, as by apportionment of ' x5 e- p' }, nfunding. (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 % |% B. |1 z; v4 |4 `* x5 eobservation 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. 0 J) z: w0 ]/ XOBSV Observation. OC Operations Center. . ~- @8 B6 d4 N+ g; H# G( X0 V! wOCA Offensive Counter-air. 9 q4 v. p$ v) N: S3 V: [8 XOCD Operational Concept Document. , ^- G# |8 O! [) I1 L" ~ DOCI Organizational Conflict of Interest. OCM Overt Countermeasure. OCONUS Outside CONUS. OCR Optical Character Reader. OCS (1) Operational Control System. (2) Ozone Depleting Chemical. OCU Operators Console Unit (THAAD). ( A w5 ]% M$ z! U' wOD Optical Disk (PATRIOT). 5 P. s% {/ g m; FOD PA&E Office of the Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation. 1 {, A( R/ ^5 `* L/ ^# _* ]0 gODA Optical Discrimination Algorithms/Architecture. , ?0 U o: s! ]8 V9 h. V% B1 nODASD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. ODCS Office, Deputy Chief of Staff.