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Military Operational 6 D1 n' I# I! G+ ~, j8 @- E+ j eRequirements The formal expression of a military need, the response to which results in development or acquisition of items, equipment, or systems. Military + E, ~% W0 J9 ` R1 I5 r3 [4 A+ z. @. ]8 HRequirement An established need justifying the timely allocation of resources to achieve a capability to accomplish approved military objectives, missions, or tasks. Military Satellite (MILSAT) 7 I& T" O" q( a& \+ qA satellite used for military purposes, such as navigation or intelligence gathering. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 183 . M+ |) u2 e' n1 I8 mMilitary Strategy Selection 7 `9 \8 r& L- S5 r' w9 n0 {The 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 5 `$ U- S# F# d/ \: _, C8 G! s& D6 adecisions. MILOGS Marine Integrated Logistics System (USMC term). MILSAT Military Satellite. 4 K# E5 k2 h- p1 ~8 c- NMILSATCOM Military Satellite Communications. 3 m* J4 \6 e9 m9 Q% \: O, j% ]* {$ H, YMILSPACE Military Space 6 c& |+ F3 U) M" E, e. `* [MILSPEC Military Specification. MILSTAR Military Strategic and Tactical Relay (satellite system). 5 s6 @0 b6 f. j, m* VMILSTRIP Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures. MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. 5 ?9 }4 |4 i+ z; B9 Q GMIN Minimum min Minute. + i0 @% V- [# Y/ o5 kMini-DAMA Miniature Demand Assigned Multiple Access. Miniature Homing " W0 D f* z- b4 H" @9 G! JVehicle (MHV)/ Miniature Vehicle ! A& m2 N A1 i; }6 c4 _' h2 `, Q(MV) An air-launched direct-ascent ("pop-up") kinetic energy anti-satellite weapon. Minimum Acceptable Operational : Q# U0 p; g9 uRequirement % c4 U) L5 {# p' o" sThe value for a particular parameter that is required to provide a system ) ~& Y& F% G3 @+ y l/ R% Icapability that will satisfy the validated mission need. Also known as the performance threshold. / k1 L6 |9 o$ s! ` Q. _+ zMinimum Energy / ]7 e! @# \# ~; E) nTrajectory / n& D' d& T* t$ F) Y* {The trajectory that produces maximum range for a given amount of energy. 1 t* h: A5 [5 |& @Minimum Required / _: p1 V9 Z, U4 C& f" v, s* {/ UAccomplishment s Necessary tasks that must be completed during an acquisition phase prior to the 3 K" I9 a/ d& y7 `+ q' {next milestone decision review. Applies to all acquisition categories and highly # t2 G% S- W# `7 H% U0 _sensitive classified programs. Minuteman US ICBM. MIP Maintenance Index Page (Navy ILS term). MIPA Missile Procurement Army (Appropriation). 0 T: s m, W$ Z* V" g( lMIPR Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M ) R/ [' k: R7 ?4 {+ n& G, ^/ E% D184 MIPS (1) Marine Integrated Personnel System (USMC term). (2) Master Integrated Program Schedule. 7 N& K0 |' B% K/ H(3) Million Instructions Per Second (ADP term). 5 q; K$ `$ Y1 A. t8 j# F7 @! e8 SMIPT Management IPT. ( w0 l# O) p% C; G5 Q0 Q* wMIRACL Mid Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser. 7 c3 }! S `" O) w ^4 KMIRS Management Information and Reporting System. MIRV Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle. MIS Management Information System. MISREP Mission Report (JFACC term). 0 b" {" j* ]. g3 Q+ C# zMISSI Multilevel Information Systems Security Initiative. Missile Defense National Team (MDNT) 0 i7 e' h1 p( n5 L+ T" g) J4 FA collaborative enterprise of the missile defense community that is focused on - L5 m$ `8 ^( }! N7 d( s' @executing a single program of research and development work to develop a $ g# ?2 @# x+ Z4 }- vBallistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). It is comprised of personnel from 7 [. F: l4 h V9 n: U0 w" o N$ _- jGovernment, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), ' @! Q0 E/ Q* {University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), Scientific, Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) providers and major industry contractors. 2 m& k* g0 P. {) jMissile Defense National Team, Battle Management, ; T) {7 G$ F+ e8 T' K' V( U$ CCommand and Control, and ! I2 f* C- e9 S- i( I0 O4 GCommunications (MDNTB) The component of the MDNT led by MDA/BC that is focused on Battle # n; f* ~8 t8 \- r% [Management, Command and Control, and Communications (BM/C2/C). The MDNTB industry contribution is composed of a single team of major defense contractors (Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin [Team Lead], Northrop * R# S* j# B4 j, }9 MGrumman, 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 4 A# u: b" D3 p Y% B0 c! Rprovides a confidential consolidation of experience in the development, integration, and production of missile defense systems. $ |; S# _0 N" i+ T' J! WMissile Defense f: w3 c, s& E9 ?& g8 b, [National Team, 8 H5 P; s# V9 ~" WSystems % N, ^9 z0 _5 P" w/ Y: [ ]Engineering & Integration (MDNTS) The component of the MDNT led by MDA/SE that is focused on Systems 9 r+ W9 m- d$ ]9 O) PEngineering and Integration (SE&I). The MDNTS industry contribution is - `) W/ P: t7 v& G: e- s; pcomposed of a single team of major defense contractors (Boeing [Team Lead], 8 N$ S4 \5 z# |8 I6 uGeneral Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and TRW). 4 d2 G3 P! G5 O: u9 x; TThis industry team is referred to as the MDNTS (I) and is a unique sub-group of personnel from the industry companies that provides a confidential consolidation * E/ J1 i/ S5 _3 Mof experience in the development, integration, and production of missile defense 5 ]9 C& J. ]( k" o; g3 }8 `systems. Missile Defense Warning Condition & d- g% E+ U" BA situation of peril declared by the competent military commander, that a ballistic missile attack is probable (Missile Defense Warning Yellow), imminent or in progress (Missile Defense Warning Red), or improbable (Missile Defense Warning White). + j9 @ Q0 e$ n4 u* u& MMissile Destruct Intentional destruction of a missile or similar vehicle for safety or other reasons.

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Missile Guidance System . U: F0 V6 D$ ?0 d8 cA system that evaluates flight information, correlates it with target data, determines the desired flight path of a missile, and communicates the necessary ! g9 Y1 f- T3 `$ icommands to the missile flight control system. ! ?1 R" A+ O r, p9 m+ S) WMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 185 ; L% c- q7 Y- \$ T w: Q1 vMissile Intercept 4 Y) r1 J6 S' P- O' }! ~ U+ XZone % X1 V& u& u: a, N$ VThat geographical division of the destruction area where surface-to-air missiles have primary responsibility for destruction of airborne objects. Missile Release Line The line at which an attacking aircraft could launch an air-to-surface missile 8 R# X4 J* o% F. m1 t. D% Lagainst a specific target. & h) b0 j t. v8 d. AMissile Warning 2 [8 A9 O7 S8 y1 ]( W1 ?9 N* qCenter (MWC) Located in CMAFB, the MWC is operated by USSPACECOM to fulfill ballistic q {$ { |# [' o9 [missile TW/AA responsibilities of USCINCSPACE to external users to whom there ; B' @6 \& n" l% e4 |8 J7 d2 Gare commitments. The MWC manages the ballistic missile sensors and reporting , n- M% X# a- psystem in support of timely, accurate, and unambiguous warning of missile attack 4 t4 ~2 |8 o3 ?2 u k( y$ wworldwide. 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 7 m6 h; @& ~) Tare 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. ( D+ m f, X% U% i( A5 {Mission (1) The task, together with the purpose, which clearly indicates the action to ) \; L/ \1 u9 q: P* abe 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. $ } K# g& [- \3 g(3) Missions are statements of the objective to be accomplished for a given 7 L/ @+ [2 c) Y1 U+ f6 @situation. Missions will describe the situation and will include who, what, when, where, why, and how the BMD system will perform. They contain . O; A, g1 d: _% ^employment direction and procedures to BMD forces for a given situation to achieve specific defense objectives. (USSPACECOM) Mission Area A segment of the defense mission as established by the Secretary of Defense. + u# k4 p+ z! {: P" N! V, GEach DoD component has a mission area (i.e. Navy - sea control) for which it 5 Q0 F! `* u# ?3 Vmust equip its forces. $ O/ ?, F4 m! yMission Area " ~% L3 Q0 W3 qAnalysis (MAA) 0 G; p5 E& H( p7 Q: nContinuous analysis of assigned mission responsibilities in the several mission 8 n! m; X6 f: v( r! l3 P2 _6 j: Q% iareas to identify deficiencies in the current and projected capabilities to meet essential mission needs, and to identify opportunities for the enhancement of / K8 w1 E- Y1 B' Q v% E" S& ^capability through more effective systems and less costly methods. Mission Capable + u8 V; v% B. p(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 5 {0 N' [" u" |% n# n7 bthe sum of full mission capable and partial mission capable. Also called MC. # n( j* b! O+ ~# d0 M9 `Mission Critical Computer Resources Automated data processing equipment or services if the function, operation, or * g' j+ o2 u {7 Quse: (1) involves intelligence activities; (2) involves cryptologic activities related to & I) l0 r7 _5 I5 O0 D9 e+ s: d; Unational security; (3) involves command and control of military forces; (4) involves ; d3 @7 U" L7 S# N3 {5 Tequipment which is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or (5) is critical to direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions. ) h; Q2 ?4 w. @2 P3 T& G" vMission Critical # B2 j; V$ `( @! HSystem A system whose operational effectiveness and operational suitability are essential to successful completion or to aggregate residual combat capability. If 2 ^' f, ~* @. s' n8 b0 R/ Zthis 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. 6 P* P) ^7 Z' v' w' ]Mission Element A segment of a mission area critical to the accomplishment of the mission area objectives and corresponding to a recommendation for a major system capability as determined by the DoD Component. 7 v J- v! E1 y5 `; s5 t0 {9 }MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 6 z& |( v0 d/ I/ L, y4 H186 + B0 \# O. l& n3 h( k, uMission Need . u4 ~4 L9 e* K+ X! _Analysis Assesses alternatives in an operational context, identifying what force capabilities would be gained by pursuing any of a designated set of alternatives. % C9 y0 L0 [( f8 v- m$ Q% G. ^+ |, PAssesses the strengths and weaknesses of a military force when confronting a 6 U, j& ?' I B2 M: [postulated threat in a specified scenario or set of circumstances. ; i6 _; u6 b; i# O6 Q7 L( EMission Need Statement (MNS) 4 F: L. y% K$ q0 @9 g0 t, U0 d(1) A non-system specific statement of operational capability needs, prepared IAW format in DoD 5000.2-M. Developed by DoD components and forwarded to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) for ' n2 b# m: |7 t3 e" x* s# S- @validation and approval (major efforts), or just notification (minor efforts). # o- X( L0 h: W8 U. g- L/ {* pThe JROC also assesses all MNSs for joint service potential. MNSs go to ; b. g6 J) h- i* P4 N8 k2 vthe milestone decision authority for a determination on whether or not to convene a Milestone 0 review. 0 G; w2 ?: ], I/ ](2) A statement of operational capability required to perform an assigned mission or to correct a deficiency in existing capability to perform the 9 _5 j# l" W6 y; y0 omission. Mission Reliability 3 T4 L" b/ F. K$ `! g, t k: k0 o/ ZThe probability that the system will perform mission essential functions for a period of time under the conditions stated in the mission profile. - R/ g# ?/ @2 j& O/ LMIST Mosaic Infrared Sensor Technology. 2 _/ {) ]6 W# x* t4 \. oMIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT/LL Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Lincoln Laboratory, Bedford, MA. 6 P( c: N% i) W0 l8 J- z' FMIW Mine Warfare. MK Mark (version). MKV (1) Miniature Kill Vehicle. (2) Multiple Kill Vehicles. 8 @! O: D+ O# Z5 m7 {$ n( HMLCP Mission Launch Control Processor. ! D1 n1 N4 R; }MLDT (1) Mean Logistics Delay Time (ILS term). (2) Missile Downlink Transmitter (USA term). % c' E6 }: P" x7 Z9 @! Z6 TMLF Multi-Lateral Force. MLI Multi-layer Insulation.

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MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System. MLS (1) Microwave Landing System (FAA airways term). ! b( R: R. K9 ]5 a) @(2) Multi-Level Security (COMSEC term). 1 B, S# a% r7 c# M! s9 w6 TMLV (1) Missile Launch Vehicle. (2) Medium Life Vehicle. s/ `% O/ T7 \1 G9 ]0 qMLWIR Medium-Long Wavelength Infrared. " Y9 Z9 [+ i9 S" o+ KMm Millimeter. MM Maintenance Manual. ( a" L/ h! J9 V' XMM III Minuteman III ICBM. 4 `* T* T4 V8 ~( `6 _MMH Maintenance Man-hours (ILS term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M # Y9 T9 b9 p8 S& x2 B0 U3 f' L187 # \/ i* @3 t P/ SMMI Man-Machine Interface. MMIC Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit. MMIPT Milestone Management IPT (THAAD Program term). / N' j( Y" b5 E5 oMMKV Multiple Miniature Kill Vehicles MMM Multi-Mode Missile. . l7 i- G) S x$ r: e) x2 [& j( zMMPM MEECN Message Processing Mode. / A* h* E; R1 l5 j* U" jMMR Monthly Management Review. MMS Multi-Mode Seeker. MMS-CP Missile Management Station – Control Panel (US Army term). 5 X8 x* n" v- w" z$ l' pMMU Man Maneuvering Unit. - c4 L T5 } Z7 X" q6 wMMW Millimeter Wave. MN-ED Materiel Need – Engineering Development (US Army term). & s1 x0 ~5 j2 f% e! IMNS Mission Need Statement. MOA (1) Memorandum of Agreement. (2) Military Operating Area. ; {3 z* l4 G% R/ J/ ?MOA/U Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding. 7 y+ g& ~: W- n; a5 TMOAB Missile Optimized Anti-Ballistic. MOB Main Operations Base. Mobile Ground 3 p- ^' K& m3 m7 h4 S8 `( UEntry Point : a/ Z }) J% @4 q1 I, W(MGEP) The subset of GEPs, which are transportable. GEPs provide the communications ' t) u5 ?% x/ b k/ t4 p, t- P5 z' Iinterfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2E. MOC Mobile Operations Center. MOCVD Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition. 3 p$ n2 q8 `7 F# m3 g% E/ m- t% G9 AMock-up A model, built to scale, of a machine, apparatus, or weapon. It is used in % }% L j$ j& q3 M' Bexamining 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. Modem Modulator-Demodulator (Telecomm/Computer term). 8 d# ?! W! T7 c* j. b1 `7 iModes Situational conditions or categories under which selective Rules of Engagement 3 f/ U! ~4 q5 O& Gapply. Examples include: Peacetime: Day to day operation when training, exercises, and routine maintenance and operations occur. Prior to crisis or war. ; j# x- w7 y6 q3 g( h) f5 ?8 @Crisis: The transition state between peacetime and war. War: Self-explanatory. . o8 ?, @; Y8 e3 m4 f4 RMODIL 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 impact on other components. x6 j. y# n4 f f- C# ^! R2 b8 bMOE See Measure of Effectiveness. MOL Minimum Operating Level. 2 ~& K0 z5 ^% IMOLNIYA Orbit This is a highly eccentric orbit with high apogee (.71 to .74) in the northern ) O& N5 m# x0 S3 ]hemisphere 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 long periods (96 percent) above a designated point on earth. - g4 @- ?& w* g% M5 k' T3 oMOM Measure of Merit. # q/ @# d# ^! w# ^' p. S: L4 ]Mono Track Data on the location and movement of an object in space that can be derived by # }& V- r( |4 t7 sa single sensor. Monostatic Radar A radar system in which the receiver and transmitter are collocated. MOP Memorandum of Policy. MOPA Master Oscillator Power Amplifier. MOPP Mission-Oriented Protective Posture. MOR Memorandum of Record. ; I9 ]! ]" e! g: T4 S% D* I+ QMORA MILSTAR Operator Requirements Analyst. ( t/ [+ H* n% I' [* XMOS Metal Oxide Semiconductor. 8 r# w! L7 K# {0 l/ K% IMoscow BMD System 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 4 y- R' K Y+ m! Dinterceptor tracking is performed by mechanically steered dish antennas. MOSHED Multi-planar Organic Scintillator High Energy Detector. MOSTT Mosaic Optical Sensor Technology Testbed. 9 Z; W7 z+ k9 |8 }- g0 \) OMOTIF Maui Optical Tracking and Identification Facility, HI. ) _! R- x1 h/ i6 d @MOTR Multiple Object Tracking Radar. MOTS Military Off the Shelf. MOU Memorandum of Understanding. MPA (1) Main Political Administration (USSR term). : O r2 j- S! ~/ d; B(2) Maintenance Planning Analysis (ILS term). / y; g8 j$ q: _ s" l8 V7 q( ~: B: Xmph Miles per hour. MPL Multiple Pulse Laser. + ]/ ]/ L" l7 v [2 H# EMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 4 ^; I3 H; d) }0 d8 y" T6 H* {189 * a5 }( W3 d# z v& OMPOS Million Operations Per Second. 0 `5 k5 g& ~" }4 n) L+ lMPP Massively Parallel Processor. MPRS Mission Planning Rehearsal System. % t$ g- N4 S, ^) \. n& AMPS (1) Multiple Protective Shelters (once to be used for basing MX). (2) Main Propulsion System. 2 p9 w4 b3 a0 {MPT Manpower, Personnel, and Training. ; U* o+ T% B9 u' X, k& p uMPTS Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Safety. MR (1) Milliradian. (2) Mobile Reserve. (3) Maintenance Ratio (ILS term) (4) Missile 7 @9 \& x8 T4 W ~& a. z; ~Round (US Army term) 6 _* `. L x" t2 `2 `MRB Material Review Board. MRBM Medium Range Ballistic Missile. MRC (1) Maintenance Requirements Card (Navy ILS term). (2) Major Regional Conflict/Contingency. MRCTS Missile Round Cable Test Set. ' n6 d) R% U3 @" Z2 gMRD Mission Requirements Document. MRDA Mission Requirements and Definition Analysis. # \2 ~$ V+ c! _+ ^4 SMRJ A specific SETA contractor. MRL Multiple Rocket Launcher. * |+ h( t6 ]" g v M% WMROC (1) Mobile Regional Operations Center. (2) Multiple Required Operational Capabilities. 9 ^3 i0 F9 l5 P' qMRP Missile Round Pallet. " R/ }, K. z4 u8 q9 lMRR Mission Readiness Review (AFMC term). MRSA Material Readiness Support Agency (US. Army).

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MRSS Mobile Range Safety System. 3 b: m. ~% X5 J# U1 YMRTFB Major Range and Test Facility Base. - Z! s; F @' l1 kMRV Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle. MRVIS Mid-Apogee Reentry Vehicle Intercept System. $ A2 N% P& O: B- Kms Milliseconds. MS Milestones. 5 B* C( P- R2 JMS I Milestone I (DD 5000 term). MS II Milestone Two (DD 5000 term). $ h: D6 T1 Y% H7 `; RMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 5 c: r" L: N, `& W& J190 MS III Milestone Three (DD 5000 term). : E/ J- J7 O, eMS IV Milestone Four (DD 5000 term). ( |1 k" b8 S* }" DMS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System. ) Z4 d8 p0 r9 f! A2 lMSAG Multi-functional Self-Aligned Gate. 7 m+ \! o& d- m* aMSC (1) Military Sealift Command. (2) Mission Support Configuration. (3) Major & c" j3 P2 x" C; F& a$ r' Y! Y, mSubordinate Command. ; J+ Z' n6 Y+ pMSD Modular Security Device. ( y% c1 h& k8 e9 y7 ~- k9 b+ uMSE (1) Mobile Subscriber Equipment (PATRIOT). l7 U7 R; Y( c/ n7 r(2) Multiple Simultaneous Engagements. MSEL Master Scenario Events List. $ e0 H* _2 x3 ~; f* F" WMSFC Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. ( n5 g9 K% i3 T$ @% n# c2 h ^2 jMSG Message. MSGDB Message Database. 7 X9 P7 O6 o7 r; s- j. M% Y- JMSI Multi-Spectral Imagery. MSIC Missile and Space Intelligence Center (DIA), Redstone Arsenal, AL. MSL (1) Mean Sea Level. (2) Master Station Log. " r! R. [! z: C, v4 g1 [+ zMSLS Multi-Service Launch System (Minuteman). MSPS Mega Sample Per Second. MSR Missile Site Radar. MSS (1) Midcourse Surveillance System. (2) Multi-Satellite System. (ARPA). * y) ~% {( }, z5 y+ ]; M# i(3) Management Support System. (4) Modeling and Simulation Support. MSSS Maui Space Surveillance Site. 3 A4 g3 D5 u$ U6 E. q" @( gMSTI Miniature Sensor Technology Integration satellite. * y% g" l3 _+ ?MSTS (1) Midcourse Surveillance and Tracking System. (2) Multi Source Tactical System. MSU Mass Storage Unit (TelComm/Computer term). . [9 F/ U, V& AMSWG Milestone Working Group. MSX Midcourse Space Experiment. Mt. Megaton. MT Metric Ton. ! @$ V6 E- F) @MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M ) z+ c5 @. h' ]0 b, C191 MTACCS Marine Tactical Air Command and Control System. MTB(EME) Mean Time Between (Equipment Malfunction Event). & i5 e7 @* o5 k4 EMTBCF Mean Time Between Critical Failures ((ILS term). MTBF Mean Time Between Failures. MTBFS MTBF Software (ILS term). % `8 S% A+ w! y' @& s. j( _8 E8 oMTBM Mean Time Between Maintenance (ILS term). MTBMA Mean Time Between Maintenance Actions (ILS term). $ k' [# r2 @( k4 \% @MTBR Mean Time Between Removals (ILS term). $ i/ U4 N9 l5 h) oMTCR Missile Technology Control Regime. MTD (1) Maintenance Task Distribution (ILS term). (2) Material Test Directorate. ' x8 | [0 }0 {( j% U6 T, i+ _3 W(3) Missile Technology Demonstration (USAF program). 5 T/ Y6 I1 O T) O0 hMTDS Minimum Technical Data Set (ACDP term). Mtg Meeting. MTI Moving Target Indicator. 5 o' r9 z. ?6 k( `) s3 vMTM Maneuvering Tactical Missile. MTMC Military Traffic Management Control. Mtn Mountain. MTOE Modified Table of Organization and Equipment. MTOP Management Task Order Plan. MTS Missile Tracking Sensor. 1 P& `* k4 f+ cMTTR Mean Time To Repair. MTTRS Mean Time to Restore System. : A" d, U+ b) s/ aMTTV Maneuvering Tactical Target Vehicle. MTU Military Training Unit (ILS term). MTV Maneuvering Target Vehicle. A Hera target booster with a Pershing II reentry , @: f$ x# o# L/ o# z) uvehicle. 3 |( }+ W$ u2 }" S& X" V* D2 p/ |0 }MTWS MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation. 1 O0 K& @* V; ]MUE Mission Unique Equipment. # ]. s+ s, }) FMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 192 Multi-Service Doctrine 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 two or more Services, and is promulgated in multi-Service publications that ; m3 M- c1 t1 S( e7 Didentify the participating Services. See also Joint Doctrine. n" y" p. i# Y QMulti-Spectral Imagery The image of an object obtained simultaneously in a number of discrete spectral ' L" M9 d" P. W& P' A( C2 wbands. Multi-Year 9 p. b) C5 f4 l$ E" U! d9 ?Appropriation 1 B$ a/ J8 G2 ]% w- xCongressional appropriation available for incurring obligations for a definite , d& b F4 q6 z, U# mperiod in excess of one fiscal year; i.e., for two or more years. (See Multi-Year ) }8 L7 s( p5 ~Procurement.) Multi-Year 5 C2 @7 t5 I B1 k5 M( n- GProcurement : `# H0 S1 }" C/ R' C(MYP) 2 }; s% o; j1 UA procurement of more units than the current year requirement. The total & N+ f S, Z2 D3 W1 _0 E/ }purchase is divided into segments, which are annually budgeted and funded; however, the contractor is protected from cancellations through clauses in contracts. + @% A* |! s( MMultilateration A type of multi-static radar usually employing one transmitter and several receivers for target detection and tracking. Multilevel Device A device that is used in a manner that it simultaneously permits access by users w$ _3 U; r* s% `0 N8 g) D) dwith different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from 3 s% ^) x8 D4 T3 q9 u& oobtaining access to information for which they lack authorization. Multilevel Secure A class of system containing information with different classifications that - @6 S+ {, g7 jsimultaneously permits access by users with different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from obtaining access to information for which / \3 z- L/ O+ E- F) X+ Sthey lack authorization. . l( K% n' r' ]Multilevel Security Mode 1 j& K; T, [ f& R! u# T(ADP Security) A mode of operation using an operating system, which provides a capability, that permits various levels and categories or compartments of material 3 g D" Z. J* @: L1 i5 Y/ T4 uto be concurrently stored and processed in an ADP system. Multiple 8 r; O5 B% j, e5 r+ K# k# z$ B# ZIndependently ( N) } [, G1 m( ?Targetable : S0 a7 u+ Q# g. J) [" KReentry Vehicle (MIRV) 9 z7 c$ {; \$ u- I8 h4 jA reentry vehicle carried by a delivery system that can place one or more reentry , h* O/ t _2 O4 `3 S9 pvehicles 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 Phenomenology Observations 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. . N* z& P l' y2 V, L/ vMultiple Reentry % R! o: U6 ?' I( X8 |Vehicle A reentry vehicle of a delivery system, which places more than one reentry vehicle over an individual target. Multiple Silo Defense & j: ?. S2 g% `1 d: x; l2 N5 oCapability 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 / X2 I8 x1 X3 j! k0 @& o! ~more than one DoD Component, or for a DoD Component's systems that have # E1 B4 ^* A8 z$ o: K/ Y9 s6 Yinterfaces with equipment of another DoD Component. 2 [) x5 B4 W9 c4 lMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 193 / J) e. C1 \! Q6 e0 y' H; ]3 fMulti-static Radar A radar system with a transmitter and several receivers all separated. A special 7 O- g+ j* s2 G5 l. D; {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 $ R: K) U! B6 s* }: Joperating, are attacked, receivers in other locations might not be noticed and ! a, O5 d- v# T6 V! rmight thereby escape attack. MULTS Mobile Universal Link Translator System (NATO term). MUS Mission Unique Software. MUX Multiplex. mV Millivolt. , @, y2 Q9 U5 O# y+ r; JMV Miniature Vehicle. 1 E6 O/ Y) D$ R: D0 u6 E- LMW (1) Mega-Watt (millions of watts). (2) Microwave. (3) Missile Warning. 0 C* P2 Z- T2 ?. ~MWC Missile Warning Center. : K' h" L0 |4 Z! d: M+ BMwe Megawatt (electrical energy). MWIR Medium Wavelength Infrared. MWS Modular Workstation (ADP term). 8 V& W' ~5 J: q o/ g, PMwt Megawatt (thermal energy). MX Formerly an experimental missile; newest addition to U.S. ICBM arsenal; also 3 Y/ Q& Z& k" Q8 l2 f- \2 Ucalled "Peacekeeper.” 5 d+ y j* v T I: \7 F, lMY Man Year. 3 D; p) Q6 R! _0 kMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N ! ]0 k& N% ?0 c" h. l194 N (1) Neutron. (2) North. N/A (1) Not Applicable. (2) Not Available. N/SP CC NORAD/US SPACECOM Commander. % F- l v5 K$ P: j6 mNAAF Neutral Airframe Adaptive Flare. . w2 Y' T$ P5 f* ^NACMA NATO ACCS Management Agency. NACSEM National Communications Security Emanations Memoranda. NACSI National Communications Security Instruction. NACSIM National Communications Security Information Memoranda. NAD Navy Area Defense (lower tier). ' c/ c0 W5 k9 _0 F* v9 @NADC Naval Air Development Center. NADGE NATO Air Defense Ground Environment. NADIR Network Anomaly Detection Intrusion Reported. NAE Navy Acquisition Executive. NAF (1) Non-appropriated Fund. 2. Naval Air Facility. NAI Named Areas of Interest. NAIC National Air Intelligence Center (DIA), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. NAM Non-aligned Movement. NAMEADSMA NATO MEADS Management Agency. ! W7 x) _2 v0 b- C2 z4 aNAOC National Airborne Operations Center (formerly NEACP). NAP NDS Augmentation Package. NAS (1) National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. (2) Naval Air Station. + k7 |6 Z: d# X, r+ @7 }2 TNASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. $ \8 \" {% w7 v+ E1 s1 E) | \NASDA National Space Development Agency (Japan). 2 |2 M* S* K! e7 T2 r6 ]$ {: BNASP National Aerospace Plane. NATINAD NATO Integrated Air Defense. 5 c5 B7 l4 d. j1 c4 x' e9 U" r ^National Airborne 9 B2 `. M0 A- G$ WOperations Center (NAOC) ' H5 b, T! R; \5 O' G2 OOne of four specially equipped Boeing 747s that during a national emergency would allow the President and top military leaders to stay airborne for up to 12 ! \7 N1 V U1 y5 S6 phours while linked to ground and space forces. Formerly NEACP. # [" h( R4 q# W. ]% \National % U* c* \. X7 d. [3 A' J0 }' s+ _Command ( z5 V0 C) C7 [; J: ]Authorities (NCA) The President and the Secretary of Defense or their duly deputized alternates or 6 c, Z: }: o' h+ w/ A* ksuccessors. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 0 I3 o% j2 G; s" d195 National Military Command Center L. f; p5 N7 m1 T! v) A& i& T( I; Q(NMCC) 6 y- p' c. K, VThe primary location for JCS command and control of all U.S. and Combined ' `" D) I$ ~: W% M# jForces. Located at the Pentagon, Arlington, VA. National Military 3 S2 H( W; X3 `# iCommand System (NMCS) The priority component of the Worldwide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS) designed to support the National Command Authorities and Joint - K1 A4 A# `9 e$ m; K5 `Chiefs of Staff in the exercise of their responsibilities. The NMC provides the 1 G; m! L- B2 q- F4 S3 ^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 * Y2 X/ v0 ~% Q$ }: e& t; V7 eresources of the Military Departments applied, military mission assigned, and by ; N% x ~& @" }5 q3 {! ^6 P5 _4 V$ wwhich 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 $ C: Z/ T: Y% n7 Z9 i) ~be selected and directed by the NCA and implemented. In addition, the NMCS supports the Joint Chiefs of Staff in carrying out their responsibilities. ; D9 a9 \" `# G( K$ t9 [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 * g$ m- b3 T( _command, control, and communications (BM/C3) system; and a constellation of Space and Missile Tracking System (SMTS) (a.k.a. Brilliant Eyes) satellites. National 9 x, X, G2 n, L! ?3 _2 a1 @1 \- ^8 bReconnaissance ( w" s5 Y1 T6 Z5 b, p# c- p9 SOffice (NRO) E/ D6 m% j8 Z+ D3 j2 K iA Department of Defense Agency tasked to ensure that the United States has the technology, spaceborne, and airborne assets needed to acquire intelligence `3 B6 e2 h) i" S h# Zworldwide, including support to such functions as monitoring arms control , a" ] v- p( q" x. q3 T' \agreements, indications and warning, and the planning and conducting of military operations. This mission is accomplished through research and . H& ]8 w( I; w6 ~2 pdevelopment, acquisition, and operation of spaceborne and airborne intelligence 0 p0 {& e' X0 K. z7 S3 J$ A- Zdata collection systems.

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National Strategy Selection The determination of when it is in the national interest to activate and employ defense resources (i.e., the balance between responsiveness and crisis control), 0 p' R/ s. q# z2 Vand given an activation/employment decision, what should be the basic objective (e.g., force survival, survival of selected population centers, etc.). National Test Bed 3 j9 U! n0 @7 d) n. h9 [(NTB) A number of geographically separated simulation and test facilities that are linked through communications to simulate various portions of the ballistic missile ) O; J& @. X1 L) Odefense (BMD) system for testing and validating operational and technical concepts and technologies. National Test Bed Joint Program ; |/ N# p1 l7 J: D% P( rOffice (NTBJPO) # n ]5 J+ ^5 x T6 d6 w(OBSOLETE) A Joint Service organization established to manage the NTF and execute the NTB program for MDA. National Test Facility (NTF) A large, modeling, simulation and test facility located on Falcon AFB in Colorado which serves as the central control, coordinating, and computing center for the * a$ h& c# N% l5 n) G' k! R$ y, ZNTB and as the primary integration and test facility of the BMD SE&I contractor. 5 O; M1 B7 t0 V$ P8 K; Z$ tNational Warning Center (NWC) ) }, i. a5 y1 XCenter 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. NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATOPS Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 196 Natural Ground and Atmospheric Environments % w9 H" F, N+ ^! b3 d/ [The environments, which exist in the sensible atmosphere and on the surface of the earth. These include meteorological, seismic, biological and related natural conditions. 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. 8 Z6 d& R4 f+ B4 ]3 `5 gNatural Space Environment 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 affects the propagation of radar and communications signals. NAVAIDS Navigational Aids. Naval Space Command + G: X. \ Q+ Q- V; o; ^(NAVSPACE- ! u- a" a0 ^$ z' U- @COM) + ?( H6 {- ~! L9 A- H7 DThe naval component of USSPACECOM. Responsible for day-to-day operation . |* V* H- w0 _of FLTSATCOM, NAVSPASUR, etc. Responsible for BMD elements that may be operated by the Navy. Located in Dahlgren, VA. Naval Space Operations - B- N" Y/ `: F9 c% W$ c& d, [: qCenter (NAVSPOC) ' l) j( k2 Y3 U9 UExisting Navy component command center at Dahlgren, VA, responsible for ; C* T+ O R! O/ `logistical and administrative support of forces assigned to them. NAVDSOC Navy Defense System Operations Center. NAVFAC Navy Facilities Engineering Command. NAVFOR Navy Forces. 1 c: o2 X# V, K8 ^5 Y" hNAVMACS Navy Modular Automated Communications System (USN term). # }: ]5 b' Y4 z* W; qNAVMIC Naval Maritime Intelligence Center, Suitland, MD. 4 @9 V0 H% n! ^- P1 |+ @NAVOSH Navy Occupational Safety and Health. NAVSAT Navigation Satellite. NAVSPACE Naval Space Command. NAVSPACECOM Naval Space Command. " }' ^$ }! \* m2 X, s, DNAVSPASUR Naval Position of SPASUR. 6 n: [+ P9 |: P' DNAVSPOC Naval Space Operations Center. NAVSTAR Navigational satellite, part of the Global Positioning System (GPS). Navy FAAWC Navy Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander. k7 K9 U- e W3 ?2 f' W* [4 qNAWC Naval Air Warfare Center. NAWC WPNS Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, CA. . N d$ u6 B2 s# o, P& KNBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical. NBS National Bureau of Standards.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N ' t6 i c/ x( f( ]3 d' q6 M2 M4 `& c197 ( n! z w) _' G8 zNBTS Neutral Beam Test Stand. NC Numerically Controlled (CAM computer term). + ~) N# n1 ~ U. XNCA National Command Authorities. ' b7 P5 m. F. I* L; y8 h9 UNCC NORAD Command Center, Colorado Springs, CO. % K0 [$ G! r: B7 s0 UNCCOSC Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center, San Diego, CA. NCCS Navy Command and Control System. NCDCS Narrow Band Coherent Data Collection System. & J9 H, H$ b1 X' W5 q$ |NCDD New Customer Development Database. NCO Non-Commissioned Officer (USA/USAF/USMC term). * H8 d$ A+ [1 r+ QNCP NORAD Command Post. NCS (1) National Communications System. (2) Net Control Station. (3) Naval Control 1 e4 u$ ~9 }7 ]7 n3 w aof Shipping. NCSC National Computer Security Center. NDC Naval Doctrine Command. . ~6 Z( F- a: Q% V6 X5 ~3 \NDD NMD System Development Director. NDE Non-Destructive Evaluation. 7 f M7 [- A; G9 H* S/ XNDEW Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon. 5 ^$ Q' n' ]) H( kNDEWG Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon - Ground-Based. NDI (1) Non-Developmental Item. . G* w5 q/ h$ d4 {, w(2) Non-Destructive Inspection. NDP National Disclosure Policy. NDS (1) National Defense Stockpile (2) National Defense System. NDT Non-Destructive Test. / }% X4 q8 r% B$ f* W0 CNDU National Defense University, Washington, DC. NEA (1) Northeast Asia. (2) Northeast Asia campaign scenario. NEACP National Emergency Alternate Command Post (E-4 aircraft). ) k, _- @" s0 S2 Q* y# yNear Real Time Pertaining to the timeliness of data or information that has been delayed by the # R" O0 w% ?" C! C6 H9 @" @6 Atime required for electronic communication and automatic data processing. This implies that there are no significant delays. NEC (1) National Economics Council. (2) Navy Enlisted Code. NECC Navy EHF Communications Controller. 4 V0 ]0 ]# z, X# z# BMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N % u! u& ~1 C7 x% U; N1 I4 j8 v/ }* j198 Negate Early Warning % H3 R1 Q. s" C! u7 rThe use of any technique that precludes the use of, renders useless, or : P2 L$ A5 D, q) Z8 w7 R& S6 Vdegrades 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. # @2 z; g& z* I+ a. qNEP (1) Nuclear Electric Propulsion. (2) Nuclear Environment Protection. 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). Y. w1 {* j$ ]7 q Y8 {5 ?Neutral Particle 9 M- I/ w% Y6 F" VBeam (NPB) - z: s7 ^6 R: {/ H, p, NAn energetic beam of neutral particles that is generally used to damage $ R1 p: m& R9 ^ felectronics. NEV Network Experimental Version. NEW Net Explosive Weight. NFL New Foreign Launch. # I/ d+ ?: y5 U: v- ?1 {' C% dNG National Guard. NH&S Nuclear Hardening and Survivability. 0 X% |" C9 U+ o( G& l* ~+ C. |NHA Next-Higher Assembly. NHMT Nuclear-Hardened Mosaic Technology. 4 }7 O2 b6 c6 L2 i5 c; m. CNHTF National Hover Test Facility, Edwards AFB, CA. 7 y' O# Z2 j5 _1 h, N9 tNIAG NATO Industrial Advisory Group. NIC National Intelligence Council. $ }2 H! G6 u- N$ o- {NID Naval Intelligence Database (USN term). NIE National Intelligence Estimate. NIH National Institute of Health. & n! u- ~1 L" X5 bNII National Information Infrastructure. NIITF National Information Infrastructure Task Force. 2 e1 b8 G/ c# Y# L- \" Y. [2 l- V% fNILE NATO Improved Link Eleven. * S6 S4 t* V6 y5 F, h6 NNILES NATO Improved Link Eleven System. 1 q3 B# U( o3 N1 \! UNIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA. 2 [* G: @- ?# O3 h& OMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N $ W( n7 I( O& {9 R. ]1 N) o1 V199 3 f, u" w3 L: } oNIPS NTCS Intelligence Processing Service (USN term). NISC OBSOLETE. Naval Intelligence Support Center. (Now Naval Maritime Intelligence Center (NAVMIC). NISP National Industrial Security Program. NISPOM NISP Operating Manual. NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. (Formerly NBS (National Bureau of Standards). ( _. [, c9 r. @3 S2 I, Y) ?NITES Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental Subsystem (USN term). - b/ u- b# a) ]! ?" d6 s: cNitze 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 ) @6 \" z: {" W) Craising 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 8 |- v; e2 e+ R) yan SDS in Section 222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1986. 1 ~+ R9 f* d/ |% r$ b3 iNIU NATO Interface Unit. j1 T$ N Y) d+ }6 ]+ XNIWA Naval Information Warfare Activity. NK North Korea. 9 j0 K. |. t3 J4 t. X0 ]2 b+ mNKEW Nuclear Kinetic Energy Weapon. 5 G1 L6 {: p; x" s# `NL The Netherlands. 2 g4 @5 `* Y0 o2 q0 W S; C2 fNLO Nonlinear Optical. NLOS (1) Non-Line of Sight. (2) Nonlinear Optical System. & S. @8 p4 G) E ZNLT (1) Navy Lower Tier (Missile Defense). (2) Not Later Than. nm (1) Nautical Mile (6,080 feet). (2) Nanometer. + b; n: Q P7 H: J8 v4 M, |: ]0 I1 CNMA NATO Military Authority. NMC Not Mission Capable. ) U$ D* k: D$ _NMCC National Military Command Center. 9 ]* d! |6 z' l0 q0 b( t! ~NMCS National Military Command System. " ~; C# Q% K5 |; mNMD OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense. # N+ Q5 Z) o- `2 F( Y: SNMD 3+3 OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Three Plus Three (program). 1 T0 T8 \0 {! p% F" m) B/ h) Y! P) S, cNMD GBR OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Ground-Based Radar. ( m- k7 w# T7 K* w7 f- ]+ XNMD IIPT OBSOLETE. NMD Integration Integrated Product Team (NMD Program term). * V7 Q, g4 e; `3 T+ H7 @/ n$ [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 9 D' _; j# L$ j' r200 / B, y% K. W0 r8 c' R) `NMDPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Program Office (US Army term). " P& h+ w1 z0 L8 ZNMM NMD Maturity Matrix. 8 F" A. @/ t1 `/ h" h! J: WNMSD National Military Strategy Document. + e9 t9 v, y: w2 V6 h9 F/ qNNAG NATO Naval Armaments Group. NNK Non-Nuclear Kill. NNPA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act. 5 s* f/ q8 x! jNNWS Non-Nuclear Weapon States. ) W8 v! m8 |4 z' G8 ONOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC. 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 resident on the network. NOI Notice of Intent (environmental term). + R1 p( T& x: p( f# B% D5 c! J7 Y: uNOIC Naval Operational Intelligence Center. Noise In the most general terms, noise is the undesired part of the process being 1 K' ^) d( b* s; `) u- kobserved or measured. Its complement, the desired part, is usually referred to 1 Q7 d- v, G2 Q4 \# f* xas the signal. & r6 Y2 W) z5 g- [7 bNon- Developmental 1 T$ O* X" A2 q1 l6 _. e5 O7 F+ jItem (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 ( V/ H+ G# v" U4 c# Lor agency of the United States, a state or local government, or a foreign government with which the United States has a mutual defense cooperation agreement; or (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 " e, F7 X! T4 g% W f* A(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 ( c5 d2 \' i( |( S* Kis not yet in use or is not yet available in the commercial marketplace. Non Material Solution 8 x( d9 P, M, P) \ USolutions to mission needs (warfighting, deficiencies) that can be satisfied by , |3 Z! M+ K# ~: U% Pchanges in doctrine, tactics, operational concepts, training, or organization. % v- K5 L9 o; q& I& |' }3 Y2 w! CNon-Nuclear Kill (NNK) A kill that does not involve a nuclear detonation. . I0 a- a5 M, W0 t+ E+ w2 Q$ BNONAP Non-linear Adaptive Processor (Navy term). 8 O$ {% x8 W8 e. P' I- WNonrecurring Costs 9 P: Q7 J) H: q; O" v(1) Costs that are not proportional to the number of units produced. : x+ d* V1 }: n1 f(2) A one time cost that will occur on a periodic basis for the same organization. Nonrecurring costs include preliminary design effort; design engineering; and all partially completed reporting elements manufactures ! N' \) E/ P1 rfor tests. 1 s: ~' E1 k4 V' _; ?(3) Training of service instructor personnel. NOP Nuclear Operations. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N ! F/ r! K' D' P/ r8 b# p) e201 NOR Notice of Revision. / ]" X/ Y) s9 aNORAD See North American Aerospace Defense Command. ( p0 M* A* P( `, m' p. ^9 v/ X( Q* HNORAD : N; x% E! Q6 TCommand Post ( }# X; m+ K# I# Q(NCP) A center in CMAFB responsible for controlling ACC, Canadian, and other 0 X" {. C* O& J1 [& q" S2 |assigned forces for designated atmospheric missions in defense of North - B1 z7 t3 ^' M8 \# wAmerica. NORSAR Norwegian Seismic Array. " T: y, m5 | BNorth American & R% F; X; p Y" ?Aerospace 1 L& x7 f9 b$ Q& l* IDefense Command (NORAD) 8 o% q# z6 z, D1 v) GA binational command of Canadian and U.S. forces responsible for defense of % h4 G7 R, Q2 O# X, s1 C i1 \North America from bomber and ALCM/SLCM attack. Located in Colorado $ J$ `7 U/ _" L6 lSprings, CO. . b# H: W% o2 ?NORTHCOM Northern Command, Offut AFB, NE 0 ?+ x' N4 D$ ]6 y- W+ u) [, ~NORTHAG Northern Army Group (NATO). NOS Network Operating System. : Y* N* T% n% y/ y- p' E) K# B6 WNOSC OBSOLETE. Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA. See NCCOSC. NPB Neutral Particle Beam. 9 ?- R( k' T. N$ y7 VNPBSE NPB Space Experiment. : B% k5 z }) lNPG Nuclear Planning Group. NPI New Program Integration. - A" _ O( E" F# p6 {NPR National Performance Review. 6 V, b0 ~1 j6 ?1 E* Q1 E( o, sNPT Non-Proliferation Treaty. * p0 w: ]- W1 I; `% `, F9 X5 ^9 MNRaD Naval Research and Development Division (NCCOSC), San Diego, CA. q" q b6 @* s; e% Z& h+ b2 LNRC (1) National Research Council. (2) Network Reliability Council. # m7 i6 d! l- `( T9 _(3) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (4) Nichols Research Corporation. NREN National Research and Education Network. 4 j( g& t4 j% RNRL (1) Nuclear Referral List. (2) Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. ( M. r4 B/ j% F1 C9 o; }NRLA Network Repair-Level Analysis. 2 p3 p* n! f2 vNRO National Reconnaissance Office. NRSC Network Reliability Steering Committee. 6 H- R( \2 m$ o" [8 V& sNRT Near Real Time. , O2 X8 k* O1 J# q. T; `$ E6 BNS/EP National Security/Emergency Preparedness. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 202 , K: u, E- b- a7 i# ONSA National Security Agency. NSA/CSS NSA Central Security Service. 4 z1 E+ @! S/ _; r1 N, }' M8 J: g/ eNSC (1) National Security Council. (2) National Security Center. NSCID National Security Council Intelligence Directive. 0 @) a% @0 r4 T" vNSD National Security Directive. % ^3 V4 ?2 Y/ A! U8 d8 B% UNSDD OBSOLETE. National Security Decision Directive. Replaced by National : s8 E, }1 s* `4 `0 OSecurity Directive (NSD). " l* W# r' _- l3 Q H# ENSDM National Security Decision Memorandum. NSEN NMD System Engineering Notebook.

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NSF National Science Foundation. 3 d; ]1 E. \1 \( e! p* GNSFS Naval Surface Fire Support. $ K. A4 m5 |: FNSG Naval Security Group. * {, A9 C' [- x2 F- X" mNSIA National Security Industrial Association, Washington, DC. 6 P, t b9 o. E7 n) T" Y7 m8 JNSIE Network Security Information Exchange. 9 C8 R. ~9 B. t1 x, {- ]1 zNSN National Stock Number (ILS term). 7 a) R$ S+ `) ]. Z6 x, @. F1 Q4 INSNF Non-Strategic Nuclear Forces. NSOC (1) National Signals Intelligence Operations Center. (2) Navy Satellite Operations Center. NSP Not Separately Priced. NSSC National Space Surveillance Center, CMAFB. NSSD National Security Study Directive. - h8 R, B1 f9 H/ ~9 n+ |NSTAC National Security Telecommunications and Information System Security Committee. 7 N5 w* Z7 b1 W* vNSTC National Science and Technology Council (EOP term). NSWC 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. ( r) O5 L1 l! g2 NNTB National Test Bed. 1 L6 e: a" L4 k( t/ vNTB/WAN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed/Wide Area Network. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 2 M9 r" [, Q0 B, r203 % {- K8 H1 A4 D$ Q6 WNTBI OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration. NTBIC OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration Contract. 6 J9 l4 o2 Y/ N7 M4 iNTB-JPO OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Joint Project Office. 6 Q+ M+ v: {) g; a8 @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 # U3 M8 V2 ^: X' _: e' r1 ]* \- |8 Hforces are pitted against “enemy” forces to validate proposed procedures and 5 ]; J* r4 [* ~8 hdoctrine. NTIC (1) Navy Tactical Intelligence Center. (2) National Technical Information Center. NTF National Test Facility. . e$ i8 l ]% V1 qNTM National Technical Means. NTU New Threat Upgrade. X" H, l2 p$ ?6 rNTW OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide. Now referred to as the Sea-Based Midcourse Segment of BMDS. 7 j A( O q: vNTWD(S) OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide Defense (System). Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Contamination (NBCC) The deposit and/or absorption of residual radioactive material or biological or , Q* G- q0 R/ q3 vchemical agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects. . T) P' @8 C9 u6 a•Nuclear Contamination. Residual radioactive material resulting from fallout or 8 u% z% e+ n3 U3 i! k! Arainout, 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 ) a, @$ ~; q! U9 _2 ahumans, plants, or animals or cause deterioration of material. " N& B* d+ S# e& j! E+ N" p/ j- J•Chemical Contamination. Chemical substances intended for use in military 1 _, q+ g9 ^$ Qoperations to kill, seriously injure, incapacitate, or temporarily irritate humans. Nuclear, Biological, and ! x) M$ p8 W1 n- f( F Q6 e3 n# WChemical * e/ A% R! _. T( f `1 O) nContamination Survivability # l/ m, x5 m) Q% S! A N4 {2 pThe capability of a system and its crew to withstand a NBCC environment and # b$ D, p7 p' l/ drelevant 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 9 B0 Z5 m9 K9 u8 W; u6 g9 peffects of NBCC and relevant decontamination. •Decontamination. The process of making personnel and materiel safe by ; N& I) `& ]% drendering harmless or removing radioactive, chemical, or biological material. - |& m: u/ A8 W: v; B, }•Compatibility. The capability of a system to be operated, maintained, and resupplied by persons wearing individual protective equipment, in all climates " Q/ o- y. I" Q! |- Ufor which the system is designed, and for the period specified in the / E. \- b( `& G) G. Koperational requirements document. . |# {' \( g q6 U$ @% m8 P' y9 GNuclear Cloud See Radioactive Cloud. Nuclear Directed ! A1 G. m2 j ]% p# g' `1 n/ ZEnergy Weapon (NDEW) # e2 Z% S! d! o! W/ @A directed energy weapon for which the source of energy is a specially designed nuclear device. * ^" W# @8 T7 O" Q# {# VMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 204 Nuclear Environment The environment, which results from the detonation of nuclear weapons. Some components of this environment are directly emitted by the nuclear weapon and ) Q% m2 t7 J! n$ Z# Z+ o4 G: fother 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 - Q( p, K ]# L# s; wmagnetic field. The nuclear environment consists of radiation, blast, shock, 7 ]( K( `1 ^2 G& t5 y3 R. P% nthermal, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), emissions from radioactive debris, trapped 4 q; C' j7 I" ~6 z% [electrons, and disturbances to the atmosphere and to the propagation paths for radar and communications. The nuclear environment exists in the 0 I! a2 L$ |! b8 u8 A- Sexoatmospheric, atmospheric and ground BMD operational regimes. . J/ y/ \0 ^6 A/ K8 `/ Y8 hNuclear 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 overpressure, peak velocities, energy absorbed, and electrical stress measures 6 `7 u# D- V7 @hardness. Hardness is achieved through adhering to appropriate design specifications and is verified by one or more test and analysis techniques. Nuclear Radiation Particulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei in various 6 T9 ~; `) z5 d- @: k8 `. ]& Nnuclear 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, are included among ionizing radiations, but they are not nuclear radiations since ~8 J z8 O. B2 _% }4 R. Wthey do not originate from atomic nuclei. (See Ionizing Radiation and X-Rays.)

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Nuclear / h S( {$ J1 C3 t6 v6 q/ N$ V5 ?2 dSurvivability ; T* l+ i5 @' A0 m tCharacteristics 3 ~. @- t7 C* e7 h/ |& L. vA quantitative description of the system features needed to meet its survivability requirements. Such system features include those design, performance, and + m. C) q1 `# |1 O3 _. l9 {; ?3 I+ P8 Xoperational capabilities used to limit or avoid the hostile environment, ( E$ D# ]# l p% O7 Qarchitectures that minimize the impact of localized damage to the larger wartime * o$ q3 B- ~4 T7 K/ j; r( r/ z' _0 }mission, as well as physical hardening to environment levels, which cannot be 2 n6 R- k7 J" o- h6 S; a- amitigated otherwise. Survivability characteristics include proliferation, redundancy, avoidance, reconstitution, deception, and hardening. ( t1 c- p' w$ QNUDET Nuclear Detonation. NUICCS NORAD and USSPACECOM Integrated Command and Control System. - U- A9 d3 T- i7 S; \! LNUT Navy Upper Tier (Missile Defense). : l) L. t( @0 m oNVG Night Vision Goggles. NVIS Near Vertical Incidence System (SINCGARS term). NVMEN Non-Volatile Memory (Telecomm/Computer term). + w {3 ]; p B" g4 @/ MNWC (1) National Warning Center. (2) National War College. (3) Naval War College. (4) Nuclear Weapons Council. (5) Naval Weapons Center. . P8 t! s' e. r& `8 ZNEW Nuclear Weapons Effect. & S4 k6 ]7 T" A- A2 ?3 ZNWFZ Nuclear Weapons Free Zone. NWP Naval Warfare Publication. 3 z5 v' F+ g& m* u- W3 \2 UNWS National Weather Service. NWSC Naval Weapons Support Center. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 205 3 B6 j/ D, ?3 y1 P, p& b+ wNWSUS Navy WWMCCS Site Unique Software. 2 L/ l t3 N, Z9 N! `* ]! c, [/ [MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 206 OAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. O&M Operations and Maintenance. O&O Plan Operational & Organizational Plan (Army). 7 J+ ~' |1 {, r/ l! N+ q+ p7 x, k" ZO&S Operations and Support. O-Level Organizational Level (ILS term). " U! l8 r: H7 T1 Q5 g2 T3 aO/A On or About. % w2 P' X% z9 A% WOA (1) Operational Assessment. " s/ c" ~/ {5 {6 A3 e" B(2) Operational Availability. (3) Options Assessment (BM/C3 Program term c. 1994-6). * X1 D# p/ {* n) R/ K4 y \& {OAA Other Agreements Authority (OSD term). OAB Outer air battle. " C- R& V: ~8 ^2 d/ \: aOAC Operating Agency Code. 1 Z7 I+ U/ U {1 W2 Q+ G8 VOAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. OAO OAO Corporation, Greenbelt, MD. OAR Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operation Plans Assessment Report. 9 Y) Z3 _6 |! Y1 tOAS Organization of American States. OASA Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army. ( ?" _. P1 k* n6 l* z* W7 A1 nOASD Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense. {8 U' K+ U& w9 M6 L; D% COASD (C3I) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) OASP On-Array Advanced Signal Processing. 6 M5 }: s$ s5 D; C8 v; bOB Operating Budget. & Z4 W% L0 X) S* {! H* `1 E) pOBAN Operating Budget Account Number. OBDP Onboard Data Processor. OBE Overtaken By Events. 4 \0 W& ^- |! ?! T* K uOBJ Object. Object-Oriented A software development approach that organizes software as a collection of objects containing both data structure and behavior. Object-Oriented Analysis # K8 r2 Z9 Q+ ~$ S( E& h5 TThe process by which a real-world problem is examined in terms of a collection of 0 K/ C! G8 {4 {, hobjects to understand requirements, without planning the implementation. 8 U, y( S, w; tObject Rate (Max) The maximum rate (per second) that a sensor can acquire RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 207 R- D+ Q- A' L/ @7 CObjects in FOV (Max) The maximum number of RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris / J5 |. |- P- _! ?) k) bthat a sensor can acquire at one time. ) f8 \; N' Z2 T- }* I) w4 u( nObligation 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. An obligation “legally” encumbers a specified sum of money that will require outlays or expenditures in the future. Obligation 8 u( d& ~1 v" s. k0 _+ y; kAuthority (1) A congressional authorization to procure goods and services within a specified amount by appropriation or other authorization. " E" Q7 f; u7 s* ~# b7 u6 M) t(2) The administrative extension of such authority, as by apportionment of funding. . R \. S2 u$ ~+ l(3) The amount of authority so granted. ; V+ x' L; _6 k! y* m+ P0 bObscurant A material (e.g., smoke or chaff) used to conceal an object from observation by a 6 F( S9 O( L/ C6 `+ f' pradio or optical sensor. Smoke may be used to conceal an object from 8 W: X" I5 ?+ d+ X; wobservation by an optical sensor, and chaff may be used to conceal an object from observation by a radio sensor (e.g., radar). . N( a/ b* T) a0 V1 {Observable A measurable target attribute. OBSV Observation. OC Operations Center. ! D( E# m, M+ |& T- ?9 u! f2 H/ EOCA Offensive Counter-air. OCD Operational Concept Document. 1 E. q, `" _) G. e# G6 `8 d$ aOCI Organizational Conflict of Interest. OCM Overt Countermeasure. OCONUS Outside CONUS. - J& Q3 |7 l- C" A3 c- K/ DOCR Optical Character Reader. OCS (1) Operational Control System. (2) Ozone Depleting Chemical. 8 B# n1 K# @6 WOCU Operators Console Unit (THAAD). OD Optical Disk (PATRIOT). ; p# w) p: L- s6 e& J' x& f2 rOD PA&E Office of the Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation. " ^; Q) a" e+ `4 {( j; ?! q* gODA Optical Discrimination Algorithms/Architecture. ODASD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. z" J0 Q3 _' d3 k, gODCS Office, Deputy Chief of Staff.