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Military " D W2 L7 X; i4 a y' Y( @Operational / C }0 y9 n8 HRequirements $ x# M4 }$ v2 X) J$ k+ mThe formal expression of a military need, the response to which results in , w$ _0 v1 b) ]0 w* vdevelopment or acquisition of items, equipment, or systems. - h% o9 q3 _' ]1 }3 K8 s+ Q; B8 ]Military Requirement ! m) _$ ^- E" n9 ^, p" ?An established need justifying the timely allocation of resources to achieve a 3 w( @ Y; t5 E! e2 Lcapability to accomplish approved military objectives, missions, or tasks. Military Satellite ( q4 K( O9 ]5 [. O(MILSAT) A satellite used for military purposes, such as navigation or intelligence gathering. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 183 5 R" S3 U' j0 s r6 |Military Strategy Selection The determination of: (1) what targets to defend and their priorities in order to ) V+ y" R& h# |7 f! @. xachieve the selected national strategy, and (2) the type of attackers (and/or their 0 j2 e& i6 j/ x* M9 ycorridors) to be intercepted. , y* a9 y O2 G) b, J5 J; T$ XMilitary Utility The military worth of a system performing its mission in a competitive & R: z3 }7 x' _+ Cenvironment, including versatility (or potential) of the system. It is measured against the operational concept, operational effectiveness, safety, security, and ! R9 {, J) f# ]! U+ C9 R% Ncost/worth. Military utility estimates form a rational basis for making management decisions. 0 P5 l+ c0 W* X* u- L; rMILOGS Marine Integrated Logistics System (USMC term). ' b) x! v' P# i! u7 `5 M0 u! [. bMILSAT Military Satellite. # n9 w7 D4 n& I5 j$ l' T5 |MILSATCOM Military Satellite Communications. ; _8 N+ S# [/ W" H: GMILSPACE Military Space MILSPEC Military Specification. MILSTAR Military Strategic and Tactical Relay (satellite system). 2 A+ e! }. Q/ P0 [0 K0 l! z9 gMILSTRIP Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures. MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. MIN Minimum 7 I! L& V9 Y M5 Qmin Minute. 6 K% V( _1 O7 G, o, t/ V" l4 iMini-DAMA Miniature Demand Assigned Multiple Access. ! _3 }; x- v: F* ~Miniature Homing Vehicle (MHV)/ 7 U* L9 o' v1 e9 O; k) @$ ?* }Miniature Vehicle 9 ~( y' b' x9 O7 ~4 B# r. W& M(MV) An air-launched direct-ascent ("pop-up") kinetic energy anti-satellite weapon. 5 k( `" K; z# l( W$ iMinimum Acceptable Operational ! y# p; B! W8 v* S. b" `. SRequirement The value for a particular parameter that is required to provide a system capability that will satisfy the validated mission need. Also known as the performance threshold. ' X0 k/ G7 e5 G7 k# bMinimum Energy Trajectory The trajectory that produces maximum range for a given amount of energy. + M: @; y" D) hMinimum ; i1 v* ]' t* S. oRequired Accomplishment % Z h2 T% r- B5 l7 ~9 ms Necessary tasks that must be completed during an acquisition phase prior to the / ?3 y% P Z5 s5 cnext milestone decision review. Applies to all acquisition categories and highly / @( h( V( f8 Isensitive classified programs. 3 G5 q1 N* d$ k5 U d: m+ JMinuteman US ICBM. ' z" T8 `9 C: l, |" ^4 {1 n% yMIP Maintenance Index Page (Navy ILS term). % h" l, H, Y0 @MIPA Missile Procurement Army (Appropriation). + g8 Q! J' x0 j5 s7 e1 q: \( E" S, EMIPR Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request. + J' w3 S- m/ {! L* _5 K) _MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 184 MIPS (1) Marine Integrated Personnel System (USMC term). (2) Master Integrated Program Schedule. ' t2 [! r4 o- } V# _% Z+ N(3) Million Instructions Per Second (ADP term). ! B. t( z% _) d5 E+ IMIPT Management IPT. 7 M( N% P, Z2 s# d- ZMIRACL Mid Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser. # P% t) V+ _9 N8 a; g5 zMIRS Management Information and Reporting System. 9 o- n3 P3 I% K- j, \9 AMIRV Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle. - P6 c7 `) r: y; Q, R9 Y/ I/ oMIS Management Information System. ' k/ W4 h% x$ M* g. kMISREP Mission Report (JFACC term). MISSI Multilevel Information Systems Security Initiative. Missile Defense " `# H9 G; c" tNational Team (MDNT) ; W7 {$ O2 c5 X! H: v% lA collaborative enterprise of the missile defense community that is focused on ! p+ j& n! h8 k% S' I/ `executing a single program of research and development work to develop a ( t" K4 J+ A# SBallistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). It is comprised of personnel from + x5 a# C4 S% @( f/ I' LGovernment, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), Scientific, Engineering and 2 l" }7 L& I7 m9 J& Z- d$ ITechnical Assistance (SETA) providers and major industry contractors. Missile Defense National Team, " T" o% r2 T# h1 P% y- I, W% XBattle Management, Command and Control, and Communications 5 u2 p6 u6 W2 z* a3 f- U( s) H: j(MDNTB) The component of the MDNT led by MDA/BC that is focused on Battle 0 l9 t/ q3 ]# O, d& A3 v yManagement, 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 ; `8 ~+ t% N$ U8 X$ Z1 ~2 N$ P' pGrumman, Raytheon, and TRW). This industry team is referred to as the MDNTB 7 t7 Z1 N. l7 ]1 v% u(I) and is a unique sub-group of personnel from the industry companies that provides a confidential consolidation of experience in the development, integration, and production of missile defense systems. Missile Defense " w) _/ X; S- y D' k9 XNational Team, Systems O1 p; k+ c) ?Engineering & Integration ) v- p+ m7 s1 M: Z2 r% e) {6 r(MDNTS) " X$ J$ L. P: W: OThe component of the MDNT led by MDA/SE that is focused on Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I). The MDNTS industry contribution is : f) \& z1 w) |% B" n' W+ P* acomposed of a single team of major defense contractors (Boeing [Team Lead], General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and TRW). + q$ G4 w! T8 O A* W' EThis industry team is referred to as the MDNTS (I) and is a unique sub-group of / Z: t: ^; n1 s' H9 b+ U, U2 p: wpersonnel from the industry companies that provides a confidential consolidation - @7 x4 v8 P$ \: S' K7 gof experience in the development, integration, and production of missile defense systems. ) t8 j! G$ B9 f9 T1 B1 tMissile Defense Warning - n9 B' G) A' Z4 k" `6 {4 m5 D( UCondition A 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 " i5 H4 [6 ?/ QWhite). Missile Destruct Intentional destruction of a missile or similar vehicle for safety or other reasons.

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Missile Guidance # K, c& w2 p- T( DSystem # Y! h9 E3 M5 w; bA system that evaluates flight information, correlates it with target data, determines the desired flight path of a missile, and communicates the necessary " a/ O$ u( Z M G! F. A; E. z* c+ {commands to the missile flight control system. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 185 Missile Intercept 5 D6 Z1 e+ ~0 CZone That geographical division of the destruction area where surface-to-air missiles 6 _3 x4 I3 ]( x P- `+ Thave primary responsibility for destruction of airborne objects. Missile Release 1 Z% S+ D8 C: \0 G2 OLine : |( q% _3 a. v4 [. h9 C# {0 ]The line at which an attacking aircraft could launch an air-to-surface missile 9 X m0 M( R. Z* ^: }1 ?8 hagainst a specific target. Missile Warning Center (MWC) Located in CMAFB, the MWC is operated by USSPACECOM to fulfill ballistic , }& x4 `9 }' v3 a! Emissile TW/AA responsibilities of USCINCSPACE to external users to whom there 6 A, G: H1 P1 ^$ ?are commitments. The MWC manages the ballistic missile sensors and reporting + _( Y- T9 z! M2 A# X6 \7 F; fsystem in support of timely, accurate, and unambiguous warning of missile attack $ c1 Z! o# ^) a! nworldwide. 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 + X* ]' _$ `6 c$ c2 |1 p% _are not construed as hostile in accordance with the “Agreement on Measures to $ u; q) J( e/ l( A5 [: J8 fReduce the Risk of Outbreak of Nuclear War” between the US and USSR. & [- ~4 o1 H, N$ _4 v5 zMission (1) The task, together with the purpose, which clearly indicates the action to ' u4 Z. {7 p ]! b; ebe taken and the reason therefore. (2) In common usage, especially when applied to lower military units, a duty 4 P; _( L! V! Z4 t3 p. Q9 P' Rassigned to an individual or unit; a task. ) K8 T) ?; Y; T! i(3) Missions are statements of the objective to be accomplished for a given $ R& H5 S7 T5 m% x+ W- Q3 Tsituation. Missions will describe the situation and will include who, what, + a5 e# t6 T4 h$ n2 D- Y. b2 Swhen, where, why, and how the BMD system will perform. They contain . m. R: H+ G1 s2 `9 memployment direction and procedures to BMD forces for a given situation + Z' o- E, f+ o$ Kto achieve specific defense objectives. (USSPACECOM) Mission Area A segment of the defense mission as established by the Secretary of Defense. 6 W2 Q+ [, ] I( C5 i" tEach DoD component has a mission area (i.e. Navy - sea control) for which it $ `' [6 a0 j9 r2 m3 [must equip its forces. $ m8 D9 B" b) u+ BMission Area : @. k3 O$ t" y: fAnalysis (MAA) 0 ^* c" E, D9 L& K s3 yContinuous analysis of assigned mission responsibilities in the several mission areas to identify deficiencies in the current and projected capabilities to meet ! W! A( @2 L4 \9 e: Bessential mission needs, and to identify opportunities for the enhancement of capability through more effective systems and less costly methods. Mission Capable : \3 t( m$ E+ U# t0 X& w(MC) 9 Y3 S' l$ t! p" N$ W1 iMaterial condition of an aircraft indicating it can perform at least one and , g/ I2 n, T, i" l2 Ppotentially all of its designated missions. Mission capable is further defined as the sum of full mission capable and partial mission capable. Also called MC. Mission Critical 5 ?) |# C/ P- ?% [1 a$ w! G1 ?Computer Resources 7 U: V0 _( L8 {( P9 i$ M, OAutomated data processing equipment or services if the function, operation, or $ z+ |" F7 n& A& R- q# j: Huse: (1) involves intelligence activities; (2) involves cryptologic activities related to national security; (3) involves command and control of military forces; (4) involves / u/ `2 j M0 H p" h5 ~+ t3 D. V* P- Yequipment which is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or (5) is critical to direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions. Mission Critical System 6 ~, L* @: I1 }A system whose operational effectiveness and operational suitability are essential to successful completion or to aggregate residual combat capability. If . _0 S& N& U }this system fails, the mission likely will not be completed. Such a system can be ' O$ i( g% R! J5 J+ P! `an auxiliary or supporting system, as well as a primary mission system. Mission Element A segment of a mission area critical to the accomplishment of the mission area $ @* D0 ?* a" t& ?+ j& Xobjectives and corresponding to a recommendation for a major system capability * A# x5 z/ d! \. K1 j& F; B zas determined by the DoD Component. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 186 Mission Need Analysis 1 B5 S9 i* a5 G: z1 FAssesses alternatives in an operational context, identifying what force 2 c& e! B2 p' D0 ?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 : A: E& c0 c$ ?9 ~4 f# C0 q( Xpostulated threat in a specified scenario or set of circumstances. Mission Need 5 M6 b; s9 Q* {6 b/ ]& uStatement (MNS) 1 {2 f2 K y; j(1) A non-system specific statement of operational capability needs, ( Q% h* E& \4 k% e# \1 xprepared IAW format in DoD 5000.2-M. Developed by DoD components and forwarded to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) for * ~% o" w* @# `1 l0 C& L$ Qvalidation and approval (major efforts), or just notification (minor efforts). ! R, Y( y3 l* L1 p7 S0 c4 M+ RThe JROC also assesses all MNSs for joint service potential. MNSs go to the milestone decision authority for a determination on whether or not to convene a Milestone 0 review. (2) A statement of operational capability required to perform an assigned mission or to correct a deficiency in existing capability to perform the $ W4 Y8 Q3 y" y( b+ {! @8 G6 dmission. Mission 6 s( H2 I/ v: J+ t( {/ M, mReliability 7 S6 r' Z6 Z4 k+ E- \The probability that the system will perform mission essential functions for a period of time under the conditions stated in the mission profile. + V- s* O1 i$ v+ m/ hMIST Mosaic Infrared Sensor Technology. - C5 ^" z3 O( j* N2 Y4 |7 O' lMIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT/LL Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Lincoln Laboratory, Bedford, MA. + I: E8 P- |% E$ M. [MIW Mine Warfare. MK Mark (version). MKV (1) Miniature Kill Vehicle. (2) Multiple Kill Vehicles. MLCP Mission Launch Control Processor. MLDT (1) Mean Logistics Delay Time (ILS term). (2) Missile Downlink Transmitter (USA term). ! _1 a: y- l* r5 p c9 t1 c4 gMLF Multi-Lateral Force. ; B' T4 H: W2 uMLI Multi-layer Insulation.

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MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System. MLS (1) Microwave Landing System (FAA airways term). * _& R* D! ~- \% ?) n(2) Multi-Level Security (COMSEC term). MLV (1) Missile Launch Vehicle. (2) Medium Life Vehicle. $ r$ s9 v' T4 AMLWIR Medium-Long Wavelength Infrared. ; b$ C- J; f, \$ MMm Millimeter. 3 ~" n6 X7 R( h9 cMM Maintenance Manual. MM III Minuteman III ICBM. MMH Maintenance Man-hours (ILS term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 187 * D' H8 d3 A: r! h# f$ C- yMMI Man-Machine Interface. ' q) a @* O d. E4 a$ nMMIC Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit. MMIPT Milestone Management IPT (THAAD Program term). MMKV Multiple Miniature Kill Vehicles MMM Multi-Mode Missile. MMPM MEECN Message Processing Mode. # x0 d ^' F+ d; EMMR Monthly Management Review. MMS Multi-Mode Seeker. MMS-CP Missile Management Station – Control Panel (US Army term). ) B# ]/ x9 H! v) [3 W. s" C0 TMMU Man Maneuvering Unit. MMW Millimeter Wave. MN-ED Materiel Need – Engineering Development (US Army term). MNS Mission Need Statement. MOA (1) Memorandum of Agreement. (2) Military Operating Area. MOA/U Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding. 2 m" B9 Z8 J3 n* cMOAB Missile Optimized Anti-Ballistic. MOB Main Operations Base. Mobile Ground ( c; c5 G! w4 X# [0 cEntry Point 9 }: r7 h# J/ s9 {(MGEP) ! B' f+ V8 a3 @: |5 k( t1 x$ fThe subset of GEPs, which are transportable. GEPs provide the communications 9 E( t$ d$ p j0 n& W }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 ' s2 B' l2 z3 i. f* P5 @* _examining the construction of critical clearances, in testing a new development, or in teaching personnel how to operate or maintain the actual item. & p- U8 M7 n) F! Q, W- o+ {. u$ MMOD (1) Ministry of Defense. (2) Modification. 3 U$ p! Z/ |! O/ U7 o, lModem Modulator-Demodulator (Telecomm/Computer term). / o3 K; S8 }0 S' o0 a* w" DModes Situational conditions or categories under which selective Rules of Engagement * b1 R$ y( H% l) g7 Iapply. Examples include: Peacetime: Day to day operation when training, 1 @3 a! e4 h6 |& qexercises, and routine maintenance and operations occur. Prior to crisis or war. 0 E4 D% Y1 P" TCrisis: The transition state between peacetime and war. War: Self-explanatory. MODIL See Manufacturing Operations, Development, and Integration Laboratory. 2 T7 ^+ E5 U8 q8 Y" gMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M # U& |, _, k# c188 & `" D N" |2 x& [; SModularity The degree to which a system, computer program (or component) is composed * N1 J8 _2 z, c1 m% }2 X* j5 k Dof discrete components such that a change to one component has minimal impact on other components. MOE See Measure of Effectiveness. : p" n' w4 u2 _MOL Minimum Operating Level. MOLNIYA Orbit This is a highly eccentric orbit with high apogee (.71 to .74) in the northern ) j" F! `: @9 s0 b$ L6 @# ^% Fhemisphere and low perigee in the southern hemisphere. For a specific set of orbital parameters, this orbit has a changing velocity and altitude, which, when 3 k" O9 P% R% n( x1 ~( m" ccombined with the earth’s rotation, keeps the orbiting satellite within view for very long periods (96 percent) above a designated point on earth. 9 ^- S8 A. ^1 k! l7 O/ J! Z/ YMOM Measure of Merit. ! _/ v3 d/ I, nMono Track Data on the location and movement of an object in space that can be derived by a single sensor. Monostatic Radar A radar system in which the receiver and transmitter are collocated. MOP Memorandum of Policy. " Y1 }$ S6 ^4 W' f' ~" v. BMOPA Master Oscillator Power Amplifier. 2 G8 v+ a5 A9 P7 i5 n$ T% }) XMOPP Mission-Oriented Protective Posture. . b1 B$ U7 L3 JMOR Memorandum of Record. # C, s6 i8 W0 f% R4 j3 D6 ]1 ]: F5 BMORA MILSTAR Operator Requirements Analyst. 3 g1 `: r- P0 y% `2 a4 _6 @MOS Metal Oxide Semiconductor. D/ i# [) ~8 F$ k4 ]6 aMoscow BMD 5 L* [7 p p3 Z8 b" ISystem The Soviet exoatmospheric system using the Dog House and Cat House : \+ J) {1 D' t; |/ ~phased-array radars for long-range acquisition. The system might also use the Hen House early warning radars for long-range acquisition. Target and ) H) | \2 E+ A0 U- {2 e2 @1 K2 D0 Dinterceptor tracking is performed by mechanically steered dish antennas. MOSHED Multi-planar Organic Scintillator High Energy Detector. MOSTT Mosaic Optical Sensor Technology Testbed. ! h2 h0 o8 C' ?MOTIF Maui Optical Tracking and Identification Facility, HI. MOTR Multiple Object Tracking Radar. MOTS Military Off the Shelf. - c' v7 P9 ]/ |7 f" x/ ^7 VMOU Memorandum of Understanding. * x: N5 t2 ^2 @% JMPA (1) Main Political Administration (USSR term). 7 c2 F, b5 v/ I' d$ E- N% z) j5 L1 W. T. W- x(2) Maintenance Planning Analysis (ILS term). ; E. |6 P/ t% E( z; g1 Q' L0 bmph Miles per hour. ; g/ R7 Q+ B/ X, I3 S' _# t- l0 `MPL Multiple Pulse Laser. 1 g$ }: D: s/ o: Y. V* JMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M Q3 U: F0 D6 ]! k& w- D/ P. _+ N189 4 P% v d! h" H8 UMPOS Million Operations Per Second. MPP Massively Parallel Processor. MPRS Mission Planning Rehearsal System. - D6 q! r1 ~9 K7 LMPS (1) Multiple Protective Shelters (once to be used for basing MX). (2) Main Propulsion System. # ~+ _! R1 }" UMPT Manpower, Personnel, and Training. 8 \' B; |- S. s% M) b6 f8 LMPTS Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Safety. MR (1) Milliradian. (2) Mobile Reserve. (3) Maintenance Ratio (ILS term) (4) Missile $ q- @& f" P5 |5 U* j$ Z% ~# oRound (US Army term) MRB Material Review Board. # d! `4 [1 e. }; W8 w4 mMRBM Medium Range Ballistic Missile. MRC (1) Maintenance Requirements Card (Navy ILS term). (2) Major Regional Conflict/Contingency. ( S. b. o2 h! P8 ^4 r6 X5 w. {MRCTS Missile Round Cable Test Set. 6 C7 N: b& a2 P" w2 FMRD Mission Requirements Document. 0 _& `' a' x \' _* l; iMRDA Mission Requirements and Definition Analysis. 5 K3 K0 k" a+ s' RMRJ A specific SETA contractor. 7 w3 U5 a5 D, U4 q5 TMRL Multiple Rocket Launcher. 6 r: P5 ~, u c; pMROC (1) Mobile Regional Operations Center. (2) Multiple Required Operational Capabilities. " E" e! l) S! a( N& U% {MRP Missile Round Pallet. MRR Mission Readiness Review (AFMC term). MRSA Material Readiness Support Agency (US. Army).

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MRSS Mobile Range Safety System. 9 W! n1 U& _3 D" S" @* RMRTFB Major Range and Test Facility Base. MRV Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle. 4 B, \# v# ?: b: ?2 MMRVIS Mid-Apogee Reentry Vehicle Intercept System. ms Milliseconds. MS Milestones. MS I Milestone I (DD 5000 term). MS II Milestone Two (DD 5000 term). & g$ M% ]6 q$ n$ F+ aMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M + G1 A+ C" _( L u190 6 q* R( J; ]# t/ M) j9 Y' FMS III Milestone Three (DD 5000 term). 1 h s3 W9 d# C8 T( T3 RMS IV Milestone Four (DD 5000 term). , Q; S" u/ R# v( YMS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System. 6 d; r5 \5 t* jMSAG Multi-functional Self-Aligned Gate. MSC (1) Military Sealift Command. (2) Mission Support Configuration. (3) Major Subordinate Command. % w( X4 d+ p' p8 hMSD Modular Security Device. : w& W' _9 n3 W. t x# S" lMSE (1) Mobile Subscriber Equipment (PATRIOT). ' I4 {& A Q1 h+ j(2) Multiple Simultaneous Engagements. + t* }" A' x; M% u0 G, RMSEL Master Scenario Events List. MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. 8 l6 e# m& u2 f7 F; |. h& CMSG Message. MSGDB Message Database. MSI Multi-Spectral Imagery. MSIC Missile and Space Intelligence Center (DIA), Redstone Arsenal, AL. MSL (1) Mean Sea Level. (2) Master Station Log. 8 B5 ^) V- S. Z, j5 `MSLS Multi-Service Launch System (Minuteman). MSPS Mega Sample Per Second. MSR Missile Site Radar. MSS (1) Midcourse Surveillance System. (2) Multi-Satellite System. (ARPA). ! W3 f5 M+ @, V' {4 Z3 G(3) Management Support System. - n% O/ g# h9 e, c(4) Modeling and Simulation Support. MSSS Maui Space Surveillance Site. MSTI Miniature Sensor Technology Integration satellite. 9 ?/ r6 @; o: H& F0 j! g) s! AMSTS (1) Midcourse Surveillance and Tracking System. (2) Multi Source Tactical System. MSU Mass Storage Unit (TelComm/Computer term). MSWG Milestone Working Group. % b, F1 T6 k+ Q( P3 r! ~/ HMSX Midcourse Space Experiment. Mt. Megaton. ( K: ?) v2 m& \+ x) ?MT Metric Ton. 7 K- {- J) F* ?/ ?7 AMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 191 ! N; f0 J& Q9 _3 ]MTACCS Marine Tactical Air Command and Control System. MTB(EME) Mean Time Between (Equipment Malfunction Event). 8 V$ H: u6 j$ ]) O, L) s: wMTBCF Mean Time Between Critical Failures ((ILS term). : R, T! r4 T" [2 iMTBF Mean Time Between Failures. , y }$ O8 P# R0 b1 ?MTBFS MTBF Software (ILS term). MTBM Mean Time Between Maintenance (ILS term). 8 \) o6 ^2 K/ eMTBMA Mean Time Between Maintenance Actions (ILS term). 8 C5 x: P! J$ H' B8 |, Z# IMTBR Mean Time Between Removals (ILS term). . a1 M& n& W1 @ Y- Y1 D* X, x8 f3 BMTCR Missile Technology Control Regime. MTD (1) Maintenance Task Distribution (ILS term). (2) Material Test Directorate. / l0 F1 }8 _% C8 |( t& }# _4 I(3) Missile Technology Demonstration (USAF program). 6 b/ P9 I1 ?; q% @/ \. @MTDS Minimum Technical Data Set (ACDP term). Mtg Meeting. MTI Moving Target Indicator. 4 {7 n$ D) Y) G) s, E1 C l* eMTM Maneuvering Tactical Missile. ' u3 A- r/ j& t% L, H5 L3 ZMTMC Military Traffic Management Control. Mtn Mountain. 2 d4 S" c" z; E8 z1 o9 fMTOE Modified Table of Organization and Equipment. 2 T% ~% x2 a2 n7 F: d, ?MTOP Management Task Order Plan. MTS Missile Tracking Sensor. MTTR Mean Time To Repair. MTTRS Mean Time to Restore System. # ^+ |+ n" v: K. G, p/ MMTTV Maneuvering Tactical Target Vehicle. MTU Military Training Unit (ILS term). MTV Maneuvering Target Vehicle. A Hera target booster with a Pershing II reentry 0 Q/ i& m) V9 D6 q o" nvehicle. MTWS MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation. MUE Mission Unique Equipment. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 192 Multi-Service Doctrine Fundamental principals that guide the employment of forces of two or more s9 G8 k8 d8 j. r" w- p' ^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 identify the participating Services. See also Joint Doctrine. 7 U, k& \# k$ f' x* ZMulti-Spectral Imagery The image of an object obtained simultaneously in a number of discrete spectral bands. Multi-Year L( E$ A/ G5 M$ w7 vAppropriation 8 ^2 z. Q% @. Z$ L- FCongressional appropriation available for incurring obligations for a definite + t p9 i0 I. a: x. b% ~7 a) s) Bperiod in excess of one fiscal year; i.e., for two or more years. (See Multi-Year Procurement.) Multi-Year / K$ u) F2 Y* u( h, i/ VProcurement 0 T& V! e+ m6 y! k(MYP) 1 _2 x5 F1 ^5 w0 q" K" H1 Q3 F, }A procurement of more units than the current year requirement. The total - m/ h, Q8 E0 U& N8 xpurchase is divided into segments, which are annually budgeted and funded; however, the contractor is protected from cancellations through clauses in contracts. 6 U! G" E6 M6 XMultilateration A type of multi-static radar usually employing one transmitter and several 3 n9 r' I& c" j( |# M7 a1 Wreceivers for target detection and tracking. 3 A' F( L5 j1 T4 H/ Z( iMultilevel Device A device that is used in a manner that it simultaneously permits access by users # v5 E8 L) `" \# S3 ?with different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from obtaining access to information for which they lack authorization. 2 p6 Y- o+ Z8 U4 I( V4 yMultilevel Secure A class of system containing information with different classifications that simultaneously permits access by users with different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from obtaining access to information for which they lack authorization. Multilevel Security Mode 3 _/ i, A/ [4 h/ c& H2 R( l( Q0 f(ADP Security) A mode of operation using an operating system, which provides a : c* F$ R# s: ^4 U6 D, Fcapability, that permits various levels and categories or compartments of material to be concurrently stored and processed in an ADP system. Multiple Independently Targetable - }7 j# v: U g" Z" i5 ~Reentry Vehicle (MIRV) 9 T) v( ~; { gA reentry vehicle carried by a delivery system that can place one or more reentry vehicles over each of several separate targets.

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Multiple Intercept Defense 8 s$ V( a, w+ z' g# hCapability to make two or more intercepts per target or targets defended. Multiple 5 u% N- v* i% \9 K( A9 @6 l+ pPhenomenology : ?* T* T; j$ U3 [, N! yObservations 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. : q. P0 o/ U$ h1 H* G8 c9 R5 wMultiple Reentry Vehicle m. b7 y/ a! v( Y% y3 B( Y. dA reentry vehicle of a delivery system, which places more than one reentry vehicle over an individual target. Multiple Silo 9 Z+ E3 ]2 \) g9 o5 bDefense 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 more than one DoD Component, or for a DoD Component's systems that have , G0 L, o" N3 `: N6 y$ Z& dinterfaces with equipment of another DoD Component. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M : c& n* o0 G6 `5 W# X193 , Q' @! W; Z" P( b6 x3 _1 PMulti-static Radar A radar system with a transmitter and several receivers all separated. A special 9 F, Z$ _$ \& }# L: Wcase is bi-static radar. An advantage of multi-static radar over mono-static radar is that even if transmitters, which might be detected by the enemy when operating, are attacked, receivers in other locations might not be noticed and might thereby escape attack. ( U: D6 e* g# L' F1 d3 BMULTS Mobile Universal Link Translator System (NATO term). ]& k/ n! k, BMUS Mission Unique Software. MUX Multiplex. mV Millivolt. 7 T( O) |! Q. s7 ?MV Miniature Vehicle. MW (1) Mega-Watt (millions of watts). (2) Microwave. (3) Missile Warning. ( F; f6 i6 N2 W& R, y n w6 w9 MMWC Missile Warning Center. Mwe Megawatt (electrical energy). " B. X; Z' M# j" |MWIR Medium Wavelength Infrared. MWS Modular Workstation (ADP term). . i: i8 M" a. F% L. a& n+ ` p( |3 LMwt Megawatt (thermal energy). 1 @: ^* D7 T% ], e* gMX Formerly an experimental missile; newest addition to U.S. ICBM arsenal; also called "Peacekeeper.” . V4 P$ T& @3 ^& n1 o* \( ^MY Man Year. ! i0 F1 t9 L+ V! T3 L4 gMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 4 o( Y' Y* R7 i' N1 b9 a4 g3 |194 . i g9 m7 d5 \5 \1 ?& F2 r5 |N (1) Neutron. (2) North. 3 @4 H1 M" H2 _* e* ?; R4 bN/A (1) Not Applicable. (2) Not Available. 8 Y: c3 C e# ~ t( f9 vN/SP CC NORAD/US SPACECOM Commander. # k# L; w) L O& ]) `4 MNAAF Neutral Airframe Adaptive Flare. ! F/ U, ~6 b; I7 N+ U9 B+ YNACMA NATO ACCS Management Agency. NACSEM National Communications Security Emanations Memoranda. NACSI National Communications Security Instruction. NACSIM National Communications Security Information Memoranda. % p. y g* _4 \+ Y9 b# z, X. ZNAD Navy Area Defense (lower tier). ' \& a- a e+ t: C* ?% pNADC Naval Air Development Center. NADGE NATO Air Defense Ground Environment. . a2 w G' C: y. f* \9 ]NADIR Network Anomaly Detection Intrusion Reported. / w# B9 k; Z2 A& k: y% X: O# ~NAE Navy Acquisition Executive. NAF (1) Non-appropriated Fund. 2. Naval Air Facility. " ~, A$ C% ]7 d' r0 W# INAI Named Areas of Interest. + w: W$ m! g( ~2 mNAIC National Air Intelligence Center (DIA), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. NAM Non-aligned Movement. 3 d* c# p, r( U4 n* v8 T. JNAMEADSMA NATO MEADS Management Agency. NAOC National Airborne Operations Center (formerly NEACP). 0 d$ o* _8 _0 O7 E& J7 X o% bNAP NDS Augmentation Package. NAS (1) National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. (2) Naval Air Station. NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. : D) k* b4 M( k" Q+ X" aNASDA National Space Development Agency (Japan). * s! E) ]7 \# [& z+ `* X; mNASP National Aerospace Plane. NATINAD NATO Integrated Air Defense. National Airborne 9 V A8 J0 G7 j' g1 Y' Q' BOperations 3 f( W; b: ]( N5 i+ Y2 w2 ?7 @* nCenter (NAOC) One 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 hours while linked to ground and space forces. Formerly NEACP. 7 n! M3 f! _+ B) PNational Command Authorities (NCA) ) P9 O: T* I+ u% k5 M! zThe President and the Secretary of Defense or their duly deputized alternates or * ~7 E0 ^! `3 p' e5 o% Xsuccessors. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N / ^! a2 X. U4 v* X: y$ d195 National Military Command Center (NMCC) / `8 u; ~+ X4 E5 t9 o& hThe primary location for JCS command and control of all U.S. and Combined Forces. Located at the Pentagon, Arlington, VA. National Military 9 H% M2 N0 e' _' VCommand System (NMCS) The priority component of the Worldwide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS) designed to support the National Command Authorities and Joint & U4 B% ^5 K2 m5 ]$ s- Q2 l: NChiefs 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 # J A) P# T# d) v/ k9 |/ zwhich direction can be given to the combatant command commanders or ! m9 X: A5 u4 g; P, v2 W( S# H8 @commanders of commands established by the NCA. The NMCS must be & M* ~8 V* O1 z. o0 h1 o6 ~capable of providing information so that appropriate and timely responses can be selected and directed by the NCA and implemented. In addition, the NMCS ' v4 J) V$ e) Q6 K4 z+ i) bsupports the Joint Chiefs of Staff in carrying out their responsibilities. 9 [, U6 V# t* s& _" H2 h8 e) uNational Missile Defense (NMD) 3 M) Z7 t- n4 n3 C `System ) X: W! V/ p2 W) O0 qOBSOLETE. 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 5 |: i8 A$ M {Space and Missile Tracking System (SMTS) (a.k.a. Brilliant Eyes) satellites. & |* a3 d8 R, F! GNational 4 T0 l4 d% R8 ~Reconnaissance 5 V9 R" A$ C( Z% R, |# vOffice (NRO) r% z! Z7 K! v7 d% t; `A 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 - k: _2 _4 O: `) yagreements, indications and warning, and the planning and conducting of : s% z P# w0 T! I# ~military operations. This mission is accomplished through research and development, acquisition, and operation of spaceborne and airborne intelligence 1 v: Y- z( c3 q( S( }/ h2 cdata collection systems.

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National Strategy 5 X' [0 [; l5 R* L- J8 A: y' M( jSelection 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), . K, D6 a, M! Cand given an activation/employment decision, what should be the basic objective $ B* v1 d8 [/ l9 d# j: Y' ^! N(e.g., force survival, survival of selected population centers, etc.). 9 Y2 k. A9 z9 RNational Test Bed + _. J9 U+ V* Z& P% C(NTB) A number of geographically separated simulation and test facilities that are + j) X! F# P* K7 Mlinked through communications to simulate various portions of the ballistic missile 1 @; J( O3 a2 w) t! C3 Udefense (BMD) system for testing and validating operational and technical concepts and technologies. National Test Bed Joint Program ' Z5 q# @1 f. E( S8 w9 tOffice (NTBJPO) ; P$ S0 O- f6 Z2 o |# e(OBSOLETE) A Joint Service organization established to manage the NTF and ' Y( g% ^- x, C* eexecute the NTB program for MDA. ; g# S" ?: u- d! T6 M" ^" j+ O7 PNational Test 9 }: Q* L( x* {" F- _Facility (NTF) 0 r: E3 g0 u, E5 s fA 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. + z4 [* K' C0 e) }* ?. D! fNational Warning & s3 e. K% e1 G" hCenter (NWC) # {$ K; |2 U7 z- L5 T6 sCenter in CMAFB, which activates the radio, TV, and sirens that warn the U.S. 8 i, N: V6 m5 `& R* Wpopulation of impending ballistic missile attack. Also assists with national $ J+ O$ c6 h, \( cdisaster relief, forest fires, and other events assigned. # a; Z. x- N$ I. A% P" iNATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATOPS Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 196 4 B0 x3 G& a6 [) g1 M+ a( g6 nNatural Ground and Atmospheric Environments The environments, which exist in the sensible atmosphere and on the surface of 5 y6 t& c& x$ c2 nthe earth. These include meteorological, seismic, biological and related natural 1 \& c1 X' c% E$ U# bconditions. This environment is applicable to ground-based assets and groundlaunched interceptors in the atmospheric portions of flight, and it effects the 1 T" W5 L9 Y& l/ zpropagation of radar and communications signals. 8 u [' v8 C# _8 j3 N* JNatural Space Environment 2 B3 T) B, h2 T5 VThe natural environment, which exists above the sensible atmosphere. Space 2 Y2 @: N+ A- l2 e2 p( qbegins approximately 100 km and above. This environment is applicable to 0 I1 O6 ~% q7 o( F" r) i8 forbiting spacecraft, to interceptors in the exoatmospheric portions of flight, and it 9 \/ I q( }- g- D3 f3 s' \affects the propagation of radar and communications signals. 0 W+ N4 |. {; Z5 i9 R: a1 bNAVAIDS Navigational Aids. 1 K2 h2 d ]" x' mNaval Space Command 1 G% B7 x8 l L; d/ X(NAVSPACE- COM) The naval component of USSPACECOM. Responsible for day-to-day operation 2 `; \. h2 h# u5 Bof FLTSATCOM, NAVSPASUR, etc. Responsible for BMD elements that may be operated by the Navy. Located in Dahlgren, VA. ; G7 B( G. Y1 P0 D7 q- @; K/ `! dNaval Space Operations 5 K8 F# p6 A) g, h. t- N$ oCenter 9 Q! s0 K% ]" m5 q(NAVSPOC) Existing Navy component command center at Dahlgren, VA, responsible for 8 F1 Y* ~8 e( Slogistical and administrative support of forces assigned to them. NAVDSOC Navy Defense System Operations Center. 3 f2 _, I; r: p+ x% w7 T1 ?NAVFAC Navy Facilities Engineering Command. NAVFOR Navy Forces. + i8 [; W" S' `4 @2 x4 t Y2 {NAVMACS Navy Modular Automated Communications System (USN term). * b+ L8 u5 n% C4 A! \: C, ONAVMIC Naval Maritime Intelligence Center, Suitland, MD. NAVOSH Navy Occupational Safety and Health. NAVSAT Navigation Satellite. NAVSPACE Naval Space Command. NAVSPACECOM Naval Space Command. NAVSPASUR Naval Position of SPASUR. NAVSPOC Naval Space Operations Center. NAVSTAR Navigational satellite, part of the Global Positioning System (GPS). Navy FAAWC Navy Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander. NAWC Naval Air Warfare Center. + k$ K! v( ]& r1 v. j( N: G3 QNAWC WPNS Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, CA. NBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical. NBS National Bureau of Standards.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N * ^: x7 x H" g4 V* K197 NBTS Neutral Beam Test Stand. NC Numerically Controlled (CAM computer term). NCA National Command Authorities. ) S0 v6 {" E% }3 F& b9 ENCC NORAD Command Center, Colorado Springs, CO. NCCOSC Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center, San Diego, CA. 5 ^! o* R3 S& S6 }9 O5 UNCCS Navy Command and Control System. 6 W# J9 f$ V! z/ Y( {7 YNCDCS Narrow Band Coherent Data Collection System. 2 w) X# o5 E' d1 mNCDD New Customer Development Database. NCO Non-Commissioned Officer (USA/USAF/USMC term). T; N$ ~( a6 C. w3 TNCP NORAD Command Post. NCS (1) National Communications System. (2) Net Control Station. (3) Naval Control of Shipping. NCSC National Computer Security Center. ' k3 k( O0 y! d& b. rNDC Naval Doctrine Command. NDD NMD System Development Director. 7 S+ [0 { k8 ~8 {NDE Non-Destructive Evaluation. NDEW Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon. * K; T2 d4 |* @; J! P' bNDEWG Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon - Ground-Based. " h& Y, M) u( F: S% L& SNDI (1) Non-Developmental Item. (2) Non-Destructive Inspection. NDP National Disclosure Policy. NDS (1) National Defense Stockpile (2) National Defense System. 6 i0 k5 y6 s5 e0 [NDT Non-Destructive Test. NDU National Defense University, Washington, DC. , n2 g0 `' N6 J! Y' gNEA (1) Northeast Asia. (2) Northeast Asia campaign scenario. NEACP National Emergency Alternate Command Post (E-4 aircraft). % z0 M! X6 g1 f4 \; l" T) i6 lNear Real Time Pertaining to the timeliness of data or information that has been delayed by the time required for electronic communication and automatic data processing. This * H3 \9 c" ~! K. C: mimplies that there are no significant delays. NEC (1) National Economics Council. (2) Navy Enlisted Code. NECC Navy EHF Communications Controller. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N + C2 K/ G* m) J4 O198 9 c5 R- ]# s' j+ R: t* K# hNegate Early Warning 9 y" n( B5 Z4 A1 v' bThe use of any technique that precludes the use of, renders useless, or 2 x' t8 I* W4 b3 s) r3 ~: Udegrades 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. ( E% h- J: K: C) y! ~8 s/ E4 H& yNEPA National Environmental Policy Act. & \: x. K! v$ ?1 G, C6 hNEPSTP Nuclear Electric Propulsion Space flight Test Program. NERF Naval Emitter Reference File (USN term). NESEAD Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Activity Detachment (USN term). Neutral Particle Beam (NPB) - x! ]; b* P% _6 h8 E+ rAn energetic beam of neutral particles that is generally used to damage * Y! B3 _! m3 t! @2 ?electronics. ' d) T( \! y7 V% F0 DNEV Network Experimental Version. 9 a4 y, b$ k* k! m( `. L5 O+ l& ?NEW Net Explosive Weight. 0 h0 ^& Z/ r3 I x. n0 _NFL New Foreign Launch. * ^4 C+ }" \+ P7 I* ENG National Guard. NH&S Nuclear Hardening and Survivability. 1 F% q* {4 `: P- Q! u! fNHA Next-Higher Assembly. - a2 p$ u& f3 J# }NHMT Nuclear-Hardened Mosaic Technology. 7 m& K$ ^3 @! v" q2 y: u7 K" wNHTF National Hover Test Facility, Edwards AFB, CA. NIAG NATO Industrial Advisory Group. NIC National Intelligence Council. 5 j; J, D5 J5 B% O3 Y0 ENID Naval Intelligence Database (USN term). ; _% g5 G& C1 |+ `% e4 h p) XNIE National Intelligence Estimate. NIH National Institute of Health. : Z8 v0 b( N$ u2 R0 hNII National Information Infrastructure. NIITF National Information Infrastructure Task Force. NILE NATO Improved Link Eleven. 6 ?) A+ g- v* ~2 Q/ Q5 H/ C0 r* [) JNILES NATO Improved Link Eleven System. NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA. 3 U; o; i4 v' [1 q# OMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 199 NIPS NTCS Intelligence Processing Service (USN term). NISC OBSOLETE. Naval Intelligence Support Center. (Now Naval Maritime Intelligence Center (NAVMIC). * k( |, h& L2 f* ^NISP National Industrial Security Program. 6 L( `* a6 [. i( uNISPOM NISP Operating Manual. NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. (Formerly * X' ^9 U4 d! A# j3 E8 JNBS (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 & D3 l( b0 x% F( }; `6 Anegotiator, and his vocalization of the goal of the SDS as the achievement of , J- |; n0 R$ k9 w- Iraising 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 d- y8 o0 n5 Q. D& U; ^3 dan SDS in Section 222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1986. NIU NATO Interface Unit. # [6 M& l( V) b5 XNIWA Naval Information Warfare Activity. NK North Korea. 1 b& L4 h: u" g6 ONKEW Nuclear Kinetic Energy Weapon. NL The Netherlands. * R0 {1 y; { @1 fNLO Nonlinear Optical. NLOS (1) Non-Line of Sight. (2) Nonlinear Optical System. NLT (1) Navy Lower Tier (Missile Defense). (2) Not Later Than. # `5 D Y; @' p! gnm (1) Nautical Mile (6,080 feet). (2) Nanometer. NMA NATO Military Authority. NMC Not Mission Capable. NMCC National Military Command Center. * k+ ]2 ^% F; D& YNMCS National Military Command System. NMD OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense. NMD 3+3 OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Three Plus Three (program). NMD GBR OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Ground-Based Radar. ; X/ P* e/ m- l' vNMD IIPT OBSOLETE. NMD Integration Integrated Product Team (NMD Program term). % z; @: p# M M; mNMD JPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Joint Program Office. ]: _8 K$ c& B3 v$ y( hNMD/TRP OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Technology Readiness Program.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N % U* y' j7 r& h& n6 d6 Z" s) y200 , U/ s2 Z7 L y9 m* a' n- GNMDPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Program Office (US Army term). NMM NMD Maturity Matrix. 1 D$ \& q9 i2 \; D }NMSD National Military Strategy Document. 9 n/ E1 @6 m8 j* y7 _ [& A; NNNAG NATO Naval Armaments Group. , j6 i& L: t4 |! r; b" GNNK Non-Nuclear Kill. NNPA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act. NNWS Non-Nuclear Weapon States. U" C& ]+ b* n4 I; y/ b. cNOAA 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 / N; N! q- M5 c8 ^! j+ ~2 ~resident on the network. NOI Notice of Intent (environmental term). 5 c; T# r: T$ n# k9 DNOIC Naval Operational Intelligence Center. Noise In the most general terms, noise is the undesired part of the process being & S$ @, d* I/ g, i3 C( ]7 gobserved or measured. Its complement, the desired part, is usually referred to 1 }# O& x. _. I! m6 F8 F ^as the signal. Non- Developmental Item (NDI) : F% V8 Q2 A& Y1 x(1) Any item of supply that is available in the commercial marketplace; or % g( n: e m# u( }& F) o2 l(2) Any previously developed item of supply that is in use by a department or agency of the United States, a state or local government, or a foreign ' v$ I/ ?) w* v. p4 d1 U2 A6 Bgovernment with which the United States has a mutual defense / \0 ]( c- y) Q/ B6 Icooperation agreement; or (3) Any item of supply described in definition 1 or 2, above, that requires $ I3 `7 {' N2 W/ {" J* k! r8 ]only minor modification in order to meet the requirements of the procuring $ y, u; q' X" m% ?agency; or ) W5 I5 Y' ~/ \(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 7 B: M0 M$ q1 R( K- s9 B2 ^7 bis not yet in use or is not yet available in the commercial marketplace. ) P3 T) `% O- B$ C6 F- uNon Material Solution + |$ E1 [' W' L; n# @Solutions to mission needs (warfighting, deficiencies) that can be satisfied by n6 V! C" @/ i: n" lchanges in doctrine, tactics, operational concepts, training, or organization. 5 G; |- H* C: A+ }) dNon-Nuclear Kill (NNK) 7 i0 I! j' ]3 t! J6 g- C) m) DA kill that does not involve a nuclear detonation. : k7 w) w# X1 p) l/ zNONAP Non-linear Adaptive Processor (Navy term). ) t1 E: ^% e( A% c- FNonrecurring 2 V# Y! [. L: z# P5 wCosts (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 ' t) P X" a& K' h0 ]organization. Nonrecurring costs include preliminary design effort; design " S" {7 Z& ^+ Y# \5 E/ zengineering; and all partially completed reporting elements manufactures for tests. (3) Training of service instructor personnel. " g; j0 S- E' s" nNOP Nuclear Operations. % y ~) r7 j" S: p8 {+ c) }# qMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 1 V6 {* M3 o" R' f( A201 7 C% E2 v7 G; i9 r9 a9 iNOR Notice of Revision. : P; f# |! r9 u7 c+ J5 hNORAD See North American Aerospace Defense Command. 0 z4 Y& @. O! oNORAD Command Post (NCP) A center in CMAFB responsible for controlling ACC, Canadian, and other assigned forces for designated atmospheric missions in defense of North . v# y8 X1 W- Q$ KAmerica. , b( ? Y5 U5 g2 S, j0 c+ K! uNORSAR Norwegian Seismic Array. . e6 ?$ S B& j2 D8 i0 Q$ [ ^North American Aerospace Defense 6 `0 M8 P$ x$ ?* ^0 i9 YCommand 9 i- I3 G6 k( O- U2 [4 ](NORAD) A binational command of Canadian and U.S. forces responsible for defense of North America from bomber and ALCM/SLCM attack. Located in Colorado g( a- N& Q, h- w F5 ^+ h0 LSprings, CO. , B- b* B' a" _NORTHCOM Northern Command, Offut AFB, NE NORTHAG Northern Army Group (NATO). 3 C& ^2 p8 u, w# U" a" SNOS Network Operating System. 4 V% ^( B2 C* H, @ lNOSC OBSOLETE. Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA. See NCCOSC. ; D: w/ w* g6 `, pNPB Neutral Particle Beam. # m: X: i& N# Q$ [ T$ P% y4 R. L% FNPBSE NPB Space Experiment. NPG Nuclear Planning Group. 8 t8 M( K7 _4 y8 @6 z. E2 zNPI New Program Integration. ! G" f5 t0 w+ L5 v0 v- qNPR National Performance Review. * C7 \8 W' o# w4 |1 qNPT Non-Proliferation Treaty. NRaD Naval Research and Development Division (NCCOSC), San Diego, CA. # {3 ? t) n5 D. T* L. bNRC (1) National Research Council. (2) Network Reliability Council. (3) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (4) Nichols Research Corporation. ; s" v4 ?6 s0 {! }; s' \NREN National Research and Education Network. NRL (1) Nuclear Referral List. (2) Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. 4 N0 ^ ]: a0 ^# g/ {4 `2 n; ?( ] VNRLA Network Repair-Level Analysis. NRO National Reconnaissance Office. NRSC Network Reliability Steering Committee. NRT Near Real Time. NS/EP National Security/Emergency Preparedness. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N % t( p& q5 u6 a6 h; y; ^202 - R5 C8 ~* p2 P! O0 O' f& INSA National Security Agency. 3 D, ?9 | R" M$ K0 oNSA/CSS NSA Central Security Service. A& j3 O8 x% `NSC (1) National Security Council. (2) National Security Center. NSCID National Security Council Intelligence Directive. & J1 P% r1 f4 N5 g! {NSD National Security Directive. NSDD OBSOLETE. National Security Decision Directive. Replaced by National Security Directive (NSD). NSDM National Security Decision Memorandum. NSEN NMD System Engineering Notebook.

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NSF National Science Foundation. NSFS Naval Surface Fire Support. NSG Naval Security Group. NSIA National Security Industrial Association, Washington, DC. 3 {4 R9 t: I' s! ] `8 ]- GNSIE Network Security Information Exchange. 6 P# T& r# Y1 wNSN National Stock Number (ILS term). - ^$ t3 I# _& Y Q# }; e% Z xNSNF Non-Strategic Nuclear Forces. / N0 @' s9 S& k) Y7 B; `9 {! n7 i& WNSOC (1) National Signals Intelligence Operations Center. (2) Navy Satellite ; E+ n2 U2 Y* [# c" oOperations Center. ; d0 i9 _/ p/ a+ l$ I* rNSP Not Separately Priced. ( ~- i8 [' l' X6 tNSSC National Space Surveillance Center, CMAFB. NSSD National Security Study Directive. ( b4 U. s- | r5 P- R; J3 _NSTAC National Security Telecommunications and Information System Security Committee. NSTC National Science and Technology Council (EOP term). NSWC Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. NSWC/DD Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. ) m2 i1 O* W$ R l3 ZNSWC/PHL Naval Surface Weapons Center, Port Hueneme Division. NTACS Navy Tactical Air Control System. 1 S, Q, a5 ~+ E7 u1 w0 bNTB National Test Bed. NTB/WAN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed/Wide Area Network. ! g+ Y& \3 |. l) J0 s6 MMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 203 NTBI OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration. NTBIC OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration Contract. NTB-JPO OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Joint Project Office. NTBN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Network. " E% y: {& b+ ? J, h3 BNTC National Training Center, located at Ft. Irwin, CA. A large maneuver area that " a5 O0 e, ^( g, t2 _/ sserves as the Army’s primary training center for Army maneuver forces. Friendly 4 U% E5 C/ U8 w; u( B5 _6 M7 pforces are pitted against “enemy” forces to validate proposed procedures and + \* E" C& O$ k9 U0 h- b, ndoctrine. NTIC (1) Navy Tactical Intelligence Center. (2) National Technical Information Center. NTF National Test Facility. / r3 `' S6 r2 D) Q& Z* jNTM National Technical Means. NTU New Threat Upgrade. NTW OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide. Now referred to as the Sea-Based Midcourse 4 d c+ w7 j9 L7 q- @. r1 W( zSegment of BMDS. . Z% H3 `3 A0 Q4 kNTWD(S) OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide Defense (System). ' m9 z1 ]& d, LNuclear, Biological, and Chemical ' a! T8 n9 h2 X8 u' OContamination $ M8 U% v1 l3 y7 r! ^- h(NBCC) The deposit and/or absorption of residual radioactive material or biological or : z; K8 {' C8 w" s' J1 C2 R% Qchemical agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects. •Nuclear Contamination. Residual radioactive material resulting from fallout or rainout, and residual radiation from a system produced by a nuclear explosion, and persisting longer than one minute after burst. ! ]0 p- g8 Q+ Z, G3 I( C! F# l5 @: M•Biological Contamination. Microorganisms and toxins that cause disease in - v! b) E0 B& |9 F! Q" F3 thumans, plants, or animals or cause deterioration of material. 6 b. @3 C. ^2 d! l9 }•Chemical Contamination. Chemical substances intended for use in military operations to kill, seriously injure, incapacitate, or temporarily irritate humans. - v- m% Q8 R$ [7 XNuclear, Biological, and Chemical 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 ) E: b" Q! c. @ K. umission. A NBCC survivable system is hardened against NBCC and 0 L% `& E( q& w9 g% zdecontaminates; it can be decontaminated, and it is compatible with individual ) ~: C1 z1 e+ c, G7 W7 Iprotective equipment. ! C+ F" H }7 p1 k9 g5 S•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 rendering harmless or removing radioactive, chemical, or biological material. / k% o; W' Y ?# i# }" M•Compatibility. The capability of a system to be operated, maintained, and resupplied by persons wearing individual protective equipment, in all climates 2 p/ z# X0 D- Yfor which the system is designed, and for the period specified in the ' C. e2 Z/ o3 soperational requirements document. 4 _$ c7 n$ U. L6 I* X& T# J8 U2 kNuclear Cloud See Radioactive Cloud. # ]$ |0 e! h: B& f9 k5 U3 lNuclear Directed Energy Weapon (NDEW) ' p; z" C# g/ h6 O2 _! j% wA directed energy weapon for which the source of energy is a specially designed & X/ n- K% B. I1 y6 f. U1 pnuclear device. # N4 F- C, l7 n# jMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 204 , h. h' y% p/ z# x. vNuclear % U# e8 d- K9 B4 d3 b0 MEnvironment $ p p" u) c7 p0 c J( nThe environment, which results from the detonation of nuclear weapons. Some components of this environment are directly emitted by the nuclear weapon and other collateral effects are created by the interaction of the emitted nuclear 9 {$ x% Z- L# z1 {radiation with the earth’s atmosphere, the earth’s surface and the earth’s magnetic field. The nuclear environment consists of radiation, blast, shock, thermal, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), emissions from radioactive debris, trapped * U, i; V: N. C0 K* felectrons, 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 6 q r4 k# s: X }$ ~Hardness : s# I; W8 `$ H: ?8 |A quantitative description of the resistance of a system or component to 4 y8 l; M( q; s, m1 Cmalfunction (temporary and permanent) and/or degraded performance induced & x& |4 K; f6 B: C2 r5 p" r; Tby a nuclear weapon environment. Resistance to physical quantities such as overpressure, peak velocities, energy absorbed, and electrical stress measures / r# S/ _, ~7 w0 \ u9 ~$ h, qhardness. Hardness is achieved through adhering to appropriate design . C F4 l/ h6 }" t6 h2 s$ }- [specifications and is verified by one or more test and analysis techniques. 7 f: n6 m, n! L4 t0 H7 cNuclear Radiation ' P: l2 W9 Q. a+ `Particulate 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 X2 y( E7 m* qradiations are ionizing radiations, but the reverse is not true; x-rays, for example, # E' C0 H" S, C" ^1 r# y* n7 |( u' fare included among ionizing radiations, but they are not nuclear radiations since " _5 a, N2 ]" c- g& i5 Zthey do not originate from atomic nuclei. (See Ionizing Radiation and X-Rays.)

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Nuclear Survivability Characteristics - e: b. H9 U" _6 D: b2 @ t s% Y* ]+ DA quantitative description of the system features needed to meet its survivability + n$ g# H8 ~! u. \* Xrequirements. Such system features include those design, performance, and * \3 h% @' s7 N7 W- R- Q$ e% `* Aoperational capabilities used to limit or avoid the hostile environment, E5 g$ [6 _: x; {7 ~architectures that minimize the impact of localized damage to the larger wartime 0 a4 u9 i+ A0 l: z6 a+ ]8 X! A& smission, as well as physical hardening to environment levels, which cannot be mitigated otherwise. Survivability characteristics include proliferation, redundancy, avoidance, reconstitution, deception, and hardening. , G2 z+ {0 }9 K" ?) lNUDET Nuclear Detonation. NUICCS NORAD and USSPACECOM Integrated Command and Control System. NUT Navy Upper Tier (Missile Defense). NVG Night Vision Goggles. ' j# G" Z+ ~' ]" r7 t4 B/ SNVIS Near Vertical Incidence System (SINCGARS term). NVMEN Non-Volatile Memory (Telecomm/Computer term). NWC (1) National Warning Center. (2) National War College. (3) Naval War College. 3 Y" F2 U' y; d7 G" a$ X, _(4) Nuclear Weapons Council. (5) Naval Weapons Center. NEW Nuclear Weapons Effect. * b6 x- X% g X- ~( aNWFZ Nuclear Weapons Free Zone. NWP Naval Warfare Publication. NWS National Weather Service. NWSC Naval Weapons Support Center. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N & {9 U- b- _* A8 M, l205 NWSUS Navy WWMCCS Site Unique Software. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 206 OAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. 4 G9 G" V2 R- n- i/ QO&M Operations and Maintenance. O&O Plan Operational & Organizational Plan (Army). O&S Operations and Support. O-Level Organizational Level (ILS term). 5 n4 A) s7 `6 n- } \O/A On or About. OA (1) Operational Assessment. (2) Operational Availability. (3) Options Assessment (BM/C3 Program term c. 1994-6). OAA Other Agreements Authority (OSD term). OAB Outer air battle. " d' g$ f2 z0 o7 ^* _, J4 bOAC Operating Agency Code. + d9 d, N8 Q9 _. k4 l+ ROAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. * q" U; W( q3 q) ZOAO OAO Corporation, Greenbelt, MD. OAR Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operation Plans Assessment Report. OAS Organization of American States. 5 e6 F# A+ s/ e- r& YOASA Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army. 3 u( P5 v" _ b6 mOASD Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense. 8 P" q5 ]) @3 s4 [8 o# @8 W7 hOASD (C3I) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) 3 B( o6 `& z1 d! `, Z7 {OASP On-Array Advanced Signal Processing. OB Operating Budget. % }- v; G- y( O( ZOBAN Operating Budget Account Number. / x9 X3 S1 k5 f. [: ^- i5 | E/ nOBDP Onboard Data Processor. OBE Overtaken By Events. OBJ Object. ! R) Q" m4 W% ]- _Object-Oriented A software development approach that organizes software as a collection of , F. h8 z0 v: w- K, J0 tobjects containing both data structure and behavior. Object-Oriented Analysis The process by which a real-world problem is examined in terms of a collection of $ t1 f6 n. x) L, ^, Tobjects to understand requirements, without planning the implementation. Object Rate (Max) The maximum rate (per second) that a sensor can acquire RVs, decoys, AOs, or / B( E1 o: ]' y/ afractionated missile/PBV debris. 8 J7 s# L! Z1 NMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 207 / q6 s( I- ~ a9 k% ^: R SObjects in FOV (Max) : |/ {! f6 Z- _% aThe 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 $ D, z# w6 v" g2 S4 yorder 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. 0 I' K' R, \% s8 J9 Y6 MObligation ' i1 _/ \, u% M( P3 \7 N7 r3 ^Authority (1) A congressional authorization to procure goods and services within a 1 {0 w5 Q3 E/ y, `* D M$ T" pspecified amount by appropriation or other authorization. - V- f) x8 F- c- s, B(2) The administrative extension of such authority, as by apportionment of r$ R! m l" L# w) B2 G; L4 Sfunding. (3) The amount of authority so granted. 2 J$ J- _% f- ^7 \; W9 q3 ^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 observation by an optical sensor, and chaff may be used to conceal an object from observation by a radio sensor (e.g., radar). 8 `. |- J6 U6 A, _( y; S& MObservable A measurable target attribute. OBSV Observation. ) l8 d. i2 F) E- q+ ]! f) WOC Operations Center. : R: G& s) `/ {! BOCA Offensive Counter-air. ) d8 _* ? ~! r4 G0 n+ l, zOCD Operational Concept Document. OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest. OCM Overt Countermeasure. OCONUS Outside CONUS. OCR Optical Character Reader. OCS (1) Operational Control System. (2) Ozone Depleting Chemical. / N- i/ |1 }2 C% iOCU Operators Console Unit (THAAD). $ T9 ]8 a2 H4 Y8 tOD Optical Disk (PATRIOT). 3 [% X" h& t) M5 P4 _; HOD PA&E Office of the Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation. ODA Optical Discrimination Algorithms/Architecture. 1 X6 u% X- x4 n9 t* S5 s9 QODASD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. 6 G. Y/ F/ j4 G4 U! i: |% wODCS Office, Deputy Chief of Staff.