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Military 0 |$ ^: I0 `. Y* }Operational " [7 w! W1 F; D7 aRequirements / P. ]. f7 M5 v: E( H zThe formal expression of a military need, the response to which results in % O2 k7 f! F0 J% r& _* Kdevelopment or acquisition of items, equipment, or systems. " s$ n& H0 f% @ FMilitary ' s9 Z$ G B( H. @0 cRequirement An established need justifying the timely allocation of resources to achieve a 4 A$ S: |; R5 [capability to accomplish approved military objectives, missions, or tasks. $ ^+ ]! z V* S) e. _7 i3 zMilitary Satellite (MILSAT) A satellite used for military purposes, such as navigation or intelligence 7 a A) m u' m5 B) D- Qgathering. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 4 ~. N5 ]- Z( ^9 t8 ? U183 - t; b6 V6 |* TMilitary Strategy Selection The determination of: (1) what targets to defend and their priorities in order to $ r& U6 M' T4 B1 x6 Z {7 [% o. z! N$ ~achieve the selected national strategy, and (2) the type of attackers (and/or their 6 m9 [7 z8 K! `& hcorridors) to be intercepted. Military Utility The military worth of a system performing its mission in a competitive ) G, h2 M2 e, d8 v* Denvironment, including versatility (or potential) of the system. It is measured 1 ~- q2 k" k* l5 `0 e3 V' v: Lagainst the operational concept, operational effectiveness, safety, security, and , U& Q' m( T# M% zcost/worth. Military utility estimates form a rational basis for making management + w+ H4 h* X# `+ _decisions. 1 I# {) J+ C% G! r! C1 QMILOGS Marine Integrated Logistics System (USMC term). 2 ^. k* ]! W& U2 U$ @! p2 M# ?MILSAT Military Satellite. MILSATCOM Military Satellite Communications. 8 N5 l# Z- d, J2 B [8 \4 t/ IMILSPACE Military Space + l5 q0 ?1 U, |6 `, C/ q6 yMILSPEC Military Specification. MILSTAR Military Strategic and Tactical Relay (satellite system). MILSTRIP Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures. ) _+ j- U) \8 r- {8 g( Q6 aMIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. % Y0 {7 O1 L( X0 N; V# \MIN Minimum 6 Y4 U, g `( s2 X8 Q1 Y* V* u0 `min Minute. . u5 N1 s9 ]. R2 H& MMini-DAMA Miniature Demand Assigned Multiple Access. Miniature Homing , W+ N; F9 I) b; I" t" |Vehicle (MHV)/ 9 n% k: l( M* bMiniature Vehicle 1 `$ s& C2 H$ d9 N/ C' l(MV) An air-launched direct-ascent ("pop-up") kinetic energy anti-satellite weapon. Minimum Acceptable Operational 5 v' I5 I8 D0 c$ y6 Q- oRequirement The value for a particular parameter that is required to provide a system $ G8 m3 E3 ?, d4 l& u- rcapability that will satisfy the validated mission need. Also known as the ; _& E* Y% d0 ]4 b, o% K+ Mperformance threshold. " [1 j- t0 v8 _) MMinimum Energy # o" V- X0 N9 I6 ~) f7 d$ V; ?Trajectory 8 r* N2 [9 b( n u; }5 F# M! u/ {The trajectory that produces maximum range for a given amount of energy. 3 i+ n' H/ U2 d9 ~* m- ]Minimum . [6 Z! C0 c$ x- yRequired 5 L" i! o, Y9 G" _' a Q3 `Accomplishment s $ B3 X, m7 c" L0 ^- k. j1 ONecessary tasks that must be completed during an acquisition phase prior to the " n4 Z& y4 c4 R; c& |next milestone decision review. Applies to all acquisition categories and highly sensitive classified programs. Minuteman US ICBM. 6 d4 |8 k. G5 g/ EMIP Maintenance Index Page (Navy ILS term). . b( U/ L) B3 {# V0 x6 ?. w0 WMIPA Missile Procurement Army (Appropriation). ) v7 I3 w! w- a, w- R% yMIPR Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request. * e* s# K0 K& R' [/ qMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 184 $ P6 V- \1 f. {MIPS (1) Marine Integrated Personnel System (USMC term). 2 w# |' v9 t2 N4 k* l(2) Master Integrated Program Schedule. (3) Million Instructions Per Second (ADP term). ! J [8 v! e1 Z* n; LMIPT Management IPT. MIRACL Mid Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser. / {7 e+ v* I8 E, M; M. s8 zMIRS Management Information and Reporting System. MIRV Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle. $ s9 D7 |( i6 |1 H" _# {+ vMIS Management Information System. MISREP Mission Report (JFACC term). " P5 w5 [; [3 W: ?3 B; `MISSI Multilevel Information Systems Security Initiative. Missile Defense National Team 2 f' f$ i0 x, {% o9 k! @$ }1 B- \(MDNT) A collaborative enterprise of the missile defense community that is focused on 9 M) [7 q+ @; f# n4 Q1 {* Nexecuting a single program of research and development work to develop a Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). It is comprised of personnel from Government, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), Scientific, Engineering and ; ?3 z6 G$ }& X* b& ^7 r0 aTechnical Assistance (SETA) providers and major industry contractors. % m& G8 c+ A) k# n) L, ?Missile Defense National Team, Battle 9 e4 \& |# ]' u TManagement, Command and Control, and Communications 0 c; u v; v; y/ ?(MDNTB) The component of the MDNT led by MDA/BC that is focused on Battle : f7 J4 c* ~! W& Y, \+ o) XManagement, Command and Control, and Communications (BM/C2/C). The 4 P. r! w7 ^# F( AMDNTB industry contribution is composed of a single team of major defense 8 ^+ X! B: n% u4 }contractors (Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin [Team Lead], Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and TRW). This industry team is referred to as the MDNTB 0 Q; d7 b0 c4 v( b' Q# X/ O+ q/ g. a(I) and is a unique sub-group of personnel from the industry companies that 8 B, ]: L7 ~6 z& [ [provides a confidential consolidation of experience in the development, / S+ Y( u; v [integration, and production of missile defense systems. 6 w2 d# I' j, Y: a$ EMissile Defense 0 L' a3 u* Y" A1 lNational Team, Systems b5 S1 |2 b! V7 B' Z& U. KEngineering & Integration - T: T8 N6 M. J(MDNTS) + R5 C3 _9 U7 u8 kThe component of the MDNT led by MDA/SE that is focused on Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I). The MDNTS industry contribution is ' Y; N1 V$ n: O& Icomposed of a single team of major defense contractors (Boeing [Team Lead], General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and TRW). ! F% i, k0 Y0 B/ yThis 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 / x1 [" I- O+ i9 Bof experience in the development, integration, and production of missile defense systems. % Z3 Y1 v2 f. P5 X9 `+ dMissile Defense / y0 {% ^7 z+ j9 HWarning . B- _: D8 H+ v# h3 ~6 R5 j$ n, m2 O. eCondition ' n$ z# G/ ^# fA 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 ! f, f6 m( [3 q; Q% Z: hWhite). Missile Destruct Intentional destruction of a missile or similar vehicle for safety or other reasons.

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Missile Guidance System A system that evaluates flight information, correlates it with target data, determines the desired flight path of a missile, and communicates the necessary * p( q7 i" l* m5 Q) Q* Vcommands to the missile flight control system. 8 ^. p" z* y" u |6 @7 JMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 8 O- H Y, I) s7 v185 Missile Intercept 4 [1 z- k$ o) n; O& hZone 8 d# B" Q A5 S N; dThat geographical division of the destruction area where surface-to-air missiles 5 x( r/ L1 ]7 @, L) bhave primary responsibility for destruction of airborne objects. $ r; c2 M& Z6 J* _Missile Release + i7 } l; Q0 o+ GLine The line at which an attacking aircraft could launch an air-to-surface missile against a specific target. Missile Warning ' ]9 A7 l2 y& X0 p7 r% z5 H/ bCenter (MWC) Located in CMAFB, the MWC is operated by USSPACECOM to fulfill ballistic missile TW/AA responsibilities of USCINCSPACE to external users to whom there & J: Q# x% n9 _! b, t* b* \9 s4 Eare commitments. The MWC manages the ballistic missile sensors and reporting system in support of timely, accurate, and unambiguous warning of missile attack ; B% _" T- G/ G7 i, jworldwide. MWC personnel, in coordination with other centers, validate and confirm report events. The Launch Correlation Unit (LCU) of the MWC ensures / l3 h% X ?. J9 Oall domestic and cooperative launches are coordinated and reported so that they are not construed as hostile in accordance with the “Agreement on Measures to / {6 }3 d( t# p" TReduce the Risk of Outbreak of Nuclear War” between the US and USSR. & k% V0 P* L0 `" v3 A: dMission (1) The task, together with the purpose, which clearly indicates the action to 3 J7 }: ?" E- d- c; t" bbe 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. : P' k" O5 n* ~, B(3) Missions are statements of the objective to be accomplished for a given 6 \3 I5 R" y0 y6 N7 e6 p5 i2 S# K, r% bsituation. Missions will describe the situation and will include who, what, " Q) ^$ W. n- F/ n) cwhen, where, why, and how the BMD system will perform. They contain employment direction and procedures to BMD forces for a given situation 9 f4 [# j2 ]- X/ [+ Bto achieve specific defense objectives. (USSPACECOM) Mission Area A segment of the defense mission as established by the Secretary of Defense. Each DoD component has a mission area (i.e. Navy - sea control) for which it must equip its forces. % C- h8 v: X1 g# F4 z/ n1 Y& uMission Area " ^( T( z- [ U4 l( ^% `Analysis (MAA) Continuous analysis of assigned mission responsibilities in the several mission areas to identify deficiencies in the current and projected capabilities to meet 0 S6 _0 X7 @, g$ \8 Oessential mission needs, and to identify opportunities for the enhancement of capability through more effective systems and less costly methods. Mission Capable . _5 d1 i6 N$ D1 J, M(MC) + _0 [' c, g8 n8 `2 R3 K A& o4 r0 @Material condition of an aircraft indicating it can perform at least one and 8 x; Z& _, X! ppotentially all of its designated missions. Mission capable is further defined as $ c1 }* n" T. f- ]/ Bthe sum of full mission capable and partial mission capable. Also called MC. # D9 m o4 S+ I" @: ]# fMission Critical 6 g* z5 z' {# l" H. h& P( L# FComputer Resources Automated data processing equipment or services if the function, operation, or * ?& E& K7 K1 ]5 z5 |; Juse: (1) involves intelligence activities; (2) involves cryptologic activities related to 5 L# @; o* F2 E0 X5 G3 M- fnational security; (3) involves command and control of military forces; (4) involves 8 w6 \. e# W" `* {# uequipment 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 5 f8 o _* [; J, A% d5 F n% ?+ MSystem A system whose operational effectiveness and operational suitability are 5 Y: U; W9 ~4 m- zessential to successful completion or to aggregate residual combat capability. If ; i6 ~" r5 X0 \, X, L. H4 Kthis system fails, the mission likely will not be completed. Such a system can be 7 w/ {' X3 r6 N' G% E1 Yan auxiliary or supporting system, as well as a primary mission system. % q4 }4 h/ E7 q3 h2 gMission Element A segment of a mission area critical to the accomplishment of the mission area + q7 r; P! H1 Dobjectives and corresponding to a recommendation for a major system capability & ^3 |7 K9 A& I8 K4 q$ Jas determined by the DoD Component. / s H! n' l8 U$ BMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 8 V( R( o, _% s3 S0 Q# c7 B186 Mission Need Analysis Assesses alternatives in an operational context, identifying what force capabilities would be gained by pursuing any of a designated set of alternatives. Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of a military force when confronting a " }0 h2 d9 j! O- ~. jpostulated threat in a specified scenario or set of circumstances. ( L- ^$ i% e$ ?Mission Need 6 Q( f' z, W$ N. a: `Statement (MNS) (1) A non-system specific statement of operational capability needs, ; N8 l' U0 [$ D+ Z. f- Q6 v( Hprepared IAW format in DoD 5000.2-M. Developed by DoD components 5 F' C8 s( t. h6 C8 {1 zand forwarded to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) for 4 c5 C3 q* k" |( Hvalidation and approval (major efforts), or just notification (minor efforts). The 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. ) F5 C; T. s3 m& @! k(2) A statement of operational capability required to perform an assigned ! p9 i5 T2 I imission or to correct a deficiency in existing capability to perform the 7 s7 V% X% R: X% B7 W) Q; \mission. 9 d, S- D- w: nMission Reliability The probability that the system will perform mission essential functions for a , V& Y+ N3 B( S9 w6 A- c- U5 c- C0 pperiod of time under the conditions stated in the mission profile. . [: g7 }5 Y9 `3 P. _* ?( ?9 SMIST Mosaic Infrared Sensor Technology. 2 T( I! `" w! y0 i# U; XMIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 0 A I2 Z6 Q6 B6 J5 H. w yMIT/LL Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Lincoln Laboratory, Bedford, MA. MIW Mine Warfare. ( w$ d# L; [9 ^( i) qMK Mark (version). MKV (1) Miniature Kill Vehicle. (2) Multiple Kill Vehicles. 2 n# R0 n1 F1 NMLCP Mission Launch Control Processor. % V# c) ^+ l. h P0 L# @1 r. UMLDT (1) Mean Logistics Delay Time (ILS term). % N3 E* T/ k9 K0 J6 Z! \; E(2) Missile Downlink Transmitter (USA term). . F6 @7 e5 w0 X: j4 b t) Z# U \MLF Multi-Lateral Force. MLI Multi-layer Insulation.

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MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System. % o% V2 y9 m1 D' V9 `& ^MLS (1) Microwave Landing System (FAA airways term). (2) Multi-Level Security (COMSEC term). 3 N+ }! {; l; Q( `. i! x0 h- j! @MLV (1) Missile Launch Vehicle. (2) Medium Life Vehicle. 6 @! ~4 ]8 r& T" bMLWIR Medium-Long Wavelength Infrared. . t1 H; }9 D% H/ ZMm Millimeter. , M* @6 P& x- s0 _. \+ d: YMM Maintenance Manual. 0 o. T+ |, @& v" w; \MM III Minuteman III ICBM. ! X& {. C- U2 H1 ]& r/ MMMH Maintenance Man-hours (ILS term). 4 y/ z4 M' o# ]+ @, QMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 187 # `$ M3 i' z9 S5 H5 K9 R; r$ Y4 _( vMMI Man-Machine Interface. MMIC Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit. " P! w9 w: _/ Y6 i/ VMMIPT Milestone Management IPT (THAAD Program term). : a2 P) k+ p2 ^, s6 I# W+ JMMKV Multiple Miniature Kill Vehicles ) T4 n1 @' j a' r5 K$ ]MMM Multi-Mode Missile. MMPM MEECN Message Processing Mode. MMR Monthly Management Review. 1 L* a' ~& T9 [) n9 Q N" hMMS Multi-Mode Seeker. MMS-CP Missile Management Station – Control Panel (US Army term). * \- B# o, Q& i# f8 WMMU Man Maneuvering Unit. " Z, S6 W2 J5 K( s) J: qMMW 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. 9 T5 i ]7 ]; _* D& B- ?! r' FMOAB Missile Optimized Anti-Ballistic. MOB Main Operations Base. Mobile Ground Entry Point # Y. F' ^/ \. _+ I! h' o5 _- u(MGEP) The subset of GEPs, which are transportable. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2E. ' e( q& z7 b& zMOC Mobile Operations Center. MOCVD Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition. + @! p0 g2 @6 Z( CMock-up A model, built to scale, of a machine, apparatus, or weapon. It is used in : j' o/ Q# c6 X" T! v3 Z4 c7 f) ~+ Sexamining the construction of critical clearances, in testing a new development, ! } ?1 U) H" w! E! T$ [0 Sor in teaching personnel how to operate or maintain the actual item. MOD (1) Ministry of Defense. (2) Modification. Modem Modulator-Demodulator (Telecomm/Computer term). 6 P/ F+ y( w9 g' v' Z5 f4 ~Modes Situational conditions or categories under which selective Rules of Engagement 2 N: u6 k" f# [3 F: zapply. Examples include: Peacetime: Day to day operation when training, exercises, and routine maintenance and operations occur. Prior to crisis or war. Crisis: The transition state between peacetime and war. War: Self-explanatory. - E4 U0 o+ g. kMODIL See Manufacturing Operations, Development, and Integration Laboratory. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M - O# `2 y( v' C8 T8 D188 / Q5 J) [# p% @: Q( R8 S9 {: xModularity 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. MOE See Measure of Effectiveness. MOL Minimum Operating Level. ( _! h0 g) H1 i; |+ C' ~) cMOLNIYA Orbit This is a highly eccentric orbit with high apogee (.71 to .74) in the northern ) f9 Q) i8 i% p# g3 Hhemisphere and low perigee in the southern hemisphere. For a specific set of 2 i6 y, l# t/ Vorbital parameters, this orbit has a changing velocity and altitude, which, when 7 {' b. H3 p2 d* Z) z- T# _5 bcombined with the earth’s rotation, keeps the orbiting satellite within view for very ' X: @- a: k) x& }long periods (96 percent) above a designated point on earth. MOM Measure of Merit. Mono 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. 5 r, I) Q. V1 zMOP Memorandum of Policy. MOPA Master Oscillator Power Amplifier. , Y9 S* w8 E* Y9 ~9 m# vMOPP Mission-Oriented Protective Posture. MOR Memorandum of Record. 0 n, s6 V' e w+ x5 i# OMORA MILSTAR Operator Requirements Analyst. 3 w4 a6 V7 {( j8 r8 _0 s* UMOS Metal Oxide Semiconductor. Moscow BMD : E/ X' Y x) ?5 TSystem ; L* ]. c7 A0 F2 {2 SThe Soviet exoatmospheric system using the Dog House and Cat House ' n/ M' D' P$ x% O3 |& Gphased-array radars for long-range acquisition. The system might also use the 7 `; k$ Z, G' _! F2 X, }Hen House early warning radars for long-range acquisition. Target and interceptor tracking is performed by mechanically steered dish antennas. MOSHED Multi-planar Organic Scintillator High Energy Detector. MOSTT Mosaic Optical Sensor Technology Testbed. - {- R! K+ ~1 G4 Q8 ^" h fMOTIF Maui Optical Tracking and Identification Facility, HI. MOTR Multiple Object Tracking Radar. MOTS Military Off the Shelf. : u5 ^! S) A) F, NMOU Memorandum of Understanding. 8 }' K# |9 n: Q% UMPA (1) Main Political Administration (USSR term). (2) Maintenance Planning Analysis (ILS term). " |- ]( P0 E5 B9 }mph Miles per hour. MPL Multiple Pulse Laser. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 189 " o. n7 D2 Z7 G4 m. K" h" z8 O3 Y% gMPOS Million Operations Per Second. MPP Massively Parallel Processor. MPRS Mission Planning Rehearsal System. MPS (1) Multiple Protective Shelters (once to be used for basing MX). , U, x0 ]% l- s! k% u8 m$ ^! T- h(2) Main Propulsion System. 2 D' g; [( `1 J( z& r: c* H/ m6 fMPT Manpower, Personnel, and Training. MPTS Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Safety. ' }& V& {4 s! k( V7 @4 @( oMR (1) Milliradian. (2) Mobile Reserve. (3) Maintenance Ratio (ILS term) (4) Missile - l8 v% ]- ?3 H" ^5 p4 a/ KRound (US Army term) MRB Material Review Board. MRBM Medium Range Ballistic Missile. MRC (1) Maintenance Requirements Card (Navy ILS term). (2) Major Regional Conflict/Contingency. ' Q' \1 o" h. T$ l% H$ IMRCTS Missile Round Cable Test Set. MRD Mission Requirements Document. MRDA Mission Requirements and Definition Analysis. MRJ A specific SETA contractor. MRL Multiple Rocket Launcher. MROC (1) Mobile Regional Operations Center. ( n4 b, @7 y" e7 t) w4 t) w(2) Multiple Required Operational Capabilities. % d( @/ e: p' S6 g' \MRP Missile Round Pallet. $ V# K7 S5 m, g7 V1 ]1 CMRR Mission Readiness Review (AFMC term). MRSA Material Readiness Support Agency (US. Army).

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MRSS Mobile Range Safety System. MRTFB Major Range and Test Facility Base. ) S' \1 {; J1 T4 r5 Y% J. l& J/ |$ bMRV Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle. 8 h! w9 R- A3 y$ V$ u5 c7 fMRVIS Mid-Apogee Reentry Vehicle Intercept System. ! a# L/ e' S! D# U$ Lms Milliseconds. MS Milestones. % N2 r7 a- ]# v! o2 C. ^9 TMS I Milestone I (DD 5000 term). MS II Milestone Two (DD 5000 term). ! g( h! M7 `! ~MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 190 % T! l& g& o) UMS III Milestone Three (DD 5000 term). F0 N8 I. p% M$ o! G0 R; s' KMS IV Milestone Four (DD 5000 term). ' Q3 s8 }0 _# C8 fMS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System. , e2 `' g5 W0 fMSAG Multi-functional Self-Aligned Gate. 1 w" E/ X; [; d- ?4 O7 k) {6 GMSC (1) Military Sealift Command. (2) Mission Support Configuration. (3) Major * W3 p- T7 F9 R( K$ e7 ESubordinate Command. ! @& f2 b3 s9 ?1 s; KMSD Modular Security Device. / e' Y5 i$ S' v" m. G* vMSE (1) Mobile Subscriber Equipment (PATRIOT). (2) Multiple Simultaneous Engagements. MSEL Master Scenario Events List. ( I" _5 g- O# F6 |* w/ h0 SMSFC Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. MSG Message. ( n' r1 O2 i8 CMSGDB Message Database. 5 F. R& k* q( W# _MSI Multi-Spectral Imagery. MSIC Missile and Space Intelligence Center (DIA), Redstone Arsenal, AL. 2 D* A2 W* C) ? V# n% m' xMSL (1) Mean Sea Level. (2) Master Station Log. MSLS Multi-Service Launch System (Minuteman). MSPS Mega Sample Per Second. MSR Missile Site Radar. 0 v0 }, y# U* S4 z/ ZMSS (1) Midcourse Surveillance System. (2) Multi-Satellite System. (ARPA). 5 v; R& ~8 F7 y(3) Management Support System. 9 d v' z) ]% J5 F7 S) E3 q(4) Modeling and Simulation Support. 3 i* l- ^! q+ K1 W. b- ?, q! V* w& lMSSS Maui Space Surveillance Site. MSTI Miniature Sensor Technology Integration satellite. MSTS (1) Midcourse Surveillance and Tracking System. (2) Multi Source Tactical System. : m3 i, t( \0 D8 O0 u# w4 F VMSU Mass Storage Unit (TelComm/Computer term). MSWG Milestone Working Group. ' s$ k- O O* y/ z1 rMSX Midcourse Space Experiment. 7 F7 W2 _0 c; G4 \5 p5 ^$ MMt. Megaton. MT Metric Ton. 4 ~# @- Y% f. D/ ?4 r; {! UMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 191 & K; b# W0 T) SMTACCS Marine Tactical Air Command and Control System. 7 f; k- O4 j* M% y" _+ ^MTB(EME) Mean Time Between (Equipment Malfunction Event). MTBCF Mean Time Between Critical Failures ((ILS term). % j# p) b- S% s# pMTBF Mean Time Between Failures. ! f3 ~4 w6 h& g! s8 e1 I5 x% gMTBFS MTBF Software (ILS term). MTBM Mean Time Between Maintenance (ILS term). MTBMA Mean Time Between Maintenance Actions (ILS term). 8 c' _( k4 \6 k8 n) ]MTBR Mean Time Between Removals (ILS term). MTCR Missile Technology Control Regime. MTD (1) Maintenance Task Distribution (ILS term). (2) Material Test Directorate. ! k1 m% k! ]; p$ V4 G(3) Missile Technology Demonstration (USAF program). " D/ ]0 j. ^/ P0 DMTDS Minimum Technical Data Set (ACDP term). 3 I: p! q e6 V! E* s/ cMtg Meeting. MTI Moving Target Indicator. MTM Maneuvering Tactical Missile. MTMC Military Traffic Management Control. Mtn Mountain. + x6 j v2 c9 E! ?9 NMTOE Modified Table of Organization and Equipment. MTOP Management Task Order Plan. MTS Missile Tracking Sensor. MTTR Mean Time To Repair. * c$ p9 T. V2 ~MTTRS Mean Time to Restore System. 7 w L; ]& R/ e6 e: f9 \MTTV Maneuvering Tactical Target Vehicle. MTU Military Training Unit (ILS term). % U! @* y" c+ v: T* AMTV Maneuvering Target Vehicle. A Hera target booster with a Pershing II reentry 8 ]- H1 s3 W) P" R9 d1 Lvehicle. 6 o) S( e+ [3 J& ]8 h3 d3 NMTWS MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation. # s$ _3 l. R% l$ _0 p7 b2 X3 ?MUE Mission Unique Equipment. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M : S& u& q# k- t192 . O; P/ _3 l, h0 P7 hMulti-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 6 X. m! L% Y% _, L0 k8 jtwo or more Services, and is promulgated in multi-Service publications that identify the participating Services. See also Joint Doctrine. 9 L' m8 o0 l( CMulti-Spectral Imagery The image of an object obtained simultaneously in a number of discrete spectral - p- @1 d5 c- E! J( g( Obands. g. K7 Y" a# F8 K/ R( Y/ PMulti-Year Appropriation 8 g) }4 q2 e6 t% JCongressional appropriation available for incurring obligations for a definite : C s1 u* E" q1 Q0 Z! Rperiod in excess of one fiscal year; i.e., for two or more years. (See Multi-Year Procurement.) Multi-Year Procurement (MYP) A procurement of more units than the current year requirement. The total ( O1 ]1 K; |1 h. N2 L( g5 Ipurchase is divided into segments, which are annually budgeted and funded; 8 u1 B: \$ o- {& s8 S$ Ahowever, the contractor is protected from cancellations through clauses in " c1 s0 K- C+ V$ Lcontracts. & d1 J" P3 L8 ] x. H+ _Multilateration A type of multi-static radar usually employing one transmitter and several 4 W; Y! D, v* Q" o: e& Oreceivers for target detection and tracking. Multilevel Device A device that is used in a manner that it simultaneously permits access by users with different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from - f u" L7 G) q, C0 o( B: fobtaining access to information for which they lack authorization. Multilevel Secure A class of system containing information with different classifications that simultaneously permits access by users with different security clearances and 4 W$ @/ x- F) d2 Yneeds-to-know, but prevents users from obtaining access to information for which ! d- i: Q; m* d {they lack authorization. ( ?' V, t q: U+ Z$ BMultilevel / r# l, H# w. A* [' {1 U8 _Security Mode (ADP Security) A mode of operation using an operating system, which provides a capability, that permits various levels and categories or compartments of material / h/ i( U5 @. D V; n" [1 yto be concurrently stored and processed in an ADP system. Multiple $ I7 I/ ^- @# G2 ?& B* iIndependently Targetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV) A 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 . O( R. b# f# h2 E3 b/ TDefense Capability to make two or more intercepts per target or targets defended. . y5 f+ C6 p' D/ b- w+ VMultiple ) _& `9 K) ]' ]! H2 k+ T# pPhenomenology Observations of potential targets by means of different physical principles and different sensor systems. In the case of sensor systems, the use of multiple 0 Q8 t; V; }1 L! Gphenomenologies makes it more difficult for an adversary to deceive them. ) H3 j7 v! c4 ^/ y5 L3 i2 N% AMultiple Reentry Vehicle 0 ~4 k+ B# Q# f8 K' ZA reentry vehicle of a delivery system, which places more than one reentry vehicle over an individual target. 7 u& D2 V% l8 m) K# dMultiple Silo 1 u- a6 \8 d ? uDefense Capability to defend two or more silos. ' [4 e' n$ y3 ?5 j& l* @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 interfaces with equipment of another DoD Component. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 7 V; G+ P( K+ C193 Multi-static Radar A radar system with a transmitter and several receivers all separated. A special " G" ?" [: L4 R$ ]" q4 c7 @ Icase is bi-static radar. An advantage of multi-static radar over mono-static radar 0 s3 E6 f' z% k: t3 xis that even if transmitters, which might be detected by the enemy when % J0 w7 Z) n) a8 coperating, are attacked, receivers in other locations might not be noticed and f7 T, I2 j6 p! |3 `might thereby escape attack. MULTS Mobile Universal Link Translator System (NATO term). ; b' T6 b6 M' v6 {$ M: gMUS Mission Unique Software. * {" j2 E% A( D( x9 HMUX Multiplex. ; J: _9 r- ^( f: PmV Millivolt. 0 e- K6 h n7 LMV Miniature Vehicle. + |; o& B8 r* l% h# B( |0 @MW (1) Mega-Watt (millions of watts). (2) Microwave. (3) Missile Warning. MWC Missile Warning Center. Mwe Megawatt (electrical energy). MWIR Medium Wavelength Infrared. + [: y& H' Y1 _7 _MWS Modular Workstation (ADP term). 3 }7 u7 F# m# h2 N7 lMwt Megawatt (thermal energy). 9 N5 z( ]7 A, @MX Formerly an experimental missile; newest addition to U.S. ICBM arsenal; also called "Peacekeeper.” ! }5 f/ x9 v# s2 p) y5 }# n8 GMY Man Year. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N + y5 C8 F; T% i# U5 e194 N (1) Neutron. (2) North. & h9 [8 p K% F8 E- ZN/A (1) Not Applicable. (2) Not Available. 6 H$ C' x& j; n3 i, t* e: hN/SP CC NORAD/US SPACECOM Commander. 5 i7 v! b- m. ]. W1 \NAAF Neutral Airframe Adaptive Flare. NACMA NATO ACCS Management Agency. 2 Q f# k! d7 k. M1 A7 s/ g1 F ~NACSEM National Communications Security Emanations Memoranda. NACSI National Communications Security Instruction. u' b* x, ^6 a7 K# p% zNACSIM National Communications Security Information Memoranda. NAD Navy Area Defense (lower tier). NADC Naval Air Development Center. NADGE NATO Air Defense Ground Environment. NADIR Network Anomaly Detection Intrusion Reported. # ?0 U7 I& q. z' }& F8 j9 XNAE Navy Acquisition Executive. ; D8 E7 l( K2 |NAF (1) Non-appropriated Fund. 2. Naval Air Facility. 1 E# w2 y6 l3 ~NAI Named Areas of Interest. NAIC National Air Intelligence Center (DIA), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. NAM Non-aligned Movement. - h0 L8 z4 q ONAMEADSMA NATO MEADS Management Agency. ' r8 b5 }6 E* T/ vNAOC National Airborne Operations Center (formerly NEACP). NAP NDS Augmentation Package. $ t4 H x: w& ]NAS (1) National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. (2) Naval Air Station. + A4 B0 W) e: ~9 p' Z7 JNASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. $ R1 u$ S( C, H0 J+ \ k; eNASDA National Space Development Agency (Japan). NASP National Aerospace Plane. NATINAD NATO Integrated Air Defense. National Airborne 9 A. H, `, S( b. kOperations Center (NAOC) One of four specially equipped Boeing 747s that during a national emergency 4 Y4 g; S3 U* b+ l1 zwould allow the President and top military leaders to stay airborne for up to 12 ' H/ r0 Z/ \ [hours while linked to ground and space forces. Formerly NEACP. + i5 C+ T5 X2 I/ _National " T9 b; h$ Q) z# X0 {- QCommand Authorities (NCA) 1 y6 \! E4 Z2 FThe President and the Secretary of Defense or their duly deputized alternates or 5 p, r: `; m- w& ?2 \/ ysuccessors. $ y* j, I8 z8 }" q8 i) gMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 7 \' l) e1 V; K/ [' A195 , h [7 C2 O# f' s N) v. FNational Military Command Center 1 G" k* e8 `4 w1 J& [(NMCC) The primary location for JCS command and control of all U.S. and Combined Forces. Located at the Pentagon, Arlington, VA. 2 x0 A' x( I/ u! D- `- iNational Military Command System (NMCS) : L$ ]0 Y6 ^& JThe priority component of the Worldwide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS) designed to support the National Command Authorities and Joint , U+ W' Y9 b" O C! {' O. x1 m5 xChiefs 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 ) B1 @8 d. R* I: z$ g8 k Cand intelligence upon which accurate and timely decisions can be made, the resources of the Military Departments applied, military mission assigned, and by which 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 & p+ W; ?. ~- e$ @) j* P$ v" u4 ]be selected and directed by the NCA and implemented. In addition, the NMCS + e5 n0 `- J; c# N' N0 k! {supports the Joint Chiefs of Staff in carrying out their responsibilities. 7 H+ G) \4 Q4 i/ sNational 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 3 z2 U+ o; r' Bcommand, control, and communications (BM/C3) system; and a constellation of ! n/ @: m F. O/ p% O z. O! [Space and Missile Tracking System (SMTS) (a.k.a. Brilliant Eyes) satellites. ! b6 K2 p, q! x: U6 CNational Reconnaissance Office (NRO) 6 \6 C2 E! m3 T& K, ]4 aA Department of Defense Agency tasked to ensure that the United States has 7 e( H0 v8 ^% Dthe technology, spaceborne, and airborne assets needed to acquire intelligence ( Z( g B, t0 p( r6 wworldwide, including support to such functions as monitoring arms control ; V/ u5 B& J8 G+ K: e E9 {' Q! jagreements, indications and warning, and the planning and conducting of 0 g N4 j8 ~6 H0 ], L: smilitary operations. This mission is accomplished through research and development, acquisition, and operation of spaceborne and airborne intelligence data collection systems.

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National Strategy Selection 2 o/ w. G" V+ C' vThe determination of when it is in the national interest to activate and employ defense resources (i.e., the balance between responsiveness and crisis control), and given an activation/employment decision, what should be the basic objective A7 t$ F7 |6 Z(e.g., force survival, survival of selected population centers, etc.). ) ^+ A5 \4 {4 [" p, d/ D2 ZNational Test Bed (NTB) 6 {7 e+ I1 p1 e" T% Y! sA number of geographically separated simulation and test facilities that are linked through communications to simulate various portions of the ballistic missile defense (BMD) system for testing and validating operational and technical 0 \: }2 A w, S' r5 L% nconcepts and technologies. National Test Bed ! o4 ~: w' E2 f3 C ^& ?Joint Program Office (NTBJPO) # k" I5 [1 o1 G(OBSOLETE) A Joint Service organization established to manage the NTF and + v u% w' {/ |( lexecute the NTB program for MDA. / @9 o4 o5 y( f2 k }% y/ T* |) r9 zNational Test ; j! j5 k$ ^& b p- S7 r$ bFacility (NTF) 8 h# v4 \2 I* XA large, modeling, simulation and test facility located on Falcon AFB in Colorado , a8 H5 x8 W, L# m& V+ y+ B$ O$ wwhich 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. ; @# k7 Q2 c# BNational Warning , q3 K, I% f( SCenter (NWC) Center in CMAFB, which activates the radio, TV, and sirens that warn the U.S. ) }2 {# N9 s8 G7 S- @4 c8 Dpopulation of impending ballistic missile attack. Also assists with national disaster relief, forest fires, and other events assigned. NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 8 U2 o( S4 V9 E9 ^/ y4 j4 @NATOPS Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization. 6 e" |' n7 }+ R* E7 k- Z0 A7 iMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 196 Natural Ground and Atmospheric ' B2 D+ S5 \$ B# ^/ }+ QEnvironments The environments, which exist in the sensible atmosphere and on the surface of ~2 E$ K/ h, _ I8 Wthe earth. These include meteorological, seismic, biological and related natural & ~+ x2 Z$ k# C9 M& tconditions. 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. 7 P0 [9 Q* t% W6 E/ c/ I1 WNatural Space Environment The natural environment, which exists above the sensible atmosphere. Space 6 k9 F h& B/ O8 ^& ^" T7 C3 kbegins 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. & s0 J" `, P5 J+ e$ MNaval Space Command ) W( p/ w& b/ [. ]1 q: R(NAVSPACE- COM) " w s; B$ b. c0 w# b% Z8 y. p& v/ MThe naval component of USSPACECOM. Responsible for day-to-day operation 8 k2 f C+ D# e3 s0 {of FLTSATCOM, NAVSPASUR, etc. Responsible for BMD elements that may be operated by the Navy. Located in Dahlgren, VA. Naval Space Operations Center ' o K. ?8 p+ q$ G; j& a(NAVSPOC) Existing Navy component command center at Dahlgren, VA, responsible for 3 w* C8 e9 N) F& ?+ {* m7 Slogistical and administrative support of forces assigned to them. * Q2 B. J! ^6 r, k: ONAVDSOC Navy Defense System Operations Center. / |: Z0 }0 A5 f0 xNAVFAC Navy Facilities Engineering Command. : m1 k( y; v" K! N. g/ r. N6 O) {NAVFOR Navy Forces. NAVMACS Navy Modular Automated Communications System (USN term). NAVMIC Naval Maritime Intelligence Center, Suitland, MD. NAVOSH Navy Occupational Safety and Health. 9 _' n* ^: v, r# ?6 w! {NAVSAT Navigation Satellite. & v. Q- a; t: G; fNAVSPACE Naval Space Command. NAVSPACECOM Naval Space Command. NAVSPASUR Naval Position of SPASUR. , q, |* \! ^8 V# j# Y" cNAVSPOC Naval Space Operations Center. " U9 @6 }4 u* k0 f$ n) yNAVSTAR Navigational satellite, part of the Global Positioning System (GPS). ) Y. `# l; L9 H: C/ ?8 x# U. ]) R: ?Navy FAAWC Navy Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander. * i) e& N. T& \, }/ V" C, ^NAWC Naval Air Warfare Center. NAWC 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 197 . E% [% d1 q" d. p6 r3 e. UNBTS Neutral Beam Test Stand. NC Numerically Controlled (CAM computer term). NCA National Command Authorities. 2 }9 f" L8 n& e7 g/ p, kNCC NORAD Command Center, Colorado Springs, CO. NCCOSC Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center, San Diego, CA. NCCS Navy Command and Control System. + X7 \5 l' @! q" g- C* PNCDCS Narrow Band Coherent Data Collection System. NCDD New Customer Development Database. NCO Non-Commissioned Officer (USA/USAF/USMC term). NCP NORAD Command Post. NCS (1) National Communications System. (2) Net Control Station. (3) Naval Control of Shipping. 6 J m7 x$ \, q; ]) \NCSC National Computer Security Center. ( _6 N+ [1 u& D5 A- g5 C, u+ U: TNDC Naval Doctrine Command. ; F, U+ S, M# q, S4 s) gNDD NMD System Development Director. NDE Non-Destructive Evaluation. NDEW Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon. % X' U3 ]. k+ Y$ s6 I: I- h- e+ XNDEWG Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon - Ground-Based. NDI (1) Non-Developmental Item. (2) Non-Destructive Inspection. $ I- Z! Z& t6 I {$ K, J1 }NDP National Disclosure Policy. / N \8 i* I$ O6 D% D XNDS (1) National Defense Stockpile (2) National Defense System. + R, o# E9 ?0 i Y. NNDT Non-Destructive Test. 6 H+ r: c7 u l7 SNDU National Defense University, Washington, DC. NEA (1) Northeast Asia. (2) Northeast Asia campaign scenario. NEACP National Emergency Alternate Command Post (E-4 aircraft). Near Real Time Pertaining to the timeliness of data or information that has been delayed by the 7 O' Z# }0 P" X% m7 D5 ntime 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. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 7 B5 H$ P' q! X/ d* n198 * [: ^3 ` E( d; \5 f/ e0 h% _7 q j! FNegate Early , S' A) v" b; _% d( o! R' z. nWarning The use of any technique that precludes the use of, renders useless, or degrades an early warning capability. - C2 C( j( Y/ |, \5 r' M. KNegation RV destruction or other actions, which prevent damage to the defended area 3 ^! g* e+ E# b. @7 s3 pfrom conventional, nuclear, chemical, or biological effects. H! G7 X' R# q& D0 ~7 N+ ~* u7 Z! nNEMP Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse. * z" o$ X# ]; k2 w' r" @2 e2 ?: wNEP (1) Nuclear Electric Propulsion. (2) Nuclear Environment Protection. ! M+ p$ d1 t" A6 c1 N' uNEPA National Environmental Policy Act. : F) R1 \9 v6 z+ B9 s( jNEPSTP Nuclear Electric Propulsion Space flight Test Program. 2 L! ?. e) p$ [" |$ ~0 R; tNERF Naval Emitter Reference File (USN term). NESEAD Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Activity Detachment (USN term). / i# `9 i1 x$ G8 G+ i: v0 {% iNeutral Particle Beam (NPB) 1 k G: R7 x" U" v: q: [0 d: m4 sAn energetic beam of neutral particles that is generally used to damage electronics. NEV Network Experimental Version. : B6 w/ H4 `5 j$ {NEW Net Explosive Weight. ; O" \: O! t5 I3 v- U; G, G) _NFL New Foreign Launch. NG National Guard. NH&S Nuclear Hardening and Survivability. ! |7 p) W! t; m; x% P7 h' xNHA Next-Higher Assembly. / C0 ^* \0 K) j2 ?NHMT Nuclear-Hardened Mosaic Technology. NHTF National Hover Test Facility, Edwards AFB, CA. NIAG NATO Industrial Advisory Group. NIC National Intelligence Council. NID Naval Intelligence Database (USN term). ! `; e7 V, J* w! e" SNIE National Intelligence Estimate. NIH National Institute of Health. 3 ]( B8 B1 J9 RNII National Information Infrastructure. NIITF National Information Infrastructure Task Force. NILE NATO Improved Link Eleven. 3 a( T" {* L# d% b3 l+ BNILES NATO Improved Link Eleven System. ( u. V% R9 w& A: |NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N + d8 f0 E$ K, @! ]4 U8 E+ h( h g199 NIPS NTCS Intelligence Processing Service (USN term). NISC OBSOLETE. Naval Intelligence Support Center. (Now Naval Maritime Intelligence Center (NAVMIC). 0 N. R& K& ?( Y; s$ gNISP National Industrial Security Program. ; R P/ X4 u) R$ h) G9 aNISPOM NISP Operating Manual. 9 q( N$ z3 ]2 r! n. V; ~( l' VNIST National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. (Formerly 6 L% | g7 z8 l% tNBS (National Bureau of Standards). NITES Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental Subsystem (USN term). . V0 O8 X Z hNitze Criteria A reference to Paul Nitze, the Reagan Administration’s chief arms control 7 m; z+ ]8 b3 Z1 P+ x0 Enegotiator, and his vocalization of the goal of the SDS as the achievement of % z" a/ z% @4 vraising the attack price where the defense cost is measured at the margin, not the total cost. Congress established the Nitze criteria as conditions of deploying an SDS in Section 222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1986. O6 K% V* G( ?NIU NATO Interface Unit. ' o0 |3 h7 ~, v% R! ANIWA Naval Information Warfare Activity. NK North Korea. ) z" d. ?- o3 O' L% INKEW Nuclear Kinetic Energy Weapon. $ ]; s8 [! [/ e. F' {NL The Netherlands. . G* n" b1 o- v4 Q0 z% vNLO Nonlinear Optical. 7 l! q6 b5 V3 F( vNLOS (1) Non-Line of Sight. (2) Nonlinear Optical System. ( R5 H! K2 n" DNLT (1) Navy Lower Tier (Missile Defense). (2) Not Later Than. . Z1 |3 h7 r) K$ X: u& a" Cnm (1) Nautical Mile (6,080 feet). (2) Nanometer. " _! O/ w/ `3 |" j- v$ z6 \: @NMA NATO Military Authority. + @: s/ p8 e$ ? s9 a7 ^9 sNMC Not Mission Capable. NMCC National Military Command Center. 0 u& ^- {4 A( P* lNMCS National Military Command System. NMD OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense. 1 }0 s/ Q7 W0 J& N( ENMD 3+3 OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Three Plus Three (program). NMD GBR OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Ground-Based Radar. 2 O1 A4 r; a& c0 M1 ?0 N |NMD IIPT OBSOLETE. NMD Integration Integrated Product Team (NMD Program term). ( h$ O, @- j0 Z6 f5 }NMD JPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Joint Program Office. % A9 p/ z0 R6 VNMD/TRP OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Technology Readiness Program.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N ' C# P& C/ X# \! }200 NMDPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Program Office (US Army term). NMM NMD Maturity Matrix. 6 I! E6 W+ j5 ?# }9 i* f5 T0 d" TNMSD National Military Strategy Document. , |. [- T9 s" F8 c, WNNAG NATO Naval Armaments Group. $ E' v' e# ~; B, F. _: s! }NNK Non-Nuclear Kill. ) Y" O% w8 v, F' cNNPA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act. , P o8 i6 C- A6 o" v G5 qNNWS Non-Nuclear Weapon States. NOAA 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. 0 q$ w, M9 m0 O+ ONOI Notice of Intent (environmental term). : ]: ~ g2 `- p. ?* h" ]( XNOIC Naval Operational Intelligence Center. Noise In the most general terms, noise is the undesired part of the process being observed or measured. Its complement, the desired part, is usually referred to 1 F3 o1 U% l: Jas the signal. & V/ |' O2 N8 ] O' s0 rNon- # r; E0 V) D3 E% i& V8 \, [Developmental 9 a* l" s0 ]5 hItem (NDI) ! L* Q0 I9 Q0 }2 f2 S/ ^5 X(1) Any item of supply that is available in the commercial marketplace; or 0 K4 p1 ~6 \% U2 c(2) Any previously developed item of supply that is in use by a department 6 i" Y( e8 p% h, _2 w$ K1 kor agency of the United States, a state or local government, or a foreign 6 w& E7 \) N/ q- ]6 g: b0 hgovernment with which the United States has a mutual defense $ ]8 \, o5 Q* R: scooperation agreement; or (3) Any item of supply described in definition 1 or 2, above, that requires 4 b9 G& r( J" oonly minor modification in order to meet the requirements of the procuring ; [* R" e( L7 c. K1 h1 ~agency; or (4) Any item of supply that is currently being produced that does not meet 0 z, p$ x; L o1 }. |! uthe requirements of definition 1, 2, or 3, above, solely because the item is not yet in use or is not yet available in the commercial marketplace. Non Material Solution ' M3 F( j1 `" C8 t& } P8 cSolutions to mission needs (warfighting, deficiencies) that can be satisfied by changes in doctrine, tactics, operational concepts, training, or organization. 7 `2 {1 W# l) n4 vNon-Nuclear Kill 1 E, N# x% ~; C! T(NNK) * C/ D: R& J) L! M# o7 xA kill that does not involve a nuclear detonation. 2 Y2 z1 Y J& ENONAP Non-linear Adaptive Processor (Navy term). Nonrecurring Costs (1) Costs that are not proportional to the number of units produced. 8 k X6 `+ M5 f1 X! Y(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 - P. R1 X- w( `! q- C- R lfor tests. 1 l5 z. i3 F, @! V0 d(3) Training of service instructor personnel. NOP Nuclear Operations. ' T5 ?+ j _3 y! [" e! a! hMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 3 X8 U% V8 M% Q201 4 Y' u. w! B% v' [( ]# n9 q6 J0 aNOR Notice of Revision. 5 b# c4 Q" z8 i, rNORAD See North American Aerospace Defense Command. # o. L; m' k3 o. p5 SNORAD ) j! r' Y1 T* p. l# WCommand Post (NCP) A center in CMAFB responsible for controlling ACC, Canadian, and other assigned forces for designated atmospheric missions in defense of North America. NORSAR Norwegian Seismic Array. + M- G" h J7 j1 \9 K, T% y# }* gNorth American Aerospace # y5 X l/ X* eDefense 6 Q1 Y8 E& b8 |2 KCommand (NORAD) A binational command of Canadian and U.S. forces responsible for defense of " M m1 O9 h$ z+ NNorth America from bomber and ALCM/SLCM attack. Located in Colorado Springs, CO. 2 i9 ?* E: f7 q- VNORTHCOM Northern Command, Offut AFB, NE % N, d' J4 D6 m1 O }NORTHAG Northern Army Group (NATO). NOS Network Operating System. - `* S! K$ {3 B6 UNOSC OBSOLETE. Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA. See NCCOSC. NPB Neutral Particle Beam. NPBSE NPB Space Experiment. NPG Nuclear Planning Group. / w3 ^& I7 B) CNPI New Program Integration. # n. k6 E8 c3 ^4 D/ @; P' K* xNPR National Performance Review. 2 \; v# I2 l2 n$ X4 VNPT Non-Proliferation Treaty. NRaD Naval Research and Development Division (NCCOSC), San Diego, CA. 5 L% y$ T; p$ Y8 `/ {: `$ SNRC (1) National Research Council. (2) Network Reliability Council. 1 W5 @+ {- c" `$ P; i2 R(3) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (4) Nichols Research Corporation. 3 G/ P( t) s x7 c) l4 |0 BNREN National Research and Education Network. NRL (1) Nuclear Referral List. (2) Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. NRLA Network Repair-Level Analysis. |) ^( B, F9 w/ e$ R6 a) p3 z8 tNRO National Reconnaissance Office. 4 i( ~2 P3 q- R. hNRSC Network Reliability Steering Committee. 6 u, S. [0 H6 D2 A3 j3 l4 B6 gNRT Near Real Time. ' h( k/ j5 b3 eNS/EP National Security/Emergency Preparedness. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 202 # P, U$ Y( S: W9 ]& ^5 J3 H' KNSA National Security Agency. NSA/CSS NSA Central Security Service. ; j+ q+ A0 p8 R" z1 @+ x& d) [NSC (1) National Security Council. (2) National Security Center. NSCID National Security Council Intelligence Directive. ; F* h1 f2 v& i) W1 sNSD National Security Directive. 7 b" B! c: N& Z) w' U7 x& |NSDD OBSOLETE. National Security Decision Directive. Replaced by National Security Directive (NSD). NSDM National Security Decision Memorandum. ; } _6 ^/ \5 E/ G" w1 x9 UNSEN NMD System Engineering Notebook.

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NSF National Science Foundation. 2 S3 S, I6 b; _ e+ ZNSFS Naval Surface Fire Support. ' a; W( `5 r3 Q, l5 }NSG Naval Security Group. NSIA National Security Industrial Association, Washington, DC. NSIE Network Security Information Exchange. 5 K& n8 l. C6 hNSN National Stock Number (ILS term). NSNF Non-Strategic Nuclear Forces. NSOC (1) National Signals Intelligence Operations Center. (2) Navy Satellite Operations Center. : H+ J( J2 u9 S3 cNSP Not Separately Priced. NSSC National Space Surveillance Center, CMAFB. NSSD National Security Study Directive. " v. M" ~; x0 h$ g5 d7 oNSTAC National Security Telecommunications and Information System Security : e0 f; Q/ m: @0 p# a7 s4 |* U RCommittee. : N0 o0 f7 L2 G! m$ C* N& C: V9 ?- xNSTC National Science and Technology Council (EOP term). NSWC Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. NSWC/DD Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. ( S' e/ S3 w) d# k9 f/ pNSWC/PHL Naval Surface Weapons Center, Port Hueneme Division. NTACS Navy Tactical Air Control System. NTB National Test Bed. , S; J6 x) U# P# h; INTB/WAN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed/Wide Area Network. / Y- C3 w3 _0 x p4 p+ l- H4 JMDA 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. 3 `( G- [2 b g0 k, [! fNTBN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Network. NTC National Training Center, located at Ft. Irwin, CA. A large maneuver area that serves as the Army’s primary training center for Army maneuver forces. Friendly forces are pitted against “enemy” forces to validate proposed procedures and doctrine. NTIC (1) Navy Tactical Intelligence Center. (2) National Technical Information Center. 2 I$ ]& B: I) a- |5 CNTF National Test Facility. NTM National Technical Means. $ w# U0 p- R' o5 c, XNTU New Threat Upgrade. NTW OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide. Now referred to as the Sea-Based Midcourse * Y; B p& _* Q! J, M$ B: sSegment of BMDS. " x/ X# o N) V. VNTWD(S) OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide Defense (System). Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 8 q, b0 I e8 R7 i$ v* wContamination " D, X& n4 K8 }$ C) J5 B. o(NBCC) The deposit and/or absorption of residual radioactive material or biological or chemical agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects. 9 _4 o2 N+ s9 D& n2 P•Nuclear Contamination. Residual radioactive material resulting from fallout or rainout, and residual radiation from a system produced by a nuclear 6 I. T0 k* R& J- i" i F# R0 ~explosion, and persisting longer than one minute after burst. •Biological Contamination. Microorganisms and toxins that cause disease in humans, plants, or animals or cause deterioration of material. •Chemical Contamination. Chemical substances intended for use in military operations to kill, seriously injure, incapacitate, or temporarily irritate humans. Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical W0 l2 A$ B( p$ Y( UContamination Survivability The capability of a system and its crew to withstand a NBCC environment and ; ~) P* u3 [; Z p2 lrelevant 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 H! p7 {- G W/ X% u% }protective equipment. •Hardness. The capability of material to withstand the materiel -damaging 0 p; O9 _0 {! n% w' Feffects of NBCC and relevant decontamination. 6 y1 V) U4 @ k% ~: c% J# O6 j X•Decontamination. The process of making personnel and materiel safe by , x) B9 \' S/ W- ^1 j. M7 drendering harmless or removing radioactive, chemical, or biological material. ' Z: W" I$ e7 G: C }4 @. ~4 d•Compatibility. The capability of a system to be operated, maintained, and resupplied by persons wearing individual protective equipment, in all climates for which the system is designed, and for the period specified in the * P; o, S- Z3 v" r3 W {* J8 [operational requirements document. Nuclear Cloud See Radioactive Cloud. 1 }" ~0 I4 @0 z8 k, ZNuclear Directed Energy Weapon (NDEW) , T7 I# r6 c$ H( C' zA directed energy weapon for which the source of energy is a specially designed 4 f# E, }, j) [) Nnuclear device. & K5 q! s U! I+ d8 `7 \% RMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 2 _) u4 s; d0 S6 L% O204 . |" b, x/ {5 P0 G6 ]( d. gNuclear Environment The environment, which results from the detonation of nuclear weapons. Some components of this environment are directly emitted by the nuclear weapon and # L1 I' T% Y0 x: Yother collateral effects are created by the interaction of the emitted nuclear 5 x1 A, G _2 B# J7 a9 jradiation with the earth’s atmosphere, the earth’s surface and the earth’s magnetic field. The nuclear environment consists of radiation, blast, shock, + V. [8 o3 Z! e D1 u7 ~' {thermal, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), emissions from radioactive debris, trapped + Q0 I" T' r% C8 ?electrons, and disturbances to the atmosphere and to the propagation paths for . q% r# k. Z5 I- q7 Kradar and communications. The nuclear environment exists in the exoatmospheric, atmospheric and ground BMD operational regimes. Nuclear Hardness A quantitative description of the resistance of a system or component to $ l7 H% V, Y2 \4 F5 P. Omalfunction (temporary and permanent) and/or degraded performance induced by a nuclear weapon environment. Resistance to physical quantities such as * m, _5 B" w, R6 h! q) Toverpressure, peak velocities, energy absorbed, and electrical stress measures ! E( `( z4 P; |. D. jhardness. Hardness is achieved through adhering to appropriate design specifications and is verified by one or more test and analysis techniques. Nuclear Radiation + U- ` N) m4 t) b' dParticulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei in various / Q+ D- a; T3 T9 h2 ]nuclear processes. The important nuclear radiations, from the weapons standpoint, are alpha and beta particles, gamma rays, and neutrons. All nuclear 0 Q# c* u- R$ e& L! F# i" sradiations are ionizing radiations, but the reverse is not true; x-rays, for example, & P5 L% ~/ N7 {: k, q. h5 ? K" yare included among ionizing radiations, but they are not nuclear radiations since they do not originate from atomic nuclei. (See Ionizing Radiation and X-Rays.)

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Nuclear 8 }2 G, m) r7 ? H& [7 W! e% s0 J4 QSurvivability Characteristics A quantitative description of the system features needed to meet its survivability 6 }8 \+ U! o) E0 brequirements. Such system features include those design, performance, and operational capabilities used to limit or avoid the hostile environment, architectures that minimize the impact of localized damage to the larger wartime mission, as well as physical hardening to environment levels, which cannot be mitigated otherwise. Survivability characteristics include proliferation, redundancy, 7 R4 O0 A% `! ~; K! ravoidance, reconstitution, deception, and hardening. NUDET Nuclear Detonation. 7 w0 n7 G0 N: ^, C/ BNUICCS NORAD and USSPACECOM Integrated Command and Control System. NUT Navy Upper Tier (Missile Defense). 0 N. y2 ?# ]- ^+ O! b3 DNVG Night Vision Goggles. NVIS Near Vertical Incidence System (SINCGARS term). ; h0 w, w0 D" F8 ~NVMEN Non-Volatile Memory (Telecomm/Computer term). NWC (1) National Warning Center. (2) National War College. (3) Naval War College. (4) Nuclear Weapons Council. (5) Naval Weapons Center. 4 C$ E S% _+ n" ~$ _/ q+ }NEW Nuclear Weapons Effect. 5 v* ~ h, v0 `" C3 n1 t- B' ^NWFZ Nuclear Weapons Free Zone. ! i4 J9 u% `; w4 qNWP Naval Warfare Publication. l( |, j) L; {$ k* INWS National Weather Service. NWSC Naval Weapons Support Center. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N $ S4 I$ @' V. c: ]; k1 y7 M205 $ b" V; h/ l) ^% p0 k0 kNWSUS Navy WWMCCS Site Unique Software. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O * y- m( U% r1 b5 u3 a$ Y206 : M% C- W& e- v' D. cOAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. O&M Operations and Maintenance. - h* U- x* n" L& o2 `5 HO&O Plan Operational & Organizational Plan (Army). 8 ]* n7 W8 L; y+ j& LO&S Operations and Support. 7 ~ g8 l9 z$ Q( F# bO-Level Organizational Level (ILS term). O/A On or About. OA (1) Operational Assessment. * X& n9 z# U# j( q3 C* i(2) Operational Availability. c7 W& X/ `7 E0 |: i(3) Options Assessment (BM/C3 Program term c. 1994-6). OAA Other Agreements Authority (OSD term). 2 h J! _4 j, J2 d- S5 jOAB Outer air battle. OAC Operating Agency Code. 4 q3 g: @8 X, E; sOAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. OAO OAO Corporation, Greenbelt, MD. OAR Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operation Plans Assessment Report. : f% F+ b& ^7 T9 P0 ?OAS Organization of American States. + r' E; b ~/ `9 |( H! P! fOASA Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army. 0 n( I, J) X# L7 K5 h0 K" L9 UOASD Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense. OASD (C3I) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) ( G5 U! f; D/ M* u) M$ o7 SOASP On-Array Advanced Signal Processing. OB Operating Budget. 8 S4 x" }- o- _, r* j6 ?OBAN Operating Budget Account Number. OBDP Onboard Data Processor. ( P' s1 p0 w! V9 O/ BOBE Overtaken By Events. OBJ Object. Object-Oriented A software development approach that organizes software as a collection of objects 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 objects to understand requirements, without planning the implementation. 3 }1 J9 q" b8 Z' J$ t7 EObject Rate (Max) The maximum rate (per second) that a sensor can acquire RVs, decoys, AOs, or 9 ]5 H$ V1 P+ t$ e$ X+ a" z: ifractionated missile/PBV debris. 2 `7 [" a0 y( k+ `( ^MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 207 + E e: T' H* p+ P! Y3 eObjects in FOV (Max) 3 n ?9 h* B% q0 o' |+ Z/ @The maximum number of RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris - H$ h/ c1 K4 z: kthat 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! J+ n4 h+ u! b* Porder 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 8 Q6 u) m0 V* ?4 B6 p% poutlays or expenditures in the future. Obligation 0 j3 W" m( x% F$ f! }0 W+ W' }/ YAuthority + X$ W3 \1 k B: n7 Q4 Q0 T(1) A congressional authorization to procure goods and services within a specified amount by appropriation or other authorization. (2) The administrative extension of such authority, as by apportionment of funding. (3) The amount of authority so granted. Obscurant A material (e.g., smoke or chaff) used to conceal an object from observation by a radio or optical sensor. Smoke may be used to conceal an object from observation by an optical sensor, and chaff may be used to conceal an object from observation by a radio sensor (e.g., radar). Observable A measurable target attribute. OBSV Observation. 7 z7 M& I& }+ y' n7 b: M5 @OC Operations Center. 7 [) r3 m0 C+ M! d: lOCA Offensive Counter-air. OCD Operational Concept Document. # h: D* B7 T" g% j0 rOCI Organizational Conflict of Interest. 5 X4 V3 p( C1 i7 j3 d) UOCM Overt Countermeasure. $ ~) R$ i# r! k9 q3 H UOCONUS Outside CONUS. OCR Optical Character Reader. 2 y/ X6 L! j4 b, ?OCS (1) Operational Control System. (2) Ozone Depleting Chemical. / z3 D3 J1 a2 x* _3 ~OCU Operators Console Unit (THAAD). OD Optical Disk (PATRIOT). OD PA&E Office of the Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation. ! B0 |8 G0 k5 ?! u4 ~( ~ \. EODA Optical Discrimination Algorithms/Architecture. ODASD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. ODCS Office, Deputy Chief of Staff.