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Military - X. q5 w* M5 S# z9 bOperational Requirements The formal expression of a military need, the response to which results in development or acquisition of items, equipment, or systems. Military Requirement + U" C. h8 C! }. y. d IAn established need justifying the timely allocation of resources to achieve a capability to accomplish approved military objectives, missions, or tasks. 1 b+ G, ?1 U* O. C, Z7 b2 ]0 iMilitary Satellite ; [8 x) F! E8 p5 W+ p: ~(MILSAT) " n, i9 W q& \8 p# }8 c4 a" q. }A satellite used for military purposes, such as navigation or intelligence ; U( ~3 e) ], l8 {% S9 Ggathering. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 183 Military Strategy ; Q0 W' c4 J* }+ F) @0 E3 h1 eSelection The determination of: (1) what targets to defend and their priorities in order to 6 V5 _6 z% v7 q1 o3 C& K# `0 @4 \! d+ }" Kachieve the selected national strategy, and (2) the type of attackers (and/or their : p+ X; B/ I, N7 [. O# f4 dcorridors) to be intercepted. Military Utility The military worth of a system performing its mission in a competitive e# Z& E% G5 o( I. D! Z2 @9 Uenvironment, including versatility (or potential) of the system. It is measured 7 A, F9 {& B+ m4 `) J! sagainst the operational concept, operational effectiveness, safety, security, and cost/worth. Military utility estimates form a rational basis for making management ! I9 L" i7 F9 |decisions. MILOGS Marine Integrated Logistics System (USMC term). MILSAT Military Satellite. : T9 o- B4 \1 K1 K9 k9 d jMILSATCOM Military Satellite Communications. 9 |6 q/ S5 g( rMILSPACE Military Space 6 o" T5 m$ Q$ VMILSPEC Military Specification. $ @3 Y" Q0 f2 s6 p1 Z2 H+ _. IMILSTAR Military Strategic and Tactical Relay (satellite system). 9 E# l# z- s. k' M- xMILSTRIP Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures. ' y- Q& F: R: g' t7 KMIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. ! B; s1 W0 d$ D }$ R1 o& {MIN Minimum min Minute. Mini-DAMA Miniature Demand Assigned Multiple Access. Miniature Homing Vehicle (MHV)/ Miniature Vehicle ; D8 y0 E, r7 g# H(MV) An air-launched direct-ascent ("pop-up") kinetic energy anti-satellite weapon. 3 C5 j q8 X& }' Z- x; c0 NMinimum 6 m. t f8 H9 h0 g/ i8 N6 O5 NAcceptable % Y" Y, H0 G/ j# ]' d, {' j. v SOperational Requirement 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. Minimum Energy ' u3 t) s; n+ X, x" VTrajectory The trajectory that produces maximum range for a given amount of energy. Minimum Required $ A) K( x# E( g8 U( bAccomplishment s : W$ k' S3 J# h! ]! p7 {' ]Necessary tasks that must be completed during an acquisition phase prior to the 9 b) \ X" r1 A# Cnext milestone decision review. Applies to all acquisition categories and highly 5 u6 F% u7 i2 W; j$ N8 csensitive classified programs. Minuteman US ICBM. 1 N; ?8 Z: O- I) k9 R3 @MIP Maintenance Index Page (Navy ILS term). MIPA Missile Procurement Army (Appropriation). / ]6 ~, q4 J+ RMIPR Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 184 ) R. {; e# b0 a9 ZMIPS (1) Marine Integrated Personnel System (USMC term). (2) Master Integrated Program Schedule. (3) Million Instructions Per Second (ADP term). 1 m7 e: ~# P# G/ GMIPT Management IPT. , t+ h) N( r6 q4 a5 s! }MIRACL Mid Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser. " i; e& p2 g6 R5 f0 x& K: x6 V/ EMIRS Management Information and Reporting System. ( L' U) Q0 `4 r: ~) u& yMIRV Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle. 1 \! d$ |0 F3 u [4 F/ Q3 yMIS Management Information System. MISREP Mission Report (JFACC term). # z: u$ o! g" M- ZMISSI Multilevel Information Systems Security Initiative. ! g4 S" o2 U- IMissile Defense National Team (MDNT) 4 ?3 W, C: m; O. o) d8 C6 Y- JA collaborative enterprise of the missile defense community that is focused on executing a single program of research and development work to develop a : d6 N0 ]+ U8 F' h% i7 lBallistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). It is comprised of personnel from : [* E: q! m% U8 l0 a6 q0 X, FGovernment, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), Scientific, Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) providers and major industry contractors. Missile Defense ( {) v3 S$ C& ^National Team, Battle Management, : y, U3 Y4 {& @/ q P u JCommand and / D! I5 A. \2 b$ W( yControl, and $ [0 m1 b6 v" ~Communications ; {4 I B! f# N: i1 X Q(MDNTB) The component of the MDNT led by MDA/BC that is focused on Battle Management, Command and Control, and Communications (BM/C2/C). The / ^; i4 l8 N6 \7 t0 _0 hMDNTB industry contribution is composed of a single team of major defense contractors (Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin [Team Lead], Northrop 7 |4 q8 N' g; o {, jGrumman, Raytheon, and TRW). This industry team is referred to as the MDNTB (I) and is a unique sub-group of personnel from the industry companies that ' x, H- [( h; ]( ^6 W6 r q3 h; cprovides a confidential consolidation of experience in the development, integration, and production of missile defense systems. Missile Defense National Team, 7 u" e/ U# e8 r6 B; \Systems 3 |+ T! m- g% Z0 m$ TEngineering & ( C0 S% B3 D& d' d; s" ~7 t- jIntegration - g* h2 b6 {9 [. Q* ^(MDNTS) 8 K6 N: g. Q- k" G6 h$ k4 E3 \- wThe component of the MDNT led by MDA/SE that is focused on Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I). The MDNTS industry contribution is 4 S& m1 R4 ~4 V0 x. g7 _1 L8 scomposed of a single team of major defense contractors (Boeing [Team Lead], ) `6 B' d/ b2 t- |9 tGeneral Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and TRW). This 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 of experience in the development, integration, and production of missile defense . V1 G, T: R; l- O# }# Psystems. Missile Defense 1 e$ p, n8 V9 K9 X3 B- s) g: t8 [Warning q8 z" F# ^* c* h/ }4 p( E% uCondition 3 m: K$ B+ C) ?6 P$ ^' ?5 XA 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 # t, L: }9 ^& z& G5 QWhite). Missile Destruct Intentional destruction of a missile or similar vehicle for safety or other reasons.

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Missile Guidance $ o$ m$ L2 L% oSystem 3 m4 r( `7 G. NA system that evaluates flight information, correlates it with target data, determines the desired flight path of a missile, and communicates the necessary commands to the missile flight control system. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 1 B L/ ?, U( g' b5 u* V185 Missile Intercept $ v/ r& g8 R+ P3 G4 u4 UZone That geographical division of the destruction area where surface-to-air missiles ! X* P+ o- `* s$ Nhave primary responsibility for destruction of airborne objects. 5 p) ^+ \9 C; w8 mMissile Release + r7 z7 ]3 v ~Line 8 j& S+ R8 j' D8 dThe line at which an attacking aircraft could launch an air-to-surface missile ' }+ L0 }7 \# Sagainst a specific target. Missile Warning Center (MWC) Located in CMAFB, the MWC is operated by USSPACECOM to fulfill ballistic 7 [! ]9 B$ t! b* d5 J7 S. lmissile TW/AA responsibilities of USCINCSPACE to external users to whom there U- |8 G9 e( R: g" n2 q. lare commitments. The MWC manages the ballistic missile sensors and reporting system in support of timely, accurate, and unambiguous warning of missile attack ) s5 q# E+ S/ l' j, d, ~worldwide. MWC personnel, in coordination with other centers, validate and - C0 ^) b0 T7 m: {, b' oconfirm report events. The Launch Correlation Unit (LCU) of the MWC ensures # q0 K; u# c, t4 i) Nall domestic and cooperative launches are coordinated and reported so that they are not construed as hostile in accordance with the “Agreement on Measures to Reduce the Risk of Outbreak of Nuclear War” between the US and USSR. Mission (1) The task, together with the purpose, which clearly indicates the action to / f0 {: ]6 C) h9 r. Cbe taken and the reason therefore. . A n7 h9 ]' o; {(2) In common usage, especially when applied to lower military units, a duty 7 X8 }0 q0 U$ gassigned to an individual or unit; a task. (3) Missions are statements of the objective to be accomplished for a given situation. Missions will describe the situation and will include who, what, when, where, why, and how the BMD system will perform. They contain ! U' y8 A7 k n7 H7 L, E! B5 Femployment direction and procedures to BMD forces for a given situation to achieve specific defense objectives. (USSPACECOM) Mission Area A segment of the defense mission as established by the Secretary of Defense. 4 f, {/ s' ]+ d9 y+ n! JEach DoD component has a mission area (i.e. Navy - sea control) for which it ) `# L B6 w+ ]1 w4 O; ]must equip its forces. ; s9 }% k# d" V0 _3 kMission Area Analysis (MAA) Continuous analysis of assigned mission responsibilities in the several mission : i8 _5 w; N( Y2 M: G* W' C$ rareas to identify deficiencies in the current and projected capabilities to meet ! G7 J% e! b, p) X3 Sessential mission needs, and to identify opportunities for the enhancement of capability through more effective systems and less costly methods. 2 G, a1 `1 f* [ h1 dMission Capable (MC) : q0 @7 e4 _2 A% r! S4 ]8 y& DMaterial condition of an aircraft indicating it can perform at least one and potentially all of its designated missions. Mission capable is further defined as 8 H, i9 A' S l6 uthe sum of full mission capable and partial mission capable. Also called MC. " b! k- b! X6 Z! p: u, J3 G/ YMission Critical 8 T( z5 n: ~9 d l' wComputer Resources ' ^* ~+ _) f' ^$ Y! ~Automated data processing equipment or services if the function, operation, or use: (1) involves intelligence activities; (2) involves cryptologic activities related to national security; (3) involves command and control of military forces; (4) involves , E, u& V; ^/ A8 ^4 v" @3 t6 hequipment which is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or (5) is $ s6 V: q0 W+ Zcritical to direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions. Mission Critical 3 P7 S6 x' M4 zSystem A system whose operational effectiveness and operational suitability are essential to successful completion or to aggregate residual combat capability. If this system fails, the mission likely will not be completed. Such a system can be 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 objectives and corresponding to a recommendation for a major system capability 8 }7 Z8 R2 `& b) S$ w$ Las determined by the DoD Component. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 9 m/ `, m- J G# P8 H186 Mission Need Analysis ) M, n1 G) @ q& x( w4 G3 mAssesses alternatives in an operational context, identifying what force - \6 q+ J2 v& i6 Z+ ccapabilities would be gained by pursuing any of a designated set of alternatives. 5 w0 _) H1 Z% _- k- a" U' jAssesses the strengths and weaknesses of a military force when confronting a postulated threat in a specified scenario or set of circumstances. - I" J' a2 L5 o% S( l+ uMission Need Statement (MNS) ) S0 Q e. L2 }$ k* M0 h( b6 T- L(1) A non-system specific statement of operational capability needs, prepared IAW format in DoD 5000.2-M. Developed by DoD components and forwarded to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) for validation and approval (major efforts), or just notification (minor efforts). 7 c/ W% F# Y% S7 k% \3 D4 yThe JROC also assesses all MNSs for joint service potential. MNSs go to 4 e) R" j. r. {2 `! E$ D: r/ ?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 mission. Mission Reliability The probability that the system will perform mission essential functions for a 0 X. x5 E1 r9 W( s K/ ~period of time under the conditions stated in the mission profile. 0 d0 i3 l1 s- c7 {% XMIST Mosaic Infrared Sensor Technology. MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. $ X3 J5 [2 t9 @( E! U& @MIT/LL Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Lincoln Laboratory, Bedford, MA. 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). MLF Multi-Lateral Force. MLI Multi-layer Insulation.

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MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System. MLS (1) Microwave Landing System (FAA airways term). (2) Multi-Level Security (COMSEC term). ! e( D( H7 q I+ R* CMLV (1) Missile Launch Vehicle. (2) Medium Life Vehicle. & k6 T/ ?* `, x8 R0 lMLWIR Medium-Long Wavelength Infrared. Mm Millimeter. " D; \: ~) z# p3 I wMM Maintenance Manual. 0 a: e1 G# Z, s$ M- e- r. O5 ]6 yMM III Minuteman III ICBM. " O5 F, A, ?! f* fMMH Maintenance Man-hours (ILS term). " l8 D7 V2 t n) W {, j8 NMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 187 6 z4 w0 _. j9 r) SMMI Man-Machine Interface. MMIC Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit. MMIPT Milestone Management IPT (THAAD Program term). MMKV Multiple Miniature Kill Vehicles 6 s) S& `1 V; R7 SMMM Multi-Mode Missile. # |1 l$ Q: C- y( f: q- Z+ IMMPM MEECN Message Processing Mode. MMR Monthly Management Review. ) `6 S+ R- P. s; n, L$ D% ?7 r6 bMMS Multi-Mode Seeker. ; ^# P; u% [" N3 R. J8 q9 h, LMMS-CP Missile Management Station – Control Panel (US Army term). # m6 ^2 I& x& }: uMMU Man Maneuvering Unit. MMW Millimeter Wave. MN-ED Materiel Need – Engineering Development (US Army term). MNS Mission Need Statement. 8 Y, X8 b! d9 y. s5 i5 w! fMOA (1) Memorandum of Agreement. (2) Military Operating Area. ( W1 I, @) h4 T4 OMOA/U Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding. MOAB Missile Optimized Anti-Ballistic. MOB Main Operations Base. Mobile Ground - g* }" q5 f1 V5 hEntry Point (MGEP) , M3 z/ r3 M q/ W; o6 H0 e1 k3 {) MThe subset of GEPs, which are transportable. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2E. MOC Mobile Operations Center. 0 {1 v8 |# z2 v* u7 uMOCVD Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition. " n: v; E8 e v r+ m- XMock-up A model, built to scale, of a machine, apparatus, or weapon. It is used in 6 j1 J7 ~% ^( R5 cexamining the construction of critical clearances, in testing a new development, or in teaching personnel how to operate or maintain the actual item. ) T5 \0 j. P' N- ]MOD (1) Ministry of Defense. (2) Modification. Modem Modulator-Demodulator (Telecomm/Computer term). - ~& x' n; @) r6 I: p' T7 OModes Situational conditions or categories under which selective Rules of Engagement apply. Examples include: Peacetime: Day to day operation when training, exercises, and routine maintenance and operations occur. Prior to crisis or war. % m$ l" N" a9 {6 i- rCrisis: The transition state between peacetime and war. War: Self-explanatory. MODIL See Manufacturing Operations, Development, and Integration Laboratory. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 188 Modularity The degree to which a system, computer program (or component) is composed of discrete components such that a change to one component has minimal impact on other components. U3 @4 k' m0 Z: @& d5 [MOE See Measure of Effectiveness. 1 Y9 ^. ?, a ?4 C& U* pMOL Minimum Operating Level. 3 A7 I& V7 I# }4 S' e tMOLNIYA Orbit This is a highly eccentric orbit with high apogee (.71 to .74) in the northern 3 g. B. g- V7 [hemisphere and low perigee in the southern hemisphere. For a specific set of orbital parameters, this orbit has a changing velocity and altitude, which, when , h+ q) c) o' `combined with the earth’s rotation, keeps the orbiting satellite within view for very 0 c& z) i% e- ?# _6 t# |- W- n8 }long periods (96 percent) above a designated point on earth. MOM Measure of Merit. / `; [. B7 q! `7 Q0 p4 R# O3 x9 {/ I2 UMono 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. 4 c& u7 P, r4 f( B K) BMOP Memorandum of Policy. MOPA Master Oscillator Power Amplifier. MOPP Mission-Oriented Protective Posture. MOR Memorandum of Record. MORA MILSTAR Operator Requirements Analyst. MOS Metal Oxide Semiconductor. 9 X( I) g5 A& JMoscow BMD System 5 z0 N D0 {! o7 ~& RThe Soviet exoatmospheric system using the Dog House and Cat House phased-array radars for long-range acquisition. The system might also use the 7 P) M: a8 I- G+ F5 `; `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. ( t: G- x7 [# B- Q" s8 MMOTIF Maui Optical Tracking and Identification Facility, HI. MOTR Multiple Object Tracking Radar. , j5 b" Z9 k$ H1 {# R1 f2 f1 WMOTS Military Off the Shelf. # {1 r' d6 u8 e f+ u, W% ZMOU Memorandum of Understanding. 2 Q( D) r0 X& w2 I$ X- Z' YMPA (1) Main Political Administration (USSR term). 4 j1 q1 e' i. q(2) Maintenance Planning Analysis (ILS term). mph Miles per hour. MPL Multiple Pulse Laser. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M ' Y+ s. {' K7 b5 X% ?% ~8 e189 " h1 O: ]2 [1 VMPOS Million Operations Per Second. : [# d/ f! I. V3 F' qMPP Massively Parallel Processor. 6 ]1 x( }0 x7 F* d) _" x% fMPRS Mission Planning Rehearsal System. * ~* C6 {( R( O, L# ^: p5 HMPS (1) Multiple Protective Shelters (once to be used for basing MX). (2) Main Propulsion System. 9 k; D4 n! F1 G2 Q% Z( n. aMPT Manpower, Personnel, and Training. MPTS Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Safety. 2 f8 x+ I% }( `" e5 CMR (1) Milliradian. (2) Mobile Reserve. (3) Maintenance Ratio (ILS term) (4) Missile $ R6 z# w; g& o0 }Round (US Army term) 8 x7 H! J8 p! b6 dMRB Material Review Board. 8 w' K. S+ s9 XMRBM Medium Range Ballistic Missile. MRC (1) Maintenance Requirements Card (Navy ILS term). 9 B; [8 D, s/ u9 p* [/ V(2) Major Regional Conflict/Contingency. MRCTS Missile Round Cable Test Set. MRD Mission Requirements Document. 4 X8 J9 \$ f3 b" `MRDA Mission Requirements and Definition Analysis. ( @" n0 f; |* I' m" ~MRJ A specific SETA contractor. MRL Multiple Rocket Launcher. ( O( U. Z8 {) M8 IMROC (1) Mobile Regional Operations Center. 2 a+ ^2 x) q3 h5 S# h1 b(2) Multiple Required Operational Capabilities. MRP Missile Round Pallet. $ ]2 ]+ F9 R# n2 cMRR Mission Readiness Review (AFMC term). 7 G" ?0 N! R a, f9 \MRSA Material Readiness Support Agency (US. Army).

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MRSS Mobile Range Safety System. . E. ^ h2 B- r" PMRTFB Major Range and Test Facility Base. 4 n& z: Y" ~3 A$ V7 nMRV Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle. MRVIS Mid-Apogee Reentry Vehicle Intercept System. , X% Q+ c6 l, Gms Milliseconds. 6 O! h' _2 d/ O% kMS Milestones. MS I Milestone I (DD 5000 term). - u- N* \" _' n- v+ jMS II Milestone Two (DD 5000 term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M # j. f8 Y' j/ ~# b190 MS III Milestone Three (DD 5000 term). 9 A: ^1 \+ D/ e+ g4 PMS IV Milestone Four (DD 5000 term). 5 `) S% \& m }MS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System. MSAG Multi-functional Self-Aligned Gate. MSC (1) Military Sealift Command. (2) Mission Support Configuration. (3) Major Subordinate Command. MSD Modular Security Device. MSE (1) Mobile Subscriber Equipment (PATRIOT). 7 t2 G- e$ |" a6 t. ^1 {(2) Multiple Simultaneous Engagements. + P! y/ x1 s% aMSEL Master Scenario Events List. ' P; k& f6 G! fMSFC Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. MSG Message. 4 B/ N) S8 r4 P ?* B2 ~4 h, C2 tMSGDB Message Database. MSI Multi-Spectral Imagery. 1 T, Y. K! ^* F+ o/ ?2 g7 EMSIC Missile and Space Intelligence Center (DIA), Redstone Arsenal, AL. 2 w5 [# ^& }& A$ F0 U4 HMSL (1) Mean Sea Level. (2) Master Station Log. 2 J9 G1 X6 f9 I- V! EMSLS Multi-Service Launch System (Minuteman). 0 ?9 U$ M, u8 \MSPS Mega Sample Per Second. MSR Missile Site Radar. MSS (1) Midcourse Surveillance System. (2) Multi-Satellite System. (ARPA). C- ?) F+ b1 n& X" L' \+ [(3) Management Support System. 3 q( u, B- I, Y8 g. c/ ]' f(4) Modeling and Simulation Support. . D6 i9 C: O; @0 ^3 n- }, c$ wMSSS Maui Space Surveillance Site. N1 M% V2 e1 d8 {0 g7 I7 g% gMSTI Miniature Sensor Technology Integration satellite. . r- l7 z c8 H. y/ LMSTS (1) Midcourse Surveillance and Tracking System. 5 T1 d" t( Q# P7 W% W7 ~$ s% U; P(2) Multi Source Tactical System. * ^: [' o. P% y, iMSU Mass Storage Unit (TelComm/Computer term). MSWG Milestone Working Group. MSX Midcourse Space Experiment. 6 z9 X1 }( F# M$ Q! vMt. Megaton. MT Metric Ton. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 191 7 U/ d: v+ r0 o; y. T* n6 O' s; fMTACCS Marine Tactical Air Command and Control System. MTB(EME) Mean Time Between (Equipment Malfunction Event). $ ~% R, i3 t- `+ }/ _& h; JMTBCF Mean Time Between Critical Failures ((ILS term). MTBF Mean Time Between Failures. MTBFS MTBF Software (ILS term). MTBM Mean Time Between Maintenance (ILS term). MTBMA Mean Time Between Maintenance Actions (ILS term). . e* f$ x* ^, Z! E8 R# TMTBR Mean Time Between Removals (ILS term). m8 E# A$ S7 M q/ BMTCR Missile Technology Control Regime. MTD (1) Maintenance Task Distribution (ILS term). (2) Material Test Directorate. (3) Missile Technology Demonstration (USAF program). ! Z% D2 g2 V1 y, j2 \' j. wMTDS Minimum Technical Data Set (ACDP term). Mtg Meeting. % k# ^) F1 f, `: R4 A* x/ {$ k1 YMTI Moving Target Indicator. MTM Maneuvering Tactical Missile. MTMC Military Traffic Management Control. Mtn Mountain. MTOE Modified Table of Organization and Equipment. 0 v' u( V9 _* |MTOP Management Task Order Plan. - `8 k: s. F- |+ M+ u# N `) vMTS Missile Tracking Sensor. MTTR Mean Time To Repair. " o. I/ O: _6 q9 }MTTRS Mean Time to Restore System. 8 m! f3 n. J! P+ AMTTV Maneuvering Tactical Target Vehicle. 8 [, | C! o5 x; g5 ]+ T* D9 e; cMTU Military Training Unit (ILS term). MTV Maneuvering Target Vehicle. A Hera target booster with a Pershing II reentry vehicle. MTWS MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation. MUE Mission Unique Equipment. + W) V& o/ M0 {# F1 SMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 192 n; ^5 F, U& h: T8 |; s f& GMulti-Service . m2 [4 r. p$ T6 i* vDoctrine r! z3 C# |/ m3 rFundamental principals that guide the employment of forces of two or more + J, Z0 b u0 k8 Z, T! T. e: HServices 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. 4 @$ J9 r, t/ P% g0 G0 m0 \Multi-Spectral Imagery The image of an object obtained simultaneously in a number of discrete spectral + c0 ]' c" D# {, L/ o1 Pbands. 8 L8 S" z) y9 v+ ?" ~! xMulti-Year " H) ^* N0 x4 Y3 B7 z2 FAppropriation Congressional appropriation available for incurring obligations for a definite period in excess of one fiscal year; i.e., for two or more years. (See Multi-Year Procurement.) Multi-Year Procurement 9 U/ y1 u! {2 H& C5 \(MYP) * `" J5 o' P' Q4 u, D/ A: }A procurement of more units than the current year requirement. The total purchase is divided into segments, which are annually budgeted and funded; 8 x7 U, d" k! ~; ghowever, the contractor is protected from cancellations through clauses in 5 L `8 \7 N, l9 Q4 U7 k7 T) ~contracts. 3 Z% m" [' H& u: f4 n: @, kMultilateration A type of multi-static radar usually employing one transmitter and several 9 i: Z, n: U( Y2 `8 lreceivers for target detection and tracking. $ q; R. `* |4 s$ @/ AMultilevel Device A device that is used in a manner that it simultaneously permits access by users : R) Q x$ _6 _/ X7 nwith different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from + ^& x8 I) B h6 Lobtaining access to information for which they lack authorization. ' v$ @" @1 F' b" D T, FMultilevel Secure A class of system containing information with different classifications that simultaneously permits access by users with different security clearances and ; S, \' x9 t. D( f+ C R9 O/ ^) ineeds-to-know, but prevents users from obtaining access to information for which they lack authorization. 2 \& @4 {5 K0 a0 z0 OMultilevel 0 }* P( y* | g" g6 ASecurity Mode (ADP Security) A mode of operation using an operating system, which provides a 7 v. i7 {9 R% hcapability, that permits various levels and categories or compartments of material to be concurrently stored and processed in an ADP system. Multiple Independently $ t% X" e8 T8 L6 s' s7 x+ ]- qTargetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV) # e* T0 X/ }1 H6 g$ {A reentry vehicle carried by a delivery system that can place one or more reentry # D9 C+ w. B, {vehicles over each of several separate targets.

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Multiple Intercept Defense % \" ?0 ~; y# A) HCapability to make two or more intercepts per target or targets defended. Multiple Phenomenology , K6 _" B0 b8 f) D. aObservations of potential targets by means of different physical principles and 2 c* C/ [1 ?! c/ _% u; fdifferent sensor systems. In the case of sensor systems, the use of multiple phenomenologies makes it more difficult for an adversary to deceive them. ) f0 L; R. q0 P) r( NMultiple Reentry 5 H4 b2 e( P! j2 S v6 C* D: C3 k: ZVehicle 2 [3 G: O3 ~9 r* b5 ]6 jA reentry vehicle of a delivery system, which places more than one reentry vehicle over an individual target. Multiple Silo / n; `7 _3 g/ _3 d2 pDefense Capability to defend two or more silos. % b5 h1 k* f" ~% C1 a# N; DMulti-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. ; @; S8 i1 P! R) o5 Q# kMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 193 Multi-static Radar A radar system with a transmitter and several receivers all separated. A special . L a. e; G7 |case is bi-static radar. An advantage of multi-static radar over mono-static radar is that even if transmitters, which might be detected by the enemy when operating, are attacked, receivers in other locations might not be noticed and - E V/ _0 q" z' U# O' t) {might thereby escape attack. MULTS Mobile Universal Link Translator System (NATO term). MUS Mission Unique Software. ; X9 Z; r8 G9 o' h- kMUX Multiplex. / }- ]9 A+ }. l5 x8 @$ ymV Millivolt. MV Miniature Vehicle. w7 r# c0 V5 M$ nMW (1) Mega-Watt (millions of watts). (2) Microwave. (3) Missile Warning. 7 h# m. f6 \$ `5 w+ PMWC Missile Warning Center. Mwe Megawatt (electrical energy). 6 {2 G1 K6 S0 f' _MWIR Medium Wavelength Infrared. " T. n) J3 r! N& c. bMWS Modular Workstation (ADP term). " S% |5 l% p9 J" T) l% z) U/ ^" HMwt Megawatt (thermal energy). 9 b: G0 o7 _! F. {MX Formerly an experimental missile; newest addition to U.S. ICBM arsenal; also called "Peacekeeper.” & O. J, H* \2 V6 i* a7 pMY Man Year. , x" \* t# r8 Z( XMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N . w- \& A2 r& W1 e( ]194 2 U" v1 Q, P8 T& C1 uN (1) Neutron. (2) North. 0 o0 u; z& I5 ?& g3 p+ i0 r: @N/A (1) Not Applicable. (2) Not Available. N/SP CC NORAD/US SPACECOM Commander. & q" _+ j% }1 jNAAF Neutral Airframe Adaptive Flare. NACMA NATO ACCS Management Agency. NACSEM National Communications Security Emanations Memoranda. NACSI National Communications Security Instruction. 0 t, l8 g2 l2 ] ^6 KNACSIM National Communications Security Information Memoranda. ' t, w6 Q; O& y ^. ?' W. hNAD Navy Area Defense (lower tier). NADC Naval Air Development Center. NADGE NATO Air Defense Ground Environment. NADIR Network Anomaly Detection Intrusion Reported. NAE Navy Acquisition Executive. NAF (1) Non-appropriated Fund. 2. Naval Air Facility. 6 q1 m3 G, s5 h8 F- _9 N3 xNAI Named Areas of Interest. 8 d6 g x2 d! B4 z! KNAIC National Air Intelligence Center (DIA), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. * B0 V* N, F, Z9 P& WNAM Non-aligned Movement. , |% ^$ n" d) | zNAMEADSMA NATO MEADS Management Agency. NAOC National Airborne Operations Center (formerly NEACP). 2 O& v! G; }+ O8 O& \' jNAP NDS Augmentation Package. * k, |% c, a' q( U% K2 c9 q# N' F( MNAS (1) National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. (2) Naval Air Station. ) G: q x1 Y# G0 D' v" [3 RNASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. NASDA National Space Development Agency (Japan). NASP National Aerospace Plane. NATINAD NATO Integrated Air Defense. National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) 4 O& [8 b! A: E& \" NOne 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 9 U6 E# _. y/ w! b- ]( Qhours while linked to ground and space forces. Formerly NEACP. / S+ Y/ t% z6 _8 D+ e4 l3 ANational / U( B4 _7 z- ^- u0 DCommand Authorities (NCA) The President and the Secretary of Defense or their duly deputized alternates or 4 I+ M3 n @% V7 Gsuccessors. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 195 National Military ) j: j8 N7 O$ ?Command Center (NMCC) 0 @& m( e$ L; iThe primary location for JCS command and control of all U.S. and Combined Forces. Located at the Pentagon, Arlington, VA. National Military Command System (NMCS) The priority component of the Worldwide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS) designed to support the National Command Authorities and Joint Chiefs of Staff in the exercise of their responsibilities. The NMC provides the means by which the President and the Secretary of Defense can receive warning and intelligence upon which accurate and timely decisions can be made, the resources of the Military Departments applied, military mission assigned, and by 7 [- k* c9 y* \" a7 \' m7 cwhich direction can be given to the combatant command commanders or 9 X9 G+ h. c6 mcommanders of commands established by the NCA. The NMCS must be capable of providing information so that appropriate and timely responses can : g# Y/ F: A/ v; g2 I& ybe selected and directed by the NCA and implemented. In addition, the NMCS supports the Joint Chiefs of Staff in carrying out their responsibilities. National Missile " I$ d/ L! L% U% zDefense (NMD) System OBSOLETE. A ground-based anti-ballistic missile system designed to protect the 1 }: c4 t2 X# K6 p! G4 _* mU.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 . g0 i# P, B3 @3 v- g( fSpace and Missile Tracking System (SMTS) (a.k.a. Brilliant Eyes) satellites. # Y$ ^+ X1 i9 ]: I. C+ ? tNational " q. t& Q) Q. {7 ^) G% w" dReconnaissance Office (NRO) $ C" D6 y4 B- i" D! t3 v3 KA 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 0 x0 n ]. q0 \5 Fagreements, indications and warning, and the planning and conducting of . t& l- U+ m4 s, H6 \: \military operations. This mission is accomplished through research and : u4 [1 b6 v& s7 G4 udevelopment, acquisition, and operation of spaceborne and airborne intelligence * F# X: L, y4 H/ e) @( idata collection systems.

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National Strategy 8 f& i5 j+ d. C$ tSelection 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), and given an activation/employment decision, what should be the basic objective (e.g., force survival, survival of selected population centers, etc.). National Test Bed (NTB) A number of geographically separated simulation and test facilities that are linked through communications to simulate various portions of the ballistic missile defense (BMD) system for testing and validating operational and technical / X+ w' L% l5 v9 I6 h6 `concepts and technologies. National Test Bed Joint Program 4 {# O" r* p- Q. R% JOffice (NTBJPO) (OBSOLETE) A Joint Service organization established to manage the NTF and " _( W% ?0 s8 [6 g! G4 z4 kexecute the NTB program for MDA. National Test 3 k; G1 g. }5 kFacility (NTF) A large, modeling, simulation and test facility located on Falcon AFB in Colorado which serves as the central control, coordinating, and computing center for the NTB and as the primary integration and test facility of the BMD SE&I contractor. 1 \) B& a* a' p+ |National Warning Center (NWC) ! C& {, T4 `5 d3 tCenter in CMAFB, which activates the radio, TV, and sirens that warn the U.S. population of impending ballistic missile attack. Also assists with national disaster relief, forest fires, and other events assigned. NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATOPS Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization. 5 |+ {4 E0 W7 H; k+ @MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 196 7 s: B$ D+ Z$ U7 O qNatural Ground and Atmospheric Environments ! X" |& E% W0 EThe environments, which exist in the sensible atmosphere and on the surface of the earth. These include meteorological, seismic, biological and related natural 2 S* G5 M k. ^% Aconditions. 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. V2 v& M- l, G; J* g* i) HNatural Space Environment The natural environment, which exists above the sensible atmosphere. Space begins approximately 100 km and above. This environment is applicable to 4 O1 l/ x# P- E% R- |- o- o% Q4 }orbiting spacecraft, to interceptors in the exoatmospheric portions of flight, and it 7 s; p7 J* n* \$ C; Saffects the propagation of radar and communications signals. NAVAIDS Navigational Aids. 3 u8 r# W2 X2 Q9 c9 BNaval Space Command / S7 k4 Q% J V' y6 ]3 [(NAVSPACE- % p: g* v$ P; {COM) The naval component of USSPACECOM. Responsible for day-to-day operation of FLTSATCOM, NAVSPASUR, etc. Responsible for BMD elements that may be operated by the Navy. Located in Dahlgren, VA. Naval Space Operations Center ( U6 f7 I9 O# p" G(NAVSPOC) Existing Navy component command center at Dahlgren, VA, responsible for logistical and administrative support of forces assigned to them. ' G0 |9 n$ y. q/ G4 eNAVDSOC Navy Defense System Operations Center. % q2 V+ d3 Z' W' S; qNAVFAC Navy Facilities Engineering Command. NAVFOR Navy Forces. NAVMACS Navy Modular Automated Communications System (USN term). + U) e9 P# h! [' P Q6 PNAVMIC Naval Maritime Intelligence Center, Suitland, MD. ; v$ T. e7 C: n6 f( P! Q/ D/ zNAVOSH Navy Occupational Safety and Health. 4 _- C6 x- H: q! H6 b6 ~) D: lNAVSAT Navigation Satellite. NAVSPACE Naval Space Command. NAVSPACECOM Naval Space Command. NAVSPASUR Naval Position of SPASUR. + f, G0 X" Q2 {; G4 g; ^: FNAVSPOC Naval Space Operations Center. NAVSTAR Navigational satellite, part of the Global Positioning System (GPS). ' Z3 ]4 Z/ m9 n j5 j p0 O SNavy FAAWC Navy Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander. 5 N' M- B3 @! b" @9 ^NAWC Naval Air Warfare Center. NAWC WPNS Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, CA. $ ^; z) ^0 K j% O" l6 V ^NBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical. + ?3 P" ~5 h; u wNBS National Bureau of Standards.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 197 2 O9 E4 @% K p+ ~NBTS Neutral Beam Test Stand. 6 V( Y' O* A |NC Numerically Controlled (CAM computer term). NCA National Command Authorities. NCC NORAD Command Center, Colorado Springs, CO. 9 [% L5 @' }" C2 VNCCOSC Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center, San Diego, CA. NCCS Navy Command and Control System. ! B8 p- f, o# K) i% F, K UNCDCS Narrow Band Coherent Data Collection System. 7 U+ A3 R5 o/ p% o- tNCDD New Customer Development Database. * j# g# h3 X. A1 e6 v% s. HNCO 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. $ ^9 S: A' E5 R% u4 U0 A! ?NCSC National Computer Security Center. NDC Naval Doctrine Command. $ s3 I. O# l$ A) C2 o6 i. H N9 ANDD NMD System Development Director. 8 o( K9 l6 M( ~ t9 tNDE Non-Destructive Evaluation. ; F' ?$ @+ t/ D" ~0 WNDEW Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon. 2 @- L) P4 a9 g) H2 `+ QNDEWG Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon - Ground-Based. NDI (1) Non-Developmental Item. . i% U7 Y3 @5 M) \, h" P8 t4 o(2) Non-Destructive Inspection. - i3 U, b7 s# j' HNDP National Disclosure Policy. NDS (1) National Defense Stockpile (2) National Defense System. , t: x/ w/ I) Z! `; XNDT Non-Destructive Test. ( {8 ^1 g; C3 ^" U% KNDU National Defense University, Washington, DC. NEA (1) Northeast Asia. $ x4 v8 m! C! W) u4 b(2) Northeast Asia campaign scenario. 0 I6 Q0 ]5 V) B5 c8 fNEACP National Emergency Alternate Command Post (E-4 aircraft). - r$ E3 K& T' R6 b* C5 X% v zNear 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 4 I3 F6 C6 j$ F7 eimplies that there are no significant delays. ( f" b% D, v8 `% \, h pNEC (1) National Economics Council. (2) Navy Enlisted Code. NECC Navy EHF Communications Controller. 8 T6 }5 `0 G5 L7 fMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N " h3 |1 o) ]1 p198 Negate Early ) N* L) A0 E% J/ {( UWarning d I5 v4 r: Q d5 ~- S1 r% n- x+ z3 B1 wThe use of any technique that precludes the use of, renders useless, or & G. o' g! I- f0 ?3 ldegrades an early warning capability. , z; A% M5 x7 u. vNegation RV destruction or other actions, which prevent damage to the defended area from conventional, nuclear, chemical, or biological effects. ) u3 K8 m- \+ n0 x! pNEMP Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse. NEP (1) Nuclear Electric Propulsion. (2) Nuclear Environment Protection. 2 r5 M9 n7 ]2 z: a' S- sNEPA National Environmental Policy Act. / I0 a) e6 l7 _2 ]) I7 A" yNEPSTP 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 ( t8 P4 O8 y0 k+ dBeam (NPB) An energetic beam of neutral particles that is generally used to damage 2 Q8 e! e1 ^ Z: s* Aelectronics. ! }: y/ x. w+ `) M9 I% hNEV Network Experimental Version. 3 N9 x3 \# k4 Z4 W& L! @NEW Net Explosive Weight. + E4 v( Z( ^/ }7 o4 d/ VNFL New Foreign Launch. 0 a/ [: w% o( ^# s3 E) q; g3 TNG National Guard. " m% `/ T& m0 ]3 KNH&S Nuclear Hardening and Survivability. NHA Next-Higher Assembly. NHMT Nuclear-Hardened Mosaic Technology. 4 n! a& j) D( Q( [/ m3 C+ FNHTF National Hover Test Facility, Edwards AFB, CA. NIAG NATO Industrial Advisory Group. ! \) J1 F! B0 ~# l! E4 G' mNIC National Intelligence Council. NID Naval Intelligence Database (USN term). NIE National Intelligence Estimate. S) o$ S# ^* M& `0 S3 z) aNIH National Institute of Health. NII National Information Infrastructure. NIITF National Information Infrastructure Task Force. NILE NATO Improved Link Eleven. , P6 `: t; M! L$ X! oNILES NATO Improved Link Eleven System. 4 v) `+ {- L/ P, `/ ZNIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA. 5 y5 b/ U; I: BMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 199 NIPS NTCS Intelligence Processing Service (USN term). 9 ?" x- }. f1 dNISC OBSOLETE. Naval Intelligence Support Center. (Now Naval Maritime $ K& E7 m2 l, UIntelligence Center (NAVMIC). - p4 ?& ~/ R. R* b" ?, G0 p: Q2 xNISP National Industrial Security Program. NISPOM NISP Operating Manual. NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. (Formerly NBS (National Bureau of Standards). NITES Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental Subsystem (USN term). 0 [# [* t8 l8 _9 @Nitze Criteria A reference to Paul Nitze, the Reagan Administration’s chief arms control - d" a& M2 S% {; anegotiator, and his vocalization of the goal of the SDS as the achievement of ( s& \. D5 `! `% f! draising 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 4 G" g( S. f6 n. h/ B" \: Yan SDS in Section 222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1986. 0 N: ^& J4 y0 C' x" k/ \NIU NATO Interface Unit. 5 Z" @# D5 o6 K+ S3 H3 g" k/ I7 HNIWA Naval Information Warfare Activity. & R( g! j( \' Q. H |* G: C6 vNK North Korea. NKEW Nuclear Kinetic Energy Weapon. NL The Netherlands. * j6 b; F9 P8 g; ?6 G! a/ r3 c9 F; GNLO Nonlinear Optical. NLOS (1) Non-Line of Sight. (2) Nonlinear Optical System. : M% c. ^8 L$ K' U3 g, t b. ONLT (1) Navy Lower Tier (Missile Defense). (2) Not Later Than. ) H) i* a" E2 i1 R" anm (1) Nautical Mile (6,080 feet). (2) Nanometer. NMA NATO Military Authority. . f7 n; p! l7 m* A i4 ~* y `NMC Not Mission Capable. 7 f3 Y0 H/ ~- k$ q# XNMCC National Military Command Center. NMCS National Military Command System. + U! Y$ o/ T* _( Y0 ?' U" A$ KNMD OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense. NMD 3+3 OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Three Plus Three (program). 3 x/ V! Y e, Y, L8 S4 l/ U# L9 b( HNMD GBR OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Ground-Based Radar. NMD IIPT OBSOLETE. NMD Integration Integrated Product Team (NMD Program term). NMD JPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Joint Program Office. # s, _% h0 P6 D/ yNMD/TRP OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Technology Readiness Program.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 200 NMDPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Program Office (US Army term). NMM NMD Maturity Matrix. NMSD National Military Strategy Document. 5 [0 x$ ~9 W6 T& w/ f' TNNAG NATO Naval Armaments Group. 8 B, I" l5 p7 rNNK Non-Nuclear Kill. NNPA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act. . p1 U r$ `& c. vNNWS Non-Nuclear Weapon States. NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC. Node A set of equipment and processes, which performs the communications functions ( _$ f5 }' o! W3 Fat the end of the data links which interconnect those elements, which are resident on the network. 5 W/ z# k& i& E! Q. LNOI Notice of Intent (environmental term). NOIC 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 as the signal. ; Z @3 v' p/ F& K# c8 w" r$ K" QNon- Developmental Item (NDI) (1) Any item of supply that is available in the commercial marketplace; or (2) Any previously developed item of supply that is in use by a department or agency of the United States, a state or local government, or a foreign government with which the United States has a mutual defense cooperation agreement; or (3) Any item of supply described in definition 1 or 2, above, that requires ; Y! ]! j! z# Q& s, [/ V/ h, vonly minor modification in order to meet the requirements of the procuring agency; or / _0 s4 Y) w- n' F; }! k(4) Any item of supply that is currently being produced that does not meet the requirements of definition 1, 2, or 3, above, solely because the item is not yet in use or is not yet available in the commercial marketplace. 0 w: i& r: u" q- _& G7 DNon Material 3 @+ ?0 h; v# Q% K' Y2 A+ jSolution + |1 k3 e& V4 k, aSolutions to mission needs (warfighting, deficiencies) that can be satisfied by 6 w& \, c& P, F' i/ Q+ X/ ^; z% ?changes in doctrine, tactics, operational concepts, training, or organization. ( Q2 `6 E% ?1 R2 [5 H5 Q9 `Non-Nuclear Kill (NNK) ; r5 V! z) j0 E- tA kill that does not involve a nuclear detonation. % k* h& E& @4 X5 PNONAP Non-linear Adaptive Processor (Navy term). Nonrecurring Costs 0 R2 W ?9 o' o1 B# S3 i7 I(1) Costs that are not proportional to the number of units produced. 5 H/ t" d- U G c% \4 e(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 $ L* d0 R7 G+ z6 t9 K T" gfor tests. % u& ~7 r- J/ d \% w(3) Training of service instructor personnel. # j" j. B6 Q0 eNOP Nuclear Operations. / b2 F8 c1 l4 AMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 6 z& s* E: `! G0 }201 NOR Notice of Revision. 9 E) H% j6 ?2 W+ oNORAD See North American Aerospace Defense Command. - n+ c. X' n! |. WNORAD Command Post (NCP) A center in CMAFB responsible for controlling ACC, Canadian, and other . P6 |, E- V. _! J Z P' e, ?assigned forces for designated atmospheric missions in defense of North 7 n! ]) b8 L" {% F3 f% a% ?America. 2 {- d" c: @1 X+ oNORSAR Norwegian Seismic Array. North American w# j( B, [7 v9 t) yAerospace . F/ Z# \' Y/ q' `4 X' V& Z9 ZDefense - [5 `# \8 Y B9 C RCommand 9 z9 o# }; j# `% G$ r(NORAD) * P$ F0 Q8 e& l8 j% v; i( oA binational command of Canadian and U.S. forces responsible for defense of 2 Z2 {9 o5 X6 |North America from bomber and ALCM/SLCM attack. Located in Colorado ' H, U# V0 s( n3 FSprings, CO. NORTHCOM Northern Command, Offut AFB, NE % ]. P7 L, e$ lNORTHAG Northern Army Group (NATO). - Y5 h! T5 h/ X$ L! H# PNOS Network Operating System. % n& w* K+ _3 CNOSC OBSOLETE. Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA. See NCCOSC. NPB Neutral Particle Beam. / V, C# B* S2 O8 C- { G' e' K& [NPBSE NPB Space Experiment. $ `% t$ A/ d3 x$ Q/ C5 r& ZNPG Nuclear Planning Group. NPI New Program Integration. NPR National Performance Review. NPT Non-Proliferation Treaty. ( _) t+ Q* j/ @* q5 H! KNRaD Naval Research and Development Division (NCCOSC), San Diego, CA. + C; s# ^8 z' B& p+ C( H9 PNRC (1) National Research Council. (2) Network Reliability Council. (3) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (4) Nichols Research Corporation. & O$ e% ~+ L0 e( QNREN National Research and Education Network. ( I3 O/ G% A0 V& z! U6 N, INRL (1) Nuclear Referral List. (2) Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. 4 g" C' }1 C) _. j9 }0 p2 ?NRLA Network Repair-Level Analysis. NRO National Reconnaissance Office. NRSC Network Reliability Steering Committee. NRT Near Real Time. * Z' _+ Q9 J* ENS/EP National Security/Emergency Preparedness. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N * {: K: E0 e: ^' F! Y' d9 Y2 c# H202 ) k" F0 I4 o3 X% S" W! `NSA National Security Agency. NSA/CSS NSA Central Security Service. NSC (1) National Security Council. (2) National Security Center. NSCID National Security Council Intelligence Directive. 5 V& ?& o/ B7 eNSD National Security Directive. - G) }; C- Z: A( j7 `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. & d2 A0 h E: S8 O: VNSFS Naval Surface Fire Support. NSG Naval Security Group. NSIA National Security Industrial Association, Washington, DC. NSIE Network Security Information Exchange. 6 [2 d% t/ L7 U) m; A6 eNSN National Stock Number (ILS term). 8 k6 Y) \) _! D, t) ?NSNF Non-Strategic Nuclear Forces. NSOC (1) National Signals Intelligence Operations Center. (2) Navy Satellite Operations Center. - d3 V: F* V! UNSP Not Separately Priced. NSSC National Space Surveillance Center, CMAFB. 4 u% i' i% A. k) f' x- ^NSSD National Security Study Directive. NSTAC National Security Telecommunications and Information System Security 9 V: k5 S; |. X% ~" H4 h' Q+ |Committee. 0 g7 u" e: _# y5 WNSTC National Science and Technology Council (EOP term). , f# X& G% {$ _- A- {NSWC Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. - R9 L, P/ I+ z7 f6 d6 tNSWC/DD Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. 6 C$ B/ t! w P B3 k- h6 ONSWC/PHL Naval Surface Weapons Center, Port Hueneme Division. " D9 j9 ~/ z: `( yNTACS Navy Tactical Air Control System. , U8 M! ]0 D6 [/ { vNTB National Test Bed. NTB/WAN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed/Wide Area Network. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 203 NTBI OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration. 9 H6 e$ \9 ?8 P! ^- y, c2 ]NTBIC OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration Contract. NTB-JPO OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Joint Project Office. NTBN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Network. - f2 T2 ]5 {5 e( w' CNTC National Training Center, located at Ft. Irwin, CA. A large maneuver area that + a# C9 K5 R( j1 M; V& T7 X1 J7 ]serves as the Army’s primary training center for Army maneuver forces. Friendly $ l: L" l; T' _, r5 i' ]# Uforces are pitted against “enemy” forces to validate proposed procedures and doctrine. $ H0 \& J2 f# ~) E# ~; _NTIC (1) Navy Tactical Intelligence Center. (2) National Technical Information Center. # N0 U! |, v5 B, F: F ^ d) G+ mNTF National Test Facility. 8 @; G; f" w4 K' L4 z/ [6 G* bNTM National Technical Means. NTU New Threat Upgrade. NTW OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide. Now referred to as the Sea-Based Midcourse Segment of BMDS. NTWD(S) OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide Defense (System). 2 b% U2 `* F Y1 k7 h, j% e2 T* \Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical - T, k: a8 R# [( wContamination . B7 P) K% {6 b7 f$ _7 o(NBCC) & z9 V' x$ M9 P, N7 ]9 D6 f: C8 `The deposit and/or absorption of residual radioactive material or biological or chemical agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects. / @) m: V4 x% ?% W•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. * G* s; I+ I& _3 ~/ Q6 D' Z& t- M% Q8 x•Biological Contamination. Microorganisms and toxins that cause disease in 8 Q- o. Q a# l$ q0 X2 J* }$ B5 @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, * R$ ^) y. w) [5 V6 gBiological, and . `$ F7 a7 ~6 gChemical Contamination Survivability + B. F1 m3 Z2 A: `' C$ F: x* ]The capability of a system and its crew to withstand a NBCC environment and . ]2 U* a2 Q; K! o: trelevant decontamination without losing the ability to accomplish the assigned 9 |! D4 ]$ Y: _8 O" T& C. Dmission. A NBCC survivable system is hardened against NBCC and ( C) L0 i3 C$ c5 Ndecontaminates; it can be decontaminated, and it is compatible with individual protective equipment. ' m/ K" W, ]. U7 Z# v•Hardness. The capability of material to withstand the materiel -damaging 4 E9 Q0 ~* o- S& a' Aeffects of NBCC and relevant decontamination. •Decontamination. The process of making personnel and materiel safe by rendering harmless or removing radioactive, chemical, or biological material. 0 u% Z8 `4 R% ]& Y7 t3 H I•Compatibility. The capability of a system to be operated, maintained, and resupplied by persons wearing individual protective equipment, in all climates % A, b8 F B$ [4 k$ b2 R) Y& N% xfor which the system is designed, and for the period specified in the 4 R' F2 g- Y4 R8 }6 a1 doperational requirements document. Nuclear Cloud See Radioactive Cloud. Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon 9 S' y& \3 e. x(NDEW) A directed energy weapon for which the source of energy is a specially designed nuclear device. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 204 Nuclear Environment 4 x6 \, O* u; b; k, l; q1 sThe environment, which results from the detonation of nuclear weapons. Some # ?' f; D7 I) _7 r, A0 ecomponents of this environment are directly emitted by the nuclear weapon and 9 r; l( E) |6 f, z" gother collateral effects are created by the interaction of the emitted nuclear radiation with the earth’s atmosphere, the earth’s surface and the earth’s magnetic field. The nuclear environment consists of radiation, blast, shock, ; C5 n1 }' O0 t# V( ^# e6 o1 othermal, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), emissions from radioactive debris, trapped electrons, and disturbances to the atmosphere and to the propagation paths for 8 B# L, m# h4 A" J2 v) Uradar and communications. The nuclear environment exists in the exoatmospheric, atmospheric and ground BMD operational regimes. 4 x: m2 R0 k6 h7 a e" p/ |+ ~8 `Nuclear Hardness 3 F6 \* J6 w6 M- h) sA quantitative description of the resistance of a system or component to malfunction (temporary and permanent) and/or degraded performance induced by a nuclear weapon environment. Resistance to physical quantities such as 5 A: w) ?/ q o, V3 |! P; f! zoverpressure, peak velocities, energy absorbed, and electrical stress measures hardness. Hardness is achieved through adhering to appropriate design 7 ^! L/ ~) @4 C4 _" r R7 ^! y2 yspecifications and is verified by one or more test and analysis techniques. ' I$ {1 O* u0 INuclear 6 C, K+ ~, @- z* p- {, C) JRadiation Z4 C0 b# I- c! I: `/ OParticulate 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 * \4 x1 u7 R3 s% L! t rradiations are ionizing radiations, but the reverse is not true; x-rays, for example, are included among ionizing radiations, but they are not nuclear radiations since . {6 R* J# S" x3 d. L2 bthey do not originate from atomic nuclei. (See Ionizing Radiation and X-Rays.)

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Nuclear Survivability * S5 K0 B; _' K+ y1 S7 c* |Characteristics 8 O) Y+ @! h# B$ R1 d9 HA quantitative description of the system features needed to meet its survivability % } \0 z+ \$ L$ }requirements. Such system features include those design, performance, and operational capabilities used to limit or avoid the hostile environment, architectures that minimize the impact of localized damage to the larger wartime 9 N+ u4 R. r1 O6 W1 k& Dmission, as well as physical hardening to environment levels, which cannot be mitigated otherwise. Survivability characteristics include proliferation, redundancy, avoidance, reconstitution, deception, and hardening. 5 @/ W9 H7 w2 u' ?4 A8 aNUDET Nuclear Detonation. NUICCS NORAD and USSPACECOM Integrated Command and Control System. 0 m) y1 E7 \" {! uNUT Navy Upper Tier (Missile Defense). NVG Night Vision Goggles. * c4 F$ W9 c0 U2 {" V# MNVIS Near Vertical Incidence System (SINCGARS term). NVMEN Non-Volatile Memory (Telecomm/Computer term). NWC (1) National Warning Center. (2) National War College. (3) Naval War College. ) E) G0 d# M6 Z( O5 b% [ X(4) Nuclear Weapons Council. (5) Naval Weapons Center. NEW Nuclear Weapons Effect. NWFZ Nuclear Weapons Free Zone. NWP Naval Warfare Publication. 6 a5 Z* P3 N" `3 y8 KNWS National Weather Service. NWSC Naval Weapons Support Center. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 205 - X9 h0 c m# Y+ D' t2 E" s! rNWSUS Navy WWMCCS Site Unique Software. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 1 w/ n; s2 f* ^ d206 OAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. . o* R6 ?, v- |) z& r3 @$ BO&M Operations and Maintenance. 0 W) o `, |, Z& NO&O Plan Operational & Organizational Plan (Army). O&S Operations and Support. O-Level Organizational Level (ILS term). " }( f1 }4 x+ z3 z. E8 x# O- qO/A On or About. # M9 N# a" O' C" H9 x* Z9 ~9 s% lOA (1) Operational Assessment. (2) Operational Availability. . p" c6 ?! x1 h(3) Options Assessment (BM/C3 Program term c. 1994-6). 1 r$ r. ~2 Q, c4 n# _8 \& y# ~OAA Other Agreements Authority (OSD term). ( C0 Z# v* V+ e9 v9 U! U0 R3 QOAB Outer air battle. OAC Operating Agency Code. / c! o" R) \2 qOAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. OAO OAO Corporation, Greenbelt, MD. OAR Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operation Plans Assessment Report. OAS Organization of American States. OASA Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army. OASD Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense. OASD (C3I) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) OASP On-Array Advanced Signal Processing. ' @4 \1 T' a( n) z$ F0 v& FOB Operating Budget. 8 N$ q$ [2 ^6 U. eOBAN Operating Budget Account Number. $ e' m9 G" g! lOBDP Onboard Data Processor. ) F# q$ r1 w$ }" i) D0 jOBE Overtaken By Events. ( u/ q5 S/ _7 sOBJ Object. Object-Oriented A software development approach that organizes software as a collection of objects containing both data structure and behavior. Object-Oriented Analysis . o ?0 n: J3 e, r3 kThe process by which a real-world problem is examined in terms of a collection of objects to understand requirements, without planning the implementation. Object Rate (Max) The maximum rate (per second) that a sensor can acquire RVs, decoys, AOs, or - a5 T- z& b @fractionated missile/PBV debris. - i; w i* I. [- i6 IMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O ~! R0 f$ C: R" ~207 Objects in FOV (Max) : v# h# a9 l' r; A9 k; gThe maximum number of RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris 5 P3 r9 K$ Z5 T: e8 \) J) J J2 }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 . R2 u$ {. ~. ~2 p9 yorder is placed, or a contract is awarded. The placement of an order is sufficient. ) Q8 L ~! ^* _3 _& v& RAn obligation “legally” encumbers a specified sum of money that will require outlays or expenditures in the future. Obligation - @& I+ s" R' T1 p" CAuthority (1) A congressional authorization to procure goods and services within a 0 G5 r$ b1 f2 l' Wspecified amount by appropriation or other authorization. (2) The administrative extension of such authority, as by apportionment of 9 ~( p+ \2 _- H3 A) k+ l, jfunding. y8 t* ~& u; \- K4 X+ [(3) The amount of authority so granted. Obscurant A material (e.g., smoke or chaff) used to conceal an object from observation by a " M7 Y5 I' i% Q: T% Z1 cradio 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 4 V. U* Y+ J* t0 ~# N8 D& Qfrom observation by a radio sensor (e.g., radar). ( O2 \( W0 r0 I+ yObservable A measurable target attribute. ( m: J& D$ Q9 t! zOBSV Observation. ; A) q- k* D! U" q5 K MOC Operations Center. OCA Offensive Counter-air. ' h" _" S5 R* pOCD Operational Concept Document. OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest. OCM Overt Countermeasure. 7 h* i2 y) ~: t) }OCONUS Outside CONUS. OCR Optical Character Reader. 3 K9 i9 b! Z0 N6 ^1 nOCS (1) Operational Control System. (2) Ozone Depleting Chemical. OCU Operators Console Unit (THAAD). OD Optical Disk (PATRIOT). + @5 ^: G8 N y6 ZOD PA&E Office of the Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation. 5 k8 ^9 G! j6 R+ F2 {ODA Optical Discrimination Algorithms/Architecture. 6 i4 I6 m* v5 ]8 fODASD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. ODCS Office, Deputy Chief of Staff.