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Military " d7 \2 Q- k& { m5 j, WOperational Requirements The formal expression of a military need, the response to which results in development or acquisition of items, equipment, or systems. " o4 m G4 `5 \0 U$ u$ |9 NMilitary s( V9 x/ a# y4 fRequirement 4 o# K1 Z8 U3 A0 LAn established need justifying the timely allocation of resources to achieve a " R5 x, G4 K* N" r( Y5 x, J$ Tcapability to accomplish approved military objectives, missions, or tasks. Military Satellite 0 N: z$ X7 V' |/ E(MILSAT) ) l4 V% ], G; a7 h( EA satellite used for military purposes, such as navigation or intelligence / b( d& O# Z0 ]3 Z% _' rgathering. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M # g6 |4 H4 L! b; L# T: `" z$ R- ?183 Military Strategy Selection ! [1 P( G9 Q% A: p$ W) E5 |# O2 QThe determination of: (1) what targets to defend and their priorities in order to achieve the selected national strategy, and (2) the type of attackers (and/or their ; d; N n& x8 Z0 {* x5 `- Y' Ycorridors) to be intercepted. 0 p3 s9 n$ C2 u) |0 aMilitary Utility The military worth of a system performing its mission in a competitive environment, including versatility (or potential) of the system. It is measured ; {5 H$ B+ c$ {2 iagainst the operational concept, operational effectiveness, safety, security, and cost/worth. Military utility estimates form a rational basis for making management $ }; X* a/ g$ Z& `/ `/ mdecisions. MILOGS Marine Integrated Logistics System (USMC term). MILSAT Military Satellite. MILSATCOM Military Satellite Communications. MILSPACE Military Space ) R! k) g# r8 F: FMILSPEC Military Specification. * L* l) C! D- u1 F+ t W tMILSTAR Military Strategic and Tactical Relay (satellite system). 9 a9 K5 m5 `6 J0 m/ rMILSTRIP Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures. 1 B# }. x0 ?, t a6 IMIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. ! V" Z+ l) E0 G$ T$ j1 r lMIN Minimum min Minute. ( N+ c# k+ u1 n* w8 k$ t# x4 F. fMini-DAMA Miniature Demand Assigned Multiple Access. 0 a/ u& G" s, w4 {% L$ wMiniature Homing Vehicle (MHV)/ Miniature Vehicle - Q J6 Z! _. e X, ^; m(MV) An air-launched direct-ascent ("pop-up") kinetic energy anti-satellite weapon. Minimum ! Y7 m1 i6 `- e& L0 sAcceptable 3 f3 z1 S) ^! n" B6 c$ v3 ZOperational & ~2 L( a* J# c; R7 i! {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 2 t h6 e. B: M( F* Fperformance threshold. ) T% s/ k- g$ k, Z. @Minimum Energy . r; `' n4 K( [# ]8 W6 x- cTrajectory + n A6 L8 `. T' hThe trajectory that produces maximum range for a given amount of energy. 3 a; L2 j" C$ v. p" HMinimum Required Accomplishment s Necessary tasks that must be completed during an acquisition phase prior to the next milestone decision review. Applies to all acquisition categories and highly sensitive classified programs. ( ~! f) i% o% v6 v4 G8 K# PMinuteman US ICBM. ) O" b( l7 o( m/ S1 EMIP Maintenance Index Page (Navy ILS term). - a! n! t' ]7 m- aMIPA Missile Procurement Army (Appropriation). ! ^; B. d: f% zMIPR Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 184 MIPS (1) Marine Integrated Personnel System (USMC term). ; p8 O& t- Y% a(2) Master Integrated Program Schedule. (3) Million Instructions Per Second (ADP term). + J' Q/ ?7 }1 K" _/ m4 rMIPT Management IPT. 4 p9 ?' ]4 a0 x4 U) {9 a8 m4 WMIRACL Mid Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser. : G- `6 X' ^1 S; y! OMIRS Management Information and Reporting System. ( o3 W3 C' H% HMIRV Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle. 1 c' g; w1 o- H! L5 g3 [MIS Management Information System. MISREP Mission Report (JFACC term). + @% C {% X, z. yMISSI Multilevel Information Systems Security Initiative. Missile Defense + g3 i" k1 L! j% x# Y& F& k) mNational Team (MDNT) A collaborative enterprise of the missile defense community that is focused on ! v0 Q' |; g7 [. j N% F0 pexecuting a single program of research and development work to develop a 5 {( z+ X x$ l0 U# UBallistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). It is comprised of personnel from ! n8 S+ B( H9 D% W6 h2 E O; C: y+ tGovernment, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), 1 K4 d7 e" ]4 s" ?; Y- |5 J1 G; HUniversity Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), Scientific, Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) providers and major industry contractors. Missile Defense National Team, - |8 a7 ~9 A" T1 lBattle * \! D% b: V% D+ O( pManagement, Command and 0 l7 e$ P% k! jControl, and Communications (MDNTB) / N$ B1 q' O% ~: n0 rThe component of the MDNT led by MDA/BC that is focused on Battle / T& U6 b s$ X" g. gManagement, Command and Control, and Communications (BM/C2/C). The % u: A' {, J& e P9 B8 z. bMDNTB industry contribution is composed of a single team of major defense contractors (Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin [Team Lead], Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and TRW). This industry team is referred to as the MDNTB ; d1 W& t* O2 ]) m U. y( X(I) and is a unique sub-group of personnel from the industry companies that provides a confidential consolidation of experience in the development, 6 U& j& s* ?0 b2 B8 Qintegration, and production of missile defense systems. Missile Defense National Team, Systems , b! {% ^8 I' Y( o, k% OEngineering & . L/ P0 T% U) E1 [+ I/ x' PIntegration (MDNTS) 5 L4 `, Y0 I/ RThe component of the MDNT led by MDA/SE that is focused on Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I). The MDNTS industry contribution is & v" T8 Z2 ]7 Q, ^ pcomposed of a single team of major defense contractors (Boeing [Team Lead], ( n, F8 ^3 T) ]& ~; U& [General 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 6 ?# y9 E, X2 zof experience in the development, integration, and production of missile defense systems. ; d0 p9 @7 H# r$ A- VMissile Defense 5 R( c' x: `* C) FWarning Condition A situation of peril declared by the competent military commander, that a ballistic 7 Y2 r3 V$ k" ]missile attack is probable (Missile Defense Warning Yellow), imminent or in ) `- u1 h0 g- [6 \progress (Missile Defense Warning Red), or improbable (Missile Defense Warning White). $ b1 K3 f( m; j. EMissile Destruct Intentional destruction of a missile or similar vehicle for safety or other reasons.

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Missile Guidance # h8 e* M1 }( S) s7 ESystem + U* ^' X5 y9 m% B9 T EA system that evaluates flight information, correlates it with target data, / E% ?9 W; J& s% r2 D! @# R5 mdetermines the desired flight path of a missile, and communicates the necessary 4 S9 [8 f& a: `* ^' Q9 d+ F% [. v$ hcommands to the missile flight control system. 7 X% u' N9 S. O$ f- k; N! r/ l8 EMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 185 Missile Intercept # x3 V5 ]# H) k( CZone That geographical division of the destruction area where surface-to-air missiles - c; X9 B: g: h& l! F3 Nhave primary responsibility for destruction of airborne objects. * Q5 h5 t0 ?& UMissile Release ) Z+ t1 L' p) ]: K( ELine 3 m0 V7 q/ x: m# S3 @; }The line at which an attacking aircraft could launch an air-to-surface missile ! b6 K0 f3 h2 J* Y8 t+ l; y5 pagainst a specific target. Missile Warning - C' y9 P; _$ y: ACenter (MWC) Located in CMAFB, the MWC is operated by USSPACECOM to fulfill ballistic " X- @9 y0 ?) r9 [missile TW/AA responsibilities of USCINCSPACE to external users to whom there * P2 s3 h4 }- Y9 Y$ M, v |are commitments. The MWC manages the ballistic missile sensors and reporting system in support of timely, accurate, and unambiguous warning of missile attack worldwide. MWC personnel, in coordination with other centers, validate and confirm report events. The Launch Correlation Unit (LCU) of the MWC ensures * q2 b. X5 [. [1 C( |all domestic and cooperative launches are coordinated and reported so that they : M0 r3 Z8 f8 H# O' A/ l- eare 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 6 U! H& t% d. z( M& }: d6 Pbe taken and the reason therefore. (2) In common usage, especially when applied to lower military units, a duty ) J6 |- ]/ N. lassigned 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, $ b2 h4 |$ z) S- j" Mwhen, where, why, and how the BMD system will perform. They contain employment direction and procedures to BMD forces for a given situation to achieve specific defense objectives. (USSPACECOM) 8 o: I K9 T( H2 G0 X. u) vMission 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 9 M) L* u4 X& r1 v. R& m2 H# Tmust equip its forces. 3 S0 F9 v( E, @3 R5 T- rMission Area Analysis (MAA) 0 W: w% @# N4 V# pContinuous analysis of assigned mission responsibilities in the several mission areas to identify deficiencies in the current and projected capabilities to meet * R/ I$ i: i1 R( \; Aessential mission needs, and to identify opportunities for the enhancement of - B" m9 ~& H- H- l0 o9 j2 }4 Kcapability through more effective systems and less costly methods. Mission Capable (MC) Material condition of an aircraft indicating it can perform at least one and ! a3 t: b* R: c6 t; T# {$ F; V5 [potentially all of its designated missions. Mission capable is further defined as the sum of full mission capable and partial mission capable. Also called MC. Mission Critical Computer Resources Automated data processing equipment or services if the function, operation, or use: (1) involves intelligence activities; (2) involves cryptologic activities related to 6 k7 a5 Q6 u* V" v, P% Cnational security; (3) involves command and control of military forces; (4) involves : o. d N6 }8 Z @equipment which is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or (5) is critical to direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions. Mission Critical System ; m0 S' ]$ G' |' n+ @& jA system whose operational effectiveness and operational suitability are . ~" a4 [6 w2 h3 e+ x; @essential to successful completion or to aggregate residual combat capability. If & G) O8 j6 M2 A* ]) J1 o: i9 ]this system fails, the mission likely will not be completed. Such a system can be 6 y0 k# |/ u$ {6 E( Aan 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 as determined by the DoD Component. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M ' q* O' G1 J/ z9 c/ z7 S186 * u0 p) `- i- i4 P" j# x5 Z! EMission Need Analysis Assesses alternatives in an operational context, identifying what force : {0 v9 I* {6 A8 p" B# kcapabilities would be gained by pursuing any of a designated set of alternatives. e( _& e2 K' C5 ]2 i* o1 A7 X+ {Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of a military force when confronting a postulated threat in a specified scenario or set of circumstances. Mission Need ' E# c' K$ B4 J7 UStatement (MNS) . p2 S0 m- A S. ?: d, i(1) A non-system specific statement of operational capability needs, prepared IAW format in DoD 5000.2-M. Developed by DoD components ! [! n; n/ s2 `$ b) pand forwarded to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) for * y4 G2 \. `5 H& y8 v1 C5 Svalidation 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. " W+ F% M0 A4 r4 w' n6 P(2) A statement of operational capability required to perform an assigned 1 o% _5 ^2 W9 C3 ?: p6 V: |4 S4 Imission or to correct a deficiency in existing capability to perform the ' {' v* U, p- ?; B! Fmission. Mission 3 w' h9 ]" ^/ R; S* |Reliability O- {' Q$ K5 r. Q1 x; T) [The probability that the system will perform mission essential functions for a period of time under the conditions stated in the mission profile. MIST Mosaic Infrared Sensor Technology. MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT/LL Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Lincoln Laboratory, Bedford, MA. / c/ n; y! Y9 N( ?MIW Mine Warfare. MK Mark (version). 2 D: ~$ p* h' gMKV (1) Miniature Kill Vehicle. (2) Multiple Kill Vehicles. MLCP Mission Launch Control Processor. MLDT (1) Mean Logistics Delay Time (ILS term). & e; Z2 M% I/ s5 v$ d(2) Missile Downlink Transmitter (USA term). MLF Multi-Lateral Force. MLI Multi-layer Insulation.

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MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System. 3 o7 K( h, `% x4 \$ f* lMLS (1) Microwave Landing System (FAA airways term). (2) Multi-Level Security (COMSEC term). # B+ v5 Y* x. ]1 B x) l$ jMLV (1) Missile Launch Vehicle. (2) Medium Life Vehicle. MLWIR Medium-Long Wavelength Infrared. Mm Millimeter. * q! e P8 u7 q8 CMM Maintenance Manual. MM III Minuteman III ICBM. + A# l9 \' q2 J3 K% P% Z0 g; \MMH Maintenance Man-hours (ILS term). ( \( T! Q, Z5 P5 WMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 187 0 A. w! b- N: a# z. V5 G+ E0 T- a5 WMMI Man-Machine Interface. T, V: P2 V% c$ BMMIC Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit. % `2 D+ U+ e7 ^MMIPT Milestone Management IPT (THAAD Program term). MMKV Multiple Miniature Kill Vehicles 5 G1 A9 O7 X! }+ NMMM Multi-Mode Missile. MMPM MEECN Message Processing Mode. . J! b! S; ~5 }9 v1 `' b+ [MMR Monthly Management Review. MMS Multi-Mode Seeker. & g* W) L+ n+ A5 j4 A6 e( p0 NMMS-CP Missile Management Station – Control Panel (US Army term). MMU Man Maneuvering Unit. 1 {* |! H/ E' t) z9 j* Y; g9 OMMW Millimeter Wave. * \) i8 v+ t+ `' p G7 yMN-ED Materiel Need – Engineering Development (US Army term). MNS Mission Need Statement. ' A; I9 F7 q5 [# y* `MOA (1) Memorandum of Agreement. (2) Military Operating Area. MOA/U Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding. MOAB Missile Optimized Anti-Ballistic. 1 g L9 r1 `2 q8 Y' kMOB Main Operations Base. : v, N, O) ^2 b; F. Q: P7 X% mMobile Ground Entry Point J5 Q9 Q6 V: N3 F9 f, ]3 `1 _(MGEP) ! L- Z, I4 T2 R& S5 N- n- cThe subset of GEPs, which are transportable. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2E. MOC Mobile Operations Center. MOCVD Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition. Mock-up A model, built to scale, of a machine, apparatus, or weapon. It is used in + ?8 n; i, i8 Cexamining the construction of critical clearances, in testing a new development, or in teaching personnel how to operate or maintain the actual item. MOD (1) Ministry of Defense. (2) Modification. Modem Modulator-Demodulator (Telecomm/Computer term). Modes 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. Crisis: The transition state between peacetime and war. War: Self-explanatory. MODIL See Manufacturing Operations, Development, and Integration Laboratory. . y$ q4 r6 W( w2 [* K$ t; mMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 188 Modularity The degree to which a system, computer program (or component) is composed 4 h- `; y {$ ` R) h( D) U% E+ zof discrete components such that a change to one component has minimal impact on other components. 6 o8 `# u6 D7 d: ?9 Q- J& @MOE See Measure of Effectiveness. MOL Minimum Operating Level. MOLNIYA Orbit This is a highly eccentric orbit with high apogee (.71 to .74) in the northern hemisphere and low perigee in the southern hemisphere. For a specific set of , f; N |# a+ [* |0 Lorbital parameters, this orbit has a changing velocity and altitude, which, when $ _$ b C$ }4 f) @3 ecombined with the earth’s rotation, keeps the orbiting satellite within view for very long periods (96 percent) above a designated point on earth. . F0 y2 e+ N- q8 v# A* o: RMOM Measure of Merit. . d" j, \' N2 f* G5 u* fMono Track Data on the location and movement of an object in space that can be derived by a single sensor. ( w8 Q( `. p* Y E. jMonostatic Radar A radar system in which the receiver and transmitter are collocated. MOP Memorandum of Policy. MOPA Master Oscillator Power Amplifier. MOPP Mission-Oriented Protective Posture. . C1 s: r9 H$ g8 h/ CMOR Memorandum of Record. 5 W+ T. s, J# @3 |/ xMORA MILSTAR Operator Requirements Analyst. 0 a$ p9 c/ i1 cMOS Metal Oxide Semiconductor. ! a- n& D$ a S5 S& XMoscow BMD 0 W2 @' b0 z4 z v& [8 c* QSystem 3 w- C: Q+ e0 iThe Soviet exoatmospheric system using the Dog House and Cat House $ B! o3 e! Q! p: d' O J/ ]phased-array radars for long-range acquisition. The system might also use the Hen House early warning radars for long-range acquisition. Target and & z8 {5 \" J" o# u/ B+ yinterceptor tracking is performed by mechanically steered dish antennas. 7 l, R, o8 l/ W' PMOSHED Multi-planar Organic Scintillator High Energy Detector. # M) Q! }: D! V( b: RMOSTT Mosaic Optical Sensor Technology Testbed. ; Z- B3 x+ ^* H& _4 B cMOTIF Maui Optical Tracking and Identification Facility, HI. + b0 L1 J8 n! q$ S2 k$ Z+ bMOTR Multiple Object Tracking Radar. MOTS Military Off the Shelf. . H& Q. [; P8 s4 `2 |$ d& NMOU Memorandum of Understanding. ! m# B. A, ~3 E) y6 WMPA (1) Main Political Administration (USSR term). 3 @$ G* @* ]- D; V M(2) Maintenance Planning Analysis (ILS term). mph Miles per hour. MPL Multiple Pulse Laser. ) v P* q2 X9 BMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 189 MPOS Million Operations Per Second. MPP Massively Parallel Processor. / J/ q, N x% J0 u* hMPRS Mission Planning Rehearsal System. MPS (1) Multiple Protective Shelters (once to be used for basing MX). 7 }6 x# T, @3 @9 L& e. P(2) Main Propulsion System. s; B) o- _6 Y4 P+ a$ gMPT Manpower, Personnel, and Training. S" W' }% `2 M5 ?( p' O9 _MPTS Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Safety. MR (1) Milliradian. (2) Mobile Reserve. (3) Maintenance Ratio (ILS term) (4) Missile Round (US Army term) % \ U, u( L) R- w" j- yMRB Material Review Board. " V4 A5 l2 e9 j! A7 }) HMRBM Medium Range Ballistic Missile. ' a& m6 `4 c/ I% W+ Z: eMRC (1) Maintenance Requirements Card (Navy ILS term). * q \- r8 S/ T9 j(2) Major Regional Conflict/Contingency. MRCTS Missile Round Cable Test Set. MRD Mission Requirements Document. MRDA Mission Requirements and Definition Analysis. MRJ A specific SETA contractor. p' z* R( Y" O1 t; a, F6 bMRL Multiple Rocket Launcher. & r4 p- G8 Y# m& t( `) [0 \$ XMROC (1) Mobile Regional Operations Center. 4 q) s& r- |' X7 ^3 w0 \(2) Multiple Required Operational Capabilities. 9 {# I+ W+ Y% xMRP Missile Round Pallet. 1 o& D) m4 D4 s: t: f4 _MRR 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. 3 a. I" K9 D7 {MRV Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle. . c9 v1 l6 Z1 KMRVIS Mid-Apogee Reentry Vehicle Intercept System. 9 l6 ~7 w! Q) d! ^' _ms Milliseconds. 2 j4 y4 H! I7 c' ]MS Milestones. 6 v2 {* g/ v) ?5 l- ]MS I Milestone I (DD 5000 term). 2 N" C, M7 g; X4 l2 UMS II Milestone Two (DD 5000 term). 1 W! |, f2 k4 g' r( x) n$ VMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M $ Z. y/ e4 `6 I' y7 y% O3 L! U5 q$ e190 0 @, v) k/ Z& o9 N0 U7 [5 yMS III Milestone Three (DD 5000 term). MS IV Milestone Four (DD 5000 term). 1 ]) d- _3 |, [" @7 UMS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System. MSAG Multi-functional Self-Aligned Gate. ) Y8 M4 o" F! O M% ?! r4 Q6 @MSC (1) Military Sealift Command. (2) Mission Support Configuration. (3) Major Subordinate Command. ' ]7 L X% x: }7 k/ o# {3 E1 jMSD Modular Security Device. d$ q! h+ w# ~8 F! N+ h8 cMSE (1) Mobile Subscriber Equipment (PATRIOT). (2) Multiple Simultaneous Engagements. MSEL Master Scenario Events List. & P0 }2 h- f3 Q2 ~MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. 7 r; H. ?! h x1 @* K! x* Z' UMSG Message. 4 J) E* \" F: X6 SMSGDB Message Database. MSI Multi-Spectral Imagery. ) n+ ]+ o% l! l# _$ S HMSIC Missile and Space Intelligence Center (DIA), Redstone Arsenal, AL. MSL (1) Mean Sea Level. (2) Master Station Log. MSLS Multi-Service Launch System (Minuteman). MSPS Mega Sample Per Second. z' C8 {9 h- Q% c) QMSR Missile Site Radar. MSS (1) Midcourse Surveillance System. (2) Multi-Satellite System. (ARPA). 6 d9 a7 E5 y3 `$ H9 K8 p& n(3) Management Support System. (4) Modeling and Simulation Support. * y, @# z# ?$ A) u" M6 JMSSS Maui Space Surveillance Site. # ?6 e5 @7 |4 tMSTI Miniature Sensor Technology Integration satellite. MSTS (1) Midcourse Surveillance and Tracking System. 3 i+ R7 W* c6 E1 O(2) Multi Source Tactical System. MSU Mass Storage Unit (TelComm/Computer term). 1 I! r/ t6 m$ L# E. AMSWG Milestone Working Group. 5 W- y N& }+ PMSX Midcourse Space Experiment. Mt. Megaton. # A3 p; C7 `5 @& ?9 J1 r1 tMT Metric Ton. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 191 MTACCS Marine Tactical Air Command and Control System. : U2 V, K4 v3 C/ d8 [MTB(EME) Mean Time Between (Equipment Malfunction Event). Y) Q0 R$ H+ a+ Q7 @% V- y: wMTBCF Mean Time Between Critical Failures ((ILS term). . U' l5 W& q2 |+ v' OMTBF Mean Time Between Failures. % u( W3 m- V1 W" yMTBFS MTBF Software (ILS term). $ ^* w3 G. x; S6 X" e* UMTBM Mean Time Between Maintenance (ILS term). ( f9 Z& ~* e7 C7 W- {8 J3 G# XMTBMA Mean Time Between Maintenance Actions (ILS term). MTBR Mean Time Between Removals (ILS term). . K! P: E" [4 O) h! s" Z6 m& SMTCR Missile Technology Control Regime. & t) o2 z. \6 u1 }! i) O: E1 |MTD (1) Maintenance Task Distribution (ILS term). (2) Material Test Directorate. (3) Missile Technology Demonstration (USAF program). 7 Q0 N# H8 @ w# p+ r. sMTDS Minimum Technical Data Set (ACDP term). 6 Y" Y! h$ B+ @3 p4 @Mtg Meeting. MTI Moving Target Indicator. 9 l: f, M; u2 s( lMTM Maneuvering Tactical Missile. , z9 A! X. ]; B4 r- y% Q8 WMTMC Military Traffic Management Control. # ^' ~4 n e$ J. VMtn Mountain. MTOE Modified Table of Organization and Equipment. / g0 j& V. V6 n. s) o9 HMTOP Management Task Order Plan. 7 n# X; i4 w+ ~1 ?6 [MTS Missile Tracking Sensor. MTTR Mean Time To Repair. : P( H: [* _, i2 @' lMTTRS Mean Time to Restore System. MTTV Maneuvering Tactical Target Vehicle. 6 Y; k: a6 c! uMTU Military Training Unit (ILS term). MTV Maneuvering Target Vehicle. A Hera target booster with a Pershing II reentry 1 B! k9 C7 K5 O! Vvehicle. MTWS MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation. MUE Mission Unique Equipment. 1 @) ]. Q1 p) d" S1 zMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 192 . _3 p% R/ G9 `$ [2 u aMulti-Service Doctrine 9 M% m' X7 m( L0 d+ W% D2 A) pFundamental principals that guide the employment of forces of two or more # A2 M9 K* V& yServices in coordinated action toward a common objective. It is ratified by the two or more Services, and is promulgated in multi-Service publications that 3 ]' v) A/ H2 E6 g! F# {5 {8 videntify the participating Services. See also Joint Doctrine. Multi-Spectral Imagery The image of an object obtained simultaneously in a number of discrete spectral 8 o6 X% z# W" Bbands. 2 {8 q% D' F$ z* F3 tMulti-Year Appropriation Congressional appropriation available for incurring obligations for a definite ) H- r( Z( B- w* q# V( G0 u. ~period in excess of one fiscal year; i.e., for two or more years. (See Multi-Year Q+ F4 r4 ^ k m) I% }( C+ ZProcurement.) Multi-Year . o* |8 X2 F) V" ` nProcurement / f$ r, [) J' N2 T(MYP) * r. ~! z/ [" [. n2 yA procurement of more units than the current year requirement. The total purchase is divided into segments, which are annually budgeted and funded; : ^" F" E5 m) m: j; I& u: thowever, the contractor is protected from cancellations through clauses in contracts. Multilateration A type of multi-static radar usually employing one transmitter and several receivers for target detection and tracking. ! |& k* L6 t7 z9 O! \8 q5 a# }Multilevel Device A device that is used in a manner that it simultaneously permits access by users 3 e( a/ w9 u! G4 e+ {with different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from obtaining access to information for which they lack authorization. Multilevel Secure A class of system containing information with different classifications that C, l6 @6 h+ X$ Z: w0 h7 r. Nsimultaneously permits access by users with different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from obtaining access to information for which they lack authorization. Multilevel + s) }2 ^$ r2 x. }4 Y0 CSecurity 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 to be concurrently stored and processed in an ADP system. Multiple Independently Targetable ; Z( j& g0 n1 v; {) }/ fReentry Vehicle * |. Z Z6 h4 B& R* ~$ O3 G(MIRV) ( w8 G9 P! J) M: H9 B) E* p, sA reentry vehicle carried by a delivery system that can place one or more reentry i8 D: C7 Q* O( ^ y. Z' J1 svehicles over each of several separate targets.

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Multiple Intercept 8 O3 B. L# q5 o$ ~, DDefense Capability to make two or more intercepts per target or targets defended. 1 j+ h' K. s( L5 gMultiple Phenomenology Observations of potential targets by means of different physical principles and different sensor systems. In the case of sensor systems, the use of multiple phenomenologies makes it more difficult for an adversary to deceive them. Multiple Reentry 7 D# G+ A# b! [Vehicle A reentry vehicle of a delivery system, which places more than one reentry vehicle over an individual target. Multiple Silo Defense # a5 K8 |% |( W9 q3 y8 l5 XCapability to defend two or more silos. ' B$ q/ p" ^1 uMulti-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 193 Multi-static Radar A radar system with a transmitter and several receivers all separated. A special case is bi-static radar. An advantage of multi-static radar over mono-static radar 3 I4 d+ T6 m' x8 ?) S o9 g( zis that even if transmitters, which might be detected by the enemy when operating, are attacked, receivers in other locations might not be noticed and / b9 b- d: ^4 U% ~might thereby escape attack. $ O4 y3 D, s0 n. dMULTS Mobile Universal Link Translator System (NATO term). 3 x+ w1 o4 Z) b' gMUS Mission Unique Software. MUX Multiplex. ; _& d5 Y( e- U7 Y$ W1 F7 M) fmV Millivolt. , `+ t" q. _6 G3 q/ F% VMV Miniature Vehicle. MW (1) Mega-Watt (millions of watts). (2) Microwave. (3) Missile Warning. MWC Missile Warning Center. Mwe Megawatt (electrical energy). MWIR Medium Wavelength Infrared. MWS Modular Workstation (ADP term). ; G9 u4 T ]- N8 ~% w7 @# E6 {Mwt Megawatt (thermal energy). MX Formerly an experimental missile; newest addition to U.S. ICBM arsenal; also " U' d$ N; f+ U7 ?5 @0 gcalled "Peacekeeper.” MY Man Year. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 4 b4 `/ Y4 b k8 C& N8 _& n194 ) i0 R1 G/ [( S3 |1 B0 r6 jN (1) Neutron. (2) North. 2 T$ c7 U6 K3 L, j d1 KN/A (1) Not Applicable. (2) Not Available. 0 c/ r1 s6 a8 XN/SP CC NORAD/US SPACECOM Commander. 7 a6 P2 ^1 R: j3 V1 m: CNAAF Neutral Airframe Adaptive Flare. . ]+ D( z O. D$ E+ S3 @NACMA NATO ACCS Management Agency. . t4 q' j2 [% @ y) a5 g2 Y+ sNACSEM National Communications Security Emanations Memoranda. 4 Y3 ^5 q, c" A9 ~" C3 K+ }7 QNACSI National Communications Security Instruction. ' s; n9 I% k1 Y8 f6 z6 { ENACSIM National Communications Security Information Memoranda. 8 y$ L5 h9 B9 v- M2 NNAD Navy Area Defense (lower tier). NADC Naval Air Development Center. 9 }7 x4 x s7 z5 a @1 I: O# CNADGE NATO Air Defense Ground Environment. NADIR Network Anomaly Detection Intrusion Reported. - P5 r9 ~: t& v. N w; r$ mNAE Navy Acquisition Executive. 6 Y, A a9 e8 v. d; p5 \NAF (1) Non-appropriated Fund. 2. Naval Air Facility. 0 [8 W/ a+ G! e" e( W- L- {NAI Named Areas of Interest. 8 ?9 m) i3 B! ~) H" c q2 o2 I/ yNAIC National Air Intelligence Center (DIA), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. NAM Non-aligned Movement. NAMEADSMA NATO MEADS Management Agency. ) q0 c5 w" L+ Q J6 F' cNAOC National Airborne Operations Center (formerly NEACP). NAP NDS Augmentation Package. * u5 @+ j1 P) O+ P5 [2 |NAS (1) National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. (2) Naval Air Station. NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. 1 L" o5 J% C1 Y9 p6 t3 E; ~" sNASDA National Space Development Agency (Japan). ( N* G/ n) p3 y- h- z# j% BNASP National Aerospace Plane. NATINAD NATO Integrated Air Defense. National Airborne Operations 4 N' d* m8 E1 S# r) zCenter (NAOC) 8 p# J+ j2 y2 f7 y& G4 |One of four specially equipped Boeing 747s that during a national emergency would allow the President and top military leaders to stay airborne for up to 12 8 M( ]7 `6 R- q5 i$ {, Bhours while linked to ground and space forces. Formerly NEACP. National , ?3 T d; L( a I2 ECommand # F( H5 v# b( BAuthorities (NCA) The President and the Secretary of Defense or their duly deputized alternates or successors. + a$ q0 @4 ?1 gMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 195 * E$ s! }( D& aNational Military Command Center 6 b" M: X! h% J9 Y2 _9 C(NMCC) The 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 }3 ?% f! z! V( X* a# e0 _+ N(WWMCCS) designed to support the National Command Authorities and Joint . b7 k1 ^9 h% Y7 e* WChiefs of Staff in the exercise of their responsibilities. The NMC provides the " Q+ A3 D: m# A7 Y W1 |6 c8 A% b6 Qmeans by which the President and the Secretary of Defense can receive warning & D% p6 u& [: K3 G! Y) v" v, cand intelligence upon which accurate and timely decisions can be made, the ! d7 e+ x" _8 ~% k& sresources of the Military Departments applied, military mission assigned, and by 3 P0 u% q) v# T/ {0 Jwhich direction can be given to the combatant command commanders or ( K* L2 k& M' B- k) u( f+ o) |( Qcommanders of commands established by the NCA. The NMCS must be capable of providing information so that appropriate and timely responses can - t3 `3 I6 `+ A4 m% K* Sbe selected and directed by the NCA and implemented. In addition, the NMCS - r" |$ k4 j2 tsupports the Joint Chiefs of Staff in carrying out their responsibilities. : B, d& A8 s$ @9 sNational Missile Defense (NMD) ! H6 j/ d. K2 e2 @8 n' L5 F$ eSystem 1 F3 f( a- T n1 Q2 OOBSOLETE. A ground-based anti-ballistic missile system designed to protect the ) R. D- N1 S2 M# Y8 zU.S. against limited ballistic missile threats. It consists of four elements: groundbased interceptors (GBI); a ground-based radar (GBR); a battle management ( a/ _) A! H# Ocommand, control, and communications (BM/C3) system; and a constellation of Space and Missile Tracking System (SMTS) (a.k.a. Brilliant Eyes) satellites. $ i' E/ C- T0 U" G4 M7 G* WNational , E( A% a' O. Q! L) |, j4 ^6 KReconnaissance 8 p! ~8 ]' b7 j0 ^4 ]7 MOffice (NRO) A Department of Defense Agency tasked to ensure that the United States has the technology, spaceborne, and airborne assets needed to acquire intelligence : a2 g7 f! }6 o8 w/ v# Cworldwide, including support to such functions as monitoring arms control 6 w, H X9 @. n0 y- |, l- V1 [agreements, indications and warning, and the planning and conducting of 8 W0 l6 m2 F+ m" i- N' k6 b2 Pmilitary operations. This mission is accomplished through research and H( m. N* }6 Y2 T! q# tdevelopment, acquisition, and operation of spaceborne and airborne intelligence data collection systems.

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National Strategy Selection % z. o8 `* G$ s" P# oThe 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 4 w9 {5 R e8 g( o z(e.g., force survival, survival of selected population centers, etc.). 0 K: K! R* @2 [% G0 z0 eNational Test Bed (NTB) 8 d) Q4 L: ]9 w7 N( t) OA number of geographically separated simulation and test facilities that are linked through communications to simulate various portions of the ballistic missile defense (BMD) system for testing and validating operational and technical concepts and technologies. National Test Bed , Z9 F6 \3 k% V0 i, Q% T3 K/ ^Joint Program Office (NTBJPO) (OBSOLETE) A Joint Service organization established to manage the NTF and execute the NTB program for MDA. . D+ j5 C1 L6 }) w7 M- g0 W& ONational Test ( ~' U. j T/ oFacility (NTF) * ?( w9 @* G0 i+ i' ~1 PA large, modeling, simulation and test facility located on Falcon AFB in Colorado which serves as the central control, coordinating, and computing center for the $ T* x6 M w! z" M4 `$ b* E- tNTB and as the primary integration and test facility of the BMD SE&I contractor. * a" S+ p6 T' `0 W; X& xNational Warning Center (NWC) Center in CMAFB, which activates the radio, TV, and sirens that warn the U.S. population of impending ballistic missile attack. Also assists with national % v. @; k; o+ A2 Z- {7 u0 Ndisaster relief, forest fires, and other events assigned. NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATOPS Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 196 ' ?6 j5 m& G0 |: j WNatural Ground and Atmospheric 1 H& v) }; m7 B5 ?$ rEnvironments + U' a$ U2 U7 o" `0 Z- n D8 Q1 {The environments, which exist in the sensible atmosphere and on the surface of 3 e4 t) H4 h- y7 Mthe earth. These include meteorological, seismic, biological and related natural conditions. This environment is applicable to ground-based assets and groundlaunched interceptors in the atmospheric portions of flight, and it effects the propagation of radar and communications signals. 7 z+ N# |. f! H7 U$ j+ DNatural Space Environment * g" }1 M4 A( [The natural environment, which exists above the sensible atmosphere. Space 8 b P) q' [, q: S2 g) e# [begins approximately 100 km and above. This environment is applicable to + n; e2 ]0 U/ l3 P2 rorbiting spacecraft, to interceptors in the exoatmospheric portions of flight, and it affects the propagation of radar and communications signals. 6 H H O) h2 D% H6 h' nNAVAIDS Navigational Aids. / G3 F; \) e1 i7 e0 c8 R* p$ |& iNaval Space 3 F( g& M9 y1 U; Z+ ACommand (NAVSPACE- 5 @" O& T' v2 R9 B5 RCOM) + P; H" c' Z$ c, cThe naval component of USSPACECOM. Responsible for day-to-day operation 6 M \' b4 C/ H$ g$ [- B( yof FLTSATCOM, NAVSPASUR, etc. Responsible for BMD elements that may be operated by the Navy. Located in Dahlgren, VA. % P, i# b! ~' D% N. h6 d6 I& PNaval Space Operations Center ( j5 _4 P( g9 L(NAVSPOC) , Z, v# ~) p, }4 b: s' Z) F) h' U! pExisting Navy component command center at Dahlgren, VA, responsible for * U ^! \& V$ S: U S( o3 ilogistical and administrative support of forces assigned to them. NAVDSOC Navy Defense System Operations Center. NAVFAC Navy Facilities Engineering Command. ' S) v0 X: ~4 l. f1 X5 h- FNAVFOR Navy Forces. 6 A2 d3 ^2 @: ~$ b% E- BNAVMACS Navy Modular Automated Communications System (USN term). NAVMIC Naval Maritime Intelligence Center, Suitland, MD. NAVOSH Navy Occupational Safety and Health. % ]2 g7 \- q( Q% f% e+ eNAVSAT Navigation Satellite. NAVSPACE Naval Space Command. NAVSPACECOM Naval Space Command. ! f: B' i6 P( H. ^6 DNAVSPASUR Naval Position of SPASUR. ; z; }+ B& X, y! k; `2 K6 w) {NAVSPOC Naval Space Operations Center. NAVSTAR Navigational satellite, part of the Global Positioning System (GPS). Navy FAAWC Navy Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander. ) C& ]8 Y. @4 Z2 J4 u8 yNAWC Naval Air Warfare Center. NAWC WPNS Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, CA. 7 E$ w' N, [6 h U8 WNBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical. NBS National Bureau of Standards.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 197 6 q% I3 z' c. Q( n9 t' [# j5 `NBTS Neutral Beam Test Stand. NC Numerically Controlled (CAM computer term). 8 `( ~2 G: x; T7 d( n1 P0 Q9 \NCA National Command Authorities. NCC NORAD Command Center, Colorado Springs, CO. 6 p- c% c) J& x; J% t+ JNCCOSC Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center, San Diego, CA. NCCS Navy Command and Control System. . ?5 J3 a* S! ^5 }" f9 _( P! T( sNCDCS Narrow Band Coherent Data Collection System. % V7 E; C6 b. \NCDD New Customer Development Database. 8 l' V' o1 |, @( ?' a2 CNCO Non-Commissioned Officer (USA/USAF/USMC term). NCP NORAD Command Post. . A" B5 S* Z3 c( }NCS (1) National Communications System. (2) Net Control Station. (3) Naval Control 1 F# F4 m$ z: a K9 H$ ?6 d5 [of Shipping. 2 B& K0 N! o5 _" |3 VNCSC National Computer Security Center. NDC Naval Doctrine Command. NDD NMD System Development Director. , j) R9 n+ y* E$ eNDE Non-Destructive Evaluation. NDEW Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon. NDEWG Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon - Ground-Based. 7 {" d; _$ r- ^% ]1 iNDI (1) Non-Developmental Item. (2) Non-Destructive Inspection. 9 M2 e) q& ~* p& eNDP National Disclosure Policy. & w) L" H4 V9 M$ @NDS (1) National Defense Stockpile (2) National Defense System. / n5 _1 X6 [ xNDT Non-Destructive Test. 8 o( @" Z k L2 O4 m$ _7 DNDU National Defense University, Washington, DC. 5 b0 x. o# A! c- T9 j% {+ pNEA (1) Northeast Asia. (2) Northeast Asia campaign scenario. NEACP National Emergency Alternate Command Post (E-4 aircraft). 3 y2 i+ f; m' `Near Real Time Pertaining to the timeliness of data or information that has been delayed by the / X$ @) ?; ]; jtime required for electronic communication and automatic data processing. This implies that there are no significant delays. 9 m& F, ]0 p8 J# h' r eNEC (1) National Economics Council. (2) Navy Enlisted Code. NECC Navy EHF Communications Controller. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 9 V, }7 j8 C/ Y! I( O5 T198 , t$ E3 r& m0 T" U+ f8 gNegate Early Warning & A' M1 M8 f& h: aThe use of any technique that precludes the use of, renders useless, or degrades an early warning capability. 3 S' `% e9 ]* U0 fNegation RV destruction or other actions, which prevent damage to the defended area from conventional, nuclear, chemical, or biological effects. ! x+ v7 s3 c" q% _" I. zNEMP Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse. NEP (1) Nuclear Electric Propulsion. (2) Nuclear Environment Protection. ) D+ h' l2 ]. _* u k; xNEPA National Environmental Policy Act. NEPSTP Nuclear Electric Propulsion Space flight Test Program. NERF Naval Emitter Reference File (USN term). 1 B0 \& b! g4 u) gNESEAD Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Activity Detachment (USN term). Neutral Particle 0 k6 B$ s% h5 u4 g9 `; y7 j" {Beam (NPB) 7 v1 Z7 T/ D A: P! ]An energetic beam of neutral particles that is generally used to damage # \: m5 o2 T; A. Qelectronics. NEV Network Experimental Version. NEW Net Explosive Weight. # K, l/ K' ?4 `" D' U0 CNFL New Foreign Launch. ) M ]7 m+ S6 z7 _. zNG National Guard. NH&S Nuclear Hardening and Survivability. NHA Next-Higher Assembly. NHMT Nuclear-Hardened Mosaic Technology. , w2 ~/ P9 e( h( ZNHTF National Hover Test Facility, Edwards AFB, CA. NIAG NATO Industrial Advisory Group. 3 m5 N* j$ P+ l p: W0 c' ?NIC National Intelligence Council. NID Naval Intelligence Database (USN term). NIE National Intelligence Estimate. & f# n0 p# x! F' Q7 PNIH National Institute of Health. , u- E2 p: I7 B, ]9 r/ U& j% _NII National Information Infrastructure. NIITF National Information Infrastructure Task Force. NILE NATO Improved Link Eleven. ! g1 G& w* c5 L% V$ m6 LNILES NATO Improved Link Eleven System. % y; f) Z0 ~7 u7 nNIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N ' s) `+ k9 ]" e4 v! `- h/ [199 NIPS NTCS Intelligence Processing Service (USN term). 0 |4 p, q# w- U0 iNISC OBSOLETE. Naval Intelligence Support Center. (Now Naval Maritime 4 x( i7 U6 y2 c( D: uIntelligence Center (NAVMIC). & Z# y( u9 H1 n6 F2 e: @# NNISP National Industrial Security Program. NISPOM NISP Operating Manual. 4 N2 w: v1 w, r+ Z, LNIST National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. (Formerly NBS (National Bureau of Standards). NITES Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental Subsystem (USN term). ' D0 _) E# H* S+ X J1 \Nitze Criteria A reference to Paul Nitze, the Reagan Administration’s chief arms control + C! {1 O% u$ p, T' inegotiator, and his vocalization of the goal of the SDS as the achievement of ) N. s* v0 ^5 M+ c( A& X: K- f" sraising 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. + J" k, Z) w- t/ |NIU NATO Interface Unit. NIWA Naval Information Warfare Activity. NK North Korea. # V7 R' \6 Q& M$ FNKEW Nuclear Kinetic Energy Weapon. # P& O0 v$ q& e. T7 M0 Y% e1 cNL The Netherlands. % ]4 {7 {0 H$ P( c* U$ vNLO Nonlinear Optical. 4 X7 x5 v8 r. P, C) s+ O- yNLOS (1) Non-Line of Sight. (2) Nonlinear Optical System. NLT (1) Navy Lower Tier (Missile Defense). (2) Not Later Than. nm (1) Nautical Mile (6,080 feet). (2) Nanometer. , h: Q% w; e' {' rNMA NATO Military Authority. 2 R! {! ?6 L3 w# [# g) z5 u* ONMC Not Mission Capable. NMCC National Military Command Center. ; i2 ^: `0 i) g- g- bNMCS National Military Command System. l8 h8 { p6 C( U# |NMD OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense. 1 p1 q! X) _0 e5 ~6 zNMD 3+3 OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Three Plus Three (program). * e1 z( d) D- U; y% Y7 zNMD 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. 0 Y, \: g8 f9 C8 }7 P( T4 mNMD/TRP OBSOLETE. 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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 200 NMDPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Program Office (US Army term). 3 [; D- G& o- a5 l: o& m8 eNMM NMD Maturity Matrix. * i# }* [* V1 ^NMSD National Military Strategy Document. NNAG NATO Naval Armaments Group. 3 }1 D: o$ K- fNNK Non-Nuclear Kill. ' ?. k5 i: c( w8 J5 c2 u9 P3 YNNPA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act. 6 J8 u" p, a/ ~/ WNNWS Non-Nuclear Weapon States. 1 K: y3 i+ P/ C0 I+ iNOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC. Node A set of equipment and processes, which performs the communications functions . `/ R* x1 m& R' V, Lat the end of the data links which interconnect those elements, which are resident on the network. 4 `5 s& g3 W$ T3 v6 D% DNOI Notice of Intent (environmental term). NOIC Naval Operational Intelligence Center. . q4 R0 G3 [1 u$ c" f- Q9 nNoise In the most general terms, noise is the undesired part of the process being ! [9 k3 K# r2 K* |" nobserved or measured. Its complement, the desired part, is usually referred to 2 \8 ?% u0 R6 t6 v( M: t! n# _as the signal. Non- 3 C, s# e: J, WDevelopmental Item (NDI) (1) Any item of supply that is available in the commercial marketplace; or ' g" d5 I7 q i' y- d(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 . L% J5 n [% X0 [& E" L( B! ygovernment with which the United States has a mutual defense 7 O2 n/ E L- \! [3 a; e4 c" ocooperation agreement; or + h5 N! F) @8 u! t$ R(3) Any item of supply described in definition 1 or 2, above, that requires only minor modification in order to meet the requirements of the procuring 4 o: e5 Q, Z% s# D: c d# Uagency; or 0 L j3 i( ~ t8 i$ ]0 v4 n4 V4 z1 G(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 ! b+ b9 J8 F+ Kis not yet in use or is not yet available in the commercial marketplace. Non Material Solution Solutions to mission needs (warfighting, deficiencies) that can be satisfied by changes in doctrine, tactics, operational concepts, training, or organization. ; s: d4 s8 ~4 J& t1 {Non-Nuclear Kill / l4 L0 X2 i0 ]: y(NNK) A kill that does not involve a nuclear detonation. NONAP Non-linear Adaptive Processor (Navy term). Nonrecurring Costs (1) Costs that are not proportional to the number of units produced. # X, x+ @2 @, O1 Z7 B' Y; K(2) A one time cost that will occur on a periodic basis for the same , ~. w" ^5 z# B6 Q. j2 ~organization. Nonrecurring costs include preliminary design effort; design engineering; and all partially completed reporting elements manufactures 5 o7 e9 u: X# B. d( ffor tests. {5 f: B0 ]: {, Q! V' W(3) Training of service instructor personnel. 0 c* b/ z2 e# r( ~- j0 R- f8 qNOP Nuclear Operations. 2 S. w: N1 J& UMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 201 3 M# x! B) f- w' y# p3 L2 m( INOR Notice of Revision. 6 I' y1 _3 a) J# f5 [NORAD See North American Aerospace Defense Command. 3 P1 I p# y* J" ^( l6 g/ _NORAD ' E& H3 K- q# E$ V& Z. u: {Command Post $ b7 W! \9 S6 M1 s1 g& c# x" [$ }5 s% c(NCP) ' Z+ C+ T! t0 ^- qA center in CMAFB responsible for controlling ACC, Canadian, and other 2 e9 W4 a, |$ N+ a& y: ]" G; hassigned forces for designated atmospheric missions in defense of North # ~0 a' e& `# z: C7 |% h' hAmerica. 0 f3 E0 p* p+ x9 q: vNORSAR Norwegian Seismic Array. North American 2 M. z* t9 }3 t# a: dAerospace 2 ?& N: t) ?) r( ~& B% yDefense Command % Y2 ]- p7 u2 H7 D ?, p(NORAD) A binational command of Canadian and U.S. forces responsible for defense of , `, w% [4 d, s: r& {; L- m5 cNorth America from bomber and ALCM/SLCM attack. Located in Colorado $ `; C, v/ s" P9 O9 `Springs, CO. NORTHCOM Northern Command, Offut AFB, NE NORTHAG Northern Army Group (NATO). NOS Network Operating System. , g6 Y8 n- @ U' B7 Y8 h4 G0 }NOSC OBSOLETE. Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA. See NCCOSC. , ]9 f4 I" t& {6 D" @2 ^) CNPB Neutral Particle Beam. NPBSE NPB Space Experiment. NPG Nuclear Planning Group. ; m; B' l( i1 T/ l5 O( CNPI New Program Integration. ( P( O7 r8 x! E: jNPR National Performance Review. 7 _5 v, o& ^) w- g, CNPT Non-Proliferation Treaty. NRaD Naval Research and Development Division (NCCOSC), San Diego, CA. NRC (1) National Research Council. (2) Network Reliability Council. 1 U4 a6 E8 t1 O2 j- U( J' n4 Q(3) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (4) Nichols Research Corporation. NREN National Research and Education Network. $ G) ` B1 }) q9 P; n* y2 p% @NRL (1) Nuclear Referral List. (2) Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. NRLA Network Repair-Level Analysis. 7 F7 o. m5 D! I4 S4 |NRO National Reconnaissance Office. NRSC Network Reliability Steering Committee. * e4 G) b; Z8 S/ b8 T5 s/ yNRT Near Real Time. $ K2 e$ n- J2 lNS/EP National Security/Emergency Preparedness. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 202 NSA National Security Agency. # k( \6 G) ~% nNSA/CSS NSA Central Security Service. ) D8 E r" S7 _% w7 U* oNSC (1) National Security Council. (2) National Security Center. NSCID National Security Council Intelligence Directive. NSD National Security Directive. : ]& c- Q5 x1 x' eNSDD OBSOLETE. National Security Decision Directive. Replaced by National Security Directive (NSD). 6 J$ q1 m. ]( I% K+ INSDM National Security Decision Memorandum. NSEN NMD System Engineering Notebook.

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NSF National Science Foundation. 8 h6 A2 V: J PNSFS Naval Surface Fire Support. " v7 K. @3 R) v U; U1 l6 @) GNSG Naval Security Group. NSIA National Security Industrial Association, Washington, DC. : P2 S* Z0 G o1 eNSIE Network Security Information Exchange. NSN National Stock Number (ILS term). ' ]* Q& S0 ]) Z& N7 F S: o6 TNSNF Non-Strategic Nuclear Forces. 7 ]5 b& c" Q. L) A! e }NSOC (1) National Signals Intelligence Operations Center. (2) Navy Satellite Operations Center. - R4 c1 ^* x1 ]! q0 L; JNSP Not Separately Priced. NSSC National Space Surveillance Center, CMAFB. NSSD National Security Study Directive. NSTAC National Security Telecommunications and Information System Security Committee. ( G2 E, H8 o; {6 eNSTC National Science and Technology Council (EOP term). NSWC Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. NSWC/DD Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. NSWC/PHL Naval Surface Weapons Center, Port Hueneme Division. 6 N B2 ~" Z. D# P# ONTACS Navy Tactical Air Control System. NTB National Test Bed. NTB/WAN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed/Wide Area Network. * p- h9 Z4 \8 FMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N $ x5 C1 b* v: y6 I% `203 : f( g1 R: c, b ]NTBI OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration. NTBIC OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration Contract. NTB-JPO OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Joint Project Office. 1 f" j- y% Z4 y7 ]) gNTBN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Network. NTC National Training Center, located at Ft. Irwin, CA. A large maneuver area that - f! H4 T6 s% kserves as the Army’s primary training center for Army maneuver forces. Friendly 9 D4 N/ B9 V/ P4 h) ?9 C+ oforces are pitted against “enemy” forces to validate proposed procedures and doctrine. NTIC (1) Navy Tactical Intelligence Center. (2) National Technical Information Center. 5 ~$ H4 ]4 v# l4 ANTF National Test Facility. NTM National Technical Means. NTU New Threat Upgrade. * J J4 f. z& J* d3 P cNTW OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide. Now referred to as the Sea-Based Midcourse ! c" [. p2 K4 ]0 X% |- @Segment of BMDS. NTWD(S) OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide Defense (System). Nuclear, Biological, and $ b5 g5 r0 A+ ]& c) iChemical # U# T* `0 C) [2 a% G4 b/ R7 ]Contamination " y8 P3 _1 C" E/ [: h( i(NBCC) 9 s% D7 h% j# c- \/ PThe deposit and/or absorption of residual radioactive material or biological or chemical agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects. % y- h; i: t q# H•Nuclear Contamination. Residual radioactive material resulting from fallout or 8 C! }0 R& j Erainout, and residual radiation from a system produced by a nuclear ( S0 J+ t' s7 w7 `3 W) V8 Nexplosion, and persisting longer than one minute after burst. ! R. _! g* K# }8 @. B% P0 _•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. & j5 U& l% ^ S: VNuclear, Biological, and ) S. h4 U. Z3 k/ ~8 YChemical ' Q8 {7 k# S6 D7 AContamination + A' ]/ b' ~8 e. L6 gSurvivability ' [! x8 G& W2 X) V% a, T/ BThe capability of a system and its crew to withstand a NBCC environment and relevant decontamination without losing the ability to accomplish the assigned / k/ i9 X2 e4 g6 a$ t* umission. A NBCC survivable system is hardened against NBCC and decontaminates; it can be decontaminated, and it is compatible with individual ! `5 S } [, Pprotective equipment. •Hardness. The capability of material to withstand the materiel -damaging effects of NBCC and relevant decontamination. 0 I) k- R. b8 S X: g•Decontamination. The process of making personnel and materiel safe by rendering harmless or removing radioactive, chemical, or biological material. •Compatibility. The capability of a system to be operated, maintained, and resupplied by persons wearing individual protective equipment, in all climates for which the system is designed, and for the period specified in the 0 N9 d9 C9 N2 e+ K4 ?5 toperational requirements document. Nuclear Cloud See Radioactive Cloud. Nuclear Directed ( q2 P( I/ D% }( [* Z: y6 I s# o/ KEnergy Weapon 0 x& ?+ D/ @& u1 C& @$ R(NDEW) + Q% {9 d( q6 X; C3 Y. dA directed energy weapon for which the source of energy is a specially designed nuclear device. 6 u( Z' i, w9 p* [! u& uMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 2 `6 T) I E4 [204 Nuclear ; T3 g6 |* j. i; T$ zEnvironment 3 Y0 S9 `6 P m6 o( X. f+ J2 hThe environment, which results from the detonation of nuclear weapons. Some components of this environment are directly emitted by the nuclear weapon and other collateral effects are created by the interaction of the emitted nuclear 2 d5 k9 u3 z8 ?/ R& u$ aradiation with the earth’s atmosphere, the earth’s surface and the earth’s magnetic field. The nuclear environment consists of radiation, blast, shock, ( N5 J. p! R! Bthermal, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), emissions from radioactive debris, trapped % _+ Q4 i6 \$ g( J9 O2 m7 r0 nelectrons, and disturbances to the atmosphere and to the propagation paths for radar and communications. The nuclear environment exists in the , M6 U" @4 x$ U* i& e5 S3 mexoatmospheric, atmospheric and ground BMD operational regimes. Nuclear Hardness A quantitative description of the resistance of a system or component to malfunction (temporary and permanent) and/or degraded performance induced $ [% G2 ~3 G& G" |4 Q) y. pby a nuclear weapon environment. Resistance to physical quantities such as overpressure, peak velocities, energy absorbed, and electrical stress measures hardness. Hardness is achieved through adhering to appropriate design specifications and is verified by one or more test and analysis techniques. 0 P/ M! T# T$ o* p2 KNuclear Radiation Particulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei in various . g: L4 N! T, B1 I: \' ^9 enuclear processes. The important nuclear radiations, from the weapons standpoint, are alpha and beta particles, gamma rays, and neutrons. All nuclear $ y* K* o! X+ t q* F( sradiations 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 $ H A4 n r/ e$ z% k+ d% t9 wthey do not originate from atomic nuclei. (See Ionizing Radiation and X-Rays.)

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Nuclear & C0 p' S/ }$ OSurvivability Characteristics , h& X) D) ]9 T8 A7 |6 f, CA quantitative description of the system features needed to meet its survivability 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 3 N j2 h+ C0 B* @( m9 P: Z- {mission, as well as physical hardening to environment levels, which cannot be mitigated otherwise. Survivability characteristics include proliferation, redundancy, avoidance, reconstitution, deception, and hardening. NUDET Nuclear Detonation. 8 J' Q# g1 Z' L2 }* j1 p; j- cNUICCS NORAD and USSPACECOM Integrated Command and Control System. 9 N0 f# c: x' u3 Q+ e3 QNUT Navy Upper Tier (Missile Defense). 3 o7 D' @% S1 g' f9 E5 e* l6 RNVG Night Vision Goggles. J! ?- b' [ l! Y, bNVIS Near Vertical Incidence System (SINCGARS term). NVMEN Non-Volatile Memory (Telecomm/Computer term). " S/ J/ s/ v" _/ ?: zNWC (1) National Warning Center. (2) National War College. (3) Naval War College. ' b4 w+ U7 x5 [# i, L(4) Nuclear Weapons Council. (5) Naval Weapons Center. NEW Nuclear Weapons Effect. . d: t ?* g% o' E$ ZNWFZ Nuclear Weapons Free Zone. & S- N. {' e% D2 U8 `" VNWP Naval Warfare Publication. 4 G# W( M# ]0 V, G& s5 D6 VNWS National Weather Service. NWSC Naval Weapons Support Center. 6 H4 q% Z1 i' v8 y/ y/ wMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 205 NWSUS Navy WWMCCS Site Unique Software. , C1 A! X k0 k- B' K$ e! BMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O * v9 V ~" o5 b: y. s0 U206 6 K5 G% s! J/ y7 Q7 f5 [( n/ rOAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. & b+ F0 g; h5 e' qO&M Operations and Maintenance. O&O Plan Operational & Organizational Plan (Army). . ], M% j! I7 u; z6 H9 HO&S Operations and Support. O-Level Organizational Level (ILS term). 7 Q5 D) Z4 u! F6 D* K9 yO/A On or About. 1 j R# y3 O0 DOA (1) Operational Assessment. : r, r. e8 e2 N7 }* E. A. e(2) Operational Availability. 3 @6 d2 \! F4 {# P1 K(3) Options Assessment (BM/C3 Program term c. 1994-6). OAA Other Agreements Authority (OSD term). & O! ^. c/ D% ~$ X1 o% j" w; gOAB Outer air battle. OAC Operating Agency Code. 3 a, ~+ w$ T9 n- {- p d4 VOAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. OAO OAO Corporation, Greenbelt, MD. 5 A$ n$ k7 m; w' WOAR Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operation Plans Assessment Report. ! c5 P# y, A" O Z1 {2 d7 rOAS 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. OB Operating Budget. OBAN Operating Budget Account Number. OBDP Onboard Data Processor. - a7 |) d/ c/ R2 p3 NOBE Overtaken By Events. 3 `6 R* f# k1 O# XOBJ Object. 7 b" `0 {6 T1 `7 j5 d; [8 nObject-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 4 g9 r4 _* {- O4 J; lobjects to understand requirements, without planning the implementation. Object Rate (Max) The maximum rate (per second) that a sensor can acquire RVs, decoys, AOs, or 5 m: y7 d5 M1 i+ s- N5 w5 ^fractionated missile/PBV debris. 1 W( c( J. U# K0 t) E0 L4 vMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 207 Objects in FOV 8 ], h. m# U& }" |5 N: ](Max) The maximum number of RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris that a sensor can acquire at one time. * C# i! A- x4 B5 |. T% rObligation A duty to make a future payment of money. The duty is incurred as soon as an order is placed, or a contract is awarded. The placement of an order is sufficient. An obligation “legally” encumbers a specified sum of money that will require outlays or expenditures in the future. ! f* ^ w+ i6 r* q2 l/ ~* h2 kObligation ( G4 E8 C% M( E4 V! m" W% U wAuthority (1) A congressional authorization to procure goods and services within a specified amount by appropriation or other authorization. 6 I/ ^' {4 A, Z( u9 |+ b7 a2 R. O(2) The administrative extension of such authority, as by apportionment of : h- H/ Q# f6 \9 X& Kfunding. S: R4 R% x+ r/ W- ^(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 + z. i- F( _6 p/ Y- p/ _from observation by a radio sensor (e.g., radar). Observable A measurable target attribute. : s- F& p$ O3 uOBSV Observation. OC Operations Center. OCA Offensive Counter-air. 7 ?9 u+ m& Z, Y3 w. }7 P. IOCD Operational Concept Document. OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest. OCM Overt Countermeasure. . E/ l2 T1 U0 h/ |- D5 P8 KOCONUS Outside CONUS. 8 [' k1 j3 I' m$ nOCR Optical Character Reader. - d4 l* u% `3 I2 f- n) ^OCS (1) Operational Control System. (2) Ozone Depleting Chemical. 8 ^% U S0 b4 ?8 OOCU Operators Console Unit (THAAD). ) x( L5 {3 [5 O# cOD Optical Disk (PATRIOT). OD PA&E Office of the Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation. ODA Optical Discrimination Algorithms/Architecture. 1 I& f/ M. Q- B( Z7 D$ nODASD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. 7 q/ a0 v" }/ h$ k vODCS Office, Deputy Chief of Staff.