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Military Operational Requirements @; @) N6 `: VThe formal expression of a military need, the response to which results in development or acquisition of items, equipment, or systems. Military Requirement An established need justifying the timely allocation of resources to achieve a capability to accomplish approved military objectives, missions, or tasks. ! ~0 {/ X# q, [8 C9 yMilitary Satellite (MILSAT) + |; R. O& J! j9 A1 i( n4 NA satellite used for military purposes, such as navigation or intelligence gathering. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 183 q3 K9 m+ }3 ^$ d- T" jMilitary Strategy 6 f# P: s. i) _$ M' L# PSelection The determination of: (1) what targets to defend and their priorities in order to achieve the selected national strategy, and (2) the type of attackers (and/or their 4 y. J2 Y, V' }4 u) [6 mcorridors) to be intercepted. 6 V% z1 n8 o" z$ ]7 j+ h5 FMilitary Utility The military worth of a system performing its mission in a competitive environment, including versatility (or potential) of the system. It is measured against the operational concept, operational effectiveness, safety, security, and cost/worth. Military utility estimates form a rational basis for making management decisions. MILOGS Marine Integrated Logistics System (USMC term). ) F/ ]' D4 W1 t# B3 AMILSAT Military Satellite. MILSATCOM Military Satellite Communications. / X+ c( w ~5 OMILSPACE Military Space MILSPEC Military Specification. , Q0 `0 ~0 [& Y+ Y, F$ bMILSTAR Military Strategic and Tactical Relay (satellite system). ) M @# K% ]' M K! SMILSTRIP Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures. 6 @% I, W6 c( |( U+ m& rMIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. : u1 ?6 [" Q2 `% m6 i! W/ kMIN Minimum - b# \5 ^8 D7 ~6 hmin Minute. 7 t, q; f' _" _- c6 k7 }& [8 M% s8 jMini-DAMA Miniature Demand Assigned Multiple Access. Miniature Homing & C$ q6 C$ O6 q! PVehicle (MHV)/ - m6 R: p/ q' u, p$ Y# yMiniature Vehicle $ ~5 }7 R, B1 X W. b' Z(MV) # i9 ~7 {5 s+ B; w' bAn air-launched direct-ascent ("pop-up") kinetic energy anti-satellite weapon. Minimum 0 B9 m& p% J6 jAcceptable ; p7 D" v; S, f2 ^0 uOperational + t# O) u3 ~- U- w) @# |Requirement ; q2 m/ e2 I- z! ~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. 3 a- y9 g' S. M+ r7 H6 oMinimum Energy Trajectory ) f# s& [& E, d# S3 n) NThe trajectory that produces maximum range for a given amount of energy. 8 w( e8 E3 c2 Z& B8 ^; K+ g6 ZMinimum Required Accomplishment ! o& s; J5 c% }: ?) Is / d* p3 H [2 P& }Necessary tasks that must be completed during an acquisition phase prior to the 0 {% z! N# J+ F* y, @1 anext milestone decision review. Applies to all acquisition categories and highly sensitive classified programs. Minuteman US ICBM. 7 m5 c2 f {; }$ \MIP Maintenance Index Page (Navy ILS term). : I y3 e7 j3 @3 v9 `! i1 @MIPA Missile Procurement Army (Appropriation). ' i. t n" V D4 Y3 F: S( E; M) yMIPR Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request. 9 t7 ?' g9 [6 @7 \% ` oMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 184 , x- w0 Q0 n4 R4 n |MIPS (1) Marine Integrated Personnel System (USMC term). (2) Master Integrated Program Schedule. (3) Million Instructions Per Second (ADP term). [& d) P5 S0 H v% c/ tMIPT Management IPT. 1 c0 j6 a1 r3 V# f+ q) fMIRACL Mid Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser. MIRS Management Information and Reporting System. 0 i' p, X7 U: \- Y8 {1 hMIRV Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle. MIS Management Information System. ) d8 ~% m, ^# H5 Q" A$ ]MISREP Mission Report (JFACC term). MISSI Multilevel Information Systems Security Initiative. % L3 ~0 ?; r0 H6 H5 H: {Missile Defense National Team (MDNT) A collaborative enterprise of the missile defense community that is focused on 9 q# b0 d+ ?' i N$ t5 d& gexecuting a single program of research and development work to develop a - n! u. @ T$ I" [3 k* KBallistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). It is comprised of personnel from ! a( N9 r/ H2 wGovernment, 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 ( ]1 l6 _3 S: c+ l& uNational Team, # I) |9 V3 u" H. H+ A; ~Battle Management, 6 d& m1 R, E6 J3 X7 t- b1 }1 rCommand and ; z9 E+ d# B7 C1 O2 I8 S4 J9 ~" SControl, and / V& W+ _9 d" G$ b$ x' }+ ~Communications (MDNTB) The component of the MDNT led by MDA/BC that is focused on Battle " h; ~# I7 T: LManagement, Command and Control, and Communications (BM/C2/C). The ) y: Q* w/ ]/ eMDNTB 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 8 s: r8 i; u& Y( q# W(I) and is a unique sub-group of personnel from the industry companies that & {% u' c) Q5 o$ P: q6 eprovides a confidential consolidation of experience in the development, ; S! k) c7 n" V5 N0 _integration, and production of missile defense systems. Missile Defense : V- O% l5 V& z- z+ G" zNational Team, Systems % K$ C- g: Y+ } TEngineering & 8 c( |% C* L6 M+ {& L* w' ~6 WIntegration (MDNTS) 3 e& X2 a, [! A) a% @7 qThe component of the MDNT led by MDA/SE that is focused on Systems # F4 _, o0 D6 g# m! lEngineering and Integration (SE&I). The MDNTS industry contribution is composed of a single team of major defense contractors (Boeing [Team Lead], General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and TRW). " _4 H2 L$ ~6 D4 Z T+ [This industry team is referred to as the MDNTS (I) and is a unique sub-group of 2 x$ H1 n J+ V$ p; ^! Qpersonnel from the industry companies that provides a confidential consolidation ! p8 r) z( `" G6 b! ]2 _of experience in the development, integration, and production of missile defense * v0 |" f! _: V0 T" ~# csystems. ( B" d6 }+ F) L( V$ n. ?8 TMissile Defense + V6 Y1 a- t9 T" }2 vWarning - [0 O- o& E) O$ `& _Condition . P# b1 L/ |+ ^4 }8 _A situation of peril declared by the competent military commander, that a ballistic missile attack is probable (Missile Defense Warning Yellow), imminent or in progress (Missile Defense Warning Red), or improbable (Missile Defense Warning ( G. E: p) n& [% m0 u0 S2 t, g9 xWhite). ( ~- a/ S. r" N" yMissile Destruct Intentional destruction of a missile or similar vehicle for safety or other reasons.

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Missile Guidance System A system that evaluates flight information, correlates it with target data, determines the desired flight path of a missile, and communicates the necessary ' T+ n7 s1 K3 N0 D7 pcommands to the missile flight control system. 8 t/ J$ m9 a' {MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 185 # H0 d! O& A) y+ uMissile Intercept Zone " Q+ x+ V( o9 b8 I7 O$ }: @2 l7 YThat geographical division of the destruction area where surface-to-air missiles ! F h5 i' h' |: E: Qhave primary responsibility for destruction of airborne objects. Missile Release " F( W# x1 N/ b6 D# xLine The line at which an attacking aircraft could launch an air-to-surface missile against a specific target. / ?2 ~, ]1 ?$ ?' u \. v- pMissile Warning Center (MWC) Located in CMAFB, the MWC is operated by USSPACECOM to fulfill ballistic missile TW/AA responsibilities of USCINCSPACE to external users to whom there & X! }6 |% }& W4 f8 H; \8 hare commitments. The MWC manages the ballistic missile sensors and reporting , a1 T! W0 p% G; z8 psystem in support of timely, accurate, and unambiguous warning of missile attack 6 I$ C' w) H3 \0 p1 {# Rworldwide. MWC personnel, in coordination with other centers, validate and confirm report events. The Launch Correlation Unit (LCU) of the MWC ensures all domestic and cooperative launches are coordinated and reported so that they 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 be taken and the reason therefore. (2) In common usage, especially when applied to lower military units, a duty assigned to an individual or unit; a task. 9 b+ ? u5 E& F0 u(3) Missions are statements of the objective to be accomplished for a given & \% g* X+ q2 U! A3 u% csituation. Missions will describe the situation and will include who, what, " A' r5 _6 f% B& Swhen, 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) Mission Area A segment of the defense mission as established by the Secretary of Defense. / o& Y& s$ l% `Each DoD component has a mission area (i.e. Navy - sea control) for which it must equip its forces. 5 \1 }8 N2 q1 m5 k ?2 m) YMission Area Analysis (MAA) Continuous analysis of assigned mission responsibilities in the several mission 7 l* X0 v# [: v. z7 r& yareas to identify deficiencies in the current and projected capabilities to meet ( J& G: {2 e4 F4 w6 i3 b9 Bessential mission needs, and to identify opportunities for the enhancement of capability through more effective systems and less costly methods. Mission Capable (MC) * d; e$ q: m8 s! {7 tMaterial condition of an aircraft indicating it can perform at least one and 5 H' q0 l2 O+ N- v7 X+ V0 Apotentially all of its designated missions. Mission capable is further defined as the sum of full mission capable and partial mission capable. Also called MC. 8 L8 H" J4 W& D. R+ O! ^, CMission Critical Computer - B. J: O+ w+ y& y2 V$ |Resources 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 6 x4 m( |& N; g/ d" vequipment 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 # Z: P5 ~4 ]' K- L8 K( fSystem A system whose operational effectiveness and operational suitability are ( k2 S% @$ x. P1 H; q2 u0 P( i1 @essential to successful completion or to aggregate residual combat capability. If 6 c; W9 \( T* Z ~5 \this system fails, the mission likely will not be completed. Such a system can be & l" v% G: X g) n kan auxiliary or supporting system, as well as a primary mission system. , ^; z& ?* ]/ [4 Q9 r2 H+ ]; wMission Element A segment of a mission area critical to the accomplishment of the mission area * B8 m. ]( `5 m1 dobjectives and corresponding to a recommendation for a major system capability + B+ X0 F6 q' q$ p' ?" ras determined by the DoD Component. * Y- f7 h/ |' s9 g8 F6 {MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M * q" E* S+ j4 O186 Mission Need - h" ?3 z8 Z! G7 D3 ?. d' f, _Analysis . p" F/ l' | O4 e( wAssesses alternatives in an operational context, identifying what force . L9 F+ U. [, l& pcapabilities would be gained by pursuing any of a designated set of alternatives. % Z! L3 E" ]6 qAssesses the strengths and weaknesses of a military force when confronting a , l% d1 K5 F+ {3 N; [: rpostulated threat in a specified scenario or set of circumstances. " W/ ^2 ?9 j2 V+ T3 wMission Need . D8 x) T7 s$ z" \ ~, WStatement (MNS) " T5 `. Z1 j( o) o9 |(1) A non-system specific statement of operational capability needs, prepared IAW format in DoD 5000.2-M. Developed by DoD components + Z. Y7 n, X6 {" _$ @and forwarded to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) for validation and approval (major efforts), or just notification (minor efforts). 4 ]% ]0 C4 K& L; b5 g1 hThe JROC also assesses all MNSs for joint service potential. MNSs go to Q5 v% H/ f) L x2 K! b) Gthe 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 , Z* L6 O2 I" c+ ~5 _ ?4 Zmission or to correct a deficiency in existing capability to perform the mission. 3 c7 o0 C: {7 AMission + s. d$ O j# W( C. G) bReliability & a$ s4 ]2 v4 \# q: U* qThe probability that the system will perform mission essential functions for a ( s4 f8 K N8 t: n8 N! Aperiod of time under the conditions stated in the mission profile. MIST Mosaic Infrared Sensor Technology. ; N+ r' H# [" s. ]MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT/LL Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Lincoln Laboratory, Bedford, MA. MIW Mine Warfare. MK Mark (version). " t9 Q* c8 F) o- f6 OMKV (1) Miniature Kill Vehicle. (2) Multiple Kill Vehicles. n+ j2 U" x# O! ^MLCP Mission Launch Control Processor. MLDT (1) Mean Logistics Delay Time (ILS term). & U( j8 k* i" l" k(2) Missile Downlink Transmitter (USA term). MLF Multi-Lateral Force. 0 {% Z) G, d' IMLI 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). MLV (1) Missile Launch Vehicle. (2) Medium Life Vehicle. 3 _# I- M$ ^; K* O5 qMLWIR Medium-Long Wavelength Infrared. ! b/ t4 ]4 q" B8 R3 `Mm Millimeter. 7 }( j. C, p/ ^MM Maintenance Manual. MM III Minuteman III ICBM. MMH Maintenance Man-hours (ILS term). - A" v9 x5 h( w8 c1 g* ~% @MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 2 L0 s9 F: \& ]& g187 MMI Man-Machine Interface. MMIC Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit. * ^1 Z% N! \6 n* v9 V" iMMIPT Milestone Management IPT (THAAD Program term). 4 P3 ~7 G8 ^# N/ iMMKV Multiple Miniature Kill Vehicles MMM Multi-Mode Missile. : l0 E# l3 R4 I3 IMMPM MEECN Message Processing Mode. 6 Q5 V1 w4 }3 o N' j6 XMMR Monthly Management Review. MMS Multi-Mode Seeker. 3 I3 T$ p0 N5 a9 o5 p0 c0 KMMS-CP Missile Management Station – Control Panel (US Army term). MMU Man Maneuvering Unit. MMW Millimeter Wave. MN-ED Materiel Need – Engineering Development (US Army term). MNS Mission Need Statement. MOA (1) Memorandum of Agreement. (2) Military Operating Area. - k' c' `2 K( n' X/ X5 lMOA/U Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding. MOAB Missile Optimized Anti-Ballistic. ( r: W8 Z5 {- x4 w( qMOB Main Operations Base. Mobile Ground Entry Point (MGEP) ' V! A5 ^8 o, Z% |% aThe 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. 5 \+ h# D7 w( ~1 c8 QMOCVD Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition. Mock-up A model, built to scale, of a machine, apparatus, or weapon. It is used in examining the construction of critical clearances, in testing a new development, - g. a9 P2 l, b5 W" o, qor in teaching personnel how to operate or maintain the actual item. MOD (1) Ministry of Defense. (2) Modification. & P$ [0 z7 z5 I5 @' d: n$ m% ^Modem Modulator-Demodulator (Telecomm/Computer term). Modes Situational conditions or categories under which selective Rules of Engagement 6 W9 e+ K, K3 Dapply. Examples include: Peacetime: Day to day operation when training, exercises, and routine maintenance and operations occur. Prior to crisis or war. - @" _/ ~3 e4 E' GCrisis: The transition state between peacetime and war. War: Self-explanatory. MODIL See Manufacturing Operations, Development, and Integration Laboratory. , Y4 t- k- X& I g3 eMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 2 `9 G; _4 }& x) V. ~9 P; l188 Modularity The degree to which a system, computer program (or component) is composed ' T- Z. j. |+ U; eof discrete components such that a change to one component has minimal 4 O) C+ Q- o4 q& z3 iimpact on other components. MOE See Measure of Effectiveness. MOL Minimum Operating Level. 8 X" e t4 C/ c3 @- R0 BMOLNIYA 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 orbital parameters, this orbit has a changing velocity and altitude, which, when 9 O4 y/ _# p$ f& |% p" Ccombined with the earth’s rotation, keeps the orbiting satellite within view for very long periods (96 percent) above a designated point on earth. ) f7 G- ?& D' q. mMOM Measure of Merit. Mono Track Data on the location and movement of an object in space that can be derived by a single sensor. 7 U! V) j& ?6 o( MMonostatic Radar A radar system in which the receiver and transmitter are collocated. MOP Memorandum of Policy. ! q8 R. C# P. ]MOPA Master Oscillator Power Amplifier. MOPP Mission-Oriented Protective Posture. 4 F, T. e/ t- I* \* M) {MOR Memorandum of Record. 4 e2 ^) V9 C! [5 ?( pMORA MILSTAR Operator Requirements Analyst. MOS Metal Oxide Semiconductor. 1 l! @4 N7 q+ n6 O m3 J8 OMoscow BMD ! U$ w! o4 _4 p) jSystem - A0 M# P4 o, R. ^- f- T0 D1 fThe Soviet exoatmospheric system using the Dog House and Cat House 1 a, S2 `5 T$ l' J9 t: tphased-array radars for long-range acquisition. The system might also use the / ] `: N7 n! `: v8 NHen House early warning radars for long-range acquisition. Target and " H, T% f8 {/ ?) Z; _5 Kinterceptor tracking is performed by mechanically steered dish antennas. : i2 Z2 T! o0 GMOSHED Multi-planar Organic Scintillator High Energy Detector. MOSTT Mosaic Optical Sensor Technology Testbed. 5 l) c4 I7 O( K eMOTIF Maui Optical Tracking and Identification Facility, HI. MOTR Multiple Object Tracking Radar. * R0 I8 ^) g% yMOTS Military Off the Shelf. 3 g: o$ [1 O3 ^ u$ Q0 l9 H2 G& x" sMOU Memorandum of Understanding. - k4 @4 f+ \5 D, G: T) e/ TMPA (1) Main Political Administration (USSR term). (2) Maintenance Planning Analysis (ILS term). 0 B$ {9 I$ b8 |mph Miles per hour. MPL Multiple Pulse Laser. 8 K) F% `0 j; g' ~( a' x8 L, Z9 q6 O; Q! GMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M : c7 K* {- N6 W0 q+ u* {/ ]' N189 MPOS Million Operations Per Second. L0 I0 D) ^* V& S% cMPP Massively Parallel Processor. * H9 o2 K, X: Z9 w) ?9 YMPRS Mission Planning Rehearsal System. MPS (1) Multiple Protective Shelters (once to be used for basing MX). + }5 f6 c2 C+ ?$ `(2) Main Propulsion System. , ? f; k, r3 p( e0 C: s4 _2 {MPT Manpower, Personnel, and Training. ' r7 ` @6 U+ A4 m! S7 gMPTS Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Safety. 8 f T% t. \1 |9 QMR (1) Milliradian. (2) Mobile Reserve. (3) Maintenance Ratio (ILS term) (4) Missile Round (US Army term) 4 ^' \- z5 G! k/ b' j: H3 OMRB Material Review Board. 8 F. Q" L, \' S7 f! G# GMRBM Medium Range Ballistic Missile. / D8 ^* b9 k7 c6 v. U. j5 SMRC (1) Maintenance Requirements Card (Navy ILS term). (2) Major Regional Conflict/Contingency. # v7 R% x/ }3 @3 I5 k4 a9 U, yMRCTS Missile Round Cable Test Set. MRD Mission Requirements Document. MRDA Mission Requirements and Definition Analysis. MRJ A specific SETA contractor. ' h- }# f5 O4 c" Q/ Y7 YMRL Multiple Rocket Launcher. 0 g/ n$ j2 b8 Q* y* a M: [7 GMROC (1) Mobile Regional Operations Center. (2) Multiple Required Operational Capabilities. ) T! K6 R6 D; g$ o# ~5 YMRP Missile Round Pallet. MRR Mission Readiness Review (AFMC term). - Y1 b" L, v0 V7 R# F6 GMRSA Material Readiness Support Agency (US. Army).

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MRSS Mobile Range Safety System. " F& S. V1 a) @MRTFB Major Range and Test Facility Base. MRV Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle. c. I' Y5 {% \9 c7 @4 Y4 y% ZMRVIS Mid-Apogee Reentry Vehicle Intercept System. * X( [4 u" |3 U* \4 b( H0 fms Milliseconds. ! W4 ?3 T6 l$ F5 R) MMS Milestones. MS I Milestone I (DD 5000 term). $ N) P4 g) U* E) k$ mMS II Milestone Two (DD 5000 term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 190 MS III Milestone Three (DD 5000 term). MS IV Milestone Four (DD 5000 term). MS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System. . U' K$ R# e6 z, J+ o+ ZMSAG Multi-functional Self-Aligned Gate. 7 l8 `& T7 _3 U+ V! dMSC (1) Military Sealift Command. (2) Mission Support Configuration. (3) Major ' `" }8 I! Q4 y6 R- c# n8 ESubordinate Command. : L7 U- `, w3 p0 UMSD Modular Security Device. MSE (1) Mobile Subscriber Equipment (PATRIOT). (2) Multiple Simultaneous Engagements. MSEL Master Scenario Events List. MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. MSG Message. MSGDB Message Database. 9 w3 @# U7 A4 f2 l3 r. P0 gMSI Multi-Spectral Imagery. ' F% e( }6 j' g! D( U! XMSIC Missile and Space Intelligence Center (DIA), Redstone Arsenal, AL. - ^8 L+ _& z, e! e+ |/ D& kMSL (1) Mean Sea Level. (2) Master Station Log. MSLS Multi-Service Launch System (Minuteman). $ r% |1 b# Y4 z" Q2 WMSPS Mega Sample Per Second. MSR Missile Site Radar. & I1 q- s7 o) n) y; | u7 GMSS (1) Midcourse Surveillance System. (2) Multi-Satellite System. (ARPA). (3) Management Support System. 2 ` l4 L7 C% P+ Z6 O, Y(4) Modeling and Simulation Support. MSSS Maui Space Surveillance Site. MSTI Miniature Sensor Technology Integration satellite. 1 X2 o8 o9 X4 q" {, pMSTS (1) Midcourse Surveillance and Tracking System. (2) Multi Source Tactical System. MSU Mass Storage Unit (TelComm/Computer term). MSWG Milestone Working Group. MSX Midcourse Space Experiment. Mt. Megaton. MT Metric Ton. 5 @& {: h' d# r Y( i: p7 N! s! l+ m7 OMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 1 v i5 A( `0 z; L/ C' m191 MTACCS Marine Tactical Air Command and Control System. MTB(EME) Mean Time Between (Equipment Malfunction Event). 6 k `! @* q4 _) HMTBCF Mean Time Between Critical Failures ((ILS term). MTBF Mean Time Between Failures. MTBFS MTBF Software (ILS term). . @* a8 A0 _( U* Y: r/ ^MTBM Mean Time Between Maintenance (ILS term). MTBMA Mean Time Between Maintenance Actions (ILS term). MTBR Mean Time Between Removals (ILS term). ' a* {9 v! p4 A# h3 T5 cMTCR Missile Technology Control Regime. MTD (1) Maintenance Task Distribution (ILS term). (2) Material Test Directorate. (3) Missile Technology Demonstration (USAF program). MTDS Minimum Technical Data Set (ACDP term). * ~2 T' l: d* D$ _# lMtg Meeting. MTI Moving Target Indicator. 9 V2 N- P. g4 U4 b4 @* WMTM Maneuvering Tactical Missile. MTMC Military Traffic Management Control. T* u# N; s% vMtn Mountain. MTOE Modified Table of Organization and Equipment. 2 z, N0 y+ j& P! J4 q- ^MTOP Management Task Order Plan. 5 [4 u, F4 F6 ?: u: @/ _MTS Missile Tracking Sensor. 2 H" ^9 E: S5 C- U/ W% t |MTTR Mean Time To Repair. * K( V4 z! q) n( ^& _7 L! b8 G6 qMTTRS Mean Time to Restore System. / b# }$ ]7 k6 P; F2 u: P6 HMTTV Maneuvering Tactical Target Vehicle. MTU Military Training Unit (ILS term). 0 ?8 e1 k$ X1 h( t% p1 fMTV Maneuvering Target Vehicle. A Hera target booster with a Pershing II reentry 3 J3 |. d& b" Z) L Wvehicle. MTWS MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation. MUE Mission Unique Equipment. * T: d. g; G* ~! c, r4 _# W7 Z A7 WMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 0 X2 @4 B+ }" G5 L9 ^0 Y& R. Y192 + Y+ A5 c- }4 [) T' f }# P$ D+ uMulti-Service Doctrine 7 \ T) S+ e$ c$ f, r5 F" l8 vFundamental principals that guide the employment of forces of two or more 5 g5 z: I# s V) ~3 u, XServices in coordinated action toward a common objective. It is ratified by the two or more Services, and is promulgated in multi-Service publications that / C q+ Y9 o' S+ {/ H( v8 ?/ bidentify the participating Services. See also Joint Doctrine. Multi-Spectral 5 k+ u) U* Z# ?+ `$ q: h0 qImagery The image of an object obtained simultaneously in a number of discrete spectral bands. ( B/ \ p& d; y4 h$ p# yMulti-Year Appropriation Congressional appropriation available for incurring obligations for a definite # U+ u* }" Q8 c2 }* A6 k' ]period in excess of one fiscal year; i.e., for two or more years. (See Multi-Year Procurement.) Multi-Year Procurement (MYP) 3 D6 F* P/ x9 p' A5 _A procurement of more units than the current year requirement. The total " T& A8 g1 L- ^& Bpurchase is divided into segments, which are annually budgeted and funded; 8 G" w) K# p! J! T" Qhowever, the contractor is protected from cancellations through clauses in contracts. Multilateration A type of multi-static radar usually employing one transmitter and several # Q8 {8 E/ N) c; sreceivers for target detection and tracking. Multilevel Device A device that is used in a manner that it simultaneously permits access by users # r' K& M$ {! l/ e9 o h/ f% dwith different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from ! V3 e4 X- I$ Hobtaining access to information for which they lack authorization. Multilevel Secure A class of system containing information with different classifications that . e" n1 s" e! fsimultaneously permits access by users with different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from obtaining access to information for which ( Q! i0 v) o2 c5 jthey lack authorization. Multilevel 4 C+ ?' m5 v' `0 O- N( lSecurity Mode , k7 R# }: R" e- k(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 7 k8 p. z) {' ^" S$ \, OIndependently Targetable % J, |* t" F& n5 u5 D# Z6 BReentry Vehicle (MIRV) A reentry vehicle carried by a delivery system that can place one or more reentry vehicles over each of several separate targets.

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Multiple Intercept Defense / g) C: {( U! I, M3 ?# L! jCapability to make two or more intercepts per target or targets defended. Multiple 1 m; h' O! \3 [; P( yPhenomenology . A- m, Z5 J+ X' WObservations of potential targets by means of different physical principles and different sensor systems. In the case of sensor systems, the use of multiple 1 b, a7 k# B. l! ~phenomenologies makes it more difficult for an adversary to deceive them. Multiple Reentry Vehicle A reentry vehicle of a delivery system, which places more than one reentry & h/ X# s( O1 [vehicle over an individual target. 5 | M1 U9 v' |* `# AMultiple Silo Defense Capability to defend two or more silos. ) ?+ L( |! u- z1 e' ~. j3 iMulti-service T&E T&E conducted by two or more DoD Components for systems to be acquired by / r8 ]9 h. h8 k5 k+ K @( r$ Pmore than one DoD Component, or for a DoD Component's systems that have : |6 h# f: Z8 U3 ninterfaces 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 " R6 u8 w7 f: r; \* K& W$ lcase 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 - n$ h* T z" k! Vmight thereby escape attack. 4 @0 }5 _3 ]6 [2 BMULTS Mobile Universal Link Translator System (NATO term). / u5 q4 J( a9 }4 C/ q M- t! {MUS Mission Unique Software. MUX Multiplex. mV Millivolt. MV Miniature Vehicle. MW (1) Mega-Watt (millions of watts). (2) Microwave. (3) Missile Warning. MWC Missile Warning Center. Mwe Megawatt (electrical energy). , V" R p/ B% Y* f( ]MWIR Medium Wavelength Infrared. + K) B7 X( Y5 S, ^- P- TMWS Modular Workstation (ADP term). Mwt Megawatt (thermal energy). / n3 U5 ~" [3 }MX Formerly an experimental missile; newest addition to U.S. ICBM arsenal; also called "Peacekeeper.” - G; L3 p2 [3 [- J+ C) i8 }MY Man Year. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 1 L# x2 ^3 p8 ]( ~* O# U194 ( J' G) c( u5 C7 d- W4 NN (1) Neutron. (2) North. N/A (1) Not Applicable. (2) Not Available. N/SP CC NORAD/US SPACECOM Commander. . d5 P. F3 ]# @/ B& i* z2 xNAAF Neutral Airframe Adaptive Flare. : w9 c; q9 o3 i/ KNACMA NATO ACCS Management Agency. NACSEM National Communications Security Emanations Memoranda. " ~( k7 e* }0 |* b+ E/ nNACSI National Communications Security Instruction. NACSIM National Communications Security Information Memoranda. * I' X; D1 G. n+ pNAD Navy Area Defense (lower tier). ( y& v& v- [! }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. / q# }. {5 i# W8 @! uNAI Named Areas of Interest. 3 _" T7 b. x1 f, H" uNAIC National Air Intelligence Center (DIA), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. NAM Non-aligned Movement. # U: P# v) F$ h$ r0 Q* ~NAMEADSMA NATO MEADS Management Agency. , p* {# ~2 i# |$ xNAOC National Airborne Operations Center (formerly NEACP). NAP NDS Augmentation Package. 7 g! x \0 |) ^- v* @# G; v0 x/ M5 jNAS (1) National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. (2) Naval Air Station. NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. ; g' \+ A* M$ wNASDA National Space Development Agency (Japan). NASP National Aerospace Plane. & S: o0 c; n7 h) ?3 g4 QNATINAD NATO Integrated Air Defense. 6 U5 w/ J6 n/ \. u* bNational Airborne ' {2 r5 e# s- G0 kOperations $ p9 ]6 T' i7 }' `Center (NAOC) One of four specially equipped Boeing 747s that during a national emergency would allow the President and top military leaders to stay airborne for up to 12 hours while linked to ground and space forces. Formerly NEACP. & x8 T6 |* ]( n* y3 ]9 E5 `" aNational r, e3 M1 E6 m# p7 a9 \1 bCommand * v; r- H9 T) j1 x0 C# vAuthorities (NCA) : q$ k9 J( T4 p5 s6 nThe President and the Secretary of Defense or their duly deputized alternates or # b/ i1 |# y$ L- j: @+ u6 l+ Ksuccessors. 5 Y: L: O7 t+ i% ]) X+ nMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N . i* a4 X! w% X, q195 National Military Command Center (NMCC) The primary location for JCS command and control of all U.S. and Combined : d( i! `! `- X, m! X4 QForces. 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 ) V0 F1 v, z8 _means by which the President and the Secretary of Defense can receive warning 7 F5 e& R; g1 H v, o* \7 C, Yand intelligence upon which accurate and timely decisions can be made, the ' F. ~5 }# J* s% f ]. ?* A+ oresources of the Military Departments applied, military mission assigned, and by which direction can be given to the combatant command commanders or 9 x" p! K* B, u) u3 Lcommanders of commands established by the NCA. The NMCS must be capable of providing information so that appropriate and timely responses can 7 l0 D* Y7 ~6 E: _9 R1 ~: Tbe selected and directed by the NCA and implemented. In addition, the NMCS 6 |. B: p1 S# b4 G* r, gsupports the Joint Chiefs of Staff in carrying out their responsibilities. National Missile Defense (NMD) System OBSOLETE. A ground-based anti-ballistic missile system designed to protect the ' n0 X" K5 s' P4 G, hU.S. against limited ballistic missile threats. It consists of four elements: groundbased interceptors (GBI); a ground-based radar (GBR); a battle management # w) f! _9 u" q! s- w; h- s- Z- R) Fcommand, control, and communications (BM/C3) system; and a constellation of Space and Missile Tracking System (SMTS) (a.k.a. Brilliant Eyes) satellites. & O" H3 l5 z% j( XNational T! s: {9 d; L' v7 i3 W1 W" eReconnaissance + L$ C( z9 A' pOffice (NRO) A Department of Defense Agency tasked to ensure that the United States has the technology, spaceborne, and airborne assets needed to acquire intelligence / h( }# Z) W# Nworldwide, including support to such functions as monitoring arms control agreements, indications and warning, and the planning and conducting of ) q# W$ Y) e. g9 x3 L' Umilitary operations. This mission is accomplished through research and development, acquisition, and operation of spaceborne and airborne intelligence data collection systems.

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National Strategy 7 \ B8 G9 s+ ?3 k5 z( K) g+ ESelection ! t1 _+ T- v4 p4 G+ _# [5 @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.). . {% z5 o5 @8 q7 J$ Y! O5 FNational Test Bed 9 M0 z l3 ?6 X(NTB) 3 Y9 ?; N" h7 MA 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 5 u6 }6 `! k* m( z7 Econcepts and technologies. National Test Bed Joint Program 4 V* c9 e: f, N# n7 T W- P, _Office (NTBJPO) - e+ p* l7 w ?- W(OBSOLETE) A Joint Service organization established to manage the NTF and execute the NTB program for MDA. National Test # C6 U/ i; a) NFacility (NTF) A large, modeling, simulation and test facility located on Falcon AFB in Colorado . }2 _, l& O$ j* [9 t: L4 x/ ^which serves as the central control, coordinating, and computing center for the 7 ]5 S0 i; q' GNTB and as the primary integration and test facility of the BMD SE&I contractor. National Warning Center (NWC) Center in CMAFB, which activates the radio, TV, and sirens that warn the U.S. 4 Y9 h$ n2 F/ i+ i6 S y" Vpopulation of impending ballistic missile attack. Also assists with national disaster relief, forest fires, and other events assigned. NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization. $ g' O1 d! G/ ], S; a' O4 U7 ONATOPS Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N # b2 w) x( O4 F. \+ y! g196 Natural Ground and Atmospheric Environments The environments, which exist in the sensible atmosphere and on the surface of the earth. These include meteorological, seismic, biological and related natural 0 C, x* R# R' g( x, h& Y5 Lconditions. This environment is applicable to ground-based assets and groundlaunched interceptors in the atmospheric portions of flight, and it effects the + U/ I9 ?; z3 X% n4 ~% Z- spropagation of radar and communications signals. ' ^% ]' n% N3 S1 F* S0 c) P/ JNatural Space Environment The natural environment, which exists above the sensible atmosphere. Space ' \( F W2 C$ @1 rbegins approximately 100 km and above. This environment is applicable to : F4 M' v: M. r8 O% oorbiting spacecraft, to interceptors in the exoatmospheric portions of flight, and it affects the propagation of radar and communications signals. NAVAIDS Navigational Aids. Naval Space Command 3 k' u/ M- E U8 \" r* x(NAVSPACE- COM) " |8 D$ j7 n' d8 h/ f7 q7 {The naval component of USSPACECOM. Responsible for day-to-day operation # B+ l8 b7 Z2 G- e- |of FLTSATCOM, NAVSPASUR, etc. Responsible for BMD elements that may be : i: K. P! P! a9 W. N! C3 moperated by the Navy. Located in Dahlgren, VA. Naval Space Operations 4 F" ]4 x. w& O6 }2 y. J2 SCenter (NAVSPOC) ' \, d9 ?) t: C( PExisting Navy component command center at Dahlgren, VA, responsible for 5 Q a0 `/ F9 _% R5 ulogistical and administrative support of forces assigned to them. % d+ g/ H* a( V' Z' CNAVDSOC Navy Defense System Operations Center. NAVFAC Navy Facilities Engineering Command. NAVFOR Navy Forces. NAVMACS Navy Modular Automated Communications System (USN term). NAVMIC Naval Maritime Intelligence Center, Suitland, MD. NAVOSH Navy Occupational Safety and Health. NAVSAT Navigation Satellite. NAVSPACE Naval Space Command. NAVSPACECOM Naval Space Command. NAVSPASUR Naval Position of SPASUR. : g1 ]9 j+ y3 y: n' \6 Z* mNAVSPOC Naval Space Operations Center. R: W0 q, ~+ g. R" k- A' Y9 E- yNAVSTAR Navigational satellite, part of the Global Positioning System (GPS). * h' q. Q; W/ z8 c' DNavy FAAWC Navy Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander. NAWC Naval Air Warfare Center. NAWC WPNS Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, CA. & A5 F) L# d* D: K7 \- m7 a( Y; JNBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical. NBS National Bureau of Standards.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 197 NBTS Neutral Beam Test Stand. ( R- _) @% {* Q) gNC Numerically Controlled (CAM computer term). NCA National Command Authorities. NCC NORAD Command Center, Colorado Springs, CO. 5 ]0 k$ i' b0 V N7 F. N# Q C; z0 tNCCOSC Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center, San Diego, CA. NCCS Navy Command and Control System. [6 K6 V! m3 A gNCDCS Narrow Band Coherent Data Collection System. / ]" B% }: ], y3 ~( q0 v8 yNCDD New Customer Development Database. : Z& ~+ I1 v( l3 b$ TNCO 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. NCSC National Computer Security Center. NDC Naval Doctrine Command. NDD NMD System Development Director. z* u8 s: a+ X' P! E5 A" @NDE Non-Destructive Evaluation. ) V: c# Y6 Q9 Q. l: Q, l1 ]5 ]NDEW Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon. " ~: r: q# E' K( R. |. K+ ANDEWG Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon - Ground-Based. NDI (1) Non-Developmental Item. 2 J3 {& L: V) x(2) Non-Destructive Inspection. NDP National Disclosure Policy. NDS (1) National Defense Stockpile (2) National Defense System. ' _9 N2 _, }# ]; {- xNDT Non-Destructive Test. NDU National Defense University, Washington, DC. ! Z8 ~8 i$ `% n; m7 x+ j; M4 ?. A6 kNEA (1) Northeast Asia. (2) Northeast Asia campaign scenario. ' ?" i9 ?! s: l, B" d. c, t* NNEACP National Emergency Alternate Command Post (E-4 aircraft). Near Real Time Pertaining to the timeliness of data or information that has been delayed by the time required for electronic communication and automatic data processing. This _+ r0 K/ l( X e( q& P& timplies that there are no significant delays. NEC (1) National Economics Council. (2) Navy Enlisted Code. NECC Navy EHF Communications Controller. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 198 Negate Early 8 Q6 u0 D0 u. q8 [$ UWarning The use of any technique that precludes the use of, renders useless, or degrades an early warning capability. Negation RV destruction or other actions, which prevent damage to the defended area 6 |4 O8 H6 ~- o1 c* s/ Kfrom conventional, nuclear, chemical, or biological effects. 9 e# }9 b& {- w5 |2 ]NEMP Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse. NEP (1) Nuclear Electric Propulsion. (2) Nuclear Environment Protection. NEPA National Environmental Policy Act. : G3 {8 l( f I! f ]NEPSTP Nuclear Electric Propulsion Space flight Test Program. 7 \" @/ }- R4 `0 _2 x* E+ \NERF Naval Emitter Reference File (USN term). NESEAD Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Activity Detachment (USN term). 9 f, |- C7 C) Q6 j7 |/ wNeutral Particle ) e, V3 |- B2 X3 E! _Beam (NPB) / A/ F+ r$ q" ]An energetic beam of neutral particles that is generally used to damage electronics. NEV Network Experimental Version. ' f: o+ P4 S/ Y! x5 qNEW Net Explosive Weight. : v+ ?" S0 z _+ [) wNFL New Foreign Launch. NG National Guard. NH&S Nuclear Hardening and Survivability. NHA Next-Higher Assembly. NHMT Nuclear-Hardened Mosaic Technology. NHTF National Hover Test Facility, Edwards AFB, CA. 8 c) [8 {: I" i- T* ], \NIAG NATO Industrial Advisory Group. NIC National Intelligence Council. - D" c7 j7 k3 }NID Naval Intelligence Database (USN term). NIE National Intelligence Estimate. NIH National Institute of Health. NII National Information Infrastructure. " {% u# ~2 b [( K' rNIITF National Information Infrastructure Task Force. NILE NATO Improved Link Eleven. # x( S! l* h. v& kNILES NATO Improved Link Eleven System. 6 O0 D& L) g: ]4 MNIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 9 d4 E+ Z; E1 A# q9 N/ @199 7 Q: C( |6 F8 {NIPS NTCS Intelligence Processing Service (USN term). ) @0 f8 h; |) n# `! bNISC OBSOLETE. Naval Intelligence Support Center. (Now Naval Maritime Intelligence Center (NAVMIC). 4 V/ d" I x" dNISP National Industrial Security Program. 7 L, x( j" v( {$ _, zNISPOM NISP Operating Manual. NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. (Formerly NBS (National Bureau of Standards). S) h, t$ P9 N9 B6 G) d$ M4 ZNITES Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental Subsystem (USN term). Nitze Criteria A reference to Paul Nitze, the Reagan Administration’s chief arms control ; u9 F) ~( F. R, D# x& f6 q0 Lnegotiator, and his vocalization of the goal of the SDS as the achievement of : C0 z4 d5 I1 b& Braising 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. . F7 _: P0 @/ \, }! [1 vNIU NATO Interface Unit. NIWA Naval Information Warfare Activity. NK North Korea. NKEW Nuclear Kinetic Energy Weapon. 6 Q' B2 r, D4 C6 x. A/ m( A9 |NL The Netherlands. 8 z' y* t) O0 A% Q* h$ z( ZNLO Nonlinear Optical. NLOS (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. NMA NATO Military Authority. NMC Not Mission Capable. NMCC National Military Command Center. 1 H+ e3 Q, s0 F u& s7 XNMCS National Military Command System. NMD OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense. 4 c1 a5 `& H" o3 z0 HNMD 3+3 OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Three Plus Three (program). , r* g8 U' r% FNMD 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. NMD/TRP OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Technology Readiness Program.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N ) j4 |# F. ?+ V( T5 \& Z200 * a2 W# h8 S8 N* ]. |: F2 tNMDPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Program Office (US Army term). + {$ }1 b: b, _# v' NNMM NMD Maturity Matrix. NMSD National Military Strategy Document. : r C. g& z4 S$ E& ENNAG NATO Naval Armaments Group. NNK Non-Nuclear Kill. - N | n4 R' D! P) ?/ a; _0 }. j* ~NNPA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act. NNWS Non-Nuclear Weapon States. 0 s X: P+ n' i7 ^' dNOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC. Node A set of equipment and processes, which performs the communications functions 9 c6 n1 D5 R6 M* gat the end of the data links which interconnect those elements, which are ( I1 y- ^$ q" |3 W* a) Nresident on the network. NOI Notice of Intent (environmental term). NOIC Naval Operational Intelligence Center. ! L$ z! L5 D. N- F" t9 I& MNoise In the most general terms, noise is the undesired part of the process being ' v9 e% }# V/ ?* Eobserved or measured. Its complement, the desired part, is usually referred to as the signal. Non- ( K- ]$ p* e( O" k) x9 kDevelopmental Item (NDI) 8 | K4 J% C" n6 [0 ], c(1) Any item of supply that is available in the commercial marketplace; or + d2 Y% B$ s! Q3 z: ^' U(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 only minor modification in order to meet the requirements of the procuring agency; or # j9 E# X& t( `+ \ U( E(4) Any item of supply that is currently being produced that does not meet 2 W. z2 w! g1 }% w) W$ X; E0 ithe requirements of definition 1, 2, or 3, above, solely because the item # F/ H: {2 P4 S9 x, y. F, Cis not yet in use or is not yet available in the commercial marketplace. & V5 Y+ e4 l! g& O5 ]9 FNon Material Solution + P* Z1 ?9 i8 FSolutions to mission needs (warfighting, deficiencies) that can be satisfied by changes in doctrine, tactics, operational concepts, training, or organization. ) S* a1 L5 l5 k8 v0 t6 pNon-Nuclear Kill - W6 c! o) b3 ]: E(NNK) * z' k6 D* D- X6 t% |% A9 IA kill that does not involve a nuclear detonation. 1 [" T4 B+ w+ W0 W# U( p9 mNONAP Non-linear Adaptive Processor (Navy term). - s& t, `- T8 D: vNonrecurring 1 n. W6 t# R8 N8 h9 c3 m6 ]. _4 h& OCosts (1) Costs that are not proportional to the number of units produced. (2) A one time cost that will occur on a periodic basis for the same organization. Nonrecurring costs include preliminary design effort; design % ^/ B5 S# ?! `- Y( K/ xengineering; and all partially completed reporting elements manufactures for tests. (3) Training of service instructor personnel. 2 P# G+ t) I' BNOP Nuclear Operations. 5 l; H, u. u2 E% j) KMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N ( L* S; D/ O& b H! I% K0 B201 NOR Notice of Revision. % i: `! w# O+ t- [; _NORAD See North American Aerospace Defense Command. NORAD Command Post (NCP) A center in CMAFB responsible for controlling ACC, Canadian, and other assigned forces for designated atmospheric missions in defense of North 3 B( T+ e$ X+ l' {% ]3 o* [$ R# A& ZAmerica. ) y5 t8 [& |# i9 V' M/ `NORSAR Norwegian Seismic Array. North American Aerospace - s5 K1 ]8 M( n6 m }Defense ; W. k& ?& g3 }4 iCommand 7 c0 q Y, n, C(NORAD) - m7 Z8 u) ? J5 F$ E; ?. tA binational command of Canadian and U.S. forces responsible for defense of North America from bomber and ALCM/SLCM attack. Located in Colorado 2 n( Z! c, o; z9 Z H# \" bSprings, CO. NORTHCOM Northern Command, Offut AFB, NE ( ?; T8 ` c9 m/ X5 B5 ZNORTHAG Northern Army Group (NATO). 8 F) f3 P6 F3 [1 INOS Network Operating System. % |- K) ]# j L9 S5 @# y5 P& dNOSC OBSOLETE. Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA. See NCCOSC. NPB Neutral Particle Beam. $ v0 \0 M& z$ t6 ?0 i' f3 CNPBSE NPB Space Experiment. - p0 K! Q ?/ ^NPG Nuclear Planning Group. NPI New Program Integration. 4 V. o$ E. L6 B9 G1 m- QNPR National Performance Review. NPT Non-Proliferation Treaty. NRaD Naval Research and Development Division (NCCOSC), San Diego, CA. ) e- o. ]( D8 ^7 yNRC (1) National Research Council. (2) Network Reliability Council. # l+ U4 F8 r" E# K6 n: _(3) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (4) Nichols Research Corporation. NREN National Research and Education Network. NRL (1) Nuclear Referral List. (2) Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. 2 s8 B R* [8 Z; i6 @) q2 p3 HNRLA Network Repair-Level Analysis. " @. g2 {1 X0 j8 m/ Q( [: X. fNRO National Reconnaissance Office. 0 ]+ ^6 ?7 _1 }9 ?+ N/ ^) xNRSC Network Reliability Steering Committee. NRT Near Real Time. NS/EP National Security/Emergency Preparedness. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N ) r$ c# a: M0 j! [7 t% `* m202 NSA National Security Agency. " C, W0 W: X! G/ `+ O! ^NSA/CSS NSA Central Security Service. NSC (1) National Security Council. (2) National Security Center. NSCID National Security Council Intelligence Directive. NSD National Security Directive. 9 i* o9 r, C+ XNSDD OBSOLETE. National Security Decision Directive. Replaced by National Security Directive (NSD). NSDM National Security Decision Memorandum. NSEN NMD System Engineering Notebook.

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NSF National Science Foundation. NSFS Naval Surface Fire Support. NSG Naval Security Group. NSIA National Security Industrial Association, Washington, DC. 4 x6 z% ~0 Q- S6 l* W* }8 VNSIE Network Security Information Exchange. NSN National Stock Number (ILS term). NSNF Non-Strategic Nuclear Forces. - ?+ k& m! k( K# ~NSOC (1) National Signals Intelligence Operations Center. (2) Navy Satellite / U9 u$ F/ n4 P( W& EOperations Center. % M# x; s$ L) ?' h! [9 oNSP Not Separately Priced. 9 s7 i U* _8 m+ |NSSC National Space Surveillance Center, CMAFB. NSSD National Security Study Directive. & \: ^1 E3 @; V* g+ _ wNSTAC National Security Telecommunications and Information System Security - Q; }0 J0 M9 A2 M: |, [Committee. NSTC National Science and Technology Council (EOP term). ) ]% h; l- a/ j; |1 a; gNSWC Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. NSWC/DD Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. NSWC/PHL Naval Surface Weapons Center, Port Hueneme Division. NTACS Navy Tactical Air Control System. NTB National Test Bed. * v8 \! u) ]# B m; O) k. QNTB/WAN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed/Wide Area Network. N( f8 o) \8 f& s6 U) R7 g- x4 OMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N * p1 S" v1 a6 a203 . R/ x& j3 v; b; l1 R: `NTBI OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration. NTBIC OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration Contract. NTB-JPO OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Joint Project Office. NTBN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Network. ' E# y: d& h2 ^; D" ]1 C/ `3 xNTC National Training Center, located at Ft. Irwin, CA. A large maneuver area that * M- f4 N1 A L# Kserves as the Army’s primary training center for Army maneuver forces. Friendly 9 U9 \0 z" w0 e! R' c$ b* bforces are pitted against “enemy” forces to validate proposed procedures and doctrine. 5 \$ H( z/ r* V+ ~NTIC (1) Navy Tactical Intelligence Center. (2) National Technical Information Center. NTF National Test Facility. NTM National Technical Means. * @. _" z! z+ u6 p# U$ _' X+ CNTU New Threat Upgrade. ; J7 h# x7 h b6 f JNTW OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide. Now referred to as the Sea-Based Midcourse 0 X! `7 k) R* Q1 P3 c( {& |Segment of BMDS. 3 S1 c' Y3 C( [) `: lNTWD(S) OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide Defense (System). 9 u) K. e. ^3 o, j& S) p, FNuclear, - [( H/ e& H9 s% H5 XBiological, and 5 F, T* w9 _9 m3 \) XChemical ' L' n; s4 h0 r- L- W. @" Q) aContamination (NBCC) * Z; s0 q3 ~6 |The deposit and/or absorption of residual radioactive material or biological or 1 \ j0 h1 N# P. H9 d( e3 ?5 G0 Tchemical agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects. 8 S/ V1 r% `, ]•Nuclear Contamination. Residual radioactive material resulting from fallout or 6 W% w# P; N1 j' hrainout, and residual radiation from a system produced by a nuclear : e) r+ z2 v9 mexplosion, and persisting longer than one minute after burst. 3 e3 @8 o1 X0 ~3 F; Q, b•Biological Contamination. Microorganisms and toxins that cause disease in " L- d) v$ X6 r! ^& g+ U$ bhumans, plants, or animals or cause deterioration of material. 0 \7 r* N% G! q•Chemical Contamination. Chemical substances intended for use in military / o! w ` V: T& q0 Ooperations to kill, seriously injure, incapacitate, or temporarily irritate humans. 7 y' R/ }' F$ a ]! ~; uNuclear, Biological, and ( y5 J) @8 v" g6 p5 G3 UChemical 7 F8 s! E% B) d, Q( iContamination Survivability : }) d! K/ C+ Z- oThe capability of a system and its crew to withstand a NBCC environment and relevant decontamination without losing the ability to accomplish the assigned mission. A NBCC survivable system is hardened against NBCC and 2 ?: Q, c3 u4 jdecontaminates; it can be decontaminated, and it is compatible with individual protective equipment. •Hardness. The capability of material to withstand the materiel -damaging effects of NBCC and relevant decontamination. •Decontamination. The process of making personnel and materiel safe by 0 K0 x/ M7 M1 vrendering 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 ) c$ V, ^, j+ Q7 @) B/ Woperational requirements document. Nuclear Cloud See Radioactive Cloud. ! H! u' T2 {% e0 K1 RNuclear Directed Energy Weapon (NDEW) A directed energy weapon for which the source of energy is a specially designed 2 H# \- Y! }) J+ B3 Z. Tnuclear device. 6 r! y+ X8 C F( u8 _MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 6 f0 L0 \( [% O! A$ W204 Nuclear , s3 s1 i7 W0 r9 n: \Environment The environment, which results from the detonation of nuclear weapons. Some components of this environment are directly emitted by the nuclear weapon and ' n/ h1 \ O! ?6 i6 I6 yother collateral effects are created by the interaction of the emitted nuclear radiation with the earth’s atmosphere, the earth’s surface and the earth’s magnetic field. The nuclear environment consists of radiation, blast, shock, " F/ e$ b; g% L6 d8 xthermal, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), emissions from radioactive debris, trapped E' o7 ]3 i" U0 L3 u3 n* yelectrons, and disturbances to the atmosphere and to the propagation paths for h1 v* ?7 n4 W. o6 @9 n* }+ pradar and communications. The nuclear environment exists in the 4 U: \9 z9 q7 `- ]& E% Wexoatmospheric, atmospheric and ground BMD operational regimes. Nuclear % H3 ~/ @4 T' `Hardness A quantitative description of the resistance of a system or component to 6 z1 H) e% T' k' Smalfunction (temporary and permanent) and/or degraded performance induced - h9 ^# D2 O! J) u# p/ I2 {! f4 Mby a nuclear weapon environment. Resistance to physical quantities such as overpressure, peak velocities, energy absorbed, and electrical stress measures hardness. Hardness is achieved through adhering to appropriate design ) x* p9 \) {5 {; [specifications and is verified by one or more test and analysis techniques. Nuclear Radiation Particulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei in various ) t4 i! e1 _+ ]: I$ Q2 Q+ R0 cnuclear processes. The important nuclear radiations, from the weapons standpoint, are alpha and beta particles, gamma rays, and neutrons. All nuclear radiations are ionizing radiations, but the reverse is not true; x-rays, for example, are included among ionizing radiations, but they are not nuclear radiations since 9 |+ W: |5 S r. Uthey do not originate from atomic nuclei. (See Ionizing Radiation and X-Rays.)

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Nuclear - v5 [7 K: S' y9 i) ]: m1 {Survivability Characteristics A quantitative description of the system features needed to meet its survivability / S) Y7 `2 \8 Jrequirements. Such system features include those design, performance, and ( a6 r% ]) c7 k: ]% Loperational capabilities used to limit or avoid the hostile environment, architectures that minimize the impact of localized damage to the larger wartime mission, as well as physical hardening to environment levels, which cannot be mitigated otherwise. Survivability characteristics include proliferation, redundancy, % i; k/ b- r. y# \avoidance, reconstitution, deception, and hardening. ; w' T, T$ J+ E3 g+ }0 ZNUDET Nuclear Detonation. ( |" M8 x B9 P, E9 BNUICCS NORAD and USSPACECOM Integrated Command and Control System. NUT Navy Upper Tier (Missile Defense). ! _" e$ D0 V* o" X! eNVG Night Vision Goggles. NVIS Near Vertical Incidence System (SINCGARS term). ! Y5 }8 W. l; y% a- w, L% a+ JNVMEN Non-Volatile Memory (Telecomm/Computer term). ) j! B+ [* C9 g$ C7 L# e' qNWC (1) National Warning Center. (2) National War College. (3) Naval War College. (4) Nuclear Weapons Council. (5) Naval Weapons Center. NEW Nuclear Weapons Effect. ! ?* g" i, j; L9 Z) FNWFZ Nuclear Weapons Free Zone. 0 B" _, p7 ?" I: L3 I6 O8 Y/ j6 TNWP Naval Warfare Publication. NWS National Weather Service. NWSC Naval Weapons Support Center. 6 N- B& p+ U" |& iMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N * v+ X* N& v. Y* F" ~4 b205 1 w2 U% \( O2 v2 }) L- M) @- qNWSUS Navy WWMCCS Site Unique Software. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 206 " G1 N! l8 o: g8 O, U; ~4 ^" x Z% UOAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. O&M Operations and Maintenance. O&O Plan Operational & Organizational Plan (Army). ' q4 T+ p7 z0 }; A1 CO&S Operations and Support. O-Level Organizational Level (ILS term). O/A On or About. OA (1) Operational Assessment. ( I9 S7 c, J. X& [; S, S(2) Operational Availability. (3) Options Assessment (BM/C3 Program term c. 1994-6). 8 P1 ]7 e: w; X3 ?/ e4 I4 @* g) dOAA Other Agreements Authority (OSD term). + E6 ^% H" c- t# g- `% {! d1 Z: vOAB Outer air battle. OAC Operating Agency Code. " S8 m# |- N# z- ?/ uOAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. % n) M% M1 y H5 g' \OAO OAO Corporation, Greenbelt, MD. 5 S: x0 A6 R5 ~+ J" T0 FOAR Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operation Plans Assessment Report. OAS Organization of American States. + Q3 V; g v7 m9 }OASA Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army. 0 v/ _% X+ X0 g: l8 POASD Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense. 9 V( X- E4 F2 ~8 IOASD (C3I) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) 9 ~) ^. I7 Z/ L: M6 uOASP On-Array Advanced Signal Processing. ( Y% n t" W$ B* Q% d# ?) JOB Operating Budget. 4 \* J* m7 b/ T' y7 MOBAN Operating Budget Account Number. OBDP Onboard Data Processor. OBE Overtaken By Events. $ A t! H* w' E! h6 V+ YOBJ Object. Object-Oriented A software development approach that organizes software as a collection of ! V" k# ]) N6 V8 Sobjects containing both data structure and behavior. & a }! p# A6 Z* D% D' h. hObject-Oriented 0 w2 h1 O5 @; f/ G& t9 cAnalysis 1 z* u8 T5 m/ _The process by which a real-world problem is examined in terms of a collection of / {2 g! b; {2 T. Z5 v6 oobjects to understand requirements, without planning the implementation. Object Rate (Max) The maximum rate (per second) that a sensor can acquire RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris. ' a8 J6 l$ W8 z6 TMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 207 Y1 x7 r0 C& V2 C% V" Y* E) g3 hObjects in FOV v; m0 k! ^% Y3 a( Y8 l(Max) 3 L7 K$ g) {+ j/ R( j' QThe maximum number of RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris 4 r4 e! K6 ~6 ]1 G6 Ithat a sensor can acquire at one time. * s# v. [# k- ~Obligation 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 8 H) {1 z- F: j2 M7 Y* W- I) soutlays or expenditures in the future. ' q& K( m# h9 w' ?( p. B, W$ D4 GObligation Authority (1) A congressional authorization to procure goods and services within a specified amount by appropriation or other authorization. (2) The administrative extension of such authority, as by apportionment of funding. # B+ q$ [5 L( J7 ~6 s(3) The amount of authority so granted. Obscurant A material (e.g., smoke or chaff) used to conceal an object from observation by a * V) M) u6 b5 e9 F b- L1 Y% kradio or optical sensor. Smoke may be used to conceal an object from : H* ]$ K5 H; f2 Sobservation by an optical sensor, and chaff may be used to conceal an object from observation by a radio sensor (e.g., radar). Observable A measurable target attribute. 9 a [6 ?5 P9 S$ OOBSV Observation. 2 ^" p5 k: g" o3 a6 U: h+ SOC Operations Center. OCA Offensive Counter-air. OCD Operational Concept Document. OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest. OCM Overt Countermeasure. OCONUS Outside CONUS. ! w( P. p- d* m1 L- w& tOCR Optical Character Reader. $ s. o3 D( v G4 }4 o5 bOCS (1) Operational Control System. (2) Ozone Depleting Chemical. OCU Operators Console Unit (THAAD). $ j; W) H5 ^9 P( b8 y! JOD Optical Disk (PATRIOT). . e. @& p7 F3 D5 iOD PA&E Office of the Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation. ODA Optical Discrimination Algorithms/Architecture. ODASD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. ODCS Office, Deputy Chief of Staff.