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Military Operational # @/ t) O0 |! J/ @Requirements The 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 3 p! a v3 \! k6 j6 ~% mcapability to accomplish approved military objectives, missions, or tasks. , L [& ^* v6 q8 UMilitary Satellite # i9 s6 Q/ q2 z(MILSAT) A satellite used for military purposes, such as navigation or intelligence ! q3 x' p$ @! o5 K1 M3 L3 dgathering. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 183 Military Strategy Selection 1 [2 F; x J- r# H* \* |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 Q( v! [! p' v& Y( ]corridors) to be intercepted. Military Utility The military worth of a system performing its mission in a competitive $ C5 S- k3 b1 m/ _9 h0 S5 Cenvironment, including versatility (or potential) of the system. It is measured against the operational concept, operational effectiveness, safety, security, and % O% j0 L5 Z: w# M7 Fcost/worth. Military utility estimates form a rational basis for making management decisions. ) q- S& Y/ G! F& nMILOGS Marine Integrated Logistics System (USMC term). " _( X t M& z: d+ vMILSAT Military Satellite. ; }4 a# }) w# U3 E6 ZMILSATCOM Military Satellite Communications. MILSPACE Military Space 4 H, D& z# P; F( r }MILSPEC Military Specification. MILSTAR Military Strategic and Tactical Relay (satellite system). MILSTRIP Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures. MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. MIN Minimum min Minute. Mini-DAMA Miniature Demand Assigned Multiple Access. Miniature Homing Vehicle (MHV)/ 2 P0 l C, R/ ?- N# f5 e9 P9 cMiniature Vehicle 2 G, D, r2 t0 e- R& k4 C(MV) 9 C& s I: i/ v' xAn air-launched direct-ascent ("pop-up") kinetic energy anti-satellite weapon. 0 Z3 P/ y0 I! f) K% m6 ^. [: T0 xMinimum Acceptable Operational 0 E5 n0 A8 `5 t& c+ b& [& ?' _' W9 BRequirement 2 |* E' z# \3 T! ~5 mThe value for a particular parameter that is required to provide a system capability that will satisfy the validated mission need. Also known as the 5 D. L( N) e9 m+ F5 i% L7 kperformance threshold. Minimum Energy Trajectory The trajectory that produces maximum range for a given amount of energy. Minimum 0 e; B: O, f U- k) rRequired Accomplishment - U; e* y0 g! E7 f( ss & r' h, ?( O+ I1 _# N ^3 B4 F. |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. Minuteman US ICBM. MIP Maintenance Index Page (Navy ILS term). # b4 o* z, _% v$ A% x% KMIPA Missile Procurement Army (Appropriation). , g# | ?+ G* u1 p6 N4 wMIPR Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 2 c/ Q) T. ? D; B* |1 t184 MIPS (1) Marine Integrated Personnel System (USMC term). (2) Master Integrated Program Schedule. (3) Million Instructions Per Second (ADP term). - l4 _# y+ U& P& ~' k7 y6 aMIPT Management IPT. MIRACL Mid Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser. MIRS Management Information and Reporting System. MIRV Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle. : n4 U; Q5 u, K# l' S1 bMIS Management Information System. 0 p/ p2 t' ]: k* p/ LMISREP Mission Report (JFACC term). 9 y6 e. j( y6 Z0 E- Q+ B0 S6 O" DMISSI Multilevel Information Systems Security Initiative. * R- ^' v3 t* C+ J7 KMissile Defense National Team (MDNT) A collaborative enterprise of the missile defense community that is focused on 2 f" I+ E) g. l% H+ W( I* Iexecuting a single program of research and development work to develop a Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). It is comprised of personnel from 7 y: o+ X+ O0 c' V I, \Government, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), Scientific, Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) providers and major industry contractors. 7 V* t% ^% V& M+ _2 w" V: h wMissile Defense * S# N. l8 I" ?* Q9 w* lNational Team, Battle 1 S; b+ t3 J6 e* a OManagement, 8 x; E/ D; l: c: ^& DCommand and Control, and d- ~9 v6 q! g( e) l0 f* qCommunications (MDNTB) 8 A D- h- w% X5 g$ ~6 hThe component of the MDNT led by MDA/BC that is focused on Battle Management, Command and Control, and Communications (BM/C2/C). The 9 W4 j2 a: C9 @MDNTB industry contribution is composed of a single team of major defense contractors (Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin [Team Lead], Northrop - r. b7 a! u1 l8 l6 QGrumman, Raytheon, and TRW). This industry team is referred to as the MDNTB 0 p. K8 d' B! H6 D(I) and is a unique sub-group of personnel from the industry companies that , E$ F, K+ V, b/ d9 F0 Nprovides a confidential consolidation of experience in the development, . z/ h. k& T, Uintegration, and production of missile defense systems. 6 `, [: e q, g# ^0 i1 \Missile Defense National Team, 2 O0 k0 K) m, TSystems Engineering & * j: _! G; A9 c' p3 H X; D YIntegration . J3 S1 g% L7 S" h$ N( Z(MDNTS) 8 m' I2 K8 y0 C0 P$ X: T% ]The component of the MDNT led by MDA/SE that is focused on Systems & y, H# C( R1 [8 ]5 X% r- j* ~$ PEngineering and Integration (SE&I). The MDNTS industry contribution is 7 K8 Y. M" m1 b4 V, zcomposed of a single team of major defense contractors (Boeing [Team Lead], General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and TRW). 8 A; b- a8 x) [- J9 jThis industry team is referred to as the MDNTS (I) and is a unique sub-group of ! X, _: r/ [+ K; |5 V3 ypersonnel from the industry companies that provides a confidential consolidation of experience in the development, integration, and production of missile defense . M9 U4 a& a l( M. ssystems. Missile Defense Warning 2 h1 T# i: `6 J5 B3 `Condition A situation of peril declared by the competent military commander, that a ballistic 5 h, e1 u9 V* Y8 gmissile attack is probable (Missile Defense Warning Yellow), imminent or in " @ `% a& e* n- _: N+ _% Aprogress (Missile Defense Warning Red), or improbable (Missile Defense Warning ( O# x3 {. |3 j7 ZWhite). Missile Destruct Intentional destruction of a missile or similar vehicle for safety or other reasons.

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Missile Guidance 2 Q5 ]( O7 F9 c' JSystem ( c. o, i/ p/ H$ [: K# o( ZA system that evaluates flight information, correlates it with target data, , M/ x% ]; W2 X4 s$ Z" x/ xdetermines the desired flight path of a missile, and communicates the necessary ) [# k E! n3 `6 Q p3 Bcommands to the missile flight control system. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 2 ^) H$ J& F3 E+ |: e, _* q' N: i185 & p% i8 K9 a, [( z# yMissile Intercept Zone v' K' V4 g( ?$ u* \8 V3 jThat geographical division of the destruction area where surface-to-air missiles 8 U* e7 c! d2 O5 o4 nhave primary responsibility for destruction of airborne objects. Missile Release Line The line at which an attacking aircraft could launch an air-to-surface missile against a specific target. - F9 |1 q: i8 y7 M; J" H; f( b8 m3 a) OMissile Warning Center (MWC) Located in CMAFB, the MWC is operated by USSPACECOM to fulfill ballistic $ |1 z% t, b& [missile TW/AA responsibilities of USCINCSPACE to external users to whom there are commitments. The MWC manages the ballistic missile sensors and reporting 1 ^) c3 q( s/ s% u, v. ? bsystem 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 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. (3) Missions are statements of the objective to be accomplished for a given 7 D, V' E6 ?0 I" a( C; x! u. hsituation. Missions will describe the situation and will include who, what, when, where, why, and how the BMD system will perform. They contain ) `7 |& w r* g8 s& Aemployment direction and procedures to BMD forces for a given situation $ ?2 X" ?. v% i; A4 J. s, f. c$ {" R8 Rto achieve specific defense objectives. (USSPACECOM) 8 J" B: |$ ^4 ] P2 gMission 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 " X/ |! }8 T+ j# _9 |- ^3 x+ w, l" Bmust equip its forces. Mission Area 0 Z# @: K5 e: ~. wAnalysis (MAA) Continuous analysis of assigned mission responsibilities in the several mission areas to identify deficiencies in the current and projected capabilities to meet C% C) a$ A" D4 d! V# pessential mission needs, and to identify opportunities for the enhancement of capability through more effective systems and less costly methods. Mission Capable - g# C* @; d, n: ]3 W% I) v(MC) ! q$ Y- h0 k8 X% z8 n, j( `Material condition of an aircraft indicating it can perform at least one and 1 }) d$ L5 Y9 h! {2 dpotentially all of its designated missions. Mission capable is further defined as the sum of full mission capable and partial mission capable. Also called MC. + Y( h2 U) C4 P0 A, qMission Critical Computer 9 w4 d$ y3 X$ M( q2 l' Z) BResources Automated data processing equipment or services if the function, operation, or 1 D' x- p) G/ s9 n$ p" Muse: (1) involves intelligence activities; (2) involves cryptologic activities related to national security; (3) involves command and control of military forces; (4) involves equipment which is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or (5) is ' s6 s" f" @, a5 f3 G/ W7 i$ Xcritical to direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions. Mission Critical System A system whose operational effectiveness and operational suitability are essential to successful completion or to aggregate residual combat capability. If this system fails, the mission likely will not be completed. Such a system can be an auxiliary or supporting system, as well as a primary mission system. Mission Element A segment of a mission area critical to the accomplishment of the mission area objectives and corresponding to a recommendation for a major system capability + g: k0 F2 j0 c( Q! s/ Tas determined by the DoD Component. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 186 Mission Need 4 d M( ?" H* d6 k( R) R8 BAnalysis Assesses alternatives in an operational context, identifying what force capabilities would be gained by pursuing any of a designated set of alternatives. Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of a military force when confronting a postulated threat in a specified scenario or set of circumstances. Mission Need Statement (MNS) % U- q! c U7 h. f# c6 Y(1) A non-system specific statement of operational capability needs, * y- l& C. T5 [prepared IAW format in DoD 5000.2-M. Developed by DoD components and forwarded to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) for 9 _. D" r$ W) W5 b, }4 Fvalidation and approval (major efforts), or just notification (minor efforts). q. y# o- G3 {The JROC also assesses all MNSs for joint service potential. MNSs go to 9 P! G; B$ K8 `7 Bthe milestone decision authority for a determination on whether or not to convene a Milestone 0 review. 2 `; p0 R6 v5 p3 I1 r(2) A statement of operational capability required to perform an assigned : B" p" s( r5 S0 m Fmission or to correct a deficiency in existing capability to perform the ' y; t4 F- ]1 s) i* t* lmission. Mission 9 }7 ?& c, c. Z7 SReliability 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. 9 J* d% _. C5 ~( zMIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ; m' p6 G8 Y E" I# @" o6 k4 hMIT/LL Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Lincoln Laboratory, Bedford, MA. 6 Z+ m# c% X3 e' o: gMIW Mine Warfare. MK Mark (version). ' v1 c2 e8 |% P7 \2 ^ bMKV (1) Miniature Kill Vehicle. (2) Multiple Kill Vehicles. 6 s v% j, h( D( W! b' {MLCP Mission Launch Control Processor. MLDT (1) Mean Logistics Delay Time (ILS term). 6 d y$ h% ~; u, a: g5 ^9 p(2) Missile Downlink Transmitter (USA term). MLF Multi-Lateral Force. 5 r2 a% ?+ a* S% S8 cMLI 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). 5 r4 m: n3 p; n. XMLV (1) Missile Launch Vehicle. (2) Medium Life Vehicle. MLWIR Medium-Long Wavelength Infrared. Mm Millimeter. MM Maintenance Manual. ) z8 k( u, D$ a- a2 `" U1 U$ ?MM III Minuteman III ICBM. MMH Maintenance Man-hours (ILS term). 8 e k7 b1 ^9 @0 RMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 187 MMI Man-Machine Interface. MMIC Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit. 2 I, l5 s0 Y7 T7 b9 g4 DMMIPT Milestone Management IPT (THAAD Program term). # f4 x# n+ Q6 E, ~MMKV Multiple Miniature Kill Vehicles ( c3 Y# Y0 J9 u2 O$ R/ c6 a/ BMMM Multi-Mode Missile. & O! B# H1 ]( AMMPM MEECN Message Processing Mode. MMR Monthly Management Review. MMS Multi-Mode Seeker. MMS-CP Missile Management Station – Control Panel (US Army term). MMU Man Maneuvering Unit. : Q4 i- y, X+ Z! I1 L. pMMW Millimeter Wave. 1 v) e# g* a$ n1 i6 M* iMN-ED Materiel Need – Engineering Development (US Army term). 8 ~. ~: ?: o: p8 X! OMNS Mission Need Statement. 2 S& ]: w& p+ D$ c4 |$ X+ f. mMOA (1) Memorandum of Agreement. (2) Military Operating Area. # X- j) x- b7 _4 g- k9 j2 gMOA/U Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding. ) d( N* G6 U3 u; B0 }& c- xMOAB Missile Optimized Anti-Ballistic. ) [; D* M7 N1 X+ D- hMOB Main Operations Base. . E% s* d5 b# [9 C& E7 Y h# DMobile Ground Entry Point (MGEP) 3 K6 Y# o/ A; [$ [2 GThe 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 examining 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. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 188 & B' k. H j! g5 w( E; |4 d! ]0 iModularity The degree to which a system, computer program (or component) is composed of discrete components such that a change to one component has minimal impact on other components. 0 i' c% W$ r. Y6 }2 |) Q2 bMOE See Measure of Effectiveness. `8 g1 m8 S, j% K! {: R# W" RMOL Minimum Operating Level. , y5 g3 f7 L k" oMOLNIYA 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 4 w" \* Y4 B. Q9 uorbital parameters, this orbit has a changing velocity and altitude, which, when combined with the earth’s rotation, keeps the orbiting satellite within view for very long periods (96 percent) above a designated point on earth. # l) c& ?" k% ~+ XMOM Measure of Merit. Mono Track Data on the location and movement of an object in space that can be derived by a single sensor. , N- Y2 S3 H5 bMonostatic Radar A radar system in which the receiver and transmitter are collocated. ) u5 F. \" Y! {0 s) e2 h4 {; _MOP Memorandum of Policy. ' g' N7 @, f% \# }$ }. N0 SMOPA Master Oscillator Power Amplifier. MOPP Mission-Oriented Protective Posture. MOR Memorandum of Record. MORA MILSTAR Operator Requirements Analyst. / X' }, \4 t; v, EMOS Metal Oxide Semiconductor. Moscow BMD System ) K" h8 @; a: z4 \% L$ K$ sThe Soviet exoatmospheric system using the Dog House and Cat House 0 D. S9 N9 F. w3 e1 J; Lphased-array radars for long-range acquisition. The system might also use the . _$ e- R: w2 OHen House early warning radars for long-range acquisition. Target and interceptor tracking is performed by mechanically steered dish antennas. MOSHED Multi-planar Organic Scintillator High Energy Detector. # o2 ]8 l: I/ KMOSTT Mosaic Optical Sensor Technology Testbed. " l3 [4 K- R9 M' C& s$ ^& DMOTIF Maui Optical Tracking and Identification Facility, HI. % }5 a9 G7 ]4 P' EMOTR Multiple Object Tracking Radar. MOTS Military Off the Shelf. * K9 Y9 Y9 n6 C, V6 ~; Q( {( w2 y5 XMOU Memorandum of Understanding. [; p, S l0 C6 i: s& `MPA (1) Main Political Administration (USSR term). ) S% N* |; B7 ~(2) Maintenance Planning Analysis (ILS term). mph Miles per hour. MPL Multiple Pulse Laser. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 1 E/ ^* T& {( a5 Y* @: n: D189 MPOS Million Operations Per Second. MPP Massively Parallel Processor. 0 C7 g! f0 d6 y# a8 J: U/ pMPRS Mission Planning Rehearsal System. % r3 B4 a0 {; [' e3 RMPS (1) Multiple Protective Shelters (once to be used for basing MX). 9 f* C8 s6 y- t' P) @0 J2 W# u(2) Main Propulsion System. * ~1 n* E$ @: V" v3 h9 Q; @MPT Manpower, Personnel, and Training. MPTS Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Safety. MR (1) Milliradian. (2) Mobile Reserve. (3) Maintenance Ratio (ILS term) (4) Missile 4 l; E- c2 L! tRound (US Army term) MRB Material Review Board. / V" p% b8 d p+ uMRBM Medium Range Ballistic Missile. 7 [1 W. q1 Z, m9 mMRC (1) Maintenance Requirements Card (Navy ILS term). (2) Major Regional Conflict/Contingency. 2 G2 k4 W0 G; D' c R8 m4 }; J" kMRCTS Missile Round Cable Test Set. MRD Mission Requirements Document. 6 G3 c! H% d3 aMRDA Mission Requirements and Definition Analysis. MRJ A specific SETA contractor. 2 r5 G0 k5 \3 \1 Y) a) }" sMRL Multiple Rocket Launcher. & k/ ]3 G5 Q6 G& y1 J4 q3 CMROC (1) Mobile Regional Operations Center. (2) Multiple Required Operational Capabilities. MRP Missile Round Pallet. 4 ~% r! i+ {8 x$ ]MRR Mission Readiness Review (AFMC term). + b7 [ o E4 H5 y' U+ k& CMRSA Material Readiness Support Agency (US. Army).

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MRSS Mobile Range Safety System. ; m B5 ~, O; {0 M" q- I: ~MRTFB Major Range and Test Facility Base. 3 C& \4 K: J# \: X( ^MRV Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle. - i1 t K& b" r& r, w6 W" P3 RMRVIS Mid-Apogee Reentry Vehicle Intercept System. ms Milliseconds. + g! g/ @" [: G0 L; [ u( L3 `, [MS Milestones. MS I Milestone I (DD 5000 term). ! `: {% _8 C: \7 L% k5 fMS II Milestone Two (DD 5000 term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 1 q- N# b% x3 i. z6 k190 MS III Milestone Three (DD 5000 term). , a/ p* O. u: C/ _MS IV Milestone Four (DD 5000 term). MS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System. 5 \- x% a) I8 CMSAG Multi-functional Self-Aligned Gate. + X0 f- T& @& t. XMSC (1) Military Sealift Command. (2) Mission Support Configuration. (3) Major Subordinate Command. : y4 O) g+ M$ vMSD Modular Security Device. 3 [% G D! t. K, mMSE (1) Mobile Subscriber Equipment (PATRIOT). (2) Multiple Simultaneous Engagements. 5 s" @6 T/ c0 J1 z& S( u6 \& ^MSEL Master Scenario Events List. + X% s3 T" b# P0 `0 y4 f KMSFC Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. MSG Message. MSGDB Message Database. ! R7 e1 [: l4 dMSI Multi-Spectral Imagery. MSIC 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. MSR Missile Site Radar. MSS (1) Midcourse Surveillance System. ' d" ~2 ?* _1 |" ]( P(2) Multi-Satellite System. (ARPA). O0 G+ D/ d) V- q(3) Management Support System. (4) Modeling and Simulation Support. MSSS Maui Space Surveillance Site. MSTI Miniature Sensor Technology Integration satellite. MSTS (1) Midcourse Surveillance and Tracking System. (2) Multi Source Tactical System. 3 g* V p( q# k! D; E/ t. | |MSU Mass Storage Unit (TelComm/Computer term). MSWG Milestone Working Group. MSX Midcourse Space Experiment. 8 O9 [+ U& v1 D r7 jMt. Megaton. 3 h; Z) D! V1 v& w5 C- \) BMT Metric Ton. - q" W! D" z5 o! H7 D5 O2 fMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 191 MTACCS Marine Tactical Air Command and Control System. . `: ~: C2 ~* YMTB(EME) Mean Time Between (Equipment Malfunction Event). MTBCF Mean Time Between Critical Failures ((ILS term). MTBF Mean Time Between Failures. MTBFS MTBF Software (ILS term). * D; }- T% n4 n F# t+ q. K; ?MTBM Mean Time Between Maintenance (ILS term). ; Z0 c" R' o) L3 TMTBMA Mean Time Between Maintenance Actions (ILS term). MTBR Mean Time Between Removals (ILS term). MTCR Missile Technology Control Regime. 0 m! K m; h6 w6 `MTD (1) Maintenance Task Distribution (ILS term). (2) Material Test Directorate. & P2 Z$ K# d' k+ o# ^# @6 Y# p(3) Missile Technology Demonstration (USAF program). 5 ~) \% o, H- w2 K+ p. a2 sMTDS Minimum Technical Data Set (ACDP term). 4 g. T3 ]2 |$ O" s- V) CMtg Meeting. MTI Moving Target Indicator. MTM Maneuvering Tactical Missile. 5 L7 d# S9 n; n- BMTMC Military Traffic Management Control. Mtn Mountain. MTOE Modified Table of Organization and Equipment. MTOP Management Task Order Plan. . T' q, J8 Z8 h' W* d7 d- cMTS Missile Tracking Sensor. MTTR Mean Time To Repair. ) h4 K! p+ y; Y% b% N% aMTTRS Mean Time to Restore System. ) j- X% N4 O, R7 W* W' f* DMTTV Maneuvering Tactical Target Vehicle. 5 s& @- I: [8 L, D( E7 T1 `# [MTU Military Training Unit (ILS term). # A! \& h N5 Y3 E) |6 u) sMTV Maneuvering Target Vehicle. A Hera target booster with a Pershing II reentry vehicle. " Q( F/ N: I- W2 i8 WMTWS MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation. 3 O) `, l: k5 E0 A1 P+ gMUE Mission Unique Equipment. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 2 N) d- q) N) F) r- O# X0 S192 % l7 l+ a: m4 Y0 KMulti-Service Doctrine Fundamental principals that guide the employment of forces of two or more Services in coordinated action toward a common objective. It is ratified by the two or more Services, and is promulgated in multi-Service publications that identify the participating Services. See also Joint Doctrine. . m) u# ?3 b- dMulti-Spectral " P* R; @! }6 S( bImagery The image of an object obtained simultaneously in a number of discrete spectral & I# F3 v) P$ Bbands. Multi-Year Appropriation Congressional appropriation available for incurring obligations for a definite : P/ \/ z j7 i& x. V, s% ~period in excess of one fiscal year; i.e., for two or more years. (See Multi-Year 7 \/ K" P) }; U) UProcurement.) Multi-Year Procurement 3 r. C0 n+ S7 Q* Z# B( J* D(MYP) A procurement of more units than the current year requirement. The total purchase is divided into segments, which are annually budgeted and funded; & N6 z# o$ d$ L/ O/ g7 W Ohowever, the contractor is protected from cancellations through clauses in contracts. Multilateration A type of multi-static radar usually employing one transmitter and several : d3 L9 p' e# W" B! Jreceivers for target detection and tracking. / q7 W4 T! T; f5 TMultilevel Device A device that is used in a manner that it simultaneously permits access by users with different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from : Q4 K0 f5 @& Bobtaining access to information for which they lack authorization. : A& N, D7 C; R7 r4 bMultilevel Secure A class of system containing information with different classifications that simultaneously permits access by users with different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from obtaining access to information for which they lack authorization. Multilevel Security Mode 3 t1 I2 x: e$ J* } r6 o4 `, r. A(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 ; r0 |3 Q/ a; [$ R! {Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle ! X: X0 Z$ D8 M3 D& y- O+ d5 h(MIRV) ) Y. L- P! x3 V; g' `A reentry vehicle carried by a delivery system that can place one or more reentry 2 m" Z" |0 ~ ?1 R2 uvehicles over each of several separate targets.

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Multiple Intercept Defense Capability to make two or more intercepts per target or targets defended. 4 F% l0 I' J" B, hMultiple $ p& U* D+ W/ YPhenomenology Observations of potential targets by means of different physical principles and 7 c4 ^, S& U& W5 z O6 adifferent sensor systems. In the case of sensor systems, the use of multiple ( S' p, T% f6 X r0 Wphenomenologies makes it more difficult for an adversary to deceive them. ) c4 l4 C4 J: ^+ [% ?# Y; @' N8 lMultiple Reentry Vehicle A reentry vehicle of a delivery system, which places more than one reentry & B6 l: M# O9 D2 _6 T3 _vehicle over an individual target. Multiple Silo 7 K5 b$ {! {( w `9 ~3 IDefense " t. {7 j7 s6 C5 b# O* p' DCapability to defend two or more silos. Multi-service T&E T&E conducted by two or more DoD Components for systems to be acquired by : g J: S$ A7 i1 C* w/ gmore than one DoD Component, or for a DoD Component's systems that have ) B9 h* c L6 r @interfaces with equipment of another DoD Component. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 193 , Q* {# x8 h/ r% w+ h5 B7 BMulti-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 $ f4 ?$ S3 n( _1 @. J( q" ais that even if transmitters, which might be detected by the enemy when operating, are attacked, receivers in other locations might not be noticed and : ?8 Z& o0 [: U2 nmight thereby escape attack. % _; a- Z3 l3 lMULTS Mobile Universal Link Translator System (NATO term). MUS Mission Unique Software. MUX Multiplex. mV Millivolt. MV Miniature Vehicle. 0 P- v! O8 K2 h# {+ C8 yMW (1) Mega-Watt (millions of watts). (2) Microwave. (3) Missile Warning. MWC Missile Warning Center. Mwe Megawatt (electrical energy). MWIR Medium Wavelength Infrared. 4 C9 M D; s! n- n, jMWS Modular Workstation (ADP term). M7 j! h8 g AMwt Megawatt (thermal energy). * ~" l: D- W, \- A% S, a- QMX Formerly an experimental missile; newest addition to U.S. ICBM arsenal; also / o4 _3 s8 a+ |called "Peacekeeper.” MY Man Year. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 4 ~9 H7 S- C% B& r' {" M: m194 $ F/ A$ ^- g7 ~# U r: uN (1) Neutron. (2) North. , T0 B* D; J8 BN/A (1) Not Applicable. (2) Not Available. N/SP CC NORAD/US SPACECOM Commander. NAAF Neutral Airframe Adaptive Flare. NACMA NATO ACCS Management Agency. NACSEM National Communications Security Emanations Memoranda. 7 g/ u: a P9 S8 v* {- DNACSI National Communications Security Instruction. 7 k9 s9 \2 O8 N; C/ [7 fNACSIM National Communications Security Information Memoranda. % R' }. _7 {* o8 HNAD Navy Area Defense (lower tier). . i% N: q) \7 K' z1 `NADC Naval Air Development Center. NADGE NATO Air Defense Ground Environment. + P& p9 F; m6 ^ L2 N; y FNADIR Network Anomaly Detection Intrusion Reported. NAE Navy Acquisition Executive. NAF (1) Non-appropriated Fund. 2. Naval Air Facility. NAI Named Areas of Interest. ! I+ \. [/ m! |7 @/ lNAIC National Air Intelligence Center (DIA), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. G9 n2 I0 h; B/ _2 b9 qNAM Non-aligned Movement. : }, l' O% K5 ^3 M9 d+ [' _NAMEADSMA NATO MEADS Management Agency. NAOC National Airborne Operations Center (formerly NEACP). ! B4 V2 {: Z9 w7 g4 B5 C1 k, uNAP NDS Augmentation Package. NAS (1) National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. (2) Naval Air Station. 2 s3 U. b. t& y) K( ZNASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. 4 V3 N: u0 D8 @; m! L, M! d. vNASDA National Space Development Agency (Japan). 2 v9 \5 r9 N$ z$ WNASP National Aerospace Plane. NATINAD NATO Integrated Air Defense. 5 J) a6 X% ^: D! [National Airborne * \2 T4 U* s @Operations Center (NAOC) ; X: r& L! n' d7 `0 i. J9 W2 X( T6 {' ZOne 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. * }$ x& f3 k8 j7 K+ P, `# j- ENational 0 F" ?* [5 t2 JCommand Authorities (NCA) The President and the Secretary of Defense or their duly deputized alternates or successors. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 7 D" u8 o4 g7 V" t( C195 8 D9 W5 W: l! J4 Z; xNational Military / s! B8 c- M& {1 PCommand Center (NMCC) The primary location for JCS command and control of all U.S. and Combined 3 @( y. r' B6 s l; V; ~! Z9 sForces. Located at the Pentagon, Arlington, VA. |) E8 x& |$ \2 m: I4 VNational Military ( I3 T9 f& u: u! x) C- C# eCommand , {7 z2 w5 l5 Q3 I4 z9 T$ DSystem (NMCS) The priority component of the Worldwide Military Command and Control System 4 s/ {6 A/ H5 L {: b" K(WWMCCS) designed to support the National Command Authorities and Joint 7 U4 H# ]# Y+ v6 p0 g% T& KChiefs of Staff in the exercise of their responsibilities. The NMC provides the / ]# y8 Y- Y+ Cmeans by which the President and the Secretary of Defense can receive warning . P1 Y" p0 `# M5 Eand intelligence upon which accurate and timely decisions can be made, the resources of the Military Departments applied, military mission assigned, and by which direction can be given to the combatant command commanders or ) G/ I' Z( I% o! {commanders of commands established by the NCA. The NMCS must be capable of providing information so that appropriate and timely responses can be selected and directed by the NCA and implemented. In addition, the NMCS & s7 v0 X& j: V5 t8 n4 csupports the Joint Chiefs of Staff in carrying out their responsibilities. National Missile 3 d7 d, M- e& J2 {Defense (NMD) System OBSOLETE. A ground-based anti-ballistic missile system designed to protect the U.S. against limited ballistic missile threats. It consists of four elements: groundbased interceptors (GBI); a ground-based radar (GBR); a battle management 8 O8 N4 C% u, m3 _: Z8 qcommand, control, and communications (BM/C3) system; and a constellation of Space and Missile Tracking System (SMTS) (a.k.a. Brilliant Eyes) satellites. National 1 ^& `% T+ H, F8 p, J" } oReconnaissance 2 G6 i' S# y6 Z& l' HOffice (NRO) ( X' T: |/ u* I2 a2 ~A Department of Defense Agency tasked to ensure that the United States has the technology, spaceborne, and airborne assets needed to acquire intelligence ' I8 |2 B- M N9 p1 }) Nworldwide, including support to such functions as monitoring arms control agreements, indications and warning, and the planning and conducting of military operations. This mission is accomplished through research and development, acquisition, and operation of spaceborne and airborne intelligence data collection systems.

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National Strategy Selection The determination of when it is in the national interest to activate and employ : H" i$ M) m5 u8 {, v( f: ~) T" \7 kdefense resources (i.e., the balance between responsiveness and crisis control), + X- q) @$ K' D$ v1 Wand given an activation/employment decision, what should be the basic objective 8 c4 W$ \& S& H) N$ c- b& z! ?+ v(e.g., force survival, survival of selected population centers, etc.). National Test Bed 1 o% n. G" s! `$ T7 K+ r% V5 X(NTB) $ f8 |5 q1 c BA 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 ! m6 Y3 M; ^ g. O/ b) B6 OJoint Program " k2 f2 R7 P6 D+ L# tOffice (NTBJPO) (OBSOLETE) A Joint Service organization established to manage the NTF and % y% q2 ]/ X5 Z/ N, n. r/ U% s; fexecute the NTB program for MDA. 3 f& H, S0 s- s# Y; WNational Test - H2 W0 d% w: m4 i5 L4 _9 OFacility (NTF) A large, modeling, simulation and test facility located on Falcon AFB in Colorado which serves as the central control, coordinating, and computing center for the % D1 X/ g3 ^& XNTB and as the primary integration and test facility of the BMD SE&I contractor. National Warning 1 M7 G$ w, I6 ]8 |Center (NWC) Center in CMAFB, which activates the radio, TV, and sirens that warn the U.S. ( H' a W0 m3 G8 M4 U: vpopulation of impending ballistic missile attack. Also assists with national # A" k0 T) A E5 l+ ~) F2 Idisaster 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 4 M, e& e+ D, b: R2 X! \9 v196 # @' R* G8 {1 E4 `3 P- C; iNatural 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 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. Natural Space Environment 6 K! L4 I" l. d) q2 ?The natural environment, which exists above the sensible atmosphere. Space begins approximately 100 km and above. This environment is applicable to ; Y9 h% R& m3 x) C6 b1 Worbiting spacecraft, to interceptors in the exoatmospheric portions of flight, and it * U- f8 a1 w1 Y( b6 w9 x6 Uaffects the propagation of radar and communications signals. : A$ J$ W, I+ ]/ J5 vNAVAIDS Navigational Aids. % l8 R$ p( x+ J. P# F5 q- G8 _Naval Space Command (NAVSPACE- k r' E# H& v4 P5 ^COM) 9 \& }" ]+ j; AThe naval component of USSPACECOM. Responsible for day-to-day operation of FLTSATCOM, NAVSPASUR, etc. Responsible for BMD elements that may be 2 n, z' {) S" ooperated by the Navy. Located in Dahlgren, VA. & B/ Y" f7 {1 L6 J6 BNaval Space * `* f* p# @( h5 g& y9 _; a, EOperations Center (NAVSPOC) Existing Navy component command center at Dahlgren, VA, responsible for logistical and administrative support of forces assigned to them. ' w: q. F1 T4 z# b }# o7 ]1 RNAVDSOC Navy Defense System Operations Center. , a! E- N7 ~6 s4 r5 iNAVFAC Navy Facilities Engineering Command. + _, a7 I/ J# UNAVFOR Navy Forces. NAVMACS Navy Modular Automated Communications System (USN term). 6 C) L: M' N0 Z! ?) b7 bNAVMIC Naval Maritime Intelligence Center, Suitland, MD. ; M, H! o8 y& U7 P, i$ _3 Y, ~ l9 YNAVOSH Navy Occupational Safety and Health. NAVSAT Navigation Satellite. 2 D0 z. k; x& ~: T. h: fNAVSPACE Naval Space Command. NAVSPACECOM Naval Space Command. , v3 U% Z- J2 ~8 r2 sNAVSPASUR Naval Position of SPASUR. NAVSPOC Naval Space Operations Center. ; x" Q1 Z/ F- I4 g% YNAVSTAR Navigational satellite, part of the Global Positioning System (GPS). 3 U; S F U- R1 `9 sNavy FAAWC Navy Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander. & \4 k! c: _9 S% t2 o- [NAWC Naval Air Warfare Center. NAWC WPNS Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, CA. 7 l& t! f% f4 Q. F# ]NBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical. NBS National Bureau of Standards.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 197 + B1 e* Q7 b5 s$ q+ t; sNBTS Neutral Beam Test Stand. NC Numerically Controlled (CAM computer term). NCA National Command Authorities. NCC NORAD Command Center, Colorado Springs, CO. ; ]( ?6 f2 ~* V- o5 nNCCOSC Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center, San Diego, CA. NCCS Navy Command and Control System. 4 r8 K, Z& z2 x$ N! G# e+ nNCDCS Narrow Band Coherent Data Collection System. NCDD New Customer Development Database. - z$ m: E0 D; H# }; ~: ? S' YNCO Non-Commissioned Officer (USA/USAF/USMC term). NCP NORAD Command Post. NCS (1) National Communications System. (2) Net Control Station. (3) Naval Control 4 P* n- U! R* y4 V! Nof Shipping. NCSC National Computer Security Center. ) B2 j$ U3 I& o" o$ m* @ G2 @NDC Naval Doctrine Command. $ [4 {( y$ L8 u& a: \; v3 |NDD NMD System Development Director. NDE Non-Destructive Evaluation. NDEW Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon. NDEWG Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon - Ground-Based. - }# P: J% ]6 [8 t5 E" ]NDI (1) Non-Developmental Item. / H3 c; M# ]1 c! q(2) Non-Destructive Inspection. NDP National Disclosure Policy. * Z0 F- X4 o `2 D9 w2 o% M! u; sNDS (1) National Defense Stockpile (2) National Defense System. 5 D- E2 D3 y/ _% e5 ]5 o' CNDT Non-Destructive Test. NDU National Defense University, Washington, DC. ) `! W. v8 b) h+ qNEA (1) Northeast Asia. ) e+ d. ]5 ?/ h+ c* |' v! B(2) Northeast Asia campaign scenario. NEACP National Emergency Alternate Command Post (E-4 aircraft). - b0 L3 A- q4 l/ M9 x. eNear 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 implies that there are no significant delays. 6 e4 @/ L& m" b. q7 q- H; y( SNEC (1) National Economics Council. (2) Navy Enlisted Code. NECC Navy EHF Communications Controller. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N % E: U4 G' v& F5 x% R+ [6 C198 9 n. ^+ p9 o* X" J6 eNegate Early Warning 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 ! a3 T/ Y+ }8 {( p# |2 }from conventional, nuclear, chemical, or biological effects. NEMP Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse. NEP (1) Nuclear Electric Propulsion. (2) Nuclear Environment Protection. 2 M0 j7 C7 a# FNEPA National Environmental Policy Act. NEPSTP Nuclear Electric Propulsion Space flight Test Program. NERF Naval Emitter Reference File (USN term). NESEAD Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Activity Detachment (USN term). E" q# H$ G1 ~+ O$ W3 }5 WNeutral Particle Beam (NPB) An energetic beam of neutral particles that is generally used to damage & U j4 Q# u9 I" L5 d5 q3 pelectronics. - o- g) \+ s( v9 G8 o4 ^NEV Network Experimental Version. ' q+ S) e1 t3 M) b: p( INEW Net Explosive Weight. NFL New Foreign Launch. u! n# H3 P; j- R0 v( I" yNG National Guard. NH&S Nuclear Hardening and Survivability. NHA Next-Higher Assembly. NHMT Nuclear-Hardened Mosaic Technology. ' f" t1 u% I6 vNHTF National Hover Test Facility, Edwards AFB, CA. NIAG NATO Industrial Advisory Group. NIC National Intelligence Council. NID Naval Intelligence Database (USN term). $ G5 B: B2 w1 a d. s! FNIE National Intelligence Estimate. NIH National Institute of Health. 5 A8 I# `' F, d; ^) ~+ W9 hNII National Information Infrastructure. NIITF National Information Infrastructure Task Force. + e1 [! {! h7 ?1 p- z0 {' g8 wNILE NATO Improved Link Eleven. NILES NATO Improved Link Eleven System. NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 1 u6 P s t: [" }199 , n' l" z6 S1 TNIPS NTCS Intelligence Processing Service (USN term). . ~ r/ E( E1 F1 m) S3 R1 ENISC OBSOLETE. Naval Intelligence Support Center. (Now Naval Maritime % c8 b( d4 K, ~% O) \8 x- v" uIntelligence Center (NAVMIC). ( t4 d) p% Q( N# x0 NNISP National Industrial Security Program. NISPOM NISP Operating Manual. NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. (Formerly NBS (National Bureau of Standards). ) M5 Q$ X' V% H5 V% P7 [NITES Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental Subsystem (USN term). 4 M1 A# ^1 @) E6 D. C/ J/ u: i$ KNitze Criteria A reference to Paul Nitze, the Reagan Administration’s chief arms control 0 T, U q+ C, a3 h! y* Mnegotiator, and his vocalization of the goal of the SDS as the achievement of raising the attack price where the defense cost is measured at the margin, not 5 Q9 u8 z/ W+ i6 M1 K/ @the total cost. Congress established the Nitze criteria as conditions of deploying + J* M$ }6 ~5 o' wan SDS in Section 222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1986. ( \/ N5 r5 `6 R9 i$ s5 eNIU NATO Interface Unit. NIWA Naval Information Warfare Activity. $ [6 G4 Q2 ?% l9 mNK North Korea. NKEW Nuclear Kinetic Energy Weapon. NL The Netherlands. NLO Nonlinear Optical. NLOS (1) Non-Line of Sight. (2) Nonlinear Optical System. # \/ h" ^( p! nNLT (1) Navy Lower Tier (Missile Defense). (2) Not Later Than. 7 j+ D h9 D0 ?8 B4 p5 mnm (1) Nautical Mile (6,080 feet). (2) Nanometer. 1 w- R' M9 X3 u# ZNMA NATO Military Authority. 0 @( O2 |7 ~- U+ M1 I8 pNMC Not Mission Capable. * m7 m- e8 i( DNMCC National Military Command Center. NMCS National Military Command System. + \/ q$ w6 ^9 q4 f; lNMD OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense. NMD 3+3 OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Three Plus Three (program). 9 l; Y- t [9 L+ T7 GNMD GBR OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Ground-Based Radar. : o' }5 Y* f) J8 T' cNMD IIPT OBSOLETE. NMD Integration Integrated Product Team (NMD Program term). + Y4 ~5 Y# N. R. |9 F+ }NMD JPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Joint Program Office. I6 J0 C3 j/ A+ O7 eNMD/TRP OBSOLETE. 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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 200 * {' I; \* P$ h8 M. NNMDPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Program Office (US Army term). & r$ w+ k) f( u2 LNMM NMD Maturity Matrix. ; m9 b' _6 S/ B, D/ H$ ?7 _2 `& f" JNMSD National Military Strategy Document. NNAG NATO Naval Armaments Group. 6 J0 |, R6 | t, D: |+ k" R3 qNNK Non-Nuclear Kill. 4 j: I8 q+ N; F; V+ s, z; E5 kNNPA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act. 5 H7 o) _+ s3 r; y* cNNWS Non-Nuclear Weapon States. NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC. Node A set of equipment and processes, which performs the communications functions + m; l1 ^$ n' f4 \ b Pat the end of the data links which interconnect those elements, which are ( P% x( H& g, U1 \resident on the network. ) p3 m8 q3 M& B7 K t+ gNOI Notice of Intent (environmental term). NOIC Naval Operational Intelligence Center. 7 Q9 c# @" c. r3 D: Z( SNoise In the most general terms, noise is the undesired part of the process being % B( V& L) q- j5 a0 R9 cobserved or measured. Its complement, the desired part, is usually referred to as the signal. % Y3 M) R) G: aNon- 8 k, S. l" I( kDevelopmental ' d9 a0 h Y$ O! n4 J8 [$ GItem (NDI) + t: c/ C! M, @+ Z(1) Any item of supply that is available in the commercial marketplace; or ! l. N, z1 o1 O6 {8 O5 {(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 # d3 ]. e a) S" m9 O7 I& cgovernment with which the United States has a mutual defense cooperation agreement; or : s7 A, Z0 _2 R& u5 l! }9 X. X(3) Any item of supply described in definition 1 or 2, above, that requires : {" }+ m' o: h0 @+ s9 bonly minor modification in order to meet the requirements of the procuring agency; or . u2 k3 E5 ~( V: {) `% C(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 9 h* t; [" `$ o# M7 G: gis not yet in use or is not yet available in the commercial marketplace. 8 M5 G; q" v+ R9 C* L- E( T: P# }Non Material 3 }. `$ X' O! [7 G/ _9 A* xSolution 1 t F9 F9 o3 CSolutions to mission needs (warfighting, deficiencies) that can be satisfied by changes in doctrine, tactics, operational concepts, training, or organization. : h, Q* \; J7 u0 A" M" CNon-Nuclear Kill 4 S( y7 c; Q9 j1 P3 ^(NNK) A kill that does not involve a nuclear detonation. NONAP Non-linear Adaptive Processor (Navy term). Nonrecurring 4 ?, R7 x2 [# }! j) Q8 |0 MCosts (1) Costs that are not proportional to the number of units produced. $ t& K6 c) O0 j8 m(2) A one time cost that will occur on a periodic basis for the same - t" D, W4 L8 gorganization. Nonrecurring costs include preliminary design effort; design engineering; and all partially completed reporting elements manufactures & N% l4 r" z: a, L/ ?+ Y/ ffor tests. (3) Training of service instructor personnel. / }; E4 c# T& b2 @* ^: T7 dNOP Nuclear Operations. " }- Q; m& ?) eMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 1 i" G& Y7 k( |7 K6 j: M201 NOR Notice of Revision. . @5 _3 q/ M/ a. ONORAD See North American Aerospace Defense Command. 7 q* p* z/ c* c% {& oNORAD Command Post (NCP) A center in CMAFB responsible for controlling ACC, Canadian, and other assigned forces for designated atmospheric missions in defense of North 0 Q, N$ Q5 C3 @8 `1 Z, p" AAmerica. NORSAR Norwegian Seismic Array. 5 ~0 U5 r8 g, F# x8 S8 ^! _North American Aerospace Defense Command $ S7 [8 c' g; ]4 G& K: a(NORAD) A binational command of Canadian and U.S. forces responsible for defense of North America from bomber and ALCM/SLCM attack. Located in Colorado 3 B% A7 x3 F+ ^6 X+ I! ?3 O" Q: XSprings, CO. NORTHCOM Northern Command, Offut AFB, NE NORTHAG Northern Army Group (NATO). $ N+ ?5 O' m" O4 h2 f( x* y) t; D7 _NOS Network Operating System. NOSC OBSOLETE. Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA. See NCCOSC. NPB Neutral Particle Beam. / r. X6 c. X9 b# Y8 @NPBSE NPB Space Experiment. NPG Nuclear Planning Group. NPI New Program Integration. ! A* S2 T, ?9 V! INPR National Performance Review. & p0 M4 j" ?2 D$ r! ^NPT Non-Proliferation Treaty. 7 z* B7 f% P# G- I! Z+ wNRaD Naval Research and Development Division (NCCOSC), San Diego, CA. NRC (1) National Research Council. (2) Network Reliability Council. 8 }& L% x9 [1 b' z(3) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (4) Nichols Research Corporation. NREN National Research and Education Network. 1 a0 S/ K) o2 j* u- V. H4 Z$ mNRL (1) Nuclear Referral List. (2) Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. NRLA Network Repair-Level Analysis. 9 ?& y# T/ d; t5 \" lNRO National Reconnaissance Office. * q! K( q- a5 v9 L8 QNRSC Network Reliability Steering Committee. 7 _9 u; ] H4 o aNRT Near Real Time. ! i1 Y) M2 @4 ~6 ?1 Q& x' WNS/EP National Security/Emergency Preparedness. # J7 R" P, _$ E7 m$ pMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 202 NSA National Security Agency. NSA/CSS NSA Central Security Service. NSC (1) National Security Council. (2) National Security Center. 3 x, {1 J. k3 L4 [0 A! tNSCID National Security Council Intelligence Directive. : X+ J9 v9 A* G# h+ l9 ]6 ONSD National Security Directive. - O, o/ e9 Y0 ]/ LNSDD 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. , e& x5 C( H) j9 ~NSIA National Security Industrial Association, Washington, DC. NSIE Network Security Information Exchange. NSN National Stock Number (ILS term). 5 u% @9 L7 V/ w0 ?/ |NSNF Non-Strategic Nuclear Forces. NSOC (1) National Signals Intelligence Operations Center. (2) Navy Satellite # [2 ]9 {" p9 POperations Center. NSP Not Separately Priced. " J E1 A w8 Z0 k5 B6 ~NSSC National Space Surveillance Center, CMAFB. NSSD National Security Study Directive. NSTAC National Security Telecommunications and Information System Security Committee. NSTC National Science and Technology Council (EOP term). NSWC Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. NSWC/DD Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. ' ~/ Q4 i+ |! VNSWC/PHL Naval Surface Weapons Center, Port Hueneme Division. + H" q0 C" v2 O! P/ a& j# W' zNTACS Navy Tactical Air Control System. NTB National Test Bed. 3 y% b/ w2 }. T' d" }( n0 u6 `# ~4 fNTB/WAN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed/Wide Area Network. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 203 NTBI OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration. NTBIC OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration Contract. NTB-JPO OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Joint Project Office. NTBN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Network. NTC National Training Center, located at Ft. Irwin, CA. A large maneuver area that - t- g0 k2 G$ t; J& p$ ?serves as the Army’s primary training center for Army maneuver forces. Friendly forces are pitted against “enemy” forces to validate proposed procedures and doctrine. , T! b& y; u0 V. L# ?; pNTIC (1) Navy Tactical Intelligence Center. (2) National Technical Information Center. % w( K2 \9 G, u) ANTF National Test Facility. NTM National Technical Means. ! ?$ v7 } M, P( N9 O b0 d6 TNTU New Threat Upgrade. NTW OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide. Now referred to as the Sea-Based Midcourse * U& \! P6 |; K! a t5 c% mSegment of BMDS. ( a" H3 w) b/ U( V4 |4 C, `NTWD(S) OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide Defense (System). Nuclear, Biological, and % M) Y* r/ z+ @# e3 X) Z- B. v) h: |Chemical : ?; }# A4 I& r$ m6 P1 B0 eContamination (NBCC) The deposit and/or absorption of residual radioactive material or biological or " q9 H$ k' S: n, Xchemical agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects. •Nuclear Contamination. Residual radioactive material resulting from fallout or 7 h, W3 _' x2 Y1 X/ d/ urainout, and residual radiation from a system produced by a nuclear & \$ Q8 C% R wexplosion, and persisting longer than one minute after burst. •Biological Contamination. Microorganisms and toxins that cause disease in * Q& h8 @) Q7 E: T# Phumans, plants, or animals or cause deterioration of material. •Chemical Contamination. Chemical substances intended for use in military + S U% Y( Z1 j3 voperations to kill, seriously injure, incapacitate, or temporarily irritate humans. 2 v5 }+ w* g4 Y4 y/ \1 d4 I& GNuclear, & L% S U+ |9 r$ x: S# wBiological, and Chemical Contamination ( Q" k; Y2 s8 O, sSurvivability / Y3 W( X. F7 e+ G) [# \' |% G9 KThe capability of a system and its crew to withstand a NBCC environment and * @; ?4 N9 {7 p/ brelevant decontamination without losing the ability to accomplish the assigned mission. A NBCC survivable system is hardened against NBCC and ! b {8 N0 o' a. `- @* edecontaminates; it can be decontaminated, and it is compatible with individual 3 c1 L) p; u7 Z4 I5 |# j) Oprotective equipment. ; `/ h1 k4 e) H5 z' e•Hardness. The capability of material to withstand the materiel -damaging ! ?5 G! ~: |2 Y f* S9 @6 teffects of NBCC and relevant decontamination. + K- s s2 }3 B' d•Decontamination. The process of making personnel and materiel safe by G, f* C& D2 `! {+ R. T0 e+ qrendering harmless or removing radioactive, chemical, or biological material. & n2 g w* A, q) f6 i5 m1 N•Compatibility. The capability of a system to be operated, maintained, and resupplied by persons wearing individual protective equipment, in all climates / z3 @5 U% p( p6 Y5 I9 ]: [for which the system is designed, and for the period specified in the operational requirements document. # ^. \: ?$ I- |0 a; MNuclear Cloud See Radioactive Cloud. Nuclear Directed & w+ p. Q. Y! n5 W4 uEnergy Weapon % L2 B# d5 h. H" g, {(NDEW) A directed energy weapon for which the source of energy is a specially designed ) ?, D/ M: u0 a( ]" Hnuclear device. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 204 Nuclear Environment 1 }% D5 P2 r0 A4 v8 x$ i ^The environment, which results from the detonation of nuclear weapons. Some ( O$ _" ]" ^& i0 H2 H# B+ B% J& b2 Ocomponents of this environment are directly emitted by the nuclear weapon and other collateral effects are created by the interaction of the emitted nuclear 3 P, i5 g G' R# qradiation with the earth’s atmosphere, the earth’s surface and the earth’s magnetic field. The nuclear environment consists of radiation, blast, shock, thermal, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), emissions from radioactive debris, trapped " h% A% m& R; n- M2 `: C# T2 gelectrons, and disturbances to the atmosphere and to the propagation paths for radar and communications. The nuclear environment exists in the exoatmospheric, atmospheric and ground BMD operational regimes. Nuclear ( ^% G4 e/ w9 v# V+ tHardness A quantitative description of the resistance of a system or component to malfunction (temporary and permanent) and/or degraded performance induced by a nuclear weapon environment. Resistance to physical quantities such as overpressure, peak velocities, energy absorbed, and electrical stress measures 6 s5 l% y+ L7 ~/ a: }3 d2 Xhardness. Hardness is achieved through adhering to appropriate design specifications and is verified by one or more test and analysis techniques. Nuclear 6 G8 o. o" \7 E7 B$ ERadiation Particulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei in various " Q- U+ g9 h/ }: q0 ?. S) Bnuclear processes. The important nuclear radiations, from the weapons standpoint, are alpha and beta particles, gamma rays, and neutrons. All nuclear 5 x8 y9 j+ x& s- `' m" s6 rradiations are ionizing radiations, but the reverse is not true; x-rays, for example, ! P G9 k0 g0 I" u+ V& Kare included among ionizing radiations, but they are not nuclear radiations since they do not originate from atomic nuclei. (See Ionizing Radiation and X-Rays.)

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Nuclear Survivability Characteristics $ }1 Q0 U) O5 [/ w2 I) VA 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, 2 V2 N% } r% x7 r/ D6 ]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, avoidance, reconstitution, deception, and hardening. 8 a3 O2 y8 T9 s1 [& S* PNUDET Nuclear Detonation. 3 `' W5 _* w9 uNUICCS NORAD and USSPACECOM Integrated Command and Control System. , s( U$ \+ B* U6 f0 LNUT Navy Upper Tier (Missile Defense). NVG Night Vision Goggles. 9 D0 N6 @& V2 `% ~NVIS Near Vertical Incidence System (SINCGARS term). NVMEN Non-Volatile Memory (Telecomm/Computer term). 8 y; S$ p" r% v; S( KNWC (1) National Warning Center. (2) National War College. (3) Naval War College. / K8 ]; C1 L* b& f) Q! K(4) Nuclear Weapons Council. (5) Naval Weapons Center. NEW Nuclear Weapons Effect. NWFZ Nuclear Weapons Free Zone. D1 z. c8 v0 R1 L8 A D) }NWP Naval Warfare Publication. NWS National Weather Service. $ E. D* J4 u Y8 C. b' TNWSC Naval Weapons Support Center. . F; m! l; B7 L. }$ G4 ?MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N ' y, q! O- K0 m4 D9 p# z6 b U205 9 N% \6 `* e s( bNWSUS Navy WWMCCS Site Unique Software. $ [8 t9 O- o2 y3 NMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O ! J- h; y' e/ t9 z+ M. ]206 OAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. + n* b/ h: _# }/ n7 ^4 _( f9 LO&M Operations and Maintenance. O&O Plan Operational & Organizational Plan (Army). O&S Operations and Support. : C M- O7 U3 L+ G3 |, n$ kO-Level Organizational Level (ILS term). O/A On or About. 7 r% f' x3 l: d+ L7 F) C9 @* WOA (1) Operational Assessment. $ h8 n- y; \4 m8 ?(2) Operational Availability. (3) Options Assessment (BM/C3 Program term c. 1994-6). ( N+ x* X" i" p" |' y( hOAA Other Agreements Authority (OSD term). OAB Outer air battle. - C! t$ R a3 f8 gOAC Operating Agency Code. 4 y! N. }/ w7 v# E0 N; s3 g0 S2 n2 SOAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. + c6 j1 O0 r9 `9 j, W6 qOAO OAO Corporation, Greenbelt, MD. $ V8 r+ d( u& D" A- }OAR Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operation Plans Assessment Report. OAS Organization of American States. ) p0 w5 X* K& s3 OOASA 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) 0 M0 t- }4 q+ j4 l% y1 ]+ eOASP On-Array Advanced Signal Processing. OB Operating Budget. OBAN Operating Budget Account Number. OBDP Onboard Data Processor. . B6 ~5 d- e' VOBE Overtaken By Events. OBJ Object. Object-Oriented A software development approach that organizes software as a collection of 5 j+ @0 [1 a! l' E) T1 k9 Pobjects containing both data structure and behavior. 5 c$ n6 w Z7 W rObject-Oriented Analysis The process by which a real-world problem is examined in terms of a collection of objects to understand requirements, without planning the implementation. Object Rate (Max) The maximum rate (per second) that a sensor can acquire RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris. , `5 Z# T3 u. A7 r, DMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O * Q) s. W# O6 t207 Objects in FOV * P( ^' O+ _7 C9 L, L5 h- ?(Max) The maximum number of RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris that a sensor can acquire at one time. 7 G7 s ]* r- O, \/ M+ O" MObligation A duty to make a future payment of money. The duty is incurred as soon as an . J/ v, O- }7 u, f, Rorder 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. Obligation Authority (1) A congressional authorization to procure goods and services within a & w4 M' J+ c; g/ Bspecified amount by appropriation or other authorization. (2) The administrative extension of such authority, as by apportionment of : T. r# j7 A5 k* r& X6 M* _1 efunding. & J9 s" }9 s# u+ Z- B7 ~% k8 O/ f(3) The amount of authority so granted. + y% K7 u: a& cObscurant A material (e.g., smoke or chaff) used to conceal an object from observation by a 3 Q. L. B: j& `) V/ v V, @radio or optical sensor. Smoke may be used to conceal an object from 2 P9 |- [3 m4 w3 N% r/ A) wobservation by an optical sensor, and chaff may be used to conceal an object ' ]9 b: G& ^: u. G2 f8 c6 w8 }- ^from observation by a radio sensor (e.g., radar). - {' y H: x. K7 G, bObservable A measurable target attribute. 9 G) L i6 D. k' z! ]% ]OBSV Observation. OC Operations Center. OCA Offensive Counter-air. OCD Operational Concept Document. OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest. OCM Overt Countermeasure. OCONUS Outside CONUS. 1 A! u5 Q* O+ O5 C5 wOCR Optical Character Reader. & @8 O# D& O/ kOCS (1) Operational Control System. (2) Ozone Depleting Chemical. OCU Operators Console Unit (THAAD). 9 I& g( b/ V; o, H" k- NOD Optical Disk (PATRIOT). OD PA&E Office of the Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation. ODA Optical Discrimination Algorithms/Architecture. $ V! o' L+ W% r0 hODASD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. , {$ ?" ?/ T, h g0 {- t8 qODCS Office, Deputy Chief of Staff.