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Military % S! Q( N6 A& c- z1 R) {- o( EOperational * }( M; B' U+ l" f6 k( fRequirements 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 ! b9 {; c6 K4 e; T, Icapability to accomplish approved military objectives, missions, or tasks. Military Satellite 3 I! A& W: @% ^8 S' b(MILSAT) A satellite used for military purposes, such as navigation or intelligence 5 i8 [% d. s4 Ggathering. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 3 w& }5 j( m9 i183 Military Strategy ( T5 ^" |& `" B; c- L9 [7 wSelection The determination of: (1) what targets to defend and their priorities in order to + j4 m6 D; V# K* `+ C7 Vachieve the selected national strategy, and (2) the type of attackers (and/or their corridors) to be intercepted. Military 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 1 Q4 X6 Q; t+ {6 \cost/worth. Military utility estimates form a rational basis for making management * u9 [. e/ a& N0 A% Zdecisions. . p7 H: L% @* [ f3 {; F3 e* RMILOGS Marine Integrated Logistics System (USMC term). MILSAT Military Satellite. MILSATCOM Military Satellite Communications. % z8 ]' ?3 T7 J8 T# Q- R7 o: ^MILSPACE Military Space MILSPEC Military Specification. MILSTAR Military Strategic and Tactical Relay (satellite system). MILSTRIP Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures. 6 R" o# c* @6 h J: PMIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. MIN Minimum min Minute. 3 A0 N/ s/ ]/ `Mini-DAMA Miniature Demand Assigned Multiple Access. 3 L6 t2 v* n8 |# ^4 a# @: a3 P7 `% cMiniature Homing Vehicle (MHV)/ Miniature Vehicle , W3 h, k! q% g; t+ e- x: U0 X(MV) . [) V: j3 }1 O7 O9 X9 B5 tAn air-launched direct-ascent ("pop-up") kinetic energy anti-satellite weapon. Minimum Acceptable + O9 M4 c' @$ h. F9 l" h) hOperational / ?& L) |4 w4 q9 XRequirement 5 D; B& y: }+ y. d: \! ZThe value for a particular parameter that is required to provide a system capability that will satisfy the validated mission need. Also known as the : J K) T8 Y4 L3 l0 K1 O) |performance threshold. Minimum Energy / \' B) n y, o- T0 }5 T, J4 rTrajectory ( ^1 b, e! J l2 pThe trajectory that produces maximum range for a given amount of energy. Minimum $ \. I$ V2 k/ _* l5 D2 ARequired 6 f+ U# H8 F1 j* UAccomplishment # p: `; l( q# _0 gs 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. ; k7 y `6 G/ ~; S; oMIP Maintenance Index Page (Navy ILS term). + q) M& k; u/ G$ R5 D+ @' u' G' LMIPA Missile Procurement Army (Appropriation). 0 |3 u$ ?8 k5 ?* W8 P J9 DMIPR Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 184 9 ]# l" N1 U4 B- c' V. hMIPS (1) Marine Integrated Personnel System (USMC term). 6 x2 z! N3 V; F: T6 K. N! R(2) Master Integrated Program Schedule. * H/ w. r$ \1 h(3) Million Instructions Per Second (ADP term). $ g( [& o4 x; j& @MIPT Management IPT. q7 d3 J* Q$ y( KMIRACL Mid Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser. MIRS Management Information and Reporting System. 2 _) D3 I! X; d, g$ [- E+ q$ pMIRV Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle. * Z% r3 |% I3 G' T% z9 F9 b$ P/ _MIS Management Information System. MISREP Mission Report (JFACC term). $ C; F: \8 a( KMISSI Multilevel Information Systems Security Initiative. Missile Defense National Team (MDNT) t. [7 W3 _* ^ LA collaborative enterprise of the missile defense community that is focused on executing a single program of research and development work to develop a Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). It is comprised of personnel from / P: N& j* X; w6 bGovernment, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), m+ `* z( ~) e# m3 z& j- K* LUniversity Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), Scientific, Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) providers and major industry contractors. - I3 M+ c, N2 y: u, HMissile Defense H% E2 I% B W( J0 Y: C d# q% D8 tNational Team, * t% k# e: V8 }9 @Battle Management, Command and ) n/ K+ O0 |# }Control, and Communications (MDNTB) 7 I5 b9 l2 ?/ H( a! G* ?3 DThe component of the MDNT led by MDA/BC that is focused on Battle - J; E$ q, J6 u7 vManagement, Command and Control, and Communications (BM/C2/C). The MDNTB industry contribution is composed of a single team of major defense 2 r9 s6 S2 I& R1 N* V- Kcontractors (Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin [Team Lead], Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and TRW). This industry team is referred to as the MDNTB * Y' ]$ k; A, X( q(I) and is a unique sub-group of personnel from the industry companies that ; @! i$ }" d. K4 d Vprovides a confidential consolidation of experience in the development, integration, and production of missile defense systems. - o) |6 ~5 N* M+ `/ }8 l2 Q$ U. F8 OMissile Defense 2 C, M- l0 y- m& ~0 k4 d2 [National Team, . s1 N5 s& D+ I2 J" f4 MSystems Engineering & 8 G6 E5 q$ ~/ K$ Y% m: K- ?Integration " @' X6 X$ o/ e' Y- O(MDNTS) - [! M6 J( P8 i2 c; ^The component of the MDNT led by MDA/SE that is focused on Systems Engineering 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). This industry team is referred to as the MDNTS (I) and is a unique sub-group of personnel from the industry companies that provides a confidential consolidation of experience in the development, integration, and production of missile defense + @; S2 N0 i3 w8 p$ \systems. # L1 @! \/ {. |6 G XMissile Defense Warning Condition ( A( L) w7 R, lA 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 White). + C- Q: K" f3 bMissile 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, ) y) P5 J5 e' o* ]4 B. m$ \$ udetermines the desired flight path of a missile, and communicates the necessary commands to the missile flight control system. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 185 Missile Intercept Zone 6 h5 I+ g, S1 i) [$ ?5 LThat geographical division of the destruction area where surface-to-air missiles have primary responsibility for destruction of airborne objects. 4 A( ]( x/ n4 t, IMissile Release 4 g* m" O! `: q; g G* KLine ! u: T8 ?8 \ `! F/ q2 j5 K( X: PThe line at which an attacking aircraft could launch an air-to-surface missile % a0 Q. c6 P }- iagainst a specific target. " t% K7 ]$ s, u! Z$ P5 _; [Missile Warning 2 b, ~# O' B& [) ` f. j" R- M- xCenter (MWC) 8 g6 U% T! _! ]' g; WLocated in CMAFB, the MWC is operated by USSPACECOM to fulfill ballistic 4 P" G U0 G6 ]. }. K, u4 tmissile TW/AA responsibilities of USCINCSPACE to external users to whom there are commitments. The MWC manages the ballistic missile sensors and reporting * E: q! \ e2 R: @system in support of timely, accurate, and unambiguous warning of missile attack worldwide. MWC personnel, in coordination with other centers, validate and confirm report events. The Launch Correlation Unit (LCU) of the MWC ensures 9 Y; B$ l5 y5 f" a. S: ?2 _+ vall domestic and cooperative launches are coordinated and reported so that they are not construed as hostile in accordance with the “Agreement on Measures to " e7 ^8 g8 q8 _2 t: c& dReduce the Risk of Outbreak of Nuclear War” between the US and USSR. . ^' n/ E6 J7 x4 i+ ?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. % w D3 r) |( @" W' K5 C. R5 b(3) Missions are statements of the objective to be accomplished for a given 3 @' S% a' I) _& n1 T2 A( M) _situation. Missions will describe the situation and will include who, what, * e! y4 d( f3 b& ?* V/ F- \when, where, why, and how the BMD system will perform. They contain employment direction and procedures to BMD forces for a given situation 6 o( U( l' J* b4 q6 l' v* m R1 Gto achieve specific defense objectives. (USSPACECOM) ' H6 Q! e2 b7 t+ bMission 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 8 ?$ {; Y$ q/ ` R& Mmust equip its forces. Mission Area Analysis (MAA) / X6 c- C$ `1 h1 a) z4 dContinuous analysis of assigned mission responsibilities in the several mission ; a) U/ K: U' e; ^$ J6 careas to identify deficiencies in the current and projected capabilities to meet essential mission needs, and to identify opportunities for the enhancement of capability through more effective systems and less costly methods. Mission Capable . P7 f; Y( E+ u, d& A. j(MC) Material condition of an aircraft indicating it can perform at least one and 1 Y7 X/ ^8 S) z lpotentially all of its designated missions. Mission capable is further defined as the sum of full mission capable and partial mission capable. Also called MC. 4 N) j5 V' @" k2 H% S. pMission Critical ! v/ I6 n9 e* @7 nComputer + V0 p W; ?2 G0 |6 k3 UResources 0 y ^- L' v8 m: |2 FAutomated data processing equipment or services if the function, operation, or 5 y! B3 @5 c8 Duse: (1) involves intelligence activities; (2) involves cryptologic activities related to / G- Y- K. b& @5 k* Onational security; (3) involves command and control of military forces; (4) involves $ h+ Z. M0 J s' z8 k/ ?' Tequipment which is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or (5) is critical to direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions. ( c; t% o+ H7 g0 x) x2 }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 % L+ T8 _$ I6 fan auxiliary or supporting system, as well as a primary mission system. 1 N3 H$ H" f) ^+ {9 r, g5 PMission Element A segment of a mission area critical to the accomplishment of the mission area - W, M& k9 o" A$ F: |4 l: N3 Sobjectives and corresponding to a recommendation for a major system capability as determined by the DoD Component. 3 F% C: O" _7 X* e* Z! jMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 186 Mission Need Analysis Assesses alternatives in an operational context, identifying what force capabilities would be gained by pursuing any of a designated set of alternatives. ) s- I. ^, }; {( p- [Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of a military force when confronting a 6 O9 g: A2 M) g* M4 R6 Ppostulated threat in a specified scenario or set of circumstances. ! M# ]9 w) A3 Q, f( L/ l* PMission Need Statement (MNS) + R! x Z; s6 \- G$ n: W5 O(1) A non-system specific statement of operational capability needs, prepared IAW format in DoD 5000.2-M. Developed by DoD components and forwarded to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) for ) Y+ D8 ~( E* @- hvalidation and approval (major efforts), or just notification (minor efforts). The JROC also assesses all MNSs for joint service potential. MNSs go to " I( P h% R% E, ^the milestone decision authority for a determination on whether or not to convene a Milestone 0 review. (2) A statement of operational capability required to perform an assigned , b0 G* g1 N( A) n8 r* Jmission or to correct a deficiency in existing capability to perform the mission. " _, B; ^( n5 XMission 0 I2 L) ]$ F" Y" q( oReliability The probability that the system will perform mission essential functions for a ) g8 o+ e9 i5 S& l4 J0 t) Yperiod of time under the conditions stated in the mission profile. MIST Mosaic Infrared Sensor Technology. MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 6 N' o* F3 l1 ]8 M( f3 lMIT/LL Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Lincoln Laboratory, Bedford, MA. MIW Mine Warfare. 2 ]1 J+ q, C/ i& c4 Y) kMK Mark (version). . Z& G+ S i8 n0 l8 N5 lMKV (1) Miniature Kill Vehicle. (2) Multiple Kill Vehicles. MLCP Mission Launch Control Processor. " C; D* x6 u9 XMLDT (1) Mean Logistics Delay Time (ILS term). ( W+ g" W, E3 ~' Y! e(2) Missile Downlink Transmitter (USA term). % Q$ ]1 M; i2 ` zMLF Multi-Lateral Force. MLI Multi-layer Insulation.

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MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System. 8 g" o, `5 l% q; r1 N; V* dMLS (1) Microwave Landing System (FAA airways term). (2) Multi-Level Security (COMSEC term). MLV (1) Missile Launch Vehicle. (2) Medium Life Vehicle. MLWIR Medium-Long Wavelength Infrared. / h5 @. D" c, V3 I9 TMm Millimeter. . g2 d0 i5 q0 y* P2 iMM Maintenance Manual. & s2 _* Q( C: i" f9 aMM III Minuteman III ICBM. MMH Maintenance Man-hours (ILS term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 7 `# u7 K5 ~ r( I! u( C187 # b2 J: t4 s% b* C' s# x. @( PMMI Man-Machine Interface. MMIC Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit. " J3 x7 h% i7 G% `% MMMIPT Milestone Management IPT (THAAD Program term). MMKV Multiple Miniature Kill Vehicles MMM Multi-Mode Missile. 5 g$ y9 f+ K9 ]7 o% aMMPM MEECN Message Processing Mode. 9 l/ h$ g% K" h$ h6 q* \MMR Monthly Management Review. MMS Multi-Mode Seeker. " T+ t' @3 O$ t. p- i) A: OMMS-CP Missile Management Station – Control Panel (US Army term). 3 x9 F, [+ l$ Q7 H }" UMMU Man Maneuvering Unit. MMW Millimeter Wave. MN-ED Materiel Need – Engineering Development (US Army term). MNS Mission Need Statement. * V% }" o# L9 r# tMOA (1) Memorandum of Agreement. (2) Military Operating Area. % m4 |4 Q! N; i7 z2 C" e7 dMOA/U Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding. MOAB Missile Optimized Anti-Ballistic. ) k$ v3 r. O1 ?0 D) A/ z" @9 B3 wMOB Main Operations Base. Mobile Ground * v! f3 j4 E# i9 k) H% F! e. lEntry Point 5 m' F' b" I0 U0 I3 v- r(MGEP) ! m' B) Y* _. L$ f8 d$ ?0 ~3 mThe subset of GEPs, which are transportable. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2E. MOC Mobile Operations Center. 5 }6 y5 d4 M8 K% O" x! TMOCVD Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition. $ d0 @) Q& n7 p* }+ N+ Q; QMock-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. 2 Y+ ~$ Y, M1 o2 n. K4 q. DModem Modulator-Demodulator (Telecomm/Computer term). 1 ?# U& O* w0 o+ L) Z5 a$ N& jModes Situational conditions or categories under which selective Rules of Engagement 1 q: S5 @. e/ J3 japply. Examples include: Peacetime: Day to day operation when training, exercises, and routine maintenance and operations occur. Prior to crisis or war. * U9 E. v" j6 o t2 L3 P, p0 w& j1 x2 oCrisis: The transition state between peacetime and war. War: Self-explanatory. MODIL See Manufacturing Operations, Development, and Integration Laboratory. * U& B7 E, W. n( oMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 188 Modularity The degree to which a system, computer program (or component) is composed of discrete components such that a change to one component has minimal ; P0 N: P% X9 _" e( Himpact on other components. 2 U/ ?- _7 ?7 T% Z+ }8 k- bMOE See Measure of Effectiveness. MOL Minimum Operating Level. # \: k2 T/ p3 X4 pMOLNIYA Orbit This is a highly eccentric orbit with high apogee (.71 to .74) in the northern ' a: s" ]7 G* z9 c* j8 Rhemisphere and low perigee in the southern hemisphere. For a specific set of " n4 y. d- H& R% U4 a; l7 V& C+ F$ I# n) [orbital parameters, this orbit has a changing velocity and altitude, which, when & C5 ?. i! A6 [! i, ^. b+ x+ \% ?$ pcombined with the earth’s rotation, keeps the orbiting satellite within view for very long periods (96 percent) above a designated point on earth. MOM Measure of Merit. Mono Track Data on the location and movement of an object in space that can be derived by * u+ Y! i3 N2 ba single sensor. Monostatic Radar A radar system in which the receiver and transmitter are collocated. MOP Memorandum of Policy. 5 ], N1 T! k" @, g) Q9 @MOPA Master Oscillator Power Amplifier. MOPP Mission-Oriented Protective Posture. ~( n E" b5 H! a8 RMOR Memorandum of Record. MORA MILSTAR Operator Requirements Analyst. 3 ^$ T8 P9 q* A! e0 w; GMOS Metal Oxide Semiconductor. Moscow BMD System 1 e7 [2 y# X2 b" v; T5 _The Soviet exoatmospheric system using the Dog House and Cat House phased-array radars for long-range acquisition. The system might also use the & b* Q9 m1 b) bHen House early warning radars for long-range acquisition. Target and interceptor tracking is performed by mechanically steered dish antennas. % C3 m7 h8 \8 Z$ ?# V. _7 _MOSHED Multi-planar Organic Scintillator High Energy Detector. ; Z% w: l5 J# l+ p8 GMOSTT Mosaic Optical Sensor Technology Testbed. MOTIF Maui Optical Tracking and Identification Facility, HI. $ ~) q9 s* ` a E5 P( F! ~" _MOTR Multiple Object Tracking Radar. MOTS Military Off the Shelf. MOU Memorandum of Understanding. MPA (1) Main Political Administration (USSR term). - u/ j; e! \) d' G$ e(2) Maintenance Planning Analysis (ILS term). 1 `9 U; x! Q' U- m0 ]mph Miles per hour. 7 \1 H4 Z; B, D! I- eMPL Multiple Pulse Laser. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 5 Q1 J$ w0 S+ G5 o# `, W3 K189 7 V, t' ?/ j9 h, TMPOS Million Operations Per Second. MPP Massively Parallel Processor. $ m7 l: \1 e" ?" I4 } FMPRS Mission Planning Rehearsal System. MPS (1) Multiple Protective Shelters (once to be used for basing MX). / g7 l$ q/ X5 L4 p4 C- v# A* l/ h/ l(2) Main Propulsion System. z& g, c' N9 m3 v9 l H6 @4 HMPT Manpower, Personnel, and Training. - O% H9 `: K! I4 k2 GMPTS Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Safety. 0 h ` M; E; x$ I' r. }MR (1) Milliradian. (2) Mobile Reserve. (3) Maintenance Ratio (ILS term) (4) Missile Round (US Army term) MRB Material Review Board. MRBM Medium Range Ballistic Missile. # f* M8 f$ e4 XMRC (1) Maintenance Requirements Card (Navy ILS term). * q3 c: C) j5 c: n+ J# a: d(2) Major Regional Conflict/Contingency. MRCTS Missile Round Cable Test Set. MRD Mission Requirements Document. MRDA Mission Requirements and Definition Analysis. MRJ A specific SETA contractor. MRL Multiple Rocket Launcher. : E+ w) l* d$ s5 hMROC (1) Mobile Regional Operations Center. (2) Multiple Required Operational Capabilities. MRP Missile Round Pallet. ' H1 ~5 S/ C+ Q5 m3 Z/ E" |4 ~% zMRR Mission Readiness Review (AFMC term). MRSA Material Readiness Support Agency (US. Army).

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MRSS Mobile Range Safety System. MRTFB Major Range and Test Facility Base. 1 H# S: }# z0 U$ WMRV Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle. , Y3 h& x- p! ]- uMRVIS Mid-Apogee Reentry Vehicle Intercept System. ms Milliseconds. ; ?5 m, g0 K4 O0 q2 zMS Milestones. MS I Milestone I (DD 5000 term). MS II Milestone Two (DD 5000 term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 4 a0 L2 m2 \5 z w6 L3 ^190 4 s1 H h! B% P% C+ {MS III Milestone Three (DD 5000 term). w" F( Y5 @* H4 b0 qMS IV Milestone Four (DD 5000 term). MS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System. 0 M; k) T8 c( \MSAG Multi-functional Self-Aligned Gate. 4 F- s: k: S$ F3 J* e5 MMSC (1) Military Sealift Command. (2) Mission Support Configuration. (3) Major Subordinate Command. MSD Modular Security Device. MSE (1) Mobile Subscriber Equipment (PATRIOT). (2) Multiple Simultaneous Engagements. MSEL Master Scenario Events List. , K' o* {: v# m5 N3 o; G+ RMSFC Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. MSG Message. MSGDB Message Database. : v6 B& M, @1 \ }" hMSI Multi-Spectral Imagery. MSIC Missile and Space Intelligence Center (DIA), Redstone Arsenal, AL. . h3 Z, K+ k3 tMSL (1) Mean Sea Level. (2) Master Station Log. ( T( \& r4 i' C0 T3 WMSLS Multi-Service Launch System (Minuteman). MSPS Mega Sample Per Second. MSR Missile Site Radar. 9 U) |- p2 A0 H! C; cMSS (1) Midcourse Surveillance System. ! B+ t3 B) D2 r) v: H7 }; h(2) Multi-Satellite System. (ARPA). 7 H3 H- k" M+ v& o" T* e(3) Management Support System. % E; W( H$ G$ ^(4) Modeling and Simulation Support. ! W# ^4 R/ O+ ~' m, M XMSSS Maui Space Surveillance Site. ) Z+ C8 v& V, v) v4 NMSTI Miniature Sensor Technology Integration satellite. MSTS (1) Midcourse Surveillance and Tracking System. (2) Multi Source Tactical System. MSU Mass Storage Unit (TelComm/Computer term). $ w+ @ x2 S) ]& U: z9 ~0 ?MSWG Milestone Working Group. + ~ |1 q) a9 d' K k/ ^MSX Midcourse Space Experiment. * F! u B& A" R7 i( N% HMt. Megaton. MT Metric Ton. / {& `9 |1 l: sMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 191 MTACCS Marine Tactical Air Command and Control System. MTB(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). MTBM Mean Time Between Maintenance (ILS term). MTBMA Mean Time Between Maintenance Actions (ILS term). MTBR Mean Time Between Removals (ILS term). * C/ O! Z f( g% zMTCR Missile Technology Control Regime. MTD (1) Maintenance Task Distribution (ILS term). (2) Material Test Directorate. (3) Missile Technology Demonstration (USAF program). J' _8 X* f. v- v1 S- r& HMTDS Minimum Technical Data Set (ACDP term). Mtg Meeting. MTI Moving Target Indicator. / L% g4 J* ~/ v7 oMTM Maneuvering Tactical Missile. MTMC Military Traffic Management Control. . k6 j6 M( _" @) t+ zMtn Mountain. * F' ~! w7 B" X6 L1 x1 PMTOE Modified Table of Organization and Equipment. & P5 i! A; Y9 BMTOP Management Task Order Plan. MTS Missile Tracking Sensor. $ r- B/ K: s8 G1 |2 j7 zMTTR Mean Time To Repair. 7 S$ {6 `/ p k8 j) j' WMTTRS Mean Time to Restore System. ! z. U6 r8 w' j# d) wMTTV Maneuvering Tactical Target Vehicle. MTU Military Training Unit (ILS term). MTV Maneuvering Target Vehicle. A Hera target booster with a Pershing II reentry vehicle. MTWS MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation. / l# B7 g: y) X4 E' bMUE Mission Unique Equipment. ! {2 D! l5 U3 T! KMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 192 . g% ^ H( C/ E$ X3 q8 u0 oMulti-Service Doctrine 2 E6 J/ H2 y. g/ aFundamental 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. 4 w# ~ ~3 f/ ^/ H$ @/ Z) j! oMulti-Spectral 2 I5 `% L( `% ]3 u+ _0 V& F5 jImagery The image of an object obtained simultaneously in a number of discrete spectral bands. Multi-Year . t4 R$ F+ E# p4 FAppropriation ) |& C) K3 z2 ^4 P3 o7 aCongressional appropriation available for incurring obligations for a definite period in excess of one fiscal year; i.e., for two or more years. (See Multi-Year " F2 c/ j( A( ]3 K' q- F3 t) `Procurement.) 0 |* U1 W s1 ?* x% RMulti-Year Procurement 6 L8 b) f1 p" I(MYP) 0 T# _0 X) [9 p7 QA procurement of more units than the current year requirement. The total purchase is divided into segments, which are annually budgeted and funded; however, the contractor is protected from cancellations through clauses in . t. B/ ~# j8 w6 M. mcontracts. Multilateration A type of multi-static radar usually employing one transmitter and several * a: C; T5 X/ d b9 F% ereceivers for target detection and tracking. * I S! B% D+ dMultilevel Device A device that is used in a manner that it simultaneously permits access by users ' R' I' X$ T S( u1 Bwith different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from 0 G( M% `! Z# i) F/ tobtaining access to information for which they lack authorization. Multilevel Secure A class of system containing information with different classifications that simultaneously permits access by users with different security clearances and * h7 Q( Y, E% ~* I' g) cneeds-to-know, but prevents users from obtaining access to information for which they lack authorization. - D! M+ l( G- X0 d% j/ k/ ~Multilevel , {9 J0 A8 J$ _$ HSecurity Mode 3 n# F( I0 u0 X, K: w* o(ADP Security) A mode of operation using an operating system, which provides a , G( m9 v. N: K/ M: O$ w8 j; tcapability, that permits various levels and categories or compartments of material }$ k$ \- [0 ^6 F$ B3 F- ito be concurrently stored and processed in an ADP system. ' n3 K2 i2 e4 I1 U- bMultiple 3 b7 s" k9 v1 O* T; \# R/ V2 RIndependently ( [0 J2 A) A% w. `5 T- zTargetable Reentry Vehicle ( i: F: y0 `6 d5 Z(MIRV) $ X; `8 ?& g7 |$ h8 o+ y7 }8 [A reentry vehicle carried by a delivery system that can place one or more reentry : j, }( Q H& J% I- [" Y9 |# tvehicles over each of several separate targets.

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Multiple Intercept Defense # \% h \) z2 ` f5 a+ ^8 N# S( eCapability to make two or more intercepts per target or targets defended. Multiple ) l7 K( V( X5 h5 W& Y1 |: kPhenomenology " m7 `4 C/ \* {6 X- hObservations of potential targets by means of different physical principles and 2 J9 e( n) D# {! b, J9 c edifferent sensor systems. In the case of sensor systems, the use of multiple phenomenologies makes it more difficult for an adversary to deceive them. Multiple Reentry * k+ h% z$ D( i4 E/ W+ ZVehicle ) y) h( ?' f4 d5 O. k0 qA reentry vehicle of a delivery system, which places more than one reentry ! Y8 c$ l+ ?; U# ivehicle over an individual target. Multiple Silo Defense Capability to defend two or more silos. ' c' f# N; ~ d+ `' @" CMulti-service T&E T&E conducted by two or more DoD Components for systems to be acquired by more than one DoD Component, or for a DoD Component's systems that have interfaces with equipment of another DoD Component. $ \9 C1 c3 c$ J; i5 CMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 193 ' ]- a6 o9 L! h3 h- h, hMulti-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 ! X; Y/ x8 \7 S: his that even if transmitters, which might be detected by the enemy when + m; k ~7 u& }' |operating, are attacked, receivers in other locations might not be noticed and might thereby escape attack. MULTS Mobile Universal Link Translator System (NATO term). MUS Mission Unique Software. , D" F, f3 x0 bMUX Multiplex. mV Millivolt. & A/ s0 ?) J7 Q; [0 R" C+ }, |8 TMV Miniature Vehicle. MW (1) Mega-Watt (millions of watts). (2) Microwave. (3) Missile Warning. " X9 F/ h5 [6 h4 ~$ l5 HMWC Missile Warning Center. , H, e# U1 |9 ?% R; L% t# {! j- iMwe Megawatt (electrical energy). MWIR Medium Wavelength Infrared. MWS Modular Workstation (ADP term). 1 t) i; N: K3 K0 ^Mwt Megawatt (thermal energy). ) e x; M. L& K# L7 dMX Formerly an experimental missile; newest addition to U.S. ICBM arsenal; also called "Peacekeeper.” MY Man Year. ' n' T! G5 D! K) t& r7 KMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 7 j" k& v! c) F; D5 Z194 N (1) Neutron. (2) North. 0 D; x. ^6 L$ I6 `" IN/A (1) Not Applicable. (2) Not Available. ( E( j0 q$ j7 FN/SP CC NORAD/US SPACECOM Commander. NAAF Neutral Airframe Adaptive Flare. NACMA NATO ACCS Management Agency. NACSEM National Communications Security Emanations Memoranda. NACSI National Communications Security Instruction. NACSIM National Communications Security Information Memoranda. NAD Navy Area Defense (lower tier). ( L/ N& Y5 E/ q) X+ V6 SNADC Naval Air Development Center. NADGE NATO Air Defense Ground Environment. ) T- ~ R' S: C+ u/ M: PNADIR Network Anomaly Detection Intrusion Reported. 1 P% @* W$ i& F* q- uNAE Navy Acquisition Executive. NAF (1) Non-appropriated Fund. 2. Naval Air Facility. 1 G' |3 x5 T0 J) m# hNAI Named Areas of Interest. . D! d" o! ~) G) c( y' T. zNAIC National Air Intelligence Center (DIA), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. $ h" N3 i& O! |+ pNAM Non-aligned Movement. 9 K2 `% x$ Y. R! s5 b; }# }8 h9 fNAMEADSMA NATO MEADS Management Agency. NAOC National Airborne Operations Center (formerly NEACP). NAP NDS Augmentation Package. NAS (1) National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. (2) Naval Air Station. + `5 T7 ]3 D$ B$ l n0 g* q% i$ X8 P7 O& `NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. NASDA National Space Development Agency (Japan). NASP National Aerospace Plane. NATINAD NATO Integrated Air Defense. National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) 5 ]% c# l0 _/ M8 p8 ?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 5 {3 d& _! Y9 Q" ]" T: G' [hours while linked to ground and space forces. Formerly NEACP. National - g$ J0 w: Z/ E0 p% SCommand Authorities (NCA) The President and the Secretary of Defense or their duly deputized alternates or successors. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 195 6 b2 q6 ^. T+ |' e# A, L7 {National Military Command Center (NMCC) ( d D" S" p# s: W7 AThe primary location for JCS command and control of all U.S. and Combined 0 i6 j! g6 o7 j# X8 V( J, m6 VForces. Located at the Pentagon, Arlington, VA. : W: b5 K# w" w" uNational Military : f, H1 w( g: T( UCommand 5 W* f# ]$ o1 E: n0 @System (NMCS) The priority component of the Worldwide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS) designed to support the National Command Authorities and Joint Chiefs of Staff in the exercise of their responsibilities. The NMC provides the means by which the President and the Secretary of Defense can receive warning & D: e- ~8 b; H5 ?3 ^- E, Dand 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 ! K% J8 z2 y; \8 o. ~0 B7 E1 ]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 ' S2 A5 B3 s; E& Osupports the Joint Chiefs of Staff in carrying out their responsibilities. / B$ f* n7 f, G3 U- S8 a, |$ eNational Missile Defense (NMD) , h8 U5 I" g3 B) ^7 [) o2 iSystem OBSOLETE. A ground-based anti-ballistic missile system designed to protect the ' C% K4 G5 K/ _+ p% _U.S. against limited ballistic missile threats. It consists of four elements: groundbased interceptors (GBI); a ground-based radar (GBR); a battle management # o1 o- q7 O) } t8 j# a8 xcommand, control, and communications (BM/C3) system; and a constellation of Space and Missile Tracking System (SMTS) (a.k.a. Brilliant Eyes) satellites. National 0 p( _2 Q/ p* f8 ]2 y* WReconnaissance Office (NRO) & q4 D1 G) z# j! U0 {% EA Department of Defense Agency tasked to ensure that the United States has 8 c0 W ]9 z7 sthe technology, spaceborne, and airborne assets needed to acquire intelligence worldwide, including support to such functions as monitoring arms control 7 m. e+ H% M; n Q# l8 W1 Fagreements, indications and warning, and the planning and conducting of : H+ x# D# W3 H% e) k0 Q5 G" d* f0 @military operations. This mission is accomplished through research and h6 {7 L# ?" U! vdevelopment, acquisition, and operation of spaceborne and airborne intelligence 4 `. b/ _" z# ?data collection systems.

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National Strategy + R* V9 i6 F1 S1 H0 D2 USelection " f1 S/ c: S+ x( J7 @3 t k+ gThe 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 1 N/ G4 ?9 N8 k: ~9 E" X" @3 a8 w$ E(e.g., force survival, survival of selected population centers, etc.). National Test Bed 5 |/ n4 @& z" V(NTB) A number of geographically separated simulation and test facilities that are linked through communications to simulate various portions of the ballistic missile defense (BMD) system for testing and validating operational and technical concepts and technologies. National Test Bed 7 b* u% J; o, m8 {3 vJoint Program ; G5 N3 @# K. D( GOffice (NTBJPO) (OBSOLETE) A Joint Service organization established to manage the NTF and execute the NTB program for MDA. National Test Facility (NTF) A large, modeling, simulation and test facility located on Falcon AFB in Colorado which serves as the central control, coordinating, and computing center for the NTB and as the primary integration and test facility of the BMD SE&I contractor. 6 a- L2 D. V B; }7 iNational Warning Center (NWC) , w5 ?2 R% N$ QCenter in CMAFB, which activates the radio, TV, and sirens that warn the U.S. population of impending ballistic missile attack. Also assists with national disaster relief, forest fires, and other events assigned. NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATOPS Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization. * }7 r' l/ t/ A3 u4 ~/ S- fMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 196 Natural Ground 7 i4 W2 C$ @# Y+ H2 |' O! C) nand Atmospheric % @/ g' s9 F' M. ^, z9 H- \Environments The environments, which exist in the sensible atmosphere and on the surface of ; T6 ^- u4 ?& F! Z' |* |7 B& Mthe earth. These include meteorological, seismic, biological and related natural conditions. This environment is applicable to ground-based assets and groundlaunched interceptors in the atmospheric portions of flight, and it effects the - n2 Q) ?2 H* j+ F5 n" e" opropagation of radar and communications signals. 7 u# g) m. Y R: ^9 CNatural Space Environment The natural environment, which exists above the sensible atmosphere. Space 8 V3 K4 @; l- M4 Qbegins approximately 100 km and above. This environment is applicable to orbiting spacecraft, to interceptors in the exoatmospheric portions of flight, and it affects the propagation of radar and communications signals. & @- y) T, G# U0 }NAVAIDS Navigational Aids. - k3 I, h( C. c/ O0 sNaval Space T3 E1 q- S. S. MCommand (NAVSPACE- $ |7 W" G+ M4 i# M3 H# ?* j8 pCOM) $ Q$ l$ U f3 _ \The naval component of USSPACECOM. Responsible for day-to-day operation * e2 _8 j! o7 y+ {7 V+ Sof FLTSATCOM, NAVSPASUR, etc. Responsible for BMD elements that may be operated by the Navy. Located in Dahlgren, VA. ! h( R$ m! P7 N2 Q( X( B5 ]Naval Space Operations Center . ]1 D3 |! Q! c. e(NAVSPOC) 3 U5 K! U8 i' b7 n7 O3 W& hExisting Navy component command center at Dahlgren, VA, responsible for logistical and administrative support of forces assigned to them. % B& `0 _( ^$ O. i1 ]1 aNAVDSOC Navy Defense System Operations Center. 4 L5 [! g/ L3 u4 e- t6 C- q) gNAVFAC Navy Facilities Engineering Command. , L2 i; _% s8 xNAVFOR Navy Forces. & P5 d f" v1 f. }5 ?% }- r! NNAVMACS Navy Modular Automated Communications System (USN term). 3 b: G) v d6 @2 Z" RNAVMIC Naval Maritime Intelligence Center, Suitland, MD. NAVOSH Navy Occupational Safety and Health. ) C3 K5 Y" ]3 @" K% nNAVSAT Navigation Satellite. \/ C$ S3 C6 ?" W8 _NAVSPACE Naval Space Command. NAVSPACECOM Naval Space Command. NAVSPASUR Naval Position of SPASUR. ) |0 f- l% h" V( i" F; `( Z! v8 aNAVSPOC Naval Space Operations Center. NAVSTAR Navigational satellite, part of the Global Positioning System (GPS). Navy FAAWC Navy Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander. NAWC Naval Air Warfare Center. 9 r) F9 Z* \9 c5 H5 RNAWC WPNS Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, CA. NBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical. NBS National Bureau of Standards.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 197 NBTS Neutral Beam Test Stand. ; R% U/ k9 Q3 E( b' wNC Numerically Controlled (CAM computer term). NCA National Command Authorities. 4 A6 A2 Y" n) P$ R" m; wNCC NORAD Command Center, Colorado Springs, CO. NCCOSC Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center, San Diego, CA. h, v7 q' J3 Z3 y, w6 P3 eNCCS Navy Command and Control System. 9 C5 C! Q1 h! zNCDCS Narrow Band Coherent Data Collection System. 7 D6 G0 A5 K5 V+ _, t' ^& ?& ]NCDD New Customer Development Database. NCO Non-Commissioned Officer (USA/USAF/USMC term). NCP NORAD Command Post. NCS (1) National Communications System. (2) Net Control Station. (3) Naval Control of Shipping. 8 G, ~8 r: Y) JNCSC National Computer Security Center. NDC Naval Doctrine Command. + l" P4 T0 Y# o9 ?NDD NMD System Development Director. 8 I- ]: u# v% P4 p7 j$ ?2 X( l5 o$ d: ~NDE Non-Destructive Evaluation. 4 {+ u: |7 n) F) q0 H! O: LNDEW Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon. NDEWG Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon - Ground-Based. NDI (1) Non-Developmental Item. 6 [- H. A+ g! M: l6 `$ ~9 m( D/ Y% n(2) Non-Destructive Inspection. 2 Q" j- j0 `5 t2 T5 h1 BNDP National Disclosure Policy. " P9 ]# b8 c" U9 a3 l; }( RNDS (1) National Defense Stockpile (2) National Defense System. NDT Non-Destructive Test. / n3 F# U& o) n' Q1 qNDU National Defense University, Washington, DC. NEA (1) Northeast Asia. (2) Northeast Asia campaign scenario. : }2 X7 q' h( BNEACP National Emergency Alternate Command Post (E-4 aircraft). ! h# O1 a2 J3 Y2 o8 F* LNear 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. NEC (1) National Economics Council. (2) Navy Enlisted Code. 1 A' `0 a9 k: a* U" [7 b: Y& vNECC Navy EHF Communications Controller. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 198 " j9 D: Q) Q* {! hNegate Early 4 c0 B2 R/ x w* P' A" b! eWarning 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 from conventional, nuclear, chemical, or biological effects. NEMP Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse. NEP (1) Nuclear Electric Propulsion. (2) Nuclear Environment Protection. NEPA National Environmental Policy Act. 4 f: q4 u$ F5 t; u1 I3 ZNEPSTP Nuclear Electric Propulsion Space flight Test Program. R5 ~! W0 k2 k2 ]. g/ UNERF Naval Emitter Reference File (USN term). 3 u2 M$ [7 Q) f: W, F2 P f( yNESEAD Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Activity Detachment (USN term). $ ?( m$ I- Z% l& x5 R8 |7 f* mNeutral Particle Beam (NPB) An energetic beam of neutral particles that is generally used to damage electronics. NEV Network Experimental Version. 2 j+ P- p N; x. c% }NEW Net Explosive Weight. NFL New Foreign Launch. 7 I! c& b- J1 ~2 P/ ^6 ^3 ZNG National Guard. NH&S Nuclear Hardening and Survivability. # G7 }& _1 m6 WNHA Next-Higher Assembly. NHMT Nuclear-Hardened Mosaic Technology. NHTF National Hover Test Facility, Edwards AFB, CA. NIAG NATO Industrial Advisory Group. " F1 h. |2 k4 z6 l5 aNIC National Intelligence Council. NID Naval Intelligence Database (USN term). # H6 B0 @+ T) W1 D7 P/ JNIE National Intelligence Estimate. NIH National Institute of Health. NII National Information Infrastructure. NIITF National Information Infrastructure Task Force. NILE NATO Improved Link Eleven. NILES NATO Improved Link Eleven System. * S g- _% d' INIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 199 3 t3 R8 p) s p+ L S1 vNIPS NTCS Intelligence Processing Service (USN term). 1 c/ I5 r0 A+ a8 S! \8 fNISC OBSOLETE. Naval Intelligence Support Center. (Now Naval Maritime Intelligence Center (NAVMIC). NISP National Industrial Security Program. NISPOM NISP Operating Manual. : z! @; W4 t5 Q! N5 g4 PNIST National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. (Formerly F2 B3 q0 ~' W* A) pNBS (National Bureau of Standards). + D6 t5 r' x6 _7 y0 a- Y* g+ ~# C, SNITES Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental Subsystem (USN term). 4 _' j \# P: ^2 D6 P2 l8 H" z! ~5 gNitze Criteria A reference to Paul Nitze, the Reagan Administration’s chief arms control negotiator, and his vocalization of the goal of the SDS as the achievement of ! l& ^* S" o: R: n) Sraising the attack price where the defense cost is measured at the margin, not the total cost. Congress established the Nitze criteria as conditions of deploying 0 `3 f; ?0 y2 s, Z2 D: |% y6 Han SDS in Section 222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1986. NIU NATO Interface Unit. 9 |# @6 K1 u% j. k5 a1 [; pNIWA Naval Information Warfare Activity. # A! ]! @$ k4 r- x" u ANK North Korea. NKEW Nuclear Kinetic Energy Weapon. * C1 j. h, C9 UNL The Netherlands. Y5 h$ E$ n5 ?" ?" T; \) |. I5 vNLO Nonlinear Optical. $ n8 ?! ~, O6 g* DNLOS (1) Non-Line of Sight. (2) Nonlinear Optical System. NLT (1) Navy Lower Tier (Missile Defense). (2) Not Later Than. 6 U/ ]: X+ ~9 y7 N. V0 |' anm (1) Nautical Mile (6,080 feet). (2) Nanometer. NMA NATO Military Authority. NMC Not Mission Capable. NMCC National Military Command Center. NMCS National Military Command System. NMD OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense. ; P* i* i6 Z- g6 D- kNMD 3+3 OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Three Plus Three (program). NMD GBR OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Ground-Based Radar. NMD IIPT OBSOLETE. NMD Integration Integrated Product Team (NMD Program term). - X4 ^" L2 ^% R8 `9 ^8 GNMD 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 200 NMDPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Program Office (US Army term). # n5 b3 N9 C1 v1 R- wNMM NMD Maturity Matrix. NMSD National Military Strategy Document. 7 c# q: u% ~& M/ l; a eNNAG NATO Naval Armaments Group. NNK Non-Nuclear Kill. NNPA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act. NNWS Non-Nuclear Weapon States. 3 ~( F1 _: v; bNOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC. ) Y% D7 O7 O9 ~6 o* l- ^Node A set of equipment and processes, which performs the communications functions ( x7 o) i& t ^6 Cat the end of the data links which interconnect those elements, which are : J; J& d* p) k% r9 [ {, x" E0 @+ nresident on the network. , R% v1 U$ ~/ s0 l8 BNOI Notice of Intent (environmental term). NOIC Naval Operational Intelligence Center. 3 } i. D# L( W- _, uNoise In the most general terms, noise is the undesired part of the process being # ?/ a* ?7 D( b- h6 Dobserved or measured. Its complement, the desired part, is usually referred to as the signal. 5 E! u1 H0 n) b( c7 rNon- Developmental , g3 x+ q0 z% k+ |5 D2 bItem (NDI) ( K$ B; z% Y1 H& D1 S! U* v, g- k( |(1) Any item of supply that is available in the commercial marketplace; or % I5 h% b! ], L) E1 M1 P& T0 W- L(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 8 d2 a+ w, D1 E. E& h0 _# t(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 5 M O6 c; W+ F# C* I$ eis not yet in use or is not yet available in the commercial marketplace. + I0 s6 N/ |/ h" x+ |Non Material Solution % v0 t0 `- K( u& @6 O BSolutions to mission needs (warfighting, deficiencies) that can be satisfied by changes in doctrine, tactics, operational concepts, training, or organization. Non-Nuclear Kill 0 F9 \# ]: @$ `' l5 T(NNK) A kill that does not involve a nuclear detonation. NONAP Non-linear Adaptive Processor (Navy term). Nonrecurring Costs (1) Costs that are not proportional to the number of units produced. (2) A one time cost that will occur on a periodic basis for the same % U5 _& V }. zorganization. Nonrecurring costs include preliminary design effort; design engineering; and all partially completed reporting elements manufactures " t1 O$ H. @6 J% rfor tests. (3) Training of service instructor personnel. / A( \, R1 h7 ]0 Y8 L ^1 a) A9 NNOP Nuclear Operations. : N' t! u9 C$ }- {# z- _2 v0 I, PMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 201 NOR Notice of Revision. NORAD See North American Aerospace Defense Command. NORAD 1 e# r! Y* w7 I5 ~ h' e# cCommand Post (NCP) , Q. y+ x, c$ n2 b/ I) K% @A center in CMAFB responsible for controlling ACC, Canadian, and other u' ^3 w* d n* n$ f+ Zassigned forces for designated atmospheric missions in defense of North America. ! V/ h( Q+ f2 @7 ?NORSAR Norwegian Seismic Array. North American " u- v7 {# g, B! q1 oAerospace Defense 0 z# ~$ P: ~5 U: b3 l) X8 iCommand 1 W' T3 u3 z& G0 S( d(NORAD) \. B- f( O# nA binational command of Canadian and U.S. forces responsible for defense of North America from bomber and ALCM/SLCM attack. Located in Colorado / Q& d4 B. [' y# m, T5 SSprings, CO. 0 }4 ?& s' J8 ]+ G0 l% oNORTHCOM Northern Command, Offut AFB, NE ; ~9 O* Y, [" s' HNORTHAG Northern Army Group (NATO). D1 R; }7 G: O3 nNOS Network Operating System. NOSC OBSOLETE. Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA. See NCCOSC. 2 c5 U+ \4 `, E+ r7 x6 S/ _NPB Neutral Particle Beam. NPBSE NPB Space Experiment. NPG Nuclear Planning Group. , F' v, t7 | m" `4 nNPI New Program Integration. 0 o; D: J9 }+ ?4 |NPR National Performance Review. NPT Non-Proliferation Treaty. * d! J, U/ B5 R, L, @5 rNRaD Naval Research and Development Division (NCCOSC), San Diego, CA. NRC (1) National Research Council. (2) Network Reliability Council. ) X3 B1 a1 w C2 D6 ?- f(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. 5 ~1 q, O: { XNRLA Network Repair-Level Analysis. - o2 ~) g$ ?7 I. ~% ~NRO National Reconnaissance Office. 0 ?6 d+ k, }+ e0 k7 MNRSC Network Reliability Steering Committee. NRT Near Real Time. NS/EP National Security/Emergency Preparedness. ! R- b( K2 U5 O1 g0 t8 v& n5 D* @- gMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 202 ; p3 C. F; v0 j" I& g' W/ b7 TNSA National Security Agency. . ?. @- c- d* i$ m( F, hNSA/CSS NSA Central Security Service. ) c0 d, q) ?5 z7 M7 {NSC (1) National Security Council. (2) National Security Center. NSCID National Security Council Intelligence Directive. NSD National Security Directive. NSDD OBSOLETE. National Security Decision Directive. Replaced by National 2 S* \. |7 N/ c3 i! d$ Z) x. ^# aSecurity Directive (NSD). NSDM National Security Decision Memorandum. 5 M: M4 R6 _3 rNSEN NMD System Engineering Notebook.

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NSF National Science Foundation. - h% L3 ?; u- }( b5 p* C A: aNSFS Naval Surface Fire Support. NSG Naval Security Group. NSIA National Security Industrial Association, Washington, DC. NSIE Network Security Information Exchange. NSN National Stock Number (ILS term). ) O& E" ?0 L$ ENSNF Non-Strategic Nuclear Forces. 9 D7 i: O, `" |+ s5 i, r! cNSOC (1) National Signals Intelligence Operations Center. (2) Navy Satellite & N' L( R B; J* iOperations Center. 0 d1 P5 N# s: |/ |8 iNSP Not Separately Priced. NSSC National Space Surveillance Center, CMAFB. - U3 G' X. P' u* ]) XNSSD National Security Study Directive. NSTAC National Security Telecommunications and Information System Security % d, @ s) @" J; s9 S; E- @$ k7 DCommittee. 5 W3 h0 i9 _6 n. b' H9 P+ }" }+ }NSTC National Science and Technology Council (EOP term). q1 I, \) m& w2 O/ w/ yNSWC Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. NSWC/DD Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. NSWC/PHL Naval Surface Weapons Center, Port Hueneme Division. ; B+ D3 a. [. o( t! b, p* p" {NTACS Navy Tactical Air Control System. ; b F$ a- G; m/ _ a5 {NTB National Test Bed. % t! t' T8 o8 A6 F3 d0 ANTB/WAN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed/Wide Area Network. ; ], ]2 M4 w( }! {1 |MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 203 $ g0 c2 o# e) D. r/ J0 H1 [NTBI OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration. 3 X' j; r- A1 {; f9 v9 o$ Q/ oNTBIC OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration Contract. NTB-JPO OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Joint Project Office. % |% Z( f: W& ~% ]" LNTBN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Network. 9 e9 @/ l% w& v9 p; |% |. pNTC National Training Center, located at Ft. Irwin, CA. A large maneuver area that serves as the Army’s primary training center for Army maneuver forces. Friendly forces are pitted against “enemy” forces to validate proposed procedures and doctrine. $ m3 \4 p2 ]7 a$ E' CNTIC (1) Navy Tactical Intelligence Center. (2) National Technical Information Center. NTF National Test Facility. NTM National Technical Means. 9 r8 S. h4 Y' F, W4 KNTU New Threat Upgrade. $ x* n }. W9 {& s/ W. pNTW OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide. Now referred to as the Sea-Based Midcourse " ]: ~) O7 K& `7 nSegment of BMDS. NTWD(S) OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide Defense (System). % Q( i5 m: w/ q% T3 a4 M; fNuclear, & Y) i [$ k4 @- }' ]Biological, and , d/ |' r$ v$ ]# WChemical + M. \" l# E/ l& eContamination (NBCC) The deposit and/or absorption of residual radioactive material or biological or chemical agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects. •Nuclear Contamination. Residual radioactive material resulting from fallout or , F& n5 _3 y9 A0 b! b' mrainout, and residual radiation from a system produced by a nuclear explosion, and persisting longer than one minute after burst. •Biological Contamination. Microorganisms and toxins that cause disease in humans, plants, or animals or cause deterioration of material. + z9 A1 }' A# ]0 P/ X8 M, F- d•Chemical Contamination. Chemical substances intended for use in military + o8 V2 p: [' J. ~( t6 Eoperations to kill, seriously injure, incapacitate, or temporarily irritate humans. % a1 ], d# Y9 E$ i3 I" F& F( ?6 _% ~Nuclear, Biological, and / z" f: B2 G, H. i- u! {, bChemical 1 R1 p2 @9 b2 P' UContamination Survivability $ P! {1 K3 @: XThe capability of a system and its crew to withstand a NBCC environment and ; s7 o* m) n/ D! m3 l: E& W7 @relevant decontamination without losing the ability to accomplish the assigned mission. A NBCC survivable system is hardened against NBCC and " l# f6 m; S9 i: e& Xdecontaminates; it can be decontaminated, and it is compatible with individual protective equipment. # K2 e. _2 S, ^6 O$ r$ a•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 9 F7 ]6 ?, ^3 U4 ]; o0 Nrendering 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 2 V( J/ ?2 T6 S6 vfor which the system is designed, and for the period specified in the operational requirements document. Nuclear Cloud See Radioactive Cloud. ! o5 Z: a! h" vNuclear Directed Energy Weapon ; o2 h* Q, W: R- ]$ f(NDEW) 6 z4 I R/ v, Y5 j: AA directed energy weapon for which the source of energy is a specially designed ( W- @1 l9 A" P- ^ V1 bnuclear device. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 204 Nuclear Environment 7 K$ M" m8 |) I4 z" _The environment, which results from the detonation of nuclear weapons. Some 2 i; H) `4 {& k y0 bcomponents of this environment are directly emitted by the nuclear weapon and ' ^) k7 s" `0 k* |' Bother 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 1 E e; T% T5 a* X, C mmagnetic field. The nuclear environment consists of radiation, blast, shock, thermal, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), emissions from radioactive debris, trapped 7 g! C1 o% {1 ^# Welectrons, and disturbances to the atmosphere and to the propagation paths for & e) ?1 w- a, u8 ?radar and communications. The nuclear environment exists in the % ^% y( ^1 \) ]8 ]exoatmospheric, atmospheric and ground BMD operational regimes. 2 ^( f# K$ V% `) L) vNuclear ' ]* ?+ a" _+ U) }2 r% VHardness " V' J {( C5 k- f& @" H0 N/ m) UA 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 hardness. Hardness is achieved through adhering to appropriate design + T* b, Y: ^: O8 u3 W' Q. ~- Cspecifications and is verified by one or more test and analysis techniques. ! e. b7 \& h" jNuclear & H) p9 [& a$ V- V1 X& hRadiation 8 {% u6 a; r; w5 k5 _- r/ V1 s tParticulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei in various : m, t9 t4 ]; qnuclear 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 they do not originate from atomic nuclei. (See Ionizing Radiation and X-Rays.)

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Nuclear Survivability Characteristics 3 W* @$ Q' E1 a1 ] B( ^% `* fA quantitative description of the system features needed to meet its survivability , ~4 R9 ^" O+ z$ nrequirements. Such system features include those design, performance, and & s" b# h4 z& `( [) Q; Xoperational capabilities used to limit or avoid the hostile environment, % `9 I& m5 n) I$ d! g2 _9 \architectures that minimize the impact of localized damage to the larger wartime , F4 c; J9 D2 V- U/ F8 Rmission, as well as physical hardening to environment levels, which cannot be mitigated otherwise. Survivability characteristics include proliferation, redundancy, - q( b, F$ R. O7 p4 d% _; }5 W* Wavoidance, reconstitution, deception, and hardening. $ y( p3 N p# _+ mNUDET Nuclear Detonation. NUICCS NORAD and USSPACECOM Integrated Command and Control System. 0 L+ q$ Q7 Z1 m, QNUT Navy Upper Tier (Missile Defense). NVG Night Vision Goggles. NVIS Near Vertical Incidence System (SINCGARS term). NVMEN Non-Volatile Memory (Telecomm/Computer term). $ P: @$ a3 X. D/ vNWC (1) National Warning Center. (2) National War College. (3) Naval War College. (4) Nuclear Weapons Council. (5) Naval Weapons Center. " G) {" @5 ^, SNEW Nuclear Weapons Effect. - O1 A* ?- m1 F7 qNWFZ Nuclear Weapons Free Zone. NWP Naval Warfare Publication. ! |3 n' x' S6 j4 e0 K; ?6 d5 ZNWS National Weather Service. ; q4 `% ]6 Z' J* `" F" _; sNWSC Naval Weapons Support Center. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 9 L. d+ g% \0 |7 w* g7 k* Y205 NWSUS Navy WWMCCS Site Unique Software. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 2 i$ }: f# `+ |206 ~1 e% F6 a6 d* G, z/ J" C0 T& iOAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. ) y( h# f+ H0 M8 ?2 x$ C+ kO&M Operations and Maintenance. O&O Plan Operational & Organizational Plan (Army). 8 j+ m% l$ ~# W" m) `8 hO&S Operations and Support. O-Level Organizational Level (ILS term). O/A On or About. OA (1) Operational Assessment. (2) Operational Availability. (3) Options Assessment (BM/C3 Program term c. 1994-6). OAA Other Agreements Authority (OSD term). OAB Outer air battle. OAC Operating Agency Code. OAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. OAO OAO Corporation, Greenbelt, MD. 7 L" m# C! ?. @, O# BOAR Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operation Plans Assessment Report. 1 z$ X- ?0 Y/ t4 b- R5 l& b, fOAS Organization of American States. % G& B+ @9 c; ^OASA Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army. OASD Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense. OASD (C3I) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) $ z% H1 B: | C, N- ^0 ~OASP On-Array Advanced Signal Processing. OB Operating Budget. OBAN Operating Budget Account Number. ; U' @* R7 H7 uOBDP Onboard Data Processor. - J+ k' J" U( u+ V: I: KOBE Overtaken By Events. / S1 a) `/ E: b tOBJ Object. Object-Oriented A software development approach that organizes software as a collection of $ n) ?# G0 m+ q) u! n- Fobjects containing both data structure and behavior. " P) c3 j1 I. B, X: _: cObject-Oriented Analysis The process by which a real-world problem is examined in terms of a collection of objects to understand requirements, without planning the implementation. 3 r+ y$ t0 }" n( |$ U0 o4 U2 aObject Rate (Max) The maximum rate (per second) that a sensor can acquire RVs, decoys, AOs, or 4 a7 ?# |8 Y% b) q; t# Nfractionated missile/PBV debris. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 207 * i3 K+ ^1 I* `2 j8 K( Y3 dObjects in FOV $ D5 I Z$ R$ _) o4 t% _0 \(Max) The maximum number of RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris that a sensor can acquire at one time. % y' S7 W% k6 c# t" tObligation 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. 1 M# l h3 M4 _) t/ u' oAn obligation “legally” encumbers a specified sum of money that will require outlays or expenditures in the future. r, L; I( p1 X; S' VObligation Authority $ ^% s$ Q2 o1 t(1) A congressional authorization to procure goods and services within a 2 H. f8 U7 L7 R2 cspecified amount by appropriation or other authorization. (2) The administrative extension of such authority, as by apportionment of 2 U8 t3 K, T. `. [7 _% v3 o" \' f' dfunding. 3 u P! a, [1 j- C7 W(3) The amount of authority so granted. " ^& I. x- R$ [# F" J" T' YObscurant A material (e.g., smoke or chaff) used to conceal an object from observation by a ' R( ^" \# |; E) B, r; Xradio or optical sensor. Smoke may be used to conceal an object from ) ~4 n$ X! H, }3 e, Q# n" P! E4 xobservation by an optical sensor, and chaff may be used to conceal an object from observation by a radio sensor (e.g., radar). Observable A measurable target attribute. OBSV Observation. OC Operations Center. - ~0 F7 Y4 L& c( D, ]OCA Offensive Counter-air. 6 H4 }5 y! I' TOCD Operational Concept Document. OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest. OCM Overt Countermeasure. ' \9 a( U" r3 X C/ R5 tOCONUS Outside CONUS. 6 _, ~: z% y% a8 H9 y$ j0 pOCR Optical Character Reader. OCS (1) Operational Control System. (2) Ozone Depleting Chemical. OCU Operators Console Unit (THAAD). 4 {9 P6 i. P" g4 h; ]% s6 t+ }OD Optical Disk (PATRIOT). OD PA&E Office of the Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation. $ J2 W6 A) _9 s; o2 \8 rODA Optical Discrimination Algorithms/Architecture. ( D- h/ J- O/ P! iODASD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. ODCS Office, Deputy Chief of Staff.