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Military % b3 ^' M# M1 z& Y6 N, @ \: p0 NOperational * f9 J& b+ w, ~) X9 SRequirements 6 O' A& G$ V3 \" JThe formal expression of a military need, the response to which results in $ a. d9 w t3 |6 \% ]; \development or acquisition of items, equipment, or systems. Military * E# I9 Y. O' b- \; ?3 Y& wRequirement ( F1 _( M/ p! B ^5 [: f3 ^; }An established need justifying the timely allocation of resources to achieve a capability to accomplish approved military objectives, missions, or tasks. Military Satellite " K. c, b* B4 E2 x) N) } W" I1 V(MILSAT) A satellite used for military purposes, such as navigation or intelligence ; M# q' i/ F; C! O9 A$ j, fgathering. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 183 # h! }7 h- J% yMilitary Strategy $ M' A8 P2 f: h8 m1 h& E7 \Selection & b" l3 e( K/ B# b2 eThe determination of: (1) what targets to defend and their priorities in order to achieve the selected national strategy, and (2) the type of attackers (and/or their 4 W2 J: H# T) ^/ ]' T: Icorridors) to be intercepted. % H. _/ x4 G. z6 a5 L# UMilitary Utility The military worth of a system performing its mission in a competitive / ~% _9 z, W( p# r7 D5 Tenvironment, including versatility (or potential) of the system. It is measured - `# c7 U7 h) C7 d4 Uagainst the operational concept, operational effectiveness, safety, security, and cost/worth. Military utility estimates form a rational basis for making management decisions. ( S5 k3 W7 m7 G/ z/ RMILOGS Marine Integrated Logistics System (USMC term). MILSAT Military Satellite. $ n- y/ [$ U) ]MILSATCOM Military Satellite Communications. MILSPACE Military Space . b m( B3 ]. @* E8 U+ OMILSPEC Military Specification. MILSTAR Military Strategic and Tactical Relay (satellite system). MILSTRIP Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures. MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. 9 ~, [ e+ E) l8 k% IMIN Minimum min Minute. ! D2 [# x7 J2 T) }9 l( B7 v3 yMini-DAMA Miniature Demand Assigned Multiple Access. # @2 b8 t; s: z+ S0 Q" g2 tMiniature Homing 7 h- @8 x6 V! n, s6 \: kVehicle (MHV)/ Miniature Vehicle (MV) % C. l M- D8 O/ f3 e* @% u. bAn air-launched direct-ascent ("pop-up") kinetic energy anti-satellite weapon. Minimum # E4 Q. r1 @& W X! S. @* rAcceptable 8 v2 R8 N" R3 b6 O, O! ?Operational * l& E# f0 l5 D1 c0 m" pRequirement The value for a particular parameter that is required to provide a system * q9 S# ?' o" }/ K/ X. Pcapability that will satisfy the validated mission need. Also known as the performance threshold. 4 J) a4 O7 F6 `! PMinimum Energy Trajectory The trajectory that produces maximum range for a given amount of energy. ! H! Y3 p* }& h( H& oMinimum Required Accomplishment ( {' D6 T1 k7 z5 C& ^s ! V5 H. q) d- Q5 C- `, c2 UNecessary tasks that must be completed during an acquisition phase prior to the 3 `8 E9 H& a8 P b! D* ynext milestone decision review. Applies to all acquisition categories and highly sensitive classified programs. Minuteman US ICBM. 3 P7 f; t \) x2 a! s5 ^MIP Maintenance Index Page (Navy ILS term). MIPA Missile Procurement Army (Appropriation). MIPR Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 184 MIPS (1) Marine Integrated Personnel System (USMC term). (2) Master Integrated Program Schedule. / V. E# N& k4 [; B) h3 `(3) Million Instructions Per Second (ADP term). MIPT Management IPT. + B( X6 L, J" N8 M o8 wMIRACL Mid Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser. MIRS Management Information and Reporting System. MIRV Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle. MIS Management Information System. MISREP Mission Report (JFACC term). MISSI Multilevel Information Systems Security Initiative. 9 \3 D" J% H: i5 @Missile Defense 8 n' u# i- @1 N: ^" A% ^9 GNational Team (MDNT) A 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 4 `/ v% B1 \' T! _6 H9 wGovernment, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), Scientific, Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) providers and major industry contractors. 1 e9 T* z& L, x" ?" U {9 ZMissile Defense ! g0 r+ z, o/ q' Y2 {6 CNational Team, Battle + w9 K0 U1 d2 e8 X3 t) |' Q/ _1 _Management, Command and 4 P4 g/ \ j C) a: }7 M: \Control, and Communications . Q4 N/ r1 R0 p5 w0 M# Z(MDNTB) + h# q1 |5 U" W' S, L: xThe component of the MDNT led by MDA/BC that is focused on Battle 1 `" `8 W3 G: w( B$ P I8 a' }Management, Command and Control, and Communications (BM/C2/C). The MDNTB industry contribution is composed of a single team of major defense contractors (Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin [Team Lead], Northrop % s) [1 ? i- t5 w5 M6 P0 c+ aGrumman, Raytheon, and TRW). This industry team is referred to as the MDNTB (I) and is a unique sub-group of personnel from the industry companies that 7 D5 ^; P; t6 ?8 l9 O* bprovides a confidential consolidation of experience in the development, u) l3 o$ E8 R" {, y2 _integration, and production of missile defense systems. ; D# t2 r7 j# r2 {% u p5 b2 `Missile Defense National Team, Systems 0 b+ u" ^1 R( y/ G: h5 _8 ^8 a; Q- uEngineering & Integration (MDNTS) The component of the MDNT led by MDA/SE that is focused on Systems + i- f' G0 |" Y! J# X5 l$ P% uEngineering 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 8 k& P+ c% H+ E# }/ | K! \1 `personnel from the industry companies that provides a confidential consolidation of experience in the development, integration, and production of missile defense systems. & T& @1 U8 n+ x: z7 QMissile Defense Warning 2 X* \) T+ U1 m$ N7 F4 oCondition A situation of peril declared by the competent military commander, that a ballistic missile attack is probable (Missile Defense Warning Yellow), imminent or in progress (Missile Defense Warning Red), or improbable (Missile Defense Warning . k: b5 s6 V: |$ jWhite). ' }6 l: u, J U! e. t9 }; zMissile Destruct Intentional destruction of a missile or similar vehicle for safety or other reasons.

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Missile Guidance System 3 O% `1 c$ h3 i0 I0 {; SA system that evaluates flight information, correlates it with target data, # ~+ J4 W) a7 A3 ]2 Y% e8 |. Ndetermines the desired flight path of a missile, and communicates the necessary % o" w, R3 K8 ?commands to the missile flight control system. : |/ [" y6 S5 p4 JMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 7 U. U$ L5 h: J9 I9 o5 F8 w$ Z185 Missile Intercept Zone 2 i4 \" F0 @. e- v2 l# oThat geographical division of the destruction area where surface-to-air missiles 8 B6 E; N% c& U- @7 w4 L4 t$ J" S' Qhave primary responsibility for destruction of airborne objects. ( Y' b; T( ^7 u* X( Q5 [7 yMissile Release Line % c8 G' o0 L+ _% a- q, _( y E8 fThe line at which an attacking aircraft could launch an air-to-surface missile against a specific target. Missile Warning $ T+ K5 n5 ?) x) kCenter (MWC) / G: m2 h4 x; q) ^' yLocated in CMAFB, the MWC is operated by USSPACECOM to fulfill ballistic ! w3 r2 R+ E4 I9 u/ xmissile TW/AA responsibilities of USCINCSPACE to external users to whom there are commitments. The MWC manages the ballistic missile sensors and reporting 0 I# O& V9 J1 T0 Y( J0 K- h! m- \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 all domestic and cooperative launches are coordinated and reported so that they ! d0 \6 J4 ?1 U! @9 lare 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. & Q' d2 z; b) M6 w8 I4 MMission (1) The task, together with the purpose, which clearly indicates the action to * R' @+ p6 o! c5 I6 z: d0 ?be taken and the reason therefore. & I, s% @( t; |6 c0 g, W(2) In common usage, especially when applied to lower military units, a duty assigned to an individual or unit; a task. 5 A @3 i9 i0 }, ~4 l9 t4 n(3) Missions are statements of the objective to be accomplished for a given situation. Missions will describe the situation and will include who, what, when, where, why, and how the BMD system will perform. They contain $ e! r2 x# [; x- b- ^' Qemployment direction and procedures to BMD forces for a given situation to achieve specific defense objectives. (USSPACECOM) Mission Area A segment of the defense mission as established by the Secretary of Defense. * [+ Y" B$ ]1 n) E2 v- DEach DoD component has a mission area (i.e. Navy - sea control) for which it must equip its forces. Mission Area / [, U$ e0 C% A* H0 Q. K! n4 JAnalysis (MAA) 5 w4 D4 k' `4 i& ^Continuous analysis of assigned mission responsibilities in the several mission # }+ Q5 k. e: F. ^areas to identify deficiencies in the current and projected capabilities to meet essential mission needs, and to identify opportunities for the enhancement of # G1 L' Q' I7 G3 r; h+ t6 ^0 c7 Tcapability through more effective systems and less costly methods. Mission Capable 8 s! f5 M/ O, B5 k+ E( z(MC) Material condition of an aircraft indicating it can perform at least one and potentially all of its designated missions. Mission capable is further defined as the sum of full mission capable and partial mission capable. Also called MC. Mission Critical 7 v3 F( ^# K* z# h5 NComputer Resources Automated data processing equipment or services if the function, operation, or 1 r# N0 \( F* T* m. yuse: (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 + Z1 ?5 ^2 F+ gcritical to direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions. Mission Critical ! R* ^0 `# b5 p; N' MSystem $ ?. w# g& H2 o+ MA system whose operational effectiveness and operational suitability are $ S( f9 p6 w h2 D0 E% u: fessential 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 % Y, P. q8 E; q( ?! Ian auxiliary or supporting system, as well as a primary mission system. $ F: F; _# i7 z# NMission 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 & b, ]: s9 ]6 I: m- X6 Y% O# _2 {as determined by the DoD Component. 4 I$ r' [& [& i% r" R( s0 \MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 186 ' ^3 M- q3 T9 m- ~- F& @5 HMission Need Analysis 6 c0 s2 i' Y7 @8 A6 n) AAssesses 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 9 m* |. K* M( [9 V: D6 r6 }postulated threat in a specified scenario or set of circumstances. Mission Need ( N% l6 e+ B- [0 GStatement (MNS) ' @/ Q9 S9 [; q& M N* b(1) A non-system specific statement of operational capability needs, 0 M( z; V I) d0 oprepared IAW format in DoD 5000.2-M. Developed by DoD components 6 K' h/ ]! i/ Mand forwarded to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) for validation and approval (major efforts), or just notification (minor efforts). & `4 T- F3 C# `# J9 P# t3 hThe JROC also assesses all MNSs for joint service potential. MNSs go to 8 `; d H8 T' p0 V' ithe milestone decision authority for a determination on whether or not to convene a Milestone 0 review. (2) A statement of operational capability required to perform an assigned mission or to correct a deficiency in existing capability to perform the mission. Mission Reliability The probability that the system will perform mission essential functions for a period of time under the conditions stated in the mission profile. MIST Mosaic Infrared Sensor Technology. 3 D6 H7 g- _9 g5 ^8 H5 Q! r' kMIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT/LL Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Lincoln Laboratory, Bedford, MA. ( ^! l" S* ^( H& m: ?1 AMIW Mine Warfare. MK Mark (version). 1 v( ]/ g$ S2 L0 n6 R* T; [' \MKV (1) Miniature Kill Vehicle. (2) Multiple Kill Vehicles. MLCP Mission Launch Control Processor. MLDT (1) Mean Logistics Delay Time (ILS term). (2) Missile Downlink Transmitter (USA term). MLF Multi-Lateral Force. " R- ]4 s) k/ JMLI 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). / x+ }) m! r R! c! e2 TMLV (1) Missile Launch Vehicle. (2) Medium Life Vehicle. / K. i& L" W0 X, Q9 D5 Z: e9 VMLWIR Medium-Long Wavelength Infrared. Mm Millimeter. MM Maintenance Manual. 2 k. B, h. a" U7 u ^6 V bMM III Minuteman III ICBM. MMH Maintenance Man-hours (ILS term). & h% ]' M) Z. Y( f* q oMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 187 7 b2 P$ D% l9 kMMI Man-Machine Interface. MMIC Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit. 9 G: p3 u ^1 m' |MMIPT Milestone Management IPT (THAAD Program term). MMKV Multiple Miniature Kill Vehicles MMM Multi-Mode Missile. MMPM MEECN Message Processing Mode. 2 g9 m/ H; D2 s6 y4 v" j; zMMR Monthly Management Review. MMS Multi-Mode Seeker. MMS-CP Missile Management Station – Control Panel (US Army term). MMU Man Maneuvering Unit. 3 N' D2 `; S. V9 p% S3 r" w/ m/ ?. q pMMW Millimeter Wave. 1 A) q D3 f/ YMN-ED Materiel Need – Engineering Development (US Army term). MNS Mission Need Statement. & C- v1 ?- R/ o8 y0 {1 q9 D. PMOA (1) Memorandum of Agreement. (2) Military Operating Area. MOA/U Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding. * A% |& C& {* c4 T5 @MOAB Missile Optimized Anti-Ballistic. MOB Main Operations Base. Mobile Ground ) l1 y) O2 _8 a, t8 o6 a9 f) Z* iEntry Point % ]# O. [% {1 p0 R$ _( T& j# h(MGEP) The subset of GEPs, which are transportable. GEPs provide the communications + _! y. W% f2 A# Sinterfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2E. 3 V% E* O& a. `5 I gMOC Mobile Operations Center. ) ]' K, ^ H3 k* G/ f( _2 SMOCVD 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, 0 r2 i" z; x$ R4 @* kor 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 9 |& t" I8 G7 Q5 ] y' g! k) \apply. Examples include: Peacetime: Day to day operation when training, 4 w `: Y/ Z4 S+ D6 s4 @4 k) `; ^exercises, and routine maintenance and operations occur. Prior to crisis or war. + i @0 q- T; ]6 e5 OCrisis: The transition state between peacetime and war. War: Self-explanatory. ( ~. C% S a9 e# o# k( j' B7 lMODIL See Manufacturing Operations, Development, and Integration Laboratory. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 6 ?: r3 ~) f6 n6 }* x6 C( i& ]- C188 Modularity The degree to which a system, computer program (or component) is composed / O! {8 A3 h& {& c) F$ wof discrete components such that a change to one component has minimal 1 [# |& ]6 r: l3 V5 Y& L! wimpact on other components. MOE See Measure of Effectiveness. ' U0 a' e6 S- B' pMOL Minimum Operating Level. " M% n4 x& f! j* g. v. Y5 aMOLNIYA Orbit This is a highly eccentric orbit with high apogee (.71 to .74) in the northern hemisphere and low perigee in the southern hemisphere. For a specific set of orbital parameters, this orbit has a changing velocity and altitude, which, when ; k) w# U7 v* m( ^, x# l% Zcombined with the earth’s rotation, keeps the orbiting satellite within view for very ' H/ U% N( g* t7 blong periods (96 percent) above a designated point on earth. MOM Measure of Merit. ( |+ `( w9 W, T$ l/ c7 h; J9 tMono Track Data on the location and movement of an object in space that can be derived by a single sensor. $ [6 _, ?9 n4 P; j8 NMonostatic Radar A radar system in which the receiver and transmitter are collocated. MOP Memorandum of Policy. MOPA Master Oscillator Power Amplifier. 1 @# y5 C/ I0 c! {MOPP Mission-Oriented Protective Posture. ; V3 Y( ~* C5 {MOR Memorandum of Record. MORA MILSTAR Operator Requirements Analyst. MOS Metal Oxide Semiconductor. * g' F( M. Q7 S* s+ X6 U; [0 YMoscow BMD System & _2 E* _2 k9 YThe Soviet exoatmospheric system using the Dog House and Cat House ! P7 Y' G; L* r, ?; q0 |phased-array radars for long-range acquisition. The system might also use the Hen House early warning radars for long-range acquisition. Target and interceptor tracking is performed by mechanically steered dish antennas. 1 g4 m! f$ i4 |& sMOSHED Multi-planar Organic Scintillator High Energy Detector. : z1 A& l5 }0 c; y% k( O& z0 y8 D( DMOSTT Mosaic Optical Sensor Technology Testbed. MOTIF Maui Optical Tracking and Identification Facility, HI. MOTR Multiple Object Tracking Radar. : w2 D$ n0 l9 \% S" rMOTS Military Off the Shelf. 6 G$ P& R, o6 k6 f. e; ]% qMOU Memorandum of Understanding. MPA (1) Main Political Administration (USSR term). 3 @7 a6 C) i1 Z2 E6 Y(2) Maintenance Planning Analysis (ILS term). mph Miles per hour. MPL Multiple Pulse Laser. 5 s' T/ R: s. f- h, D! m. b' tMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 189 MPOS Million Operations Per Second. 5 J7 {$ D- p/ |% i$ L8 yMPP Massively Parallel Processor. MPRS Mission Planning Rehearsal System. & w3 T+ E9 R* f0 [" c$ w. [. K1 SMPS (1) Multiple Protective Shelters (once to be used for basing MX). M. J( r7 r) { v(2) Main Propulsion System. MPT Manpower, Personnel, and Training. ( ~5 `+ q) N' L: `MPTS Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Safety. MR (1) Milliradian. (2) Mobile Reserve. (3) Maintenance Ratio (ILS term) (4) Missile & J& ?" ^% Q( u7 F0 ^. gRound (US Army term) MRB Material Review Board. MRBM Medium Range Ballistic Missile. MRC (1) Maintenance Requirements Card (Navy ILS term). (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. MROC (1) Mobile Regional Operations Center. (2) Multiple Required Operational Capabilities. 5 n2 f( B5 S$ s2 t2 q* p m( rMRP Missile Round Pallet. MRR Mission Readiness Review (AFMC term). * q. k8 v# ^) h0 E: i; nMRSA Material Readiness Support Agency (US. Army).

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MRSS Mobile Range Safety System. - j' l! h: g3 P' q- V6 d& K3 uMRTFB Major Range and Test Facility Base. MRV Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle. - Z9 W, h/ d' H1 u7 F6 H6 a3 m% sMRVIS Mid-Apogee Reentry Vehicle Intercept System. ) l6 l2 u: {% I z) p4 J! E% lms Milliseconds. 5 @6 N3 [ d, i8 IMS Milestones. 2 p9 _9 m& |# b* H# TMS I Milestone I (DD 5000 term). 4 r4 Q* L5 B2 d+ o% S- TMS II Milestone Two (DD 5000 term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 190 6 B2 b$ ^1 H; O" Y S" E; PMS III Milestone Three (DD 5000 term). MS IV Milestone Four (DD 5000 term). MS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System. MSAG Multi-functional Self-Aligned Gate. MSC (1) Military Sealift Command. (2) Mission Support Configuration. (3) Major Subordinate Command. MSD Modular Security Device. MSE (1) Mobile Subscriber Equipment (PATRIOT). 8 A) s m& O6 B(2) Multiple Simultaneous Engagements. MSEL Master Scenario Events List. " l ]" a2 _4 M( J% K" k: yMSFC Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. - l3 x0 k/ L0 DMSG Message. MSGDB Message Database. MSI Multi-Spectral Imagery. * Q# w/ m2 C( q+ MMSIC Missile and Space Intelligence Center (DIA), Redstone Arsenal, AL. " M: A9 L/ j$ n9 O K, f' _MSL (1) Mean Sea Level. (2) Master Station Log. MSLS Multi-Service Launch System (Minuteman). " z- p3 d( B! m7 s7 H4 [+ c, fMSPS Mega Sample Per Second. MSR Missile Site Radar. MSS (1) Midcourse Surveillance System. 5 s' b: z# u2 s5 ^(2) Multi-Satellite System. (ARPA). (3) Management Support System. (4) Modeling and Simulation Support. MSSS Maui Space Surveillance Site. - [) ~5 f/ B3 i" FMSTI Miniature Sensor Technology Integration satellite. , e+ G/ I$ A8 \: V5 ]8 U/ uMSTS (1) Midcourse Surveillance and Tracking System. ' r4 R2 k6 P! u, V$ |(2) Multi Source Tactical System. 8 ]8 \6 s" a5 s6 xMSU Mass Storage Unit (TelComm/Computer term). ; c9 G8 b- y1 W3 O9 W0 bMSWG Milestone Working Group. MSX Midcourse Space Experiment. Mt. Megaton. MT Metric Ton. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M ) s) h" r+ g: T E9 K" w$ m7 O3 \191 9 ^0 K; s+ y# L& O/ l' ?$ gMTACCS Marine Tactical Air Command and Control System. MTB(EME) Mean Time Between (Equipment Malfunction Event). + D6 F! b8 e+ V4 ?MTBCF Mean Time Between Critical Failures ((ILS term). MTBF Mean Time Between Failures. MTBFS MTBF Software (ILS term). 2 _; T& M" B8 y- QMTBM Mean Time Between Maintenance (ILS term). 7 @( k5 Y$ P) }; OMTBMA Mean Time Between Maintenance Actions (ILS term). 6 g6 R1 t/ Q5 b* u: k! a4 f' n" WMTBR Mean Time Between Removals (ILS term). MTCR Missile Technology Control Regime. : _. i2 f" g$ K! \MTD (1) Maintenance Task Distribution (ILS term). (2) Material Test Directorate. / i( z5 t7 D. }6 m9 m1 [4 S- r0 z(3) Missile Technology Demonstration (USAF program). 2 G* I2 K( K/ E/ cMTDS Minimum Technical Data Set (ACDP term). 5 q5 S6 A1 M9 Z* f5 Z: T: a7 h i, ^: @Mtg Meeting. " ^: {* L, V. A3 SMTI Moving Target Indicator. ' j. G1 b( Y+ l0 ]+ \* I1 vMTM Maneuvering Tactical Missile. MTMC Military Traffic Management Control. Mtn Mountain. MTOE Modified Table of Organization and Equipment. : O, ^9 V% a l5 p, zMTOP Management Task Order Plan. ! H# ~6 X8 h' A. j# qMTS Missile Tracking Sensor. ! t, h7 W( [; H: ?MTTR Mean Time To Repair. MTTRS Mean Time to Restore System. 2 ^/ I% G. O* |' E1 Z, I% |MTTV Maneuvering Tactical Target Vehicle. 1 E! I, Q. z% CMTU Military Training Unit (ILS term). MTV Maneuvering Target Vehicle. A Hera target booster with a Pershing II reentry 4 O% H6 b/ ?( ]1 V/ c. k* Dvehicle. MTWS MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation. ) J: z* Z: g! QMUE Mission Unique Equipment. 0 }9 e8 z5 i9 P" ~/ k! O+ oMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 192 5 q5 }- x' X" ]* Q3 UMulti-Service Doctrine * ]9 \. Z' a2 P4 ^) c8 NFundamental principals that guide the employment of forces of two or more $ d; I6 h- J: W: L2 u& s( F+ r5 oServices in coordinated action toward a common objective. It is ratified by the two or more Services, and is promulgated in multi-Service publications that " R5 ^6 k1 Q* o# R9 }identify the participating Services. See also Joint Doctrine. Multi-Spectral Imagery 0 L$ _1 @9 B; f6 eThe image of an object obtained simultaneously in a number of discrete spectral 1 r: P+ F; }8 q# Ebands. Multi-Year " S6 E" _# M% ?+ q0 @Appropriation Congressional appropriation available for incurring obligations for a definite ' U% E7 y C& C; V! I& ^period in excess of one fiscal year; i.e., for two or more years. (See Multi-Year Procurement.) Multi-Year Procurement " O- ^5 X; e% A- p/ M; G(MYP) A procurement of more units than the current year requirement. The total purchase is divided into segments, which are annually budgeted and funded; : N, V6 T0 `8 S; K2 {however, the contractor is protected from cancellations through clauses in contracts. Multilateration A type of multi-static radar usually employing one transmitter and several receivers for target detection and tracking. ) n, N! k6 z, |# RMultilevel 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 0 c. V0 Y8 Y. y8 R, F7 S. n4 gobtaining access to information for which they lack authorization. " {$ F; t9 r0 j. v. d" R" u6 AMultilevel Secure A class of system containing information with different classifications that simultaneously permits access by users with different security clearances and , s1 S/ X2 j* X* m2 c N2 }$ Vneeds-to-know, but prevents users from obtaining access to information for which 3 L$ T) @5 F ythey lack authorization. Multilevel Security Mode 0 r7 [) ]/ K/ B* w8 u. I+ B(ADP Security) A mode of operation using an operating system, which provides a capability, that permits various levels and categories or compartments of material : x, X( p5 X) d6 P$ H7 yto be concurrently stored and processed in an ADP system. . Q& x/ w; q3 NMultiple Independently & [+ o% y1 t PTargetable Reentry Vehicle . C, F7 J! Y- G* g" l1 r(MIRV) A reentry vehicle carried by a delivery system that can place one or more reentry vehicles over each of several separate targets.

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Multiple Intercept Defense 8 u( [7 h5 t" s1 n: JCapability to make two or more intercepts per target or targets defended. 7 ~) U- R" `: Z7 Q! nMultiple " S! c# P. w4 S1 B5 _0 }$ i6 d$ oPhenomenology Observations of potential targets by means of different physical principles and 7 N8 W& h' F4 x9 v D6 F1 _/ bdifferent sensor systems. In the case of sensor systems, the use of multiple phenomenologies makes it more difficult for an adversary to deceive them. 0 z. D' S* V& |0 F7 FMultiple Reentry Vehicle 9 o# l. d$ p! \* [A reentry vehicle of a delivery system, which places more than one reentry : R1 k2 P, J) U, p: A' n- yvehicle over an individual target. Multiple Silo & F3 G' a. `7 ^: G& G; {$ K/ I8 TDefense Capability 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 . L8 P+ c! O1 ?, H; Y1 gmore than one DoD Component, or for a DoD Component's systems that have % t3 @, P* J, ginterfaces with equipment of another DoD Component. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 193 Multi-static Radar A radar system with a transmitter and several receivers all separated. A special case is bi-static radar. An advantage of multi-static radar over mono-static radar - o& P7 Q( C9 p2 ~; }is that even if transmitters, which might be detected by the enemy when ' ~. ~, i" M l# X' J( l# h0 zoperating, are attacked, receivers in other locations might not be noticed and ! n4 c/ G5 I% Y. L/ Zmight thereby escape attack. , z& t* F' `/ G0 d4 X# @( oMULTS Mobile Universal Link Translator System (NATO term). ' P5 f( E$ g" h. Q: HMUS Mission Unique Software. " I' f4 B9 @5 l% s. u3 T/ dMUX Multiplex. mV Millivolt. MV Miniature Vehicle. 9 ?- p3 [- a* N5 P, t7 {: LMW (1) Mega-Watt (millions of watts). (2) Microwave. (3) Missile Warning. MWC Missile Warning Center. Mwe Megawatt (electrical energy). MWIR Medium Wavelength Infrared. MWS Modular Workstation (ADP term). 9 l' m7 r- X9 S& i. QMwt Megawatt (thermal energy). MX Formerly an experimental missile; newest addition to U.S. ICBM arsenal; also called "Peacekeeper.” 6 p' h: T( O1 u8 l! R, jMY Man Year. 7 o6 Y' x8 V6 m! }MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 5 {! L# U) n# ~194 N (1) Neutron. (2) North. 5 U$ ?. H( P+ V* HN/A (1) Not Applicable. (2) Not Available. N/SP CC NORAD/US SPACECOM Commander. # L2 f1 \. x" q: g. ]7 pNAAF Neutral Airframe Adaptive Flare. NACMA NATO ACCS Management Agency. NACSEM National Communications Security Emanations Memoranda. NACSI National Communications Security Instruction. 5 U, j& P1 F1 Y, _# |7 NNACSIM National Communications Security Information Memoranda. ) C; {9 Z8 J" c3 N m5 ANAD Navy Area Defense (lower tier). NADC Naval Air Development Center. NADGE NATO Air Defense Ground Environment. NADIR Network Anomaly Detection Intrusion Reported. + X; i% r2 t/ ^) {1 m, SNAE Navy Acquisition Executive. NAF (1) Non-appropriated Fund. 2. Naval Air Facility. NAI Named Areas of Interest. NAIC National Air Intelligence Center (DIA), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. 1 F+ |5 b: ^7 V0 e; bNAM Non-aligned Movement. ; b( `+ m5 l1 K, R/ \NAMEADSMA NATO MEADS Management Agency. NAOC National Airborne Operations Center (formerly NEACP). # \$ v# f& l3 r6 w/ D' ?NAP NDS Augmentation Package. NAS (1) National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. (2) Naval Air Station. S1 x5 U! R" c- V2 F8 F$ _' k' d6 gNASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. NASDA National Space Development Agency (Japan). ( H6 _. R; e7 @, }$ k* ^8 H! [NASP National Aerospace Plane. ( X5 Z& n: u9 [4 p* q( R" BNATINAD NATO Integrated Air Defense. National Airborne 1 P/ i" u0 ^- ?; `' `- \! K+ x( bOperations & s" O6 R% \- N% `! k# J% gCenter (NAOC) 1 f5 ^( W+ Y* zOne of four specially equipped Boeing 747s that during a national emergency 3 I G. p, y' ~ D: [1 swould allow the President and top military leaders to stay airborne for up to 12 hours while linked to ground and space forces. Formerly NEACP. ( A' e' U9 y! g! m5 r8 n! eNational Command Authorities (NCA) ; {) K) }6 L; H, A. Q4 l; G; MThe President and the Secretary of Defense or their duly deputized alternates or successors. 4 I0 z) e a6 t) DMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 195 National Military Command Center " P7 D N- X% o2 ^8 [3 R(NMCC) The primary location for JCS command and control of all U.S. and Combined Forces. Located at the Pentagon, Arlington, VA. y( [5 V @0 d$ Y: @National Military Command System (NMCS) The priority component of the Worldwide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS) designed to support the National Command Authorities and Joint / V5 h) V/ e2 }4 b' K3 F: H1 W# dChiefs of Staff in the exercise of their responsibilities. The NMC provides the means by which the President and the Secretary of Defense can receive warning and intelligence upon which accurate and timely decisions can be made, the 2 C8 A& ?9 d N. V5 }1 Xresources of the Military Departments applied, military mission assigned, and by which direction can be given to the combatant command commanders or 1 L7 X+ y0 T$ ?, U% _commanders of commands established by the NCA. The NMCS must be capable of providing information so that appropriate and timely responses can 7 J; g8 ?/ F; V( C! a3 S. i9 Ube selected and directed by the NCA and implemented. In addition, the NMCS / m+ r5 d o4 O- z% Usupports the Joint Chiefs of Staff in carrying out their responsibilities. 1 L5 q4 z- A, UNational Missile Defense (NMD) $ H$ I# Z( m& qSystem 5 h1 {, ]5 s9 a9 x' r$ ~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 [5 o# | p! k2 }/ h0 r. W! h5 Wcommand, control, and communications (BM/C3) system; and a constellation of Space and Missile Tracking System (SMTS) (a.k.a. Brilliant Eyes) satellites. + E' M5 e' _8 tNational 5 h" u2 y b; t" yReconnaissance Office (NRO) 3 |8 D! R, {* q% eA Department of Defense Agency tasked to ensure that the United States has 5 @* ~- i2 A0 Z s: Q# Xthe technology, spaceborne, and airborne assets needed to acquire intelligence ) K4 F5 H' z" ~9 L$ tworldwide, including support to such functions as monitoring arms control . M4 Y4 I7 c5 d% vagreements, indications and warning, and the planning and conducting of military operations. This mission is accomplished through research and 4 D2 D& q. f" V& Idevelopment, acquisition, and operation of spaceborne and airborne intelligence data collection systems.

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National Strategy Selection + _4 B" q1 Y, G7 ]3 }/ X" lThe determination of when it is in the national interest to activate and employ defense resources (i.e., the balance between responsiveness and crisis control), , f" t* C- q$ i5 p7 M' Mand given an activation/employment decision, what should be the basic objective (e.g., force survival, survival of selected population centers, etc.). National Test Bed (NTB) ! a3 B" Z! R5 @7 fA 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 9 A; z8 }8 f# {+ Lconcepts and technologies. , B% {+ s* s& ?National Test Bed Joint Program Office (NTBJPO) $ d( H E: I& i0 s9 k5 h0 S(OBSOLETE) A Joint Service organization established to manage the NTF and execute the NTB program for MDA. ; |; ~, K" l6 J$ Y. R& e6 @National Test Facility (NTF) A large, modeling, simulation and test facility located on Falcon AFB in Colorado % F9 Z& ~( U$ a# g% d8 _- vwhich serves as the central control, coordinating, and computing center for the 5 c6 N* U! m9 ]8 O5 E. BNTB and as the primary integration and test facility of the BMD SE&I contractor. 8 ]& x% J( E2 J* ~ ?National Warning / d1 M6 s& e m$ U7 yCenter (NWC) Center in CMAFB, which activates the radio, TV, and sirens that warn the U.S. , c( P; n5 T( R1 O+ [population of impending ballistic missile attack. Also assists with national 1 j2 @* R( ~( E9 K; y9 N9 ~4 tdisaster relief, forest fires, and other events assigned. NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 3 w- W8 G7 Y- L8 e/ uNATOPS Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization. , k& e* q, p( a l0 n+ nMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N E u& Y$ c8 T$ Q) Q- E3 ~. F196 Natural Ground and Atmospheric 8 g4 _0 X k; ?* @' @' w3 BEnvironments 3 p' p# R% [, Q. w* }! H. {' V, ?% KThe 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. / |+ I" T, U" x, e# ANatural Space 3 B5 X5 u3 N8 p4 A' z6 [8 s) v }Environment The natural environment, which exists above the sensible atmosphere. Space begins approximately 100 km and above. This environment is applicable to orbiting spacecraft, to interceptors in the exoatmospheric portions of flight, and it * ^. x3 M8 Q& N; F, X1 yaffects the propagation of radar and communications signals. NAVAIDS Navigational Aids. Naval Space Command (NAVSPACE- COM) / K6 D9 A6 E7 I: ]6 m! PThe naval component of USSPACECOM. Responsible for day-to-day operation & `9 r+ h2 Y7 W1 y. Mof FLTSATCOM, NAVSPASUR, etc. Responsible for BMD elements that may be 1 r+ A# N; F% D! g2 v( poperated by the Navy. Located in Dahlgren, VA. Naval Space Operations Center (NAVSPOC) Existing Navy component command center at Dahlgren, VA, responsible for ' x8 ]' o# q" {% X" `! a/ @0 \logistical and administrative support of forces assigned to them. 3 K( K) p! b) i& a9 S. k; J2 XNAVDSOC Navy Defense System Operations Center. . d% n0 [/ w+ S3 `- HNAVFAC Navy Facilities Engineering Command. # i$ l4 q' p4 Z& q: E3 oNAVFOR Navy Forces. . i& i; H0 o# v: N) K6 KNAVMACS Navy Modular Automated Communications System (USN term). NAVMIC Naval Maritime Intelligence Center, Suitland, MD. # m/ E2 N9 S( fNAVOSH Navy Occupational Safety and Health. NAVSAT Navigation Satellite. * p/ B2 u2 r+ nNAVSPACE Naval Space Command. NAVSPACECOM Naval Space Command. " W3 J4 _; X3 TNAVSPASUR Naval Position of SPASUR. ' X" G1 E" S0 {$ p2 Y2 q9 {( @NAVSPOC Naval Space Operations Center. O2 u7 L! j. c" W2 tNAVSTAR Navigational satellite, part of the Global Positioning System (GPS). / H Q0 k M( z7 q' _Navy FAAWC Navy Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander. NAWC Naval Air Warfare Center. 1 A9 M6 f# k- q) BNAWC WPNS Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, CA. % g/ x' {# I1 c! I: _" mNBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical. NBS National Bureau of Standards.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N + H; Q, O: E: Z$ V197 5 ?7 x8 l* O; _+ f6 ZNBTS Neutral Beam Test Stand. 9 w4 ^0 O( ]7 O; T6 BNC Numerically Controlled (CAM computer term). 3 x; d/ Y9 ?! E3 O! T# `5 y1 kNCA National Command Authorities. NCC NORAD Command Center, Colorado Springs, CO. NCCOSC Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center, San Diego, CA. NCCS Navy Command and Control System. NCDCS Narrow Band Coherent Data Collection System. NCDD New Customer Development Database. r- A7 A k& i6 M9 fNCO Non-Commissioned Officer (USA/USAF/USMC term). NCP NORAD Command Post. 3 n. _- p4 g: K# V6 b6 RNCS (1) National Communications System. (2) Net Control Station. (3) Naval Control of Shipping. : B' i: d n( MNCSC National Computer Security Center. 3 _# `& Q" M& x: d, ]) LNDC Naval Doctrine Command. NDD NMD System Development Director. NDE Non-Destructive Evaluation. # O, r. {/ Z) }4 p5 U+ K3 oNDEW Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon. ; q! B0 Y4 H' C7 [NDEWG Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon - Ground-Based. 7 x" `+ v: R0 M& @NDI (1) Non-Developmental Item. (2) Non-Destructive Inspection. ) D" c7 _: ]% d8 b; L$ W9 Q/ FNDP National Disclosure Policy. NDS (1) National Defense Stockpile (2) National Defense System. NDT Non-Destructive Test. NDU National Defense University, Washington, DC. NEA (1) Northeast Asia. (2) Northeast Asia campaign scenario. 7 G& ]# ^2 I T' n; gNEACP National Emergency Alternate Command Post (E-4 aircraft). Near Real Time Pertaining to the timeliness of data or information that has been delayed by the time required for electronic communication and automatic data processing. This . y# S% S) K& \: t" d0 v( T F) cimplies that there are no significant delays. NEC (1) National Economics Council. (2) Navy Enlisted Code. : z; m0 G) m) E9 T1 v! c7 S6 m3 dNECC Navy EHF Communications Controller. , @% @/ Y4 u0 g; a+ OMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 198 Negate Early 4 W0 b7 D7 ~( R+ j; y3 y W% Y5 QWarning 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. / w+ s) I+ _2 j# jNEMP Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse. : |5 r8 [1 ]8 w0 ]) o9 fNEP (1) Nuclear Electric Propulsion. (2) Nuclear Environment Protection. ( i& B2 q# s. P, N1 [- Z+ I4 j! UNEPA National Environmental Policy Act. NEPSTP Nuclear Electric Propulsion Space flight Test Program. . \4 y+ n5 M. t1 ^; [NERF Naval Emitter Reference File (USN term). NESEAD Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Activity Detachment (USN term). 7 p5 i/ d9 G, d1 k/ x W( v: }. \; eNeutral Particle 9 X7 b* ?* W: z! y, U+ n' ^Beam (NPB) An energetic beam of neutral particles that is generally used to damage electronics. , G7 Q: Y' Y- R* t3 w( k9 g2 dNEV Network Experimental Version. / Y8 W- C) n* Q3 {NEW Net Explosive Weight. 8 \/ H. E8 Q8 sNFL New Foreign Launch. 8 q/ ^( w6 a- [% A8 K. L% s. P, T9 uNG National Guard. NH&S Nuclear Hardening and Survivability. NHA Next-Higher Assembly. NHMT Nuclear-Hardened Mosaic Technology. . d' Q- c+ [5 P4 `' S& r1 R4 ONHTF National Hover Test Facility, Edwards AFB, CA. NIAG NATO Industrial Advisory Group. NIC National Intelligence Council. * L" u2 N# p. a# `3 s, f' WNID Naval Intelligence Database (USN term). 1 i$ i1 E7 _; ~: S- z5 q" u [1 INIE National Intelligence Estimate. * Z9 a/ {9 b Q6 B4 t. HNIH National Institute of Health. # t) z; r K4 |# ^' Y4 k! D( _5 eNII National Information Infrastructure. NIITF National Information Infrastructure Task Force. ' N; S* v' W+ L/ bNILE NATO Improved Link Eleven. / B- q( y% U8 h$ |NILES NATO Improved Link Eleven System. NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA. $ [5 D* v/ A( RMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 199 NIPS NTCS Intelligence Processing Service (USN term). NISC OBSOLETE. Naval Intelligence Support Center. (Now Naval Maritime Intelligence Center (NAVMIC). 2 v- M" C- @5 V+ F9 kNISP National Industrial Security Program. NISPOM NISP Operating Manual. NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. (Formerly " b: s3 i$ g7 @2 `2 z8 ANBS (National Bureau of Standards). 2 v7 S ^3 y2 d' U. j! k# `. u6 lNITES Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental Subsystem (USN term). Nitze 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 % `, X- {& j6 Nraising the attack price where the defense cost is measured at the margin, not : T* D% o+ {/ {1 z# |the total cost. Congress established the Nitze criteria as conditions of deploying an SDS in Section 222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1986. NIU NATO Interface Unit. 9 K: ^1 Z1 H/ [NIWA Naval Information Warfare Activity. ; ~4 [' m) L- SNK North Korea. NKEW Nuclear Kinetic Energy Weapon. NL The Netherlands. NLO Nonlinear Optical. NLOS (1) Non-Line of Sight. (2) Nonlinear Optical System. ]+ i- J) X: X, DNLT (1) Navy Lower Tier (Missile Defense). (2) Not Later Than. nm (1) Nautical Mile (6,080 feet). (2) Nanometer. % V! ]8 p2 U2 D5 |( a$ ]7 W1 QNMA NATO Military Authority. NMC Not Mission Capable. NMCC National Military Command Center. NMCS National Military Command System. " M- T% }+ o4 v) H, r2 T/ ?NMD OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense. NMD 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). NMD JPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Joint Program Office. NMD/TRP OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Technology Readiness Program.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 200 8 l3 ?8 p2 Z4 U! p* G( N) JNMDPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Program Office (US Army term). ) t1 W; ^& v4 C' a2 YNMM NMD Maturity Matrix. NMSD National Military Strategy Document. NNAG NATO Naval Armaments Group. 2 ^* w: s. X, U% B- @NNK Non-Nuclear Kill. NNPA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act. " D" D7 r( {3 E$ ^NNWS Non-Nuclear Weapon States. ( {( C. D! }' X) eNOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC. Node A set of equipment and processes, which performs the communications functions at the end of the data links which interconnect those elements, which are resident on the network. * |6 n; ^3 \& W, VNOI Notice of Intent (environmental term). NOIC Naval Operational Intelligence Center. Noise In the most general terms, noise is the undesired part of the process being \/ z. j* P+ [7 k: O. ^" jobserved or measured. Its complement, the desired part, is usually referred to 5 l8 V5 _, M$ G5 h- Y$ Oas the signal. Non- Developmental Item (NDI) (1) Any item of supply that is available in the commercial marketplace; or (2) Any previously developed item of supply that is in use by a department % L9 J0 Y3 R7 q# J# ]. p1 y9 nor agency of the United States, a state or local government, or a foreign 3 \1 S0 n* I2 l' Z7 Y: H7 n: Ngovernment with which the United States has a mutual defense $ A. o/ x. j# Zcooperation agreement; or : e! H5 t5 z' i" ~3 | T(3) Any item of supply described in definition 1 or 2, above, that requires / x0 `3 X; n- n! y$ T& y) xonly minor modification in order to meet the requirements of the procuring agency; or (4) Any item of supply that is currently being produced that does not meet : g9 {$ \! [+ b3 k1 f& {the requirements of definition 1, 2, or 3, above, solely because the item is not yet in use or is not yet available in the commercial marketplace. 1 d+ H2 _4 a$ ?$ \9 w) mNon Material Solution 8 ?+ w) {6 R4 z# U _7 pSolutions to mission needs (warfighting, deficiencies) that can be satisfied by + ^7 ?, b- z3 u% ^: A7 hchanges in doctrine, tactics, operational concepts, training, or organization. % Q# P$ \3 w) D$ [( uNon-Nuclear Kill : X: D9 }, y" [" Z(NNK) A kill that does not involve a nuclear detonation. NONAP Non-linear Adaptive Processor (Navy term). 3 N1 f6 l- {! A/ H7 k) wNonrecurring 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 ' k9 s9 z' e1 oorganization. Nonrecurring costs include preliminary design effort; design ' N/ |% ^2 L- m, H h( Dengineering; and all partially completed reporting elements manufactures for tests. (3) Training of service instructor personnel. NOP Nuclear Operations. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 4 N j$ i3 c1 \: F# {. J( C0 r201 . `/ W1 S8 T4 i- j! ~NOR Notice of Revision. NORAD See North American Aerospace Defense Command. NORAD Command Post (NCP) A center in CMAFB responsible for controlling ACC, Canadian, and other $ K* a' Y; ?) L0 \7 kassigned forces for designated atmospheric missions in defense of North 7 d9 e% Y. e) ?9 rAmerica. NORSAR Norwegian Seismic Array. North American - U- A6 }; m A2 O* h- x. B5 jAerospace Defense Command 5 r+ }, ^$ A4 e0 z" k) s(NORAD) A binational command of Canadian and U.S. forces responsible for defense of 2 `$ v$ R7 H& A( m0 O/ L" eNorth America from bomber and ALCM/SLCM attack. Located in Colorado " W7 y" W" n9 e6 eSprings, CO. ' Y! E, Y. P9 ~2 S6 wNORTHCOM Northern Command, Offut AFB, NE - p7 E+ t8 ?# q* Q- VNORTHAG Northern Army Group (NATO). NOS Network Operating System. NOSC OBSOLETE. Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA. See NCCOSC. NPB Neutral Particle Beam. $ \0 e& \% r) ~NPBSE NPB Space Experiment. " @( w4 `: j9 [: X; tNPG Nuclear Planning Group. NPI New Program Integration. NPR National Performance Review. NPT Non-Proliferation Treaty. 5 t/ w( H! p9 x% ^NRaD Naval Research and Development Division (NCCOSC), San Diego, CA. NRC (1) National Research Council. (2) Network Reliability Council. 6 C$ B8 V, V* _(3) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (4) Nichols Research Corporation. 2 r" A4 S8 ~" Y' ^: fNREN National Research and Education Network. : u8 K+ j# q1 m% L2 B/ gNRL (1) Nuclear Referral List. (2) Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. 0 |8 u& p" _+ ~3 T! ZNRLA Network Repair-Level Analysis. 1 u/ {8 O) [ O, vNRO National Reconnaissance Office. NRSC Network Reliability Steering Committee. / [0 J! J4 X$ H. wNRT Near Real Time. 5 m6 I8 D; b. T, t) y! PNS/EP National Security/Emergency Preparedness. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 202 NSA National Security Agency. " p2 d, [+ d7 d( l$ R( ?$ o" t6 Q2 tNSA/CSS NSA Central Security Service. 5 ]6 w: h% P; w* Z$ H% ~6 wNSC (1) National Security Council. (2) National Security Center. 2 m+ Q: d+ ^; g; T P& E8 LNSCID National Security Council Intelligence Directive. % `7 Y( c/ C8 ^* \$ HNSD National Security Directive. NSDD OBSOLETE. National Security Decision Directive. Replaced by National % @$ \0 n( S& sSecurity Directive (NSD). NSDM National Security Decision Memorandum. 6 q" I8 X. ?6 g" N q7 gNSEN NMD System Engineering Notebook.

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NSF National Science Foundation. : _! y3 x% e1 X# x; B% y& ~NSFS 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). NSNF Non-Strategic Nuclear Forces. NSOC (1) National Signals Intelligence Operations Center. (2) Navy Satellite Operations Center. NSP Not Separately Priced. NSSC National Space Surveillance Center, CMAFB. NSSD National Security Study Directive. NSTAC National Security Telecommunications and Information System Security Committee. " V* [) O! X! _NSTC National Science and Technology Council (EOP term). NSWC Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. NSWC/DD Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. ) j" V7 {2 Z3 N* o- a' ]& d+ y" ]NSWC/PHL Naval Surface Weapons Center, Port Hueneme Division. NTACS Navy Tactical Air Control System. 7 X0 _9 X$ P& V$ k: b# ~NTB National Test Bed. ' _5 f( E* t' ?& p) rNTB/WAN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed/Wide Area Network. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 203 5 g: Z3 r+ s) z4 a! C+ `NTBI OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration. 9 [ V1 t! t3 ^; U4 t* `$ u; A* D0 eNTBIC OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration Contract. NTB-JPO OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Joint Project Office. 6 m8 p! q" n! ^ ]! g6 M+ n2 f7 UNTBN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Network. 9 m0 ^ o! F% ^5 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 + W: f: k7 I+ ~forces are pitted against “enemy” forces to validate proposed procedures and doctrine. & A2 Z; ~& F4 YNTIC (1) Navy Tactical Intelligence Center. (2) National Technical Information Center. : v- }# J- n/ f, ?& ~. ]9 bNTF National Test Facility. NTM National Technical Means. 8 N: \ O7 D. u) L' sNTU New Threat Upgrade. NTW OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide. Now referred to as the Sea-Based Midcourse Segment of BMDS. 5 V: C8 t7 ~* ]6 r( B3 A+ ^NTWD(S) OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide Defense (System). Nuclear, ' D' l% @: s) S9 |Biological, and Chemical / J5 H" p: {2 A7 l3 b8 |/ r7 FContamination - A$ g. r7 q$ u(NBCC) 4 M2 ^4 n/ o; x9 v, ]7 r3 t: ~7 MThe deposit and/or absorption of residual radioactive material or biological or chemical agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects. ; H) Y6 c q" B' @+ E•Nuclear Contamination. Residual radioactive material resulting from fallout or 9 c' v3 a, d+ g- O# i8 W% ?rainout, and residual radiation from a system produced by a nuclear explosion, and persisting longer than one minute after burst. 6 Z# [% E" H4 g1 ?1 N- C•Biological Contamination. Microorganisms and toxins that cause disease in humans, plants, or animals or cause deterioration of material. ! W1 l2 S3 g. P# Z4 |+ @8 G•Chemical Contamination. Chemical substances intended for use in military operations to kill, seriously injure, incapacitate, or temporarily irritate humans. 4 ]+ D3 G" ~( T* i! O. }% eNuclear, 4 Q* q0 F( a3 p" y( q, i, C4 rBiological, and 4 s8 D- M% ]" ?& n( SChemical ; u6 V1 d" t2 n+ A6 G8 U/ K/ _' N6 SContamination 4 Y1 g9 I0 g! e1 vSurvivability & k- N" d6 }- yThe capability of a system and its crew to withstand a NBCC environment and relevant decontamination without losing the ability to accomplish the assigned & I3 m5 T% ?) o8 `mission. A NBCC survivable system is hardened against NBCC and 1 ]/ { w; G# t0 t* e$ g, b ?decontaminates; it can be decontaminated, and it is compatible with individual protective equipment. •Hardness. The capability of material to withstand the materiel -damaging $ ^2 w- f" c0 G; [effects of NBCC and relevant decontamination. •Decontamination. The process of making personnel and materiel safe by : |1 @. a7 [! F0 n* H# Q5 yrendering harmless or removing radioactive, chemical, or biological material. - k, n5 S$ `, _8 T( p1 ^•Compatibility. The capability of a system to be operated, maintained, and resupplied by persons wearing individual protective equipment, in all climates for which the system is designed, and for the period specified in the & e/ R5 D/ a' m. b- Soperational requirements document. Nuclear Cloud See Radioactive Cloud. ( ^+ I! b3 R6 F- g* b# INuclear Directed Energy Weapon 2 F- s- Z# E1 W) \9 ^5 H(NDEW) A directed energy weapon for which the source of energy is a specially designed - b. M/ v! [/ H- ^' ?nuclear device. # s& `6 K7 {, t6 U# ^3 \8 ]: l5 x3 wMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 204 Nuclear Environment - W; x& ?8 t; u0 Q ^4 BThe environment, which results from the detonation of nuclear weapons. Some 3 d- S' V+ l! N$ y# N# N* ~components of this environment are directly emitted by the nuclear weapon and other collateral effects are created by the interaction of the emitted nuclear 8 J) [/ f, R A& t+ L- D$ a8 z- \radiation with the earth’s atmosphere, the earth’s surface and the earth’s , \; s; E! \ r8 }& p' [magnetic field. The nuclear environment consists of radiation, blast, shock, " y7 q: U, M& Kthermal, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), emissions from radioactive debris, trapped 4 g$ X% {9 \5 c4 belectrons, 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. : S# }+ H7 ?% D* ]0 NNuclear Hardness / H0 G5 y N$ |1 ^ ]/ O8 GA quantitative description of the resistance of a system or component to ( @4 \6 M0 N# N$ J6 @6 emalfunction (temporary and permanent) and/or degraded performance induced 1 R3 R: W+ P. ~, x5 |by a nuclear weapon environment. Resistance to physical quantities such as overpressure, peak velocities, energy absorbed, and electrical stress measures : ^6 b, O% r* Q1 shardness. Hardness is achieved through adhering to appropriate design 9 p4 d! d7 Q& x. u5 ~3 [; jspecifications and is verified by one or more test and analysis techniques. ! [; s8 B+ o7 o3 kNuclear Radiation Particulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei in various # u7 x+ r2 m# j. Enuclear processes. The important nuclear radiations, from the weapons standpoint, are alpha and beta particles, gamma rays, and neutrons. All nuclear ; O. T* C) l, Y) J8 {% }/ D$ U9 Aradiations are ionizing radiations, but the reverse is not true; x-rays, for example, * `9 O+ z) s2 O7 o) rare included among ionizing radiations, but they are not nuclear radiations since $ p0 G% Z F `. x- K/ jthey do not originate from atomic nuclei. (See Ionizing Radiation and X-Rays.)

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Nuclear ! W! }( m* p4 ?$ z; v9 OSurvivability 4 W; l; k. A* f( GCharacteristics A quantitative description of the system features needed to meet its survivability requirements. Such system features include those design, performance, and # S" a9 {& l+ T( f% L# J9 y) q7 poperational capabilities used to limit or avoid the hostile environment, architectures that minimize the impact of localized damage to the larger wartime mission, as well as physical hardening to environment levels, which cannot be mitigated otherwise. Survivability characteristics include proliferation, redundancy, " h, k: v8 m9 w3 ^2 \+ V5 E. ^ ^6 ?avoidance, reconstitution, deception, and hardening. 9 A( ^( E5 K" s1 p# G7 D$ \NUDET Nuclear Detonation. - s5 T3 c7 @, c4 h( l6 PNUICCS NORAD and USSPACECOM Integrated Command and Control System. NUT Navy Upper Tier (Missile Defense). NVG Night Vision Goggles. 5 U0 @9 I" H% v A; s t ]NVIS Near Vertical Incidence System (SINCGARS term). NVMEN Non-Volatile Memory (Telecomm/Computer term). # l# r2 l# {! r: u5 hNWC (1) National Warning Center. (2) National War College. (3) Naval War College. $ e/ {0 X1 U" @. A& y4 a(4) Nuclear Weapons Council. (5) Naval Weapons Center. 0 ?) y8 s" s& A+ T" pNEW Nuclear Weapons Effect. NWFZ Nuclear Weapons Free Zone. NWP Naval Warfare Publication. % Q1 e! l1 |0 f+ nNWS National Weather Service. NWSC Naval Weapons Support Center. $ e! u: d5 w/ F% x: u" z' oMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N Q: J/ M8 @1 i F0 ~205 # J; y/ |1 R. w" G- X- |$ d" zNWSUS Navy WWMCCS Site Unique Software. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 206 5 q" Z5 J7 Y0 n% z. ?, _& oOAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. O&M Operations and Maintenance. 2 k/ X; K7 V9 ]+ ^2 NO&O Plan Operational & Organizational Plan (Army). , A; J5 S1 R1 b0 mO&S Operations and Support. O-Level Organizational Level (ILS term). O/A On or About. 3 _% Y) ~9 ?6 ~- \% ^* a/ gOA (1) Operational Assessment. ; g( k4 a* b( Y. p(2) Operational Availability. (3) Options Assessment (BM/C3 Program term c. 1994-6). OAA Other Agreements Authority (OSD term). 4 Z1 _# P+ w ]* N% ~ x; G8 jOAB Outer air battle. OAC Operating Agency Code. 7 i! S& D' x8 A5 t# X( L0 n' ROAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. # I# M7 A# j8 K( dOAO OAO Corporation, Greenbelt, MD. OAR Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operation Plans Assessment Report. 0 j$ Z+ [+ Q! sOAS Organization of American States. OASA Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army. OASD Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense. OASD (C3I) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) . |) O7 }: @2 mOASP On-Array Advanced Signal Processing. ! ~2 F0 |% ^0 F2 v' I; z2 POB Operating Budget. OBAN Operating Budget Account Number. OBDP Onboard Data Processor. OBE Overtaken By Events. OBJ Object. 3 H4 e; q- j4 P7 |( j. Z' y1 Q2 lObject-Oriented A software development approach that organizes software as a collection of objects containing both data structure and behavior. 9 c7 q* N9 j$ X8 r. D: KObject-Oriented Analysis The process by which a real-world problem is examined in terms of a collection of . E/ e% ^9 Y: z6 t8 k8 uobjects to understand requirements, without planning the implementation. % h3 |' D R+ `* q' Y# h+ rObject Rate (Max) The maximum rate (per second) that a sensor can acquire RVs, decoys, AOs, or . a$ m% E- j6 b' P' G( X$ [fractionated missile/PBV debris. ) o- Q5 a6 t+ B3 I5 j5 L+ FMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 6 a% A: b" \. k6 @! k207 Objects in FOV (Max) 7 e" x4 A5 n( O& pThe maximum number of RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris ' `3 ^# Y# }+ \/ sthat a sensor can acquire at one time. Obligation A duty to make a future payment of money. The duty is incurred as soon as an : _. u/ d6 k5 u9 K' n3 V' m" yorder 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. 2 F+ R! J7 M/ r8 ZObligation ! S6 r, E1 H7 _; B, ^+ i$ g8 g: iAuthority (1) A congressional authorization to procure goods and services within a 0 c7 G+ @& k" a* q( p( s- L2 \specified amount by appropriation or other authorization. . s+ w7 c9 R4 c2 K* t' \(2) The administrative extension of such authority, as by apportionment of ?4 A+ v! i2 J5 R4 |+ [" k) wfunding. (3) The amount of authority so granted. Obscurant A material (e.g., smoke or chaff) used to conceal an object from observation by a ( O% @# d5 V7 b! b8 ^8 V) Lradio or optical sensor. Smoke may be used to conceal an object from observation by an optical sensor, and chaff may be used to conceal an object from observation by a radio sensor (e.g., radar). 0 O# p/ z9 q0 a3 cObservable A measurable target attribute. + o5 W' V& S0 U' V' o9 J$ ~3 T* P1 zOBSV Observation. OC Operations Center. OCA Offensive Counter-air. OCD Operational Concept Document. OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest. " M6 C: n, `0 F! N3 xOCM Overt Countermeasure. ; E9 f% |0 i4 N3 [' X- N6 vOCONUS Outside CONUS. ) k, l1 f' {# `4 i" I7 |OCR Optical Character Reader. . q. Z) _, |7 ^) E6 }$ I9 k) S( wOCS (1) Operational Control System. (2) Ozone Depleting Chemical. ( {* I& \! G9 m) \" q6 yOCU Operators Console Unit (THAAD). 6 |1 A* C! p9 k( nOD Optical Disk (PATRIOT). OD PA&E Office of the Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation. ODA Optical Discrimination Algorithms/Architecture. ODASD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. ODCS Office, Deputy Chief of Staff.