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Military Operational 7 }; j" e3 x( l' b( iRequirements ) a' Y. c2 M5 s# k! I9 d' _* tThe formal expression of a military need, the response to which results in development or acquisition of items, equipment, or systems. : \( [7 J% h4 L, h0 g" @$ tMilitary / n# [$ f& H3 c( `Requirement An established need justifying the timely allocation of resources to achieve a t3 q/ t* Q% {capability to accomplish approved military objectives, missions, or tasks. Military Satellite (MILSAT) 8 U& p/ ^: i* a9 _7 T, u8 N9 r! G- sA satellite used for military purposes, such as navigation or intelligence gathering. ; M& l% k* _/ _1 `MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 183 Military Strategy / r& b" j5 {. t: m* l: hSelection The determination of: (1) what targets to defend and their priorities in order to * T* _, }9 N2 a; T& {achieve 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 cost/worth. Military utility estimates form a rational basis for making management 9 c* Q$ ~5 i0 p- }6 hdecisions. MILOGS Marine Integrated Logistics System (USMC term). " q. q% F' _$ b0 S; L* vMILSAT Military Satellite. ) w8 J; U, g& P, Z7 dMILSATCOM Military Satellite Communications. MILSPACE Military Space H3 O) i7 w5 G5 gMILSPEC Military Specification. : g' d* Q- S% M) \ ZMILSTAR Military Strategic and Tactical Relay (satellite system). MILSTRIP Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures. 1 a; Q7 [1 p5 [% yMIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. : @% ~6 d6 n0 P! ]7 n8 S" F" W9 wMIN Minimum " [3 o: ?, @4 Z9 _ p/ w1 m) s3 mmin Minute. Mini-DAMA Miniature Demand Assigned Multiple Access. & _4 a& c) i0 F e/ b, RMiniature Homing " n! |% x' J2 @. SVehicle (MHV)/ Miniature Vehicle (MV) ; [; M, [1 a. m" r1 T0 rAn air-launched direct-ascent ("pop-up") kinetic energy anti-satellite weapon. , t4 N; ]* N4 X: DMinimum Acceptable Operational & D8 Y! W2 [* _2 H( b" kRequirement The value for a particular parameter that is required to provide a system ( @5 `- J) e& H( q4 Mcapability that will satisfy the validated mission need. Also known as the performance threshold. Minimum Energy ' S5 w4 ~: Q/ O8 y; N( \/ nTrajectory The trajectory that produces maximum range for a given amount of energy. Minimum 8 k5 j; A; v1 i% T) B, q. U& LRequired Accomplishment s Necessary tasks that must be completed during an acquisition phase prior to the * B; I* @5 s& _1 h3 onext milestone decision review. Applies to all acquisition categories and highly 6 ^1 R* e4 q9 C+ j d3 Y0 @" I9 isensitive classified programs. Minuteman US ICBM. MIP Maintenance Index Page (Navy ILS term). 3 S9 k8 {$ ]0 O/ K! jMIPA Missile Procurement Army (Appropriation). ( R3 w4 W, W& `, ~4 k( `7 q/ ~1 [MIPR Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request. 0 D& L' R9 @8 h* Y7 FMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M . Y, @; B" m G' J( N9 M184 MIPS (1) Marine Integrated Personnel System (USMC term). (2) Master Integrated Program Schedule. : P3 P5 }9 J3 H R1 O6 g' s$ |' @+ Q(3) Million Instructions Per Second (ADP term). MIPT Management IPT. , x8 @* }0 I) w9 A# J GMIRACL Mid Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser. MIRS Management Information and Reporting System. MIRV Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle. MIS Management Information System. 9 j0 A% \5 d. q2 o( l8 `MISREP Mission Report (JFACC term). & `4 p+ y1 h6 o0 sMISSI Multilevel Information Systems Security Initiative. 4 w- a- o$ c r ?4 |. K! zMissile Defense National Team ( t s" s( A; ](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 5 B- {0 k) ?% _Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). It is comprised of personnel from Government, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), 9 }8 k' i9 I+ _9 W/ L: eUniversity Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), Scientific, Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) providers and major industry contractors. Missile Defense National Team, Battle ! I7 s. Z5 p4 ^2 Z; HManagement, ! w3 l: R6 R. u5 a0 |Command and 7 A! x9 P- @/ l6 l! }# ^3 MControl, and 8 D# v$ V3 B9 e: T% XCommunications : T& J4 f# c5 Z6 ^4 U. P/ |(MDNTB) The component of the MDNT led by MDA/BC that is focused on Battle , p, r- `( Q$ \5 Y wManagement, Command and Control, and Communications (BM/C2/C). The 4 ?. s/ S9 h) q3 g" ^) nMDNTB industry contribution is composed of a single team of major defense 7 W( o2 j( ]& E e" T% ncontractors (Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin [Team Lead], Northrop 2 B/ ?5 O1 l* @4 p! k* LGrumman, 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 . Q' n& s9 z, D# Z# o5 Gprovides a confidential consolidation of experience in the development, ) X6 m! h, u7 _+ Vintegration, and production of missile defense systems. : z+ z6 K1 W$ F( {5 ]5 AMissile Defense " H) g( D( V) K" m: M& U, S, L6 yNational Team, Systems ' i5 X% v# c5 s1 Z, n ?+ v7 TEngineering & ) e2 A& B0 g5 ?& p" ?. NIntegration (MDNTS) $ h5 P8 y! m* N9 b5 \7 n: ?! i lThe 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], `9 D# A0 Z9 l! ~1 s bGeneral 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 * p3 F1 q9 {' O1 Q! x; d, A' k upersonnel from the industry companies that provides a confidential consolidation / F% G5 I- J f7 O* Z& W& Vof experience in the development, integration, and production of missile defense systems. Missile Defense Warning 0 C0 T$ Y5 A' z2 R) _5 C" J" xCondition A situation of peril declared by the competent military commander, that a ballistic 5 O7 a; W) k _. smissile attack is probable (Missile Defense Warning Yellow), imminent or in : y, }: `" s& w+ W# [progress (Missile Defense Warning Red), or improbable (Missile Defense Warning 6 _- K* r% ?7 _' Z; [White). 2 x+ e: `9 B h# ZMissile 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, " h& G, S( X& w" mdetermines 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 5 o* |$ G8 K0 N6 P6 y, b$ Z! zMissile Intercept Zone ; g7 v. @! ?/ b; D) |That geographical division of the destruction area where surface-to-air missiles ! C" R5 R8 W, b5 L8 g- hhave primary responsibility for destruction of airborne objects. $ {$ y/ y6 X M5 q* y6 X/ X, ZMissile Release ' B* {2 T' m! d, Q; I Z$ OLine & r, R. s1 X* b0 U6 \8 w2 FThe line at which an attacking aircraft could launch an air-to-surface missile against a specific target. 6 n6 W5 k8 F) m) B' bMissile Warning / M6 A3 e+ ^8 q+ d! Y0 X" z% tCenter (MWC) Located in CMAFB, the MWC is operated by USSPACECOM to fulfill ballistic missile TW/AA responsibilities of USCINCSPACE to external users to whom there 5 n; G2 g8 Y0 ^4 b# Gare commitments. The MWC manages the ballistic missile sensors and reporting system in support of timely, accurate, and unambiguous warning of missile attack worldwide. MWC personnel, in coordination with other centers, validate and confirm report events. The Launch Correlation Unit (LCU) of the MWC ensures * ~& {' ^* e* x( Ball domestic and cooperative launches are coordinated and reported so that they 2 U; ~5 x+ [; E6 G9 R4 Ware not construed as hostile in accordance with the “Agreement on Measures to 4 @$ x f. k# `( x9 z! Z0 eReduce the Risk of Outbreak of Nuclear War” between the US and USSR. ) c. M# Y. x m# J+ [7 TMission (1) The task, together with the purpose, which clearly indicates the action to be taken and the reason therefore. 6 q5 g0 Y: r8 s7 C) |8 H(2) In common usage, especially when applied to lower military units, a duty 8 N8 o2 c. v" r+ A. q* |assigned to an individual or unit; a task. / |) b' k& x$ Q' I(3) Missions are statements of the objective to be accomplished for a given 1 L& m; F8 \. k4 b" e5 s/ P5 [, q( hsituation. Missions will describe the situation and will include who, what, when, where, why, and how the BMD system will perform. They contain ! X$ p' j# v, y) {employment direction and procedures to BMD forces for a given situation ^* ]+ L" R% y* Lto achieve specific defense objectives. (USSPACECOM) Mission 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 # G3 @+ P9 ^. L* Xmust equip its forces. Mission Area + S. ?1 k- |, fAnalysis (MAA) {0 }. E" d* }3 ~/ ?. IContinuous analysis of assigned mission responsibilities in the several mission : _) G4 G: S3 L# A) |: }) @* Nareas to identify deficiencies in the current and projected capabilities to meet 1 {6 z0 L& u1 u& c A2 Dessential mission needs, and to identify opportunities for the enhancement of capability through more effective systems and less costly methods. 2 \, ] {* ~! Z. b9 p# |" J f4 XMission Capable , e, h' x4 R0 h9 t9 ?(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 : ] d/ N3 I% ?) Q2 b8 \) Xthe sum of full mission capable and partial mission capable. Also called MC. ! }7 \8 o* N- B3 G$ ] X- C# bMission Critical Computer Resources Automated data processing equipment or services if the function, operation, or 7 y) a+ L$ r7 C: J! B5 l8 ]use: (1) involves intelligence activities; (2) involves cryptologic activities related to - R& m: J1 ^+ x; knational security; (3) involves command and control of military forces; (4) involves 8 D/ Q, E" z( @! w, z8 W( T5 }equipment which is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or (5) is critical to direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions. Mission Critical : Q% G/ b2 ^* G" p4 jSystem A system whose operational effectiveness and operational suitability are 8 I5 T) P: k6 O5 Eessential to successful completion or to aggregate residual combat capability. If & K5 z5 ~2 B1 i2 X+ ^6 c; gthis system fails, the mission likely will not be completed. Such a system can be * t5 C4 t, R( y0 n% w A' ~an auxiliary or supporting system, as well as a primary mission system. Mission Element A segment of a mission area critical to the accomplishment of the mission area objectives and corresponding to a recommendation for a major system capability ' X+ [* c3 G: G/ j9 C& A# A# was determined by the DoD Component. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M l3 C3 I2 o0 f7 Y- i186 ' S: ~1 |4 v! ^$ ]" WMission Need Analysis Assesses alternatives in an operational context, identifying what force capabilities would be gained by pursuing any of a designated set of alternatives. Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of a military force when confronting a postulated threat in a specified scenario or set of circumstances. Mission Need ' ?/ A* O8 J \% ]# ?8 T8 R6 W% DStatement (MNS) ' ^& Y; x& [8 x# p, C6 A(1) A non-system specific statement of operational capability needs, prepared IAW format in DoD 5000.2-M. Developed by DoD components . T, W, q) B9 d1 X6 r6 Vand forwarded to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) for validation and approval (major efforts), or just notification (minor efforts). , A1 S8 _& R* oThe JROC also assesses all MNSs for joint service potential. MNSs go to # G8 C1 X' ]+ Nthe milestone decision authority for a determination on whether or not to 7 _; v$ ?3 Z+ b: o$ ?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 : Q& O0 t ^- I Y# c; lmission. * }3 M( ]9 A" M( MMission Reliability The probability that the system will perform mission essential functions for a ' g5 Q) h1 L$ gperiod of time under the conditions stated in the mission profile. # z! L* F% c. x- S h& M1 LMIST Mosaic Infrared Sensor Technology. MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. . z. n; t+ W' R3 {MIT/LL Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Lincoln Laboratory, Bedford, MA. MIW Mine Warfare. 5 d. E- p$ Z; _; N( R0 lMK Mark (version). MKV (1) Miniature Kill Vehicle. (2) Multiple Kill Vehicles. MLCP Mission Launch Control Processor. $ j6 f9 }$ P2 r% D% w6 a0 W7 oMLDT (1) Mean Logistics Delay Time (ILS term). 4 O: Y- }" y9 C9 y& ?(2) Missile Downlink Transmitter (USA term). MLF Multi-Lateral Force. 4 a( N+ i/ @, z3 OMLI Multi-layer Insulation.

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MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System. - P& ^; t! V7 f& H: X2 JMLS (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. 8 c0 u7 f. K5 {, ^, k* A4 `6 OMm Millimeter. ) c& U( D% k+ o2 AMM Maintenance Manual. MM III Minuteman III ICBM. 3 V0 H1 l3 j5 `! ]MMH Maintenance Man-hours (ILS term). ; J/ J! ?2 \ z* ]MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 187 MMI Man-Machine Interface. % [; F3 |& x$ n" ^MMIC Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit. - I& L; Q3 b2 [' {( ~MMIPT Milestone Management IPT (THAAD Program term). 2 s5 }+ L: c1 z/ s+ b! F1 ^3 hMMKV Multiple Miniature Kill Vehicles MMM Multi-Mode Missile. 8 L( F" c/ m) b( |: ~% }/ U1 F' WMMPM MEECN Message Processing Mode. 9 q) L, g& _% x: ~$ ]% U+ [MMR Monthly Management Review. MMS Multi-Mode Seeker. MMS-CP Missile Management Station – Control Panel (US Army term). 7 q6 m* V; {; o' m$ M: ]- wMMU Man Maneuvering Unit. , m- G! I+ ^9 X; I6 WMMW Millimeter Wave. ) O/ @6 K: u" t! ?- ?9 M; ~. ZMN-ED Materiel Need – Engineering Development (US Army term). MNS Mission Need Statement. MOA (1) Memorandum of Agreement. (2) Military Operating Area. : l4 T, f9 | S; v) A5 G1 Q3 w2 n1 qMOA/U Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding. MOAB Missile Optimized Anti-Ballistic. MOB Main Operations Base. - s# w% N- [9 W8 K% L$ n5 dMobile Ground Entry Point (MGEP) ) D* S$ p- S( {8 M; e9 j/ N% HThe subset of GEPs, which are transportable. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2E. 0 C- f8 X$ y( p& LMOC Mobile Operations Center. MOCVD Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition. Mock-up A model, built to scale, of a machine, apparatus, or weapon. It is used in examining the construction of critical clearances, in testing a new development, or in teaching personnel how to operate or maintain the actual item. 9 L" f' g& p$ A" D3 ?, E8 @MOD (1) Ministry of Defense. (2) Modification. Modem Modulator-Demodulator (Telecomm/Computer term). Modes Situational conditions or categories under which selective Rules of Engagement . h/ D6 k7 u3 q L6 D! N* lapply. Examples include: Peacetime: Day to day operation when training, 5 ]- S% U% | aexercises, and routine maintenance and operations occur. Prior to crisis or war. Crisis: The transition state between peacetime and war. War: Self-explanatory. 8 d( O0 b( ~( E8 F6 k/ AMODIL See Manufacturing Operations, Development, and Integration Laboratory. MDA 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 impact on other components. MOE See Measure of Effectiveness. 9 R3 E/ A4 x, c9 f9 W0 [MOL Minimum Operating Level. MOLNIYA Orbit This is a highly eccentric orbit with high apogee (.71 to .74) in the northern - d- H8 p( M9 \) |! ?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 combined with the earth’s rotation, keeps the orbiting satellite within view for very - Q- O. G T9 N1 X7 E9 s7 b7 elong 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 # X1 y7 S1 j# x, Wa single sensor. " i+ [ ^8 w3 ^' {" v. uMonostatic Radar A radar system in which the receiver and transmitter are collocated. Y! Y5 C a9 k4 P8 ZMOP Memorandum of Policy. % ?$ R! I- l& z2 I: ^" W" U1 uMOPA Master Oscillator Power Amplifier. 4 O4 [, J$ z) u1 hMOPP Mission-Oriented Protective Posture. MOR Memorandum of Record. 6 f" K4 |" r" n. H: Z$ ?, |MORA MILSTAR Operator Requirements Analyst. 9 P0 o9 K8 `# y! CMOS Metal Oxide Semiconductor. Moscow BMD 7 }* N+ C' x- T' ^System , K( U" k" R8 ?5 W% B: Z" iThe Soviet exoatmospheric system using the Dog House and Cat House 2 t* {* k- x9 b+ @phased-array radars for long-range acquisition. The system might also use the + X5 k R$ U3 u% a7 t0 RHen House early warning radars for long-range acquisition. Target and ( J/ L' t7 r9 ?( F* U6 Z2 rinterceptor tracking is performed by mechanically steered dish antennas. MOSHED Multi-planar Organic Scintillator High Energy Detector. MOSTT Mosaic Optical Sensor Technology Testbed. " C2 ?: ~( u$ G v) o3 _4 |MOTIF Maui Optical Tracking and Identification Facility, HI. MOTR Multiple Object Tracking Radar. MOTS Military Off the Shelf. ! M. ]& ^; O5 k6 w' P% PMOU Memorandum of Understanding. MPA (1) Main Political Administration (USSR term). / B. V7 @" M0 _: Z+ m6 X(2) Maintenance Planning Analysis (ILS term). 6 C+ o( ^; b; K6 f) mmph Miles per hour. . q& F1 N, O! c* tMPL Multiple Pulse Laser. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 189 MPOS Million Operations Per Second. 2 R( M# e) H A5 K' HMPP Massively Parallel Processor. " K2 ?/ }# A" c1 Y# {7 M- kMPRS Mission Planning Rehearsal System. MPS (1) Multiple Protective Shelters (once to be used for basing MX). . A- ?8 n: v! @, [(2) Main Propulsion System. : A- q* V4 A6 _/ Q4 }4 Q% {; h& EMPT Manpower, Personnel, and Training. MPTS Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Safety. MR (1) Milliradian. (2) Mobile Reserve. (3) Maintenance Ratio (ILS term) (4) Missile Round (US Army term) 6 n' v& j/ {, kMRB Material Review Board. MRBM Medium Range Ballistic Missile. % y' r* x/ P2 z0 i4 O1 \: m1 GMRC (1) Maintenance Requirements Card (Navy ILS term). (2) Major Regional Conflict/Contingency. MRCTS Missile Round Cable Test Set. * Q( a# B( P$ b# G. kMRD Mission Requirements Document. ! P% T7 }/ H& ?. N1 l( O2 [+ gMRDA Mission Requirements and Definition Analysis. $ Y0 |" T, t8 ^* x0 U* \1 L/ ~! Y: uMRJ A specific SETA contractor. 5 d A+ F. E4 R: z G {* [8 i. m; LMRL Multiple Rocket Launcher. 7 b; g& {" v0 Y8 m4 g7 hMROC (1) Mobile Regional Operations Center. (2) Multiple Required Operational Capabilities. MRP Missile Round Pallet. ( _; O* y2 [- t+ L9 Q5 z- `& {MRR Mission Readiness Review (AFMC term). MRSA Material Readiness Support Agency (US. Army).

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MRSS Mobile Range Safety System. MRTFB Major Range and Test Facility Base. MRV Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle. MRVIS Mid-Apogee Reentry Vehicle Intercept System. ms Milliseconds. % c! R) M) G* h% AMS Milestones. a; ~0 H# ?# P! j4 w+ r0 [MS I Milestone I (DD 5000 term). MS II Milestone Two (DD 5000 term). MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 190 ; v# ^/ c* r7 Y, a4 A4 M+ z: gMS III Milestone Three (DD 5000 term). MS IV Milestone Four (DD 5000 term). 0 T, T$ H# m4 |MS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System. 7 k8 B2 ~) l0 J6 U( d! QMSAG Multi-functional Self-Aligned Gate. MSC (1) Military Sealift Command. (2) Mission Support Configuration. (3) Major 8 |6 Q) I# `2 W" C5 q' @8 sSubordinate Command. 4 u. E' D) t- vMSD Modular Security Device. MSE (1) Mobile Subscriber Equipment (PATRIOT). (2) Multiple Simultaneous Engagements. * a0 s/ i: J" y2 z! ~MSEL Master Scenario Events List. MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. MSG Message. & F. R: _5 X' D7 v9 fMSGDB Message Database. . D3 @( G0 d |( q4 gMSI Multi-Spectral Imagery. MSIC Missile and Space Intelligence Center (DIA), Redstone Arsenal, AL. 3 B z$ j% }( Q4 u2 ZMSL (1) Mean Sea Level. (2) Master Station Log. MSLS Multi-Service Launch System (Minuteman). 9 `9 {, q' c t5 [* ~; o9 SMSPS Mega Sample Per Second. . A* o5 ~9 ~( \, |MSR Missile Site Radar. MSS (1) Midcourse Surveillance System. # G+ V: V: K4 t(2) Multi-Satellite System. (ARPA). $ t1 z5 n$ T' b8 Z4 N# N(3) Management Support System. # v4 N$ _1 w8 K- [5 h6 [(4) Modeling and Simulation Support. 1 x, i" F: }" N2 W" OMSSS Maui Space Surveillance Site. 4 K& J, A1 ^$ lMSTI Miniature Sensor Technology Integration satellite. : `% Y$ i1 Y+ }' Y2 K5 PMSTS (1) Midcourse Surveillance and Tracking System. (2) Multi Source Tactical System. MSU Mass Storage Unit (TelComm/Computer term). MSWG Milestone Working Group. MSX Midcourse Space Experiment. Mt. Megaton. $ V3 h! p1 X A; o( ZMT Metric Ton. ) [# O- s P" k2 `! _ z A6 ~MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 191 K& I; C3 H! CMTACCS Marine Tactical Air Command and Control System. # Q" ^7 U! C4 ?3 i$ iMTB(EME) Mean Time Between (Equipment Malfunction Event). MTBCF Mean Time Between Critical Failures ((ILS term). MTBF Mean Time Between Failures. q+ Y* K- D4 Q) r, vMTBFS MTBF Software (ILS term). 1 b( q$ t+ }0 w: R; `MTBM Mean Time Between Maintenance (ILS term). 6 H1 w% S' g0 u" n% iMTBMA Mean Time Between Maintenance Actions (ILS term). MTBR Mean Time Between Removals (ILS term). / S, z/ m7 a# iMTCR Missile Technology Control Regime. 3 ?0 n- ]/ J' u" V- a# }MTD (1) Maintenance Task Distribution (ILS term). (2) Material Test Directorate. (3) Missile Technology Demonstration (USAF program). MTDS Minimum Technical Data Set (ACDP term). Mtg Meeting. MTI Moving Target Indicator. 4 F; }% S9 }7 U% eMTM Maneuvering Tactical Missile. MTMC Military Traffic Management Control. Mtn Mountain. , S) l# K4 h2 O# _" o' f' `* ZMTOE Modified Table of Organization and Equipment. ( ]3 s# {9 t; }8 ^6 L7 ]+ mMTOP Management Task Order Plan. MTS Missile Tracking Sensor. MTTR Mean Time To Repair. 3 m7 c% y# U6 M# }# _( oMTTRS Mean Time to Restore System. 5 D, e j" c8 f* vMTTV Maneuvering Tactical Target Vehicle. / N% G! O5 |0 uMTU Military Training Unit (ILS term). 0 P! `9 D* v. B7 y# l xMTV Maneuvering Target Vehicle. A Hera target booster with a Pershing II reentry ( r" b$ W4 p( S9 M0 o# E4 Hvehicle. MTWS MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation. MUE Mission Unique Equipment. ( {5 [0 C" M1 b5 f$ l9 JMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 192 8 l/ I& j' o3 k+ J- SMulti-Service Doctrine % k' S& W. D" i# H, k6 r5 cFundamental principals that guide the employment of forces of two or more 4 J4 v/ l; c7 MServices in coordinated action toward a common objective. It is ratified by the , v! ^, h; B7 A' Ptwo or more Services, and is promulgated in multi-Service publications that identify the participating Services. See also Joint Doctrine. / B# |' G' i O( @+ @* IMulti-Spectral Imagery & c9 L0 ~1 A: I2 D4 NThe image of an object obtained simultaneously in a number of discrete spectral bands. Multi-Year Appropriation Congressional 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 % h- l& L" B- z8 YProcurement.) 1 I2 O0 s9 U3 X9 F- C, B* ?2 jMulti-Year Procurement : R, N/ A; i) r( x, q8 G(MYP) ; ^$ q T: g6 F7 h" h5 u) kA procurement of more units than the current year requirement. The total # @ S5 Z" w0 p. N6 f" Dpurchase is divided into segments, which are annually budgeted and funded; 8 }5 q. p# c) f) lhowever, the contractor is protected from cancellations through clauses in : `" s: L- N* v9 {9 w- W: Dcontracts. Multilateration A type of multi-static radar usually employing one transmitter and several receivers for target detection and tracking. ( R) @2 ^! ^7 i: m2 e9 @* r7 _Multilevel Device A device that is used in a manner that it simultaneously permits access by users ( Q3 k8 {0 F1 b5 dwith different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from obtaining access to information for which they lack authorization. Multilevel Secure A class of system containing information with different classifications that simultaneously permits access by users with different security clearances and needs-to-know, but prevents users from obtaining access to information for which - p; l0 a; m& vthey lack authorization. Multilevel Security Mode + `& q2 L4 k; s9 l: e) t F$ V0 f(ADP Security) A mode of operation using an operating system, which provides a capability, that permits various levels and categories or compartments of material to be concurrently stored and processed in an ADP system. Multiple Independently 1 `: z2 \1 l+ XTargetable # l1 c, f5 F4 J2 w1 `7 lReentry Vehicle - d: Y" d( k7 k, ~ \: q(MIRV) a, I; _7 k+ P* wA reentry vehicle carried by a delivery system that can place one or more reentry ; U e4 ^6 U1 `5 J8 n/ ?3 ivehicles over each of several separate targets.

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Multiple Intercept Defense Capability to make two or more intercepts per target or targets defended. 4 h ~( z3 W" `Multiple % q7 h) i( {' o" ~Phenomenology Observations of potential targets by means of different physical principles and different sensor systems. In the case of sensor systems, the use of multiple / D7 q! F' D2 iphenomenologies makes it more difficult for an adversary to deceive them. ! B5 q1 d) i! S% PMultiple Reentry 5 E \% e0 K' v; [Vehicle A reentry vehicle of a delivery system, which places more than one reentry $ G; `5 F/ F: B* e8 jvehicle over an individual target. Multiple Silo Defense # c8 ?( D# ?3 ~9 y- U; e3 U8 [8 H! U& {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 & ~% p; }; e- c* _more than one DoD Component, or for a DoD Component's systems that have 7 B$ p* \+ m5 o1 Z4 }interfaces with equipment of another DoD Component. \: R/ ~! h7 y; a9 J" gMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 M 193 Multi-static Radar A radar system with a transmitter and several receivers all separated. A special # _: ?2 U+ N1 z6 vcase is bi-static radar. An advantage of multi-static radar over mono-static radar $ _6 o) \" r, B- r0 Gis that even if transmitters, which might be detected by the enemy when 4 m3 P* ^) y5 j: _7 t8 Ooperating, are attacked, receivers in other locations might not be noticed and 6 U) l7 t( I! }, b" U; }5 G4 Qmight thereby escape attack. # ?, F5 w0 N) F/ o. NMULTS Mobile Universal Link Translator System (NATO term). MUS Mission Unique Software. MUX Multiplex. mV Millivolt. MV Miniature Vehicle. MW (1) Mega-Watt (millions of watts). (2) Microwave. (3) Missile Warning. MWC Missile Warning Center. Mwe Megawatt (electrical energy). MWIR Medium Wavelength Infrared. MWS Modular Workstation (ADP term). 5 F8 x8 B# L1 O0 ~Mwt Megawatt (thermal energy). $ x5 c1 G5 B. {# u- _: OMX Formerly an experimental missile; newest addition to U.S. ICBM arsenal; also - w8 e$ l% g* S- S- O" }called "Peacekeeper.” MY Man Year. . F. o) W! H* L6 L8 d" E7 c, [MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 1 c8 O+ K" X/ V0 q0 T6 l+ W- G194 : P, G$ j `# l, G$ a3 rN (1) Neutron. (2) North. N/A (1) Not Applicable. (2) Not Available. ' t' q. {* T+ \$ S& w( @N/SP CC NORAD/US SPACECOM Commander. + q/ c: M3 p/ P" p+ H( `* dNAAF Neutral Airframe Adaptive Flare. $ I. {! c; w. M" Y5 mNACMA NATO ACCS Management Agency. & ]1 h/ {8 _( d: h0 ^8 d( ONACSEM National Communications Security Emanations Memoranda. / U. } J( l: h. ^ @) \NACSI National Communications Security Instruction. NACSIM National Communications Security Information Memoranda. ) n' N9 F! @$ QNAD Navy Area Defense (lower tier). NADC Naval Air Development Center. NADGE NATO Air Defense Ground Environment. NADIR Network Anomaly Detection Intrusion Reported. NAE Navy Acquisition Executive. ) `7 {& V5 n: y& @$ [2 LNAF (1) Non-appropriated Fund. 2. Naval Air Facility. NAI Named Areas of Interest. ' }3 j# D8 Z0 L& _+ \NAIC National Air Intelligence Center (DIA), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. NAM Non-aligned Movement. * h0 p5 u- a9 zNAMEADSMA 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. 2 E4 W+ J6 _) h- d& ?1 ~/ q: a7 eNASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. , o5 f% y! c3 ?4 }! }* iNASDA National Space Development Agency (Japan). 6 G; x3 `. O- K! [7 fNASP National Aerospace Plane. % Y1 Z' t- e% q) `" vNATINAD NATO Integrated Air Defense. , b$ d$ h! U- t) iNational Airborne & f& h) K& F+ W# A7 J# Q2 c6 OOperations Center (NAOC) One of four specially equipped Boeing 747s that during a national emergency & Y# @7 _* z! P5 b! Jwould allow the President and top military leaders to stay airborne for up to 12 hours while linked to ground and space forces. Formerly NEACP. & u- p. T6 Y2 jNational Command Authorities (NCA) 4 k- ]6 O7 E# k' EThe President and the Secretary of Defense or their duly deputized alternates or ' Z$ @! |$ F8 ^7 C6 jsuccessors. . ^ m5 e4 e+ {# g2 LMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 195 * n1 j) z0 ?+ I4 x# w$ o. INational Military Command Center , T6 ? e$ x- c' C) N(NMCC) The primary location for JCS command and control of all U.S. and Combined ; h$ d7 c& J5 P; A* L" K/ S% DForces. Located at the Pentagon, Arlington, VA. 4 G% i7 u9 S- M- ^1 M7 zNational Military ; ]& |9 p8 C5 J( n1 dCommand - h5 e! T% f7 @. a. E! R! wSystem (NMCS) 2 k7 ? R9 J$ A% R& y, k7 sThe priority component of the Worldwide Military Command and Control System 0 G8 q) L: }' G- d4 l* n& G(WWMCCS) designed to support the National Command Authorities and Joint # @4 P& h' G3 g9 |Chiefs of Staff in the exercise of their responsibilities. The NMC provides the + j1 j( Q6 C( x# f1 bmeans by which the President and the Secretary of Defense can receive warning - [" F3 f$ T! k1 ]and 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 commanders of commands established by the NCA. The NMCS must be capable of providing information so that appropriate and timely responses can 4 u, I) _6 w2 a9 [" e/ y! Rbe selected and directed by the NCA and implemented. In addition, the NMCS supports the Joint Chiefs of Staff in carrying out their responsibilities. National Missile Defense (NMD) % Y* {# H1 L( o( s' tSystem " n- S# l: J* [; O. z! W8 pOBSOLETE. 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 ! Y% C/ F5 k3 c7 k; A6 S" Q/ ncommand, control, and communications (BM/C3) system; and a constellation of Space and Missile Tracking System (SMTS) (a.k.a. Brilliant Eyes) satellites. 7 v p3 {* e D* K2 vNational Reconnaissance Office (NRO) % [6 @6 C* `% a- a) w. P- xA Department of Defense Agency tasked to ensure that the United States has the technology, spaceborne, and airborne assets needed to acquire intelligence : s" x, j& f8 t) m; fworldwide, including support to such functions as monitoring arms control agreements, indications and warning, and the planning and conducting of ) ]6 s' o! s. {/ Kmilitary operations. This mission is accomplished through research and development, acquisition, and operation of spaceborne and airborne intelligence 6 P: t) o/ u$ `: J/ gdata collection systems.

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National Strategy Selection 9 k1 ^# i' G0 a0 l* V( x, u9 xThe determination of when it is in the national interest to activate and employ 3 r; Y6 k* @; z g$ x% y6 wdefense resources (i.e., the balance between responsiveness and crisis control), 2 n, S4 c; o- R9 Eand 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) A number of geographically separated simulation and test facilities that are linked through communications to simulate various portions of the ballistic missile 7 P* ?; N& c8 Fdefense (BMD) system for testing and validating operational and technical + ?& z5 x1 a' k9 f- m; o" xconcepts and technologies. . C3 O2 v- K, _National Test Bed 0 m$ ^4 K+ H+ z# J, IJoint Program " M( ~& h. G& x- `( AOffice (NTBJPO) ; ^) z% G$ Y/ D$ C2 m) u1 l3 e(OBSOLETE) A Joint Service organization established to manage the NTF and " Y' M$ O) k% _* {1 r% dexecute 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 : O5 B6 O( ]* Y1 ]NTB and as the primary integration and test facility of the BMD SE&I contractor. + l9 O2 J$ W" m1 ONational Warning $ N7 V f( r+ T% B! A0 U1 p$ nCenter (NWC) Center in CMAFB, which activates the radio, TV, and sirens that warn the U.S. ! d/ Q; M( x' f3 E. Ypopulation of impending ballistic missile attack. Also assists with national ! b' B! u) ]+ Z# o! z& X' sdisaster relief, forest fires, and other events assigned. ' F, r+ ^& |/ k+ i# MNATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 3 L* I* q& ]! S t! vNATOPS Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization. ( c4 z+ F2 K) C( {2 YMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 196 Natural Ground and Atmospheric " Y* |1 ^# Z, G+ gEnvironments ; o4 k5 \! d7 ~4 M, hThe environments, which exist in the sensible atmosphere and on the surface of the earth. These include meteorological, seismic, biological and related natural . W& p" @0 {) z- [# a1 qconditions. This environment is applicable to ground-based assets and groundlaunched interceptors in the atmospheric portions of flight, and it effects the propagation of radar and communications signals. Natural Space ; D1 ?2 S& z% `2 t( Y) g7 q6 BEnvironment . x2 J c. S1 g- @8 [+ WThe natural environment, which exists above the sensible atmosphere. Space 4 P/ E9 o' d) r" l3 dbegins 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. NAVAIDS Navigational Aids. ) W, \ a& p# d$ b) \: `Naval Space Command 9 I6 ?# ]% [$ ^(NAVSPACE- COM) The naval component of USSPACECOM. Responsible for day-to-day operation of FLTSATCOM, NAVSPASUR, etc. Responsible for BMD elements that may be 2 F, u$ |1 U" h; zoperated by the Navy. Located in Dahlgren, VA. 6 J. \" |# C& Y5 Z2 K, DNaval Space @% S- y% X: K& O* l1 D8 B0 w2 ^Operations Center (NAVSPOC) 8 M- m0 S. z$ Y$ C4 l( T2 Z; qExisting Navy component command center at Dahlgren, VA, responsible for logistical and administrative support of forces assigned to them. NAVDSOC Navy Defense System Operations Center. NAVFAC Navy Facilities Engineering Command. NAVFOR Navy Forces. j) J0 I4 p- t5 x. E' V `# h* m+ XNAVMACS Navy Modular Automated Communications System (USN term). NAVMIC Naval Maritime Intelligence Center, Suitland, MD. ! v# {+ h7 e: Y9 _NAVOSH Navy Occupational Safety and Health. , l2 M$ E, {: Y, W1 x+ QNAVSAT Navigation Satellite. . p7 N8 d6 ^7 H6 hNAVSPACE Naval Space Command. NAVSPACECOM Naval Space Command. / ?0 J. Y1 [; n' y: A/ U; ONAVSPASUR Naval Position of SPASUR. NAVSPOC Naval Space Operations Center. NAVSTAR Navigational satellite, part of the Global Positioning System (GPS). Navy FAAWC Navy Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander. & ?, L! s' @: W/ E; L* k* f4 N7 i; kNAWC Naval Air Warfare Center. NAWC WPNS Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, CA. 2 B+ ?! U9 m& l4 g& k: W/ i: j/ s5 M, lNBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical. & S2 ^- f7 P7 P4 o3 c- p' m' P+ iNBS National Bureau of Standards.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 197 ( M8 u# l, e; ]- |3 k, FNBTS Neutral Beam Test Stand. ' x; g2 B7 x: H8 fNC Numerically Controlled (CAM computer term). ; M. i8 N, n2 R* I- i3 _- [NCA National Command Authorities. NCC NORAD Command Center, Colorado Springs, CO. NCCOSC Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center, San Diego, CA. / V. o$ {3 e1 M+ Q, cNCCS Navy Command and Control System. NCDCS Narrow Band Coherent Data Collection System. 0 w0 f' s* Q; F6 g; L' r2 ?& N& M. ]NCDD New Customer Development Database. 2 \# p- |" n/ l; B- ~& u, kNCO Non-Commissioned Officer (USA/USAF/USMC term). NCP NORAD Command Post. @/ Z8 T4 j: {$ L! o# wNCS (1) National Communications System. (2) Net Control Station. (3) Naval Control - ~4 Z- `; {/ R7 {5 L# pof Shipping. NCSC National Computer Security Center. " T f: \! c* H. f, @NDC Naval Doctrine Command. NDD NMD System Development Director. 5 Y* A0 V4 T' `! k1 O) m+ tNDE Non-Destructive Evaluation. 9 [# ?% x- I4 p& E+ RNDEW Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon. NDEWG Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon - Ground-Based. NDI (1) Non-Developmental Item. (2) Non-Destructive Inspection. NDP National Disclosure Policy. NDS (1) National Defense Stockpile (2) National Defense System. NDT Non-Destructive Test. NDU National Defense University, Washington, DC. 8 i8 X; ]4 v$ g9 W! ]+ P, v& Y0 TNEA (1) Northeast Asia. (2) Northeast Asia campaign scenario. NEACP National Emergency Alternate Command Post (E-4 aircraft). 3 a, Y7 ^( ^6 M+ K- o& n9 bNear 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. " i+ q( P! g" J. \2 i; \NECC Navy EHF Communications Controller. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N / W8 U) C! H! z% W# I+ ~9 X198 Negate Early Warning The use of any technique that precludes the use of, renders useless, or 4 r( R2 r- V8 Odegrades an early warning capability. 0 W! t' F9 W1 G, y* o5 l/ GNegation RV destruction or other actions, which prevent damage to the defended area from conventional, nuclear, chemical, or biological effects. : m! O; p) ~9 ~& [. i) N; jNEMP Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse. NEP (1) Nuclear Electric Propulsion. (2) Nuclear Environment Protection. NEPA National Environmental Policy Act. ; `. U! M; l" {& TNEPSTP Nuclear Electric Propulsion Space flight Test Program. + P7 T: P6 @3 g5 [NERF Naval Emitter Reference File (USN term). NESEAD Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Activity Detachment (USN term). . ? Y/ b4 c* E# B+ _! w6 xNeutral Particle Beam (NPB) An energetic beam of neutral particles that is generally used to damage electronics. 0 I! m. O+ C9 T4 bNEV Network Experimental Version. NEW Net Explosive Weight. - B. v( m+ q( RNFL New Foreign Launch. - ]) {+ Q: o. r) `+ J+ w" w+ PNG National Guard. * O, x. R$ i/ o; P; @* `NH&S Nuclear Hardening and Survivability. NHA Next-Higher Assembly. NHMT Nuclear-Hardened Mosaic Technology. NHTF National Hover Test Facility, Edwards AFB, CA. / E. D" ~- M3 T4 c( o; [( M5 BNIAG NATO Industrial Advisory Group. : s1 e3 [0 ~, P! q0 UNIC National Intelligence Council. NID Naval Intelligence Database (USN term). 2 \* [$ g' f. T& aNIE National Intelligence Estimate. # [6 A6 \. O0 I! N+ zNIH National Institute of Health. * o6 P. u# C' e" S; M% uNII National Information Infrastructure. / Q/ F6 m' W2 w* Q1 ONIITF National Information Infrastructure Task Force. NILE NATO Improved Link Eleven. NILES NATO Improved Link Eleven System. ; S9 r5 L' r) A& W) W% uNIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 2 \5 e$ ^% D' M7 t199 ( n# e5 I0 u* ~3 K/ _NIPS NTCS Intelligence Processing Service (USN term). NISC OBSOLETE. Naval Intelligence Support Center. (Now Naval Maritime Intelligence Center (NAVMIC). A; E( h. g8 a+ Y2 h, cNISP National Industrial Security Program. NISPOM NISP Operating Manual. + P3 @4 a$ c+ f% kNIST National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. (Formerly NBS (National Bureau of Standards). NITES Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental Subsystem (USN term). Nitze Criteria A reference to Paul Nitze, the Reagan Administration’s chief arms control ' A8 P5 b8 |; k& R: o( Bnegotiator, and his vocalization of the goal of the SDS as the achievement of & M( W" X7 v$ }raising the attack price where the defense cost is measured at the margin, not the total cost. Congress established the Nitze criteria as conditions of deploying an SDS in Section 222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1986. ' q2 p; `. N0 J( W/ Z! Y8 wNIU NATO Interface Unit. NIWA Naval Information Warfare Activity. ) l9 s+ D% o ]7 v+ g$ HNK North Korea. 8 c0 R5 D9 g* ]) \4 {7 GNKEW Nuclear Kinetic Energy Weapon. * Q; `5 @ d+ B# sNL The Netherlands. NLO Nonlinear Optical. NLOS (1) Non-Line of Sight. (2) Nonlinear Optical System. T$ A2 D4 D' b+ X2 A& NNLT (1) Navy Lower Tier (Missile Defense). (2) Not Later Than. 1 j# h6 M! u+ n) L- {nm (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. 7 ?. P, j0 M9 G3 a3 dNMD OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense. NMD 3+3 OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Three Plus Three (program). NMD GBR OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Ground-Based Radar. - K% ^" I4 r* Z- vNMD IIPT OBSOLETE. NMD Integration Integrated Product Team (NMD Program term). NMD JPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Joint Program Office. % q) Q; c8 K' g2 SNMD/TRP OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Technology Readiness Program.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N / `; ]6 a7 y5 f! h/ O2 n200 3 d' S/ x8 Q1 T, `! O% PNMDPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Program Office (US Army term). # J% M5 V8 `; Z' V9 Y- Z' Z6 ]& q+ yNMM NMD Maturity Matrix. 6 z6 K0 s: s* l) F: L) [ [, ~NMSD National Military Strategy Document. ! S) h. g1 O, j( M! y9 M1 a$ FNNAG NATO Naval Armaments Group. # r! I* E! u5 m i* qNNK Non-Nuclear Kill. NNPA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act. 4 n- G i7 ? W/ c* m- _: HNNWS Non-Nuclear Weapon States. NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC. 3 `* g) V( ~$ M% aNode A set of equipment and processes, which performs the communications functions 5 l+ P) R A/ _. m: f" S) M" A! uat the end of the data links which interconnect those elements, which are : j" E: g" L' U1 B0 ?* \% Uresident on the network. ) n$ \" |- G/ zNOI Notice of Intent (environmental term). , Z `( i$ S* _/ M% `+ CNOIC Naval Operational Intelligence Center. & m7 _ t/ C2 B9 O2 a* l' w' |Noise In the most general terms, noise is the undesired part of the process being - K) T" O$ i' Eobserved or measured. Its complement, the desired part, is usually referred to as the signal. Non- Developmental ! N- _2 M" r; M1 X2 @2 g1 O- k$ KItem (NDI) ) `9 G# D( V! m0 S8 J; b; X(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 ( ?* _- c9 ^6 Hor agency of the United States, a state or local government, or a foreign , V- j0 u" E fgovernment with which the United States has a mutual defense 1 L. v' D& B" w1 b/ q2 d5 Fcooperation agreement; or " j* B5 V& J |* T(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 # e" Z I) Z( h _: ~1 T(4) Any item of supply that is currently being produced that does not meet " r% N7 A M; H# s/ D6 Zthe requirements of definition 1, 2, or 3, above, solely because the item " U& D" O7 |) S7 E# ?is not yet in use or is not yet available in the commercial marketplace. Non Material 9 W: u/ L$ D! \# _Solution Solutions to mission needs (warfighting, deficiencies) that can be satisfied by 4 C3 @' K% y8 V/ [changes in doctrine, tactics, operational concepts, training, or organization. Non-Nuclear Kill (NNK) 1 C0 p. P' ? }0 O/ pA kill that does not involve a nuclear detonation. . C+ Q. z" _; `9 \0 j5 g) i5 n3 B# tNONAP Non-linear Adaptive Processor (Navy term). 4 P9 Y0 Y) w% yNonrecurring Costs 3 |# h' A. z- O! l(1) Costs that are not proportional to the number of units produced. ! M) K& Q5 \/ R7 O( N) h(2) A one time cost that will occur on a periodic basis for the same organization. Nonrecurring costs include preliminary design effort; design engineering; and all partially completed reporting elements manufactures for tests. : I( ~0 v) {% \, \0 b6 g(3) Training of service instructor personnel. ' K. I9 m, H! nNOP Nuclear Operations. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 201 NOR Notice of Revision. % U$ z( {4 ?* g# o5 iNORAD See North American Aerospace Defense Command. / h7 v. M3 \9 T' P3 qNORAD Command Post (NCP) A center in CMAFB responsible for controlling ACC, Canadian, and other assigned forces for designated atmospheric missions in defense of North 4 ?+ I& F0 a+ R( f8 L: Q9 LAmerica. 2 m; K# S1 p: _/ x+ zNORSAR Norwegian Seismic Array. North American # u9 f$ F- U% G8 e5 { YAerospace 2 ?0 p4 p/ F; A8 F2 \, a, c, D8 B# xDefense H. a- _ w9 x4 B) XCommand (NORAD) 0 C: k' F7 b5 W1 H3 ^/ `, V }" ~9 ZA binational command of Canadian and U.S. forces responsible for defense of North America from bomber and ALCM/SLCM attack. Located in Colorado & S- O, J& \2 H8 l+ HSprings, CO. . s+ H/ q: @1 l. t) t3 T" L1 MNORTHCOM Northern Command, Offut AFB, NE NORTHAG Northern Army Group (NATO). NOS Network Operating System. ! Z7 r1 ]9 C0 k; C3 n6 \3 h" jNOSC OBSOLETE. Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA. See NCCOSC. 2 e+ W! r* h8 h b- z' ZNPB Neutral Particle Beam. 3 }, c/ l9 c! ]! @- Y- N" p2 T1 pNPBSE NPB Space Experiment. + z# M% L1 e$ @NPG Nuclear Planning Group. NPI New Program Integration. NPR National Performance Review. NPT Non-Proliferation Treaty. NRaD Naval Research and Development Division (NCCOSC), San Diego, CA. " F! S: q2 G f8 K1 ENRC (1) National Research Council. (2) Network Reliability Council. 7 m: ?3 V4 J$ H8 n" J1 B2 V(3) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (4) Nichols Research Corporation. ( b+ _! ?1 V( H/ E6 mNREN National Research and Education Network. NRL (1) Nuclear Referral List. (2) Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. / e2 \/ v. a" {. e/ uNRLA Network Repair-Level Analysis. $ m6 H% e4 y) Q7 S, c; uNRO National Reconnaissance Office. NRSC Network Reliability Steering Committee. 0 M8 z. U1 m& @/ wNRT Near Real Time. , ]3 K5 b3 ~! _2 d4 fNS/EP National Security/Emergency Preparedness. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N & D6 z; w2 d& `202 2 J$ m+ Y. k! `' O2 mNSA National Security Agency. 6 G& b5 j. T+ \# g" LNSA/CSS NSA Central Security Service. NSC (1) National Security Council. (2) National Security Center. NSCID National Security Council Intelligence Directive. ( ]" b' p2 X* o% L& t `! ?NSD National Security Directive. NSDD OBSOLETE. National Security Decision Directive. Replaced by National Security Directive (NSD). NSDM National Security Decision Memorandum. NSEN NMD System Engineering Notebook.

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NSF National Science Foundation. & N: y' I, ^1 ?. Q% O. N3 nNSFS Naval Surface Fire Support. NSG Naval Security Group. : R/ V7 c4 i3 X8 J/ {+ ]NSIA National Security Industrial Association, Washington, DC. % g. e& t- x$ V/ _NSIE Network Security Information Exchange. NSN National Stock Number (ILS term). NSNF Non-Strategic Nuclear Forces. . f7 z! u8 Q6 v; @( Q: ~) }. UNSOC (1) National Signals Intelligence Operations Center. (2) Navy Satellite Operations Center. NSP Not Separately Priced. NSSC National Space Surveillance Center, CMAFB. : k& \3 s9 T5 z7 s7 V6 m) BNSSD National Security Study Directive. NSTAC National Security Telecommunications and Information System Security + s, E4 E/ o( `8 pCommittee. 6 i1 j9 B; R, e' t3 w ~" r) KNSTC National Science and Technology Council (EOP term). NSWC Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. NSWC/DD Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. NSWC/PHL Naval Surface Weapons Center, Port Hueneme Division. 5 x# I% \( H/ v" q2 GNTACS Navy Tactical Air Control System. NTB National Test Bed. ) Z: J9 M3 @5 G j$ g4 ~NTB/WAN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed/Wide Area Network. 6 Q- V. M9 x8 ]$ {: |MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 203 NTBI OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration. NTBIC OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration Contract. 1 ~' N8 g" k0 g/ N* x8 B* P7 b( WNTB-JPO OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Joint Project Office. + H+ f0 t6 `3 z+ {NTBN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Network. NTC 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 * V6 l% I# I: N- Z: s' vforces are pitted against “enemy” forces to validate proposed procedures and 8 N& Y0 s3 \; {6 ] V+ E7 qdoctrine. ) M# t! p+ ?7 [" ?- X8 c. [0 [NTIC (1) Navy Tactical Intelligence Center. (2) National Technical Information Center. NTF National Test Facility. NTM National Technical Means. 8 T* x. B1 \$ pNTU New Threat Upgrade. NTW OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide. Now referred to as the Sea-Based Midcourse 5 ^1 Q% N. f' O) v0 SSegment of BMDS. , b# X* }5 W, X/ nNTWD(S) OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide Defense (System). Nuclear, $ ]8 B( H7 T; jBiological, and ! ^$ o! O( C8 W" P! XChemical 7 B8 V8 s) z3 t5 BContamination (NBCC) / Y1 Y _& k# AThe deposit and/or absorption of residual radioactive material or biological or ( n. h- {: `4 ychemical agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects. •Nuclear Contamination. Residual radioactive material resulting from fallout or ! E6 U+ u" I+ O" M5 g' ?; x) M6 q: lrainout, and residual radiation from a system produced by a nuclear 4 S( k7 _3 h. v$ Eexplosion, 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. ! n2 q; I8 i! F$ f: Y s•Chemical Contamination. Chemical substances intended for use in military operations to kill, seriously injure, incapacitate, or temporarily irritate humans. & f' S% Z0 p' DNuclear, ( V/ E3 C$ \5 g! ^( W; Z5 g% WBiological, and ( P: o5 ~, h7 j4 f/ wChemical Contamination Survivability The capability of a system and its crew to withstand a NBCC environment and + |) m, w3 Q1 {3 {" V/ t' Qrelevant decontamination without losing the ability to accomplish the assigned + J \8 }, q- Z8 amission. A NBCC survivable system is hardened against NBCC and decontaminates; it can be decontaminated, and it is compatible with individual protective equipment. •Hardness. The capability of material to withstand the materiel -damaging effects of NBCC and relevant decontamination. •Decontamination. The process of making personnel and materiel safe by * m; ^. k( S& H# i$ V m3 |rendering harmless or removing radioactive, chemical, or biological material. •Compatibility. The capability of a system to be operated, maintained, and resupplied by persons wearing individual protective equipment, in all climates for which the system is designed, and for the period specified in the + N5 f8 |3 I: G2 _) s3 Loperational requirements document. 6 x( u( J. F! c7 V) ?* m% [Nuclear Cloud See Radioactive Cloud. * r) Y- j9 x' X9 ]/ lNuclear Directed Energy Weapon (NDEW) + z; M9 F c$ _ \5 pA directed energy weapon for which the source of energy is a specially designed nuclear device. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 6 Q7 y8 D$ Q% B0 Y3 }204 Nuclear & b, I& |! Z5 U/ {Environment The environment, which results from the detonation of nuclear weapons. Some . U% W) b: X' ~ |! qcomponents of this environment are directly emitted by the nuclear weapon and other collateral effects are created by the interaction of the emitted nuclear radiation with the earth’s atmosphere, the earth’s surface and the earth’s magnetic field. The nuclear environment consists of radiation, blast, shock, % m9 k# o+ Y0 Z; V1 F$ Pthermal, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), emissions from radioactive debris, trapped ; s$ t; I: { Z. Z1 ?. H+ _electrons, and disturbances to the atmosphere and to the propagation paths for " I; ]! H$ v) K' t6 [$ dradar and communications. The nuclear environment exists in the exoatmospheric, atmospheric and ground BMD operational regimes. ; h5 j. P, \9 iNuclear Hardness ! Y8 h" W9 n+ |. P9 i( mA quantitative description of the resistance of a system or component to % t3 M& y0 \: `8 w% Imalfunction (temporary and permanent) and/or degraded performance induced * u) l7 o" L) F. Q) H- ?4 Dby a nuclear weapon environment. Resistance to physical quantities such as $ o" R+ X( y+ i+ n& L# foverpressure, peak velocities, energy absorbed, and electrical stress measures hardness. Hardness is achieved through adhering to appropriate design 3 Y w+ z! U9 C7 Jspecifications and is verified by one or more test and analysis techniques. Nuclear + M; X9 Q8 _" a; {+ ]7 h" w5 nRadiation Particulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei in various 9 ~( ~4 L! t" `9 Qnuclear processes. The important nuclear radiations, from the weapons standpoint, are alpha and beta particles, gamma rays, and neutrons. All nuclear ; Y6 D# T& r: Q1 Hradiations are ionizing radiations, but the reverse is not true; x-rays, for example, 8 B: l: v9 x. p, r6 bare included among ionizing radiations, but they are not nuclear radiations since % j. ?$ M! o: m% _they do not originate from atomic nuclei. (See Ionizing Radiation and X-Rays.)

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Nuclear " \. I. s; z0 N, _2 @- @, C; p4 s" l2 NSurvivability 9 R+ K/ H0 G6 {5 g N6 UCharacteristics % P5 ~6 p# r" ]* D2 NA quantitative description of the system features needed to meet its survivability 7 j/ V, \1 f9 {6 y- w$ V" Grequirements. Such system features include those design, performance, and operational capabilities used to limit or avoid the hostile environment, architectures that minimize the impact of localized damage to the larger wartime mission, as well as physical hardening to environment levels, which cannot be mitigated otherwise. Survivability characteristics include proliferation, redundancy, avoidance, reconstitution, deception, and hardening. 8 {( z+ _8 @: r6 T& [* YNUDET Nuclear Detonation. . s# M" K2 ]. [" CNUICCS NORAD and USSPACECOM Integrated Command and Control System. NUT Navy Upper Tier (Missile Defense). NVG Night Vision Goggles. , T9 C) O$ K, F# S- ~NVIS Near Vertical Incidence System (SINCGARS term). NVMEN Non-Volatile Memory (Telecomm/Computer term). 8 z( s9 I$ T4 _" o7 ~NWC (1) National Warning Center. (2) National War College. (3) Naval War College. % {6 v2 `1 M" m/ M6 P& j(4) Nuclear Weapons Council. (5) Naval Weapons Center. 5 x3 E/ {/ w. e0 S/ w+ fNEW Nuclear Weapons Effect. ( o* }" s1 e: S J& ^ |+ @NWFZ Nuclear Weapons Free Zone. ) B% n+ N8 k, K; nNWP Naval Warfare Publication. ! q3 \7 U5 _4 w& H4 `$ QNWS National Weather Service. ' ^0 `! d y0 A* v7 c% `NWSC Naval Weapons Support Center. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 205 0 t7 P# j8 B- }NWSUS Navy WWMCCS Site Unique Software. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 206 $ `: Y& f' \8 t" o$ VOAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. O&M Operations and Maintenance. - k3 Q( `5 u6 k. N$ o; ^) j2 }) Z8 `; {O&O Plan Operational & Organizational Plan (Army). 8 l. o8 M! _% P# R7 d6 uO&S Operations and Support. . L* J$ s& |6 l9 m! L! m: v* jO-Level Organizational Level (ILS term). O/A On or About. OA (1) Operational Assessment. (2) Operational Availability. ' V! _7 w0 | E(3) Options Assessment (BM/C3 Program term c. 1994-6). & O$ I) ]+ L. D6 P$ q3 I& \2 v5 cOAA Other Agreements Authority (OSD term). OAB Outer air battle. % ~ O# r S$ O! @OAC Operating Agency Code. OAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. OAO OAO Corporation, Greenbelt, MD. OAR Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operation Plans Assessment Report. OAS Organization of American States. * ?; Y- W1 M0 W7 T' e( n) MOASA Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army. - i9 H( j. X* S' T; J* qOASD Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense. OASD (C3I) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) / T5 W, D2 K- s/ _) eOASP On-Array Advanced Signal Processing. ! Y/ |# z! x, v2 wOB Operating Budget. OBAN Operating Budget Account Number. 7 f" [! T5 E! {( x. XOBDP Onboard Data Processor. OBE Overtaken By Events. OBJ Object. Object-Oriented A software development approach that organizes software as a collection of $ Q. c2 U* g6 ]9 }! _1 j) Jobjects containing both data structure and behavior. + O8 \; G- L. y( Q" o% `8 \Object-Oriented + f: ?9 B) `3 e. [- p- jAnalysis 8 E1 O4 H( X! t# _0 |2 Q& E6 |. ?The process by which a real-world problem is examined in terms of a collection of objects to understand requirements, without planning the implementation. Object Rate (Max) The maximum rate (per second) that a sensor can acquire RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 207 9 j: g* d& p4 x& N# B; yObjects in FOV ' Q: m7 b( p' {8 a+ d(Max) The maximum number of RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris that 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 order is placed, or a contract is awarded. The placement of an order is sufficient. 2 d- D, j9 r0 q( v7 p3 ^An obligation “legally” encumbers a specified sum of money that will require outlays or expenditures in the future. - J9 e+ y; Y1 i) ]) m" I$ yObligation Authority (1) A congressional authorization to procure goods and services within a 4 N; a4 x; x: h w1 ?3 i* a6 m1 B' [specified amount by appropriation or other authorization. : g9 l) I4 v9 Y+ R1 `+ V(2) The administrative extension of such authority, as by apportionment of funding. $ _" o- F! V- Y3 v2 d2 G(3) The amount of authority so granted. % {, e! l6 ]) X5 `, OObscurant A material (e.g., smoke or chaff) used to conceal an object from observation by a 9 ^- b9 u+ _+ m) C$ Mradio 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 4 S6 D- P7 P# Q' `2 x X6 o0 ~from observation by a radio sensor (e.g., radar). 2 h6 ~6 V( ~7 h8 JObservable A measurable target attribute. OBSV Observation. OC Operations Center. OCA Offensive Counter-air. OCD Operational Concept Document. OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest. OCM Overt Countermeasure. OCONUS Outside CONUS. 5 n$ @; x. @% C: tOCR Optical Character Reader. & W8 J/ Y" g( M0 B* B9 kOCS (1) Operational Control System. (2) Ozone Depleting Chemical. OCU Operators Console Unit (THAAD). 5 n, V5 R2 C4 G+ a6 X" o* n. V1 A2 EOD Optical Disk (PATRIOT). " ]7 d: m1 @8 E7 w- Z" M- p$ COD PA&E Office of the Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation. " G7 {/ n) W' |) M O4 JODA Optical Discrimination Algorithms/Architecture. ODASD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. ODCS Office, Deputy Chief of Staff.