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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 211 3 N D) |, K k# d% z) U8 |Operational & ]- M g4 {7 v! X, M: LAssessment ) a2 R( { W0 v0 s/ J4 eAn evaluation of operational effectiveness and operational suitability made by an : ~# }: g; \' Q" p% i4 N: J7 |independent operational test activity, with user support as required, on other than production systems. The focus of an operational assessment is on ; j/ p9 j6 {% e' Q4 X. ~7 Lsignificant trends noted in development efforts, programmatic voids, areas of risk, 5 t8 @% b5 I# q$ J: l" uadequacy of requirements, and the ability of the program to support adequate operational testing. Operational assessments may be made at any time using technology demonstrators, prototypes, mockups, engineering development 5 k" f v+ K" M. \! d, Lmodels, or simulations but will not substitute for the independent operational test and evaluation necessary to support full production decisions. Operational 2 e2 ]9 I4 L0 T6 [Availability The degree, expressed in terms of 1.0 as the highest, to which one can expect equipment or weapon systems to work properly when required. The equation is uptime over uptime plus downtime, expressed as Ao. It is the quantitative link between readiness objectives and supportability. 5 B# L, o6 n Q! g- C7 f$ n8 lOperational Concept An end-to-end stream of activities that defines how force elements, systems, organizations, and tactics combined to accomplish a military task. Operational Control (OPCON) , \$ l6 Q4 V4 Z6 Y6 s4 ~6 g- \& P2 [Transferable command authority that may be exercised by commanders at any echelon at or below the level of combatant command. Operational control is ) w- w S) ]6 l( Ainherent in Combatant Command (command authority) and is the authority to $ y# L( M7 w# ?/ bperform those functions of command over subordinate forces involving 5 |/ N% x2 ^* v5 ~9 Aorganizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating ( Q5 E1 u! @6 E6 A- G S& Kobjectives, and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish missions 8 a V8 t) I. x( G8 O p% Vassigned to the command. Operational control should be exercised through the 2 ?1 _' g7 M- S. C! G- H( [commanders of subordinate organizations; normally this authority is exercised 2 `, h, }+ O e; |; A* ?! {through the Service component commanders. Operational control normally provides full authority to organize commands and forces and to employ those ' s+ q& S1 Q' r3 t% ~forces, as the commander in operational control considers necessary to # g& X. K: k# `- Aaccomplish assigned missions. Operational control does not, in and of itself, include authoritative direction for logistics or matters of administration, discipline, internal organization, or unit training. ) w! V3 N @" g) o6 cOperational Effectiveness The overall degree of mission accomplishment of a system when used by 2 X1 |: \5 U- z' mrepresentative personnel in the environment planned or expected (e.g., natural, electronic, threat, etc.) for operational employment of the system considering ' r, }$ Q! \# R) P& S4 B' }( Eorganization, doctrine, tactics, survivability, vulnerability, and threat (including countermeasures, initial nuclear weapons effects, nuclear, biological, and & i' n, F. p- e% N0 echemical contamination (NBCC) threats). 5 e2 |- M4 b1 c4 }Operational - e6 U+ g2 D3 c2 `. h# G4 A/ [Evaluation $ D+ j! ^+ A; N4 e9 _$ V4 p# gThe test and analysis of a specific end item or system, insofar as practicable under Service operating conditions, in order to determine if quantity production is warranted considering: a) the increase in military effectiveness to be gained; and b) its effectiveness as compared with currently available items or systems, 0 |5 k1 I8 U7 g/ u) ] E- L4 _consideration being given to: (1) personnel capabilities to maintain and operate ! n. X0 i% S5 R& R( \the equipment; (2) size, weight, and location considerations; and (3) enemy capabilities in the field. Operational Level of War # _$ U4 Y0 P- T& PThe level of war at which campaigns and major operations are planned, conducted, and sustained to accomplish strategic objectives within theaters or + {% w- Q( G$ ^3 K: wareas of operations. Activities at this level link tactics and strategy by establishing operational objectives needed to accomplish the strategic ! K' X: f0 j; o# {$ }objectives, sequencing events to achieve the operational objectives, initiating ' x' X5 w( N4 Z# j/ }actions, and applying resources to bring about and sustain these events. These " X: i- D. e) W8 |activities imply a broader dimension of time or space than do tactics; they ensure 3 p% d4 d6 M$ k# kthe logistic and administrative support of tactical forces, and provide a means by which tactical successes are exploited to achieve strategic objectives. " m; K- _( z+ MMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O - r- q9 I# Z2 j212 Operational Mode The configuration of the defense system element or segment. Refers to the 7 F) `4 n8 I1 M- Y& a6 \$ Woperational environment of system, i.e., test configuration or training + f$ X( O; Z5 ?7 r7 |8 ]) hconfiguration. Operational H0 s5 ~/ |: V2 u- x+ ?Readiness ' Q& J0 v# j! T8 ^The capability of a unit/formation, ship, weapon system or equipment to perform " F. d$ W5 E' Y" F' v& @the missions or functions for which it is organized or designed. May be used in a general sense or to express a level or degree of readiness. 7 b$ R+ i. w/ n' f+ L& w$ J' WOperational Reliability * a$ W8 l; c2 I* M3 |# r# LThe reliability of a system or software subsystem in its actual use environment. 9 I$ k7 L' ~( BOperational reliability may differ considerably from reliability in the nonoperational or test environment. # G. n- f2 ^8 ?7 fOperational Requirement Navy document, which describes major characteristics of the alternative selected ' J& {* C* M1 k' ]8 X. Xby OPNAV. It is submitted as originating document for all Navy new starts (less 7 a/ D7 z! _; Z. Gthan major programs)--ACATs II, III, IV.

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Operational Requirements ( m4 E4 v0 k+ ?+ |Document (ORD) : Q. n4 V9 Y$ C' qDocuments the user’s objectives and minimum acceptable requirements for 9 D/ X, D/ }. j3 Xoperational performance of a proposed concept or system. DoDI 5000.1 and DoD 5000.2-M have standardized format across all DoD components. 3 a0 k8 [( \6 U3 gOperational Y# d( B0 i; s( v& K; YSuitability 2 ^/ }8 n9 {) H+ A; v8 [The degree to which a system can be placed satisfactorily in field use with consideration given to availability, compatibility, transportability, interoperability, reliability, wartime usage rates, maintainability, safety, human factors, manpower 5 ~8 }$ ^( ]5 bsupportability, logistics supportability, natural environmental effects and impacts, documentation, and training requirements. $ N. s C1 Z t% L* _, G4 L( uOperational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) * O, E3 V- c4 ?1 w# R7 GThat T&E conducted to estimate a system's military utility, operational 9 e2 x* X5 g. f+ K( O/ Yeffectiveness, and operational suitability, as well as the need for any modifications. It is accomplished by operational and support personnel of the 5 p; T' s# B! d' Ttypes and qualifications expected to use and maintain the system when deployed, and is conducted in as realistic an operational environment as possible. & Q2 K* A* b. K; t& A* |Operationally 6 w9 G. J& @- e4 N/ y! XReady . U s* o/ z% w1 Y9 F$ }1 h1. Capable of performing the missions or functions for which organized or * b# H! k0 K0 m X. U* V7 Qdesigned (as applied to a unit, ship or weapon system). Incorporates both equipment readiness and personnel readiness. 2. Available and qualified to perform assigned missions or functions (as applied to personnel). Operations and Support (O&S) 9 y- y# @& J3 W4 R9 T1 ACosts Those resources required to operate and support a system, subsystem, or a major component during its useful life in the operational inventory. ( _5 o; a$ Y) q4 M; YOperations ; O9 d3 e9 L6 h bProfile ; I! a ~( @2 M, K: j) C- o3 pAn identification of all participants in an operation, their actions, and the time those actions occur in the operation. Includes assessment of operational procedures to ascertain whether stereotyped or predictable patterns are - s( T! e) [- C& z: F* B; c* |. Bdiscernible. Operations 3 m3 Q& k& c6 l: O* lSecurity (OPSEC) Survey The method of evaluating the protection afforded a given operation. It is composed of multiple functional outlines that identify possible weaknesses or ( y1 _1 F, W7 y T# W. x3 ^& Finefficiencies of an operation that could, if exploited, degrade operational 7 X& O) C/ q+ y/ m& n! p+ N- O0 C0 qeffectiveness. OPEVAL Operational Evaluation (Navy). 7 @/ |1 V' O; i" d1 FOPINE Operation in Nuclear Environment. 1 q+ y6 V5 M4 h2 \+ qOPINTEL Operational Intelligence Processor. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 0 |$ t; p: p7 ^' x7 {213 OPLAN Operation Plan. OPM Office of Personnel Management. OPNAV Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. ( q; z, f- V4 L$ F4 s s/ xOPNAVINST Chief of Naval Operations Instruction. OPNS Operations. : `3 ]. T8 f! R$ k3 p2 N$ HOPO Optical Parametric Oscillation. " h! T5 D3 i, ~) [( q; c. K' \, |OPORD Operation Order. % l O3 ]7 a% M4 y* @' aOPP Other Physical Principles. , H* o* a$ `* S: n0 U9 ROPR Office of Primary Responsibility. Ops Operations (employment). OPS Operations. & [3 V5 ~; R( E# ~1 i8 p3 aOPSDEPS Service Operations Deputies. OPSEC Operations Security. OPSMOD Operations Module. OPTEC Operational Test and Evaluation Command, Alexandria, VA. (U.S. Army) & u3 r. L& ^# e7 }& Y' M. S1 ^OPTEMPO Operating Tempo. OPTEVFOR Operational Test and Evaluation Force. (U.S. Navy) 7 n7 \# _9 S, @Optic Cobra CENTCOM Joint TMD Warfighter Exercise. # E: F8 V' E8 E* [Optical Airborne # r8 F! O% W( N7 s/ b7 w tMeasurement 7 [ `! u( N7 z9 u3 ~0 lProgram (OAMP) A program involving an aircraft-mounted research platform to conduct surveillance experiments that can be used to design future defensive systems. (Also known as Cobra Eye.) $ V9 {. H- l3 B+ m8 QOptical Coating Layers of materials that alter/protect the physical/electronic properties of the 0 P$ B% U) e0 u' d" smaterial to which they are applied. 5 h$ C8 Q n. T2 L& p7 \5 ~0 JOptical 7 N+ U% |0 }3 @; BProcessing A type of analog processing, in which the behavior of light beams, passed / g- B4 p# l. P9 _8 S+ b- C O& M9 rthrough optical systems, is used in problem solving. 1 {6 l+ v! F. i+ ?, T- |+ yOR (1) Operations Research. (2) Operational Requirement (Navy). (3) Operational Readiness. (4) Operational Reliability. + M8 k& ^* I4 d+ N+ _OR/SA (ORSA) Operations Research/Systems Analysis. ' D2 v4 m( I& a0 Z# a) RORACL Overtone Research Advanced Chemical Laser. " W) M: Z% \% e2 s1 CORACL HYLTE Overtone Research Advanced Chemical Laser Hypersonic Low Temperature. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 214 - t+ _% s9 H% j+ ]1 Y" lOrbital Elements Any set of several parameters (e.g., semi-major axis, eccentricity, inclination, etc.) 5 X: @0 e& L- `used to specify the position and motion of a satellite. Six independent orbital elements are required to unambiguously specify the position of a satellite in a Keplerian orbit at a particular time. : G4 I6 ^( H5 D4 s T7 EOrbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV) 1 N" { ]# [! Y lNASA program to provide capability to perform satellite on-orbit servicing. 7 Z' z( g# G0 D2 R# JOperates from shuttle and Space Station. Orbital Suborbital & N0 J9 @5 a' I+ ?9 H" a4 JProgram (OSP) A strategic target booster system used by the GMD Program that uses the Minuteman II booster stack.

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Orbiting Debris Term referring to all earth-orbiting objects except active satellites. 2 z7 q' l" O5 Y# g) S2 n1 N1 aORC Operational Readiness Condition. ORCA Operational Requirements Continuity Assessment. ORD See Operational Requirements Document. ORDALT Ordnance Alteration. 7 c3 J' l' ^6 \0 [9 pOrder of Battle The identification, strength, command structure, and disposition of the personnel, units, and equipment of any military force. 6 ?, H6 H! e! O W, }Order Wire Message & I5 I& t0 @# gA communications support function for internal control of communications elements. " q( g. _- h- k1 l, H3 ~/ ^, uOrganic Assigned to and forming an essential part of a military organization. Organic ) E$ J& W$ m" l3 T {* x. B4 Iparts of a unit are those listed in its table of organization for the Army, Air Force, % [8 J T# i! kand Marine Corps, and are assigned to the administrative organizations of the operating forces for the Navy. Ornate Impact USFK Joint TMD Warfighter Exercise. 3 T- H: `! X5 |. e: QORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN. ORTA Office of Research and Technology Applications. ORU Orbital Replacement Unit. ORWG Operational Requirements Working Group. OS (1) Operational Suitability. (2) Operating System. OSA Optical Society of America. OSC Optical Signature Code. 6 [6 \/ F9 [5 ]8 I' k0 D9 u3 D% ]OSCE Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe. OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense. + k; r8 `: f3 V/ B' p3 hOSE Operational Support Equipment. OSEIT Operations and Support Engineering Integration Tool. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 215 1 t9 d! I: @# f% AOSF Open Systems Foundation. + s2 o2 A) Y' R- r& hOSH Occupational Safety and Health. / v7 x- q" \$ n( ?OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act. OSI Operator System Interface. & ^ d6 Q! E G6 [$ q. xOSIA On Site Inspection Agency, Washington, DC. OSIM Object Simulation (NMD BMC3 term). * f0 L$ k) G2 _# f" n8 W+ VOSIP Operational System Integration Plan. OSIWG Operating Systems Interface Working Group. ! P' J) `, E J- u+ K7 M8 d" POSJTF Open Systems Joint Task Force. & A; \; }$ b' D6 a& s8 L7 _OSM Object Sighting Message. OSS Operations Support System (Navy C3 program). : q7 q1 T! D! M9 {5 g U' SOSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy. : d: G( _ h4 |" O* P2 O5 rOSWR Office of Science and Weapons Research. OT Operational Test. m/ }8 k4 H/ w- Y0 VOTA (1) Office of Technology Assessment, Washington, DC. (2) Operational Test Agency. : B, A" m& N) m' X+ F6 D(3) Office of Technology Applications, MDA. / W7 `/ @( t6 e ]* bOTCIXS Officer in Tactical Command Information Exchange Subsystem (Navy term). OT&E See Operational Test and Evaluation. OTDR Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer. OTF Object Track Profile. OTH Over the Horizon. ( v" i6 O' {9 B; o0 W* B# rOTH-B Over-The-Horizon. OTH-T Over-The-Horizon Targeting. OTO Operational Test Organization. OTP Outline Test Plan. OTS Off-the-Shelf. % e7 Y* }* ]& i5 D( k% q, XOTSA Off-the-Shelf Analysis. % Z% c; }& C- f0 a# `, NOTV Orbital Transfer Vehicle. * y) V' S. Q+ p# r( m* V [OUSD Office of the Under Secretary of Defense. . v. B; h% M+ d' X% H' hMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 216 OUSD (A) OBSOLETE. See OUSD (A&T). OUSD (A&T) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technology). Outer Space " y* T0 b' Z3 m3 I' r8 s/ iTreaty of 1967 2 f1 a. K1 ?5 W( I9 X. Q& CA multilateral treaty signed and ratified by both the United States and the ' x. N; i0 B& N(former) Soviet Union. Article IV of the Outer Space Treaty forbids basing nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction in space. 6 `0 `5 D7 ]& S( b% r0 m9 E2 ~! wOutlays Actual expenditures. Checks issued, interest accrued on the public debt, or other payments, net of refunds and reimbursements. Total budget outlays : T( I$ d8 s. r9 e5 s) }+ Zconsist of the sum of the outlays from appropriations and funds in the budget, 4 G+ I* g9 a; Pminus receipts. Out of Band Laser Flux $ s! X- v' H) d7 B7 E9 J(Sensor) Laser energy directed at a sensor that is intended to damage or disrupt the sensor and is outside the sensor’s bandwidth. 6 m$ j) E, c4 \. UOut-Years Normally, six years beyond the year being worked in the upcoming POM/budget. Overlay BMD 1 \7 t2 p. W* K' K# c- `; ^System / R0 h' a8 p% e+ qAn advanced exoatmospheric defense system oriented toward defense of - | H( X" s+ C- t/ WICBMs, consisting of missile-borne, passive infrared sensors and non-nuclear homing interceptors. OWG Operating Working Group. $ w0 k% l3 Z9 O- n, {; V0 @MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 217 " I& S( L: O k$ Z5 {* H% IP&D Planning and Design (MILCON term). 9 O- b9 ]: J: ^# l) Q, aP&M (1) Producibility and Manufacturing. (2) Procure and Manufacture. * h- ?7 i7 l, U' U( w3 I% R& Q3 }P.B. President’s Budget. L" L9 J( R2 P! h e: o) ?2 KP2 Pollution Prevention. ( u q9 I6 P# e& z. S/ v5 ?7 W2 P4 `p2 NRTA&A Pre-Planned Near-Real-Time Assessment and Adaptation. 5 i# t3 h: o1 `+ o4 y% X( _P3 Pollution Prevention Program. P3 I Preplanned Product Improvement. 1 {7 l& ^" V/ v8 nPA (1) Product Assurance. (2) Public Affairs. 7 r& H* l( i8 s- ePA&E Program Analysis and Evaluation. PA&ID Program Analysis and Integration Directorate. PAC (1) PATRIOT Advanced Capability. (2) Program Assessment Center. (MDA) PAC-2 PATRIOT Advanced Capability-2 $ \7 N/ p* a e( ]3 D7 F& k, ^PAC-2/-3 PATRIOT Advanced Capability, Level 2/Level 3. Formerly called ERINT. + q) Z' j" J$ [% H' b/ s0 i* n2 ?PAC-3 PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 PAC-3 SIM PAC-3 Simulation (PATRIOT), Huntsville, AL. PAC-4 PATRIOT Advanced Capability-4. PACA Professional Aerospace Contractors Association. PACAF [United States} Air Forces Pacific. PACBAR Pacific [Radar] Barrier. PACFLT Pacific Fleet (US).

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Packaging, Handling, ' l- O% Y T7 O1 W2 @- l5 _: ~Storage, and Transportation 5 a% O, _7 n; K(PHS&T) 6 t2 e8 x- Z5 KThe resources, processes, procedures, design considerations, and methods to ensure that all system, equipment, and support items are preserved, packaged, handled, and transported properly, including environmental considerations, / P* I! C! R# {3 @9 _equipment preservation requirements for short- and long-term storage, and ) Q, t3 M* _; o/ ~/ O9 Vtransportability. Packet Switching (PSW) A data transmission process, utilizing addressed packets, whereby a channel is - G9 C( _7 u3 F, doccupied only for the duration of transmission of the packet. In certain data communication networks the data may be formatted into a packet or divided and then formatted into a number of packets (either by the data terminal equipment 0 s$ z6 V3 h7 h* f$ U9 V4 xor by equipment within the network) for transmission and multiplexing purposes. PACOM U.S. Pacific Command. 1 o" X9 E g# g( h) U' }( HPACOSS Passive and Active Controls of Space Structures. ) q. @# j3 Q2 A8 a% P% C+ G" CPADIL Patriot Data & Information Link. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 218 % c# r( A' ~$ n; q* wPAFB Patterson Air Force Base. PAL Permissive Action Link. " g2 K6 w6 E0 E& R! K( MPALS Protection Against Limited Strikes (SDIO term). ! l: D2 ?4 a5 w$ gPAM Pulse Amplitude Modulation. PAN Polyacrylonatrile [carbon fiber]. : i) {* w. P4 E6 n! |Pancake Altitude Altitude at which the trailing edge of a chaff puff/cloud effectively catches up to the leading edge because of atmospheric slowdown. PAP Predicted Aim Point. PAR (1) Phased-Array Radar. m* h. k/ `9 F% @8 A(2) Perimeter Acquisition Radar. (See Phased Array.) 4 e8 h1 T" E( D(3) Preprocessing Analysis Report. (4) Program Assessment Report. $ p& Q) ?2 o5 b2 r: O! B, Z(5) Pulse Acquisition Radar. 4 [# m0 D- \; S% H& n" qParallel Processing 5 P4 Z0 p. Z/ _. i6 Y+ FIn parallel processing multiple processors (CPUs) divide up a large task into smaller ones and each CPU acts on the subdivided task simultaneously so that much higher effective processing speeds can be attained. b0 O5 H" E2 j V% K& GParametric Cost ; P8 {8 P* j4 k% q% G6 s+ _/ jEstimate A cost estimating methodology using statistical relationships between historical costs and other program variables such as system physical or performance characteristics, contractor output measures, manpower loading, etc. Also referred to as a top-down approach. PARCS Perimeter Acquisition Radar and Attack Characterization System. / ]; E4 a+ i5 U. F# `PARPRO Peacetime Application of Reconnaissance Programs. " V, b( }: k& P z& n7 y0 `! t! `8 zPartial Mission Capable 7 M5 u) T% I: O a7 r2 TMaterial condition of an aircraft or training device indicating that it can perform at , U) m; d. S! r: U( c4 M# fleast one, but not all, of its missions. Also called PMC. See also Full Mission " y0 H. ?# L$ _# \1 Q; r* z FCapable. # l# d$ n; z$ [; N7 t9 [9 K' kParticipating Service A military Service that supports the lead Service in the development of a joint acquisition program by its contribution of personnel and/or funds. ) E5 J& r. @8 E- Y" KParticle Beam (PB) High-energy beam made up of atomic/sub-atomic particles (electrons, protons, or / O7 Y, ~/ K# P" [, \7 ~1 bneutrons) accelerated to near the speed of light. : f4 p3 V8 e6 j; o" |Particle Beam Weapon (PBW) + Q$ c8 w" _/ X& q; T1 {; pA weapon that relies on the technology of particle accelerators (atom-smashers) to emit beams of charged or neutral particles, which travel near the speed of light. Such a beam could theoretically destroy a target by several means, e.g., electronics upset, electronics damage, softening/melting of materials, sensor 3 n! {9 u: f& t3 A; \& Kdamage, and initiation of high explosives. ) Z; [; q4 K3 E, i) p2 V1 h1 ^( a& DPASS POET Advanced Submunition Study. Passive In surveillance, an adjective applied to actions or equipment, which emit no 0 Z, d7 B- c" B* d: henergy capable of being detected. 6 {& I; Y+ d! Q. A- E* v/ E- zMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 219 ; k6 |3 P1 W: p3 s, PPassive Air y& W; V0 n' K! SDefense - ?1 v3 s! ]1 e9 B( XAll measures, other than active air defense, taken to minimize the effectiveness # C [7 |! P4 ^8 f, z oof hostile air action. These measures include deception, dispersion, and the use 0 T% V0 }2 O3 i5 iof protective construction. 2 B5 D8 c* C' _; _0 ZPassive 3 |3 |9 I9 s% PCommunications Security Threats Threats to electronic systems posed by a capability to obtain intelligence through intercepting and evaluating intentional and inadvertent electromagnetic * ^7 L9 A; r* wemanations from electronic components of the system; e.g. communications interception and direction finding. Passive Defense (1) Measures taken to reduce the probability of and to minimize the effects of damage caused by hostile action without the intention of taking the $ E# a$ V3 \( t" zinitiative. (2) Passive defense minimizes the probability and effects of theater missile 4 ^% }- k [$ v/ o3 i3 Wattack by reducing an enemy’s ability to target friendly assets, reducing the vulnerability of critical forces and infrastructure, and improving the . }4 o$ a r0 Z5 T1 a1 _potential to survive and resume operations after an attack. Passive measures might include counter-surveillance, deception, camouflage and 3 U8 q, `$ k8 Y* @# x; Q+ oconcealment, hardening, electronic warfare, mobility, dispersal, and redundancy. Passive defense is considered one of the four pillars of TMD capability. (JCS J-38 CONOPS) Passive Sensor A sensor that detects naturally occurring emissions from a target for tracking and/or identification purposes.

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PAT Process Action Team. PAT&E Production Acceptance Test and Evaluation. 2 j% z5 g9 `- m+ Q: u* K. i" WPATHS Precursor Above-the-Horizon Sensor. 8 b, q- y* r0 C5 _- nPATRIOT See Phased Array Tracking Radar Intercept On Target (missile). $ a4 y8 k1 w# wPAVE PAWS Position And Velocity Extraction Phased Array Warning System. Phased array SLBM warning system. Four sites: a. East Otis ANG Base, MA # Q: l9 z$ {) r) h" n5 W. ~6 [b. West Beale AFB, CA 8 T8 x% Z# n5 w8 F4 [% Gc. Southeast Robins AFB, GA d. Southwest Goodfellow AFB, TX 7 {' j% `# \9 X/ a5 k* ~PAWS Phased-Array Warning System (USAF term). & j! `; c2 e( R4 N# N) {/ o1 bPayload (Missile) (1) The warhead, its container, and activating devices in a military missile. (2) The satellite or research vehicle of a space probe or research missile. / N, N) N3 b {( `% p+ D0 J5 k(3) Any part of a ballistic missile above the booster stack. Includes reentry vehicle, guidance-control system, countermeasures and countercountermeasures, decoys and chaff. (MDA Lexicon) Payload Build-up (Missile and Space) ; `4 O# B3 W, A9 D2 wThe process by which the scientific instrumentation (sensors, detectors, etc.) and necessary mechanical and electronic subassemblies are assembled into a complete operational package capable of achieving the scientific objectives of the mission. Payload ' ]+ ?. _, n, q- n" b) tIntegration + w% t( Q6 G- y1 F; g7 c( g(Missile and Space) The compatible installation of a complete payload package into the spacecraft and space vehicle. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 220 - o+ f- y: f8 f4 z9 yPB (1) Particle Beam. (2) Post-Boost. (3) President’s Budget. 9 b5 I6 j Y @(4) Program Baseline. 1 F- v0 @5 V* j! q, ^PB/MT/D ATD Post-Boost/Midcourse Tracking/Discrimination ATD. PBCRAW Post-Boost Control Reaction Altitude Wafer. 5 z& I- x! \5 k1 u# B. JPBCS Post-Boost Control System. PBD Program Budget Decision. ) r; V. }4 R1 I: J8 v) ~, ZPBI Post-Boost Intercept. PBP Post-Boost Phase. # Z' z7 ]% B* j# h h1 [) B8 P" CPBS President’s Budget Submission. , `$ ^- ]' ~! C3 @+ J* f9 X) PPBV Post-Boost Vehicle. ) \- S# K9 t* _/ @2 ~) k& ZPBW Particle Beam Weapon. PC (1) Printed Circuit. (2) Personal Computer. (3) Principals Committee. 3 M; |7 ]. Q7 y" \" P- k1 ?- aPC-PC Personal Computer to Personal Computer (JFACC term). PCA Physical Configuration Audit. & x( G( H# Q, t$ }& q# N8 j; pPCAST President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology. 6 B, S, p$ \* yPCB Printed Circuit Board. PCC Pilot Command Center (C2E term). PCD Program Connectivity Diagram (MDA/POC term). ) j- Y& D m) z% R! OPCE PLRS Communications Enhancement. PCERT Pursue Computer Emergency Response Team. PCF Packet Control Facility (TelComm term). PCI Peripheral Component Interface. 4 e8 | T: s: `$ x5 z$ qPCL (1) Pulsed Chemical Laser. (2) Printer Control Language. " }, f5 ?+ G" T" ^! v2 hPCM (1) Pulse Code Modulation. ) w9 I$ a( g) j1 V' PPCMCIA Personal Computer Miniature Connector Interface Adapter. PCO Procurement Contracting Officer (FAR term). # W ]' b; t- r9 F, b# A- i5 x N: JPCR (1) Program Change Request. (2) Program Center Representative. & p4 E0 p3 ] V8 _# pPCS (1) Permanent Change of Station (ILS term). (2) Planning and Control System. PCWBS Preliminary Control Work Breakdown Structure. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P $ l# l2 ~- V. u* R, Z221 PD (1) Presidential Directive. (2) Procedures Description. (3) Probability of Damage. 8 K6 a2 q6 ]6 u$ z) I(4) Probability of Detection. (5) Preconditions for Defense. 2 B6 P! {' y) }: C0 m(6) Program Director (AF). (7) Production/Deployment. (8) Phenomenology Document. (9) Passive Defense. ' W- Y: ^ c4 d, wPD&V Projection Definition and Validation (MEADS Program term). : M$ N0 [/ R& h, G1 sPD-V Program Definition-Validation [Phase] (Acquisition Phase term). $ R( _6 R7 Y8 ~5 ~PD/RR Program Design and Risk Reduction (Acquisition Phase term). + \6 [( { H5 h7 w _PDB Post Deployment Build (PATRIOT). / C9 N, o4 Z5 a( nPDC Plume Data Center, AEDC, TN. + S3 r; l3 f( v8 s" wPDD (1) Point Defense Demonstration (USN term). (2) Presidential Decision Directive. PDM Program Decision Memorandum (DD 5000 term). + k8 O/ z! S' Q. k8 C E! d" W3 l. |PDM (I or II) See Program Decision Memorandum (First or Second). ' e: z6 P" R8 b; M0 P5 BPDP Pulse Doppler Processor. PDR Preliminary Design Review. PDRR (1) Program Description, Requirements Review [phase] (DD 5000.1/2). (2) Program Definition (Development) and Risk Reduction. 6 `6 F! D8 y7 z! ~% s2 J+ v5 cPDSL Process Data Sensitivity Label. PDSS Post-Development Software Support (ILS term). PDUSD Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. PDUSD (A&T) Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology). PDV Program Definition and Validation. PE Program Element.

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Peacekeeper US MX Missile. 6 z5 x- h5 S6 v: t' P: DPeak Gamma ' `. L2 Y: x% X i4 y) i: ADose Rate 7 h; |: Y0 T) ]! l2 G* W, ^6 Z; _The maximum rate (per second) of gamma radiation that the system could survive and continue functioning. . T! U v5 S, R1 h% T* z M* X9 MPEC (1) Program Element Code. (2) Pre-authorized Engagement Criteria. PEELS Parametric Endo-Exo Lethality Simulation. PEIP Programmable Embedded INFOSEC Product (ex-MSD). " z* U7 w3 i9 F+ N" U- H: ?PEIS Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 222 6 x/ z; m; n: x* A% g9 rPEM Program Element Monitor (AF). PENAID Penetration Aid. / \0 [. e% S3 f p9 m6 [. Q/ OPenaid (Penetration Aid) 5 |9 x' V, W8 u(Formerly an acronym for Penetration Aid.) Techniques or devices employed by 6 P, X! o5 w: Y. E, toffensive aerospace weapon systems to increase the probability of penetrating enemy defenses. Penetration 7 T$ c+ b5 _$ K( p; qTesting 2 a: C- z5 X* j( E& F0 cThe portion of security testing in which the penetrators attempt to circumvent the * G, p# C, h: tsecurity features of the system. The penetrators may be assumed to use all 5 z! ` `7 {0 Q! E. h+ E2 { `. Qsystem design and implementation documentation, which may include listings of $ ^# O8 }: @; v) k* P1 b( Isystem source code, manuals, and circuit diagrams. The penetrators work under & X& q b8 P" H2 ]. r6 C: V* z3 Q% y% t; Qno constraints other than those that would be applied to ordinary users. PEO Program Executive Officer. 0 j8 j) @5 Q1 T) @PEO-AMD Program Executive Officer, Air and Missile Defense. (U.S. Army) 2 d& \# g# k% zPEO (SC/AP) Program Executive Officer, Surface Combatants/AEGIS Program. $ O* Z" J5 y" v8 n) WPEO (TAD) Program Executive Officer, Theater Air Defense. (U.S. Navy) 1 u& i8 E5 h* Y) s! Q& I9 F. z; gPEO (TAD)-B Program Executive Officer, U.S. Navy Theater Ballistic Missile Defense Program Office. + J% k# n3 G, i* r! fPEP Producibility Engineering and Planning. PEPP Producibility Engineering and Production Planning. Peregrine An Air Force boost-phase interceptor concept under development at USAF/SMC. Z+ w9 U1 A* p" `, yPerformance Those operational and support characteristics of the system that allow it to effectively and efficiently perform its assigned mission over time. The support % t9 B# _- y3 ^6 |. _characteristics of the system include both supportability aspects of the design and the support elements necessary for system operation. " l" |5 T9 p1 [) D0 z8 y5 `Performance : b" p( E) s2 ?/ tRequirement A requirement that specifies a performance characteristic that a system or system ' c1 d- K2 k! Zor system component must possess; for example, speed, accuracy, frequency. U3 h% }8 x" e0 a: L; I- h5 JPerformance Specification % M1 c6 r& N+ I: r' c(1) A specification that sets forth the performance requirements for a system 7 ^. n, O6 v- @6 [( }- g5 |or system component. * g9 V+ w% H3 U% {! d+ m(2) Synonymous with requirements specification. Perimeter 4 s0 F, ?4 J- R nAcquisition Radar and Attack Characterization System (PARCS) % F1 e* C1 z' n+ fAN/FPQ-16 phased array radar at Cavalier AFS, ND, used for early warning and - W% C1 Y& G; G$ Y) ? mattack assessment. # B1 Y$ n: u" ]& w: GPeriod (nodal) Time for a satellite to travel once around its orbit. Permeability Having the ability to diffuse through or penetrate something. Pershing II OBSOLETE. US intermediate-range missile deployed in Europe. $ U" f& j! k5 p4 B, m: d7 HPERT Program Evaluation and Review Technique. # b' r$ [. R6 A& }5 _( pMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P % P1 i9 [9 F P3 n1 p223 PERT Chart A graphic portrayal of milestones, activities, and their dependency upon other 9 n( t; |) a3 ~% Uactivities for completion, and depiction of the critical path. # }4 H$ m/ i, \# E) iPESHE Programmatic Environmental Safety and Health Evaluation. . ~; t/ V: |4 n4 ?, ?0 Z8 tPET (1) Pilot-Line Experiment Technology. (2) Production Environmental Test. " _' ~$ h+ D* V" y: ePFC Prototype Flight Cryocooler. ; w" C$ f$ X5 UPFD Preconditions for Defense. 2 ?) o( I+ W3 S8 ~6 \PFIAB President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. PFS Pre-Feasibility Study (UKMOD). PGG Patrol Gunboat, Guided missile (Naval term). 2 R& `) T+ R) M5 UPGGH Patrol Gunboat Guided Missile Hydro-foil (Naval term). ' t6 t! m) T( Z1 k0 xPGM Precision Guided Munition. PGU Power Generation Unit. PH&S Packaging, Handling and Storage (see PHST) (ILS term). Phased Array The arranging of radiating or receiving elements that, although physically stationary, is electronically steer-able and can switch rapidly from one target to another (e.g., phased array radar). Phased Array Tracking Radar : E. O0 ^+ m$ a7 v" B& B' K, uIntercept On . U/ ~, O: I" ?3 h- l+ H/ j; WTarget (missile) (PATRIOT) , q3 c- _+ y6 F$ p& FA point or limited area defense system originally built to intercept aircraft. PAC-3 ! Z6 c) v z8 B6 E" m# p5 @improvements, which will give it greater capability against theater ballistic missiles, 0 g0 L+ b* [# J/ z) z$ kinclude upgrades to the radar and selection of an improved missile, either PATRIOT Multimode Missile or ERINT. & n) s$ S, y) @( q0 t9 ~2 `Phased Deployment & M5 y" l/ z5 {. [! @' ]3 \0 Z8 ?The sequential steps of element deployments leading to a designated system capability that is realizable with fiscal and technological constraints. Phase One * ]: H6 R2 X; l6 M5 V$ OEngineering Team (POET) OBSOLETE. An FFRDC providing technical support to the Phase I Program Office. Now referred to as POET. & Q U/ i6 i3 U! ]Phenomenology The topological classification of a class of phenomena. Phenomenology efforts ( Y. R1 F& |4 F% e9 fcollect and analyze optical and radar signature data, and model phenomena 6 m7 F/ l0 u9 K. |0 V5 j5 frequired by systems developers to design and evaluate SDS elements. 6 e6 c# f0 j9 ^/ l, l$ j2 ~PHI Photonic Hit Indicator. PHIGS Programmer’s Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System. v( p+ I d ^3 y$ B7 f: o' EPHOTINT Photographic Intelligence. & x* Q: A+ l3 e' kPhotochemical A chemical reaction resulting from exposure to radiant energy or light. & c, F% D) I$ g6 @+ }7 JMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 224 Photoelectric # p% X8 A- \$ B) QEffect The process whereby a gamma ray (or x-ray photon) with energy somewhat greater than that of the binding energy of an electron in an atom, transfers all its energy to the electron which is consequently removed from the atom. Since it has lost all its energy, the photon ceases to exist. (See Photon.) Photon A unit or "particle" of electromagnetic radiation, carrying a quantum of energy, which is characteristic of the particular radiation. ) D; e1 l$ A% S7 A0 D, b7 qPHS&T Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation. # {, o! K! d N' ~, o; VPhysical Agents Descriptive term that includes non-ionizing EMR, static electric and magnetic 3 e( B) c0 P1 T. ffields, ionization radiation, energy beams, noise, explosions, de-orbiting debris, * p" g t" X _ f9 g$ P9 }and extreme cold.

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Physical ; }! f5 ^1 u0 ^1 w9 IConfiguration * v- D; j8 w2 q9 v' {6 {5 t3 yAudit (PCA) # N( i9 [5 q6 @Physical examination to verify that the configuration item(s) “as built” conforms to the technical documentation that defines the item. Approval by the government $ [- ^& o8 O- Mprogram office of the CI product specification and satisfactory completion of this 8 I* ?# Z+ x! y, [6 {' l1 c- T7 _audit established the product baseline. May be conducted on first full production or first LRIP team. ) R% K$ e$ w+ A/ f1 ^6 }PI Program Integrator. PIA Personnel Identification/Authorization System (USA term). PIC (1) PLRS Interface Controller (US Army term). (2) Policy Integration Committee. (3) Program Information Center (Computer programmer term). ( Z! s, K& Y; Y5 T& g+ IPicture Element (PIXEL) The smallest element of a display space that can be independently assigned ( A+ R6 K8 W" ]/ [6 ?; B# ?) Xcolor and intensity; the finest detail that can be effectively reproduced on a recording medium. 2 F9 q1 ]" N" ]7 H- T8 _PIDS Prime Item Development Specification. Pilot Production Production line normally established during EMD to test new manufacturing methods and procedures. Normally funded by RDT&E until the line is proven. Not the same as long range initial production. 1 ]/ U, M$ h2 h9 ]- oPIM Position of Intended Movement (USN term). PIMS Programmable Implantable Medication System. & o& Z. G7 ^4 i% H0 ~+ VPIP (1) Predicted Impact Point. (2) Predicted Intercept Point. 3 ?$ V4 i& S- l* ?/ M; I1 z% g(3) Product Improvement Proposal/Program. 8 ^+ I" Q: T9 l! m8 VPIPT Program Integrated Product (Process) Team. 4 _) i8 ?( ~/ ePIR Program Information Report. PIXEL Picture Element. * }! Z, E6 H& wPk Probability of Kill. PKCS Public Key Cryptography Standard. 1 x) W; r7 G: T, O8 B4 U( p( f+ z# DPKH Probability of Kill, given a hit. 1 `; @$ j0 ]+ q) [MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 225 PKO Peacekeeping Operations. Pkss Probability of kill -- single shot. PL (1) Probability of Leakage. (2) Phillips Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, NM. (3) Public Law. PLA (1) People’s Liberation Army (China’s army). (2) Patent License Agreement. $ l3 h+ y R, \5 {$ y6 |3 L- rPLAN People’s Liberation Army/Navy (China’s military). 3 | w2 `2 a% \' a3 VPlanning, Programming, Budgeting - ]6 @0 G+ V9 T/ v# H- X$ d, S6 ASystem (PPBS) % V* s& n# ]" y6 S3 T5 M* Z7 f, hThe primary resource allocation process of DoD. One of three major decisionmaking support systems for defense acquisition. It is a formal, systematic structure for making decisions on policy, strategy, and the development of forces ! r- K9 J! l- Z7 k8 vand capabilities to accomplish anticipated missions. PPBS is a cyclic process containing three distinct, but interrelated phases: planning, which produces the 1 Z8 L, s5 |' z/ |Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) for the Military Departments and . A- \4 n0 O. A! V# J0 |+ Q( ~Defense Agencies; and budgeting, which produces the DoD portion of the 7 u/ n7 o: ^* nPresident’ s Budget. DoD PPBS is a biennial process starting in January of each odd numbered year with national security guidance to initiate the planning phase, and ending in January of the next odd numbered year with the # T @! }0 Y& F/ y pPresident’s budget submission to Congress. (Defense Systems Management 8 {& Z ]: i& w1 d' Q9 mCollege) PLCCE Program Manager’s Life Cycle Cost Estimate. ; w$ s9 f6 v( UPLISN Provisioning List Item Sequence Number (ILS term). PLRS Position Location Reporting System. 3 j5 a2 l2 T4 v# J9 ]/ uPlume Data Center 9 f5 F) h) n0 ^& M# h$ |. aAEDC, Arnold AFB, TN. PLV Payload Launch Vehicle. ' n; Q' a3 _- K7 UPM See Program Manager. % f5 b7 t: E9 o* RPMA (1) See Program Management Agreement. (2) Post-Mission Analysis. (3) Pressurized Mating Adapter (NASA term related to the space station). " t0 ^8 n" O, P' e6 ~* CPMASIT PMA Software Input Tool MDA/DPI S/W tool). PMC PCI Mezzanine Card (computer H/W term). PMD (1) Program Management Document. (2) Program Management Directive (AF). ) L! V, V8 \2 t* n% JPMEL Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory. 2 A; T' R) p; K; v! i IPMI Preventive Maintenance Inspection. PMIT PATRIOT Missile Integration Team (PAC-3 Program term). PMJEG Performance Measurement Joint Evaluation Group. PMO Program Management Office. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 226 1 C t) b2 M5 ?PMP (1) Parts, Materiel and Processes (US Army term) (See also MPP). (2) Program Master Plan. (3) Prime Mission Product. ! O6 t' ]9 n1 r: ]) u1 d5 Z6 z+ u(4) Program Management Plan. / ?, E7 s6 u# f1 f- `* b p3 p% SPMR (1) Program Management Review. f9 A# _% k% L(2) Pacific Missile Range. (3) Program Manager’s Review (PAC-3 term). PMRF/KTF Pacific Missile Range Facility/Kauai Test Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, HI. 3 R3 W" g$ p9 i! LPMS (1) Planned Maintenance System (ILS term). (2) Performance Measurement System. PMTC Pacific Missile Test Center, Pt. Mugu, CA. , k# k+ Z$ B% d$ UPMWG Producibility and Manufacturing Working Group. + ~% U8 b8 N, k2 ePN Probability of Negotiation. PNE Peaceful Nuclear Explosion. PNET Peaceful Nuclear Explosion Treaty. 4 k* b# z6 Q1 |PO (1) [Acquisition] Program Office. (2) Purchase Order. POA&M Plan of Actions and Milestones. POC (1) Point of Contact. (2) Proof of Concept. POC/ET Proof of Concept/Experimental Test (e.g., modular USSTRATCOM ground mobile 8 R6 K. g7 R, [( w f3 ccommand post). POCT Passive Optical Component Technology. * ]( u, F1 _0 L9 v! K4 oPOD (1) Plan of the Day. (2) Probability of Detection. (3) Port of Debarkation. PODIUM Project Origination Design, Implementation and Maintenance. # I/ G( X. m0 C6 W1 e$ sPOE (1) Program Office Estimate. (2) Projected Operating Environment. 6 W; y3 [2 O; C( @/ `, N: oPOET A consortium of scientist and engineers from FFRDCs providing technical support # d+ b. e1 ~, ?9 \, h- J4 L2 r" fto the MDA. (Formerly referred to as the Phase One Engineering Team.) Point Defense The defense or protection of special vital elements and installations; e.g., command and control facilities, air bases, etc. : G' x% L$ A7 o0 r: H! G" lPoint Defense System A terminal defense system using radars and large numbers of guided projectiles to defend ICBMs. This concept was considered in the early 1980s. & k; g4 r& T1 y9 XPointing The aiming of sensors or defense weapons at a target with sufficient accuracy 8 v `, s. f# `# g8 q+ ~1 E& f. \either to track the target or to aim with sufficient accuracy to destroy it. Pointing and tracking are frequently integrated operations. POL Petroleum, Oil, and Lubrication. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 227 POLAD Political Advisor.

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POM Program Objectives Memorandum. POMCUS Pre-positioning Of Materiel Configured to Unit Sets. 7 n0 f2 _1 H/ }# a- B. _POP Proof of Principle. , z4 f0 O) p) o5 U% yPort Covers Mechanism for thrust termination of solid-propellant systems. ' I( E7 X7 _9 w+ [Portability (Software) The extent to which a software component originally developed on one computer or operating system can be used on another computer or 8 I/ }# l( |5 {$ f. coperating system. POS (1) Primary Operating Stocks. (2) Probability Of Success. (3) Position. q( n$ U4 C8 ?. jPoseidon Class of US nuclear ballistic submarines (USN term). POSIX Portable Operating System Interface. 5 {9 o k! R7 F3 U2 p! |POST Portable Optical Sensor Tester. + S: k7 g; o( {' t. @( y g: [2 MPost-Attack The period following the attack, prior to the next wave. Post-Attack Period In nuclear warfare, that period which extends from the termination of the final 4 C P9 b. K3 d% l( |7 G j5 battack until political authorities agree to terminate hostilities. Post-Boost ( e A1 n$ L+ TPhase (PBP) ( f+ S6 h0 {# i+ mThat portion of the trajectory of a ballistic missile between the end of powered flight and release of the last RV. Applies only to multiple-warhead ballistic missiles. (USSPACECOM) " L I- f2 z. ~3 t+ `Post-Boost Vehicle (PBV) $ y/ z- J8 o, ~3 h7 fThe portion of a rocket payload that carries multiple warheads and which has the maneuvering capability to independently target each warhead on a final trajectory toward a target. Also referred to as a "bus." POSTPROD Post-Production. POTS OBSOLETE. Phase One Threat Specification. ( ]" h, `6 t' }+ rPP (1) Parallel Processing. ! W; B/ L" g5 U. E(2) Principal Polarization. . U7 P3 Z% k# K2 v [(3) Post Processing. (4) Program Plan. PPBES (1) Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System. (2) Program Planning and Budgeting System. 3 i1 k R0 d1 i' O; o/ u+ G9 hPPBS Planning, Programming, Budgeting System. % k* x t/ v2 E1 I" _) D; E& I) lPPG (1) Parallel Programming Group. (2) Program Planning Guidance. $ G+ X9 ?. } |6 y! p. w6 cPPI POM Preparation Instructions. - W7 A' R t% p) O) b. N, RPPIP Program Protection and Implementation Plan. PPIRS Producibility Programming and Issues Resolution Strategies. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P * ?* b9 Z* J9 ?228 ) A" g# y1 }( y) n2 x2 `0 qPPL Provisioning Parts List (ILS term). PPLI Provisioning Parts List Index (ILS term). 0 v$ W$ D" |# cPPP Program Protection Plan. 2 I# a# i# t& T3 e) gPPQT Pre-Production Qualification Test. PPS Precision Positioning System. ) V4 ^4 G% q' m+ i3 j( }PPU Prime Power Unit (THAAD). ! t2 T* S0 |% R: G% A$ ePR Procurement Request. PRB (1) Planning and Resources Board. (2) Program Review Board. PRC Program Review Committee. & p# _0 h0 o6 b' l( rPRD Presidential Review Decision. ) g- l+ o4 l( U* W# _PRDA Program Research and Development Announcement. PRDR Pre-production Reliability Design Review. Pre-Allocated % ?% p+ k. q: O: U" vDefense A preplanned decision to designate a specific number of defensive assets to be used against a specific target or set of targets or to defend a specified asset or set of assets. The defense will select the best tactic to use based on the number of interceptors available, their probability to kill, the number of targets 6 Y/ F2 C9 q {1 B2 uunder attack to be defended, and the scope of the attack. ( j6 d! `& w3 d- J5 z8 bPre-Attack A period of time immediately prior to an attack, usually hours to minutes to tip-off. Pre-Authorized Engagement - |3 F3 U6 l% m- n, H* yCriteria (PEC) Pre-specified quantitative operational parameter thresholds which when + M0 Y( @4 p9 t; q. Tsurpassed cause automated engagements to be enabled. Pre-Commit m) o0 G0 l# B2 O4 m4 B! I; tStrategy A tactic in which defense weapons are fired without being individually committed to specific targets. Target commitment would occur relatively late in the defensive weapon’s trajectory. : K/ ~: ]( }9 i6 Z7 LPre Launch . E) [& T/ x( U0 D V/ @Survivability The probability that a delivery and/or launch vehicle will survive an enemy attack under an established condition of warning. ) v' }) A* v( b/ |9 RPrecedence 1. A designator, which indicates the order in which a number of messages shall B) H1 }% ?/ v6 W3 J# Z9 N7 ]+ lbe served. Four precedence levels are provided for SDS, with one being the highest and four the lowest. Messages with precedence level one are served & L6 {4 m$ x; l. \2 Z% B5 mfirst and those with level four last. These correspond to the four precedence levels, Flash, Immediate, Priority, and Routine respectively. 2. (Reconnaissance) A letter designation, assigned by a unit requesting several reconnaissance 5 {) i& v3 d/ K9 M2 N$ C0 L* qmissions, to indicate the relative order of importance, within an established : x! O! W6 T. w) J- y. fpriority, of the mission requested.

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Precision 6 R1 m u+ z0 Y ? R9 L1 K4 WDecoys / u$ h J$ \$ \2 }2 p* H' {$ [- sDecoys that precisely match RV characteristics either exoatmospherically or 3 S4 U# b0 ~% q, t9 H1 i' Eendoatmospherically, or both, and seek to deceive the defense into intercepting . e$ K- W( s/ @& h" l: A- }. Nthem. 5 y8 t3 l; D5 {MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 229 7 k+ O9 Z8 i) IPreconditions for Defense (PD) 1 h' D! v& u0 m2 c' CPDs are NCA pre-approved criteria, authorities, and procedures that delineate y4 @* [* s, |: ~+ qcircumstances under which USCINCSPACE BMD forces will initiate or continue 7 [, `# W5 O3 [* d5 Y7 K" [* zcombat engagements and operations against hostile ballistic missile attacks directed at the United States, its Allies, or U.S. interests during peace, crisis, and . ~2 f2 A A: v8 o7 X8 Swar. 0 Q$ W' R# X7 Y" @7 I. }% UPredicted Intercept Point (PIP) $ ~: Q, `+ S3 }4 m' \: yThe calculated position in space where the target and interceptor coincide. ' Y( [6 o: ?# k t- }Preferential ; B* ~( Y# c) G. c) D" M' T$ GDefense ) ]7 p, ]- F0 m" w7 V" ZPreferential defense is the a-priori assignment of defensive assets to protect given facilities or capabilities. 5 L) x6 @/ V1 Z9 C% ^Preferential Defense Strategy A tactic used as part of the SDS strategy to optimize the use of weapons and sensors by selecting high value targets for engagement by the defense while temporarily allowing less important targets to pass. This strategy forces the + l5 ]1 R X2 }" t, u, |" |; soffense to attack with several times as many RVs as the defense has interceptors. Since preferential defense demands precise impact point prediction, the strategy is placed at a disadvantage if targets are closely spaced, if RVs can maneuver or if the defense intercepts ICBMs in the boost phase. ( y5 T6 ?% o2 A; BPreferential 6 ?* t) _, O% e& h2 m3 H9 bOffense . i0 V- b5 P: x/ ?' iThe concentration of offensive assets on a subset of targets. Preliminary Design Review (PDR) . Y8 w5 y) o' [' p/ ]% {' jA review conducted on each configuration item to evaluate the progress, 3 e& l- o* u K+ E( ntechnical adequacy, and risk resolution of the selected design approach; to determine its compatibility with performance and engineering requirements of the development specification; and to establish the existence and compatibility of 5 z& j& |- v d# i; ?% J$ G2 tthe physical and functional interfaces among the item and other items of equipment, facilities, computer programs, and personnel. Conducted during 0 i6 K( ~5 \5 `" _5 L+ D+ K0 WPhase I, Demonstration and Validation (for prototypes), and Phase II, Engineering and Manufacturing Development. ' n9 g2 U' g, j5 [5 f f! t3 LPreplanned Product ) \6 H6 [. {0 ^+ D. G' eImprovement (P3 I) ! n) I. R% s4 i6 J( b9 o) c7 QPlanned future evolutionary improvement of developmental systems for which design considerations are effected during development to enhance future application of projected technology. Includes improvements planned for ongoing ' L( t; W- _( D( d, Ksystems that go beyond the performance envelope to achieve a needed operational capability. 9 N5 I/ ~; T1 G- A; o4 [. b. oPreplanned : r7 t: L2 J6 Y1 T3 K. j, DResponse ; p* J- x6 V" V' L A6 EOptions (PRO) % V1 E8 A t; Q; k" n: @Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) reactions, which have been preplanned, 5 k$ ]1 I0 s6 \: p# Ianalyzed, and pre-approved, for specific ballistic missile threats. The PRO, ( X& h2 a" S& @- v2 |+ F. |$ Aequivalent to an operations plan, consist of a number of Defense Employment ' ]; `1 m; M2 I/ C5 dOptions (DEO) which provide force employment objectives to Component forces based upon the world situation, national objectives/guidance, BMD asset status, ( M& v; S/ H$ u/ G% F! Q; k7 wand the intent of the threat. PRO is automatically processed with real-time 1 l$ }/ Z/ ]4 I1 ehuman oversight and control when USCINCSPACE directs execution. Preproduction , q$ N' d2 a! | xPrototype % Z% ]: l! H6 C8 {$ xAn article in final form employing standard parts, representative of articles to be produced subsequently in a production line. Preproduction Test ; U/ W* }" u3 _8 VThis is a test of design-qualified hardware that is produced using production : q' w- L4 m3 D) [7 w0 Wtooling and processes, which will be used to produce the operational hardware. No production hardware should be accepted prior to satisfactory completion of * }2 E9 U6 |( u `* Rthis test. Test objectives include: gaining confidence that production hardware - f" w! z5 @3 a5 l( C8 o2 ` dis going to work; that it will be reliable; that it can be maintained and supported ) b, W- z& I2 ?8 u* c) fby the user; and that it is not over designed. 7 Y$ R: n0 W* P. UMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P , |7 |7 _) `) |7 z& T7 [: f! g230 5 T6 K6 \0 {" `! e9 r8 zPreset Guidance A technique of missile control wherein a predetermined flight plan is set into the 8 l$ n; ^* X2 w* e$ Hcontrol mechanism and cannot be adjusted after launching. ! ]% p0 T# |0 t0 u0 V1 ePresident's 1 r2 i; J! z9 F1 }! C" cBudget (PB) The Federal Government's budget for a particular fiscal year transmitted in 7 r8 V* j5 \3 F* c4 s/ M iJanuary (first Monday after January 3rd) to the Congress by the President in accordance with the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, as amended. 3 [+ ]/ \3 f1 B% v* EIncludes all agencies and activities of the executive, legislative and judicial branches (For FY 88/89, two-year budget for DoD submitted in January 1987.) - W/ h- S3 Z+ v4 `$ y: S* dPRF Pulse Repetition Frequency. PRG Program Review Group. 7 @8 o% F) q! B, R* {# \4 k" `Prime Contractor A contractor having responsibility for design control and delivery of a system or equipment such as aircraft, engines, ships, tanks, vehicles, guns and missiles, ground communications and electronic systems, ground support equipment, and 1 H# {9 {" e" \test equipment. Prioritize Targets To identify and rank targets in priority fashion, based upon criteria such as type, ) _: i/ x x% Z7 A# C' ipredicted impact point, and predicted time of impact. PRN Pseudo Random Noise. ! Y; U" |; t0 u6 T hPRO (1) Preplanned Response Options. (2) Plant Representative Office. Probability of Damage 6 s" z) S: V- E/ q3 ]! l! R0 RThe probability that damage will occur to a target expressed as a percentage or as a decimal. Probability of 4 R6 N: a5 B# t- J9 B& \8 cDetection (1) The probability that the search object will be detected under given 5 s- i5 f, r2 Q) {" X. ~conditions if it is in the area searched. 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Probability of Discrimination ( O- v9 m: x! F- l+ |0 x+ r1 r! h$ WThis is the probability that an object, which is threatening will be correctly + n; {& Z+ P# z, h, g8 \. f& ?0 n$ Nidentified. The ability to discriminate between a potential target and a decoy is quantified by a “K” factor, in which the higher the numeric the greater the probability of discrimination (thus, a “0” K factor implies that the target is indistinguishable from the decoy). & g8 `5 L6 b* I& p' u9 m( Q( m# g; tProbability of False Alarm (1) For a single sensor this is the probability that an object will be detected : X F! T& L7 F M4 dwhen no object is present. 2 w( g( c9 ^' I+ y: `1 P; l(2) For discrimination, this is the probability that an object, which is not a # a p) n5 [* o. c3 ^% sthreatening object will be identified as one. 5 Q) q) }" E6 Z- b8 j* rProbability of Kill The lethality of a weapon system. Generally refers to armaments (i.e. missiles, ordnance, etc.) Usually the statistical probabilities that the weapon will detonate ' s9 w6 x" I1 c/ E2 Hclose enough to the target with enough power to disable the target. (Defense Systems Management College) Probe The air vehicle of the GSTS. PROC Procurement. ; z/ P# P* ?% f+ y9 K( xProcess Data Sensitivity Label (PDSL) The sensitivity label for data contained in a process. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P ( T+ \6 l& e* I; {231 PROCMT Procurement. Procuring $ A- D; u8 f8 M, q1 B7 [Contracting ( l& X, r) o4 \- @9 s) K W5 `8 p' jOfficer (PCO) 8 N9 }) e' ` R7 U9 J: S/ b1 ?The individual authorized to enter into contracts for supplies and services on behalf of the government by sealed bids of negotiations that is responsible for - w; l4 d! K) E' q* z( doverall procurement of the contract. Prod Production. 2 Z6 |1 D. X9 M$ TProducibility The relative ease of manufacturing an item or system. This relative ease is 0 U9 C* D' M9 b5 v* @governed by the characteristics and features of a design that enable economical 0 ^. W/ Q4 d; j; ?/ Gfabrication, assembly, inspection, and testing using available manufacturing techniques. ) |: L4 |: x& i3 PProducibility, Engineering, and Planning (PEP) ( [! Q+ J7 ^) b: N7 {4 \ T) T- aApplies to production engineering tasks to ensure a smooth engineering ( g9 G. ^9 C1 Otransition from development into production. PEP, a systems and planning engineering approach, assures that an item can be produced in the required quantities and in the specified time frame, efficiently and economically, and will ) T7 x# G, `6 h% Zmeet necessary performance objectives within its design and specification & b$ g: t7 f* c: L0 X- f2 ^+ i" W" dconstraints. As an essential part of all engineering design, it is intended to ! V3 ]6 [3 d$ d) ]6 O) m. ]identify potential manufacturing problems and suggest design and production / ]) \& t8 D S$ f) n* vchanges or schedule trade-offs, which would facilitate the production process. Producibility, ' d" F* M+ [" ^Programming, and Issues Resolution 9 I: g) X2 T9 q8 T, a+ }2 Q9 XStrategies (PPIRS) + E( l. S5 d* JA semi-annual document put out by the MDA P&M community listing all medium and higher P&M risk issues as prioritized and coordinated by the MDA P&M n u; l) S, yWorking Group. $ Y- {$ j( e- w9 b4 {Producibility 5 S9 u5 O. |! j, W8 N& l, W* a wReview ' m# ?3 z8 c" {, _2 K& W9 K* PA feasibility review of the design of a specific hardware item or system to ; ^5 u- z% v6 F& k0 A5 }determine the relative ease of producing it using available production technology ( t! f: U: _0 c8 hconsidering the elements of fabrication, assembly, inspection, and test. This is a . V& d2 n; i4 s) |& w- Ugeneric term for the concurrent engineering portions of MIL-STD 1521 system design reviews. Product Baseline (1) Established by the detailed design documentation for each configuration item. Normally includes Process baseline (type D spec), Material baseline ( V, q% `& p! Q% \4 R2 z1 v, J(type E spec), type C spec, and drawings. (2) In configuration management, the initial approved technical ) G1 |! c# ^4 V* H) Fdocumentation (including, for software, the source code listing) defining a configuration item during the production, operation, maintenance, and logistic support of its life cycle. 4 p7 I9 U2 P8 ~Product 9 O; `9 A0 V5 s# L) L$ zConfiguration Identification The current approved technical documentation which defines the configuration ( N% S8 g. [. F4 h Mof a configuration item during the production, operation, maintenance, and logistics support phases of its life cycle and which prescribes that necessary for: 0 i& `, B5 V: L8 Z7 _5 [# Pfit and function characteristics of a CI (Configuration Item); the selected \- j. p, A! }+ {: Gfunctional characteristics for production acceptance; and the production acceptance test. % o2 s& l. G' ^- @5 R( rProduct Improvement Effort to incorporate a configuration change involving engineering and testing on 8 ~' y: m6 z% E7 ^7 Gend items and depot repairable components, or changes on other than developmental items to increase system or combat effectiveness or extend useful military life. Usually results from user feedback. 7 h9 s9 I/ Q0 n# oMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P + n6 n( \! M% @ p232 , @, a% } {8 F- LProduct Manager The individual, designated by a materiel developer, who is delegated authority and assigned responsibility for centralized management of a 5 B e# l' Y7 ]/ p. l. i5 ]7 Idevelopment/acquisition program that does not qualify for system/program/project management. ( {$ J4 n% c% n% O. X; QProduct Security (PRODSEC) * G1 H6 ]! A8 p+ c3 {& W; VThat physical security provided for selected DoD products (major, high cost, ( ^/ t" C7 w9 o1 Tpolitically sensitive systems with significant military value) at Department of Defense contractor facilities to mitigate the risk of the government as a selfinsurer. Defining and instituting product security during production are essential to the delivery of uncompromised systems.