Missile defense

Missile defense

Measures designed to detect, identify, track, and defeat attacking (ballistic) missiles in both strategic and theater tactical roles, during any portion of their flight trajectory (boost, post-boost, midcourse, or terminal) or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack.

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tracking

Military; Missile defense

The act of generating and maintaining a time history of an object's position and any other features of interest.

command post exercise (CPX)

Military; Missile defense

An exercise in which the forces are simulated, involving the commander, his staff, and communications within and between headquarters.

down select

Military; Missile defense

To reduce the number of contractors working on a program by eliminating one or more for the next phase.

datalink

Military; Missile defense

1. The means of connecting one location to another for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data. 2. A particular path between two nodes over which data is transmitted. It includes not only the ...

budget estimates

Military; Missile defense

Cost estimates for inclusion in the budget of the MINISTRY is prepared to support a programme of acquisition.

Submit budget estimates (BES)

Military; Missile defense

Service provided by OSD, showing the budgetary requirements for inclusion in the budget of the Ministry of defence. Others every fall (even years) for a two-year budget, every autumn (in odd-numbered ...

Missile defence

Military; Missile defense

Missile defence is a system involved in the detection, tracking, interception and destruction of attacking missiles. Originally conceived as a defence against nuclear-armed intercontinental ...