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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Succession of command

Military; Missile defense

The planned or actual sequence in which subordinate commanders, in turn, become de facto commanders of a senior organization. Devolution of command is a synonymous term.

Figure of merit (FOM)

Military; Missile defense

The numerical value assigned to a measure of effectiveness, parameters, or other figure, as a result of an analysis, synthesis, or estimating technique.

Non material solution

Military; Missile defense

Solutions to mission needs (warfighting, deficiencies) that can be satisfied by changes in doctrine, tactics, operational concepts, training, or organization.

Explicit coordination

Military; Missile defense

A battle management technique which communicates results, decisions or command from one battle manager to another, usually from a higher command to a lower command.

Kinematic battlespace

Military; Missile defense

The planned engagement region in space of an interceptor given the sensor timeline, kinematic capabilities of the interceptor, engagement timeline, and operational constraints.

Unconventional warfare

Military; Missile defense

A broad spectrum of military and paramilitary operations conducted in enemy-held, enemy-controlled or politically sensitive territory. Unconventional warfare includes, but is not limited to, the ...

Concurrent engineering

Military; Missile defense

A systematic approach to the integrated, simultaneous design of products and their related processes, including manufacture and support. This approach is intended to cause developers, from the ...