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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Missile defense

Integrated fire control system

Military; Missile defense

A system which performs the functions of target acquisition, tracking, data computation, and engagement control, primarily using electronic means assisted by electromechanical devices.

Tactical data information link

Military; Missile defense

A netted link in which one unit acts as a net control station and interrogates each unit by roll call. Once interrogated, that unit transmits its data to the net. This means that each unit receives ...

Remotely piloted vehicle (RPV)

Military; Missile defense

An unmanned vehicle capable of being controlled from a distant location through a communication link. It is normally designed to be recoverable. See also Drone.

Tactical air operations centre

Military; Missile defense

A subordinate operational component of the Marine Air Command and Control System designed for direction and control of all en route air traffic and air defence operations in an assigned sector.

Built-in test equipment (BITE)

Military; Missile defense

Any device permanently mounted in the prime equipment and used for the express purpose of testing the prime equipment, either independently or in association with external test equipment.

Midcourse space experiment (MSX)

Military; Missile defense

Designed to provide demonstrations of midcourse acquisition and tracking from space, technology integration of optics, focal plane arrays, signal processing, etc., and collect background ...

System requirements review (SRR)

Military; Missile defense

Conducted to ascertain progress in defining system technical requirements. Determines the direction and progress of the systems engineering effort and the degree of convergence upon a balanced and ...