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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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Single-level device
Military; Missile defense
A device that is used to process data of a single security level at any one time. Since the device need not be trusted to separate data of different security levels, sensitivity labels do not have to ...
Tactical air doctrine
Military; Missile defense
Fundamental principles designed to provide guidance for the employment of air power in tactical air operations to attain established objectives.
Level of effort (LOE)
Military; Missile defense
Effort of a general or supportive nature that does not produce definite end products or results, e.g. contract man-hours.
Participating service
Military; Missile defense
A military Service that supports the lead Service in the development of a joint acquisition programme by its contribution of personnel and/or funds.
Development test (DT)
Military; Missile defense
Test conducted by the development test organisation to achieve specified test objectives. It may be a complete test, a subtest, or a phase of a test.
Devolution of command
Military; Missile defense
Minimal essential operational capability to perform C2 provided in an orderly and timely fashion to a duly authorised successor.
Ballistic coefficient
Military; Missile defense
The weight of the object divided by the product of the coefficient of drag and the projected area (W/CDA), in kilogrammes per square meter.
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