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

Western Test Range (WTR)

Military; Missile defense

Beginning at Vandenberg AFB, CA, this range stretches half-way around the globe where it meets the Eastern Test Range. An array of launch complexes, sensors, and tracking sites makes up the Western ...

RDT&E programme categories

Military; Missile defense

The five divisions the comprise Major Force programme 06 (R&D) in the FYDP. They are: * 6.1 Basic Research * 6.2 Exploratory Development * 6.3 Advanced Development * 6.4 Engineering Development * 6.5 ...

Space control operations

Military; Missile defense

Operations that provide freedom of action in space for friendly forces while, when directed, denying it to an enemy; includes the broad aspects of protection to US and Allied space systems and ...

Breadboard configuration

Military; Missile defense

An experimental device (or group of devices) used to determine feasibility and to develop technical data. It will normally be configured for laboratory use to demonstrate the technical principles of ...

Emission control (EMCON)

Military; Missile defense

The selective and controlled use of electromagnetic, acoustic, or other emitters to optimise command and control capabilities while minimizing: a) detection by enemy sensors, and b) mutual ...

Ground-based radar (GBR)

Military; Missile defense

A taskable, modular, multi-function, phased-array radar that provides surveillance, tracking and engagement planning data in post-boost, midcourse, and terminal flight phases within its capabilities. ...

Combatant command (COCOM)

Military; Missile defense

Non-transferable command authority established by title 10, United States Code, section 164, exercised only by commanders of unified or specified combatant commands. Combatant Command (command ...