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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Event driven acquisition strategy

Military; Missile defense

An acquisition strategy that links programme decisions to demonstrated accomplishments in development, testing, and production.

Military operational requirements

Military; Missile defense

The formal expression of a military need, the response to which results in development or acquisition of items, equipment, or systems.

Broad concept of operations (BCO)

Military; Missile defense

An approved USSPACECOM planning concept for a complete SDS. It is a top-level concept that is detailed in specific Phase Concepts of Operations.

Operations and support (O&S) costs

Military; Missile defense

Those resources required to operate and support a system, subsystem, or a major component during its useful life in the operational inventory.

Selected acquisition reports (SAR)

Military; Missile defense

Standard, comprehensive, summary status reports on major defence acquisition programmes (ACAT I) required for periodic submission to Congress.

Identification friend or foe (IFF)

Military; Missile defense

A system using electromagnetic transmissions to which equipment carried by friendly forces automatically responds, fro example by emitting pulses, thereby distinguishing themselves from enemy forces.

Satellite and missile surveillance

Military; Missile defense

The systematic observation of aerospace for the purpose of detecting, tracking, and characterising objects, events, and phenomena associated with satellites and in-flight missiles, both friendly and ...