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Development specification.
- Browse Related Terms: AGARD, AID, B Spec, CDD, CED, Contract Work Breakdown Structure, D&D, DEV ENV, Engineering Development Model, Engineering Development Model Enhanced Target Delivery System (ETDS), EWDA, FFRDC, FSD, Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V), IR&D, IRAD, Material Fielding Plan, Missile Defense National Team (MDNT), NCDD, NDD, NRaD, PDL, R&D, RDA, RDC, SDL, SDP, Support Software, TBD
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Brigade and Below Command and Control System (Army term).
- Browse Related Terms: ABCCC, ACCS, AES, ATCCS, B2C2, BDE, C2, C2E, C2I, C2P, C2S, C2SC, C2Sims, C2STN, C2V, C2W, CCE, CCIS, CRP, Emission Control (EMCON), GCCS, ICS, JINTACCS, LCCE, MACCK, NCCOSC, NCCS, NUICCS, OLC 2, RADIC System, SPADCCS, Special Data Commands, System Integration Test, WAM, WWMCCS
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Budget activity. The budget activity codes are: 01 Basic Research 02 Exploratory Development 03 Advance Technology Development 04 Dem/Val 05 EMD 06 Management Support 07 Operational Systems Development
- Browse Related Terms: ACDT, ACTD, ACTEX, ADLT, AIST, AIT, ARCT, ASDP, AST, ASTP, AT, ATD, ATI, ATIM, ATP, ATTD, ATV, BA, BM ATD, BPT ATD, BT ATD, DITP, Ground-Based Interceptor Experiment (GBI-X), LATS, SMATH, TDADT
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Budget At Completion.
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Consists of the space communications network, the ground communications network, and the interconnection between the two.
- Browse Related Terms: Aerostats, Backbone Network, Coverage, FGEP, FROG, G/G, GCI, GCN, GEP, GIP, GLCM, GLP, GLS, GMTT&C, GND, GWEN, GZ, Joint Electronic Warfare Center (JEWC), MGEP, National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC), SGLS, Tomahawk, UGS
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The suppression of background noise for the improvement of an object signal.
- Browse Related Terms: Background Rejection (Surveillance), Closely Spaced Objects (CSO), Cluster Set, Contact Fuse, Countermeasure s Rejection (Surveillance), Countermeasures Rejection (Surveillance), G&O, OBJ, resolution, Separation Hardware
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Best and Final Offer.
- Browse Related Terms: BAFO, Direct Labor, IA&I, Joint Operating Procedures (JOPs), Missile Defense National Team, Systems Engineering & Integration (MDNTS), Producibility Review, Special Test Equipment (STE), TRW
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DoDs program to hasten application of advanced technology to the most critical and urgent operational needs. BTI projects are demonstrating leap-ahead capabilities enabled by emerging technologies in smart weapons, target acquisition, battlefield C3I, active countermeasures, and ultra-wide bandwidth radars and high power microwave systems.
- Browse Related Terms: Balanced Technology Initiative (BTI), Functional Technology Validation (FTV), N/A, ORTA, SATP, TAIS, Technology Program Description
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The weight of the object divided by the product of the coefficient of drag and the projected area (W/CDA), in kilograms per square meter.
- Browse Related Terms: Ballistic Coefficient, Cluster Dispersion, DX, FRP, Kg, LRIP
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Any missile that does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and consequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated.
- Browse Related Terms: Active Defense, Active Defense (TBMD), Ballistic Missile (BM), Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System, Battle Plan, Defense Tier, Enclave, Fast-Burn Booster (FBB), Homing All-the- Way Killer (HAWK), HSV, Kill Assessment (KA), Phased Array Tracking Radar Intercept On Target (missile) (PATRIOT), Post-Boost Phase (PBP), TALON SHIELD, Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (TBMD) System, TMD C 3 I, TMD C3I
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OBSOLETE. A 1966 system concept that a Lockheed study group developed in anticipation of possible government interest in the development of an ABM capability.
- Browse Related Terms: Ballistic Missile Boost Intercept (BAMBI), GOI, GOJ, Govt, GSE, GSII, LM/GES, OGA, Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation, Strategic Warning Post- Decision Time, Strategic Warning Pre- Decision Time, USG
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An Army operations center, which operates and maintains BMD ground-based weapons and sensors. 28
- Browse Related Terms: Ballistic Missile Defense Battery, GB, GBDL, GBEV, GBHE, GBHRG, GBL, GBLD, GBLRS, GBOS, GBPST, GBR, GBR-M, GBR-O, GBR-P, GBR-T, GBRF, GBRT, GBS, GEDI, GEODSS, Ground-Based Defense, NMD GBR, Regional Operations Center (ROC), Relay Mirror, TIR, TMD GBR
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All active and passive measures designed to detect, identify, track, and defeat attacking ballistic missiles (and entities), 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.
- Browse Related Terms: Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD), Boost Defense Segment (BDS), LMC, MCG, Terminal Phase
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This facility will be located in the USSPACECOM Consolidated Command Center (CCC) and Space Control Center (SPACC) to support the Space Force Application mission area interface between the BMD system and USCINCSPACE. The BMD Cell will provide command and decision support to USCINCSPACE.
- Browse Related Terms: AFC 2 S, AFC2S, AGCCS, Airspace Control in the Combat Zone, Airspace Control Plan, Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Cell, Command and Control (C 2 ), FAAD C2I, MACCS, MTACCS, National Military Command Center (NMCC), Point Defense, TACCS, TACCSF, Tactical Air Operations Center, Tactical Area of Responsibility (TAOR), TAD C2, Weapons Control
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(1) An integrated system that employs layered defenses to intercept missiles during their boost, midcourse, and terminal flight phases. (MDA Lexicon) (2) The aggregate BMD BMC3 and BMD forces that, in total, provide defense against ballistic missile attacks to North America and other areas of vital interest. (USSPACECOM)
- Browse Related Terms: Active Defense, Active Defense (TBMD), Ballistic Missile (BM), Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System, Battle Plan, Defense Tier, Enclave, Fast-Burn Booster (FBB), Homing All-the- Way Killer (HAWK), HSV, Kill Assessment (KA), Phased Array Tracking Radar Intercept On Target (missile) (PATRIOT), Post-Boost Phase (PBP), TALON SHIELD, Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (TBMD) System, TMD C 3 I, TMD C3I
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OBSOLETE. Initially located at the NTF, and ultimately in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, this facility supports the BMD Cell-USSPACECOM information interface. The BMDOC hosts a BM/C3 processing suite and the operations personnel necessary to coordinate and integrate system-wide BMD activities and supports the USCINCSPACE planning and decision process.
- Browse Related Terms: A/P, Ballistic Missile Defense Operations Center (BMDOC), BCE, Deployment Planning, EVA, FALCON, Intelligence Operations Center (IOC), SAH