Defense terms starting with D

327 terms

  1. DLSC Defense Logistics Services Center (Battle Creek, MI).
  2. DM Dire Maul or Deadmines (if in Westfall)
  3. DMA Defense Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA.
  4. DME Distributed Management Environment.
  5. DMI Dual-Mode Interceptor. 82
  6. DMRD Defense Management Review Decision.
  7. DMS (1) Defense Message System. (2) Dissimilar Mission Simulator.
  8. DMSO See: dimethyl sulphoxide.
  9. DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
  10. DMU Disk Memory Unit.
  11. DNA The molecules inside cells that carry genetic information and pass it from one generation to the next. Also called deoxyribonucleic acid.
  12. DNMS Distributed Network Management System.
  13. DNSIX DoDIIS Network Security Information Exchange
  14. DNSO Defense Network Systems Organization.
  15. DO Designated Office the national Office or intergovernmental organization of or acting for the Contracting State designated by the applicant under Chapter I…
  16. DOC Department of Commerce
  17. DOCPREP Documentation Preparation.
  18. Doctrine Fundamental principles by which the military forces or elements thereof guide their actions in support of national objectives.
  19. DOD Department of Defense
  20. DoD -M DoD Manual. 83
  21. DoD Component Acquisition Executive A single official within a DoD Component who is responsible for all acquisition functions within that Component.
  22. DoD Components The Office of the Secretary of Defense; the Military Departments; the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and Joint Staff; the Unified and Specified Commands…
  23. DoD Directive 5000.1 Defense Acquisition. The principal DoD directive on acquisition. It establishes policies, practices and procedures of governing the acquisition of defense…
  24. DoD Instruction 5000.2 Defense Acquisition Management Policies and Procedures. Implements DODD 5000.1.
  25. DOD-STD Department of Defense Standard.
  26. DoDD DoD Directive.
  27. DoDI DoD Instruction.
  28. DoDIIS DoD Intelligence Information System.
  29. DoDISS DoD Index of Specifications and Standards.
  30. DoDR Department of Defense Regulation.
  31. DoE Department of Energy.
  32. DOF Degrees of Freedom.
  33. Dog House Large Soviet A-frame radar used as a component of the Moscow ABM system having a detection range of approximately 3000 km.
  34. DOP (1) Degree of Protection. (2) Depot Overhaul Point (ILS term).
  35. DOPAA Description of Proposed Actions and Alternative (environmental term).
  36. Doppler Effect apparent change in frequency of a wave due to the relative motion of the source and observer.
  37. DOS Disk Operating System ( TelComm /Computer term).
  38. DOT Damage over time
  39. DOT&E Director, Operational Test & Evaluation.
  40. DOTH Defense of the Homeland.
  41. Down Select To reduce the number of contractors working on a program by eliminating one or more for the next phase.
  42. DP 1. Deep 2. Dew Point
  43. DPA A type of power of attorney. A power of attorney is a legal document that gives one person (such as a relative, lawyer, or friend) the authority to make…
  44. DPA&E Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation.
  45. DPAS Defense Priority and Allocation System.
  46. DPAT Dynamic Program Analysis Tool.
  47. DPB Defense Policy Board.
  48. DPG Defense Planning Guidance.
  49. DPM Deputy Program Manager.
  50. DPML Deputy Program Manager for Logistics
  51. DPP Distributed and Parallel Processing (Computer term).
  52. DPR Defense Performance Review. 84
  53. DPRB See Defense Planning and Resources Board.
  54. DPRK Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (North Korea).
  55. DPRO Defense Plant Representatives Office.
  56. DPSSL Diode-Pumped Solid State Laser.
  57. DR Diminishing Returns. Used to describe something that reduces slowly over time on consecutive repetitions of the same action.
  58. DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory, a memory technology which is periodically refreshed or updated as opposed to static RAM chips which do not require…
  59. Draw-down Curve A method used to encapsulate the overall performance of a BMD system that plots the probability of survival on the vertical axis versus the number of…
  60. Drawdown Curve A method used to encapsulate the overall performance of a BMD system that plots the probability of survival on the vertical axis versus the number of…
  61. DRB Defense Resources Board.
  62. DREN Defense Research and Engineering Network.
  63. DRFP Draft Request for Proposal.
  64. Drift See: genetic drift.
  65. DRM data reference model - also known as a "data and information reference model" - describes the data and information that support program and line…
  66. Drone A land, sea, or air vehicle that is remotely or automatically controlled. See also Remotely Piloted Vehicle.
  67. DRP (1) Deployment Readiness Plan (US Army term). (2) Deployment Readiness Program.
  68. DRR Digital Receiver Replacement (USN term).
  69. DS Deep Space.
  70. DS-1 Category of telecommunications circuit capability.
  71. DS-3 LAN Category of telecommunications circuit for a Local Area Network.
  72. DSAA Defense Security Assistance Agency (OSD).
  73. DSAT Defense Satellite Weapon.
  74. DSB Defense Science Board.
  75. DSCS Defense Satellite Communications Systems.
  76. DSCS-3 Defense Satellite Communications System Three.
  77. DSCSOC Defense Satellite Communications System Ops Center.
  78. DSI Defense Simulation Internet 85
  79. DSIS (1) Defense Special Intelligence System. (2) Defense Simulation Internet System.
  80. DSM Decision Support Matrix
  81. DSMAC Digital Scene-Matching Area Correlation.
  82. DSMC Defense Systems Management College.
  83. DSN (1) Defense Switched Network (formerly AUTOVON). (2) Deep Space Network (NASA term).
  84. DSP (1) Defense Support Program. (2) Defense Standardization Program.
  85. DSPRTM Defense Support Program Real-Time Model.
  86. DSR Data Set Ready ( TelComm /Computer term).
  87. DSRCE Down Scooped Radio Control Equipment ( TelComms term).
  88. DSS (1) Defense Supply Service. (2) Digital Signature Standard.
  89. DST Defense Suppression Threat.
  90. DSTAR Defense Strategic and Tactical Array Reproducibility.
  91. DSTO Defence Science Technology Organization (Australia).
  92. DSU Digital Service Unit (Telecomm/Computer term).
  93. DSWA Defense Special Weapons Agency, Alexandria, VA. DSWA is the successor to the DNA.
  94. DT (1) Discrimination Technique. (2) Development Testing. (3) See Development Test I, II, III. (4) Down Time (ILS term). (5) Depressed Trajectory.
  95. DT&E Development Test and Evaluation.
  96. DT/OA Development Test/Operational Assessment.
  97. DT/OT Developmental Test/Operational Test.
  98. DTAP Defense Technology Area Plan.
  99. DTC Design-to-Cost.
  100. DTD document type definition - a format specification file that accompanies documents prepared according to SGML (standard generalized markup language)…