Defense terms starting with E

273 terms

  1. E East
  2. E 2 I See Endo- Exoatmospheric Interceptor.
  3. E 2 SRD Effectively Two-System Requirement Document.
  4. E 3 (1) Electromagnetic Environmental Effects. (2) Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical.
  5. E Spec Materiel Specification.
  6. E-2 Designation for Hawkeye aircraft.
  7. e-mail Electronic mail or computer-based mail
  8. EA enterprise architecture
  9. EAC Estimated Cost at Completion.
  10. EAD (1) Engineering Analysis and Design. (2) Extended air defense.
  11. EAD/D Engineering, Analysis, Design and Development.
  12. EADSIM Extended Air Defense Simulation.
  13. EADTB Extended Air Defense Test Bed. An object-oriented simulation tool allowing users to model military response to airborne and ballistic missile threats.
  14. EADTBP Extended Air Defense Test Bed Program.
  15. EAGLE Extended Airborne Global Launch Evaluator.
  16. EAM Emergency Action Message.
  17. EAR Export Administration Regulations.
  18. Early Operational Assessment An operational assessment conducted prior to, or in support of, Milestone II.
  19. Early User Test (EUT) A test employing representative users to examine materiel concepts, training or logistics planning, or inter-operability issues.
  20. Early Warning (1) Early detection of an enemy ballistic missile launch, usually by means of surveillance satellites and long range radar.
  21. Earth Limb The apparent outer edge of the earth as viewed from space.
  22. Eastern Test Range (ETR) Beginning at Patrick AFB, FL, this range stretches halfway around the globe where it meets the Western Test Range.
  23. EB (1) Electron Beam. (2) Enhanced Blast.
  24. EBB Electronic Bulletin Board.
  25. EBCDIC Extended Binary Code Decimal Interchange Code.
  26. EBW Electron Beam Welding.
  27. EC See: Enzyme Commission number.
  28. EC/EDI Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data Interchange
  29. ECAC Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center.
  30. ECB Engineering Change Board.
  31. ECC Eastern Colorado Area Office (Loveland, CO).
  32. ECCM Electronic Counter-Countermeasures.
  33. ECDs Element Control Directives.
  34. ECLS ERINT Command and Launch System.
  35. ECM Enterprise content management.
  36. ECN Engineering Change Notice.
  37. ECO Engagement Control Orders.
  38. ECP (1) Engineering Change Proposal. (2) Emergency Command Precedence.
  39. ECPMO Electronic Commerce Program Management Office.
  40. ECS Engagement Control Station (PATRIOT).
  41. ECU Environmental Control Unit.
  42. EDAC Error Detection and Correction
  43. EDGES Electronic Data/Guidelines for Element Survivability.
  44. EDL Electrical Discharge Laser
  45. EDM Engineering Development Model.
  46. EDP Engineering Development Process
  47. EDR Embedded Data Recorder (PATRIOT).
  48. EDS Enterprise Directory Services
  49. EDWA Engagement Determination and Weapons Assignment (PATRIOT). 89
  50. EDX Exoatmospheric Discrimination Experiment
  51. EE (1) Electrical Engineering. (2) Engineering Estimate.
  52. EED Electro-Explosive Device.
  53. EEEV End-to-End Experimental Version.
  54. EEFI Essential Elements of Friendly Information.
  55. EEI Essential Elements of Information.
  56. EEIC Element of Expense Investment Code.
  57. EELV Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (USAF term)
  58. EEU Electronic Equipment Unit.
  59. EFEX Endo-Aeromechanics Flight Experiment.
  60. EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation.
  61. Effective Damage That damage necessary to render a target element inoperative, unserviceable, nonproductive, or uninhabitable.
  62. Effectivity A designation given to the BMDS configuration and demonstrated capability at a point in time, becoming effective at each increment when an element or…
  63. Effluent Plume The pathway of movement of effluents through surface water or air.
  64. EFP Electronic Filing Partnership
  65. EGA Enhanced Graphic Adapter (TelComm/Computer term).
  66. EGP End Game Processor.
  67. EGTR Eglin [AFB] Gulf Test Range.
  68. EHC Enhance Hit Capability (USN term, related to SM2 Block IVA).
  69. EHF Extremely High Frequency.
  70. ehp Equivalent Horsepower.
  71. EIA Electronic Industries Association EIM
  72. EIAP Environmental Impact Analysis Process.
  73. EIP Exoatmospheric Interceptor Propulsion.
  74. EIPC Electronic Information Privacy Center.
  75. EIPT (1) Element IPT. (2) Engineering IPT.
  76. EIS - Environmental Impact Statement.
  77. EISA Extended Industry Standard Architecture (Telecomm/Computer term). 90
  78. EKV (1) Electromagnetic Kill Vehicle. (2) Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle.
  79. Elastic Range The stress range in which a material will recover its original form when the force (or loading) is removed.
  80. Electro-Optics Infrared (EO/IR) Technologies/techniques employed by optical sensors in the wavelength spectrum slightly longer than visible but shorter than radio. 92
  81. Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) A condition when all electromagnetic emissions from electronic, electro-magnetic, and electro-optical components of a system interact without interfering…
  82. Electromagnetic Emanations Signals transmitted as radiation through the air, through a vacuum, or through conductors.
  83. Electromagnetic Field (EMF) The electrical and magnetic fields created by the presence or flow of electricity in an electrical conductor or electricity consuming appliance or motor.
  84. Electromagnetic Gun (EMG) A gun in which the projectile is accelerated by electromagnetic forces rather than by an explosion, as in a conventional gun.
  85. Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Any electromagnetic disturbance that interrupts, obstructs, or otherwise degrades or limits the effective performance of electronics/electrical equipment.
  86. Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) The electromagnetic radiation from a nuclear explosion caused by Comptonrecoil electrons and photoelectrons from photons scattered in the materials of the…
  87. Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) (1) A form of propagated energy, arising from electric charges in motion that produces a simultaneous wavelike variation of electric and magnetic fields…
  88. Electromagnetic Spectrum The entire range of wavelengths of electromagnetic energy, including (from short to long wavelengths) gamma rays, X rays, ultraviolet light, visible…
  89. Electromagnetics Application of electrical, electronic, and magnetic phenomena to develop devices used in system/subsystem design, excluding employment in the RF spectrum.
  90. Electronic Counter- Countermeasure s (ECCM) That division of electronic warfare involving actions taken to insure friendly effective use of the electromagnetic, optical, and acoustic spectra despite…
  91. Electronic Counter- Countermeasures (ECCM) That division of electronic warfare involving actions taken to insure friendly effective use of the electromagnetic, optical, and acoustic spectra despite…
  92. Electronic Countermeasure (ECM) That division of electronic warfare involving actions taken to prevent or reduce an enemys effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
  93. Electronic Industries Association (EIA) A standards organization specializing in the electrical and functional characteristics of interface equipment.
  94. Electronic Warfare (EW) Any military activity involving the use of electromagnetic and directed energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum or to attack the enemy.
  95. Electronic Warfare (EW) Environments Electronic warfare environments result from radar and communications jamming and other related electromagnetic countermeasures and countercountermeasures .
  96. Electronics Intelligence (ELINT) Technical and geo-location intelligence derived from foreign non-communications electromagnetic radiations emanating from other than nuclear detonations…
  97. Electronics Security (ELSEC) The protection resulting from all measures designed to deny unauthorized persons information of value that might be derived from their interception and…
  98. element (EH-leh-ment) A basic part of a whole. In chemistry, refers to a simple substance that cannot be broken down into smaller parts or changed into another…
  99. Element Capability Specification (ECS) A document that identifies the element-level BMDS capabilities and specifications necessary to achieve the system capabilities identified in the SCS.
  100. Element Control Directives (ECDs) The command and control data instructions to control the conduct of the engagement.