Defense terms starting with E

273 terms

  1. ESAD Electronic Safe and Arm Device.
  2. ESAR Extended Subsequent Application Review.
  3. ESC Electronic System Center (AFMC), Hanscom AFB, MA.
  4. ESCN Existing Systems and Center Notebook.
  5. ESD Examination Support Document -- see Guidelines for Examination Support Document (ESD) under § 1.265 [PDF]
  6. ESH Environmental, Safety and Health
  7. ESI Electronically stored information.
  8. ESI ICD External Systems Integration Interface Control Document.
  9. ESM (1) Electronic Warfare Support Measures. (2) Electronic Support Measures.
  10. ESMC Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick AFB, FL.
  11. ESNet Energy Sciences Network.
  12. ESPRIT European Strategic Program of Research in Information Technology.
  13. ESQD Explosive Safety Quantity Distance.
  14. ESSM Evolved (Enhanced) Sea Sparrow Missile.
  15. ET&C Extended Tracking and Control.
  16. ETA 1. The Eta Model, now referred to as North Amercian Meso (NAM) an 84-hour numerical model of the atmosphere run four times daily by NCEP.
  17. ETC Emerging Technology Center
  18. ETD Enterprise Training Division
  19. ETERTS End-to-End Real Time Simulator.
  20. ETESD End-to-End Sensor Demonstration.
  21. ETI Estimated Time of Intercept.
  22. ETIC Estimated Time for Completion.
  23. ETM Engineering Test Model
  24. ETR (1) Extended Test Range (Pacific Test Bed) (2) See Eastern Test Range. (3) Environmental Test Round. (4) Estimated Time to Repair.
  25. ETS Smoke that comes from the burning of a tobacco product and smoke that is exhaled by smokers. Inhaling ETS is called involuntary or passive smoking.
  26. EU European Union
  27. EUCOM European Command. See USEUCOM.
  28. EURATOM European Atomic Energy Agency.
  29. EUREKA European Research and Coordinating Agency.
  30. EUT Early User Test.
  31. EV Experimental Version
  32. EVA Extravehicular Activity.
  33. Evasive MRV A reentry vehicle, which maneuvers for the purpose of evading defensive weapons.
  34. Event Based Contracting Support event driven acquisition strategy by linking specific contractual events to the exit criteria for the acquisition phase, or to intermediate…
  35. Event Driven Acquisition Strategy An acquisition strategy that links program decisions to demonstrated accomplishments in development, testing, and production.
  36. Event Validation A sensor element internal process that results in a determination by the operator that the sensor is healthy and the event reported is real.
  37. Event Verification The process by which it is decided, from SDS external data, that the event reported is real. 99
  38. Evolutionary Acquisition (1) An approach in which a core capability is fielded, and the system design has a modular structure and provisions for future upgrades and changes as…
  39. Evolutionary Requirements Definition Mission needs are first expressed in broad operational capability terms, and then progressively evolved to system specific performance requirements.
  40. EVPA Experimental Version Performance Assessment.
  41. EVPA/TEVS Experimental Version Performance Assessment Test Environment System.
  42. EVS Enhanced Verdin System.
  43. EW (1) Electronic Warfare. (2) Early Warning.
  44. EW/AA Early Warning and Attack Assessment.
  45. EWCC Expanded Weapons Control Computer (PATRIOT).
  46. EWDA Energy and Water Development Appropriations (US).
  47. EWG Event Working Group.
  48. EWN Early Warning Net.
  49. EWO Electronic Warfare Officer.
  50. EWPE Electronic Warfare Pre-Processing Element.
  51. EWR Early Warning Radar.
  52. EWS - early warning system.
  53. EXCEDE Electron Accelerator Experiment.
  54. Excimer A contraction for excited dimer ; a type of lasant . A dimer is a molecule consisting of two atoms. Some dimers (e.g.
  55. Excimer Laser (EXL) A laser in which emission is stimulated when a gas is shocked with electrical energy and the excited medium emits light when returning to a ground state.
  56. EXCOM Executive Committee.
  57. Executable Program A program is executable if the PM has adequate near-term approved funding.
  58. Executing Agent The individual within the executing element assigned responsibility for managing MDA funded programs.
  59. Executing Elements Agencies or organizations ( DoD or non- DoD ) that are managing BMD-related programs.
  60. Executing Responsibility Program Manager responsibility.
  61. Exercise When you act on a buying or selling opportunity that you have been granted under the terms of a contract, you are said to exercise a right.
  62. EXIT External Interface and Test.
  63. Exit Criteria Program specific accomplishments that must be satisfactorily demonstrated before an effort or program can progress further in the current acquisition…
  64. EXL Excimer Laser.
  65. Exo Decoy A decoy that matches RV signature exoatmospherically . Exo decoys can use radar and/or optical means to deceive sensors.
  66. Exoatmospheric Outside the Earths atmosphere; generally considered to be altitudes above 100 km.
  67. Exoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor Subsystem (ERIS) OBSOLETE. Interceptor designed to provide functional test validation of GBI.
  68. Exoatmospheric Test Bed (XTB) Flight qualified and range integrated vehicle to support other programs such as GBI-X.
  69. Expert Systems Software programs, which use artificial intelligence techniques to capture and apply the non-algorithmic knowledge and procedures of human experts.
  70. Expired Appropriation An appropriation that is no longer available for new obligation but is still available for disbursement to liquidate existing obligations.
  71. EXPLAN Exercise Plan.
  72. Explicit Coordination A battle management technique which communicates results, decisions or command from one battle manager to another, usually from a higher command to a…
  73. Extended Planning Annex A document providing program guidance for an additional 10 years beyond the POM. 103