Defense terms starting with M

419 terms

  1. MCTL Militarily Critical Technologies List.
  2. MCTR Missile Control Technology Regime.
  3. MCV Mission Capable Vehicle.
  4. MD Mesoscale Discussion- When conditions actually begin to shape up for severe weather, SPC (Storm Prediction Center) often issues a Mesoscale Discussion…
  5. MDA Abbreviation for multiple drop array. See: microdroplet array.
  6. MDAHWG Missile Defense Ad Hoc Working Group.
  7. MDAP Major Defense Acquisition Program.
  8. MDART Missile Defense Activities Review Team.
  9. MDBIC Missile Defense Barrel Integration Center.
  10. MDC Midcourse Data Center, Advanced Research Center, Huntsville, AL.
  11. MDCI Multi-Discipline Counterintelligence.
  12. MDDC Missile Defense Data Center, USASSDC, Huntsville, AL.
  13. MDP Manufacturing Data Package.
  14. MDR (1) Medium Data Rate ( TelComms /Computer term). (2) Milestone Decision Review. (3) Multi-national Defense Research.
  15. MDSC Missile Defense Scientific and Technical Information Center.
  16. MDSTC Missile Defense and Space Technology Center.
  17. MDT Moderate (or) Mountain Daylight Time
  18. MDTD Mean Downtime Documentation (ILS term).
  19. MDTOA Mean Downtime for Outside Assistance (ILS term). 179
  20. MDTOR Mean Downtime for Other Reasons (ILS term).
  21. MDTT Mean Downtime for Training (ILS term).
  22. MDW Mass Destruction Weapons.
  23. ME/VA Mission Essential/Vulnerable Area
  24. MEA Mission Effectiveness Analysis (JFACC term).
  25. MEADS See Medium Extended Air Defense System.
  26. mean time between failures (MTBF) A measure of the reliability of an item. Defined as the total functioning life of an item divided by the total number of failures within the population…
  27. mean time to repair (MTTR) The total elapsed time for corrective maintenance divided by the total number of corrective maintenance actions during a given period of time.
  28. Mean Time to Restore System (MTTRS) A measure of the system maintainability parameter related to availability and readiness.
  29. MEASAT Malaysia East Asia Satellite.
  30. Measure of Effectiveness (MOE) The quantitative expression (sometimes modified by subjective judgment) of the success of a system in achieving a specified objective.
  31. MEC Mission Essentially Code (ILS term).
  32. Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Space vehicles characterized by orbits between 400 and 10,000 nautical miles, longer duration revolution (2 to 12 hours), longer visibility envelopes (10…
  33. Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) A lightweight, highly transportable, low-to-medium altitude air defense and theater missile defense system designed to protect critical fixed and…
  34. Medium Power Lasers Lasers that radiate power less than 1 MW, normally used to detect, identify, track, and designate a target vehicle.
  35. Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) A ballistic missile with a range from about 600 to 1,500 nautical miles.
  36. Medium Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) Thermal radiation emitted by a source in the electromagnetic spectrum encompassing infrared wavelengths of 3 to 6 microns. 180
  37. MEF Marine Expeditionary Force.
  38. MEILSR Minimum Essential ILS Requirements (NSA term).
  39. MEL (1) Maintenance Expenditure Limit. (2) Mobile Erector Launcher.
  40. MEM (1) Mission Effectiveness Model. (2) Mission Equipment Modernization.
  41. Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) (1) In contract administration, an agreement between a program manager and a Contract Administration Office, establishing the scope of responsibility of…
  42. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) A formal document that states the intentions and/or responsibilities of the signatory parties.
  43. MEO Medium Earth Orbit.
  44. MER Manpower Estimate Report.
  45. Mercury Cadmium Telluride (HCT) Infrared sensing material.
  46. MES Military Essential Support.
  47. MESAR Multifunction Electronically Scanned Adaptive Radar (UK).
  48. MESFET Metal Schottky -Gate Field Effect Transistor.
  49. Mesosphere The atmospheric shell between about 20 km and about 70 to 80 km, extending from the top of the stratosphere (the stratopause) to the upper temperature…
  50. Methods Engineering The technique that subjects each operation of a given piece of work to close analysis to eliminate every unnecessary element or operation and to approach…
  51. METO Minimum Effort Task Order.
  52. METOIA Minimum Effort Task Order Impact Assessment.
  53. METOP Minimum Effort Task Order Plan.
  54. METOR Minimum Effort Task Order Requirement.
  55. Metric (Software). An indicator, which measures some specific attribute of the software development process. 181
  56. Metrology The science of measurement, including the development of measurement standards and systems for absolute and relative measurement.
  57. MeV One million electron volts.
  58. Mez Short for Mesmerize. Refers to spells, such as Polymorph that temporarily incapacitate a target.
  59. MFAR Modular Multifunction Phased Array Radar.
  60. MFEL Medical Free Electron Laser.
  61. MFG Master Frequency Generator.
  62. MFL Multiple Folded Ladar .
  63. MFLOPS Million Floating Point Operations Per Second.
  64. MFP Major Force Program.
  65. MFR Memorandum For Record.
  66. MFS MFS Communications Company, Incorporated.
  67. MFSIM Multifunction Simulation (PATRIOT), Huntsville, AL.
  68. MGEP Mobile Ground Entry Point.
  69. MGLI Midcourse Ground Launched Interceptor.
  70. MGMT Management.
  71. Mgt Management.
  72. MGTS Mobile Ground Telemetry Station.
  73. MHD Magneto-Hydro-Dynamic.
  74. MHE (1) Material Handling Equipment. (2) Mobile Hauling Equipment.
  75. MHV Miniature Homing Vehicle.
  76. MI 1) Mile 2) Michigan
  77. MIC Meteorologist In Charge
  78. MICOM U.S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL.
  79. Mid-Course Defense Segment (MDS) The portion of the BMDS that defeats ballistic missiles during the period of flight between boost and atmospheric reentry.
  80. MIDAS Missile Defense Alarm System (US).
  81. Midcourse (MC) Phase That portion of a ballistic missile's trajectory between the boost phase and the reentry phase when reentry vehicles and penaids travel at ballistic…
  82. Midcourse Guidance The guidance applied to a missile between termination of the boost phase and the start of the terminal phase of flight. 182
  83. Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) Designed to provide demonstrations of midcourse acquisition and tracking from space, technology integration of optics, focal plane arrays, signal…
  84. Midgetman US ICBM.
  85. MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface.
  86. MIDS Multi-Functional Information System (USN/NATO/Telecomm term).
  87. MIIRD Mission Issue Identification and Resolution Document.
  88. MIJI Meaconing , Intrusion, Jamming, and Interference.
  89. MIL A unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch. Used in measuring the diameter of wires, and the thickness of fabric and plastic sheeting.
  90. MIL-HDBK Military Handbook.
  91. MIL-STD Military Standard.
  92. MILCON Military Construction.
  93. Milestone Decision Authority The individual designated in accordance with criteria established by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology to approve entry of an…
  94. Milestones (MS) Major decision points that separate the phases of an acquisition program.
  95. Military Capability The ability to achieve a specified wartime objective (win a war or battle, destroy a target set). It includes four major components: a).
  96. Military Operational Requirements The formal expression of a military need, the response to which results in development or acquisition of items, equipment, or systems.
  97. Military Requirement An established need justifying the timely allocation of resources to achieve a capability to accomplish approved military objectives, missions, or tasks.
  98. Military Satellite (MILSAT) A satellite used for military purposes, such as navigation or intelligence gathering. 183
  99. Military Strategy Selection The determination of: (1) what targets to defend and their priorities in order to achieve the selected national strategy, and (2) the type of attackers…
  100. Military Utility The military worth of a system performing its mission in a competitive environment, including versatility (or potential) of the system.