Defense terms starting with N

254 terms

  1. NSSD National Security Study Directive.
  2. NSTAC National Security Telecommunications and Information System Security Committee.
  3. NSTC National Science and Technology Council (EOP term).
  4. NSWC Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA.
  5. NSWC/DD Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA.
  6. NSWC/PHL Naval Surface Weapons Center, Port Hueneme Division.
  7. NTACS Navy Tactical Air Control System.
  8. NTB National Test Bed.
  9. NTB-JPO OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Joint Project Office.
  10. NTB/WAN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed/Wide Area Network. 203
  11. NTBI OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration.
  12. NTBIC OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration Contract.
  13. NTBJPO OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Joint Project Office.
  14. NTBN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Network.
  15. NTC National Training Center, located at Ft. Irwin, CA. A large maneuver area that serves as the Armys primary training center for Army maneuver forces.
  16. NTCS Naval Tactical Command System (USN term).
  17. NTCS-A Naval Tactical Command System Afloat (USN term).
  18. NTDS Naval Tactical Display System.
  19. NTE 1. Not-to-Exceed (Contracting term). 2. Node Test Environment.
  20. NTF National Test Facility.
  21. NTI Northern Telecom Incorporated.
  22. NTIA National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
  23. NTIC (1) Navy Tactical Intelligence Center. (2) National Technical Information Center.
  24. NTIS National Technical Information Service.
  25. NTISSC National Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Committee.
  26. NTISSP National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Publication.
  27. NTM National Technical Means.
  28. NTMG National Technical Means Gateway.
  29. NTP 1. Notice to Proceed. 2. Navy Training Plan.
  30. NTS Nevada Test Site (US).
  31. NTU New Threat Upgrade.
  32. NTW OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide. Now referred to as the Sea-Based Midcourse Segment of BMDS.
  33. NTWD(S) OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide Defense (System).
  34. Nuclear Cloud See Radioactive Cloud.
  35. Nuclear Directed Energy Weapon (NDEW) A directed energy weapon for which the source of energy is a specially designed nuclear device. 204
  36. Nuclear Environment The environment, which results from the detonation of nuclear weapons. Some components of this environment are directly emitted by the nuclear weapon and…
  37. Nuclear Hardness A quantitative description of the resistance of a system or component to malfunction (temporary and permanent) and/or degraded performance induced by a…
  38. Nuclear Radiation Particulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei in various nuclear processes.
  39. Nuclear Survivability Characteristics A quantitative description of the system features needed to meet its survivability requirements.
  40. Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Contamination (NBCC) The deposit and/or absorption of residual radioactive material or biological or chemical agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects.
  41. Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Contamination Survivability The capability of a system and its crew to withstand a NBCC environment and relevant decontamination without losing the ability to accomplish the assigned…
  42. NUDET Nuclear Detonation.
  43. NUICCS NORAD and USSPACECOM Integrated Command and Control System.
  44. NUT Navy Upper Tier (Missile Defense).
  45. NVG Night Vision Goggles.
  46. NVIS Near Vertical Incidence System (SINCGARS term).
  47. NVMEN Non-Volatile Memory (Telecomm/Computer term).
  48. NWC (1) National Warning Center. (2) National War College. (3) Naval War College. (4) Nuclear Weapons Council. (5) Naval Weapons Center.
  49. NWE Nuclear Weapons Effect.
  50. NWFZ Nuclear Weapons Free Zone.
  51. NWP Numerical Weather Prediction
  52. NWS National Weather Service. An agency of the Federal Government within the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is…
  53. NWSC Naval Weapons Support Center. 205
  54. NWSUS Navy WWMCCS Site Unique Software. 206