Defense terms starting with O

215 terms

  1. Operate Commands Commands and data distributed throughout the SDS to operate the system.
  2. Operating Budget An operating budget is the annual budget of an activity stated in terms of Budget Classification Code, functional/sub-functional categories, and cost…
  3. Operating Costs Those program costs necessary to operate and maintain the capability. These costs include Military Personnel, and Operations and Maintenance.
  4. operating system Software which directs the overall activity of a computer (e.g. MS-DOS , Windows , Linux , etcetera).
  5. Operation The manner in which a window unit opens, closes, locks, or functions; e.g., casement, double-hung, etc.
  6. Operation and Organizational Plan (O&O Plan) Describes how an Army system will be integrated into the force structure, deployed, operated and supported in peacetime and wartime.
  7. Operation Order A directive issued by a commander to subordinate commanders for the purpose of effecting the coordinated execution of an operation. Also called OPORD.
  8. Operation Plan (OPLAN) Any plan, except for the Single Integrated Operational Plan, for the conduct of military operations.
  9. Operational Assessment An evaluation of operational effectiveness and operational suitability made by an independent operational test activity, with user support as required, on…
  10. Operational Availability The degree, expressed in terms of 1.0 as the highest, to which one can expect equipment or weapon systems to work properly when required.
  11. Operational Capability The measure of the results of the mission, given the condition of the system during the mission (dependability).
  12. Operational Concept An end-to-end stream of activities that defines how force elements, systems, organizations, and tactics combined to accomplish a military task.
  13. Operational Control (OPCON) Transferable command authority that may be exercised by commanders at any echelon at or below the level of combatant command.
  14. Operational Effectiveness The overall degree of mission accomplishment of a system when used by representative personnel in the environment planned or expected (e.g.
  15. Operational Evaluation The test and analysis of a specific end item or system, insofar as practicable under Service operating conditions, in order to determine if quantity…
  16. Operational Level of War The level of war at which campaigns and major operations are planned, conducted, and sustained to accomplish strategic objectives within theaters or areas…
  17. Operational Mode The configuration of the defense system element or segment. Refers to the operational environment of system, i.e.
  18. Operational Readiness The capability of a unit/formation, ship, weapon system or equipment to perform the missions or functions for which it is organized or designed.
  19. Operational Reliability The reliability of a system or software subsystem in its actual use environment.
  20. Operational Requirement Navy document, which describes major characteristics of the alternative selected by OPNAV.
  21. Operational Requirements Document (ORD) Documents the users objectives and minimum acceptable requirements for operational performance of a proposed concept or system. DoDI 5000.1 and DoD 5000.
  22. Operational Suitability The degree to which a system can be placed satisfactorily in field use with consideration given to availability, compatibility, transportability…
  23. Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) That T&E conducted to estimate a system's military utility, operational effectiveness, and operational suitability, as well as the need for any…
  24. Operationally Ready 1. Capable of performing the missions or functions for which organized or designed (as applied to a unit, ship or weapon system).
  25. Operations and Support (O&S) Costs Those resources required to operate and support a system, subsystem, or a major component during its useful life in the operational inventory.
  26. Operations Profile An identification of all participants in an operation, their actions, and the time those actions occur in the operation.
  27. Operations Security (OPSEC) Survey The method of evaluating the protection afforded a given operation. It is composed of multiple functional outlines that identify possible weaknesses or…
  28. OPEVAL Operational Evaluation (Navy).
  29. OPINE The condensation product of an amino acid with either a keto-acid or a sugar, produced by the plant host as a result of Agrobacterium infection, and used…
  30. OPINTEL Operational Intelligence Processor. 213
  31. OPLAN Operation Plan.
  32. OPM Office of Personnel Management - an agency of the U. S. Government
  33. OPNAV Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.
  34. OPNAVINST Chief of Naval Operations Instruction.
  35. OPNS Operations.
  36. OPO Optical Parametric Oscillation.
  37. OPORD Operation Order.
  38. OPP Other Physical Principles.
  39. OPR Formerly, Office of Public Records; now known as Public Records Division (PRD)
  40. OPS Operations.
  41. OPSDEPS Service Operations Deputies.
  42. OPSEC Operations Security.
  43. OPSMOD Operations Module.
  44. OPTEC Operational Test and Evaluation Command, Alexandria, VA. (U.S. Army)
  45. OPTEMPO Operating Tempo.
  46. OPTEVFOR Operational Test and Evaluation Force. (U.S. Navy)
  47. Optic Cobra CENTCOM Joint TMD Warfighter Exercise.
  48. Optic Needle EUCOM Joint TMD Warfighter Exercise.
  49. Optical Airborne Measurement Program (OAMP) A program involving an aircraft-mounted research platform to conduct surveillance experiments that can be used to design future defensive systems.
  50. Optical Coating Layers of materials that alter/protect the physical/electronic properties of the material to which they are applied.
  51. Optical Processing A type of analog processing, in which the behavior of light beams, passed through optical systems, is used in problem solving.
  52. OR (1) Operations Research. (2) Operational Requirement (Navy). (3) Operational Readiness. (4) Operational Reliability.
  53. OR/SA (ORSA) Operations Research/Systems Analysis.
  54. ORACL Overtone Research Advanced Chemical Laser.
  55. ORACL HYLTE Overtone Research Advanced Chemical Laser Hypersonic Low Temperature. 214
  56. ORACLE HYLTE Overtone Research Advanced Chemical Laser Hypersonic Low Temperature.
  57. Orbital Elements Any set of several parameters (e.g., semi-major axis, eccentricity, inclination, etc.) used to specify the position and motion of a satellite.
  58. Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV) NASA program to provide capability to perform satellite on-orbit servicing. Operates from shuttle and Space Station.
  59. Orbital Suborbital Program (OSP) A strategic target booster system used by the GMD Program that uses the Minuteman II booster stack.
  60. Orbiting Debris Term referring to all earth-orbiting objects except active satellites.
  61. ORC Operational Readiness Condition.
  62. ORCA Operational Requirements Continuity Assessment.
  63. ORD See Operational Requirements Document.
  64. ORDALT Ordnance Alteration.
  65. Order of Battle The identification, strength, command structure, and disposition of the personnel, units, and equipment of any military force.
  66. Order Wire Message A communications support function for internal control of communications elements.
  67. Organic Derived from living organisms.
  68. Ornate Impact USFK Joint TMD Warfighter Exercise.
  69. ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN.
  70. ORTA Office of Research and Technology Applications.
  71. ORU Orbital Replacement Unit.
  72. ORWG Operational Requirements Working Group.
  73. OS Operating System
  74. OSA Optical Society of America.
  75. OSC Optical Signature Code.
  76. OSCE Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe.
  77. OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense.
  78. OSE Operational Support Equipment.
  79. OSEIT Operations and Support Engineering Integration Tool. 215
  80. OSF Open Systems Foundation.
  81. OSH Occupational Safety and Health.
  82. OSHA See Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
  83. OSI Operator System Interface.
  84. OSIA On Site Inspection Agency, Washington, DC.
  85. OSIM Object Simulation (NMD BMC3 term).
  86. OSIP Operational System Integration Plan.
  87. OSIWG Operating Systems Interface Working Group.
  88. OSJTF Open Systems Joint Task Force.
  89. OSM Object Sighting Message.
  90. OSS Operations Support System (Navy C3 program).
  91. OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy.
  92. OSWR Office of Science and Weapons Research.
  93. OT Operational Test.
  94. OT&E See Operational Test and Evaluation.
  95. OTA (1) Office of Technology Assessment, Washington, DC. (2) Operational Test Agency. (3) Office of Technology Applications, MDA.
  96. OTCIXS Officer in Tactical Command Information Exchange Subsystem (Navy term).
  97. OTDR Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer .
  98. OTF Object Track Profile.
  99. OTH Over the Horizon.
  100. OTH-B Over-The-Horizon.