Defense terms starting with P

381 terms

  1. PDSS Post-Development Software Support (ILS term).
  2. PDUSD Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.
  3. PDUSD (A&T) Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology).
  4. PDV Program Definition and Validation.
  5. PE Program Element.
  6. Peacekeeper US MX Missile.
  7. Peak Gamma Dose Rate The maximum rate (per second) of gamma radiation that the system could survive and continue functioning.
  8. PEC (1) Program Element Code. (2) Pre-authorized Engagement Criteria.
  9. PEELS Parametric Endo- Exo Lethality Simulation.
  10. PEIP Programmable Embedded INFOSEC Product (ex-MSD).
  11. PEIS Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. 222
  12. PEM Program Element Monitor (AF).
  13. PENAID Penetration Aid.
  14. Penaid (Penetration Aid) (Formerly an acronym for Penetration Aid.) Techniques or devices employed by offensive aerospace weapon systems to increase the probability of penetrating…
  15. Penetration Testing The portion of security testing in which the penetrators attempt to circumvent the security features of the system.
  16. PEO Program Executive Officer.
  17. PEO (SC/AP) Program Executive Officer, Surface Combatants/AEGIS Program.
  18. PEO (TAD) Program Executive Officer, Theater Air Defense. (U.S. Navy)
  19. PEO (TAD)-B Program Executive Officer, U.S. Navy Theater Ballistic Missile Defense Program Office.
  20. PEO-AMD Program Executive Officer, Air and Missile Defense. (U.S. Army)
  21. PEP Producibility Engineering and Planning.
  22. PEPP Producibility Engineering and Production Planning.
  23. Peregrine An Air Force boost-phase interceptor concept under development at USAF/SMC.
  24. Performance Those operational and support characteristics of the system that allow it to effectively and efficiently perform its assigned mission over time.
  25. Performance Requirement A requirement that specifies a performance characteristic that a system or system or system component must possess; for example, speed, accuracy…
  26. Performance Specification (1) A specification that sets forth the performance requirements for a system or system component. (2) Synonymous with requirements specification.
  27. Perimeter Acquisition Radar and Attack Characterization System (PARCS) AN/FPQ-16 phased array radar at Cavalier AFS, ND, used for early warning and attack assessment.
  28. Period (nodal) Time for a satellite to travel once around its orbit.
  29. Permeability The rate at which liquids pass through soil or other materials in a specified direction.
  30. Pershing II OBSOLETE. US intermediate-range missile deployed in Europe.
  31. PERT Program Evaluation and Review Technique. 223
  32. PERT Chart A graphic portrayal of milestones, activities, and their dependency upon other activities for completion, and depiction of the critical path.
  33. PESHE Programmatic Environmental Safety and Health Evaluation.
  34. PET A NPC controlled by a player such as a Wolf, Infernal, and so on.
  35. PFC Prototype Flight Cryocooler .
  36. PFD A personal flotation device or life jacket.
  37. PFIAB Presidents Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.
  38. PFS Pre-Feasibility Study (UKMOD).
  39. PGG Patrol Gunboat, Guided missile (Naval term).
  40. PGGH Patrol Gunboat Guided Missile Hydro-foil (Naval term).
  41. PGM Precision Guided Munition .
  42. PGU Power Generation Unit.
  43. PH&S Packaging, Handling and Storage (see PHST) (ILS term).
  44. Phase One Engineering Team (POET) OBSOLETE. An FFRDC providing technical support to the Phase I Program Office. Now referred to as POET.
  45. Phased Array The arranging of radiating or receiving elements that, although physically stationary, is electronically steer-able and can switch rapidly from one target…
  46. Phased Array Tracking Radar Intercept On Target (missile) (PATRIOT) A point or limited area defense system originally built to intercept aircraft. PAC-3 improvements, which will give it greater capability against theater…
  47. Phased Deployment The sequential steps of element deployments leading to a designated system capability that is realizable with fiscal and technological constraints.
  48. Phenomenology The topological classification of a class of phenomena. Phenomenology efforts collect and analyze optical and radar signature data, and model phenomena…
  49. PHI Photonic Hit Indicator.
  50. PHIGS Programmers Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System.
  51. PHOTINT Photographic Intelligence.
  52. Photochemical A chemical reaction resulting from exposure to radiant energy or light. 224
  53. Photoelectric Effect The process whereby a gamma ray (or x-ray photon) with energy somewhat greater than that of the binding energy of an electron in an atom, transfers all…
  54. Photon A photon is both a wave and a particle. A beam of light is composed of these particles.
  55. PHS&T Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation.
  56. Physical Agents Descriptive term that includes non-ionizing EMR, static electric and magnetic fields, ionization radiation, energy beams, noise, explosions, de-orbiting…
  57. Physical Configuration Audit (PCA) Physical examination to verify that the configuration item(s) as built conforms to the technical documentation that defines the item.
  58. PI Program Integrator.
  59. PIA Personnel Identification/Authorization System (USA term).
  60. PIC (1) PLRS Interface Controller (US Army term). (2) Policy Integration Committee. (3) Program Information Center (Computer programmer term).
  61. Picture Element (PIXEL) The smallest element of a display space that can be independently assigned color and intensity; the finest detail that can be effectively reproduced on a…
  62. PIDS Prime Item Development Specification.
  63. Pilot Production Production line normally established during EMD to test new manufacturing methods and procedures. Normally funded by RDT&E until the line is proven.
  64. PIM Position of Intended Movement (USN term).
  65. PIMS Programmable Implantable Medication System.
  66. PIP (1) Predicted Impact Point. (2) Predicted Intercept Point. (3) Product Improvement Proposal/Program.
  67. PIPT Program Integrated Product (Process) Team.
  68. PIR Program Information Report.
  69. pixel Picture Element.
  70. PK Player Kill or Player Killer.
  71. PKCS Public Key Cryptography Standard.
  72. PKH Probability of Kill, given a hit. 225
  73. PKO Peacekeeping Operations.
  74. Pkss Probability of kill -- single shot.
  75. PL Ice pellets (sleet)
  76. PLA (1) Peoples Liberation Army (Chinas army). (2) Patent License Agreement.
  77. Plan A benefit your employer, union or other group sponsor provides to you to pay for your health care services.
  78. Planning, Programming, Budgeting System (PPBS) The primary resource allocation process of DoD . One of three major decisionmaking support systems for defense acquisition.
  79. PLCCE Program Managers Life Cycle Cost Estimate.
  80. PLISN Provisioning List Item Sequence Number (ILS term).
  81. PLRS Position Location Reporting System.
  82. Plume Data Center AEDC, Arnold AFB, TN.
  83. PLV Payload Launch Vehicle.
  84. PM See Program Manager.
  85. PMA President's Management Agenda
  86. PMASIT PMA Software Input Tool MDA/DPI S/W tool).
  87. PMC PCI Mezzanine Card (computer H/W term).
  88. PMD Prognostic Discussion
  89. PMEL Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory.
  90. PMI Private Mortgage Insurance; privately-owned companies that offer standard and special affordable mortgage insurance programs for qualified borrowers with…
  91. PMIT PATRIOT Missile Integration Team (PAC-3 Program term).
  92. PMJEG Performance Measurement Joint Evaluation Group.
  93. PMO Program Management Office
  94. PMP (1) Parts, Materiel and Processes (US Army term) (See also MPP). (2) Program Master Plan. (3) Prime Mission Product. (4) Program Management Plan.
  95. PMR (1) Program Management Review. (2) Pacific Missile Range. (3) Program Managers Review (PAC-3 term).
  96. PMRF/KTF Pacific Missile Range Facility/Kauai Test Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, HI.
  97. PMS (1) Planned Maintenance System (ILS term). (2) Performance Measurement System.
  98. PMTC Pacific Missile Test Center, Pt. Mugu , CA.
  99. PMWG Producibility and Manufacturing Working Group.
  100. PNE Peaceful Nuclear Explosion.