Production FeasibilityThe likelihood that a system design concept can be produced using existing production technology while simultaneously meeting quality, production rate…
Production Qualification Test (PQT)A technical test conducted post MS III to ensure the effectiveness of the manufacturing process, equipment, and procedures.
Production ReadinessThe state or condition or preparedness of a system to proceed into production. A system is ready for production when the producibility of the production…
Production Readiness Review (PRR)A formal examination of a program to determine if the design is ready for production, production-engineering problems have been resolved, and the producer…
Prograde OrbitAn orbit having an inclination of between 0 and 90 with the object moving in an easterly direction. (Retrograde Orbit.) 233
Program(1) A DoD acquisition program. (2) As a verb, schedule funds to meet requirements and plans. (3) A major, independent part of a software system.
Program Acquisition CostThe estimated cost of development (RDT&E), procurement, and system specific military construction (MILCON) necessary to acquire the defense system.
Program Budget Decision (PBD)Secretary of Defense decision documents that affirm or change dollar amounts or manpower allowances in the services budget estimate submissions.
Program Change DecisionA decision by SECDEF issued in a prescribed format that authorizes changes in the structure of the FYDP.
Program Change RequestPrepared in a prescribed format, it is a proposal for out-of-cycle changes to data recorded in the approved FYDP.
Program Cost CategoriesResearch, Development, Test, and Evaluation. Appropriations to fund the efforts performed by contractors and government activities, including procurement…
Program Decision Memorandum (PDM)SECDEFs approval of Military Department or Defense Agency POM with tentative specific guidance. Issued in July every two years during biennial PPBS.
Program Development and Risk Reduction (PDRR)The acquisition phase when major program characteristics and product designs are refined through extensive study and analysis, hardware development, test…
Program Element (PE)The 11 major force elements are subdivided into Program Elements. The program element is the basic building block of the FYDP.
Program Element Monitor (PEM)Person within HQ USAF office who is directly responsible for a given program and all documentation needed to harmonize the program in the budget.
Program Evaluation Review TechniqueA technique for management of a program through to completion by constructing a network model of integrated activities and events and periodically…
Program Executive Officer (PEO)A military or civilian official who has primary responsibility for directing several acquisition category I programs and for assigned Acquisition Category…
Program ManagementThe process whereby a single leader and team are responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, and controlling the combined efforts of…
Program Management Agreement (PMA)The guiding agreement between the BMDAE and the SAEs covering the broad objectives, funding, and expectations of each Service with respect to a specific…
Program Management PlanThe document developed and issued by the program manager, which shows the integrated multi-functional time-phased actions and resources required to…
Program Manager (PM)A military or civilian official who is responsible for managing an acquisition program.
Program Objectives Memorandum (POM)An annual memorandum in prescribed format submitted to the SECDEF in May by the DoD Component Head, which recommends the total resource requirements and…
ProjectA single financial entity which can be composed of several units or divisions, integrated projects, or participating projects.
Project OfficeThe office of the program manager and the point of contact with industry, government agencies, and other activities participating in the system…
Project Planning Guidance (PPG)High-level summary document that defines the work to be performed by each Executing Agent in support of the BMD program.
Project Summary Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)A summary WBS tailored to a specific defense materiel item by selecting applicable elements from one or more summary WBSs or by adding equivalent elements…
Proliferation (Nuclear Weapons)The process by which nations sequentially come into possession of, or acquire the right to determine the use of, nuclear weapons, thus enabling each to…
Proof of Principle (POP)Technical demonstration and troop experimentation conducted with brassboard configuration, subsystems, or surrogate systems, using troops in a realistic…
Proprietary RightA broad contractor term used to describe data belonging to the contractor. This data could be intellectual property, financial data, etc.
Protection PrioritiesThe aggregated value for each impact point prediction specifying the order of protection.
Pulse DurationThe time over which a radar pulse lasts. The pulse duration can be multiplied by the speed of light to determine the pulse length or pulse width.
Pulse Repetition FrequencyIn radar, the number of pulses the occur each second. Not to be confused with transmission frequency which is determined by the rate at which cycles are…
Pulsed Power EMRRadiated fields that have very high instantaneous peak field strengths or power density but significantly lower average values.
Purchase Order (PO)A contractual procurement document used primarily to procure supplies and nonpersonal services when the aggregate amount involved in any one transaction…
pWPrecipitable Water - measure of the depth of liquid water at the surface that would result after precipitating all of the water vapor in a vertical column…
PyrotechnicA mixture of chemicals which, when ignited, is capable of reacting exothermically to produce light, heat, smoke, sound, or gas, and may be also used to…