Defense terms starting with T

465 terms

  1. TBMD Theater Ballistic Missile Defense.
  2. TBMDSE Theater Ballistic Missile Defense System Exercise.
  3. TBN To be Negotiated.
  4. TBR To Be Resolved.
  5. TBS (1) Tactical Broadcast System (US Army term). (2) To Be Supplied. (3) To Be Scheduled .
  6. TCAMS Technical Control and Monitoring System.
  7. TCC Tactical Command Center.
  8. TCCF Tactical Communications Control Facility.
  9. TCE Three Color Experiment.
  10. TCF Tactical Combat Force.
  11. TCMD Theater Cruise Missile Defense.
  12. TCMP Theater (Missile Defense) Countermeasures Mitigation Program.
  13. TCMP I Theater Countermeasures Mitigation Program One.
  14. TCMP II Theater Missile Defense Critical Measurement Program Two (Replaces TMD Countermeasures Mitigation).
  15. TCMT Total Corrective Maintenance Time (ILS term).
  16. TCN Terrestrial Communications Network (C2E term).
  17. TCO Tactical Combat Operations (USMC term).
  18. TCP Transmission Control Protocol (Internet protocol).
  19. TCS 1. Tactical Control System (USN term). 2. Time Critical System.
  20. TCT Time critical target.
  21. TD -- see terminal disclaimer
  22. TDA Today
  23. TDADT Total Distribution Advanced Technology Demonstration.
  24. TDAS Theater Defense Architecture Study.
  25. TDASS Theater Defense Architecture Scoping Study. 293
  26. TDBM Track Data Base Manager.
  27. TDC (1) Tactical Display Console. (2) Theater Deployable Communications (USAF MDAP).
  28. TDCC Test Data Collection Center.
  29. TDD Target Detection Device.
  30. TDDS TRAP Data Dissemination System.
  31. TDI Target Data Inventory.
  32. TDK Two-Dimensional Kinetics nozzle performance.
  33. TDM Time Division Multiplexed.
  34. TDMA Time Division Multiple Access ( TelComm /Computer term).
  35. TDNS Theater Defense Netting Study.
  36. TDOA Time Difference of Arrival.
  37. TDORC Technology Demonstration, Quick Reaction Capability.
  38. TDP (1) Technical Data Package. (2) Test Design Package. (3) Threat Design Program.
  39. TDQRC Technology Demonstration, Quick-Reaction Capability.
  40. TDR Trademark Document Retrieval system -- see TDR Online retrieval of documents from the electronic case file for federal trademark applications and…
  41. TDRSS Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System.
  42. TDSSPA Technology development for Solid State Phased Arrays.
  43. TDT Target Development Test.
  44. TDTC Test, Development and Training Center.
  45. TDU Target Data Update.
  46. TDUGS (1) Target Data Uplink Ground Station. (2) Target Data Update Ground Station.
  47. TE (1) Thermo-electric. (2) Test Engineer. (3) Training Element. (4) (BMC3) Test Exerciser.
  48. TEA transverse-excited atmospheric pressure
  49. TEAS Trademark Electronic Application System -- see TEAS USPTO's electronic filing system.
  50. TECH Technical
  51. TECHCON Technical Control.
  52. TECHEVAL Technical Evaluation (USN term). 294
  53. Technical Data Scientific or technical information recorded in any form or medium (such as manuals and drawings).
  54. Technical Data Package (TDP) A technical description of an item adequate for supporting an acquisition strategy, production, engineering, and logistics support.
  55. Technical Evaluation The study, investigation, or test and evaluation by a developing agency to determine the technical suitability of materiel, equipment, or a system, for…
  56. Technical Objectives The target values for the development effort when insufficient data is available for stating binding technical requirements.
  57. Technical Objectives & Goals (TOG) High-level acquisition document to guide decision making for BMDS development; communicates objectives and goals.
  58. Technical Parameters (TPs) A selected subset of the systems technical metrics tracked in Technical Performance Measurement.
  59. Technical Performance Measurement (TPM) Describes all the activities undertaken by the government to obtain design status beyond that treating schedule and cost.
  60. Technical Specification A detailed description of technical requirements stated in terms suitable to form the basis for actual design development and production.
  61. Technical Surveillance Intelligence gathering methods in which clandestine listening, photographic or emanations gathering instruments are placed within SDS facilities, or…
  62. Technology Executing Agent The Service or agency ( DoD or non- DoD ) that has been delegated management responsibility for a particular critical supporting technology by MDA or…
  63. Technology Program Description The generic description of the applicable supporting technology or critical supporting technology.
  64. TECHON Technical Control.
  65. TECOM Test and Evaluation Command.
  66. TED Technology Exploitation Demonstration. 295
  67. TEIPT Test and Evaluation Integrated Product Team.
  68. TEL Transporter-Erector-Launcher.
  69. Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) Functions performed by the satellite control network to maintain health and status, measure specific mission parameters and processing over time a…
  70. Teleprocessing The combining of telecommunications and computer operations interacting in the automatic processing, reception, and transmission of data and/or…
  71. TELESAT Telecommunications Satellite.
  72. TELINT Telemetry Intelligence.
  73. TEMO Training Exercises and Military Operations.
  74. TEMP Temperature- A measure of the internal energy that a substance contains. This is the most measured quantity in the atmosphere.
  75. TEMPEST TEMPEST is an unclassified short name referring to investigation and studies of compromising emanations.
  76. TENCAP Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities.
  77. TEP Test and Evaluation Plan.
  78. TER Test and Evaluation Report
  79. TERC Test and Evaluation Resource Committee.
  80. TERCOM Terrain Contour Matching.
  81. Terminal Defense Segment (TDS) The portion of the BMDS that defeats ballistic missiles in period of flight between atmospheric reentry and impact.
  82. Terminal Guidance The guidance applied to a guided missile between midcourse and arrival in the vicinity of the target.
  83. Terminal Phase That final portion of a ballistic missile's trajectory between the midcourse phase and trajectory termination.
  84. Terminal Phase Interceptor A ground-based interceptor designed to intercept and destroy RVs in the terminal phase of flight.
  85. terminator 1. A DNA sequence just downstream of the coding segment of a gene, which is recognized by RNA polymerase as a signal to stop synthesizing mRNA. 2.
  86. TERS Tactical Event Reporting System.
  87. TES Tactical Event System.
  88. TESP Test and Evaluation Security Plan.
  89. TESSE Test Environment Support System Enhancement. 296
  90. Test and Control The ISTC Test and Control provides the human interface for testing system hardware and software.
  91. Test and Evaluation (T&E) Process by which components or systems are tested and the results evaluated to assess progress of design, performance, supportability, etc.
  92. Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) An overall test and evaluation plan, designed to identify and integrate objectives, responsibilities, resources, and schedules for all test and evaluation…
  93. Test and Evaluation Working Group (TEWG) The TEWG is the forum in which T&E coordination for test requirements, planning, execution, and reporting, is accomplished among members of the…
  94. Test Criteria Standards by which test results and outcome are judged.
  95. Test Integration Working Group (TIWG) A working group designed to facilitate the integration of test requirements in order to minimize development time and cost and preclude duplication…
  96. Test Plan A document prescribing the approach to be taken for intended testing activities.
  97. Test Target Vehicle (TTV) Single stage, ground launched, solid propellant theater target developed for SMD Program. Also called Aries.
  98. Test Validity The degree to which a test accomplishes its specified goal.
  99. Testbed A system representation consisting partially of actual hardware and/or software and partially of computer models or prototype hardware and/or software.
  100. TEV Test, Evaluation and Verification.