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6,416 terms

Defense terms

  1. CIWS Close-In Weapon System.
  2. CJ Cobra Judy, name of a surveillance radar.
  3. CJCS Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  4. CJTF (1) Commander, Joint Task Force. (2) Combined Joint Task Force.
  5. CL An abbreviation used on climate outlook maps issued by CPC to indicate areas where equal chances of experiencing below-normal, normal, and above-normal…
  6. CLC Command Launch Computer (HARM term).
  7. CLE Command and Launch Equipment.
  8. CLEMENTINE A flight program to demonstrate lightweight spacecraft technologies.
  9. CLEO Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (See EQEC).
  10. CLGP Cannon-Launched Guided Projectile.
  11. CLIN Contract Line Item Number 51
  12. Closely Spaced Objects (CSO) Entire or partial object clusters that cannot be resolved to individual objects due to their close proximity and/or exceeding the sensor resolution…
  13. closure In transportation, the process of a unit arriving at a specified location. It begins with the arrival of the first element at a designated location and…
  14. CLS (1) Command and Launch Station. (2) Contractor Logistic Support.
  15. Clump Two or more objects that give rise to a single observation, e.g., an extended object consisting of at least two unresolved closely spaced objects.
  16. cluster Clusters are fixed length blocks of bytes that store data for Microsoft operating systems.
  17. Cluster Dispersion The rate of expansion of a cluster in meters/sec or angle/sec.
  18. Cluster Set A group of object clusters and debris that originated from a single missile.
  19. Clutter Radar echoes that interfere with observation of desired signals on the radar display.
  20. CM Abbreviation for centiMorgan.
  21. CM(N)CC Cheyenne Mountain National Command Center.
  22. CM/SM Communications Manager/Security Manager.
  23. CMA&I Countermeasures, Assessments and Integration.
  24. CMAFB See Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base.
  25. CMAS Cheyenne Mountain Air Station (replaces CMAFB).
  26. CMC (1) Cheyenne Mountain Complex. (2) Commandant of the Marine Corps.
  27. CMD (1) Cruise Missile Defense. (2) Abbreviation of Command.
  28. CMDI Cruise Missile Defense Initiative.
  29. CMEST Cruise Missile Engagement Systems Technology.
  30. CMF (1) Common Mode Failure. (2) Conjugate Matched Filter.
  31. CMG Control Moment Gyro
  32. CMI Countermeasure Integration. 52
  33. CMM Capability Maturity Model.
  34. CMO Central MASINT Office (DIA).
  35. CMOC Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center, Cheyenne Mountain AS, CO.
  36. CMOP Counter Missile Operations Plan.
  37. CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor.
  38. CMP Abbreviation for cytidine monophosphate. See: cytidylic acid.
  39. CMRS Calibration Measurement Requirements Summary
  40. CMS Cheyenne Mountain Support.
  41. CMTC Combat Maneuver Training Center, Ft. Leavenworth, KS.
  42. CMTS Cheyenne Mountain Training System.
  43. CMTSS Cheyenne Mountain Training and Simulation Support.
  44. CMW Compartmented Mode Workstation.
  45. CNA Center for Naval Analyses.
  46. CNAD Council of NATO Armaments Directors.
  47. CNC Computer Numerical Control.
  48. CNM Communications Network Manager (C2E term).
  49. CNO Chief of Naval Operations.
  50. CNTB Communications Network Test Bed.
  51. CNWDI Critical Nuclear Weapons Design Information.
  52. CO See Carbon monoxide
  53. Co-Production Production of a defense system in two or more countries. Involves the transfer of production technology and complex or sensitive subsystem components from…
  54. COA Course of Action.
  55. COAST Computer Operation, Audit, and Security Technology.
  56. COB Close of Business.
  57. Cobra Ball Modified EC130 OAMP aircraft (see Cobra Eye).
  58. Cobra Dane L-Band phased array radar at Shemya AFB, AK.
  59. Cobra Eye Modified EC-135, IR/EO sensors, Shemya AFB, AK.
  60. Cobra Gemini Ship-based S-Band Radar development program with both shore and ship basing options. 53
  61. Cobra Judy A ship-borne phased array radar.
  62. COC Combat Operations Center.
  63. COCOM See Combatant Command.
  64. COCOMO Constructive Cost Model (COEA, now JAE, term).
  65. Code Template A software tool used to develop a module for multiple general applications.
  66. CODR Conceptual Design Review.
  67. COEA Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis.
  68. Coherence The matching, in space (transverse coherence) or time (temporal coherence), of the wave structure of different parallel rays of a single frequency of…
  69. COI (1) Critical Operational Issues. (2) Combat Operations Intelligence.
  70. COIC Critical Operational Issues and Criteria.
  71. COIL As a component of a heating or cooling appliance, rows of tubing or pipe with fins attached through which a heat transfer fluid is circulated and to…
  72. Collocation The physical placement of two or more detachments, units, organizations, or facilities at a specifically defined location.
  73. COM (1) Collections Operations Management. (2) Commander.
  74. COM3 Common Communications Components
  75. COMAFFOR Commander, Air Force Forces.
  76. COMAFSPACE Commander, Air Force Space Command.
  77. COMARFOR Commander, Army Forces.
  78. COMARSPACE Commander, Army Space Command.
  79. Combat Area A restricted area (air, land, or sea) that is established to prevent or minimize mutual interference between friendly forces engaged in combat operations.
  80. Combat Assessment (CA) The determination of the overall effectiveness of force employment during military operations.
  81. Combat Information Center The agency in a ship or aircraft manned and equipped to collect, display, evaluate, and disseminate tactical information for the use of the embarked flag…
  82. Combat Readiness Synonymous with operational readiness, with respect to missions or functions performed in combat.
  83. Combat Ready Synonymous with operationally ready, with respect to missions or functions performed in combat.
  84. Combat Service Support The essential logistic functions, activities, and tasks necessary to sustain all elements of an operating force in an area of operations.
  85. Combat Support Fire support and operational assistance provided to combat elements. Combat support includes artillery, air defense artillery, engineer, military police…
  86. Combat System Test Installation A collection of subsystems including weapon, sensor, and information processing equipment together with their interfaces installed for the purposes of…
  87. Combatant Command (COCOM) Non-transferable command authority established by title 10, United States Code, section 164, exercised only by commanders of unified or specified…
  88. Combatant Commander A commander of one of the unified or specified combatant commands established by the President.
  89. Combined Doctrine Fundamental principals that guide the employment of forces for two or more nations in coordinated actions toward a common objective.
  90. Combined Force A military force composed of elements of two or more allied nations.
  91. Combined Operation An operation conducted by forces of two or more allied nations acting together to accomplish a single mission.
  92. COMINT Communications Intelligence.
  93. COMM Communications.
  94. COMM CON Communications Control
  95. command For command-oriented functions, the authorization required to perform command operations. 55
  96. Command and Control (C 2 ) The exercise of authority and direction by properly designated commanders over assigned forces to accomplish the mission.
  97. Command and Control Element (C 2 E) Distributed informed system consisting of processors, software, man-machine interfaces, and communications media that provide USCINCSPACE with the…
  98. Command and Control System The facilities, equipment, communications, procedures, and personnel essential to a commander for planning, directing, and controlling operations of…
  99. Command Center (CC) A facility from which a commander and his representatives direct operations and control forces.
  100. Command Destruct Signal A signal used to intentionally activate the destruction system in a missile.

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