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6,416 terms

Defense terms

  1. DCE (1) Data Communications Equipment ( TelComm /Computer term). (2) Distributed Computer Environment.
  2. DCEC Defense Communications Electronics Command.
  3. DCI (1) Director of Central Intelligence. (2) Dual Channel Interchange.
  4. DCINC Deputy Commander-in-Chief.
  5. DCM Defensive Counter Measures.
  6. DCMC Defense Contract Management Command
  7. DCN Document Change Notice.
  8. DCO Director of Combat Operations (JFACC term).
  9. DCP (Data Collection Platform) In hydrologic terms, an electronic device that connects to a river or rainfall gage that records data from the gage and at…
  10. DCPG Digital Clock Pulse Generator.
  11. DCS Deputy Chief of Staff.
  12. DCSOPS Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans (Army).
  13. DCT Digital Communications Terminal
  14. DCTN Defense Commercial Telecommunications Network.
  15. DD Direct Damage. This is a spell that does all of its damage in one hit rather than spreading its damage over time.
  16. DDCI Deputy Director of Central Intelligence.
  17. DDDR&E Deputy Director, Defense Research and Engineering.
  18. DDEL Dwight David Eisenhower Library, Abilene, KN (army term).
  19. DDG USN guided missile destroyer. 74
  20. DDL Disclosure authority letter.
  21. DDN Defense Data Network.
  22. DDR&E Director, Defense Research and Engineering.
  23. DDS A rare disorder that causes kidney failure before age 3, abnormal development of the sexual organs, and, in most cases, Wilms tumor (a type of kidney…
  24. De Buff - A negative spell cast on a unit that makes it less powerful. An example of a "de-buff" is Slow.
  25. DEBRA Debris, Radiance Model.
  26. Decentralized Control In air defense, the normal mode whereby a higher echelon monitors unit actions, making direct target assignments to units only when necessary to ensure…
  27. Decentralized Execution The distributed and integrated implementation of USCINCSPACE direction by the BMD forces. (AFSPACECOM)
  28. Decommissionin g The removal or the rendering useless of obsolete or no longer needed components of the BMD system from service.
  29. Decommissioning The process of removing a power plant, apparatus, equipment, building, or facility from operation.
  30. Decrement A directed funding level reduction for an acquisition program.
  31. DED Data Element Definition (Computer term).
  32. Dedicated Mode of Operation (ADP Security) A mode of operation where all users of the AIS possess the required personnel security clearance or authorization, formal access approval (if required)…
  33. Deep Space (DS) The region of outer space at altitudes greater than 3,000 nautical miles (about 5,600 kilometers) above the earths surface.
  34. DEF (1) Defense. (2) Demilitarization Enterprise Fund.
  35. DEFCON Defense Readiness Conditions.
  36. Defended area coverage Defended Asset List (DAL) The geographical region that the BMDS can protect from ballistic missile attacks with a specified level of probability of negation.
  37. Defended Asset List (DAL) A ranked listing of facilities, forces, and national political items that require protection from attack or hostile surveillance.
  38. Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) The senior DoD acquisition review board chaired by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.
  39. Defense Acquisition Board Committee Advisory review groups subordinate to the Defense Acquisition Board. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition determines the number of Committees.
  40. Defense Acquisition Executive (DAE) The principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense on all matters pertaining to the Department of Defense Acquisition System.
  41. Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES) The DAEs principal mechanism for tracking programs between milestone reviews. Includes programs subject to the Selected Acquisition Report (SAR), and any…
  42. Defense Employment Option (DEO) Engagement strategy provided to USSPACECOM component forces to achieve specific military objectives against a ballistic missile attack.
  43. Defense Enterprise Program (DEP) An Acquisition program designed to streamline the acquisition process by waiver of selected regulatory requirements.
  44. Defense In-Depth Locating mutually supportive defense positions in such a manner as to absorb and progressively weaken an attack, prevent initial observations of the…
  45. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Satellites designed to meet unique military requirements for weather information.
  46. Defense Planning and Resources Board (DPRB) A board, chaired by the Deputy Secretary of Defense, established to facilitate decision making during all phases of the planning, programming, and…
  47. Defense Planning Guidance (DPG) Document issued by SECDEF to DoD components providing strategic framework for developing the Service POMs.
  48. Defense Priority and Allocation System (DPAS) The implementation of a statutory requirement where contracts in support of national defense must be accepted and performed on a priority basis over all…
  49. Defense Readiness Conditions (DEFCON) A uniform system of progressive alert postures for use between the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commanders of unified and specified…
  50. Defense Satellite (DSAT) Weapon A device that is intended to defend satellites by destroying attacking ASAT weapons.
  51. Defense Satellite Communications Systems (DSCS) Advanced communications satellites in synchronous orbit around the earth. Provides high-capacity, super high-frequency (SHF) secure voice and data links…
  52. Defense Support Program (DSP) A system of satellites in geo-stationary orbits, fixed and mobile ground processing stations, one multi-purpose facility, and a ground communications…
  53. Defense Suppression Temporary or transient degradation of the performance of a defensive system below the level needed to fulfill its mission objectives, by an opposing force.
  54. Defense Tier The arranging of a defensive system to correlate with the phases of a ballistic missile trajectory; i.e., boost, post-boost, midcourse, and terminal.
  55. Defensive Counter Measures (DCM) Actions taken to eliminate an ASAT attack.
  56. Defensive Technologies Study Team (DTST) A committee, generally known as the Fletcher Panel after its Chairman, appointed by (former) President Reagan to investigate the technologies of potential…
  57. DEFSMAC Defense Special Missiles and Astronautics Center, Ft. Meade, MD.
  58. DEIS Defense Enterprise Integration Services (ex-DTIS).
  59. DEL Delivery.
  60. Delivery Error The inaccuracy associated with a given weapon system resulting in a dispersion of shots about the aiming point. See also Circular Error Probable. 77
  61. Delta-V A numerical index of the maneuverability of a satellite or rocket. It is the maximum change in velocity, which a spacecraft could achieve in the absence…
  62. Dem/Val OBSOLETE. Demonstration and Validation (DD 5000 term).
  63. Demise Altitude Altitude at which object of interest (decoy, chaff, etc.) no longer performs its desired function (matching RV characteristics, screening RV, etc.)
  64. DEMO Demonstration.
  65. Demonstration and Validation (Dem/Val) The acquisition phase when major program characteristics and product designs are refined through extensive study and analysis, hardware development, test…
  66. Denial Measure An action to hinder or deny the enemy the use of space, personnel, or facilities.
  67. DEO Defense Employment Option.
  68. Department of Defense Acquisition System A single uniform system whereby all equipment, facilities, and services are planned, designed, developed, acquired, maintained, and disposed of within the…
  69. deployment (1) The placement of force elements in battle positions to obtain a higher state of readiness.
  70. Deployment Planning (1) The development and maintenance of plans required to initially deploy, maintain, and evolve the operational system in accordance with schedules and…
  71. Deployment Testing The testing and/or simulation of system assets in the physical and operational environment in which they are expected to perform.
  72. DepOpsDep Service Deputy Operations Deputies. 78
  73. Depressed Trajectory Trajectory with an apogee below that of the minimum-energy trajectory.
  74. DEPSCoR Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.
  75. DEPSECDEF Deputy Secretary of Defense.
  76. DepSecState Deputy Secretary of State.
  77. DERA Defense Evaluation and Research Agency. Consolidated research and development resources of the U.K. Ministry Defence .
  78. Derivative Classification A determination that information is in substance the same as information currently classified and the application of the same classification marking.
  79. DES A synthetic form of the hormone estrogen that was prescribed to pregnant women between about 1940 and 1971 because it was thought to prevent miscarriages.
  80. DESC Defense Electronics Supply Center (DLA term).
  81. DeSecState Deputy Secretary of State.
  82. Design Constraints Boundary conditions within which the developer must remain while allocating performance requirements and/or synthesizing system elements.
  83. Design Parameters Qualitative, quantitative, physical, and functional value characteristics that are inputs to the design process, for use in design tradeoffs, risk…
  84. Design Phase A period of time in the software life cycle during which the designs for architecture, software components, interfaces, and data are created, documented…
  85. Design-to-Cost (DTC) Goal Management concept wherein rigorous cost goals are established during development, and the control of systems costs (acquisition, operating, and support)…
  86. Det Detachment.
  87. DETEC Defense Technology Evaluation Code.
  88. Detector A passive IR, visible, UV detector turns photons into an electrical signal. The IFOV of the detector is its solid angular sub-tense.
  89. DEV ENV Development Environment.
  90. Development Test (DT) Test conducted by the development test organization to achieve specified test objectives. It may be a complete test, a subtest, or a phase of a test.
  91. Development Test and Evaluation (DT&E) Test and evaluation conducted to measure progress, usually of component/subsystems, and the proofing of manufacturing processes and controls and to assist…
  92. Development Test I (DT I) A series of tests conducted during the demonstration and validation phase. Components, subsystems, or the total (or full) system are examined to determine…
  93. Development Test II (DT II) A series of tests, normally during EMD, which provide the technical data necessary to assess whether the system is ready for low-rate initial or full…
  94. Development Test III (DT III) Tests conducted during production.
  95. Deviation Criteria Limits established beyond which a Program Manager may not trade-off cost, schedule, or performance without authorization from the milestone decision…
  96. Devolution of Command Minimal essential operational capability to perform C2 provided in an orderly and timely fashion to a duly authorized successor.
  97. Dew Moisture in the air that condenses on solid surfaces when the air is saturated with water vapor.
  98. DEW/D Directed Energy Weapon/Discrimination.
  99. DEWG, O Directed Energy Weapon Ground, Orbital
  100. DEWL Directed Energy Weapon, Laser (thermal or impulse).

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