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6,416 terms

Defense terms

  1. DPSSL Diode-Pumped Solid State Laser.
  2. DR Diminishing Returns. Used to describe something that reduces slowly over time on consecutive repetitions of the same action.
  3. DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory, a memory technology which is periodically refreshed or updated as opposed to static RAM chips which do not require…
  4. Draw-down Curve A method used to encapsulate the overall performance of a BMD system that plots the probability of survival on the vertical axis versus the number of…
  5. Drawdown Curve A method used to encapsulate the overall performance of a BMD system that plots the probability of survival on the vertical axis versus the number of…
  6. DRB Defense Resources Board.
  7. DREN Defense Research and Engineering Network.
  8. DRFP Draft Request for Proposal.
  9. Drift See: genetic drift.
  10. DRM data reference model - also known as a "data and information reference model" - describes the data and information that support program and line…
  11. Drone A land, sea, or air vehicle that is remotely or automatically controlled. See also Remotely Piloted Vehicle.
  12. DRP (1) Deployment Readiness Plan (US Army term). (2) Deployment Readiness Program.
  13. DRR Digital Receiver Replacement (USN term).
  14. DS Deep Space.
  15. DS-1 Category of telecommunications circuit capability.
  16. DS-3 LAN Category of telecommunications circuit for a Local Area Network.
  17. DSAA Defense Security Assistance Agency (OSD).
  18. DSAT Defense Satellite Weapon.
  19. DSB Defense Science Board.
  20. DSCS Defense Satellite Communications Systems.
  21. DSCS-3 Defense Satellite Communications System Three.
  22. DSCSOC Defense Satellite Communications System Ops Center.
  23. DSI Defense Simulation Internet 85
  24. DSIS (1) Defense Special Intelligence System. (2) Defense Simulation Internet System.
  25. DSM Decision Support Matrix
  26. DSMAC Digital Scene-Matching Area Correlation.
  27. DSMC Defense Systems Management College.
  28. DSN (1) Defense Switched Network (formerly AUTOVON). (2) Deep Space Network (NASA term).
  29. DSP (1) Defense Support Program. (2) Defense Standardization Program.
  30. DSPRTM Defense Support Program Real-Time Model.
  31. DSR Data Set Ready ( TelComm /Computer term).
  32. DSRCE Down Scooped Radio Control Equipment ( TelComms term).
  33. DSS (1) Defense Supply Service. (2) Digital Signature Standard.
  34. DST Defense Suppression Threat.
  35. DSTAR Defense Strategic and Tactical Array Reproducibility.
  36. DSTO Defence Science Technology Organization (Australia).
  37. DSU Digital Service Unit (Telecomm/Computer term).
  38. DSWA Defense Special Weapons Agency, Alexandria, VA. DSWA is the successor to the DNA.
  39. DT (1) Discrimination Technique. (2) Development Testing. (3) See Development Test I, II, III. (4) Down Time (ILS term). (5) Depressed Trajectory.
  40. DT&E Development Test and Evaluation.
  41. DT/OA Development Test/Operational Assessment.
  42. DT/OT Developmental Test/Operational Test.
  43. DTAP Defense Technology Area Plan.
  44. DTC Design-to-Cost.
  45. DTD document type definition - a format specification file that accompanies documents prepared according to SGML (standard generalized markup language)…
  46. DTE Data Terminal Equipment ( TelComm /Computer term).
  47. DTED Digital Terrain Elevation Data.
  48. DTIC Defense Technical Information Center, Alexandria, VA. 86
  49. DTIS Defense Technical Information Services (now DEIS).
  50. DTLCC Design to Life-Cycle Cost.
  51. DTLOMS Doctrine, Training, Leadership, Organization, Material, and Soldiers (USA BCBL term).
  52. DTLS Descriptive Top-Level Specification.
  53. DTMF Data Tone Multiple Frequency ( TelComm /Computer term).
  54. DTO Defense Technology Objectives.
  55. DTOC Division Tactical Operations Center.
  56. DTP 1. Detailed Test Plan. 2. Desktop Publishing.
  57. DTR (1) Demonstration Test Round. (2) Development Test Round.
  58. DTRM Dual Thrust Rocket Motor.
  59. DTSA Defense Technology Security Administration.
  60. DTSE&E Director, Test Systems Engineering and Evaluation.
  61. DTST Defensive Technologies Study Team.
  62. DTT Design-To Threat
  63. DTWT Dual Traveling Wave Tube (Electronics Engineering term).
  64. DU Depleted Uranium.
  65. DUA Design Upgrade Assessment.
  66. Dual Source Two contractors producing the same components or end items for the same program.
  67. DUNDEE Down Under Early Warning Experiment (MDA/DSTO term).
  68. DURIP Defense University Research Instrumentation Program.
  69. DUSD Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.
  70. DUSD (ES) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security).
  71. DVAL Demonstration Validation.
  72. DX The highest rating under the DPAS. It takes preference over all other rated and not rated orders on a contractors production line.
  73. E East
  74. E 2 I See Endo- Exoatmospheric Interceptor.
  75. E 2 SRD Effectively Two-System Requirement Document.
  76. E 3 (1) Electromagnetic Environmental Effects. (2) Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical.
  77. E Spec Materiel Specification.
  78. E-2 Designation for Hawkeye aircraft.
  79. e-mail Electronic mail or computer-based mail
  80. EA enterprise architecture
  81. EAC Estimated Cost at Completion.
  82. EAD (1) Engineering Analysis and Design. (2) Extended air defense.
  83. EAD/D Engineering, Analysis, Design and Development.
  84. EADSIM Extended Air Defense Simulation.
  85. EADTB Extended Air Defense Test Bed. An object-oriented simulation tool allowing users to model military response to airborne and ballistic missile threats.
  86. EADTBP Extended Air Defense Test Bed Program.
  87. EAGLE Extended Airborne Global Launch Evaluator.
  88. EAM Emergency Action Message.
  89. EAR Export Administration Regulations.
  90. Early Operational Assessment An operational assessment conducted prior to, or in support of, Milestone II.
  91. Early User Test (EUT) A test employing representative users to examine materiel concepts, training or logistics planning, or inter-operability issues.
  92. Early Warning (1) Early detection of an enemy ballistic missile launch, usually by means of surveillance satellites and long range radar.
  93. Earth Limb The apparent outer edge of the earth as viewed from space.
  94. Eastern Test Range (ETR) Beginning at Patrick AFB, FL, this range stretches halfway around the globe where it meets the Western Test Range.
  95. EB (1) Electron Beam. (2) Enhanced Blast.
  96. EBB Electronic Bulletin Board.
  97. EBCDIC Extended Binary Code Decimal Interchange Code.
  98. EBW Electron Beam Welding.
  99. EC See: Enzyme Commission number.
  100. EC/EDI Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data Interchange

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