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6,416 terms

Defense terms

  1. Mercury Cadmium Telluride (HCT) Infrared sensing material.
  2. MES Military Essential Support.
  3. MESAR Multifunction Electronically Scanned Adaptive Radar (UK).
  4. MESFET Metal Schottky -Gate Field Effect Transistor.
  5. Mesosphere The atmospheric shell between about 20 km and about 70 to 80 km, extending from the top of the stratosphere (the stratopause) to the upper temperature…
  6. Methods Engineering The technique that subjects each operation of a given piece of work to close analysis to eliminate every unnecessary element or operation and to approach…
  7. METO Minimum Effort Task Order.
  8. METOIA Minimum Effort Task Order Impact Assessment.
  9. METOP Minimum Effort Task Order Plan.
  10. METOR Minimum Effort Task Order Requirement.
  11. Metric (Software). An indicator, which measures some specific attribute of the software development process. 181
  12. Metrology The science of measurement, including the development of measurement standards and systems for absolute and relative measurement.
  13. MeV One million electron volts.
  14. Mez Short for Mesmerize. Refers to spells, such as Polymorph that temporarily incapacitate a target.
  15. MFAR Modular Multifunction Phased Array Radar.
  16. MFEL Medical Free Electron Laser.
  17. MFG Master Frequency Generator.
  18. MFL Multiple Folded Ladar .
  19. MFLOPS Million Floating Point Operations Per Second.
  20. MFP Major Force Program.
  21. MFR Memorandum For Record.
  22. MFS MFS Communications Company, Incorporated.
  23. MFSIM Multifunction Simulation (PATRIOT), Huntsville, AL.
  24. MGEP Mobile Ground Entry Point.
  25. MGLI Midcourse Ground Launched Interceptor.
  26. MGMT Management.
  27. Mgt Management.
  28. MGTS Mobile Ground Telemetry Station.
  29. MHD Magneto-Hydro-Dynamic.
  30. MHE (1) Material Handling Equipment. (2) Mobile Hauling Equipment.
  31. MHV Miniature Homing Vehicle.
  32. MI 1) Mile 2) Michigan
  33. MIC Meteorologist In Charge
  34. MICOM U.S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL.
  35. Mid-Course Defense Segment (MDS) The portion of the BMDS that defeats ballistic missiles during the period of flight between boost and atmospheric reentry.
  36. MIDAS Missile Defense Alarm System (US).
  37. Midcourse (MC) Phase That portion of a ballistic missile's trajectory between the boost phase and the reentry phase when reentry vehicles and penaids travel at ballistic…
  38. Midcourse Guidance The guidance applied to a missile between termination of the boost phase and the start of the terminal phase of flight. 182
  39. Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) Designed to provide demonstrations of midcourse acquisition and tracking from space, technology integration of optics, focal plane arrays, signal…
  40. Midgetman US ICBM.
  41. MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface.
  42. MIDS Multi-Functional Information System (USN/NATO/Telecomm term).
  43. MIIRD Mission Issue Identification and Resolution Document.
  44. MIJI Meaconing , Intrusion, Jamming, and Interference.
  45. MIL A unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch. Used in measuring the diameter of wires, and the thickness of fabric and plastic sheeting.
  46. MIL-HDBK Military Handbook.
  47. MIL-STD Military Standard.
  48. MILCON Military Construction.
  49. Milestone Decision Authority The individual designated in accordance with criteria established by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology to approve entry of an…
  50. Milestones (MS) Major decision points that separate the phases of an acquisition program.
  51. Military Capability The ability to achieve a specified wartime objective (win a war or battle, destroy a target set). It includes four major components: a).
  52. Military Operational Requirements The formal expression of a military need, the response to which results in development or acquisition of items, equipment, or systems.
  53. Military Requirement An established need justifying the timely allocation of resources to achieve a capability to accomplish approved military objectives, missions, or tasks.
  54. Military Satellite (MILSAT) A satellite used for military purposes, such as navigation or intelligence gathering. 183
  55. Military Strategy Selection The determination of: (1) what targets to defend and their priorities in order to achieve the selected national strategy, and (2) the type of attackers…
  56. Military Utility The military worth of a system performing its mission in a competitive environment, including versatility (or potential) of the system.
  57. MILOGS Marine Integrated Logistics System (USMC term).
  58. MILSAT Military Satellite.
  59. MILSATCOM Military Satellite Communications.
  60. MILSPACE Military Space
  61. MILSPEC Military Specification.
  62. MILSTAR Military Strategic and Tactical Relay (satellite system).
  63. MILSTRIP Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures.
  64. MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension.
  65. MIN Minimum (or) Minute
  66. Mini-DAMA Miniature Demand Assigned Multiple Access.
  67. Miniature Homing Vehicle (MHV)/ Miniature Vehicle (MV) An air-launched direct-ascent ("pop-up") kinetic energy anti-satellite weapon.
  68. Minimum Acceptable Operational Requirement The value for a particular parameter that is required to provide a system capability that will satisfy the validated mission need.
  69. Minimum Energy Trajectory The trajectory that produces maximum range for a given amount of energy.
  70. Minimum Required Accomplishment s Necessary tasks that must be completed during an acquisition phase prior to the next milestone decision review.
  71. Minimum Required Accomplishments Necessary tasks that must be completed during an acquisition phase prior to the next milestone decision review.
  72. Minuteman US ICBM.
  73. MIP Maintenance Index Page (Navy ILS term).
  74. MIPA Missile Procurement Army (Appropriation).
  75. MIPR Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request. 184
  76. MIPS (1) Marine Integrated Personnel System (USMC term). (2) Master Integrated Program Schedule. (3) Million Instructions Per Second (ADP term).
  77. MIPT Management IPT.
  78. MIRACL Mid Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser.
  79. MIRS Management Information and Reporting System.
  80. MIRV Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle.
  81. MIS Management information systems.
  82. MISREP Mission Report (JFACC term).
  83. MISSI Multilevel Information Systems Security Initiative.
  84. Missile Defense National Team (MDNT) A collaborative enterprise of the missile defense community that is focused on executing a single program of research and development work to develop a…
  85. Missile Defense National Team, Battle Management, Command and Control, and Communications (MDNTB) The component of the MDNT led by MDA/BC that is focused on Battle Management, Command and Control, and Communications (BM/C2/C).
  86. Missile Defense National Team, Systems Engineering & Integration (MDNTS) The component of the MDNT led by MDA/SE that is focused on Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I).
  87. Missile Defense Warning Condition A situation of peril declared by the competent military commander, that a ballistic missile attack is probable (Missile Defense Warning Yellow), imminent…
  88. Missile Destruct Intentional destruction of a missile or similar vehicle for safety or other reasons.
  89. Missile Guidance System A system that evaluates flight information, correlates it with target data, determines the desired flight path of a missile, and communicates the…
  90. Missile Intercept Zone That geographical division of the destruction area where surface-to-air missiles have primary responsibility for destruction of airborne objects.
  91. Missile Release Line The line at which an attacking aircraft could launch an air-to-surface missile against a specific target.
  92. Missile Warning Center (MWC) Located in CMAFB, the MWC is operated by USSPACECOM to fulfill ballistic missile TW/AA responsibilities of USCINCSPACE to external users to whom there are…
  93. Mission (1) The task, together with the purpose, which clearly indicates the action to be taken and the reason therefore.
  94. Mission Area A segment of the defense mission as established by the Secretary of Defense. Each DoD component has a mission area (i.e.
  95. Mission Area Analysis (MAA) Continuous analysis of assigned mission responsibilities in the several mission areas to identify deficiencies in the current and projected capabilities…
  96. Mission Capable (MC) Material condition of an aircraft indicating it can perform at least one and potentially all of its designated missions.
  97. Mission Critical Computer Resources Automated data processing equipment or services if the function, operation, or use: (1) involves intelligence activities; (2) involves cryptologic…
  98. Mission Critical System A system whose operational effectiveness and operational suitability are essential to successful completion or to aggregate residual combat capability.
  99. Mission Element A segment of a mission area critical to the accomplishment of the mission area objectives and corresponding to a recommendation for a major system…
  100. Mission Need Analysis Assesses alternatives in an operational context, identifying what force capabilities would be gained by pursuing any of a designated set of alternatives.

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