- Industry: Government; Military
- Number of terms: 79318
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The initial phase (Phase 0) of the system acquisition process, beginning at Mission Need Determination. During this phase, the acquisition strategy is developed, system alternatives are proposed and examined, and the system program requirements document is expanded to support subsequent phases.
Industry:Military
The planning, budgeting, organizing, directing, training, promoting, controlling, and management activities associated with the burden, collection, creation, use, and dissemination of information by agencies and includes the management of information and related resources, such as FIP resources.
Industry:Military
Those forces under the command of the Commander in Chief, USSTRATCOM, the Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command, the Commander in Chief, Pacific Command, and other forces assigned to execute the Single Integrated Operations Plan (SIOP). These forces include but are not limited to B-52s, B-1s, FB-111s, Minuteman IIs and IIIs, Peacekeepers, Poseidons, and Tridents.
Industry:Military
The horizontal distance (in kilometers or miles) at which a large dark object can just be seen against the horizon’s sky in daylight. The visibility is related to the clarity of the atmosphere ranging from 170 miles (280 kilometers) for an exceptionally clear atmosphere to 0.6 mile (1.0 kilometer) or less for dense haze or fog. The visibility on an average clear day is taken to be 12 miles (19 kilometers).
Industry:Military
The selective application of scientific and engineering efforts undertaken during the acquisition process, as part of the systems engineering process, to assist in: causing support considerations to influence design; defining support requirements that are related optimally to design and to each other; acquiring the required support; and providing the required support during the operational phase at minimum cost.
Industry:Military
The protection resulting from all measures designed to deny unauthorized persons information of value which might be derived from the possession and study of telecommunications, or to mislead unauthorized persons in their interpretation of the results of such possession and study. Communications security includes (1) Cryptosecurity; (2) Transmission security; (3) Emission security; and (4) Physical security of communications security materials and information.
Industry:Military
1. Attack operations prevent launch of theater missiles by attacking all elements of the overall enemy system, including such actions as destroying launch platforms, support facilities, reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition platforms, command and control nodes, and missile stocks. Attack operations can be executed by space, air, ground, maritime, and special operations forces. Attack operations are considered one of the four pillars of TMD capability. (JCS J-38 CONOPS)
Industry:Military
1. Planning and Resources Board. 2. Program Review Board.
Industry:Military
Relative power of the signal to the noise in a channel; usually measured in decibels.
Industry:Military
An Army operations center which operates and maintains BMD ground-based weapons and sensors.
Industry:Military
