- Industry: Government; Military
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The DAE’s principal mechanism for tracking programs between milestone reviews. Includes programs subject to the Selected Acquisition Report (SAR), and any non-SAR programs subject to review by the Defense Acquisition Board.
Industry:Military
The DoD unified command responsible for carrying out directed nuclear and non-nuclear strategic air, intercontinental ballistic missile, and sea-launched ballistic missile offensive combat strikes. Located at Offutt AFB, NE.
Industry:Military
Airspace designated in an airspace control plan or airspace control order, in which there is a concentrated employment of various weapons and users. A HIDACZ has defined dimensions, that usually coincide with geographical features or navigational aides. Access to a HIDACZ is normally controlled by the maneuver commander. The maneuver commander can also direct a more restrictive weapons status within the HIDACZ.
Industry:Military
The commander within a unified command, subordinate unified command, or joint task force responsible to the establishing commander for making recommendations on the proper employment of land forces, planning and coordinating land operations, or accomplishing such operational missions as may be assigned. The joint force land component commander is given the authority necessary to accomplish missions and tasks assigned by the establishing commander. The JFLCC will normally be the commander with the preponderance of land forces and the requisite command and control capabilities.
Industry:Military
A network of space surveillance sensors operated by the U.S. Air Force.
Industry:Military
OBSOLETE. An Air Force sensor system in high earth orbit used for early warning, tracking of ballistic missiles, and attack assessment.
Industry:Military
The implementation of a statutory requirement where contracts in support of national defense must be accepted and performed on a priority basis over all other contracts, and which requires the allocation of materials and facilities in such a manner as to promote the national defense. See “DO” and “DX.”
Industry:Military
A JCS organization located at Offutt AFB responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, and producing the Single Integrated Operations Plans (SIOP). Also responsible for producing the National Strategic Target List (NSTL). The Commander in Chief, USSTRATCOM is also the Director, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff.
Industry:Military
The acquisition phase when major program characteristics and product designs are refined through extensive study and analysis, hardware development, test, and evaluation. The objective is to validate the choice of alternatives and to provide the basis for determining whether or not to proceed into Engineering and Manufacturing development (EMD).
Industry:Military
An agency of the Department of Defense whose mission is to manage and direct the conduct of a research program examining the feasibility of eliminating the threat posed by ballistic missiles of all ranges and of increasing the contribution of defensive systems to United States and Allied security. BMDO is the successor to Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO). Chartered through DoD Directive 5134.9, June 14, 1994.
Industry:Military
