- Industry: Government; Military
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The degree, expressed in terms of 1.0 as the highest, to which one can expect an equipment or weapon system to work properly when it is required. The equation is uptime over uptime plus downtime, expressed as Ao. It is the quantitative link between readiness objectives and supportability.
Industry:Military
Information removed from the RESTRICTED DATA category upon joint determination by DoE (or antecedent agencies) and DoD that such information relates primarily to the military utilization of atomic weapons and that such information can be adequately safeguarded as classified defense information.
Industry:Military
The degree to which planned logistics support (including test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment; spares and repair parts; technical data; support facilities; transportation requirements; training; manpower; and software support) allow meeting system availability and wartime usage requirements.
Industry:Military
The selective and controlled use of electromagnetic, acoustic, or other emitters to optimize command and control capabilities while minimizing: a) detection by enemy sensors, and b) mutual interference among friendly systems. EMCON can also be involved in military deception plans. Also called EMCON.
Industry:Military
Operations that provide freedom of action in space for friendly forces while, when directed, denying it to an enemy; includes the broad aspects of protection to US and Allied space systems and negation of enemy space systems. Space control operations encompass all elements of the space defense mission.
Industry:Military
An experimental device (or group of devices) used to determine feasibility and to develop technical data. It will normally be configured for laboratory use to demonstrate the technical principles of immediate interest. It may not resemble the end item and is not intended for use as the projected end item.
Industry:Military
Beginning at Vandenberg AFB, CA, this range stretches half-way around the globe where it meets the Eastern Test Range. An array of launch complexes, sensors, and tracking sites makes up the Western Test Range. It is operated by the Space and Missile Test Organization (SAMTO), a unit of AFSPACECOM as of 1 October 1990.
Industry:Military
Space vehicles characterized by orbits between 400 and 10,000 nautical miles, longer duration revolution (2 to 12 hours), longer visibility envelopes (10 minutes up to approximately 1 hour), and generally longer lifetimes. This region contains the Van Allen radiation belts where electronic components need special protection.
Industry:Military
A taskable, modular, multi-function, phased-array radar that provides surveillance, tracking and engagement planning data in post-boost, midcourse, and terminal flight phases within its capabilities. It also provides target discrimination, in-flight target updates (IFTUs), and target object maps (TOMs) to interceptor vehicles.
Industry:Military
The five divisions the comprise Major Force Program 06 (R&D) in the FYDP. They are:
* 6.1 Basic Research
* 6.2 Exploratory Development
* 6.3 Advanced Development
* 6.4 Engineering Development
* 6.5 Management and Support.
Operational System development, not a designated category, is funded in RDT&E appropriations but not in Major Force Program 06.
Industry:Military
