- Industry: Government; Military
- Number of terms: 79318
- Number of blossaries: 0
- Company Profile:
An electric or magnetic field or combination of the two, as in an electromagnetic wave. Created by electric charges in motion, having both electric and magnetic components oriented at right angles to one another and containing a definite amount of energy.
Industry:Military
A weapon designed to destroy satellites in space. The weapon may be launched from the ground, from an aircraft, or be based in space. The target may be destroyed by either a nuclear or conventional explosion, by collision at high speed, or by a directed energy beam.
Industry:Military
Continuous analysis of assigned mission responsibilities in the several mission areas to identify deficiencies in the current and projected capabilities to meet essential mission needs, and to identify opportunities for the enhancement of capability through more effective systems and less costly methods.
Industry:Military
A geographic area defining the boundaries within which procedures are established to minimize interference between air defense and other operations. May include designation of one or more of the following: A. Air defense action area; B. Air defense area; C. Air defense identification; D. Fire power umbrella.
Industry:Military
The determination of (1) when it is in the national interest to activate and employ defense resources (i.e., the balance between responsiveness and crisis control), and (2) given an activation/employment decision, what should be the basic objective (e.g., force survival, survival of selected population centers, etc.).
Industry:Military
The electromagnetic radiation from a nuclear explosion caused by Compton-recoil electrons and photoelectrons from photons scattered in the materials of the nuclear device or in a surrounding medium. The resulting electric and magnetic fields may couple with electrical/electronic systems to produce damaging current and voltage surges. May also be caused by non-nuclear means.
Industry:Military
An operational space surveillance system with the mission to detect and determine the orbital elements of all man-made objects in orbit of the earth. The mission is accomplished by means of a continuous fan of continuous wave energy beamed vertically across the continental United States, and an associated computational facility. It is the Navy portion of the North American Aerospace Defense Command Space Detection and Tracking System.
Industry:Military
A formal written document which sets forth the source selection organization and management chain for a specific acquisition. It provides a guide for evaluators on how to conduct the evaluation, it details the criteria to be used to evaluate the offers received in a competition procurement, and it establishes a basis upon which to distinguish between proposals and to make an award. The SSP is written by the Program Office and approved by the SSA.
Industry:Military
A series of tests, normally during EMD, which provide the technical data necessary to assess whether the system is ready for low-rate initial or full production. It measures the technical performance and safety characteristics of the item and evaluates its associated tools, test equipment, training package, and maintenance test package as described in the development plan. DT II addresses accomplishment of engineering design goals and the fulfillment of contract specifications.
Industry:Military
Performs the assigned materiel functions of the Department of the Army, including research and development; product improvement; human factors engineering; test and evaluation; procurement and production; new equipment training; scientific and technical intelligence production; international logistics programs; and storage, distribution, maintenance, demilitarization, and disposal for the continental United States wholesale supply and maintenance systems as well as for overseas systems. Located in Alexandria, VA.
Industry:Military
