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U.S. Department of Defence
Industry: Government; Military
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A directed energy weapon for which the source of energy is a specially designed nuclear device.
Industry:Military
Modification(s) to fielded systems undertaken to extend the life of the system beyond what was previously planned.
Industry:Military
OBSOLETE. A document stating need and specific operational capability. Replaced by the Operational Requirements Document (Army, USMC). See Operational Requirements Document.
Industry:Military
Appendix 1 to Annex A of the operation plan. It identifies types and/or actual units required to support the operation plan and indicates origin and ports of debarkation or ocean area.
Industry:Military
A memorandum signed by the milestone decision authority that documents decisions made and the exit criteria established as the result of a milestone decision review or inprocess review.
Industry:Military
A working group designed to facilitate the integration of test requirements in order to minimize development time and cost and preclude duplication between developmental and operational testing.
Industry:Military
Coordination of timing among communications system elements to permit transmission/reception of messages/data which may be distorted by time delays and Doppler shifts between communications nodes.
Industry:Military
Tests employing representative users to examine definition of materiel requirements or support/assess development of doctrine, training, organization, and logistics for system acquisition. (U.S. Army).
Industry:Military
Threats to an electronic system posed by a capability to disrupt communications or to seize control or deny positive control of electronic systems to intended users, e.g., jamming and imitative deception.
Industry:Military
Series of centers at Onizuka AFB, CA (Sunnyvale), which support launch and initial onorbit checkout of operational satellites, operate R&D satellites, and serves as a backup to CSOC for operational DoD satellites.
Industry:Military