- Industri: Government; Military
- Number of terms: 79318
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The Army Space Command Center responsible for logistically/ administratively controlling assigned SDS elements and which shall also include the capability to assure the BMD mission should the USCINCSPACE CCC be lost.
Industry:Military
A consolidation of intelligence watch functions within the Intelligence Operations Center (IOC) consisting of the USSPACECOM ITW Center, the NORAD Aerospace Defense Intelligence Center (ADIC), and the Air Force Space Command Space Intelligence Element (SIE).
Industry:Military
A 1989 study to review the space-based elements of the Phase I SDS architecture, with emphasis on Space-Based Interceptor (SBI), Brilliant Pebbles (BP), and the Space Surveillance and Tracking System (SSTS), to define and justify a recommended architecture for Phase I and beyond.
Industry:Military
Reliability and maintainability design parameters are key factors in the design of affordable and supportable systems. R&M parameters provide inputs into the design and LSA processes that quantitatively link system readiness to the ILS elements. One of the principal elements of ILS.
Industry:Military
Planned future evolutionary improvement of developmental systems for which design considerations are effected during development to enhance future application of projected technology. Includes improvements planned for ongoing systems that go beyond the performance envelope to achieve a needed operational capability.
Industry:Military
A segment of the Command and Control Element which replicates capabilities of the CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to Army Component Forces with the Strategic Defense System. The ARCCC was eliminated from the CCE (now C2E) architecture during the last SAS system architecture definition update.
Industry:Military
A ground-based anti-ballistic missile system designed to protect the U.S. against limited ballistic missile threats. It consists of four elements: ground-based interceptors (GBI); a ground-based radar (GBR); a battle management command, control, and communications (BM/C3) system; and a constellation of Space and Missile Tracking System (SMTS) (a.k.a. Brilliant Eyes) satellites.
Industry:Military
Survivability testing and lethality testing required before full-scale production. Must be conducted on ACAT I and II programs for: (a) A covered system (a conventional weapon system designed to provide some degree of protection to the user in combat); (b) a major munition or missile program; (c) a product improvement program that will significantly affect the survivability of a covered system.
Industry:Military
A US Marine Corps tactical air command and control system that provides the tactical air commander with the means to command, coordinate, and control all air operations within an assigned sector and to coordinate air operations with other Services. It is composed of command and control agencies with communications-electronics equipment that incorporates a capability from manual through semiautomatic control.
Industry:Military
A uniform system of progressive alert postures for use between the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commanders of unified and specified commands and for use by the Services. Defense readiness conditions are graduated to match situations of varying military severity (status of alert). Defense Readiness Conditions are identified by the short title DEFCON (5), (4), (3), (2), and (1), as appropriate.
Industry:Military
