AAW | antiaircraft warfare |
ABI | airborne-based interceptor |
ABIR | airborne infrared |
ABL | Airborne Laser |
ABM | antiballistic missile |
ABMDA | Advanced Ballistic Missile Defense Agency |
ABT | air-breathing threat |
ADSAM | air-directed surface-to-air missile |
AEU | antenna equipment unit |
AHTK | airborne hit-to-kill |
ALHK | air-launched hit-to-kill |
ALTB | airborne laser test bed |
AMRAAM | advanced medium-range air-to-air missile |
AN/TPY | Army Navy/transportable radar surveillance |
AO | adaptive optics |
APS | American Physical Society |
ASAT | antisatellite |
ASUW | antisurface warfare |
ASW | antisubmarine warfare |
ATR | automatic target recognition |
AUPC | average unit production cost |
BAMBI | ballistic missile boost intercept |
BILL | beacon illuminator laser |
BMC2 | battle management command and control |
BMC3 | battle management command, control, and communications |
BMC4I | battle management command, control, communications, computing, and intelligence |
BMD | ballistic missile defense |
BMDO | Ballistic Missile Defense Office |
BPI | boost-phase intercept |
C2 | command and control |
C2BMC | command and control battle management center |
C3 | command, control, and communications |
C3I | command, control, communications, and intelligence |
CAP | combat air patrol |
CBO | Congressional Budget Office |
CE | capability enhancement |
CEU | cooling equipment unit |
COCOM | combatant commander |
COIL | chemical oxygen-iodine laser |
CONOPS | concept of operations |
CONUS | continental United States |
CSV | cable support vehicle |
DACS | divert and attitude control system |
DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
DEM/VAL | demonstration and validation |
DISA | Defense Information System Agency |
DOD | Department of Defense |
DOE | Director of Estimating |
DOF | degrees of freedom |
DOT | Department of Transportation |
DSP | Defense Support Program |
DTRM | dual-thrust rocket motor |
ECS | engagement control station |
EEU | electronic equipment unit |
EKV | exoatmospheric kill vehicle |
EMD | engineering and manufacturing development |
EO | electro-optics |
EOR | engage on remote |
EPP | electronic power plant |
ERIS | exoatmospheric reentry interceptor system |
EWS | early warning system |
FAIR | fly along infrared |
FBX | X-band radar (stand-alone version) |
FEWS | future early warning system |
FGA | Fort Greely, Alaska |
FLIR | forward-looking infrared |
FOC | final operational capability |
FY | fiscal year |
FYDP | future years defense plan |
GBI | ground-based interceptor |
GBR | ground-based radar |
GBX | ground-based X-band radar |
GEO | geosynchronous orbit |
GMD | Ground-Based Midcourse Defense |
GMD-E | Ground-Based Midcourse Defense-Evolved |
HALO-2 | High Altitude Observatory 2 (program) |
HEL | high-energy laser |
HF/DF | hydrogen fluoride/deuterium fluoride |
HTK | hit to kill |
IBCS | integrated battle command system |
ICBM | intercontinental ballistic missile |
IDT | IFICS data terminal |
IFICS | in-flight interceptor communications station |
IFTU | in-flight target update |
IOC | initial operational capability |
IOT&E | initial operational test and evaluation |
IR | infrared |
IRBM | intermediate-range ballistic missile |
ITOF | interceptor total time of flight |
KEI | kinetic energy interceptor |
KKV | kinetic-kill vehicle |
KV | kill vehicle |
LADAR | laser detection and ranging (laser radar) |
LCC | life-cycle cost |
LOR | launch on remote |
LOS | line of sight |
LRIP | low rate initial production |
LSRBM | long- and short-range ballistic missiles |
LWIR | long-wave infrared |
MCS | mission control system |
MDA | Missile Defense Agency |
MDIOC | Missile Defense Integrated Operations Center |
MEADS | Medium Extended Air Defense System |
MILCON | military construction |
MKV | multiple kill vehicle |
MRBM | medium-range ballistic missile |
MSE | missile segment enhancement (improved PAC-3) |
MSX | midcourse space experiment |
MTS-B | multispectral targeting system, version B |
NAS | National Academy of Sciences |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
NCADE | network-centric airborne defense element |
NGAM | next-generation Aegis missile |
NMD | national missile defense |
NRC | National Research Council |
O&S | operations and support |
O&S sunk | operations and support (expended) |
OC | operations central |
OSD | Office of Secretary of Defense |
PAA | Phased Adaptive Approach |
PAC-3 | Patriot Advanced Capability 3 |
PB | President’s budget |
PBDI | postboost, predeployment intercept |
PG | precision-guided |
PTSS | Precision Tracking and Surveillance System |
R&D | research and development |
RCS | radar cross-section |
RDT&E | research, development, testing, and evaluation |
RF | radio frequency |
ROE | rules of engagement |
ROM | rough order of magnitude |
RS | radar set |
RV | reentry vehicle |
S&T | science and technology |
SAM | surface-to-air missile |
SBI | space-based interceptor |
SBX | sea-based X-band radar |
SBIRS | spaced-based infrared aystem |
SDACS | solid divert and atitude control system |
SECDEF | Secretary of Defense |
SES | shoot-engage-shoot |
SFS | shoot-fail-shoot |
SLS | shoot-look-shoot |
SM | standard missile |
SM-3 | Standard Missile-3 |
SMRBM | short- and medium-range ballistic missiles |
SPY-1 | naval phased-array radar |
SRBM | short-range ballistic missile |
STSS | Space Tracking and Surveillance System |
T2Go | time to go |
TBM | theater ballistic missile |
TBMD | theater ballistic missile defense |
TDACS | Throttleable Divert and Attitude Control System |
TEL | transporter erector launcher |
TFCC | THAAD fire control and communications |
THAAD | Terminal (formerly theater) High-Altitude Area Defense |
TILL | tracking illuminator laser |
TOM | target object map |
TOS | tactical operations station |
TPY-2 | forward-based X-band radar |
T/R | transmit/receive |
TRL | technology readiness level |
TSC | theater surface combatant |
TSG | tactical support group |
TSRM | third-stage rocket motor |
TWAA | tactical warning and attack assessment |
UAV | unmanned aerial vehicle |
UEWR | upgraded early warning radar |
UHF | ultrahigh frequency |
USA | United States Army |
USAF | United States Air Force |
USMC | United States Marine Corps |
USN | United States Navy |