- Industry: Government; Military
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Electromagnetic radiation (gamma rays, x-rays, extreme ultraviolet (EUV)) or particulate radiation (alpha particles, beta particles, neutrons, etc.) capable of producing ions, e.g., electrically charged particles, directly or indirectly, in its passage through matter. (See Nuclear Radiation.)
Industry:Military
A condition which exists when two or more items possess such functional and physical characteristics as to be equivalent in performance and durability, and are capable of being exchanged one for the other without alteration of the items themselves or of adjoining items, except for adjustment, and without selection for fit and performance.
Industry:Military
1. Costs that are not proportional to the number of units produced. 2. A one time cost that will occur on a periodic basis for the same organization. Nonrecurring costs include (a) preliminary design effort; (b) design engineering; (c) all partially completed reporting elements manufactures for tests. 3. Training of service instructor personnel.
Industry:Military
The process whereby a single leader and team are responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, and controlling the combined efforts of participating/assigned civilian and military personnel and organizations in accomplishing program objectives. Provides centralized authority, responsibility, and point of contact for a specific acquisition program.
Industry:Military
A modification that in and of itself meets the criteria of acquisition category I or II or is designated as such by the milestone decision authority. Major modifications require a Milestone IV decision unless the decision to modify results from one of the alternatives considered as part of the Milestone I decision process. Upgrades are part of the Milestone 0 decision process.
Industry:Military
A program constructed of a basic set of control structures, each one having one entry point and one exit. The set of control structures typically includes: sequence of two or more instructions, conditional selection of one of two or more instructions, conditional selection of one of two or more instructions or sequences of instructions, and repetition of an instruction or a sequence of instructions.
Industry:Military
This is a test of design-qualified hardware that is produced using production tooling and processes which will be used to produce the operational hardware. No production hardware should be accepted prior to satisfactory completion of this test. Test objectives include: gaining confidence that production hardware is going to work; that it will be reliable; that it can be maintained and supported by the user; and that it is not overdesigned.
Industry:Military
The initial production of a system in limited quantity. Part of an acquisition strategy to be used in test and evaluation for verification of design maturity, manufacturing process final proofing, and product engineering and to verify a factories capabilities prior to a decision to proceed with production. Decision usually made near the end of EMD or at Milestone IIIA or equivalent. (Also called Low-Rate Initial Production or Pilot Production.)
Industry:Military
A system that provides global above-the-horizon surveillance to detect and track PBVs, object clusters (RVs and penaids), and resolved midcourse objects, as well as belowthe- horizon tasked hot spot detection of boost phase missiles when cued by a spacebased weapon or a priori knowledge. It provides surveillance data for use in situation assessment, operational intelligence collection, and for cueing other sensor and weapon elements. During midcourse, sensors discriminate and track RVs and associated objects to support midcourse engagements. (USSPACECOM)
Industry:Military
1. That set of coordination, assessment, decision, and direction functions normally implemented automatically to execute the selected battle plan, military strategy and tactics within partitioned battle spaces (i.e., a spatial/functional subdivision of battle management). Includes the determination of: (1) what specific objects to intercept in order to implement the selected military strategy, and (2) which specific interceptors to assign to each attacker to implement the selected tactics within the rules of engagement. 2. In air defense, that degree of control exercised over the operational functions of an air defense unit that are related to detection, identification, engagement, and destruction of hostile targets.
Industry:Military
