- Industria: Government; Military
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In space usage, measures to preclude an adversary’s hostile use of United States or third-party space systems and services. Prevention can include diplomatic, economic, and political measures.
Industry:Military
In space operations, on-orbit activities of a resident space object that deliberately and necessarily maintains a close distance from another resident space object for a specific purpose. Two objects in space that pass each other by natural orbital mechanics (e.g., routine orbital conjunctions or close approaches) or Department of Defense space systems which are designated to utilize cluster or formation flight to maintain required proximity to provide required system functionality do not fall within this definition.
Industry:Military
In space operations, deliberate actions taken to deny or disrupt a space system, service, or capability. Purposeful interference threats include but are not limited to: mission uplink or downlink interference; command uplink interference; telemetry downlink jamming; positioning jamming; unauthorized access; information insertion; and signal probing.
Industry:Military
In search and rescue operations, a radius centered on a datum point having a length equal to the total probable error plus an additional safety length to ensure a greater than 50 percent probability that the target is in the search area.
Industry:Military
In search and rescue operations, consists of contacting and checking major facilities within the areas where the craft might be or might have been seen. A preliminary communications search is normally conducted during the uncertainty phase.
Industry:Military
In radar, measurement of pulse transmission time in microseconds; that is, the time the radar’s transmitter is energized during each cycle.
Industry:Military
In naval mine warfare, a mine horn containing an electric battery, the electrolyte for which is in a glass tube protected by a thin metal sheet.
Industry:Military
In personnel recovery, the transfer of isolated personnel between two recovery forces.
Industry:Military
In personnel recovery, the vehicle on which isolated personnel are boarded and transported from the recovery site.
Industry:Military
In personnel recovery, the task of conducting appropriate debriefings and reintegrating recovered isolated personnel back to duty and their family.
Industry:Military
