Reference
Defense Glossary
151 terms
- Acquisition
- Active Defense
- Additive Manufacturing
- Aerial Refueling
- Aerostat
- Afloat Prepositioning Force
- Aircraft Carrier
- Airframe
- Airlifter
- Airspace
- All-Source Intelligence
- Alloy
- Ammunition
- Amphibious Warfare
- Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
- Area Denial
- Armament
- Armored Vehicle
- Arms Control
- Arms Race
- Arsenal
- Article 5
- Artillery
- Asymmetric Warfare
- Attrition Warfare
- Autonomous System
- Avionics
- Backscatter
- Ballistic Missile
- Ballistics
- Battle Damage Assessment (BDA)
- Battle Management
- Battlefield Awareness
- Bayonet
- Biodefense
- Black Program
- Blowback
- Blue Force Tracking
- Boost Phase
- Border Security
- Breaching
- Bunker
- C4ISR
- Camouflage
- Capability Gap
- Casualty Radius
- CBRN
- Chaff
- Chain of Command
- Chemical Warfare
- Circuit Board
- Classified Information
- Close Air Support (CAS)
- Coalition
- Coastal Defense
- Coaxial
- Cold Launch
- Combat Radius
- Combined Arms
- Command and Control
- Command Post
- Common Operating Picture
- Comptroller
- Computerized Targeting
- Concealment
- Contingency Operation
- Counterdrug
- Counterforce
- Counterinsurgency (COIN)
- Counterintelligence
- Countermeasure
- Counterterrorism
- Crew-Served Weapon
- Cruise Missile
- Cryptography
- Cyber Defense
- Cyber Warfare
- Data Link
- Data Point
- Debriefing
- Decoy
- Defense Industry Glossary
- Defense Posture
- Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
- Deterrence
- Directed-Energy Weapon
- Drop Zone
- Electronic Countermeasures (ECM)
- Electronic Intelligence (ELINT)
- Electronic Warfare (EW)
- Encryption
- Expeditionary Force
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
- Field Artillery
- Fifth Domain
- Fire Control
- Flank
- Force Multiplier
- Force Protection
- Forward Operating Base (FOB)
- Friction
- Fuse / Fuze
- Garrison
- Geo-Location: Understanding Its Impact on Modern Digital Strategies
- Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT)
- Global Positioning System (GPS): Revolutionizing Navigation and Location Services
- Guided Missile Technology: Advancements and Applications in Modern Warfare
- Gun Turret
- Gunship
- Hardened Facility
- Head-Up Display (HUD)
- Heat Signature
- Heavy Lift
- Helmet-Mounted Display
- High-Value Target
- Hot Pursuit
- Human Intelligence (HUMINT)
- Hypersonic
- Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)
- IED (Improvised Explosive Device)
- Imagery Intelligence (IMINT)
- Improvised Explosive Device
- Infantry
- Information Operations
- Infrared (IR)
- Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM)
- Initial Operational Capability (IOC)
- Insurgency
- Integrated Air Defense System (IADS)
- Interception
- Interoperability
- Interrogation
- Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
- Joint Operations
- Joint Strike Fighter
- Kinematics
- Kinetic Energy Weapon
- Land Warfare
- Lase
- Lethality
- Lift Capability: Understanding Its Importance in Modern Engineering
- Line Of Sight (LOS): Understanding Its Impact on Communication Technology
- Littoral Zones: Understanding Their Importance in Coastal Ecosystems
- Live Fire Exercise: Enhancing Military Training and Readiness
- Logistics
- Loitering Munition
- Low-Observable Technology
- Magnetometer
- Main Battle Tank (MBT)
- Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP)
- Why INS Is Needed Even When GPS Is Available