AL-52 Dragon-a B-52 bomber modified to carry an antiballistic-missile laser
AN/FPS/79-space tracking radar
AN/SPY-1-advanced shipborne air and space control radar
APG-79-fire control radar aboard the American F/A-18 Hornet fighter
AS-17 Krypton-Russian hypersonic air-launched attack missile
AWACS-Airborne Warning and Control System, an aircraft-based radar system used to track air and sea targets
BAMS-Broad Area Maritime Surveillance, a U.S. Navy program to use long-range unmanned aircraft for surveillance near a naval battle group
C-802-Chinese ship-or shore-launched antiship or land-attack missile
COIL-Chlorine-Oxygen-Iodine Laser, a system that uses a chemical reaction to produce laser light
Dong Feng-21 (DF-21)-Chinese submarine-or land-based mobile surface-to-surface solid-fuel rocket
DSP-Defense Support Program, a system of geosynchronous infrared satellites that detect missile launches on Earth
E-2C Hawkeye-a carrier-based long-range surveillance radar aircraft
Evolved Sea Sparrow-a ship-based antimissile defense system
FEL-Free Electron Laser, a laser that produces laser light by moving electrons freely through a magnetic field
50N8 Graza-Russian long-range surface-to-air missile
Grebe-a submarine-launched unmanned reconnaissance aircraft
Jian Hong-37N-Chinese carrier-based interceptor and attack aircraft
Julang-1S-Chinese submarine-launched ballistic missile, based on the DF-21 ballistic missile
Ka-27-Russian ship-based patrol and antisubmarine warfare helicopter
KT-3-Chinese land-based antisatellite missile based on the DF-21 ballistic missile
LADAR-Laser Radar, a system that uses electronically steered laser energy to detect ground, air, and space targets
MiG-31 “Foxhound”-Russian supersonic long-range interceptor aircraft
Mk 45-American standard shipborne five-inch gun
MQ-35 Condor-American air-launched commando insertion aircraft
netrusion-inserting damaging or corrupt data into a computer network through digital sensors
OMV-Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle, a device that can carry defensive or offensive weapons in space or through Earth’s atmosphere
Orion-next-generation manned orbital and lunar spacecraft
RQ-4 Global Hawk-a large, long-range, high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned reconnaissance aircraft
SA-N-9-Russian advanced naval surface-to-air missile system
SBIRS-Space-Based Infrared System, American next-generation space-based missile launch detection and tracking system
SH-60 Seahawk-American ship-based patrol and antisubmarine warfare helicopter
SM-2 Standard-American ship-launched antiaircraft, antiballistic, and antisatellite missile
SPG-62 target illuminator-American ship-based radar that places a beam on an air target that surface-to-air missiles can home in on
Sukhoi-34 Fullback-Russian advanced interceptor and attack aircraft
thirty-mike-thirty millimeter
Tin Man-American infantryman who wears an advanced electronic protective armor system
TLAM-Tomahawk Land Attack Missile, American ship-or submarine-launched long-range attack cruise missile
Xia-class-Chinese ballistic-missile submarine
YAL-1 Airborne Laser-American antiballistic-missile laser aircraft, based on a Boeing 747 aircraft
Yantar-4K2-Obsolete Russian reconnaissance satellite
ACRONYMS AND TERMINOLOGY
ACU-Army Combat Uniform, new designation of American battle uniform
ADS-Active Defensive System, American aircraft laser system that defeats enemy antiaircraft missiles with bursts of laser energy
American Holocaust-term used to describe the Russian bomber attacks against the United States
BG-Brigadier General
Boats-abbreviation for a naval enlisted man who trains, supervises, and directs ship’s maintenance duties
CAG-Carrier Air Group, referring to the commander of an aircraft carrier’s air wings
CID-Cybernetic Infantry Device, an American infantry combat system utilizing a manned robot to afford superhuman protection, strength, speed, and attack capabilities equivalent to an infantry platoon
CINC-Commander in Chief; former designation of the commander of a major U.S. military command (now reserved for the president of the United States)
CJCS-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the senior uniformed adviser to the president of the United States
CNO-Chief of Naval Operations, the senior uniformed officer of the U.S. Navy
CTF-150-Combined Task Force-150, a multinational antipiracy maritime security force
DCI-Director of Central Intelligence, the senior administrator and coordinator of all of America ’s intelligence services
dielectric-a hard or rigid structure that allows electromagnetic energy to pass through in both directions
Duty Officer-a computerized interactionable service linking several computer services
Electronic Elastomeric Activity Suit-a mechanical compression garment worn by astronauts that uses computer-controlled electronically compressible material to maintain near-sea-level pressure on the human body while in a vacuum
EMU-Extravehicular Maneuvering Unit, a device that attaches to an astronaut’s space suit that allows precise movement in space
EPIRB-Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon, a device that transmits identification and location information via satellite to rescuers
FBI-Federal Bureau of Investigation, American federal domestic law enforcement and investigation agency
ForceNet-American naval computer global data-exchange system
FSB-Federal Security Bureau, new name for the Russian KGB foreign and domestic intelligence and security force
GRU-Glavnoye Razvedyvatel’ noye Upravleniye, Russian military intelligence agency
GUARD-international emergency radio channel
HMU-Handheld Maneuvering Unit, a device used by astronauts to maneuver in space
Hohmann transfer orbit-an orbit used by spacecraft to move from one orbit to another
home plate-common term for home base or aircraft carrier
Hydra-smaller version of a COIL laser used for self-defense
hypoxia-physical difficulties associated with a lack of oxygen (loss of sight, uncoordination, unconsciousness)
ISI-Interservices Intelligence, Pakistani intelligence agency
KGB-Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti, Soviet domestic and foreign security and intelligence agency, now FSB
Maddie-Multifunctional Advanced Data Delivery and Information Exchange, the civilian version of the “Duty Officer”
MFD-Multi-Function Display, an advanced computer control and display system
NCIS-Naval Criminal Investigative Service, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ chief law enforcement investigation
