Jon
06-24-07, 01:23 PM
SPACE & ELECTRONIC WARFARE LEXICON
Purpose & Scope
The purpose of this lexicon, more informative than definitive, is to provide a convenient Internet-accessible source for space and electronic warfare terms, acronyms, abbreviations, and related reference material for use by those who have an interest in such information. ( Of late, I have included various other material which I have discovered and deemed to be of possible interest to users of this site. This material includes a summary of naval signal flags, International Morse Code, a Cold War civil defense manual, and even a World War I song book. ) The glossary contains terms used in Electronic Warfare (EW), Command, Control, Communications, & Intelligence (C3I), and related fields, and also terms related to emerging technologies relating to space, EW and other areas having military implications such as the Internet and non-lethal weaponry. Sources includes the "Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms," Joint Pub 1-02, 1 December 1989 (formerly JCS Pub 1) as well as additional terminology introduced by the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff in his Memorandum of Policy (MOP) 30 and the unclassified APPENDIX B from MOP 6, the unclassified APPENDIX B from MOP 6. Many terms and abbreviations come from DoD's Militarily Critical Technologies List (MCTL), published every few years. However, the bulk of the terms and acronyms come from technical periodicals and, in some cases, relevant web sites (these are cited in the Bibliography.) The Lexicon originally contained only written definitions, internally cross-referenced, but the power of the Internet has allowed me to include numerous hyperlinks to related web sites, as well as to diagrams and sound tracks associated with some of the terms. Because of the rising interest and DoD involvement in the field of Nonlethal Warfare, which includes various types of electronic/acoustic devices, I have decided to address that area as well. Photographs and video clips will be used when available. I hope that visitors to this site who have access to such enhancements will contribute to the lexicon so that it can achieve its potential as a comprehensive, useful, and interesting source of information for both researchers and casual browsers. Finally, although I review the links from time to time, the dynamics of the Web will result in some disappointment when encountering a discontinued link. If you encounter such a problem (or any other situation needing correction), please notify me via e-mail, and I will attend to the problem immediately by locating the new URL, or, failing that, removing the link.
Here: http://www.sew-lexicon.com/
Purpose & Scope
The purpose of this lexicon, more informative than definitive, is to provide a convenient Internet-accessible source for space and electronic warfare terms, acronyms, abbreviations, and related reference material for use by those who have an interest in such information. ( Of late, I have included various other material which I have discovered and deemed to be of possible interest to users of this site. This material includes a summary of naval signal flags, International Morse Code, a Cold War civil defense manual, and even a World War I song book. ) The glossary contains terms used in Electronic Warfare (EW), Command, Control, Communications, & Intelligence (C3I), and related fields, and also terms related to emerging technologies relating to space, EW and other areas having military implications such as the Internet and non-lethal weaponry. Sources includes the "Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms," Joint Pub 1-02, 1 December 1989 (formerly JCS Pub 1) as well as additional terminology introduced by the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff in his Memorandum of Policy (MOP) 30 and the unclassified APPENDIX B from MOP 6, the unclassified APPENDIX B from MOP 6. Many terms and abbreviations come from DoD's Militarily Critical Technologies List (MCTL), published every few years. However, the bulk of the terms and acronyms come from technical periodicals and, in some cases, relevant web sites (these are cited in the Bibliography.) The Lexicon originally contained only written definitions, internally cross-referenced, but the power of the Internet has allowed me to include numerous hyperlinks to related web sites, as well as to diagrams and sound tracks associated with some of the terms. Because of the rising interest and DoD involvement in the field of Nonlethal Warfare, which includes various types of electronic/acoustic devices, I have decided to address that area as well. Photographs and video clips will be used when available. I hope that visitors to this site who have access to such enhancements will contribute to the lexicon so that it can achieve its potential as a comprehensive, useful, and interesting source of information for both researchers and casual browsers. Finally, although I review the links from time to time, the dynamics of the Web will result in some disappointment when encountering a discontinued link. If you encounter such a problem (or any other situation needing correction), please notify me via e-mail, and I will attend to the problem immediately by locating the new URL, or, failing that, removing the link.
Here: http://www.sew-lexicon.com/