I noticed in the combat simulator in the editor the log can show "deflect" as an attack result. What does that result mean?

Deflect means a weapon shot and successfully impacted the target, but lacked power, penetration, and an RNG dice roll strong enough to penetrate the unit's defense rating ...

I noticed in the combat simulator in the editor the log can show "deflect" as an attack result. What does that result mean?

It took me a while to figure this one out too, and I wish there was a more obvious consolidated place to see the goals associated with a program.

To see goals you have to go into the information panel for a mission, and click on the final step. There will be a gold star next to the step name that ...