Military
MIL-STD-810G Change Notice 1 Incorporates Many Climatic & Dynamic Updates
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recently issued Change Notice 1 to MIL-STD-810G, Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests. This change notice incorporates more changes – climatic and dynamic – than any previous revision of -810. A PDF of Notice 1 is available here. It’s a bulging 1,058 pages, over 280 pages more than the... Read More
MIL-STD-461F Testing Deviations Save Time and Money
Some Military EMC testing projects are routine. This post describes a recent one that wasn’t. Hydraulics International, Inc. asked us to test its four-wheeled 2-ton hydraulic power generator (pictured in MET’s Military EMC chamber), which is used to check the flight control of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey. The V-22 Osprey is well known for... Read More
MIL-STD-810G Used to Prove Whether IT Equipment is Rugged Enough
Although it was developed by the United States military, MIL-STD-810 is a test methodology that is used by many manufacturers now, regardless of whether they plan to sell to the U.S. Department of Defense. MIL-STD-810G allows for tailoring an equipment’s environmental design and test limits to the conditions that it will experience, also known as... Read More
FAA and EASA Accept RTCA/DO-160 Test Reports from Accredited and Non-Accredited Labs
Despite some reports to the contrary, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will accept RTCA/DO-160 commercial aircraft equipment test reports from accredited and non-accredited labs. Accreditation is a 3rd party assessment of a laboratory’s quality systems, processes, and documentation. Accreditation assures a minimum level of competence, but it does... Read More
Military EMC Testing Standard MIL-STD-461G is Coming
A draft of Revision G of MIL-STD-461 has not been released yet, but MET Labs has obtained information about proposed changes to the Military EMC test. As covered in this previous post, one of the primary changes is the incorporation of indirect lightning testing heavily leveraged off of Section 22 of RTCA/DO-160G. There is no... Read More
EMC Symposium Covers Proposed Inclusion of ESD & Lightning in MIL-STD-461G
At this week’s 2011 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility in Long Beach, CA, Fred Heather of the US Navy in Patuxent River, Maryland, gave an overview on the proposed addition of electrostatic discharge (ESD) and lightning testing to MIL-STD-461. Heather is the Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) Lead for the U.S. government’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program. Currently, MIL-STD-461... Read More
iNARTE Launches New MIL-STD & EMC Design Certifications
Due to industry demand, iNARTE is launching two new EMC certifications this year: MIL-STD EMC Specialist EMC Design Engineer This is in addition to its existing certifications: EMC Engineer EMC Technician ESD Engineer ESD Technician Product Safety Engineer Product Safety Technician MIL-STD EMC Specialist iNARTE’s EMC Engineer and Technician certification programs began 27 years ago... Read More
Doomsday Plane’s Immunity to Electromagnetic Pulse Determined via RS105 Testing
With the recent news that the U.S. President’s $223 million “doomsday plane” is protected from electromagnetic pulse (EMP) came the inevitable questions. What is EMP and how is it created? How can a plane with a reported 165,000 pounds of state-of-the-art electronics possibly be protected from such a sinister attack? EMP & Its Creation EMP... Read More
Products Subject to MIL-STD Testing May Be Exempt from ITAR
For manufacturers of products that require military standard (MIL-STD) testing, but have more of a commercial than military application, the product may be exempted from restrictive provisions in the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). If after reviewing the U.S. Munitions List and other relevant parts of the ITAR,... Read More
