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New MIL-STD-461G Draft for Military EMI Control Is Released
After a long wait, the draft of MIL-STD-461G has been published. MIL-STD-461 is the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) primary standard for the control of electromagnetic interference (EMI) characteristics of subsystems and equipment. Draft G was prepared by a committee consisting of representatives of the Army, Air Force, Navy, other DoD agencies, and industry. MET... Read More
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-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