USA 888.540.4024      CANADA 877.461.8378
info@qai.org
  • HOME
  • NEWS
  • EVENTS
QAIQAIQAIQAI
  • Company
    • About QAI
    • The QAI Team
    • Locations
    • News
    • Join Our Team
      • Open Positions Canada
      • Open Positions United States
      • Open Positions International
    • Contact
  • Resources
    • Brochures
    • Label Order Online Portal
    • Accreditations
    • Videos
    • Reported Fraudulent Deliverables
  • SERVICES
    • Core Services
      • Product Certification Services
      • Product Testing Services
      • Product Quality Inspection Services
      • Code Evaluation Report Service
      • Geotechnical Engineering Services
    • Industry Focus
      • Electrical Safety
      • Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Testing & Certification Laboratory
      • Machinery Safety
      • Materials Testing
      • Calibration Services
      • Factory Built Structures
      • Certification of RVs and Park Model Trailers
      • Transport Canada
      • Plumbing Certification
      • Testing and Certification of Gas Products
      • Building Products Testing and Certification
      • Fenestration Testing and Certification
      • Fire Doors & Protective Openings
        • Fire Doors Testing and Certification
        • Field Evaluation and Labeling of Fire Doors
    • Solutions
      • Carbon Footprint Product Certification
      • Solar & Photovoltaic Panel Fire Testing
      • Fire and Flammability Testing for Materials
      • Hazardous Location Testing and Certification
      • Special Inspections on Electrical Devices
      • Semiconductor Safety Services – SEMI S2
      • China Compulsory Certification (CCC)
      • China Wireless SRRC Certification
    • Listing Directory
      • Building Products – Directory
      • Electrical Products – Directory
      • Plumbing Products – Directory
      • Code Evaluation Reports – Directory
      • Windows & Doors – Directory
  • LISTING DIRECTORY

EMC testing laboratory for Military / Defense

  • TESTING SERVICES
    • Radio Frequency (RF) Emissions / Immunity
    • Wireless/Radio
    • Military/Defense
    • Avionics/Aerospace
    • Automotive/Transportation
    • Marine/Maritime
    • Medical/Health Care
    • Telecommunications/Information Technology
    • Consumer/Retail
    • Residential/Commercial/Industrial
  • CERTIFICATION SERVICES
    • TCB – USA (FCC)
    • CB – Canada (ISED)
    • NB – European Union (CE)
  • ACCREDITATIONS
    • Standards Council of Canada (SCC) – ISO/IEC 17065
    • American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) – ISO/IEC 17025
  • CONTACT US
 

Military / Defense

Header banner EMC testing and Certification for Military Products

The United States defense standards often referred as military standards. These military standards are divided into five different types: Standard practices, interface standard, design criteria standard, manufacturing process standard and test method standard.  The MIL-STD-461, covers EMC requirements, MIL-STD-462 covers test methods and MIL-STD-464 provide lot of the system level requirements. The system document points to MIL-STD-461 as the standard for qualifying individual subsystems.

These standards are assigned with unique numbers to easily define the test environment, for example MIL-STD-461 is for EMC and MIL-STD-810 is for environmental testing.

These standards were released more than 50 years ago. The first military standard MIL-Standard-826 was published in 1964. The first version of MIL STD-461A was issued in August 1968. This standard went through seven revisions, the latest is MIL STD-461G. The military standards are written with very high level of detail including test requirements, test methods, interface requirements on establishing and managing the test configurations.

The United Kingdom’s equivalent standard is DEF STAN-59-411 which supersedes DEF STAN-59-41. DEF STAN-59-41 was first published in March 1971. It went through multiple revisions as well. The final revision DEF STAN-59-411 covers all aspects of EMC including selection of requirements from management of projects to testing and test reporting. In January 2007, the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence, issued Def Stan 59-411 Issue 1 on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC).

The military standard for the United Kingdom talks about five main sections as well:

  • Part 1:   Management & Planning,
  • Part 2:   Electromagnetic Environments,
  • Part 3:   Test Methods & Limits for Sub-Systems,
  • Part 4:   Platform & System Test & Trials and
  • Part 5:   Code of Practice for Tri-Service Design & Installations.

DEF STAN 59-411 is also organized into three different types of equipment for Line Replaceable Units (LRU) and sub-system:

  • Type 1: Any and all equipment containing electronics components, all testing is applicable.
  • Type 2: Any and all equipment containing; motors, generators, and electromechanical units (excluding items under Type 3) radiated emissions, conducted emissions and transient tests are applicable.
  • Type 3: Any and all equipment containing; relays, solenoids and transformers only imported/exported transients, and power frequency magnetic field tests are applicable.

We can keep going into the details of the standards. These military standards provide all the details and guidance. QAI is fully equipped to perform testing for military devices and subsystems. Our team of experts are fully qualified and experienced, and we have available dedicated chambers & test equipment to perform tests for the military industry. If you design or manufacture products that must meet stringent requirements of the Department of Defense (DoD), we have you covered. At QAI, we will make sure the testing is performed according to the standards and on schedule. QAI have just added radiated susceptibility testing to perform 200V/m.

QAI’s Military Testing Capabilities: Please review our ISO 17025 scope accreditation here for more information or talk with a member of our sales team.

Military and defense products under test at EMC Testing chamber
Military and defense products that QAI can Test for EMC

For more information about our services please contact us at:

📞 USA 888.540.4024     📞 CANADA 877.461.8378

📧 info@qai.org
 

QAI Logo - Long shape for footer.

Founded in 1995 by a group of experienced certification and testing experts, QAI is an independent third-party testing, inspection and certification organization which serves the building industry, government and individuals with cost effective solutions through our global, in-house capabilities / services.

LEARN MORE

Latest News

  • Join QAI’s Impartiality Committee!

    Be the Voice of Impartiality – Join QAI’s Impartiality Committee!  Are you

    19 December, 2024
  • 2023 Alberta Edition of the National Building Code

    Dear Valued Client, Subject: Announcing the publication of the 2023 Alberta Edition

    5 April, 2024
  • QAI LABORATORIES (QAI) AND ATRONA TEST LABS (ATL) JOIN FORCES TO EXPAND TESTING CAPABILITY

    QAI Laboratories is pleased to announce the acquisition of ATRONA Test Labs,

    18 March, 2024

Services

  • Service Type
    • Accreditations
    • Product Certification Services
    • Product Testing Services
    • Product Quality Inspection Services
    • Code Approvals
    • QAI Code Evaluation Report Service (CER)

Industries

  • Building Products Testing and Certification
  • Electrical Safety
  • Plumbing Certification
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Testing & Certification Laboratory
  • Certification of RVs and Park Model Trailers

Contact

A tiny US Flag for contact number USA 1(888)540.4024

A tiny Canada Flag for contact number Canada 1(877)461.8378

A tiny Europe Flag for contact number Europe info@qai.org

A tiny China Flag for contact numberChina china-info@qai.org

A tiny Korea Flag for contact numberS Korea asia-info@qai.org
Copyright © 2023 QAI Laboratories. All rights reserved.
  • Contact
  • SERVICES
    • Core Services
      • Product Certification Services
      • Product Testing Services
      • Product Quality Inspection Services
      • Accreditations
      • QAI Code Evaluation Report Service (CER)
    • Industry Focus
      • Electrical Safety
      • EMC EMI
      • Building Products Testing and Certification
      • Fenestration Testing and Certification
      • Plumbing Certification
        • EPA WaterSense® Product Certification
      • Testing and certification of Gas Products
      • Certification of RVs and Park Model Trailers
      • Transport Canada
    • Solutions
      • Green Product Certification Services
      • Solar and Photovoltaic Panel Fire Resistance Testing and Racking System Certification
      • Fire and Flammability Testing for Materials
      • Hazardous Location (HazLoc) Explosion Proof Testing and Certification
      • China Wireless SRRC Certification
      • China Compulsory Certification (CCC)
      • Special Inspections on Electrical Devices
      • Electrical Safety Test Medical Equipment_old (replaced on Nov 18 2024)
      • Semiconductor Safety Services
    • Listing Directory
      • Building Products – Directory
      • Electrical Products – Directory
      • ICC-ES Report Holders – Directory
      • Plumbing Products – Directory
      • Windows & Doors – Directory
  • Company
QAI
DG_test-Get a Quote(Title)

This is the content

Please use the form below to get in touch.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.