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    SAFETY, ARMING AND FUNCTIONING SYSTEMS MANUAL OF TESTS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2017

    Publisher:  NATO

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    1. SCOPE
    2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
    3. DEFINITIONS
    4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    5. DETAILED REQUIREMENTS
    6. NOTES
    ANNEX A - MECHANICAL SHOCK TESTS
    ANNEX B - VIBRATION TESTS
    ANNEX C - CLIMATIC TESTS
    ANNEX D - SAFETY, ARMING AND FUNCTIONING TESTS
    ANNEX E - AIRCRAFT MUNITION TESTS
    ANNEX F - ELECTRICAL AND ELECTROMAGNETIC INFLUENCE TESTS
    ANNEX G - STATISTICAL METHODS TO DETERMINE THE INITIATION
              PROBABILITY OF ONE-SHOT DEVICES

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    Pertains to all Safe, Arming and Functioning Systems (SAF Systems), including Fuzes, Fuzing Systems, Ignition Systems, as well as components of weapon systems serving a Fuzing or Ignition function, such as torpedo exploders, underwater mine-firing mechanisms, and solid propellant rocket and guided missile motor ignition.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher NATO
    Status Current

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    STANAG 4560 : 2016 ELECTRO-EXPLOSIVE DEVICES, ASSESSMENT AND TEST METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZATION - AOP-43 EDITION 3
    AAS3P-20 : 2017 SAFETY AND SUITABILITY FOR SERVICE ASSESSMENT TESTING OF LARGE CALIBER AMMUNITION GREATER THAN 40MM
    AAS3P-12 : 2017 SAFETY AND SUITABILITY FOR SERVICE ASSESSMENT TESTING FOR AIRCRAFT LAUNCHED MUNITIONS
    STANAG 4497 : 2016 HAND-EMPLACED MUNITIONS (HEM), PRINCIPLES FOR SAFE DESIGN
    AAS3P-1 : 2011 ALLIED AMMUNITION SAFETY AND SUITABILITY FOR SERVICE ASSESSMENT TESTING PUBLICATION - GUIDANCE
    STANAG 4518 : 0 DEMILITARIZATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNITIONS, PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN FEATURES AND ASSESSMENT
    MIL STD 1316 : F FUZE DESIGN, SAFETY CRITERIA FOR
    AAS3P-11 : 2017 SAFETY AND SUITABILITY FOR SERVICE ASSESSMENT TESTING FOR SURFACE AND UNDERWATER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS
    STANAG 4368 : 2011 IGNITION SYSTEMS FOR ROCKET AND GUIDED MISSILE MOTORS, SAFETY DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
    AAS3P-10 : 2011 SAFETY AND SUITABILITY FOR SERVICE ASSESSMENT TESTING FOR SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS
    STANAG 4187 : 2007 FUZING SYSTEMS - SAFETY DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
    STANAG 4599 : 2007 WEAPON LAUNCHED GRENADE SYSTEMS, DESIGN SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND SAFETY AND SUITABILITY FOR SERVICE EVALUATION
    STANAG 4516 : 0 CANNON (12.7 TO 40MM), DESIGN SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND SAFETY AND SUITABILITY FOR SERVICE EVALUATION
    AOP 39 : 2010 GUIDANCE ON THE ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF INSENSITIVE MUNITIONS (IM)

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    AOP 38 : 2006 SPECIALIST GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND DEFINITIONS ON AMMUNITION SAFETY
    STANAG 4297 : 0 GUIDANCE ON THE ASSESSMENT OF THE SAFETY AND SUITABILITY FOR SERVICE OF MUNITIONS FOR NATO ARMED FORCES - AOP-15
    MIL STD 648 : E SPECIALIZED SHIPPING CONTAINERS
    MIL HDBK 505 : 0 DEFINITIONS OF ITEM LEVELS, ITEM EXCHANGEABILITY, MODELS, AND RELATED TERMS
    STANAG 4224 : 2007 LARGE CALIBRE ARTILLERY AND NAVAL GUN AMMUNITION GREATER THAN 40 MM, SAFETY AND SUITABILITY FOR SERVICE EVALUATION
    MIL HDBK 1512 : 0 ELECTROEXPLOSIVE SUBSYSTEMS, ELECTRICALLY INITIATED, DESIGN REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    AECTP-400 : 2006 MECHANICAL ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS
    ASTM G 21 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Determining Resistance of Synthetic Polymeric Materials to Fungi
    STANAG 4187 : 2007 FUZING SYSTEMS - SAFETY DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
    MIL DTL 12560 : K ARMOR PLATE, STEEL, WROUGHT, HOMOGENEOUS (FOR USE IN COMBAT-VEHICLES AND FOR AMMUNITION TESTING)
    MIL STD 810 : G ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CONSIDERATIONS AND LABORATORY TESTS
    AOP 15 : 2009 GUIDANCE ON THE ASSESSMENT OF THE SAFETY AND SUITABILITY FOR SERVICE OF NON-NUCLEAR MUNITIONS FOR NATO ARMED FORCES
    STANAG 4157 : 2017 SAFETY, ARMING AND FUNCTIONING SYSTEMS (SAF SYSTEMS) TESTING REQUIREMENTS
    AOP 42 : 2009 INTEGRATED DESIGN ANALYSIS FOR MUNITION INITIATION AND OTHER SAFETY CRITICAL SYSTEMS
    STANAG 4629 : 2011 SAFETY AND SUITABILITY FOR SERVICE ASSESSMENT TESTING OF NON-NUCLEAR MUNITIONS
    SAE AMS 6385 : 2015 STEEL SHEET, STRIP, AND PLATE, LOW ALLOY, HEAT-RESISTANT, 0.65SI - 1.25CR - 0.50MO - 0.25V (0.27 - 0.33C)
    MIL STD 1316 : F FUZE DESIGN, SAFETY CRITERIA FOR
    EN 10025:1990/A1:1993 HOT ROLLED PRODUCTS OF NON-ALLOY STRUCTURAL STEELS - TECHNICAL DELIVERY CONDITIONS
    STANAG 4382 : 2003 SLOW HEATING, MUNITIONS TEST PROCEDURES
    AOP 21 : 2016 INITIATION SYSTEMS: CHARACTERISATION AND SAFETY TEST METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR DETONATING EXPLOSIVE COMPONENTS
    STANAG 4241 : 2003 BULLET IMPACT, MUNITION TEST PROCEDURES
    ASTM B 121/B121M : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Leaded Brass Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
    AECTP-500 : 2016 ELECTROMAGNETIC ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS TESTS AND VERIFICATION
    STANAG 4363 : 2016 INITIATION SYSTEMS: TESTING FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF DETONATING EXPLOSIVE COMPONENTS - AOP-21 EDITION 3
    AECTP-600 : 2007 THE TEN STEP METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE ABILITY OF MATERIEL TO MEET EXTENDED LIFE REQUIREMENTS AND ROLE AND DEPLOYMENT CHANGES
    IEEE/ASTM SI 10 : 2010 METRIC PRACTICE
    AOP 7 : 2006 MANUAL OF DATA REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS FOR MILITARY USE
    MIL DTL 23659 : F INITIATORS, ELECTRIC, GENERAL DESIGN SPECIFICATION FOR
    AECTP-100 : 2016 ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES FOR DEFENCE MATERIEL
    STANAG 4497 : 2016 HAND-EMPLACED MUNITIONS (HEM), PRINCIPLES FOR SAFE DESIGN
    STANAG 4170 : 2008 PRINCIPLES AND METHODOLOGY FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS FOR MILITARY USE
    STANAG 4370 : 2016 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING
    STANAG 4368 : 2011 IGNITION SYSTEMS FOR ROCKET AND GUIDED MISSILE MOTORS, SAFETY DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
    STANAG 4375 : 2010 SAFETY DROP, MUNITION TEST PROCEDURE
    STANAG 4240 : 2003 LIQUID FUEL/EXTERNAL FIRE, MUNITION TEST PROCEDURES
    AECTP-200 : 2009 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
    ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units Part 1: General
    STANAG 2895 : 1990 EXTREME CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AND DERIVED CONDITIONS FOR USE IN DEFINING DESIGN/TEST CRITERIA FOR NATO FORCES MATERIAL
    SAE AS 8660 : 1999 SILICONE COMPOUND NATO CODE NUMBER S-736
    AOP 4157 : 2017 SAFETY, ARMING AND FUNCTIONING SYSTEMS (SAF SYSTEMS) TESTING REQUIREMENTS
    STANAG 4225 : 0 THE SAFETY EVALUATION OF MORTAR BOMBS
    MIL STD 322 : B EXPLOSIVE COMPONENTS, ELECTRICALLY INITIATED BASIC EVALUATION TESTS FOR
    ASTM D 4549 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Classification System and Basis for Specification for Polystyrene and Rubber-Modified Polystyrene Molding and Extrusion Materials (PS)
    MIL T 18404 : 0 TORPEDOES, ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS; GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
    STANAG 4439 : 2010 POLICY FOR INTRODUCTION AND ASSESSMENT OF INSENSITIVE MUNITIONS (IM)
    AOP 16 : 2007 FUZING SYSTEMS: GUIDELINES FOR STANAG 4187
    AECTP-300 : 2006 CLIMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS
    SAE AMS QQ A 225/8 : 1998 ALUMINUM ALLOY 6061, BAR, ROD, WIRE, AND SPECIAL SHAPES; ROLLED, DRAWN, OR COLD FINISHED
    MIL STD 202 : H ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENT PARTS
    STANAG 4238 : 2002 MUNITION DESIGN PRINCIPLES, ELECTRICAL/ELECTROMAGNETIC ENVIRONMENTS
    SAE AMS QQ A 225/6 : 1998 ALUMINUM ALLOY, 2024, BAR, ROD, AND WIRE; ROLLED, DRAWN, OR COLD FINISHED
    AOP 8 : 1990
    MIL STD 331 : D FUZES, IGNITION SAFETY DEVICES AND OTHER RELATED COMPONENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PERFORMANCE TESTS FOR
    AOP 43 : 2016 ELECTRO-EXPLOSIVE DEVICES, ASSESSMENT AND TEST METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZATION - GUIDELINES FOR STANAG 4560
    MIL-STD-167-1A : 2005 MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT (TYPE 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND TYPE 2 - INTERNALLY EXCITED)
    STANAG 4560 : 2016 ELECTRO-EXPLOSIVE DEVICES, ASSESSMENT AND TEST METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZATION - AOP-43 EDITION 3
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