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AGREEMENT 2.. Chemical warfare. NATU ON C L A S S I F I E D Agreed English/French Texts STANAG 4370 (Edition 1) NAVY/ARMY/AI R NATO STANDARDIZATION AGREEMENT [STANAG) ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING Annex A: ListofAlliedEnvironmentalConditionsandTestPublications (AECTPs).`.. Thefollowingenvironmentsareexcludedfromthisagreement: a. Atlantic Treaty Organisation 09/09/2003 02:57:02 MDT Questions or comments about this message: please call the Document Policy Group at 1-800-451-1584...`. North Document provided by IHS Licensee=Shorts Missile Systems Ltd/9984550100. Forthepurposeofthisagreementthefollowingtermsaredefinedasfollows: a. EnvironmentalTestinq. mechanical and electrical environmental conditions or their effects which influence materiel performance.`.``..... The aim ofthisagreementis to giveguidelinesonthemanagementofenvironment testing of defence materiel and to standardize environmental testing processes. ParticipatingnationsagreetousetheAECTPslistedatAnnexAinnationalprojects and/ormulti-nationaljointprojectslprogrammesforthedevelopmentandprocurementofdefence materiel... TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 5. b. Related documents : AppropriaterelateddocumentsarereferencedintheindividualAECTPs covered by this STANAG. NATU ON C L A S S I F I E D 4370pro.`--- COPYRIGHT 2003.`````-`-`.``. C.`. Biological warfare..`..e -1- --`.`. . and have been agreed by them. User=. LIMITATIONS 4.Thatpartof a materieltrialsprogrammeconcerning the simulation of expected climatic.withtheexceptionofelectromagneticpulse. 3. AIM 1. Changes to theAECTPswillbeincorporatedintothepublicationsandwillbeaccepted as part of them provided the changes have been formally offered byAC1301 to national authorities concerned. North Atlantic Treaty Organization COPYRIGHT 2003. `.AECTP400.. to meet particular project requirements. The series of AECTPs.Mechanical Environmental Tests. This STANAG is implemented by a nation when it has issued instructions to its forces that defence materiel should be developed. N A TSO T A N A G * 4 3E7D 0 *:L*AMD*O 74 6 6 5 4 7 4 0 O036423 5T5 NATO U NCLASSIFIED STANAG 4370 (Edition 1) -2- Test b. tolerances andpass/fail criteria to simulate or increase the severity of the effects of one or more environments to which materiel is likely to be subjected during its life cycle. The process of choosing or altering test sequences.``.`. 7.e -2- COPYRIGHT 2003..`````-`-`. North Document provided by IHS Licensee=Shorts Missile Systems Ltd/9984550100.`. 0. Electrical Environmental Tests. North Atlantic Treaty Organization COPYRIGHT 2003. TestMethods.`. Any such standard tests/methods shall be subject to tailoring.. Further terms and definitions are listed in the respective AECTPs and/or Methods.aredescribedinAECTP 300... 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AECTP-100 provides general guidelines for the management of environmental test programmes in such procurement projects.Tailorinq. Manaaement. User=. as necessary.Standardenvironmentaltestmethods.. and Environmental Tests. . 9. values. NATU ON C L A S S I F I E D 4370pro.. Internationallyagreed test andevaluationmethodologyandprocedures facilitateinteroperabilityand the reciprocalprocurement of defence materiel byNATOnations. assessed and qualified in accordance with the Allied Environmental Conditions and Test Publications as covered by this agreement. as agreedby the participating nations.. procedures.``. LowPressure. HumidHeat.`. Method308. Method403. Method 404. Method312... Vibration + Temperature + Acoustic AECTP 500 . Method309.Environmental Testing . Method304..Immersion.Electrical Environmental Tests Test Methods for this series are being developed... Method303.`. Method402. Contents List (1) Method 301. --`.`. Acceleratlon Method 41 3.LowTemperature.`. User=.Definitions of Environments.. GeneralRequirements Method302.. North Document provided by IHS Licensee=Shorts Missile Systems Ltd/9984550100.Mechanical Environmental Tests Contents List (a) Method401.MouldGrowth.ThermalShock.. (I) Furthermethodsareunderdevelopmentandwillbepublishedwhentheyareavailable.. Method307. Atlantic Treaty Organisation 09/09/2003 02:57:02 MDT Questions or comments about this message: please call the Document Policy Group at 1-800-451-1584.. Method 306..`````-`-`.Acoustic.`.Climatic Environmental Tests.SaltFog.Shock.`. AECTP 300 .`--- COPYRIGHT 2003.Vibration. .. ~~ ~~ N A T OS T A N A G m 4 3 7 0 ED*L*AMD*O 74 E bbS4940 0036422 431 NATU ON C L A S S I F I E D A-I ANNEX A to STANAG 4370 (Edition 1) LIST OF ALLIED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND TEST PUBLICATIONS (AECTPsl AECTP 100 . Combined Environment.``. North Atlantic Treaty Organization COPYRIGHT 2003. 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