MIL-STD-331 has been revised and the new Revision D is available now from Document Center Inc. This standard is titled Fuzes, Ignition Safety Devices and Other Related Components, Environmental and Performance Tests for. It describes tests used in procurement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). These tests show the safety, reliability and performance characteristics of weapon initiation systems, ignition safety devices, fuzes and their components.
MIL-STD-331 has been in use since 1966. Since it is a test method standard, it has been revised numerous times over the years as one or another test has been updated. This reflects the greater co-ordination among the forces for standardizing the various environmental and performance tests in this area.
Revision D is a technical update and replaces the Revision C with Change Notice 1 from 2009. The new MIL-STD-331 D has a number of changes. Here are some of the major ones:
- The transportation vibration section has been revised
- ITOP 1-2-601 has been added to Appendix section B3.1
- The leak test in Appendix section C8.1 uses a radioisotope method now in place of the previous halogen gas method
- Appenix F now references sever JOTPs (Joint Ordnance Test Procedures)
- Appendix F section F5 includes a new Electrical Stress Test
- Appendix G has a new section G5 plus other clarifying changes
- The addition of new definitions, editorial corrections, and clarifications have also been made
Many times updated Mil Standards will include black lines in the margins to help you find the corrections. This is not the case with MIL-STD-331 D since the revisions are extensive.
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