The MIL-STD-810 series of standards are issued by the United States Army's Developmental Test Command, to specify various environmental tests to simulate conditions that the tested item will encounter in the field. The current revision, as of 2006, is revision F, issued January 1, 2000, superseding revision E from 1989. The methods listed below, along with others, simulate specific environmental conditions, and are referred to by the specification for the device. There is no certification, qualification or approval from the military although in the course of complying with a contract to supply materiel that the vendor has tested using MIL-STD-810 procedures, the procuring activity may accept such results as compliant with the contract specification.
For Instance:
MIL-STD 810E Method 500.3 Low Pressure (aka Altitude testing)
MIL-STD 810E Method 501.3 High Temperature (Both storage and operating)
MIL-STD 810E Method 502.3 Low Temperature (Both storage and operating)
MIL-STD 810E Method 503.3 Temperature Shock (How well does the device handle going from high to low temps, and back)
MIL-STD 810E Method 506.3 Rain (How does the device do in wind blown rain)
MIL-STD 810E Method 507.3 Humidity (Can the device handle high Humidity)
MIL-STD 810E Method 508.4 Fungus (device is exposed to warm moist air in the presence of Fungus to see if it grows on the device)
MIL-STD 810E Method 509.3 Salt Fog (does the device rust/fail when exposed to salt fog)
MIL-STD 810E Method 510.3 Sand and Dust (how well does the device work when exposed to sand and dust)
MIL-STD 810E Method 511.3 Explosive Atmosphere (does the device create enough sparks/etc to cause an explosive atmosphere to blow up)
MIL-STD 810E Method 512.3 Leakage
MIL-STD 810E Method 513.4 Acceleration (constant acceleration)
MIL-STD 810E Method 516.4 Shock (either Shock Response Spectrums, or Triangle/sine/square wave shocks) - also transport shock
MIL-STD 810E Method 519.4 Gunfire Vibration
MIL-STD 810E Method 520.1 Temp, Humidity, Vibration (Traditionally sine wave (pre D) - later random vibration - combined with Temp testing)
MIL-STD 810E Method 521.1 Icing, Freezing Rain
Applicability to consumer products
Some consumer products claim ruggedization to the level of this standard. Such claims are more or less fraudulent, because the standard specifies only a method of testing and does not specify the amount of performance degradation permissible during or after being subjected to the (highly variable) test conditions. It is impossible for most of these claims to be true, because MIL-STD-810 is a test methods standard, not a performance specification. A device, for instance, cannot "comply with" nor can it be "approved." MIL-STD-810 methods are used to test compliance with, and are called out by, relevant military product specifications and are almost entirely meaningless without a specification that references such test methods and the performance which must be shown.
- The SamsungSGH-a837 "Rugby" wireless handset offered by AT&T Mobility "for dust, shock, vibration, rain, humidity, solar radiation, altitude and temperature extremes". [1]
- Most (not all) of Panasonic's Toughbook laptops comply with MIL-STD-810F.
- Dell Latitude XFR laptops. [2]
- Sonim XP1 ToughPhone / IP-54 certified / Mil-Spec approved
- Most, but not all, of MaxVision MaxPac high-end workstations comply with MIL-STD-810F Hot environment specifications.
- All GETAC Handheld / Notebook / Tablet prdoucts are claimed to comply with this standard.
- All GammaTech Durabook Notebook PC Models [3]
- GOWIN All Rugged Notebooks meet MIL-STD-810F standard.citation needed
- All Roper Mobile Technology products comply or exceed this standardcitation needed
- All Ruff PC Productscitation needed
- The IRONKEY portable flash drive is compliant with MIL-STD-810F for waterproofing and shock resistance.
- All of the General Dynamics/Itronix GoBook laptops comply with this standard
- Many Motorola cellular handsets, usually used with Nextel service, comply with this standard.
- The Verizon Wireless G'zOne Type-V cellular phone "...meets military specifications – 810F standards for water, shock and dust resistance; immersion; vibration, salt fog; humidity; solar radiation; altitude; and low and high temperature storage." [4]
- The Sanyo SCP-7050 offered by Sprint is as well.[5]
- All of Trident Space & Defense SSDs (Solid State Drives) meet the MIL-STD-810F standard. [6]
- The Nitecore Infinity range of high power Cree LED torches claim to comply with the MIL-STD-810F standard
- All Trimble/TDS Handheld Computers [7]are compliant with MIL-STD810F for waterproofing and shock resistance.
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