US military standard

Definition
military standard, "MILSTD", "MIL-SPEC", "MilSpecs"
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, (military standard) defense specifications,
handbooks, standards .

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military specifications "describe the physical and/or operational characteristics of a product
military standards "detail the processes and materials to be used to make the product.
Military handbooks are primarily sources of compiled information and/or guidance.

Official definitions are provided by DoD 4120.24-M, Defense Standardization Program (DSP)
Policies and Procedures, March 2000, OUSD (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Military_Standard

Document types
Acronym

Type

Definition
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(guidance document). MIL-STD-967
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MIL-HDBK

Defense
Handbook

MIL-SPEC

Defense
Specification

. MIL-STD-961 .

MIL-STD

Defense
Standard

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standards, manufacturing process standards, standard practices, and test
method standards 5 . MIL-STD-962
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MIL-PRF

Performance
Specification

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MIL-DTL

Detail
Specification

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Origins and evolution

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SECDEF Perry Memo (1994)

"Perry Memo" ''Specifications & Standards - A New Way of Doing Business'', DTD 29 Jun 94
Department of Defense must increase access to commercial state-of-the-art technology and must
facilitate the adoption by its suppliers of business processes characteristic of world class suppliers.
Integration of commercial and military development and manufacturing facilitates the development of
dual-use processes and products and contributes to an expanded industrial base that is capable of
meeting defense needs at lower costs.
moving to greater use of performance and commercial specifications and standards is one of
the most important actions that DoD must take to ensure we are able to meet our military, economic,
and policy objectives in the future.

(waiver)



(oversight)

MILSPEC reform final report (2001)

Defense Standards Improvement Council set in motion a short-term review and action plan for the
top 110 military specifications and standards identified by several studies as the most significant
cost-driver documents in defense acquisition.
45 Canceled Without Replacement
17 Converted to Guidance Handbooks
9 Replaced by Non-Government Standards
7 Converted to Performance Specifications
6 Retained for Reprocurement Only
26 Retained (18 of these have been updated to maximize use of
performance requirements and commercial practices)

The single most difficult and resource-intensive effort

under MilSpec Reform was the review and completion of
questionnaires for over 29,000 military specifications
and standards

9600 military specifications and standards were canceled

(nearly 6100 were canceled without replacement and
3500 were canceled and superseded by non-government
standards, performance specfications, commercial item
descriptions, and guidance handbooks)
Over 8100 military specifications were inactivated and
retained only to support reprocuement parts and components
for legacy equipment and system.

http://www.assistdocs.com/search/search_basic.cfm
http://everyspec.com/

NGS : Non-Government Standard

CID : Commercial item description

Other military spec

Def Stan (UK)
UK Defence Standardization is responsible for UK MOD standardization policies, standards,
procedures and guidance on standardization issues both nationally and internationally.
DStan provides performance specifications that support the delivery of military capability.
provision of standardization management support and assistance to project teams both to develop
their Standardization management plan and implementing the intelligent selection and use of
standards
negotiates, influences and agrees NATO and EDA standardization policy and procedures in support of
UK MOD military operations

STANAGS (NATO)
In NATO a Standardization Agreement (STANAG) defines processes, procedures, terms, and
conditions for common military or technical procedures or equipment between the member countries
of the alliance.
The purpose is to provide common operational and administrative procedures and logistics, so one
member nation's military may use the stores and support of another member's military. STANAGs also
form the basis for technical interoperability between a wide variety of communication and information
(CIS) systems essential for NATO and Allied operations.