U.S. DoD
Contributions in the toolbox
- 1962
MIL-C-45662 formalizes traceable calibration systems for defense hardware.
→ Calibration Drift Projection - 1991
Releases MIL-HDBK-217F, the standard source for the failure rates feeding MTBF.
→ Availability (MTBF / MTTR) - 2008
Issues UFC 3-340-02, embedding the KB curves in blast-resistant design practice.
→ Blast Overpressure at Range (Hopkinson-Cranz)