Qualification Index
Testing Standards
What your hardware has to pass, and where Element U.S. Space & Defense qualifies it.
Browse the IndexCMMC Level 2 Certified
ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited at Select Centers (A2LA)
Established in 1961
Six Centers of Excellence
[To confirm with Element: proposed Orlando name (Aerospace Environmental Simulation), the new Fullerton and Orlando card descriptions, and the remaining Center names]
Fullerton, CA
E3 & Environmental
EMI/EMC, environmental, mechanical, and dynamics testing.
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Santa Clarita, CA
Space & Environmental Simulation
Dynamics, Acoustics, Vibration, Hypersonic, Mechanical, Pyroshock, and Fuel Icing.
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Rustburg, VA
Naval Systems & Heavyweight Shock
Shipboard shock, barge testing, shipboard vibration.
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Orlando, FL
Aerospace Environmental Simulation
Environmental simulation, hydraulics, mechanical, and reliability testing.
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Belcamp, MD
Ballistics & NDT
Armor, body armor, blast and non-destructive testing.
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Camden, AR
Energetics & Munitions
Insensitive munitions, arena testing, lot acceptance.
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The Index
Standards, test methods and accreditations, grouped by the Center of Excellence that runs them.
[To confirm with Element: the lab assignment for each listing below]
E3 & Environmental Fullerton, CA
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MIL-STD-461
Electromagnetic interference control for subsystems and equipment
Standard
MIL-STD-464
Electromagnetic environmental effects requirements for systems
Standard
MIL-STD-704
Aircraft electric power characteristics
Standard
MIL-STD-1275
28 VDC electrical systems in military vehicles
Standard
MIL-STD-1399 Section 300
Shipboard electric power interface
Standard
RTCA/DO-160 Section 21
Emission of radio frequency energy from airborne equipment
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MIL-STD-202
Test methods for electronic and electrical component parts. Fullerton is DLA-approved for this specification.
Standard
MIL-STD-1344
Test methods for electrical connectors. Fullerton is DLA-approved for this specification.
Standard
EIA-364
Test procedures for electrical connectors and sockets. Fullerton is DLA-approved for this specification.
Space & Environmental Simulation Santa Clarita, CA
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Thermal vacuum (TVAC)
Thermal cycling under vacuum to simulate space
Test method
Space simulation
Launch and on-orbit environment qualification
Test method
Shock and vibration testing
Dynamics qualification on shakers and shock machines
Test method
Acceleration and centrifuge testing
Sustained g-loading of hardware on a centrifuge
Test method
Combined environments testing
Simultaneous thermal, vibration and altitude exposure
Aerospace Environmental Simulation Orlando, FL
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MIL-STD-810
Environmental engineering considerations and laboratory tests
Test method
MIL-STD-810 Method 510
Sand and dust
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RTCA/DO-160
Environmental conditions and test procedures for airborne equipment
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ISTA 1A–1D, 2A, 2B
Packaged-product transit testing. Orlando is ISTA-certified for these procedures.
Ballistics & NDT Belcamp, MD
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NIJ 0101
Ballistic resistance of body armor. Belcamp is approved under the NIJ Compliance Testing Program for 0101.06 and 0101.07.
Standard
MIL-STD-662
V50 ballistic limit test for armor
Test method
Blast testing
Structural and glazing response to blast loading
Test method
Non-destructive testing (NDT)
Inspection that evaluates hardware without damaging it
Accreditation
NVLAP
NIST National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program. Belcamp, MD is NVLAP accredited.
Energetics & Munitions Camden, AR
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MIL-STD-2105
Hazard assessment tests for non-nuclear munitions
Test method
Arena testing (ITOP 4-2-13)
Warhead fragment characterization on an instrumented range
Test method
Lot acceptance testing
Sample testing that releases a production lot
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Independently Recognized & Verifiable
Certificates, scopes and verification links live on the Accreditations page.
View Accreditations[To confirm with Element: ITAR registration. Add it back only with proof]
Company-wide
CMMC Level 2 Certified
The U.S. Department of Defense standard for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information.
Belcamp, Fullerton, Orlando, Santa Clarita
ISO/IEC 17025 (A2LA)
Laboratory competence for the tests on each site’s scope of accreditation.
Belcamp, MD
NVLAP
Accreditation under the NIST National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program.
Belcamp, MD
NIJ Compliance Testing Program
Approved to conduct body armor compliance testing to NIJ standards, including 0101.06 and 0101.07.
Fullerton, CA
Defense Logistics Agency
Approved for testing to EIA-364, MIL-STD-202 and MIL-STD-1344.
Orlando, FL
ISTA Certified
Certified for ISTA transit test procedures 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A and 2B.
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