Specifications

MIL-STD-1472E
c. Maintenance of the equipment’s inherent NBC hardness shall not be dependent on
maintenance personnel expertise and critical alignmentdmaintenance actions.
4.11 Desire for electroma~netic ~ulse (EMP) hardening. As applicable, equipment design shall
be compatible with EMP hardening requirements, including personal amornmodations such as EMP-
hardened electrical power outlets and antenna lead-ins within EMP-hardened fmilities or spaces.
Access shall be provided to EMP-hardened facilities or spaces without the need to open doors or
hatches which form part of an electromagnetic barrier protecting the space. Items such as surge
mestors, terminal protection devices, and filters, which form part of an electromagnetic bamier for
protection against EMP effects, shall be accessible.