NON MEASUREMENT SENSITIVE
MIL-M-8856B
22 October 1990
MILITARY SPECIFICATION
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Superseding
MIL-M-8856A
29 October 1969
MISSILES, GUIDED,
STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
“GENERALSPECIFICATION FOR
Thls specification is approved for use by al1 Departments and Agencies of the
Department of Defense.
1.
SCOPE
1.1 W2J&2.
This specification establishes the structural performance and
verification requirements for guided missiles.
The requirements of this
specification are established to assure that guided missiles delivered .to
operational units have adequate structural
integrity to accomplish their
intended purposes.
1.2
ADDliCiIbilitY
This specification is directly applicable to guided
missiles.
However, t;e degree of applicability may vary “between types of
guided missile systems.
The extent of applicability shal1 be in accordance
with the provisions of 1.3.
1.2.1 Guided missiles.
The extent of applicabi1ity of “guided missiles”
includes “cruise” missiles and may also by logical extension include other
unmanned air-vehicles. However,
“ballistic” missiles such as the “ICBM” are
specifically excluded.
1.3 Modification and amplification.
This specification may be.modified
and amplified in contracts for guided missiles by type, detail, design data,
and test specifications, and addenda thereto.
Beneficial comments (recommendations,additions, deletions) and any Pertinent
data which may be of use in improving this document .shquld be addressed to:
Naval Air Engineering Center, Systems Engineering and Standardization Depart-
ment .(Code 53), Lakehurst,
NJ’ 08733-51,00,by usjng the self-addressedStand-
ardization Document Improvement Proposal
(DD Form’1426) appearing at the end
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DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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