MIL-HDBK-237 Revision D:2005

1. SCOPE
   1.1 Purpose
   1.2 Background
   1.3 Structure
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
   2.1 General
   2.2 Government Documents
         2.2.1 Specifications, Standards, and Handbooks
         2.2.2 Other Government Documents and Publications
   2.3 Non-Government Publications
3. DEFINITIONS
   3.1 General
   3.2 Definitions
         3.2.1 Electromagnetic Environment (EME)
         3.2.2 Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3)
         3.2.3 Equipment Spectrum Certification (ESC)
         3.2.4 Spectrum Management (SM)
         3.2.5 Spectrum Supportability (SS)
4. OVERVIEW OF E3
   4.1 EME
         4.1.1 General
         4.1.2 EME Effects
         4.1.3 Contributors to the EME
         4.1.4 Defining the EME
   4.2 EMC
   4.3 EMI
   4.4 EMP
   4.5 Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) Hazards (RADHAZ)
         4.5.1 HERP
         4.5.2 HERF
         4.5.3 HERO
   4.6 EMV
   4.7 Lightning
   4.8 Precipitation Static
   4.9 ESD
5. OVERVIEW OF SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT
   5.1 General
   5.2 Spectrum Supportability (SS)
         5.2.1 Joint Missions and Host Nation Agreements
         5.2.2 Equipment Spectrum Certification of CI
   5.3 Regulatory Organizations
         5.3.1 International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
         5.3.2 National
         5.3.3 Department of Defense
6. INCORPORATING E3/SS IN THE ACQUISITION PROCESS
   6.1 General
         6.1.1 Prior to Milestone A
         6.1.2 Before Milestone B (or before the first Milestone
                that authorizes contract award)
         6.1.3 Prior to Milestone C
         6.1.4 After Milestone C
   6.2 Pre-Acquisition Technology Projects
   6.3 Incorporating E3 Control and SS Requirements in JCIDS
         Documents
         6.3.1 Mission Area ICD
         6.3.2 CDD
         6.3.3 CPD
   6.4 ISP
   6.5 TEMP
         6.5.1 General
         6.5.2 Content
   6.6 Incorporating E3 Control and SS Requirements in Program
         Office Tasks and Products
         6.6.1 General
         6.6.2 E3/SS Considerations in Integrated Product Teams
                (IPTs)
         6.6.3 Specifying Requirements in Solicitation Documents
   6.7 Commercial Items and Non-Developmental Items (CI/NDI)
         6.7.1 SS Concerns
         6.7.2 E3 Concerns
   6.8 The Equipment Spectrum Certification Process
         6.8.1 General
         6.8.2 Overview of the Process
         6.8.3 Submission of DD Form 1494
         6.8.4 Frequency Assignments
         6.8.5 Note-To-Holders
   6.9 Systems Engineering Technical Reviews with Recommended
         E3/SS Actions
         6.9.1 Initial Technical Review (ITR)
         6.9.2 Alternative Systems Review (ASR)
         6.9.3 System Requirements Review (SRR)
         6.9.4 System Functional Review (SFR)
         6.9.5 Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
         6.9.6 Critical Design Review (CDR)
         6.9.7 Test Readiness Review (TRR)
         6.9.8 Readiness Reviews (RR)
         6.9.9 System Verification Review/Production Readiness
                Review (SVR/PRR)
         6.9.10 Physical Configuration Review (PCR)
         6.9.11 Engineering Change Proposal Review
    6.10 Summary Matrices of E3/SS Tasks and Applicable
         Documents
7. E3/SS TEST STRATEGY
    7.1 General
    7.2 Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E)
         7.2.1 General
         7.2.2 Subsystems and Equipment
         7.2.3 Platforms and Systems
         7.2.4 Verification of Special E3 Requirements
    7.3 Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E)
         7.3.1 General
         7.3.2 Intra-Platform/System EMI Testing
         7.3.3 Inter-Platform/System E3 Evaluations
    7.4 E3/SS Analyses and Predictions
         7.4.1 General
         7.4.2 E3/SS Analyses and Predictions Throughout
                the Acquisition Life Cycle
         7.4.3 E3/SS Analysis Process
         7.4.4 Cost of Analysis
    7.5 DOT&E Policy Memorandum of 25 Oct 1999
         7.5.1 General
         7.5.2 Responsibilities
         7.5.3 Process
    7.6 Summary E3/SS T&E Checklist
8. NOTES
    8.1 Intended Use
    8.2 Supers
    8.3 Changes From Previous Issues
    8.4 Subject Term (Key Word) Listing
APPENDIX A BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX B ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
APPENDIX C OVERVIEW OF THE ACQUISITION SYSTEM
APPENDIX D E3/SS TEST FACILITIES AND CAPABILITIES
APPENDIX E GUIDE FOR THE USE OF COMMERCIAL STANDARDS
FIGURES
TABLES
CONCLUDING MATERIAL

Gives the guidance for establishing and implementing effective electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) control and spectrum supportability (SS) for the design, development, and procurement of Department of Defense (DoD) platforms, systems, subsystems, or equipment.