4/3/23, 1:10 PM MIL-STD-461E Test Specifications
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE
CHARACTERISTICS OF SUBSYSTEMS AND
EQUIPMENT
MIL-STD-461E
is approved for use by all United States Departments
and
Agencies of the Department of Defense
Standard (.pdf) Description
MIL-STD-461E Requirements for the Control of Electromagnetic Interference Characteristics of Subsystems and Equipment.
MIL-STD-462D Measurement of Radio Frequency Spectrum Characteristics, Superceded by MIL-STD-461E
MIL-STD-464 Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Requirements for Systems.
MIL-STD-469 Radar Engineering Interface Requirements, Electromagnetic Compatibility Metric
MIL-STD-1542B Electromagnetic Compatibility and Grounding Requirements for Space System Facilities
MIL-STD-461E - Emission and Susceptibility Requirements
Requirement Type of Test Description Frequency Range
CE101 Conducted Emissions Power Leads 30Hz - 10kHz
CE102 Conducted Emissions Power Leads 10kHz - 10MHz
CE106 Conducted Emissions Antenna Terminal 10kHz - 40GHz
CS101 Conducted Susceptibility Power Leads 30Hz - 150kHz
CS103 Conducted Susceptibility Antenna Port Intermodulation, 15kHz - 10GHz
CS104 Conducted Susceptibility Antenna Port Signal Rejection, 30Hz - 20GHz
CS105 Conducted Susceptibility Antenna Port Cross-modulation, 30Hz - 20GHz
CS109 Conducted Susceptibility Structure Current 60Hz - 100kHz
CS114 Conducted Susceptibility Bulk Cable Injection 10kHz - 400MHz
CS115 Conducted Susceptibility Ground - Bulk Cable Injection Impulse Excitation
CS116 Conducted Susceptibility Power & I/O Damped Sinusoid Transients, 10kHz - 100MHz
RE101 Radiated Emissions Magnetic Field 30Hz - 100kHz
RE102 Radiated Emissions Electric Field 10kHz - 18GHz
RE103 Radiated Emissions Antenna Spurious & Harmonic Outputs 10kHz - 40GHz
RS101 Radiated Susceptibility Magnetic Field 30Hz - 100kHz
RS103 Radiated Susceptibility Electric Field 10kHz - 40GHz
RS105 Radiated Susceptibility Transient Electromagnetic Field Pulsed EMI - EMP
Requirement Matrix
Equipment CE101 CE102 CE106 CS101 CS103 CS104 CS105 CS109 CS114 CS115 CS116 RE101 RE102 RE103 RS101 RS103 RS105
Surface
A A L A S S S A A A A L A A L
Ships
Submarines A A L A S S S L A A A A L A A L
Aircraft,
A A L A S S S A A L A A L A A L
Army
Aircraft,
L A L A S S S A A A L A L L A L
Navy
Aircraft, Air
A L A S S S A A A A L A
Force
Space
A L A S S S A A A A L A
Systems
Ground,
A L A S S S A L L A L L A
Army
Ground, A L A S S S A A A L L A L
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Navy
Ground, Air
A L A S S S A L A A L A
Force
A = Applicable L = Limited applicability S = Specified in procurement Blank = Not Applicable
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