A Study on The Korean Climatic Condition for The Military Environmental Testing Specification.

군 환경시험규격 현실화를 위한 한반도 자연환경 조건분석

The required standards for environmental tests for communication and electronic equipment used currently in the army are not standards into which the Korean climate and use environment are taken into consideration. But the environmental testing standards of the U.S. army at the time of its establishment(MIL-STD-810) “A” version has been used without taking into consideration the Korean domestic situation and conditions by simply translating the US standards. Adherence to these standards may limit the ability to supply materials in case of emergency since the increase in the manufacturing costs according to excessively strict standards induces an increase in the acquisition cost of military equipment, unnecessarily high maintenance and repair expenses are consumed, and stocks of parts for the military use have to be retained at all times.