NATO/PfPUNCLASSIFIED STANAG 4363 (Edition 2) NORTHATLANTICTREATYORGANIZATION (NATO) NATO STANDARDIZATION AGENCY (NSA) STANDARDIZATIONAGREEMENT (STANAG) SUBJECT: FUZINGSYSTEMS: DEVELOPMENT TESTING FORTHE ASSESSMENT OF LEAD AND BOOSTER EXPLOSIVE COMPONENTS Promulgatedon25February2002 JanHERIKSEN RearAdmiral,NONA Director,NSA NATO/PfP UNCLASSIFIED NATO/PfP UNCLASSIFIED STANAG4363 (Edition 2) RECORDOFAMENDMENTS Reference/dateof Date No. Signature amendment entered EXPLANATORY NOTES AGREEMENT 1. This NATO Standardization Agreement (STANAG)is promulgated by the Director,NSA under the authorityvested inhimby theNATOMilitaryCommittee. 2. Nodeparturemay be made from the agreement without consultation with the tasking authority.Nations may propose changes at any time to the tasking authority where they will be processed in the same manner as the original agreement. Ratifying nations have agreed that national orders, manuals and instructions implementing 3. this STANAG will include a reference to the STANAG number for purposes of identification. DEFINITIONS 4. Ratification is"in NATO Standardization,thefulfilment by which a member nation formally accepts, with or without reservation, the content of a Standardization Agreement" (AAP-6). Implementation is "in NATO Standardization,the fulfilment by a member nation of its 5. obligations as specified in a Standardization Agreement"(AAP-6). 6. Reservation is"in NATO Standardization,the stated qualification by a member nation that describes the part of a Standardization Agreement that it will not implement or will implement only with limitations" (AAP-6). RATIFICATION,IMPLEMENTATIONANDRESERVATIONS 7. Page (ii) gives the details of ratification and implementation of this agreement. If no details are shown it signifies that the nation has not yet notified the tasking authority of its intentions. Page (iv) (and subsequent) gives details of reservations and proprietary rights that have been stated. FEEDBACK 8. Any comments concerning this publication should be directed toNATO/NSA-Bvd Leopold Il, 1110Brussels-BE. -ii- NATO/PfPUNCLASSIFIED NATO/PfP UNCLASSIFIED STANAG4363 (Edition 2) NAVYIARMYIAIR NATOSTANDARDIZATIONAGREEMENT (STANAG) FUZINGSYSTEMS:DEVELOPMENTTESTINGFORTHEASSESSMENTOFLEAD ANDBOOSTEREXPLOSIVECOMPONENTS Annex: Nationaf SafetyApprovingAuthorities Related documents: AOP-7 Manual of Tests forthe Qualificationof ExplosiveMaterials forMilitary Use. AOP-15 Guidance on the Assessment of the Safety and Suitability for Service of Non-NuclearMunitionsforNATOArmedForces. AOP-16 Fuzing Systems: Safety Design Guides. AOP-21 Fuzing Systems-Manual of Development, Characterization and Safety Test Methods and Procedures for Lead and Booster Explosive Components. AOP-38 Glossary of Terms and Definitions concerning the Safety and Suitability for Service of Munitions,Explosives and Related Products. STANAG4147 Chemical Compatibility of Ammunition Components with Explosives and Propellants (Non-NuclearApplications). STANAG4157 Suitability for Service. - (AOP-20). STANAG4170 Principles and Methodologyfor the Qualification of Explosive Materials for Military Use (AOP-7). STANAG4187 FuzingSystems-SafetyDesignRequirements. STANAG4368 Electricand LaserIgnitionsystemsfor Rocketsand GuidedMissile Motors-SafetyDesignRequirements. AIM 1. The aim of this Agreement is to standardize development testing for the characterization and safety assessmentofleadandboosterexplosivecomponentsforfuzingsystems. -1- NATO/PfPUNCLASSIFIED NATO/PfPUNCLASSIFIED STANAG4363 (Edition 2) AGREEMENT 2. Participating nations agree that: Developmenttestingfortheassessmentofleadandboosterexplosivecomponentsfol fuzing systems shall be conducted in accordance with and meet the requirements of Allied Ordnance Publication 21 (AOP-21). The National Safety Approving Authority (NSAA), listed in Annex A, of the nation b. responsibleforthedevelopmentoftheexplosivecomponentwillprovidetheresultsofthe tests to other ratifying nations forassessment on rec