MIL-STD-2069, MILITARY STANDARD: REQUIREMENTS FOR AIRCRAFT NONNUCLEAR SURVIVABILITY PROGRAM (24 AUG 1961) (S/S BY MIL-HDBK-2069)

MIL-STD-2069, MILITARY STANDARD: REQUIREMENTS FOR AIRCRAFT NONNUCLEAR SURVIVABILITY PROGRAM (24 AUG 1961) (S/S BY MIL-HDBK-2069)., The survivability of an aircraft operating in an enemy threat environment depends on its design and on the emphasis placed on its survivability throughout its life cycle. The cost of modern aircraft weapon systems, the aircraft and personnel attrition experienced in recent combat, and the resulting loss of operational capability make survivability enhancement imperative. Significant advances in technology have been, and are being made which provide the potential to increase substantially the survivability of existing and future military aircraft in the nonnuclear threat environment. To obtain the maximum payoff from these technology advances, it is essential that the survivability design discipline be effectively implemented throughout the life cycle of the aircraft weapon system. This standard was prepared in recognition of the need for a standardized systems approach to improving the survivability of military aircraft. The standard provides the requirements and guidelines necessary for the establishment and conduct of aircraft survivability programs while maintaining the flexibility required by system acquisition program managers in the development of a survivability program compatible with the needs of the procuring service and the scope of the system acquisition program.