JOTP-011
5 December 2014
APPENDIX D. OPERATING TEST DESCRIPTIONS
ANNEX 1. FIRING SAFETY TESTS
The firing safety tests are performed upon completion of the sequential environmental tests. All
of these tests are conducted remotely with the munition temperature conditioned to the appropriate
temperature.
The low-temperature test items are to be temperature stabilized to
-46 °C prior to performing the firing tests. The high-temperature test items are to be temperature
stabilized to 63 °C or the unpackaged SRE temperature, whichever is higher, prior to performing
the firing tests. Firing tests should be conducted within the shortest duration possible upon
removal from the conditioned environment. The maximum duration should be 30 minutes.
D.1-1 DYNAMIC FIRING.
The dynamic firing tests are conducted on an instrumented firing range to demonstrate that the
munition: is safe to launch (does not eject hazardous debris or detonate upon ignition), safely
separates from the launch point/tube, and travels at and explosively functions at trajectories which
cause no additional hazards to the firing crew. Performance data shall be recorded but not used as
acceptance criteria except as related to safety. Additional data are collected to support the Weapon
Danger Area and Health Hazard Analyses.
a. Record launch, early flight, and air burst or target impact portions of the flight with high-
speed cameras, radars, or infrared sensors. Record fire control and ground signals. Obtain air
burst data, munition position and velocity data and, as applicable, miss distance data for these
firings.
b. Health Hazard Analysis. Collect applicable health hazard data as required for the
intended platform(s). Consider acoustic energy, blast overpressure, toxic gases, thermal effects,
radiance, and launch shock (recoil) data in accordance with Appendix H, Annex 2. These data are
collected at positions to be occupied by the launch crew. Also collect these data outside of the
firing position to define the launch space that is unsafe for occupancy during firings.
c. Weapon Danger Area Analysis. Plot all munition impact coordinates (measured during
successful and unsuccessful dynamic firings) on weapon danger area profiles. Develop statistical
density distributions of the impacts for assessment of the specified weapon danger area profiles
and the firing range safety profiles. Use warhead arming and functioning data from the unmanned
firings and the warhead arena trials (Appendix D, Annex 2, Paragraph D.2-4), combined with
munition impact data and weapon danger area profiles, to assess launch area safety and downrange
safety, including friendly soldier overflight safety, as applicable. Further guidance may be found
in STANAG 2240, Allied Range Safety Publication 1 (ARSP-1 VOL II) Weapon Danger Areas /
Zones For Unguided Weapons For Use by NATO Forces in a Ground Role.
d. Launch Debris. Determine launch debris patterns, velocities, sizes, and masses using
soft media fragment collection packs and high speed cameras during the dynamic firings. Collect
these data outside of the operator's position to define the launch space that is unsafe for occupancy
during firings.
D.1-2 FUZE ARMING DISTANCE FIRING.
D.1-1
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