MIL-STD-810

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The MIL-STD-810 series of standards are issued by the United States Army's Developmental Test Command, to specify various environmental tests to prove that equipment qualified to the standard will survive in the field. The current revision, as of 2006, is revision F, issued January 1, 2000, superseding revision E from 1989. The under, and different methods test for different things.

For Instance:

MIL-STD 810E Method 500.3 Low Pressure (aka Altitude testing)

MIL-STD 810E Method 501.3 High Temperature (Both storage and operating)

MIL-STD 810E Method 502.3 Low Temperature (Both storage and operating)

MIL-STD 810E Method 503.3 Temperature Shock (How well does the device handle going from high to low temps, and back)

MIL-STD 810E Method 506.3 Rain (How does the device do in wind blown rain)

MIL-STD 810E Method 507.3 Humidity (Can the device handle high Humidity)

MIL-STD 810E Method 508.4 Fungus (device is exposed to warm moist air in the presence of Fungus to see if it grows on the device)

MIL-STD 810E Method 509.3 Salt Fog (does the device rust/fail when exposed to salt fog)

MIL-STD 810E Method 510.3 Sand and Dust (how well does the device work when exposed to sand and dust)

MIL-STD 810E Method 511.3 Explosive Atmosphere (does the device create enough sparks/etc to cause an explosive atmosphere to blow up)

MIL-STD 810E Method 512.3 Leakage

MIL-STD 810E Method 513.4 Acceleration (constant acceleration)

MIL-STD 810E Method 516.4 Shock (either Shock Response Spectrums, or Triangle/sine/square wave shocks) - also transport shock

MIL-STD 810E Method 519.4 Gunfire Vibration

MIL-STD 810E Method 520.1 Temp, Humidity, Vibration (Traditionally sine wave (pre D) - later random vibration - combined with Temp testing)

MIL-STD 810E Method 521.1 Icing, Freezing Rain (what the device sounds like)

[edit] Applicability to consumer products

Some consumer products claim ruggedization to the level of this standard:

Most (not all) of Panasonic's Toughbooks comply with MIL-STD-810F.
Sonim XP1 ToughPhone / IP-54 certified / Mil-Spec approved
All GETAC Handheld / Notebook / Tablet prdoucts are claimed to comply with this standard.
All GammaTech Durabook Notebook PC Models [1]
GOWIN All Rugged Notebooks meet MIL-STD-810F standard.^{[citation needed]}
All Roper Mobile Technology products comply or exceed this standard^{[citation needed]}
All Ruff PC Products^{[citation needed]}
The IRONKEY portable flash drive is compliant with MIL-STD-810F for waterproofing and shock resistance.
All of the General Dynamics/Itronix GoBook laptops comply with this standard
Many Motorola cellular handsets, usually used with Nextel service, comply with this standard.
The Verizon Wireless G'zOne Type-V cellular phone is "Certified to MIL-Standard 810F for Water, Dust, and Shock Resistance."^{[citation needed]}
The Sanyo SCP-7050 offered by Sprint is as well.[2]
All of Trident Space & Defense SSDs (Solid State Drives) meet the MIL-STD-810F standard. Trident SSD
The Nitecore Infinity range of high power Cree LED torches claim to comply with the MIL-STD-810F standard