Evolution of the military munitions RF environment

With the increase in joint and combined operations, the decrease in the military spectrum and the increase use of mobile communication, the specified RF environment over the years has evolved especially in respect to the effect on ordnance safety. The presentation identifies these changes and some of the incidents that have triggered reviews since 1964 to the present day with the publication of the NATO AECTP 258 February 2009. It will provide the rationale that nations have used to determine their RF environment and how a worst case approach was formulated.