Table 514.8-1: Vibration environment categories

MIL-STD-810H, Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests

Last Updated 29 Oct 2026

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Life Phase	Platform	Category	Materiel Description	Annex	Test¹
Manufacture / Maintenance	Plant Facility / Maintenance Facility	1. Manufacture / Maintenance processes	Materiel / Assembly / Part	B	2
		2. Shipping, handling			2
		3. ESS			3
Transportation	Trucks and Trailers	4. Secured Cargo	Materiel as secured cargo⁴	C	I
		5. Loose Cargo	Materiel as loose cargo⁴		II
		6. Large Assembly Transport	Large assemblies, shelters, van and trailer units⁴		III
	Aircraft	7. Jet	Materiel as cargo		I
		8. Propeller
		9. Helicopter
	Watercraft⁵	10. Marine Vehicles
	Railroad	11. Train
Operational	Aircraft	12. Jet	Installed Materiel	D	I
		13. Propeller
		14. Helicopter
	Aircraft Stores	15. Jet	Assembled stores		IV
		16. Jet	Installed in stores		I
		17. Propeller	Assembled / Installed in stores		IV/I
		18. Helicopter	Assembled / Installed in stores		IV/I
	Missiles	19. Tactical Missiles	Assembled / installed in missiles (free flight)
	Ground	20. Ground Vehicles	Installed Materiel in wheeled /tracked trailer		I/III
	Watercraft⁵	21. Marine Vehicles	Installed Materiel		I
	Engines	22. Turbine Engines	Materiel Installed on Engines		I
	Personnel	23. Personnel	Materiel carried by/on personnel		2
Supplemental	All	24. Minimum Integrity	Installed on Isolators / Life cycle not defined	E	I
Supplemental	All Vehicles	25. External Cantilevered	Antennae, airfoils, masts, etc.	E	2

¹ Test procedure - see paragraph 4.

² See Annexes B, C, D, & E, and the paragraphs related to categories identified in the "Category" column. It is highly recommended that users read Annex A before applying Annex B, C, D and E vibration schedules

³ Refer to the applicable ESS procedure (for additional guidance see Annex A, Paragraph 2.1.6).

⁴ See paragraph 2.3.2 below.

⁵ For Navy vessels, see Method 528.1.

MIL-STD-810H

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