Aerospace & Defence

MIL-STD-810H Qualification for Avionics Enclosures

A defence electronics programme improved first-pass qualification rates by moving to a more controlled environmental simulation workflow for avionics enclosure testing.

When a defence electronics OEM needed tighter control over environmental qualification, Indeecon helped define a chamber strategy better aligned to altitude, humidity, and thermal performance expectations.

Challenge

The OEM was seeing variability between lab runs and limited traceability between environmental profiles and enclosure failure analysis.

Solution

Indeecon recommended an upgraded environmental simulation setup with better repeatability, clearer test segmentation, and a workflow aligned to aerospace documentation requirements.

Outcomes

  • First-pass qualification rate improved to 94%
  • Better correlation between environmental profile and failure mode
  • Less downtime between test sequences
  • Cleaner reporting for defence programme reviews