NB: The definitions below are for words, or technical vocabulary, specific to Military Air Environment use.

Where a word appears in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the definition below is specific only to the

associated context and OED definitions should be used in all other usages.

Term

Abbreviation

Chapter Reference

Storage Life

Chap 14.6

Description

For explosives: the time for which an item, in given storage conditions, may expect to remain safe and suitable

for service (STANAG 4315 and AOP-46).