EMC Testing for Defense

Element Materials Technology has the global capacity for defense EMC testing. 

Element is the defense industry’s leading partner for the design, testing and qualification of military equipment entering into service around the world. 

We work with defense manufacturers from the conception of their products; our Early Stage Qualification (ESQ®) service supports them through the complex nature of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) qualification and testing of modern defense equipment. Our ESQ expertise gained from testing thousands of different products every year allows us to help companies experience a smoother journey through the final testing and validation phase of their projects, reducing both their risk and the final cost of testing. 

Element is UKAS accredited to BS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and has a global network of laboratories to deliver EMC testing in chambers that range in size from traditional dimensions for smaller systems or programmes up to our enormous military vehicle EMC test chamber. This was originally built to test the Challenger Main Battle tank, and has recently been used for the new generation of naval systems and British army vehicles including the Mastiff and Husky. We design and deliver pre-compliance testing and formal defense EMC testing programmes for over 350 military products every year. Our expertise in tri-service testing and validation helps the entire supply chain demonstrate the durability and effectiveness of its products in the challenging military environments into which they will be deployed. 

Our defense EMC testing and qualification services are designed to provide standard defense validation as well as help companies perform Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) testing in a short time period, most commonly against the following standards:

We also work with customers and the Ministry of Defence to develop testing packages that cover both defense and commercial requirements with a single test programme: