scope:

Purpose

The purpose of this standard is to establish uniform requirements for software development activities for mission critical systems.

Note 1: Terms that appear in italics are defined in Section 1.2 or Section 3.1 Terms.

Note 2: This standard is based on (DOD MIL-STD-498).

Application¹

This standard applies to the development of mission critical systems that contain software (such as hardware-software systems), software-only systems, and stand-alone software products. The application of this standard is intended as in the following paragraphs.

¹This subsection is based on information from Section 1 of (EIA/IEEE J-016).

intended Use:

This section contains information of a general or explanatory nature that might be helpful, but is not mandatory.