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SCOPE AND PURPOSE

This document provides guidance on appropriate measures and metrics, for the purpose of objectively determining the technical and operational performance of nonlethal land Vehicle Arresting Devices (VADs).

The aim of this STANREC is to have a capability-based standard, i.e. explicitly linking the technical performance of NLW to their purpose as a NLC.

The current edition is not meant to be a standard for the qualification of VADs. Instead, it is a common frame of reference to promote exchange and enable comparison of performance test results between nations. This document shall therefore provide a set of measures and metrics that, when assessed, would determine the performance of non-lethal VADs, relevant to the capability it represents.

The following general categories of non-lethal land VADs are recognized:

a. Permanent emplacement, requiring heavy/specialized supporting equipment, manpower and long preparation time (typically hours/days).

b. Deliberative emplacement, requiring supporting equipment, manpower and medium preparation time (typically minutes).

c. Hasty emplacement, requiring manpower and short preparation time (typically seconds).

The current edition of this STANREC is limited to:

a. Non-lethal land VADs primarily based on mechanical technology.

b. Deliberative and hasty emplaced arresting devices.

c. Targets which are wheeled, civil-based, land vehicles.