Military Standards and Specifications
Military specifications describe a product’s physical or operational characteristics, and military standards detail the processes and materials used to make it. Both serve as a common language among military organizations to promote interoperability and reliability. DLA manages around 12,500 of more than 27,000 active departmentwide documents, to include defense specifications, standards, and handbooks; federal specifications and standards; guide specifications; commercial item descriptions; and non-government standards.