Special Features:

Kitems are being coded as critical to insure source inspection will be performed at the point of manufacture, prior to material receipt by the us navy or other dod components. These items are piece parts or end items in support of vital military hardware necessary to sustain the successful mission of the ships, submarines, and shore stations of the us navy. Critical features including, but not limited to, dimensions, tolerances/clearances, electronic characteristics, and metallurgical properties will bespecified for government q ar (quality assurance representatives) to insure the highest possible degree of quality and reliability of these parts being delivered under navicp contracts; c/o housing and flask assembly

Properties:

A collection of two or more end items which do not comprise a complete guided missile system, incapable of intended operational ability without certain components supplied separately or already present at the point of usage. While it may include integral test equipment, the item does not include auxiliary diagnostic and repair equipment. See also guided missile and launcher, intercept-aerial.