MoD Committee on Defence Equipment Reliability & Maintainability (CODERM) Report
Report from 19th June 2025
R&M Specialist Seminar 2025: To be held in Abbey Wood. Call for speakers out now (all topics / themes welcomed).
Recent Activity:
- Defence Logistics Framework (DLF) and Knowledge in Defence (KiD) updates being undertaken as business as usual (accessible via the Defence Gateway).
- DE&S structural change – R&M is now part of the Support Authority, under ‘Systems Integration’.
- Working groups (with industry) held on Defence Standard 00-040 and Software Reliability.
Activities Planned:
- Ongoing DLF and KiD Updates.
- Continued engagement with industry to progress DE&S initiatives around Software Reliability and update of Defence Standard 00-040.
- Ongoing review and maintenance of other standards (including 00-042 Pt 5 Issue 3, 00-045 Pt 2 Issue 4, 00-045 Pt 3 Issue 4 and 00-049 Issue 5).
Standards Information:
- The following website was identified as providing a list of the dependability definitions from IEC 60050-192 http://www.electropedia.org
- ASD Standards
- ASD S4000P: Available at issue 2.2, for download at http://www.s4000p.org/. UK MOD is not currently active in this committee.
- ASD 5000F: Available at issue 3.1, for download at http://www.s5000f.org/downloads/. UK MOD is not currently active in this committee.
Health of the Competence – STEM Futures
- Recognition of an ongoing issue regarding SQEP and importance to engage with academia / develop junior R&M practitioners.
Reliable Software
- Software reliability has been a longstanding topic within the community, with a range of methods being applied to approach the matter. In light of some significant software issues induced over recent times, a paper titled ‘The Need for Reliable Software’ has been written and initially discussed amongst the CODERM community – the paper and discussion explores: (a) The difference between hardware and software from a reliability perspective; (b) Foreseen shortfalls and issues with current approaches to software reliability; and (c) Potential next steps to pursue.
- To this extent, a working group is being set up by DE&S, who in turn would welcome industry support and input to help develop future guidance on the topic. If you are interested in supporting this working group, please e-mail [email protected] (addressing your e-mail to the ETA Committee).