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RTCA DO-160 EMC Testing

UK labs and consultancies for RTCA DO-160 testing of airborne equipment.

Electromagnetic Testing Services Limited

Electromagnetic Testing Services holds UKAS accreditation (schedule 4416) with a flexible scope covering commercial and automotive EMC testing, operating from Stebbing, Essex since incorporation in 1992. The lab's work spans commercial, industrial, medical, railway and military product testing alongside EMC consultancy.

AQL EMC Limited

AQL EMC traces its UKAS accreditation (number 0018) back to 1982, making it the longest continuously accredited EMC test laboratory in the UK; the company itself was formed in 1988 out of an EMC department with roots in MOD ship and submarine testing dating to the 1960s. Based in Wimborne, it tests to RTCA DO-160 (revisions C-F), MIL-STD-461 (revisions C-F), DEF STAN 59-411 and specialist HIRF/attenuation, RS105, HERO, NEMP and RADHAZ testing, either in its own laboratory or on customers' premises. AQL EMC became part of the Eurofins Scientific group in June 2023 and of UL Solutions in October 2026.

RTCA DO-160 EMC testing in the UK covers the environmental and electromagnetic test procedures for airborne equipment, used across civil and military aerospace. EMC sits in several sections, including power input, voltage spikes, audio frequency and induced signal susceptibility, radio frequency susceptibility and emissions, and lightning induced transients.

Check which sections and categories your equipment specification calls up, and whether the lab's accreditation covers them. Lightning sections need specialist facilities, so confirm those separately. Some labs also test to EUROCAE ED-14, the European equivalent.

Use the filters to narrow by accreditation and facility type, then shortlist and send one enquiry to all of them.

Related pages: Military & Aerospace Testing, MIL-STD-461 EMC Testing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which DO-160 sections are EMC?

Several, including power input, voltage spike, susceptibility to audio frequency, induced signal and radio frequency, radio frequency emissions, and lightning induced transient susceptibility.

Do I need every section?

No. Your equipment specification names the sections and categories that apply.

Can these labs do lightning testing?

Some can. Lightning sections need specialist facilities, so check the listing and ask in your enquiry.

Is DO-160 the same as ED-14?

They are equivalent documents published by RTCA in the US and EUROCAE in Europe.

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