TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to discuss changes to MIL-STD-1530C “Aircraft Structural Integrity Program” to account for the increased usage of composites in aircraft structures. Design/methodology/approach– The evolution of the Aircraft Structural Integrity Program is presented and the five tasks that comprise the program are assessed for compatibility with composite aircraft structures. Findings– This paper identifies a number of recommended changes to MIL-STD-1530C to ensure that the unique behaviour of composites is considered within the Aircraft Structural Integrity Program. Originality/value– This paper recommends changes to MIL-STD-1530C to account for composite aircraft structures, thus providing assurance compatibility of the Aircraft Structural Integrity Program with composite materials. VL - 5 IS - 1 SN - 1757-9864 DO - 10.1108/IJSI-02-2013-0002 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSI-02-2013-0002 AU - Warren Aaron AU - Heslehurst Rikard AU - Wilson Eric PY - 2014 Y1 - 2014/01/01 TI - Composites and MIL-STD-1530C T2 - International Journal of Structural Integrity PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 2 EP - 16 Y2 - 2024/03/29 ER -