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Reliability of equipment is a major factor contributing towards the success of military missions. Military equipment therefore needs to be maintained in the most judicious, scientific and meticulous manner. Over-maintenance and under-maintenance are both detrimental to the reliability of equipment. Thus, there is a need for evolving optimal maintenance. Failure mode, effects and criticality analysis (FMECA) of equipment is an effective scientific tool to identify the assemblies, sub-assemblies and components that are critical for the satisfactory performance of equipment. Once these critical items are identified, the most suitable and economical maintenance philosophy and practices can be applied to them.