本联合军械测试程序（JOTP）应作为美国联合军种安全和适用性服务测试程序，适用于小于20mm的小口径弹药，直到北约盟军委员会326（AC326）批准盟军弹药安全和适用性服务评估测试程序（AAS3P-22 Ed（A））。经AAS3P批准后，应对本文件进行彻底审查，以取代本文件。本JOTP涵盖的弹药类别包括球、曳光弹、穿甲弹（和变种）、易碎弹、燃烧弹、高爆弹（HE）和变种、训练弹（如空弹、缩小射程和目标练习）、猎枪和非致命性弹药。

This Joint Ordnance Test Procedure (JOTP) shall serve as the US Joint Services Safety and Suitability for Service Test Procedures with regards to Small Caliber Ammunition Less Than 20mm until which time the Allied Ammunition Safety And Suitability for Service Assessment Test Procedure (AAS3P-22 Ed (A)) is approved by NATO Allied Committee 326 (AC326). Upon approval of the AAS3P, thorough review of this document shall be conducted with the intent to supersede. The categories of ammunition covered by this JOTP are ball, tracer, armor piercing (and variants), frangible, incendiary, high explosive (HE) and variants, training (such as blanks, reduced range and target practice), shotgun and less than lethal ammunition.