Overview of Military Standards for RF Cables and Connectors

Many coaxial cable and connector types are available in the RF and microwave industry designed for specific purposes and applications; compatibility with other RF microwave components is achieved with universally accepted cable and connector standards. The US Department of Defense (DOD) develops standards for materials, facilities, engineering, and testing practices in order to improve military operational readiness and reduce costs and production time. DOD standards have adopted non-government standards and practices that meet DoD performance requirements. This process is managed by the Defense Standardization Program who provides the standards and relevant specifications. RF cables and connectors used in military applications have demanding requirements for environmental specifications, such as temperature, shock, and vibration; these requirements are specified in detail the US Department of Defense military standards in MIL-DTL-17J for coaxial cables and MIL-PRF-39012 RF for coaxial connectors.

Department of Defense Standards (DoD)

The Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) database is a list of defense and federal standardization documents as well as adopted non-government standards (NGS), and Materiel International Standardization Agreements (ISAs).

MIL-DTL-17

Coaxial cables for military and aerospace applications must meet the standards and specifications in MIL-DTL-17 which details specifications for flexible and semi-rigid coaxial cables with solid and semisolid dielectric cores as well as single, dual, twin, and triaxial conductors intended for use in radio frequency applications.

MIL-PRF-39012

Coaxial connectors for military and aerospace applications must meet the standards and specifications in MIL-PRF-39012 which provides general requirements and test methods for RF connectors used with flexible and semirigid coaxial cables.

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