Mil Spec Wire – military specification wire – is the standard that is used for wires and cables that are required for applications in military and aerospace. This type of wire can be used in many different ways within military and aerospace applications and has been designed to be incredibly tough. Mil Spec Wire will withstand some of the harshest conditions and is reliable in terms of performance, which is why it’s the gold standard when it comes to aerospace and military requirements.
What is Mil Spec Wire?
It’s wire that will perform in environments that are likely to be found in military use and also when it comes to aerospace. So, it conforms with the specifications for these industries and has been designed to deliver performance in environments that are often incredibly stressful. Because Mil Spec Wire is constructed to be incredibly durable and withstand challenging conditions it can be used for a very wide range of purposes. These include safeguarding and protective housing, point-to-point wiring, airframe cable, antennas, bonding moving parts, bus-bar and ground wire. Where a situation demands wiring that is reliable in a whole different range of physical environments, Mil Spec Wire is the one.
Why is Mil Spec Wire the gold standard?
Because it guarantees performance under stress and in extreme circumstances. It can be used as aircraft cable, marine cable and also in military computerised applications. Mil Spec Wire is vital for high frequency applications where there are likely to be high temperatures to contend with. This is because Mil Spec Wire has ideal stable characteristics with no power loss. Mil Spec Wire also comes in a wide variety of different sizes, styles and conductors, which means that it’s a very versatile option and can be used to fit most applications.
Where will you find Mil Spec Wire?
- High frequency electronic applications where the wiring is likely to be exposed to high temperatures.
- Anywhere that cabling is required for critical military computerised operations.
- Severe environments that other types of cabling could not withstand, for example where conditions are hot or exposure risk is high.
- Any physically demanding environment that could put regular cables under stress, for example in military ground vehicles, airframe point-to-point wiring, to provide shielding and protective covering and in high current applications.
Why is Mil Spec Wire the first choice?
Mil Spec Wire has some excellent properties where cabling and wires are required to perform in environments that aren’t naturally suited to them. Plus, Mil Spec Wire can also be custom-designed so that it is specifically tailored to the needs of the individual application. This means that even the most innovative and forward-thinking projects in military and aerospace are still supported with precisely the right Mil Spec Wire design.
Mil Spec Wire is the gold standard in military and aerospace applications thanks to the way it performs in the environments that are common to these industries – with absolute reliability every time. At GEM Cable we are AS9100D & BS EN ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001-2015 certified UK manufacturers of bespoke cable assemblies, control boxes, harnesses, wiring looms, panels, fibre optic products and total network solutions.
