The Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Standardization Program describes its purpose as championing standardization throughout DoD to reduce costs and improve operational effectiveness. Its mission is to identify, influence, develop, manage, and provide access to standardization processes, products, and services for warfighters, the acquisition community, and the logistics community to promote interoperability, reduce total ownership costs, and sustain readiness.
In keeping with that purpose and mission, the Defense Standardization Program makes public certain DoD specifications and standards. The following glossary lists the Document IDs for, and descriptions of, active specifications for connectors that the DoD Defense Standardization Program has made available:
MIL-DTL-83723: Connectors, Electrical (Circular, Environment Resisting)
MIL-DTL-83723F(1) SUP1A: Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), receptacles and plugs, general specification
MIL-DTL-83723/61E: Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), dummy connector, receptacles (for MIL-C-26500 and MIL-C-83723, Series III, Classes A, R, and W)
MIL-DTL-83723/65E: Connector, electric (Circular, environment resisting), receptacle, (Single-hole mount, bayonet coupling, pin contact), (Series III, Class H)
MIL-DTL-83723/72D: Connector, electric (Circular, environment resisting), receptacle, (Single-hole mount, bayonet coupling, pin contact), (Series III, Class H)
MIL-DTL-83723/73E: Connector, electric (Circular, environment resisting), receptacle, (Single-hole mount, bayonet coupling, crimp socket contact), (Series III, Class A, G, R, and W)
MIL-DTL-83723/74E(1): Connectors, electric (Circular, environment resisting), receptacle, (Single-hole mount, bayonet coupling, crimp pin contact), (Series III, Classes A, G, R, and W)
MIL-DTL-83723/75D: Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), plug, (bayonet coupling, crimp socket contact), (Series III, Classes A, G, K, R, and W)
MIL-DTL-83723-76D: Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), Plug, (bayonet coupling, crimp pin contact), (Series III, Classes A, G, R, and W)
MIL-DTL-83723/77C(1): Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), Plug, (RFI, bayonet coupling, crimp socket contact), (Series III, Classes G, R, and W)
MIL-DTL-83723/78D: Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), Plug, (RFI, bayonet coupling, crimp pin contact), (Series III, Classes G, R, and W)
MIL-DTL-83723/79D: Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), receptacle, (flange-mount, bayonet coupling, solder pin contact), (Series III, Classes H and Y)
MIL-DTL-83723/80C: Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), receptacle (solder flange-mount, bayonet coupling, solder pin contact), (Series III, Classes H and Y)
MIL-DTL-83723/81E: Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), receptacle (single hole-mount, bayonet coupling, solder pin contact), (Series III, Classes H and Y)
MIL-DTL-83723/85F: Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), receptacle (single hole-mount, threaded coupling, crimp pin contact), (Series III, Classes A, G, K, N, R, S, and W)
MIL-DTL-83723/88D: Connectors, electrical, (Circular, environment resisting), receptacle (flange-mount, threaded coupling, solder pin contact), (Series III, Classes H, N, and Y)
MIL-DTL-83723/89E: Connectors, electrical, (Circular, environment resisting), receptacle (single hole-mount, threaded coupling, solder pin contact), (Series III, Classes H, N, and Y)
MIL-DTL-83723/90E: Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), receptacle, (solder flange-mount, threaded coupling, solder pin contact), (Series III< Classes H, N, and Y)
MIL-DTL-83723/93C: Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), receptacle (solder flange-mount, bayonet coupling, straight pin contact), (Series III, Class H and Y)
MIL-DTL-83723/94E: Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), receptacle (single hole-mount, bayonet coupling, straight pin contact), (Series III, Classes H and Y)
MIL-DTL-83723/95F: Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), plug (threaded coupling, self-locking, crimp socket contact), (Series III, Classes A, G, K, R, and W)
MIL-DTL-83723/96F: Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), plug (threaded coupling, self-locking, crimp pin contact), (Series III, Classes A, G, K, R, and W)
MIL-DTL-28731/38A: Connector, electrical, rectangular shield, for use with MIL-C-28731/32
MIL-DTL-38999/91 NOT 1: Connectors, electrical, circular, receptacle, dummy stowage, bayonet coupling (MIL-C-27599 Series I and MIL-DTL-38999 Series I)
MIL-DTL-38999/10A NOT 1: Connectors, electrical, circular, receptacle, dummy stowage, bayonet coupling (MIL-C-27599 Series II and MIL-DTL-38999 Series II)
MIL-C-83723/59C NOT 1: Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), protective covers, plug (for MIL-C-26500 and MIL-C-83723, Series III, Classes A, R, and W)
MIL-C-83723/60D NOT 1: Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), protective covers, receptacles (for MIL-C-26500 and MIL-C-83723, Series III, Class A, R, and W)
MIL-DTL-83723/61E: Connectors, electrical (Circular, environment resisting), dummy connector, receptacles (for MIL-C-26500 and Mil-C-83723, Series III, Classes A, R, and W)
MIL-STD-348A(6): Radio-frequency connector interfaces for MIL-C-3643, MIL-C-3650, MIL-C-3655, MIL-C-25516, MIL-C-26637, MIL-PRF-39012, MIL-PRF-49142, MIL-PRF-55339, MIL-C-83517
SAE-AS29600/23: Connectors, Electrical, Circular, Miniature, Composite, High-Density, Quick-Coupling, Environment Resistant, Contacts, Socket, Crimp Removable (for MIL-C-29600 Series B)
SAE-AS854049/103: Connectors, Accessories, Composite, RFI/EMI, Electrical, Strain Relief, Straight, Self-Locking, Category RELIEF, 3C (for MIL-DTL-38999 Series III and IV Connectors)
SAE-AS854049/104: Connectors, Accessories, Composite, RFI/EMI, Electrical Strain Relief, 45, Self-Locking, Category 3C (for MIL-DTL-38999 Series III and IV Connectors)
SAE-AS85049/105: Connectors, Accessories, Composite, RFI/EMI, Electrical Strain Relief, 90, Self-Locking, Category 3C (for MIL-DTL-38999 Series III an IV Connectors)
In addition to these specifications specifically for the connectors themselves, the DoD Defense Standardization Program makes available countless specifications for connector accessories, tools, and parts. Here, we list the active specifications for connector accessories in the SAE-AS85049 series, formerly the MIL-C-85049:
SAE-AS85049/109: Connector Accessories, Electrical Backshell, Straight, Non-Self Locking and Self Locking, Pre-Attached Shield Termination (RFI/EMI), Boot Accommodation, Category 3B (for MIL-DTL-83723 Series III, MIL-DTL-5015 [Series I and II], AS81703 Series III, and MIL-C-26482 Series II Connectors)
SAE-AS85049/111: Connector Accessories, Electrical Backshell, 90 Degree, Self-Locking and Non-Self-Locking, Pre-Attached Shield Termination (RFI/EMI), Boot Accommodation, Category 3B (for MIL-DTL-83723 Series III, MIL-DTL-5015 [Series I and II], AS81703 Series III, and MIL-C-26482 Series II Connectors)
SAE-AS85049/112: Connector Accessories, Electrical Backshell, Straight, Self-Locking and Non-Self-Locking, Pre-Attached Shield Termination (RFI/EMI), Boot Accommodation, Category 3B (for MIL-DTL-38999 Series I and II Connectors)
SAE-AS85049/114: Connector Accessories, Electrical Backshell, 90 Degree, Self-Locking and Non-Self-Locking, Pre-Attached Shield Termination (RFI/EMI), Boot Accommodation, Category 3B (For MIL-DTL-38999 Series I and II Connectors)
SAE-AS85049/115: Connector Accessories, Electrical Backshell, Straight Self-Locking and Non-Self-Locking, Pre-Attached Shield Termination (RFI/EMI), Boot Accommodation, Category 3B (for MIL-DTL-38999 Series III and IV Connectors)
SAE-AS85049/117: Connector Accessories, Electrical Backshell, 90 Degree, Self-Locking, Pre-Attached Shield Termination (RFI/EMI), Booth Accommodation, Category 3B (for MIL-DTL-38999 Series III and IV Connectors)
SAE-AS85049/118: Connector Accessories, Electrical, Strain Relief, Straight Self-Locking, Non-Self-Locking, Category 4B (for MIL-DTL-5015 Crimp, MIL-C-26482 Series 2, AS81703 Series 3, and MIL-DTL-83723 Series III Connectors)
SAE-AS85049/121: Connector Accessories, Electrical, Strain Relief, Straight Self-Locking, and Non-Self-Locking, Category 4C (for MIL-DTL-38999 Series I and II Connectors)
SAE-AS85049/123: Connector Accessories, Electrical, Strain Relief, 90 Self-Locking, and Non-Self-Locking, Category 4C (for MIL-DTL-38999 Series I and II Connectors)
SAE-AS85049/124: Connector Accessories, Electrical, Strain Relief, Straight Self-Locking, Category 4C (for MIL-DTL-38999 Series II and IV Connectors)
SAE-AS85049/126: Connector Accessories, Electrical, Strain Relief, 90 Self-Locking and Non-Self-Locking, Category 4C (for MIL-DTL-38999 Series III and IV Connectors) CS
