General Cable Military Shipboard Cable
General Cable’s engineered military qualified wire and cable has a long and
distinguished record of involvement in high-priority defense programs. Spanning all
branches of the Armed Forces, our cables continue to provide the “ultimate in
protection” for optical fiber signal and network communications cabling solutions.
As a long-term supplier to the military, General Cable has a strong tradition of dedicated
leadership in the integration of research, design, engineering and manufacturing of
generation after generation of MIL Spec cables.
With quality programs and certifications that include ISO 9001:2008, MIL-STD-790, MIL-
I-45208, MIL-STD-45662, ISO 17025 for calibration services, and second party lab
testing certification to IEC/ISO 17025 from UL and CSA, General Cable strives to
provide value through innovation and product quality.
From network communications and signal low-smoke, zero-halogen fiber optic cables
designed in accordance with M24643 to blown optical fiber systems qualified to M85045
and M49291, General Cable offers a wide selection of fiber optic solutions for military,
shipboard and specialty applications.
M85045F Military Specification
Low-Smoke, Zero-Halogen Shipboard Fiber Optic Cables
Fiber optic cables have replaced copper backbone and interconnect cables in U.S. Navy
shipboard communications networks because of escalating demand for security,
information integrity and increased bandwidth requirements. To further expand the cable
solutions for U.S. Naval Vessels, the same jacketing systems that had been successfully
utilized for copper cables have been incorporated into fiber optic cables.
A low-smoke, zero-halogen (LSZH) thermoset jacketing system was introduced under
M85045F (previously M85045E). This approach ensured that fiber optic cables would not
only maintain, but improve upon the overall system integrity previously achieved with
copper control and signal/data cables. M85045F has made qualified fiber optic cable
available to the U.S. Navy by setting the standard for this new generation of cables with
performance capabilities never before accomplished. General Cable was, and remains to
be an integral military partner in the development, qualification and manufacture of the
various fiber optic cables described in M85045F. We take great pride in our participation in
this significant technological accomplishment. General Cable’s fiber optic cables meet the
most stringent mission-critical demands with militarized LSZH designs that are suitable for
data transmission and communication applications aboard any U.S. Navy platform —
above or below the sea.
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