Working on a missile or defense system?

There are many stress factors like extreme temperatures, tough weather and terrain, severe vibration, high impact and harsh chemicals that can cause cable materials to deteriorate over time. Also, many cables are being damaged from complex routing. These challenges can risk missions and personnel safety, plus result in cost-intensive cable replacements, maintenance, repair, labor and downtime. It all starts with cable material durability, flexibility and reliability, and this is where Gore’s expertise can make a difference.

At Gore, we can provide the piece of mind that despite your environment our products provide proven performance where many fail to operate reliably each and every time. We know our cables and cable assemblies are connected to some of the most sophisticated electronics and represent a lifeline to military personnel so they matter.

Connect with a Gore specialist to discuss your specific application needs and challenges.

Check out the capabilities and solutions that we offer to the aerospace and defense sector and our role in future aircraft programs.

• Defense Cable and Cable Assemblies
• High Performance Aerospace Wires
• GORE® SKYFLEX® Aerospace Materials
• Future Vertical Lift Program

Our commitment to innovation is based on decades of carefully understanding materials and how they interact with real-world conditions. We have unique and unparalleled expertise in manipulating expanded PTFE (ePTFE) and other fluoropolymers. Our engineers can change a materials structure, shape, thickness and surface geometry, then pair it with complementary materials to provide the performance qualities required by the application and customers. The result is our ability to make cables and cable assemblies that are more durable, flexible and reliable. Despite their environments, our products have been proven now and over time.

Standard cable materials with more durability tend to be thick and heavy, but each extra pound/kilogram of weight can increase operating costs. Fortunately, we can manipulate our materials to make them thinner, lighter and smaller without compromising durability or signal quality and transmission. Some of our products are up to 60% lighter than industry alternatives, saving valuable weight and space in aircraft, vehicles and soldier-worn equipment. And unlike standard materials that are stiff and difficult to handle, our cable materials are highly flexible for faster, trouble-free routing and use.

Whatever the mission or operation, we offer standard and custom cables and cable assemblies for aerospace and defense to meet your exact application requirements and future needs.

Since 1958, the armed forces have trusted and relied on Gore’s defense cable and cable assemblies for mission success and personnel safety. We’re proud that our products have won industry awards and are used in many land and aviation applications, including every major military aircraft, like the latest fifth-generation F-35 fighter jet.