The PV connector is designed to meet the rugged requirements of MIL-C-26482, Series 2/MIL-C-83723 Series I*, the specification which delineates the critical requirements of space-age applications. PV connectors have been used extensively on major aerospace programs requiring general-purpose, miniature cylindrical bayonet coupling connectors such as Space Shuttle, Apollo, ATM, OWS Minuteman, Skylab, Thor-Delta, Titan IIIC, and Viking.