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QUALIFIED. NOT CLAIMED
You order D38999. Check that you receive JD38999.
J D38999/26VB35SN Marked on the part. You order it as D38999/26VB35SN.
J D38999/20VB35PN Marked on the part. You order it as D38999/20VB35PN.
HOW TO VERIFY A 38999 SERIES III CONNECTOR Three checks. Two minutes.
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You order D38999. A qualified part (QPL) arrives marked JD38999. The "J" for Jan Brand is a US Government certification mark, only connector qualified MIL-DTL-38999 can be marked with the J in front of the part number. It appears on the connector, never in the order code. A part marked D38999 without the J is making a claim. With the J, it points to a record. All sub assembled components come from a qualified source. This ensures traceability and quality insurance.
The same DLA sheet names the distributors we autorize listed as category C (Value Added Distributors) : ACAL BFI, Air Cost Control, Amphenol Air LB GmbH, Apollo Aerospace UK, Heilind Electronics GmbH, PEI Genesis Ltd, Quittner & Schimek, Radiotechnika Marketing Sp.zo.o, Suministros De Connectores Spain, TTI Europe. (list up to date 30/09/2026)
Search MIL-DTL-38999 on QPD, the DLA's public Qualified Products Database: https://weaponssupportapps.dla. mil/programs/qmlqpl/QPLdetail. aspx?QPL=38999 Amphenol Socapex is listed under CAGE code F6162 for Series I, and III, including D38999/20, /24 and /26.
Our qualifications on record
USA MIL-DTL-38999 Series III D38999/20 (Square Flange Receptacle) D38999/24 (Jam nut receptacle)
EUROPE EN3645 EN3645 (type 38999 Series III)
FRANCE / GERMANY HE308 Legacy French Standard 38999 Series I and blind mate RNJ connector VG VG95319 (type 38999 Series III) VG96944 (type PowerSafe) VG96949 (type USB3FTV) V VG96912 (type 38999 Series I.5)
USA MIL-DTL-38999 Series I MS27466 (Square Flange Receptacle) MS27467 (Straight plug) MS27468 (Jam nut receptacle) MS27496 ( Front pannel Box mount receptacle ) MS27505 ( Back pannel Box mount receptacle ) MS27656 (Back pannel Square Flange)
D38999/26 (Straight Plug) D38999/28 (receptacle nut) D38999/62 (sealing boot)
MIL-DTL-38999 contact arrangements on record
Shell Series I · MS27466 / 67 / 68
MS27496
MS27656
MS27505
Shell 9 · A 11 · B 13 · C 15 · D 17 · E 19 · F 21 · G 23 · H 25 · J 9 · A 11 · B 13 · C 15 · D 17 · E 19 · F 21 · G 23 · H 25 · J
35 98
35 98
35 98
35 98
2 4 5 35 98 99
4 35 98
2 5 35 98 99
4 35 98
4 8 35 98
4 8 35 98
4 8 35 98
4 8 35 98
5 15 18 19 35 97 3 6 8 26 35 99 11 19 30 32 35
5 15 18 19 35 6 8 26 35 99
5 15 18 19 35 97 3 6 8 26 35 99 11 19 30 32 35
5 15 18 19 35 6 8 26 35 99
11 18 19 32 35 66 11 16 35 39 41 75 76
11 18 19 32 35 66 11 16 35 39 41 75 76
11 16 35 39 41 75 76
11 16 35 39 41 75 76
21 35 53 55
21 35 53
21 35 53 55
21 35 53
4 8 19 29 35 43 46 47 61
4 24 29 35 37 61
4 8 19 29 35 43 46 47 61
4 24 29 35 37 61
Series III · D38999/20 / 24 / 26
35 98
2 4 5 35 98 99
4 8 35 98
5 15 18 19 35 97 2 3 6 8 26 35 99 11 18 19 28 32 35
11 16 29 35 39 41 75 76
21 35 53 55
4 7 8 9 10 11 19 20 21 24 29 35 37 43 46 47 61 91
Contact arrangements per MIL-STD-1560.
Test or Qualification Reference available on QPD listing (up to date on 30/09/2026)
Plating classes on record 38999 Series I
B aluminum plated with olive drab cadmium · F aluminum plated with electroless nickel
38999 Series III
F aluminum plated with electroless nickel · W aluminum plated with olive drab cadmium · Z aluminum plated with black zinc-nickel · V aluminum plated with Tin Zinc · K stainless steel passivated with firewall insert · J composite plated with olive drab cadmium · M composite plated with electroless nickel · aluminum plated with olive drab cadmium · aluminum plated with electroless nickel · composite plated with olive drab cadmium· composite plated with electroless nickel aluminum plated with olive drab cadmium · aluminum plated with electroless nickel ·VG only: aluminum plated with Tin Zinc (variations depending on series, please consult us)
EN3645
HE308 / VG
Qualified is where we start. Holding a qualification means we know exactly where the specification ends. That makes us the right partner when your program needs what the QPL doesn't list: a different finish, a custom insert, a harness, a PCB or fibre-optic variant products. Our derivative products are engineered from the same qualified base (Contact arrangements not called by the MIL-DTL-38999, Quick Disconnect SC39, PowerSafe, RNJ, RNJLP...)
When something doesn't add up • A part marked D38999 with no J in front. • A maker you can't find on QPDsys.
• Catalogue part numbers that don't decode against the spec: a shell and insert pairing that doesn't exist, or a class the listing doesn't cover. • “Meets MIL-DTL-38999” with no qualification reference behind it.
Source: DLA Land and Maritime, Supplemental Information Sheet for Electronic QPL-38999, 7 April 2026. JAN and J are certification marks controlled by the US Government.
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