Defence equipment is stored for years, deployed at short notice and expected to work from desert heat to high-altitude cold. Its lubricants and preservatives have to protect it through all of that.
Defence lubrication is as much about storage as about operation. Vehicles, weapons, spares and support equipment can sit in depots for years and then have to work immediately in extreme heat, cold, dust or sea air. Preservation compounds keep corrosion off stored metal; operating lubricants must start in the cold and survive the heat. Every product has to match the specification on the indent, line by line.
Banesto's defence-relevant range includes corrosion preventive compounds compatible with MIL-PRF-16173 and DEF-STAN 68-12, ester-base synthetic turbine oil compatible with MIL-PRF-23699, PFPE and PTFE speciality lubricants, and greases and oils for vehicles and support equipment.
Selected from our 852+ SKU range for the duty cycles most common in defence equipment and depots. Every recommendation is matched by application (temperature, load, speed and exposure), not by catalogue number. Where the equipment maker specifies a grade, the maker's specification comes first.
Need specifications? Full technical data sheets are available for every grade.
View Product Datasheets →A starting point for your lubrication schedule, point by point.
| Equipment | Lubrication point | Banesto product | Good practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stored spares and components (indoor) | Machined and bare metal surfaces | Corrosion Preventive Compound, soft film | Clean and dry first; inspect at set intervals. |
| Equipment stored outdoors or shipped by sea | External metal surfaces | Corrosion Preventive Compound, hard film | Reapply wherever the film is damaged. |
| Gas turbines, APUs | Oil system | Ester-Base Synthetic Turbine Oil, only where approved for the engine | Never mix with mineral oils. |
| Mechanisms exposed to sand and dust | Slides, pivots, latches | PTFE Dry-Film Lubricant | Apply thin and let the solvent evaporate fully. |
| High-temperature or oxygen-service bearings | Bearings | PFPE Grease, as approved | Remove all hydrocarbon grease before applying. |
| Logistics and support vehicles | Wheel hubs, chassis | Wheel Bearing EP Grease, Lithium Complex MP | Re-grease after deep-water crossings. |
MIL-PRF-16173 is a US military performance specification for solvent-cutback corrosion preventive compounds. It covers several grades, from hard films for outdoor exposure to soft films for indoor storage. Banesto's compound is formulated to be compatible with it and with DEF-STAN 68-12.
Send us the indent or tender specification and quantities. Our team will map each line to the matching Banesto product and share data sheets for evaluation.
It depends on the film type and the storage conditions. Hard films last longest outdoors; soft films suit indoor storage and are easier to remove. Inspect stored items periodically and reapply where the film is damaged.
Synthetic oils such as polyol esters and PAOs flow at far lower temperatures than mineral oils. Banesto's ester-base turbine oil has a pour point of −55 °C or lower.
Working on a defence indent, tender or depot preservation programme? Send us the specification and quantities, and our team will map each line to a Banesto product with data sheets.