tjkj2002, how LONG ago was that nine years of service you had, and what BRANCH, where you never saw the stuff? You assumed I meant all lubricant applications, no, my information was simply on the use of Molybdenum, what it IS, and that it is used in the Military. Though yes, they have used it in lubricants, not my fault you never saw any. The lubricant itself meets military specification MIL-PRF-7866C (MIL-M-7866C).
They use the spray cans of lubricant, with Moly, for small arms, including fully automatic weapons.
Moly is also used in Metal Alloys for Microelectronic Packaging. Including military, aerospace, communications, computer and medical applications. Industrial and Military applications required stronger steels with greater resistance to corrosion and damage.
The First World War saw the demand for molybdenum rise dramatically as alloyed steels used for transportation, and armor plating increased with the war effort. The corrosive properties of uninhibited or dry moly have been well documented by military testing as far back as 1968.
Gold-plated molybdenum wire (a military specification): It is s a proven solderless Z-axis connector technology that offers exceptional mechanical and electrical performance. At the heart of the technology is a unique all metal contact formed from a single gold-plated molybdenum wire. This reliable contact delivers unmatched mechanical, and electrical benefits in a wide variety of applications, with over 10 years of use in a wide variety of Military and Aerospace connector applications on platforms such as the F-15, F/A-18, GRIPEN, and the Comanche Helicopter. Also used in Stinger Missile, Small Diameter Bomb, Maverick, Iridium Satellite, and ULE Module for Spacecraft.
Royco 363 (with Moly) is used by the military for Hydraulic, Aircraft, Greases, and Lubricating oils; for MIL-PRF-7870C specifications.
As I said, Molybdenum is used EXTENSIVELY in the Military...