AmSafe Bridport

Founded in 1979, AmSafe Bridport is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in Bridport, United Kingdom working in armour & protection, air systems, mro & logistics.

AmSafe Bridport designs, manufactures and supports engineered textile products for the aerospace and defence markets. Its offering covers airframe restraints, cabin and flight deck barriers, cargo restraint and handling systems, air cargo fire containment, and RPG protection armour for vehicles. Defence work includes protection of troops and vehicles, military pallet nets and defence cargo programmes, with qualification testing including live RPG trials. The company holds design organisation approvals from civil and military authorities and operates Part 145 repair centres in the UK and North America offering MRO for textile restraints, cargo nets and inflatable safety systems. It is a subsidiary of TransDigm and runs manufacturing sites in Bridport (UK), Wathupitiwala and Colombo (Sri Lanka), with its principal manufacturing site in Sri Lanka, and US facilities in California. The company was formed in 1979 from the industrial division of Bridport-Gundry Ltd.