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LANCO

LANCO SAS

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

CBRN DefenseDual-use
Founded 1953Prime ContractorSupplies Land Forces, Naval Forces, Homeland Security & Police
Profile last updated: March 27, 2026

About

Founded in 1953, LANCO is a defense prime contractor based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France working in cbrn defense.

LANCO is a manufacturer of tents, shelters and deployable solutions founded in 1953 in Hanover, Germany. It began with camping tents and moved into professional and military tents, launching aluminium-frame SG tents in the 1970s, inflatable tents and ARZ decontamination systems in the 1990s, high-pressure tents in 2012, exoskeleton tents in 2017 and large metal-textile hangars in 2023. Its range covers aluminium, steel-frame, inflatable and hybrid tents, the RES Rapid Expeditionary Shelter, decontamination systems, CBRN collective protection, field hospitals, rescue boats and event tents. The company supplies armed forces, NATO forces, fire and rescue services, police, humanitarian organisations and the United Nations, and states it is used in more than 60 countries. It has subsidiaries in Germany, Italy, France, Norway and the United States, and a production site of over 10,000 m² in Romania. LANCO France, based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, is part of LANCO Group GmbH. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications and a TÜV certificate. Its offering includes design, analysis, testing, validation, training and installation services.

Location

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

Founded

1953

Company type

Subsidiary

Legal name

LANCO SAS

Focus areas

tentssheltersaluminium frame tentsinflatable tentsdecontaminationCBRN collective protectionfield hospitalsexpeditionary shelterrescue boatsevent tents

Languages

FREN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

CBRN Defense

Supply-chain role

Prime Contractor

What they offer

HardwareManufacturing ServicesEngineering ServicesTraining

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

SG aluminium frame tents

Aluminium frame tent

Modular 40 mm anodised aluminium frame tents used as medical, accommodation, kitchen and dining tents, and for fire and rescue services and aid organisations.

ARZ inflatable tents

Self-erecting inflatable tent

Tents with a fully inflatable frame, erected in minutes by one or two people using an electric blower or compressed air, for emergency response.

AZF hybrid tents

Hybrid frame tent

Self-erecting, interconnectable tents with a hybrid frame, usable as field hospitals, triage or command posts and for mass decontamination with multiple lanes and treatment zones.

RES Rapid Expeditionary Shelter

Deployable expeditionary shelter

Lightweight aluminium-frame shelter deployable by two people, scalable into base camps or command centres and adaptable to command posts or field hospitals.

RDT exoskeleton tent

Exoskeleton tent

Tent with an exoskeleton structure for rapid deployment.

Decontamination systems

Decontamination system

Mass and individual decontamination systems and showers for hazardous materials operations.

CBRN collective protection systems

CBRN collective protection shelter

Collective protection shelters and CBRN air filtration systems.

Rescue boats

Rescue boat

Rescue boats, including ice rescue boats.

End users

Land ForcesNaval ForcesHomeland Security & Police

Standards, platforms & customers

Named customers

Royal NavyBritish ArmyLithuanian ArmyUSAIDUnited NationsNATO forces

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001:2015

ISO 14001:2015

ISO 45001:2018

TÜV certificate

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