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LANCO Group

LANCO srl

Grosseto, Italy

CBRN DefenseDual-use
Founded 1953Prime ContractorSupplies Land Forces, Air Forces, Naval Forces, Homeland Security & Police
Profile last updated: March 8, 2026

About

Founded in 1953, LANCO Group is a defense prime contractor based in Grosseto, Italy working in cbrn defense.

LANCO is an Italian manufacturer of rapid-deployment shelters, tents and decontamination systems. Its product lines include aluminium-frame tents, pneumatic self-erecting tents (ARZ, AZF, AZM, RAPID, INX), exoskeleton tents (RDT S), common-area tents (ZH), decontamination showers and collective NBCR protection systems. Products are designed and manufactured in the EU and supplied to defence forces, civil protection, fire and rescue services, police, humanitarian organisations and commercial clients. Reference deliveries include contracts with the Bundeswehr, the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence, the Czech Ministry of Defence and the Malaysian Ministry of Defence. The company also offers design, analysis, testing, validation, training and installation services. Founded under the LANCO brand in 1953, it operates from Grosseto with a commercial office in Rome, and has subsidiaries in Germany, the UK and Romania.

Location

Grosseto, Italy

Founded

1953

Company type

Limited company

Legal name

LANCO srl

Focus areas

military tentsfield shelterspneumatic sheltersmedical tentsfield hospitalsdecontaminationNBCRcivil protectionrapid deploymentexoskeleton tents

Languages

ITEN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

CBRN Defense

Supply-chain role

Prime Contractor

What they offer

HardwareEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Tende in alluminio 40 mm

Aluminium-frame tent

Tents with 40 mm anodised aluminium frames for field missions, medical tents, living units and field kitchens, available in standard and double-cover configurations.

Tende pneumatiche ARZ

Self-erecting pneumatic tent

Low-pressure, fully inflatable self-erecting tents that can be erected by one person in under two minutes, with a military version available.

Tende pneumatiche AZF

Low-pressure pneumatic tent

Low-pressure pneumatic tents for emergency response, field hospitals, decontamination and military use, with hybrid frame variants.

Tende pneumatiche AZM

Modular pneumatic tent

Modular medium low-pressure pneumatic tents delivered pre-assembled, with aluminium poles, for stable, large-interior field operations.

RAPID

High-pressure pneumatic shelter

Medium-weight high-pressure (8 bar) inflatable shelter for rapid deployment in extreme weather, usable as military tent, field hospital or decontamination shelter.

INX

Hybrid exoskeleton-pneumatic tent

Hybrid tents combining pneumatic arches with an aluminium exoskeleton frame for quick installation and robust structure in all terrains.

RDT S

Exoskeleton tent

Exoskeleton tent used by armed forces and civil organisations, including deliveries to the Malaysian Ministry of Defence and the Italian Red Cross.

ZH

Common-area tent

Modular large-span tents for events, hospitality and commercial use at contained cost.

Decontamination systems

CBRN decontamination shower

Individual and mass decontamination showers and systems, including collective NBCR protection.

End users

Land ForcesAir ForcesNaval ForcesHomeland Security & Police

Standards, platforms & customers

Named customers

BundeswehrMinistero Difesa LituaniaMinistero della Difesa della Repubblica CecaMinistero Difesa MaleseRoyal NavyComitato Internazionale della Croce RossaUSAIDTHWCroce Rossa Italiana

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 14001:2015

Issued by: Not stated

ISO 45001

Issued by: Not stated

People

Management & team (1)

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