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Landsport

Advanced Aluminum Structures, Inc.

Sturgis, South Dakota, United States

Dual-use
Founded 200911-50 employeesComponent SupplierSupplies Air Forces
Profile last updated: May 27, 2026

About

Founded in 2009, Landsport is a defense component supplier based in Sturgis, United States.

Landsport, trading name of Advanced Aluminum Structures, Inc., is based in Sturgis, South Dakota, and has designed and manufactured custom aluminum loading systems since 2009. Its flagship product, the MMARS (Military Modular Aircraft Ramp System), is an ATTLA-approved modular aluminum shoring system used to load equipment such as helicopters and vehicles into C-17, C-5 and C-130 aircraft. MMARS is built from military-grade aluminum and is offered in configurations customised to a unit's equipment, width, weight and load-angle requirements. The company also supplies pedestals, stands, ramps and storage boxes and skids for transport on 463L cargo pallets. Surface options include Heavy-Duty Cleat, Tread Plate and Diamond Plate. Landsport also makes loading systems for the transportation and railroad industries and other customers. The company reports approximately 19 employees. The website lists a CAGE code of 5BYW6 and a D-U-N-S number, and gives two different street numbers (1120 and 1220 Sturgis Street); the 1220 address is used here.

Location

Sturgis, United States

Founded

2009

Employees

11-50

Legal name

Advanced Aluminum Structures, Inc.

Registration

CAGE 5BYW6

NCAGE code

5BYW6

Focus areas

aluminum shoringaircraft loadingmilitary airliftmodular ramp systemATTLA approvedstorage boxesstorage skidscustom loading systems

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Supply-chain role

Component Supplier

What they offer

HardwareEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

MMARS (Military Modular Aircraft Ramp System)

Aircraft loading shoring system

ATTLA-approved modular aluminum shoring system with ramps, stands and pedestals for loading equipment into C-17, C-5 and C-130 aircraft, with Heavy-Duty Cleat, Tread Plate and Diamond Plate surface options.

Open-sided storage box

Transport storage box

Custom-sized aluminum storage box for transporting MMARS components on a 463L cargo pallet, secured with heavy duty netting.

Coffin style storage box

Transport storage box

Custom-sized aluminum storage box for transporting MMARS components on a 463L cargo pallet.

Storage skid

Transport skid

Aluminum storage skid for transporting MMARS components, which can be lifted from all four sides by forklift or moved in the back of a pickup or trailer.

End users

Air Forces

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

ATTLA approval

Platforms & programmes

C-17C-5C-130

Named customers

ATTLAJBLM

People

Management & team (1)

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