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Marvin Engineering Co.

Marvin Engineering Co., Inc.

Inglewood, California, United States

Air SystemsWeaponsMRO & Logistics
Founded 1963Subsystem Manufacturer, Contract ManufacturerSupplies Air Forces, Naval Forces, Land Forces, Defense Industry
Profile last updated: June 1, 2026

About

Founded in 1963, Marvin Engineering Co. is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in Inglewood, United States working in air systems, weapons, mro & logistics.

Marvin Engineering Co. is a privately held manufacturer of airborne stores carriage and release systems, known as Alternate Mission Equipment (AME) and Aircraft Armament Equipment (AAE). Founded in 1963 near Los Angeles International Airport, the company produces ejector racks, missile launchers, aircraft pylons, and related auxiliary equipment for U.S. and allied military aircraft, including the F-35, F-16, F-22 and rotary wing platforms. It is the foundational company of The Marvin Group, whose other units are Marvin Test Solutions, Marvin Land Systems and the Technical Services & Training business. The company offers design, manufacturing, integration and test, sustainment, depot-level repair, upgrades, logistics support analysis and training. It also supports Land and Naval power and thermal management systems and rigid wall shelters for air defense programs such as Patriot and THAAD. Its products and services are provided through the U.S. Department of Defense via Foreign Military Sales, through prime contractors and via Direct Commercial Sales. Marvin Engineering is the qualifying source for F-35 AME and has hosted F-35 AME summits since 2004.

Location

Inglewood, United States

Founded

1963

Company type

Private company

Legal name

Marvin Engineering Co., Inc.

Focus areas

airborne storesejector racksmissile launchersaircraft pylonsAMEAAEF-35depot maintenancesustainmentThe Marvin Group

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Air SystemsWeaponsMRO & Logistics

Supply-chain role

Subsystem ManufacturerContract ManufacturerMRO & Services

What they offer

HardwareManufacturing ServicesEngineering ServicesMaintenance & RepairTraining

Products

BRU-41/A Improved Multiple Ejector Rack

Ejector rack

Improved multiple ejector rack for carriage and release of stores, in service with U.S. and international forces.

LAU-117 Missile Launcher

Missile launcher

Missile rail launcher for carriage and release of air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles on fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

F-35 Air-to-Ground Pylon

Aircraft pylon

Air-to-ground pylon manufactured by Marvin Engineering for the F-35 Lightning II.

F-35 Alternate Air-to-Air Pylon

Aircraft pylon

Alternate air-to-air pylon manufactured for the F-35 Lightning II.

F-35 Weapons Bay Adapters

Aircraft armament equipment

Family of weapons bay adapters supporting internal carriage of munitions on the F-35.

Configurable Armament Repair Depot (CARD)

Mobile sustainment system

Self-contained, forward-deployable I-Level Plus repair and spares provisioning package for armament equipment.

Smart Triple Advanced Rack

Ejector rack

Modified TER-9/A triple ejector rack with MIL-STD-1760 bus and Mini Munitions Store Interface for precision-guided munitions such as JDAM and Small Diameter Bomb.

M299/M310 Longbow Missile Launcher

Missile launcher

Missile launcher integrated with the Longbow Hellfire missile system.

THAAD AEU Mobilizer

Ground support equipment

Antenna Electronics Unit mobilizer for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system.

Nitrogen & Argon Bottles

Gas storage equipment

Nitrogen and argon bottles used to cool military systems.

End users

Air ForcesNaval ForcesLand ForcesDefense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

MIL-STD-1760

Platforms & programmes

F-35F-16F/A-18F-22F-15F-4F-5AH-1AH-64MQ-9MQ-1C Gray EagleB-52B-1BP-3Hawk Advanced TrainerTA/FA-50SLAMRAAMNASAMSMIM-104 PatriotTHAAD

Named customers

U.S. Air ForceU.S. NavyU.S. ArmyLockheed MartinBoeingNorthrop GrummanGeneral DynamicsRaytheonBAE Systems

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