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Marvin Land Systems

Inglewood, California, United States

Land Systems & VehiclesNaval SystemsCBRN Defense
Founded 1995Subsystem Manufacturer, Contract ManufacturerSupplies Land Forces, Naval Forces, Defense Industry
Profile last updated: June 1, 2026

About

Founded in 1995, Marvin Land Systems is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in Inglewood, United States working in land systems & vehicles, naval systems, cbrn defense.

Marvin Land Systems (MLS) is a designer and manufacturer of custom power and thermal management solutions for land and naval military platforms. Founded in 1995 and privately held, the company designs, fabricates and deploys lightweight systems including Auxiliary Power Units, Environmental Control Units, cooling fans, electronics chillers, generators and CBRN overpressure systems. Its best-known work includes the low-profile APU integrated into the M1A2 Abrams under the SEPv3 upgrade, and APU retrofits on foreign-manufactured MRAP vehicles. MLS supplies the U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of Defense, and prime vehicle manufacturers such as General Dynamics Land Systems and BAE Systems, and serves international customers. It offers custom engineering, build-to-print manufacturing, acceptance and qualification testing, repair and overhaul of APUs and ECUs, training and 24/7 field support. MLS is part of The Marvin Group, a vertically integrated group of aerospace and defense manufacturers based in Southern California.

Location

Inglewood, United States

Founded

1995

Company type

Private company

Legal name

Marvin Land Systems

Focus areas

power and thermal managementauxiliary power unitenvironmental control unitcooling fansCBRNoverpressure systemsground vehiclesnaval platformsretrofitMRAPAbrams

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Land Systems & VehiclesNaval SystemsCBRN Defense

Supply-chain role

Subsystem ManufacturerContract ManufacturerMRO & Services

What they offer

HardwareComponentsManufacturing ServicesEngineering ServicesMaintenance & RepairTraining

Products

Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)

Auxiliary power unit

Low-profile and compact APUs providing electrical and hydraulic power for military ground and naval vehicles, from 3kW to 16kW.

Environmental Control Unit (ECU)

Environmental control unit

HVAC and climate control units for military vehicles, including retrofit and modernization options.

Cooling fans

Cooling fan

Axial, mixed flow and centrifugal fans for engine cooling, HVAC/ventilation and scavenge applications on military vehicles.

CBRN overpressure system

NBC over-pressure system

Overpressure and filtration systems protecting vehicle occupants against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats.

Electronics chiller

Chiller

Compact chiller systems cooling sensitive electronics in maritime environments.

Diesel generator

Generator set

Permanent magnet alternator generators, including a 5kW 240 VAC diesel generator and 5kW 28 VDC units.

End users

Land ForcesNaval ForcesDefense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

MIL-Q-9858MIL-STD-2000

Platforms & programmes

M1A2 AbramsMRAPM992 Field Artillery Ammunition Support VehicleM1126 StrykerM1135 StrykerM270 MLRSAvenger Air Defense SystemExpeditionary Fighting VehicleFuture Combat System MGVStryker Mobile Gun SystemShip-to-Shore ConnectorHMMWVFAASV

Named customers

U.S. ArmyU.S. Department of DefenseGeneral Dynamics Land SystemsBAE Systems

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001

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