Mills Manufacturing
Mills Manufacturing Corporation
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
About
Founded in 1935, Mills Manufacturing is a defense prime contractor based in Asheville, United States working in air systems, soldier equipment.
Mills Manufacturing is a family-owned, privately held manufacturer of military parachutes and technical cut and sew textile products, headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina. Founded in 1935 in New York City as a producer of women's silk undergarments, the company shifted to military cut and sew items during World War II and relocated to Asheville in 1952 after receiving a large military cargo parachute contract during the Korean War. It produces cargo, extraction, deceleration, airborne troop, emergency, flare, drogue and drone recovery parachutes, as well as packs, harnesses and related components. Products are made in-house to US Government design and drawings and supplied to the US Armed Forces and governments in more than 65 countries. The company also offers contract cut and sew manufacturing for commercial and industrial customers. It states it complies with the Berry Amendment and holds ISO 9001 registration.
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G-14 Cargo Parachute Assembly
Cargo parachute
34 ft diameter cargo parachute assembly for airdrop and recovery operations.
T-10 Parachute Assembly
Airborne troop parachute
Troop personnel parachute and reserve systems, used by the US Government since the early 1950s.
Extraction parachutes (15-ft and 22-ft)
Extraction parachute
Extraction canopies that pull airdropped loads from aircraft, including LAPES configurations.
F-5 Deceleration Parachute
Deceleration parachute
Aircraft braking parachute used to slow aircraft on landing or during emergency landings.
Emergency parachutes
Ejection seat parachute
Pilot emergency chutes, also known as ejection seat parachutes.
Drogue parachutes
Drogue parachute
Stabilise the main parachute and reduce its speed before it opens.
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ISO 9001
