LCADS.

Low-Cost Aerial Delivery System

A low-cost alternative saving soldiers’ lives in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Made of a highly durable 2” wide polypropylene thermoplastic polymer, LCADS can deliver vital supplies to remote or conflicted areas without risking soldiers’ lives in a vehicular convoy.

 

It’s just one more thing we passionately make in the spirit of protecting the American G.I.

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Gladiator, Inc. Receives Three-Year Multi-Million Dollar Contract for Low-Cost Aerial Delivery System

 

March 27, 2008

For Immediate Release

 

   Gladiator, Inc., a producer of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and tactical gear for the U.S. Military and allied forces abroad based out of Kenly, NC, received an additional three-year multi-million dollar contract to manufacture LCADS (Low-Cost Aerial Delivery Systems), a recently commissioned product that allows vital supplies to be air-dropped into geographically remote or dangerous areas in civilian and military operations.

   The contract was awarded March 20 by RDECOM (Research, Development, and Engineering Command), a branch of the U.S. Army located in Natick, Mass. and calls for up to 14,000 LCADS units to be made each year.

   “This contract will provide a more stable base for Gladiator to sustain operations for the next several years and provide for some modest growth,” said Joseph Tomlinson, the company's President. “RDECOM has been impressed with the quality of the products we have made, so this award is a recognition of our high standards.”

   Gladiator is also near completion of the training process to achieve ISO 9001:2000 certification, a credential that would open the door to more contracts and more jobs to Johnston County. The company expects to be fully certified by the end of the year.

   Several other items are also currently in production, including bags for the Department of Homeland Security, chemical carrying cases for the Army, tactical bulletproof vests, and a protective covering for helicopter windshields that is still in the developmental phase.

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