Survitec Group is the world’s premier survival technology company. We protect your defence investment, every minute of every mission, providing unparalleled protection and life support, enhancing performance in the most extreme circumstances. With over 90 years experience and expertise supplying leading defence and aerospace companies and military end users, our mission is to deliver the best value safety and survival solutions from concept through to certification.

Through an extensive product range including Pilot Flight Equipment (PFE), Life Rafts, Life Preservers, Inflatable Boats, Air Beam Shelters and Submarine Escape Systems, the Survitec Group’s ethos of continually pioneering new technologies into the market place ensures we remain at the forefront of safety and survival technology.

Liferafts for Large Military Vessels

Survitec is the number one choice liferaft supplier for some of the biggest military organisations worldwide.  We manufacture a large range of liferafts for a number of different military applications, including maritime and aviation operations.  Our vast range of liferafts ensures we can always find a product to match any of our customers’ requirements.  From large military vessels to liferafts specifically designed for fixed/rotary wing and fast jet aircrafts, we offer an extensive range of off-the shelf products, or alternatively can partner with our customers to provide customised solutions where required.  Available in a number of different sizes, our collection of fully accredited liferafts has accumulated years of valuable in-service experience with a number of the world’s air forces and government agencies.

We also offer a single seat liferaft uniquely designed for single person occupancy for when minimal weight and stowage are critical for aircraft operation. The fully packed liferaft is so compact it can be stowed in confined areas such as a cockpit, or alternatively can be worn attached to the user during flight ensuring easy accessibility during aircraft evacuation. We are the sole supplier of the Single Seat Liferaft (RFD LRU23P) to the US Navy NACES program and we are currently actively developing solutions for the next generation of fighter and trainer aircraft, including JSF, EF2000 (Typhoon), JPATS and T-38.

Military Personnel Life Preservers

Life Preservers are possibly one of the most important pieces of equipment for military personnel when travelling on any vessel or aircraft.  Survitec have a long heritage in the manufacture of life preservers, with a specialist range suitable for a number of different mission types, from maritime naval operations, to modern war fighter pilots and front and rear crew in attack helicopters. 

Each life preserver has been designed specifically to optimise user performance and readiness. This includes specialist life preservers with complete armoured torso protection, designed for fast jets to fully optimise pilot/cockpit integration during ejection, with unique environmental fabrics for protection from cold water immersion and extreme heat and with a fully inflatable compact, lightweight design compete with parachute.
Our range of life preservers are currently in service in a large number of the world's naval fleets and airforces on various platforms such as the Chinook, Apache, Puma, Hawk, Harrier and Tornado.

Anti-G Suits - Pilot Flight Equipment (PFE)

Survitec is the world leading supplier of Pilot Flight Equipment (PFE), designing and supplying the latest generation PFE for the JSF F-35 and Eurofighter Typhoon. Our market leading range of PFE is a fully integrated yet modular clothing system designed to improve pilot performance and operational effectiveness.

Our PFE offers low burden, ‘off-the-shelf’ solutions with integrity and quality assurance proven by in-service performance.

Made to accommodate a number of mission scenarios, our PFE includes fully integrated CBRN solutions for pilots who may be exposed to a NBC threat.

Immersion Suits and Thermal Protection

We offer an unrivalled Immersion suit and environmental protection portfolio that provides exceptional protection against exposure for all military personnel during land operations conducted in extreme weather and aircrew evacuation and immersion situations over land and sea. 

Available for a number of different mission types including fixed and rotary wing, and fast jet applications, our environmental protection and immersion suits offer full body protection from hazardous conditions, such as fire or extreme cold. 

Designed to be compatible with a range of existing combat clothing, our range of suits have been adopted by a number of international Air forces, Navies, Coastguards and Marine and Aviation organisations.

Rapid Deployment Air Beam Shelters

Survitec Group has been manufacturing air beam shelters since 1985 and remains the supplier of choice for international military and disaster relief organisations.  Available in a large number of sizes and configurations our shelters have been tried and tested in the most extreme environments including the Iran and Algeria earthquakes in 2003, the Far East Tsunami relief operations in 2004, the Pakistan earthquake in 2005, and more recently the Haiti earthquake in 2010. 

We offer shelters for a large range of purposes including command & control, billeting, catering and accommodation, decontamination and medical treatment.  We also offer a range of inflatable CBRN tents for collective protection of people against NBC threats.  These tents combine rapid deployment with optimized fabric designed for maximum protection.

Inflatable, Semi Rigid and Customised Boats

Survitec pioneered the design and manufacture of Rescue Boats in 1931, making them the safest, most popular and widely used Rescue Boats in the international survival market. Designed for commercial and military applications and with broad adaptability we offer our customers inflatable, semi rigid and customised boat solutions.

Our products meet the highest safety regulations in the industry and all of our rescue boats meet current SOLAS approvals.

Hyperbaric Medical Chambers

The SOS Hyperlite is a non-metallic fully portable hyperbaric stretcher and treatment system that is fully approved and currently in use by the US military for fixed wing aircraft.  Used to administer critical medical treatment from remote locations, the Hyperlite is suitable across a variety of platforms including battlefield medicine, submarine escape and rescue, military diving and high altitude operations. 

The only system of its kind in the world, the SOS Hyperbaric portable stretcher and treatment facility can be used to combat decompression and altitude sickness, arterial gas embolism, carbon monoxide poisoning, blast trauma, blood loss anemia and biological/chemical/HAZMAT exposure.

Since decades the Losberger Group has worked on design, development and manufacturing of an extensive and comprehensive range of tents and halls for our customers in the fields of special events, business, civil defense and military operations at the highest levels of quality, service and after-sales. Losberger Rapid Deployment Systems is the result of a merger of the companies TMB, Bachmann and Autoflug Inflatable Structures.
Losberger RDS is the military subsidiary of Losberger France SAS, former Walter SAS and has been successfully supplying products for the civilian emergency, disaster control, humanitarian relief, decontamination and military markets for over 20 years.

Our expertise in these sectors is a result of bespoke patented designs and the highest standards of manufacturing, well-trained and experienced craftsmen and the use of the finest quality of materials.  Most RDS structures are designed for military use and can be rapidly deployed to provide fast and effective protection to people and valuable equipment. In the event of an emergency or where there is a requirement for immediate deployment, Losberger Rapid Deployment Shelters can supply a variety of products that are suited for short or long term use.  Losberger RDS offers global solutions, from an initial design proposal, to supply, installation and maintenance.  Most of our products have a NATO stock number.

Fast Deployable Shelters (AMD)

The ultra-fast deployable AMD shelters are designed primarily to serve as maintenance shops, but perform equally well as meeting rooms or reception and conference areas. The AMD is packed on a trailer, a container platform or semi-trailer with a hydraulic self-erecting system.

The covered floor space is 60m², 120m², 250m² or 340m², depending on the model. Assembling an AMD is ultra-fast: for instance, the AMD 60 is deployed in less than 10 minutes by just one person.

Modular Shelter Systems (P16)

Modular shelters are primarily used as dry air storage, maintenance halls or serve as garages. Permanently or semi-permanently installed, they are anchored to a flat platform. They may also be installed and weighted down by steel/concrete blocks or water tanks.

Complete waterproofness makes it possible to control the interior humidity of the shelter. Access is made possible through 1 or 2 fully opening gable ends or via roll-up doors (4.50 m x 4.50 m).
These shelters can be transported in 20’ containers or on aircraft pallets.

Inflatable Tents (TAG NG 42)

The TAG inflatable NG tent is ready for use in just a few minutes thanks to its inflatable frame. The speed and ease of deployment make the TAG NG ideal as medical posts, command centers and emergency shelters for example. Its weatherproof and robust construction, along with a set of accessories, ensures the TAG NG's efficient use on any type of terrain and climatic condition. All tents can be carried by hand to the place of use. One or two persons using an electric inflator install the inflatable TAG NG tent in less than 5 minutes. Thanks to their modular design, the tents can be connected to each other in any direction (gable doors and side doors). The tent is made of durable fire and UV resistant PVC coated polyester fabric, using HF welding to construct the cover and floor into one enclosure.

Mobile Hospital/Field Hospital (Field Hospital TAG NG)

A first field hospital has been supplied to the Italian Red Cross of Lombardy in 2002. This hospital was configured out of tents ranging in size from 40 to 100 m², in compliance with the requirements of the Italian Ministry of Defense. The advantages were, above all, rapid deployment and modularity. A 42 m² tent can be erected by just 2 people in 3 to 5 minutes. The modularity of the structures allowed a suitable layout of the field wards and operation theatres depending on the circumstances of the location. The hospital has been used since for several missions and emergencies (Larino, Iraq, Sri Lanka). The cooperation with personnel of the Italian Red Cross of Lombardy who lived and worked in the structure was crucial for perfecting the product. Based on the feedback from the various field missions, the R&D and design department has focused all efforts on improving the tents on numerous details. The result of the cooperation with the Red Cross is the New 2007 Field Hospital. The next-generation pneumatic structures are perfect in modularity, durability and ease of maintenance. We supply inflatable field hospitals, whether or not in combination with (expendable) container for the OT, ICU and ablution for example, from a 2-bed medical post to a 150-bed and fully equipped turnkey solution.
Our inflatable field hospitals are in use by armies, emergency response units and humanitarian aid organizations around the world.

Inflatable Military CBRN Tents

Inflatable CBRN tents for collective protection of people against NBC threats.
These tents combine the rapid deployment of a TAG NG inflatable tent with a sealed NBC liner.

The living area inside the tent is over-pressured with filtered air. The entrance is fitted with an over-pressured air lock. The fabric NBC liner protects the persons inside against all toxic chemicals for a minimum of 24 hours.

Military Dome Shelters for Protection

Domes are dedicated to the protection and cover of sensitive equipment such as radars, missiles, vehicles or helicopters under extreme climate conditions. Composed of a galvanized steel frame and a heavy-duty PVC coated fabric caver, the domes are available in standards diameters of 9, 11, 13, 16 and 20 meters. The dome shelters can open extremely fast: operated by an electric gearbox, the opening and closing of the dome takes less than 3 seconds and is fitted with a manual safety system. Our specialized technicians provide worldwide service and support for all the systems we supply.

Was founded in 1946 and has over 60 years experience in the manufacture and supply of a wide range of Defence and Security Equipment for Governments, Defence Forces, Security Forces, NGOs and commercial customers all over the world. Franklin manufactures shelter tents for accommodation, command posts and field hospitals; CBRN tent liners; webbing and PLCE; camp beds and mosquito nets; camouflage nets and clothing and equipment for emergency relief and humanitarian aid.

The company has expanded but J & S Franklin remains a compact family-run business which guarantees reliability, continuity and confidentiality.

J & S Franklin has a reputation for delivering high quality products to our many customers and has successfully sought to understand and satisfy their precise requirements.

Experienced executives provide professional advice and frequent in-country visits with the support of highly trained and skilled staff and consultants.

J & S Franklin is a major Contractor to the UK Ministry of Defence as well the preferred supplier to many overseas Governments, Police Forces, International Agencies and the United Nations. It operates a quality management system assessed to the quality system standard BS EN ISO 9001:2008

J & S Franklin Manufacture a Wide Range of Equipment:

Military Tents and Shelters

Standard shelters and specialised units tailored for specific requirements

The GP shelter family are the mainstay of the UK MoD Improved Tented Camp (ITC) system and are extensively deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. They have a lightweight tubular frame providing high strength and stability. Being of modular design, they can be extended and joined for field hospitals or shelter complex.

Franklin also makes the shelters for the Operational Field Catering System (OFCS) and more than 1400 have now been supplied to the UK MoD. The OFCS Shelter is based on the standard 12’ x 12’ shelter tent, modified with heat-resistant fabrics and cut-outs in the roof for the OFCS cooker chimneys.

CBRN Equipment for collective and personal protection - CBRN protective liners are made of CBRN-resistant materials and Franklin manufactures a range of liners that can be designed to interface with various vehicles and containers.

Camp Equipment - Camp Cots, Cot mounted and free standing Mosquito Nets and folding chairs have all been supplied to MoD.

Camouflage Nets and Systems - Individual, IRR, Thermal

Webbing and Personal Equipment - Rucksacks and Travel Bags are currently being made as well as the shelter sheet in both woodland and desert camouflage patterns.

J & S Franklin is often the chosen partner to give a complete turnkey service, using its extensive facilities to deliver a Single Source Supply; combining rapid response, experience and confidentiality to provide economical, secure and effective solutions, on a global basis. We are experts in the provision of specialised turnkey operations, drawing together the many components needed to satisfy our customers requirements; the latest and most suitable equipment, experienced support personnel, full training packages, secure packaging and delivery services and, when necessary, finance, counter-trade and insurance.

DefenCell™

In association with Terram J & S Franklin can also offer DefenCell™ which is an expeditionary earth filled barrier system to allow structures to be constructed from locally available compactable materials to allow the quick assembly of defensive and protective structures.

Franklin is also supplying the MoD with a range of full-size inflatable decoy targets for training. The inflatables offer realistic visual, radar and thermal image signatures and are rapidly deployed in less than 15 minutes and include Scud missile and launcher, T72 tanks and SA15/19 vehicles.