Armtec Countermeasures Co

Armtec Countermeasures Co, a division of Transdigm Group Incorporated headquartered in Coachella, California, manufactures infrared countermeasure flares, chaff cartridges, and related aircraft survivability equipment as a prime contractor on full-and-open federal procurements across the Department of Defense. The company competes exclusively in unrestricted (non-set-aside) competitions across 294 total awards—99% prime contracts and indefinite delivery vehicles—with no SBA designations.

Armtec's capability portfolio centers on pyrotechnic countermeasures and electronic warfare systems. Representative work includes a $25.5 million delivery order from Ogden Air Logistics Complex (March 2026) for MJU-61 infrared countermeasure flares under a Naval Air Systems Command IDIQ, a $13.3 million Department of the Navy delivery order (March 2026) for RR-202 chaff countermeasures, a $18 million Naval Air Systems Command definitive contract (July 2024) for RR-198 and RR-199 chaff cartridge production, and a $28.5 million Naval Air Systems Command IDIQ (September 2023) for MJU-77/B infrared countermeasure flares. Manufacturing operations span Coachella, California (primary), Camden, Arkansas, and Lillington, North Carolina.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to Navy and Air Force logistics organizations. Naval Air Systems Command leads by potential value at $881.7 million across 48 awards; Air Force Materiel Command follows with $664.6 million across 61 awards; Army PEO Ammunition contributes $437.3 million across 12 awards; and Naval Supply Systems Command provides $292.5 million across 73 awards. These four customers account for 94% of combined potential value and 75% of award count. The split between the two largest customers by volume (NAVSUP at 73 awards but lower dollars) and by value (NAVAIR at 48 awards but $881.7 million) reflects Armtec's role as a sustained-inventory supplier across multiple platforms and programs.

Armtec holds five major parent vehicles: an indefinite delivery contract N0010408DK049 with 57 task orders worth $34.1 million combined potential value, an N0010414DK084 vehicle with 26 task orders ($25 million), an N0010418DNY01 vehicle with 15 task orders ($34.9 million), an N0010409DK092 vehicle with 10 task orders ($39.8 million), and an N0010422DZZ01 vehicle with 11 task orders ($19.5 million). Recent named IDIQs include a $450 million Naval Air Systems Command MJU-61 contract (August 2022, running through August 2027), a $49 million Air Force Materiel Command RR-202/AL chaff IDIQ (June 2025, sole-source awarded under FAR 6.302-1), a $36 million Naval Air Systems Command chaff cartridge IDIQ (October 2025), and a $15 million Air Force Materiel Command Impulse Cartridge Program IDIQ (August 2024).

Activity has remained relatively flat: 13 awards in 2022, 14 in 2023, 10 in 2024, and 10 in 2025, with 2 awards through March 2026. Ten awards (combined potential value $109.1 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete exposure in FY 2026–2027.

Subcontracting footprint is minimal (2 sub-awards, 1% of portfolio): Armtec subcontracts to Leidos on Navy training lifecycle readiness work and to Atlantic Diving Supply on JPEO CBRND support. However, when acting as prime, Armtec engages established subcontractors for specialized materials and components. Named subs include Luxfer Magtech (magnesium-based flare materials), Polymer Technologies Inc. (plastic components, cartridge liners, pistons), Bryant Rubber Corp. (end caps), Mach I Inc. (specialty chemicals), and Woodlawn Manufacturing (assembly services). The corporate structure lists Armtec Defense Products Co as the parent entity with three named subsidiaries, all operating under the Armtec brand.

Award category concentration reinforces pyrotechnic specialization: 135 awards fall under Explosives Manufacturing (NAICS 325910), 74 under Chemical Products Manufacturing, 32 under Navigation/Guidance Systems, and 23 under Ammunition Manufacturing. PSC codes mirror this: 160 awards in Pyrotechnics, 85 in Electronic Countermeasures, 24 in Cartridge and Propellant Actuated Devices. Combined obligated dollars total $1.11 billion against $2.55 billion potential value (43% burn rate), reflecting Armtec's role in long-duration sustainment contracts where funded delivery orders flow against multiyear IDIQs rather than full-ceiling utilization.