Marshall contracted by US Army for hazardous materials container
Marshall is producing an expandable 20ft container at its Cambridge site in line with specifications defined by the US Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC).
Marshall has won the contract to design and supply a rigid-walled expandable container enabling DEVCOM CBC to provide forensics and environmental capabilities to allies and partners.
As part of the bespoke modifications to the container required by DEVCOM CBC, Marshall will install a special ventilation system and a ‘glovebox’ area for safe passthrough of potentially hazardous materials.
Once production is complete, Marshall will also assist DEVCOM CBC with the integration of specialist customer equipment, as well as providing training, documentation and logistics packages covering spare parts.
George Lawson, DEVCOM CBC program manager, said: “The DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center is pleased to be working with Marshall in support of global initiatives around countering weapons of mass destruction.
“We are proud of the advanced CB technical analysis capabilities we are developing and delivering for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s cooperative threat reduction program.”
Deployment of the container is planned for January 2025, with Marshall to offer in-service support for at least one year.
“We are proud to add the US Army to the growing list of customers we provide mission-critical support for,” said Andy Smith, director – vehicle & mission systems, Marshall. “Winning this contract speaks to our ability to observe and adapt to the constant evolution of the battlespace, drawing on nearly eight decades of providing industry-leading expertise in deployable infrastructure, complex integrated systems and capability sustainment.”
The latest contract is one of many in what has proved to be a very busy year for Marshall. Earlier this year, the Cambridge engineering company secured a contract to design, build and demonstrate a containerised system to simplify logistics and accelerate deployment of aircraft and personnel for the United States Air Force.
Additionally, Canada’s Department of National Defence announced in May that it has formally awarded the Logistics Vehicle Modernization contract to the Power Team – a consortium led by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-Canada) and Marshall Canada.
Marshall has also recently received a contract valued at over £100m to design and produce an extensive suite of command and control (C2) shelters, workspaces and equipment for the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration.
Marshall’s facility in Greensboro, North Carolina, is still under construction. Once open it will enable Marshall Aerospace to grow its global footprint and meet high demand for in-country maintenance, repair, overhaul and engineering support for US-based fleets of Hercules C-130 tactical transport aircraft.
