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Armtec Defense Technologies

Armtec Defense Technologies is a U.S. defense manufacturer focused on combustible ordnance, aircraft infrared decoy flares, radar countermeasure chaff, impulse cartridges, and related pyrotechnic products. Its public product line places Armtec in the aircraft self-protection supply base, with facilities in California, Arkansas, and North Carolina supporting ordnance subcomponents, flare production, and chaff manufacturing.

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Armtec's official materials describe a company built around expendable countermeasures and combustible ordnance for U.S. and allied military customers. The Coachella, California site houses executive offices and combustible-ordnance work, the East Camden, Arkansas flare facilities support infrared decoy-flare production and testing, and the Lillington, North Carolina chaff facility is described by Armtec as a fully integrated radar-countermeasure chaff operation.

Armtec is especially visible through aircraft decoy flare records. The company publishes product sheets for M206 and MJU-7A/B infrared flares, lists additional ARM-series flares, and describes its countermeasure research and development work as covering both infrared and radio-frequency decoys. Public contract reporting also ties Armtec to recent U.S. Air Force and Navy indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity awards for aircraft flare production.

Infrared decoy flaresRadar countermeasure chaffCombustible ordnanceImpulse cartridgesPyrotechnic payloadsExpendable countermeasure research and development

Notable Systems

M-206 infrared decoy flare, Infrared decoy flare, Munitions

M-206 infrared decoy flare

Infrared decoy flare

Armtec's M206 product sheet identifies the flare as a standard U.S. Army and Air Force infrared decoy compatible with standard U.S. and NATO dispensing systems.

Sources: M206 Infrared Decoy Flare | Armtec Defense Technologies
MJU-7/10 flare family, Infrared decoy flare family, Munitions

MJU-7/10 flare family

Infrared decoy flare family

Armtec publishes an MJU-7A/B product sheet for the one-by-two-by-eight-inch infrared decoy flare and lists the designation among its aircraft infrared-flare products.

Sources: MJU-7A/B Infrared Decoy Flare | Armtec Defense Technologies, Infrared Flares | Armtec Defense Technologies

Manufacturer History

  1. Air Force infrared-decoy award

    GovCon Wire reported that Armtec Defense Technologies and Kilgore Flares won positions on a potential $250 million U.S. Air Force IDIQ contract for MJU-75/B countermeasure flares, with Armtec work listed for Camden, Arkansas through March 2027.

    Sources: Air Force Selects Armtec, Kilgore for $250M Infrared Decoy Flare Supply Contract

  2. Navy MJU-61A/B flare contract

    GovCon Wire reported that Armtec Countermeasures and Chemring Countermeasures received positions on a $225 million U.S. Navy multiple-award IDIQ contract to manufacture MJU-61A/B aircraft flares.

    Sources: Navy Taps Armtec, Chemring for $225M Infrared Flare Supply IDIQ

  3. North Carolina facility profile

    Harnett County Economic Development profiled Armtec's Lillington, North Carolina chaff operation and described Armtec's three-facility footprint across Lillington, Coachella, and Camden.

    Sources: Harnett County Company Profile: Armtec Defense Technologies

Website links
Official websiteInfrared flare productsTransDigm operating units

Armtec's own public pages and product sheets provide the strongest support for facilities, product categories, and aircraft-countermeasure systems. Procurement reporting is used only for manufacturer and contract context, not to add conflict-use claims.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Armtec Defense Technologies overviewPublisher: Armtec Defense Technologies | Note: Supports Armtec's overall product focus, Coachella executive-office and ordnance facility context, East Camden flare facilities, Lillington chaff facility, quality claims, and official product imagery context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Infrared Flares | Armtec Defense TechnologiesPublisher: Armtec Defense Technologies | Note: Supports Armtec's infrared decoy flare portfolio, U.S. and allied customer context, ARM-series products, M206 listing, MJU-7A/B listing, and product image provenance. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Countermeasures R&D | Armtec Defense TechnologiesPublisher: Armtec Defense Technologies | Note: Supports Armtec's countermeasure research and development work across infrared and radio-frequency decoys. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • M206 Infrared Decoy Flare | Armtec Defense TechnologiesPublisher: Armtec Defense Technologies | Note: Supports the M206 notable-system entry, product role, standard U.S. Army and Air Force flare context, dispenser compatibility, product specifications, and Coachella contact address. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • MJU-7A/B Infrared Decoy Flare | Armtec Defense TechnologiesPublisher: Armtec Defense Technologies | Note: Supports the MJU-7A/B notable-system entry, standard USAF product context, aircraft platform role, dispenser compatibility, specifications, and Coachella contact address. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • TransDigm operating unitsPublisher: TransDigm Group | Note: Supports Armtec Defense Technologies being listed as a TransDigm Group operating unit. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Harnett County Company Profile: Armtec Defense TechnologiesPublisher: Harnett County Economic Development | Note: Supports the Lillington, North Carolina chaff facility context, three-site footprint, and county-level facility profile published in November 2023. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Air Force Selects Armtec, Kilgore for $250M Infrared Decoy Flare Supply ContractPublisher: GovCon Wire | Note: Supports the 2021 Air Force IDIQ award context for Armtec Defense Technologies and Kilgore Flares on MJU-75/B countermeasure flares. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Navy Taps Armtec, Chemring for $225M Infrared Flare Supply IDIQPublisher: GovCon Wire | Note: Supports the 2022 Navy multiple-award IDIQ context for Armtec Countermeasures and Chemring Countermeasures on MJU-61A/B aircraft flares. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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MJU-7/10 flare family, Infrared decoy flare family, MunitionsMJU-7/10 flare familyInfrared decoy flare familyBuilt in: United StatesThe MJU-7/10 flare family is a U.S. expendable infrared decoy line for aircraft self-protection, centered on the MJU-7A/B one-by-two-by-eight-inch flare and the larger MJU-10/B form factor. Chemring material places the family inside Kilgore's U.S. DoD conventional-flare portfolio and identifies compatibility with common ALE-series, M130, Vicon, and BOZ dispensers, while Textron lists MJU-7/10 flares among supported AT-6 Wolverine loads.