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GMA heads to AUSA's Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington DC

GMA will be at the annual AUSA Meeting and Exposition at the Washington Convention Center between October 25-27 where we will be showcasing several new products. Stop by our booth to speak with a representative and learn more about GMA: Booth #842 near Hall A.

Also, look out for GMA and Navistar Defense's prototype designs for MaxxPro, featured in the Navistar Booth #3931.

See you in Washington!

Making parachutes could add 50 jobs

In order to succeed, businesses need to watch for emerging trends.

For Walter Hill and GMA Protection Technologies, that includes keeping an eye on U.S. military tactics. On Sept. 21, the Port Huron-based company won an $8.2 million contract with the U.S. Defense Department to make massive parachutes that will be used to drop supplies to U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The contract will allow the company to hire 25 to 50 new employees for at least two years -- and hopefully longer, company officials said.

GMA will construct 3,000 parachutes that are 65 feet in diameter. Called G-12 parachutes, they can be used for up to three drops. They can deliver up to 3,500 pounds of cargo. Using more than one parachute, the Army also can use them to deliver small vehicles and engineering equipment. This is the second contract GMA has won to manufacture parachutes. Last year, it won a $1 million contract for a type of parachute that has a lifespan of just one drop, Hill said.

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GMA awarded $8.3M G12 Parachute Contract

Press Release: Since 1974, GMA has specialized in providing high technology textile products and components for the Defense Industry: products that perform under pressure and exceed the most stringent quality assurance requirements. Our dedication to quality has been our key differentiator for competing in a global competitive landscape.

"We are a US Small Business with average CAPEX investments per Revenue over 4 times Industry averages. We add automation and bring fresh, innovative ideas to continually improve processes for long standing US build to print products" stated Acting CEO and President, Nicole Verkindt. Our manufacturing expertise is second to none.

Today, GMA is pleased to announce the expansion of its quality offerings to the manufacture of cargo parachutes. Thanks to a dedicated team of world class engineers, manufacturing experts, and aggressive production readiness initiatives, we have received our first contract, valued at $8.3M for the production of G12 Parachutes for Natick.

We are already working diligently to expand our capabilities and see the future of GMA parachutes as being highly focused on Low Velocity Cargo Parachutes and other higher end variants. We have additional manufacturing capacity prepared for the immediate production of additional Parachutes and look forward to competing in this sophisticated market in the future.