Supplier · United States
Marvin Engineering
HQ Inglewood, CAFounded 1963201-500 employees
Marvin Engineering Co. (MEC) is an Inglewood, California manufacturer of aircraft stores carriage and release equipment, including ejector racks, missile rail launchers, pylons and F-35 weapons bay adapters. Founded in 1963, it is the foundational company of the privately held Marvin Group, which also includes Marvin Test Solutions and Marvin Land Systems. It supplies the U.S. military, Foreign Military Sales customers and primes such as Lockheed Martin.
- Part ofThe Marvin Group
Systems6
F-35 Weapons Bay Adapters
Family of adapters enabling internal carriage of munitions in the F-35 weapons bay.
Kinetic Effects Package
Modular pedestal-mounted launcher package for uncrewed surface and ground vehicles.
LAU-127
Single-rail AIM-9/AIM-120 missile launcher for the F/A-18 Hornet, Super Hornet and EA-18G.
LAU-7
Rail launcher for AIM-9 Sidewinder and similar-size missiles on fighters and attack helicopters.
Versatile Multi Missile Launcher (VMML)
Modular multi-missile launcher for modern fighters, mounting on standard bomb racks.
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Facilities1
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inglewood headquarters and plant | Headquarters | Inglewood, CA, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
- Inglewood headquarters and plantHeadquarters · Inglewood, CA, United StatesOperatingConfirmed
People2
- Marvin P. Gussman
Founder
- David Gussman
Chief Operating Officer & President
Sources14
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- 1CompanyMarvin Engineering Co
Marvin Engineering Co. · Supports Organization · description, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“Marvin Engineering Co. is a global leader in the manufacture of Alternate Mission Equipment (AME) and Aircraft Armament Equipment (AAE).”
- 2CompanyMarvin Group
The Marvin Group · Supports Organization
“"It is extremely meaningful and rewarding to all of us at Marvin Engineering Co., and throughout The Marvin Group, to be in a position to provide our warfighters with quality products they c”
- 3DatabaseCrunchbase company profile
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · description, Organization · employee range, Organization · website
“about: The Marvin Group is a company providing services for aerospace and defense industries with an excellence.”
- 4Government recordMARVIN ENGINEERING CO, INC | USAspending recipient profile
USAspending · Supports Organization · legal name
“MARVIN ENGINEERING CO, INC”
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Marvin Engineering Co. · Supports System
“It is a heavy duty, dual-piston pyrotechnic ejector rack for carriage and release of stores weighing up to 4,200 pounds.”
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Marvin Engineering Co. · Supports System
“The F-35 Lightning II (JSF) Weapons Bay Adapters are a family of products that integrate with the aircraft's internal weapons bay and enable carriage of a wide variety of munitions.”
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Marvin Engineering Co. · Supports System
“The pedestal-mounted kinetic package is a scalable, modular, and rapidly deployable solution designed for Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs).”
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Marvin Engineering Co. · Supports System
“Single rail launcher designed for the carriage and release of AIM-9 Sidewinder or AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM).”
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Marvin Engineering Co. · Supports System
“Air-to-Air missile launcher for carrying the AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile and similar sized munitions or instrumentation pods.”
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Marvin Engineering Co. · Supports System
“The Versatile Multi Missile Launcher (VMML) redefines air combat flexibility with a modular, future-ready design built for next-generation fighter platforms.”
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- 11Government recordContracts for May 1, 2026
U.S. Department of War · May 1, 2026 · Supports Facility
“Work will be performed at Inglewood, California, and is expected to be completed by April 30, 2036.”
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Marvin Engineering Co. · Supports Facility, Organization · hq city
“Marvin Engineering Co. 261 West Beach Avenue Inglewood, California 90302”
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Marvin Engineering Co. · Supports Organization, Organization · ownership, Role
“Established in 1963, Marvin Engineering Co., Inc. (MEC) is the foundational company of The Marvin Group”
- 14CompanyHISTORY – The Marvin Group
The Marvin Group · Supports Role
“The Marvin Group’s origins date back to February 1963, when founder Marvin P. Gussman opened a modest machine shop, backed by a small loan co-signed by his mother, and named it Marvin Engineering.”
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