Alaska Defense

Alaska Defense makes military shelters, turnkey base camps and support equipment in the United States. It is the military division of AKS Industries, Inc. The company was once called Alaska Structures. It took its new name during a corporate restructuring, which set its military work apart from its commercial and medical divisions.

The company says it has served customers since 1975. It designs, tests and builds its defense systems in-house. This keeps delivery quick and cuts the need for outside suppliers. Products are engineered and made in the U.S.A. Its supplier relationships have lasted at least 20 years, and some have lasted more than 30.

A core product is the Alaska XP Shelter System, a soft wall shelter built for fast set-up. The XP16 is 16 feet wide, the XP20 is 20 feet wide and the XP24 is 24 feet wide, and each comes in several lengths. Complete set-up takes between 8 and 15 minutes, depending on size and length. Other shelters include small, medium, 30 foot wide and 40 foot wide systems, arctic and high altitude versions, TUAV shelters, SkyDome radar enclosures, tactical operations centers and medical shelters.

Alaska Defense also builds rigid wall and containerized facilities. These include hygiene, latrine, shower and batch laundry units, plus an expandable kitchen with a dining facility. The range covers military heating and cooling units, custom air and environmental control units, and transport, heavy-duty tactical and custom trailers. It makes 1kW and 3kW light towers, power distribution systems, tactical generators and purpose-built generators.

Turnkey base camps combine these products into complete sites. They suit forward operating sites, forward operating locations, forward operating bases and combat outposts. A camp can house from 50 to 10,000 people. Camps can include housing, showers, kitchens, dining areas, field hospitals, decontamination, power, water systems, recreation space, command centers, a chapel, vehicle repair and storage. The company also handles delivery and installation.

Customers are armed forces and government buyers, along with medical customers. Its inquiry options include the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy and Coast Guard, the National Guard, Special Forces and foreign governments. The team helps with site analysis, foundation needs, specifications and design. Its field installation staff includes project supervisors with more than 20 years of experience in extreme environments. The company says more than 37,000 of its military shelter systems have been deployed since 1999.

Services

• Military shelter systems
• Turnkey base camps
• Containerized facilities
• Military HVAC and ECU
• Military trailers
• Light towers
• Power systems
• Radar enclosures
• Medical shelters
• Tactical operations centers