Desiccants Used for Military Packaging: Protecting the F35 Joint Strike Fighter

Considering the sensitivity of their equipment, it's no surprise that the United States military as well as defense companies place an emphasis on proper protection and packaging to protect military equipment. To eliminate the risks of corrosion, specific moisture barrier bags are extremely effective as are military grade desiccants.

Recently Protective Packaging Corporation was asked to protect Lockheed Martin's new F35 Joint Strike Fighter for a shipment, first by truck to the Houston port, then by boat across the Atlantic to England. Since every imaginable harmful possibility comes to mind in such a trip, Protective Packaging had to prepare for the worst.

Three different layers of protective materials were heat sealed, stitched, and shrunk to protect the jet. Desiccants and VCI emitters were added to remove absorb any additional moisture and provide a chemical rust protective coating for the extra insurance a multi-million dollar machine requires. The fighter made it safe and sound to its final destination and Protective Packaging has partnered up with Lockheed Martin for many more shipments of the newly designed fighter plane.

More info on MIL-SPEC packaging solutions:• MIL-PRF-131 - http://www.protectivepackaging.net/barrier-material-protect-200 • MIL-PRF-22191 and MIL-DTL-117 - http://www.protectivepackaging.net/barrier-material-protect-1193 • MIL-PRF-121 - http://www.protectivepackaging.net/barrier-material-protect-pk18 • Desiccants: Mil-D-3464 - http://www.protectivepackaging.net/desiccants