News and Events

Survival Innovations employees presented a check for the Saint Nicholas Project, sponsored by the Eblen Charities.

Survival Innovations attends the 51st Annual SAFE Symposium

SII personnel attended the 12^th annual NC Defense & Economic Development Trade Show in Fayetteville

Three new Internal Auditors have completed ISO9001:2008 training, expanding the Survival Innovations Auditor pool for future audits.

Survival Innovations expands into commercial market with covers for wheelchair cushions marketed by Dynamic Systems, Incorporated.

Air Force Special Operations Command has ordered Adjustable Snap Hook Strap Assemblies for mobile aircrew members in the CV-22 Osprey.

The AAAA Annual Professional Forum and Exposition will be held in Fort Worth, Texas, from April 10-13, 2013.  Survival Innovations will have a representative at Quad A to discuss your needs for design, development, and production services.

Three designers from Survival Innovations in Arden, North Carolina, were named as recipients of the 2012 Patent of the Year Award by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aviation Division in Patuxent River, Maryland.

Survival Innovations, Inc. located in Arden, North Carolina, has received notice of Government approval to bid on and supply parts to the Defense Logistics Agency.

Survival Innovations of Arden, North Carolina, has announced the appointment of Jason A. Smith as company president, following the retirement of Leon Rhodes, who served as president for eight years.

C. Leon Rhodes has announced his retirement after eight years as founder and President of SII

LME® and Survival Innovations have released the next generation Seat Cushion Set for the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter, with production expected to begin in 2012.

Survival Innovations of Arden, NC, has received the first subcontract for the HBU-27 Restraint Assembly to be used on the U.S. Navy’s new Aircrew Endurance Vest, manufactured by Peckham, Inc. of Lansing, Michigan. 

C. Leon Rhodes received the 2011 M.P. Koch Award at the annual SAFE Symposium in Reno, Nevada.

On November 15, 2011, the U.S. Patent Office issued Patent Number 8,056,196 to the U.S. Government for a Quick Release Fitting. The named inventors are Angela Sample of Lexington Park, Maryland, and three members of Survival Innovations, Inc.--Jason Smith, Leon Rhodes, and Gary Bradley.  The Quick Release Fitting relates to a restraint system developed by the U.S. Navy and Survival Innovations under a support contract.

Survival Innovations of Arden, North Carolina, has been advised that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent Number 7,703,152 for the “Head and Neck Restraint System” designed by Survival Innovations.

Survival Innovations, Inc., located in Arden, North Carolina, received certification of their Quality Management System to the ISO 9001:2008 standard on April 1, 2010 for design and manufacture of aviation life-support equipment.

Survival Innovations of Arden, North Carolina, entered into a teaming agreement with LME® Inc. of Annapolis, Maryland, and Dynamic Systems of Leicester, North Carolina, to develop and market advanced seat cushion sets for helicopters, beginning with the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior.