Proud To Serve
Those Who Serve Us

What
We
Do

Proudly serving those who serve us. That’s what we do.
With over 29 years of experience, Bluewater Defense continues to be a leading manufacturer of uniforms and equipage for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Bluewater Defense is a certified HUBZone Small Business, is ISO 9001:2001 Certified and has ITAR Registration.

military apparel manufacturing

What We
Believe

We believe that quality is in the details. We value innovation. We care deeply about every stitch, every fold, and every garment we produce. We focus on intelligent solutions and long-term strategies, not quick fixes. We take pride in what we do and we are proud to be Made In America.

Recent Projects

  • All Weather Coat:

    • Overcoat for Marine Corps, Air Force & Coast Guard
    • Dress Coat with Removable Liner
    • Produced 70,000 units over three year period
    • Requires Higer Quality Evaluation from fabric purchase through production

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  • Conformal Wearable Antenna Backpack:

    • First conformal cellular wearable antenna built into a backpack
    • Wearable antenna increases cellular performance by 200%
    • Frequency Range 824-2500 MHz
    • Download the brochure now

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    Visit Gore
  • Extreme Cold Weather Clothing System: Layer 7

    • Produced up to 150,000 sets per year over five year period
    • Produced for Army
    • Led to Innovation & Production of Bluewater Cold Weather Socks

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  • Underway BDU
    Underway BDU

    Underway BDU:

    • Produced 2,000 units per year for the Navy Seals
    • Highly specific, tactical, 4-way stretch, complex uniform
    • Used by Seal Team 6
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    • combat uniforms
    • military apparel manufacturing
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  • Sleep Systems:

    • Seam Sealed to ensure complete waterproofing
    • Complex, multi-system, working with multiple fabrics
    • Made specifically for Army Special Forces
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  • Combat Uniforms:

    • Mass produced 6 million sets of Coats & Trousers over 10 year period
    • High Volume commodity type item
    • Produced for Army & Air Force

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    • Underway BDU
    • combat uniforms
    • 7 layer parka
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  • Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV):

    • Long history of mass producing ballistic package as well as the carriers they go into
    • Mass produced Hard Plate Carrier, IOTV & MOLLE Systems working with Protective Products Enterprises, KDH & Point Blank
    • Working with, various heavy denier material
    • High Quality life support items with zero tolerance for defects

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  • GORE® Linebacker Jacket:

    • Work with W.L. GORE & Associates and Gore-Tex materials
    • Specific item for soldiers being transported into combat
    • Seam Sealed, Insulated, Flame Resistant

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Your
Project

Have inquiries or would like to get in touch? Let us know what we can do to serve you. Please fill out the form and a member of our team will get back in touch with you. For immediate questions, please call our office at (787) 746-5020.