Redefining Military Blood Logistics for Global Combat Readiness

Serving the Armed Services Blood Program and forward-operating medical teams with next-generation thermal protection from donor collection to the front lines.

Who We Serve

Blood Armor is the ultimate global blood transport system, engineered exclusively for military operations. It ensures safe transport of chilled and frozen blood products at precise temperatures from donor centers to ASWBPL and into the theater of operations, maintaining an unbroken cold chain for up to 13 days. Powered by proprietary, proven technology trusted by nearly 40% of U.S. blood centers and hospital blood banks, Blood Armor replaces outdated Styrofoam shippers (Collins Box) with a groundbreaking 6X improvement in shipping duration. This innovation empowers our armed forces to deliver life-saving blood products to the front-lines when they are needed the most.

The Problem
We Solve

Military blood logistics rely on fragile, labor-intensive systems like Styrofoam containers that require constant re-icing. A durable, passive, and long-duration solution is urgently needed to ensure reliable blood delivery across global combat zones.

Military blood logistics spans continents, climates, and combat zones.

Blood is collected at donor centers in the U.S., processed at ASWBPL facilities, and shipped via complex routes to ships, bases, and forward-deployed personnel worldwide. Yet the current tools—Styrofoam containers re-iced every 48 hours—make this life-saving journey fragile, labor-intensive, and failure-prone.

When a soldier is wounded, blood is their first line of survival. But the logistics supporting its delivery are far from optimized.

Some active systems have emerged, but they’re costly, heavy, and only practical for limited field scenarios. What’s needed is a reliable, passive, long-duration solution that brings simplicity, strength, and regulatory alignment to the entire blood movement chain.

The Problem We Solve

Military blood logistics rely on fragile, labor-intensive systems like Styrofoam containers that require constant re-icing. A durable, passive, and long-duration solution is urgently needed to ensure reliable blood delivery across global combat zones.

Military blood logistics spanscontinents, climates, and combat zones.

Blood is collected at donor centersin the U.S., processed at ASWBPL facilities, and shipped via complex routes toships, bases, and forward-deployed personnel worldwide. Yet the currenttools—Styrofoam containers re-iced every 48 hours—make this life-saving journeyfragile, labor-intensive, and failure-prone.

When a soldier is wounded, blood is their first line of survival. But the logistics supporting its deliveryare far from optimized.

Some active systems have emerged,but they’re costly, heavy, and only practical for limited field scenarios.What’s needed is a reliable, passive, long-duration solution that bringssimplicity, strength, and regulatory alignment to the entire blood movementchain.

Solutions for Every Need

How We Solve It

MaxQ has developed the Blood Armor Series—a next-generation blood transport platform built through a successful collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense under a DHA SBIR award. By collaborating directly with real-world military blood stakeholders, MaxQ has delivered a turnkey blood transport solution that offers a 6-fold increase in military blood logistics capability while ensuring strict regulatory and AABB standards compliance.
We’ve created an ultra-high-performance container that:

Requires no re-icing for up to 13-days

Simplifies pre-mission preparation

Survives harsh transport conditions

Is rugged, compact, and mission-ready

Excelled in field testing under freezing arctic and extremely hot desert conditions

No catalog sizes. No over-engineering. Just the right system for the mission.

Solutions for Every Need

MaxQ Solutions for Military Blood Logistics

MaxQ delivers the industry’s most advanced blood transport systems, engineered specifically for
the harsh realities of military blood movement from storage to the battlefield.

Blood Armor Global Transport

SKU: BAGTC
Use Case:Tactical medics, field stabilization, Role 1–2 resupply

  • Validated 13-days of 1–10°C hold time
  • Built for CONUS to OCONUS deployment routes
  • MIL-STD drop test certified
  • Specialized pack-outs for arctic and hot desert conditions
  • Capable of carrying up to 22-24 whole blood units.
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Blood Armor Medic

SKU: BAMV72P
Use Case:Tactical medics, field stabilization, Role 1–2 resupply

  • Compact, lightweight, field-portable
  • Passive cooling for 72+ hours at 1–10°C, 3 x units of whole blood
  • Rugged design for transport via rotary, fixed wing, or ground vehicle
  • Ideal for SOF units, MEDEVAC kits, or mobile trauma teams
  • Multi-mission and multi-role support with 3 x different pack-outs
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What Our Customers Say

"Transporting blood in the PACOM theater is full of challenges—delays, missed flights, and costly re-icing that’s often unavailable. The Blood Armor Global Transport container changes that. With a validated 7-day hold time, it keeps blood safe without reconditioning, boosting reliability, efficiency, and mission readiness."

Global Blood Distribution SME, US Army

“The MaxQ team has worked hand-in-hand with military blood stakeholders and end users at every level, ensuring the Blood Armor system is built for real-world requirements. Their commitment to collaboration and continuous high-velocity improvement gives me confidence this solution will help us achieve our mission—making blood available on the battlefield to save soldiers’ lives.”

Global Blood Distribution SME, Theatre Blood Support
Ready to protect every degree of your life-saving mission?

Support your mission with thermal systems built for military medicine.

MaxQ is ready to help you modernize blood logistics without compromise.