Defense & Military Reels

American Reels engineers and manufactures heavy-duty hose and cable reel systems built for defense, military, and larger applications. These are not light industrial reels repurposed for government use. They are purpose-built systems designed to perform in environments where reliability, strength, and field deployment matter.

Whether mounted on trailers to tactical vehicles, deployed in field operations, integrated into mobile command units, or installed in fixed military facilities, our reels are built to manage large volumes of hose and cable with controlled payout, smooth retraction, and long service life.

Defense applications introduce variables most industrial environments do not:

• Extreme temperature swings

• Abrasive dust, sand, and debris

• Shock and vibration

• High duty cycles

• Long cable or hose lengths

• Multi-line requirements

American Reels designs systems that account for these realities from the start. We engineer for load capacity, drum diameter, spool width, bearing support, and mounting configuration based on the application rather than forcing a standard frame into an oversized role.

For military and defense applications requiring multiple fluid lines, American Reels offers Multi-Line Hose Reel systems designed to manage more than one hose on a single reel assembly.

Applications include:

• Refueling systems
• Hydraulic support lines
• Air and pneumatic supply
• Washdown and decontamination systems
• Ground support service vehicles

Our large-format cable reels are designed for heavy cable management in:

• Field communications systems
• Power distribution units
• Radar and surveillance systems
• Ground support equipment
• Portable infrastructure systems

Capabilities include:

• Large drum diameters for proper cable bend radius
• High-capacity spool widths
• Reinforced side discs and frames
• Manual, spring-driven, or motorized rewind options
• Vehicle-mounted or skid-mounted configurations
• Multi-spool systems for complex cable management

These systems are built to protect cable investment while improving deployment speed and field organization.