About APR-Lite®

APR-Lite® Rapid Repair is designed to expedite the establishment of bases in remote and austere areas. The magic of APR-Lite® is its simplicity and significant savings of time and money, which drew the attention of the USMC and USAF.

Being selected as a USAF AFWERX 2024 Expedient Basing Showcase vendor is a rare honor that leading institutions and companies cherish. The process included hundreds of applicants, months of qualifying, and the final section.

In short, APR-Lite® is a super glue for surface repair and is an expeditionary, rapid asphalt and concrete restoration product. Designed with the USAF Agile Combat Employment Concept  (ACE) in mind long before the term was even coined, the requirement for APR-Lite® originated in 2016 through a casual conversation with then-Admiral Harris, Commander of PACOM. 

Admiral Harris wanted a cost-effective road, runway, and soil stabilization product that leveraged indigenous locally available materials, was quickly transported by air, was simple to use, compatible with traditional airfield repair products, was environmentally friendly, and a product that could deliver superior outcomes than traditional repair products. 

Group IQ took that challenge, and working with the United States Marine Corps, APR-Lite® was developed, employment processes were honed, and it has been in use with the Marine Corps for over seven years (five field testing and two operational). 

As pointed out by leading airfield experts, traditional surface repair products have changed very little over the past 60 years. They are expensive, not environmentally friendly, require an extensive logistical network to transport, have a short shelf-life, and require saw cutting, hammering, excavation and clearing in the repair process. 

The ACE Concept enables dispersed operations, allowing aircraft to operate from various locations and reducing the risk of having all air assets concentrated in a single location. The concept demands products as agile, like APR-Lite®, as the concept itself. 

Group IQ, envisions solutions and teams with leading institutions and companies to invent and manufacture products to repair and preserve asphalt and concrete for the Department of Defense in remote and austere locations.