Zodiac Milpro

[1] Headquartered in Paris, France and with manufacturing facilities in Delta, British Columbia, Roses, Spain, and Stevensville, Maryland.

The first modern inflatable boats were designed and built almost concurrently by RFD in the UK and Zodiac in France.

In 1937, interested in his research, the Naval Aviation commissioned him to develop a boat capable of carrying torpedoes and bombs.

The boats were popular for military use due to their low center of gravity, large payload, and sea keeping abilities.

In the early 1960s, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in Great Britain designed the first rigid hulled inflatable boat (RIB).

2022: Zodiac Milpro acquired Yachtwerft Meyer, a German shipyard that designs and produces custom-made premium boats.