Dead Air Armament, LLC d/b/a Dead Air Silencers

Dead Air Armament, LLC, which does business as Dead Air Silencers, is a privately held American company founded in 2014 by Mike Pappas and Todd Magee. The company is headquartered in Heber City, Utah. Dead Air Silencers is an operating company with an estimated 21 to 50 employees and annual revenues in the range of $10 to $25 million.

The company designs and manufactures firearms suppressors (silencers) and related accessories such as muzzle brakes and mounting systems. Its product lines are intended for rifle, pistol, and rimfire applications and are sold to military, law enforcement, and civilian customers. Notable product families include the Sandman, Nomad, and Mask series of suppressors. The company is also known for its KeyMo mounting system, which allows its suppressors to be quickly attached to compatible muzzle devices.

As a litigant, Dead Air Armament is an operating company that has acted to enforce its intellectual property. The company has no record of being a defendant in patent litigation. Its single tracked case was filed as a plaintiff in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, not a venue commonly associated with non-practicing entity (NPE) litigation.

The company's one tracked patent case is Dead Air Armament, LLC d/b/a Dead Air Silencers v. Jarvis Arms LLC d/b/a Mission Silencers, filed in August 2025. This action is consistent with an operating company protecting its own technology and market position against a competitor.