OSLO, Norway, Nov. 11, 2026 / PRNewswire / -- A global engineering company specializing in composite armor and survival protection systems, Integris Composites announced that the company is participating in two conferences, SEA POWER and Atlantic Future Forum, on the HMS Prince of the of Wales ship in Oslo, Norway.
The armor solutions from Integris are providing protection for surface combat vessels, patrol boats, and the crew operating these vessels. Related work includes providing ballistic protection for Finland's new generation of Pohjanmaa class frigates, as well as supporting the maintenance projects for the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers.
Integris indicates that the company is a Silver Level Partner of the International Maritime Power Conference (ISPC 2026). The conference was held yesterday on the British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales. ISPC is the annual flagship event of the British Royal Navy, bringing together naval leaders, policymakers, and industry experts to discuss how maritime nations can deter aggression and protect maritime lanes.
Integris Executives will also participate in Atlantic Future Forum, which will be held on the same ship from November 11th to 12th.
Integris President and CEO, Andrew Bonham, stated: "As navies around the world increase the use of unmanned and autonomous vessels driven by innovation, the protection of manned ships, which currently carry more sensors and weapons, cannot be ignored. The European naval team at Integris has been designing protection solutions for ships for many years to ensure that survivability is not compromised at the expense of ship speed, range, or payload."
“ISPC is a place where those who will shape the next generation of fleets come together, and we are delighted to be part of this dialogue,” said Bonham.
Maritime threats are changing.
Bonham indicates that the threat range against vessels has expanded. Attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea demonstrate that drones and missiles can pose a threat to global strategic chokepoints; Ukraine's operations in the Black Sea show how quickly unmanned systems can alter the balance between fleets and coastal forces. In the High North and Arctic regions, allied naval activities are more frequent, last longer, and take place in more severe environments.
"All these trends pose the same question: how to protect ships, aircraft, land vehicles, and sensing technologies without increasing their weight, and at the same time reduce their distinctive signals? The answer is to increasingly adopt lighter composite armor systems," said Bonham.
Integris indicates that their system combines ceramics, ultra-high-strength polyethylene, aramid fibers, high-performance unidirectional (UD) laminated materials, and sometimes also steel, to provide protection with a weight much lower than that of existing armor systems. Bonham states that the reduced weight helps to improve speed and maneuverability, fuel economy, mission range, as well as payload flexibility. Integris's naval protection solutions have been deployed on various vessels around the world, including patrol boats, frigates, amphibious platforms, and command ships. The company is also testing new materials such as graphene and new types of high-strength fibers.
Verified in naval projects
Integris indicates that the company is supplying naval ballistic protection systems for four next-generation vessels constructed by Rauma Marine Constructions as part of Finland's major naval modernization project Squadron in 2020. The Pohjanmaa class frigates are designed to ensure year-round maritime defense in the cold Baltic Sea.
Integris, the Chief Commercial Officer of a US company, stated: "We collaborate with shipbuilders to fully integrate the protection systems into the ship design, ensuring that the survivability requirements are met without affecting speed, range, or payload."
For the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer maintenance project, Integris is collaborating with BAE Systems to supply new and replacement ballistic protection systems.
The lesson of the past few years is that protection must not only keep up with the speed of threats, but we also need to develop intelligent armor that can reduce the distinctive signatures of platforms. Drones and unmanned systems are changing the survival threats that ships, vehicles, and crews must face, and this change is happening not over decades, but in just a few months.
"We come here, and also participate in other major defense activities, in order to bring those who design the protections closer to those who rely on them. This is key to shortening the path from new threats to the development of deployable solutions." Cordova said.
Integris indicates that the company has operations in North America, Europe, and Asia, with manufacturing bases in Denmark, France, and the United States, as well as offices in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The company also participated in Pacific Future Forum on the HMS Prince of Wales ship in Tokyo in August 2025.
About Integris Composites
Integris Composites is a global engineering company that specializes in providing protective enclosures for land vehicles, aircraft, naval vessels, optoelectronic equipment, and other sensitive technologies, as well as personal protection products. With over 30 years of experience, the company has obtained primary supplier qualifications from major aerospace original equipment manufacturers, including Bell, Boeing, Airbus, and Embraer. This business was renamed Integris Composites in 2023; it was previously known as TenCate Advanced Armor. The company is renowned for providing innovative survival protection solutions for global military, law enforcement, and security applications.
Image: A Symbol of Peace Brought by Defense: HMS Prince of Wales Yachts in front of a ship, which is berthed in Oslo and hosted the International Maritime Forces Conference (November 10th) and Atlantic Future Forum (November 11th to 12th). The image was taken by David Cordova from Integris Composites.
Media contacts: David Cordova, Chief Commercial Officer, Integris Composites, Inc, [ email protected ]
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