Integris Composites named armor partner for XM30 Combat Vehicle

Integris Composites operator designing custom armor protection. The company designs, develops, manufacturers and support composite armor for land vehicles, aircraft, naval vessels, protective housings for optronics and other sensitive technologies, and personal protection. Source | Holy Cow Media

Integris Composites Inc. (Vienna, Va., U.S.) has been named an armor partner for American Rheinmetall (Sterling Heights, Mich., U.S.) in the U.S. Army’s $45 billion XM30 Combat Vehicle program. Integris draws on more than 30 years of composite armor expertise and thousands of tested material combinations to deliver optimized protection systems.

The XM30 program represents a $45 billion modernization effort. “This transformational program will deliver capabilities to modernize the Army’s maneuver force, strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base and create high-tech jobs,” says Andrew Bonham, CEO of Integris Composites. “We are pleased to be a part of this.”

American Rheinmetall is one of two U.S. defense prime contractors selected by the U.S. Army to compete to design, develop, build and support the XM30 Combat Vehicle. As the official replacement for the aging M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, the XM30 will serve as the backbone to the Army’s Armored Brigade Combat Teams for decades.

The XM30 announcement is the latest in a series of premier contracts across multiple defense platforms including:

• Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer: ballistic protection systems contract with BAE Systems
• U.S. Army Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA): armor systems with Bell Textron
• Boeing MH-139 Grey Wolf: armor systems for the U.S. Air Force helicopter program
• C-130J transport aircraft: armor systems through QinetiQ partnership
• CV90 combat vehicle: armor solutions for the European infantry fighting vehicle platform used by multiple NATO allies.

“Integris operates U.S. facilities including its technical design and engineering center in Hebron, Ohio; a vehicle design center in Goleta, California; and global headquarters in Tysons Corner, Virginia,” Cordova says.