Integris Composites participated in the Pacific Future Forum 2025 (PFF ’25), Aug. 29–30, aboard HMS Prince of Wales in Tokyo.
“We were raising the profile of Integris as a preferred global defense armor supplier and survivability innovator,” said David Cordova, chief commercial officer for Integris Composites Inc.
PFF ’25 was an international summit dedicated to strengthening defense, security, technology and trade relationships among democratic nations. The forum helped shape responses to geopolitical trends and strategic challenges confronting the United Kingdom and its key allies, including Japan, the United States and Indo-Pacific partners.
“We wanted to raise awareness of hybrid composite armor as a cost-effective, lightweight, precision-specified material for maritime, aircraft and land vehicles,” Cordova said. “It was a solution for protecting the technology that was reshaping warfare.”
Cordova said Integris’ worldwide team brought hundreds of years of combined expertise including data-based modeling, design engineering capabilities and rapid prototyping to protective armor challenges. In just over 30 years, he said the company had become a trusted partner for leading defense contractors.
Earlier that year, Integris announced it had been selected to provide ballistic protection systems for a Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer. “We were partnering with BAE Systems to bring technological innovation, ensuring Type 45 vessels employed the most effective ballistic defenses possible,” Cordova said. The initial order had been confirmed in October 2024. Recently, Integris had been chosen as the armor systems supplier for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft helicopter program and for the MH-139 Grey Wolf with Boeing, among other awards.
PFF ’25 took place aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales during its visit to Tokyo as part of the Carrier Strike Group deployment to the Indo-Pacific.
“This event convened a diverse mix of high-level political, diplomatic, military, industrial and academic representatives,” Cordova said. “We believed it created an ideal environment for exchanging perspectives on the growing importance of composites for armor and survivability solutions.”
