Returning from the annual meeting of its global leaders in Iceland during one of the deepest and longest cold snaps in North America, Integris Composites, a leader in military and law enforcement survivability, announced plans to develop a new generation of ballistic composites for troops and equipment that operate in the Arctic Circle.
"A combination of climate warming and global shifts in defense strategy are leading to an increased military presence in the Arctic," said David Cordova, chief commercial officer of Integris Composites Inc.
Integris Composites, with its global teams of technical and engineering armor specialists in compounding composite armor, testing, simulation, modeling and rapid prototyping, is in a unique position to research and develop lightweight solutions that will perform in harsh, frigid conditions. "We've created the Integris Arctic Armor Development Team (AADT), a cross‑disciplinary research, development and engineering squad," Cordova said. "This AADT team is international. It includes expertise and data from across our global resources," added Cordova who leads the U.S. commercial team.
"We stand ready to provide independent research and development (IRAD) or contract R&D (CRAD), depending on the situation," Cordova said, noting that the company has more than three decades of experience developing armor for personnel as well as land vehicles, aircraft, ships and boats.
Once considered a remote buffer at the top of the world, the Arctic has become a frontline security theater as receding sea ice opens new shipping lanes, resources and avenues of approach to North America and Europe.
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03 March 2026
