Bell Textron selects Integris Composites as armour supplier for US Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA).
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Press Release, Tysons Corner VA, 13 November 2024: Integris Composites, the global leader in armour protection for the world’s elite military units has been selected by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, as a supplier of armour systems for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). This tiltrotor aircraft is the US Army’s selected platform for its FLRAA weapons system. It will provide advanced capability well beyond that of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with increased speed, range and payloads.
Armour System: Bell Textron, Inc. has selected Integris Composites to supply armour for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). The Bell V-280 Valor pictured here was chosen by the US Army as the winner of Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft Program. The new assault aircraft will fly twice as far and twice as fast as the current fleet.
“We are grateful to be selected by Bell,” said Andrew Bonham, president of Integris Composites, Inc., the US component of Integris Composites ─ which last year became the new name for TenCate Advanced Armour, continuing a quarter-century legacy as a resource for form, safety, dependability and survivability.
“All of us at Integris are extremely proud to be part of the team behind this innovative rotorcraft that is ushering in what will become the US Army’s new long-range assault aircraft ensuring our nation’s warfighters have the decisive edge in any theatre where they are operating,” Bonham continued.
“We are pleased to include Integris Composites on the team for its protective armour capabilities for the FLRAA,” said Ryan Ehinger, senior vice president and program director for FLRAA, Bell. “Bell and the FLRAA team are committed to delivering not just more speed and range to our soldiers, but more survivability and reliability as well,” Ehinger stated.
A Storied Legacy: “Integris becomes a part of the latest chapter in the storied legacy of utility aircraft, a lineage that traces its roots back to the iconic Vietnam-era ‘Huey’ (UH-1 Iroquois) and the present-day UH-60 Black Hawk, which has faithfully served as the Army’s Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft (UTTAS) since 1979,” said David Cordova, chief commercial officer for Integris, Inc.
“FLRAA is a marvel of engineering that promises to redefine the boundaries of speed, agility, operational versatility/survivability,” Cordova observed.
Advanced armour from Integris on Land, Water and in the Air: “This is the latest armour contract for Integris in the airborne segment,” added Bonham. “It’s an exceptional achievement for both the Integris organisation as well as commercial partners, such as the team at QinetiQ Group plc.”
Cordova said Integris is supporting several other aerospace companies. “We provide armoured kits such as the H-125, MH-139 as well as the C-130J this last one, in partnership with QinetiQ. But Integris is also providing high-performance, lightweight, fit-for-purpose composite military armour on the ground and in the water as well as in the air,” said Cordova.
Integris is an engineering company and the manufacturer of composite armour for land vehicles, aircraft, naval craft, protection housing for optronics and other sensitive technology and personal protection gear.
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