UK-based specialist composite design and manufacturing company GTR Composites Group is joining hands with NP Aerospace, global armour manufacturer and vehicle integrator, to serve the growing composite demands from defence prime contractors, high technology unmanned systems suppliers and other emerging defence partners.
The announcement coincides with the DSEI 2025 in London. GTR Composites Group has its engineering roots embedded in the upper echelons of motorsport and performance automotive but also operates across a wide spectrum of other sectors, including marine, aerospace and defence. The company has expansive composite production facilities including 12 autoclaves that will bring additional production capacity, volume and scale to the partnership.
NP Aerospace, a specialist in composite armour products such as body armour and EOD protection, is a leading supplier of armour products and vehicle integration and support services, globally. As well as their existing proven capabilities and significant composite production capacity, NP Aerospace bring experience in winning and delivering large defence programmes to a cross sector of global government clients, such as the UK MoD. NP Aerospace also has in place the requisite trusted partner relationships with major defence primes and their supply chains.
“We have the technology, the capability and the capacity to bring something new to defence, but we don’t yet have the deeper experience or specialist resource to truly deliver into the defence sector," said Richard Dove, CEO at GTR. "Teaming with NP Aerospace is an obvious choice for us at it brings together the best parts of both companies with the sum being greater that the individual parts."
“NP Aerospace has been designing and building composite armour products for many years and we’re a fully established and trusted supplier to defence customers, globally," said James Kempston, CEO at NP Aerospace. "With this new partnership, we see an opportunity to bring the highest levels of composite technology, precision and know-how across from motorsport to defence to enhance what we do and also, to combine our individually impressive production capacities to ensure that, together, we’re best placed to deliver that joint capability.
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