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Graphene Composites

Graphene Composites Ltd

Sedgefield, County Durham, United Kingdom

Armour & ProtectionSoldier EquipmentUnmanned SystemsDual-use
Component SupplierSupplies Land Forces, Special Forces, Homeland Security & Police
Profile last updated: June 15, 2026

About

Graphene Composites is a defense component supplier based in Sedgefield, United Kingdom working in armour & protection, soldier equipment, unmanned systems.

Graphene Composites is an advanced materials engineering company headquartered in Sedgefield, County Durham, UK, with offices in the United States and Norway. Its GC Defence business develops graphene-based composite materials for defence applications. Its defence products include lightweight ballistic shields for law enforcement and military users, vehicle armour rated to STANAG 4569/AEP-55 Level 3 for blast and ballistic protection, composite panels for UAVs and unmanned ground systems, and insulative graphene and aerogel composites for extreme cold weather military footwear, developed with the U.S. military. The company also supplies commercial materials, including GC Halo antimicrobial air filter coatings, GC Thermo-Flo thermal management systems for data centre cooling, and GC Vibration Control composites. Its materials are produced using a process similar to carbon fibre component manufacture, and the company works with partners on R&D and co-development.

Location

Sedgefield, United Kingdom

Legal name

Graphene Composites Ltd

Focus areas

grapheneballistic protectionvehicle armourcompositesnanomaterialsGC Defence

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Armour & ProtectionSoldier EquipmentUnmanned Systems

Supply-chain role

Component Supplier

What they offer

HardwareComponentsEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

GC RF2 Ballistic Shield Ultralight

Ballistic shield

Lightweight RF2-rated multi-hit ballistic shield designed to stop 5.56x45mm M855 rounds and special threats.

GC Vehicle Armour

Vehicle armour

Graphene-enhanced composite vehicle armour protecting against blast and ballistic threats up to STANAG 4569 Level 3.

GC Modular Defence Composite Panels

Composite panels

Composite panels and adaptive configurations for UAVs, unmanned ground systems and deployable barriers.

End users

Land ForcesSpecial ForcesHomeland Security & Police

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

STANAG 4569/AEP-55

Named customers

DEVCOM Soldier Center

People

Management & team (3)

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