U.S. Army, Alcoa Explore Aluminum Hulls For Combat Vehicles

The U.S. Army and Alcoa are studying an unexpected potential solution to the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs): a solid aluminum ground combat vehicle body. The U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the world’s largest aluminum producer announced recently that they have launched a...

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