Russia May Solve U.S. Navy's Sand Problems

The U.S. Navy hopes a Russian-developed coating will solve compressor blade erosion problems caused by sand ingestion and plans to conduct a two- year, $1.2 million foreign comparative test program to fully evaluate the technology, Navy project engineer Marcio Duffles tells AP. "The driving force is...

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