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Alcoa, Army To Develop World’s Largest Aluminum Hull For Combat Vehicles

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013

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Alcoa [AA] and the Army Research Laboratory launched a cooperative effort to develop a single-piece aluminum hull for ground combat vehicles to potentially solve the main threat to soldier safety: IEDs. The single-piece aluminum hull would replace today’s assembled and welded hulls and provide more strength and durability, the company said Oct. 21. The single-piece hull would also reduce the weight of the vehicle, assembly time, and overall cost to the military customer. “For decades, the Army has recognized the…

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