The Army plans to begin a developmental engineering project geared toward examining lightweight composite materials for vehicle protection, according to the project manager for the Stryker brigade combat team. Col. Glenn Dean said during a June 22 interview the project to look at alternatives to steel and aluminum for the vehicle "might provide a way to reduce some weight on the platforms" in the long run, but noted the Army's current work to upgrade the flat-bottomed Strykers to the Double-V...
