Official: 'Philosophical' changes needed to prioritize lightness in vehicles

By Sebastian Sprenger / October 30, 2015 at 7:27 PM
The Army has embraced the goal of making its vehicles lighter, even though there are fundamental changes needed in the approach to developing new systems, a service official said last week. Paul Rogers, director of the Army's Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center, described the question of vehicle weight as having reached a kind of tipping point when asked about a report on the matter crafted by his organization last year. Titled "Lightweight Combat Vehicle Science and Technology Campaign,"...

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