Airless Tire Technology is a Game Changer for the U.S. Army

Abstract

In 2019 an U.S. Army team took an airless tire on a trip to the Amazon rainforest to test the technology on the U.S. Army's Light Tactical All-Terrain Vehicles (LTATV) to see how it would hold up in extreme conditions. While sleeping in an austere CONEX encampment (aka "Resort") and trying to avoid the myriad of hazardous flora and fauna, the team was surprised by how well the airless tire held up to the challenge.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 09, 2021
Accession Number
AD1142480

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  • Eleanor Shelton

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  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pressure
  • Army
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • Construction
  • Construction Equipment
  • Developmental Tests
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Product Development
  • Special Forces
  • Tactical Vehicles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare

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