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National Defense
February 2011
Eric Beidel |
Military Trucks Weighed Down By 'Yesteryear's Technology' Companies say they are delivering the innovation that the Pentagon says it needs from industry. But many times, vendors still find it difficult to secure long-term deals.   |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2011
David Lee Smith |
Alcoa and Its Pals Gaining on Steel With the need to trim automotive weight, Alcoa and its pals just might benefit. |
National Defense
April 2011
Eric Beidel |
Challenges Remain as JLTV Competition Heats Up More than any other program, the Army and Marine Corps' effort to create a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle epitomizes the challenges the military faces with its trucks. |
National Defense
April 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Making Metals Lighter, But Stronger Than Steel The military is looking for ways to engineer lighter materials that off the same protective qualities of steel and iron. |
National Defense
February 2008
Sandra I. Erwin |
Search Continues for Lighter Alternatives to Steel Armor The Army may have a tough time becoming a lighter and faster force as long as tons of heavy steel plates continue to bear down on its patrol and combat vehicles. |
Technology Research News
September 24, 2003 |
Rapid Process Shapes Aluminum Rapid prototyping processes are routinely used for plastics and some metals, but aluminum has proved elusive. Researchers in Australia have come up with a rapid manufacturing process for aluminum that infiltrates an aluminum alloy powder with a liquid aluminum alloy. |
Reactive Reports
July 2004
David Bradley |
Grains Behaving Badly Researchers have for the first time recorded the bulk changes in 3D as deformed aluminum is annealed. |
National Defense
April 2004
Sandra I. Erwin |
Army Struggles to Maintain Ground Vehicle Fleet Facing a $12 billion tab to repair and replace vehicles and equipment damaged in combat operations, the Army expects to both reassess funding priorities and take a hard look at its logistics and maintenance practices. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 57
David Bradley |
Smart Materials Self Repair Dumb materials succumb to rust, but smart materials might be able to heal themselves, thanks to researchers in Europe. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Got Titanium? Carpenter Does. Specialty alloys are a growing segment of the metal market, and Carpenter is right there in the thick of it. The trick, of course, is figuring out how much is left in the stock price. |
National Defense
April 2006
Sandra I. Erwin |
The Next Humvee: Army, Marines Weigh Options The Army and Marine Corps may decide as early as May 2007 to begin searching for a new vehicle that would replace the ubiquitous Humvee. |
Technology Research News
May 7, 2003 |
Light mix makes strong metal Researchers from the University of Tokyo and Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories in Japan have found a group of metal alloys that are unusually strong and flexible. |
National Defense
October 2011
Sandra I. Erwin |
Pentagon Should Think Twice Before It Cuts Ground Forces, Historians Warn In the wake of every conflict since World War II, ground troops have been declared obsolete. And each time, the prognosticators have been wrong, says military historian John C. McManus. |
National Defense
April 2009
Grace V. Jean |
Army's 2.5-Ton Trucks Undergo Overhaul Army trucks will be overhauled to "like-new" condition at Red River Army Depot in Texas for roughly half the cost of buying new models. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Alcoa: Here We Go Again Another quarter has rolled by, and nothing much has changed for the giant American aluminum producer. 2005 wasn't exactly a banner year for Alcoa; the stock rallied hard at year-end to finish basically flat for the year. |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2011
David Lee Smith |
Aluminum Demand Makes for an Alcoa Opportunity Despite Alcoa's slight miss, you shouldn't ignore its solid performance. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
A Solid Quarter From Big Al Alcan and other aluminum companies seem to have finally joined the commodity party. Investors, take note. |
National Defense
February 2005
Sandra I. Erwin |
Army Allots Additional Funds To Fix, Modernize Truck Fleet With a boost of at least $2 billion in the Army's budget for tactical trucks, officials are grappling with how best to strike the right balance between immediate and future needs. |
The Motley Fool
November 8, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Caustic Costs Curtail Alcan Market fundamentals for aluminum are positive, but the Canadian aluminum giant's operating costs are getting in the way. Shareholders, take note. |
