The Ohio-based American Engineering Group (AEG), headed by Pannikottu, has developed an innovative carbon fiber pressure zero tyre technology, which the Pentagon now wants it to manufacture for its armed forces, the company said recently
A firm led by Kerala-born Abraham Pannikottu has developed an innovative carbon fiber pressure zero tire technology, which the US army wants, according to a report in deccanherald.com.
Indian-American Pannikottu’s company has received $5 million in funding to develop and manufacture path-breaking ‘zero-pressure’ tyres for the US Army, it said in a statement.
The Ohio-based American Engineering Group (AEG), headed by Pannikottu, has developed an innovative carbon fiber pressure zero tyre technology, which the Pentagon now wants it to manufacture for its armed forces, the company said recently.
Though military vehicle tyres are now equipped with run-flat inserts, the DOD wants to upgrade to a zero-pressure tire as it can carry heavier loads and help move soldiers quickly out of harm’s way
The first pressure zero tire will be delivered in 2023, AEG founder and CEO Pannikottu said. AEG said it has received the award for the Department of Defense project to manufacture carbon fiber tyres that will continue to run even after being shredded by roadside bombs or gunfire.
Though military vehicle tyres are now equipped with run-flat inserts, the DOD wants to upgrade to a zero-pressure tire as it can carry heavier loads and help move soldiers quickly out of harm’s way.
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