Concurrent Technologies to manufacture ground combat vehicle prototype hulls for U.S. Army

Concurrent Technologies has received a contract, “Friction Stir Welded Hull Manufacturing Prototype,” under which it will collaborate with the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), Warren, Mich., to conduct fatigue, ballistic, and other qualification testing on welds. Additional prototypes will be built to demonstrate the improved designs.

The company has been supporting TARDEC with advanced joining systems since 2001. While friction stir welding has been determined to be the best method to join the lightweight, high-strength aluminum alloys on the HFBC hull prototype, the assessments performed under this contract will help determine what modifications need to be made to improve performance and manufacturability in support of the final NGCV hull design.