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Army Builds Foam and Woodchip Humvee

gizmodo.com — Next week, the US Army will begin testing a new Humvee that has a body and frame made completely from composite materials fiberglass, balsa wood, foam and carbon reinforcements. Conventionally, the Army has battled with how to protect Humvees from mines because ironically, adding more armor to the vehicles just weigh them down (and bring them close

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