Indian and US engineers are working on potentially game-changing high performance bomb-proof zero-pressure tyre technology for the US Armed Forces.
Located in Akron, Ohio, the dual-nation AEG (American Engineering Group) firm has been given $1m in funding to work on tyres able to still function even after being damaged by hostile gunfire or IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices).................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................US Department of Defense run-flat tyre criteria currently calls for a minimum of 30 miles distance at a speed of 30 miles an hour or more. However, it's been claimed that these run-flat tyres, after being struck by IEDs, can't cover anywhere near this kind of distance or attain this kind of speed.
The AEG zero-pressure tyre's performance exceeds these figures. Phase I trials have shown that, after being punctured, it's still got 300 miles' travel left in it, at 50 miles per hour or more.
The funding now supplied to AEG allows for the tyre to be moved into Phase II of its development.
