The U.S. Army Picatinny Arsenal has awarded Goodrich Corporation a contract for the development of mortar barrel segments incorporating the FyreRoc(R) composite material system. Under the contract, Goodrich will evaluate the performance of its FyreRoc(R) composite technology under live fire conditions when used in 81mm mortar barrels. The 81mm mortar is an indirect fire infantry weapon used by combat ground forces for self-directed fire.
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Posted July 8th, 2004
