As suppliers of antiballistic composites know too well, this market has experienced declining demand in the past year. The near-term does not look any better. Composite materials required to meet the 2011 needs of the U.S. Army's military ground vehicle armor procurement program amounted to only 6 million lb (nearly 2,722 metric tonnes). This is a significant decline from peak composite-material requirements of nearly 25 million lb (11,340 metric tonnes) in prerecession 2008.
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