The US Army is testing Michelin Tweel airless tyre technology via its Yuma Proving Ground operation and specifically its Tropic Regions Test Center (TRTC).

While the deserts of Southwest Asia have been the most common location of American military involvement for nearly twenty years, the US Army reports that the majority of the world’s conflicts have occurred in tropical areas. Amongst the US Army’s key questions: will muddy, biomass-laden jungle terrain destroy the integrity of wheels and tyres on a combat vehicle?