This is not a correct assessment and must be corrected. This trip was taken as part of a delegation from industry representing automotive and aerospace companies. For proprietary reasons, the companies do not wish to be identified. The trip was taken to learn if there were technologies from Russian aerospace and automotive research institutions that had applicability to the DOD and American industry. We were also invited by the Ministry of Science and Technology Policy of the Russian Federation to review projects that Russian institutions wish to pursue with the West.
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MMC Connecting Rod 4. I have been invited to visit two major aerospace companies, to brief them on my work with the Russian institutes and receive a briefing on their involvement and interest as well. I have documented this trip by a 27 minute video which is available on request. I am happy to supply contact names and phone numbers of all the institutes visited. These newsletters are meant to provide information about the development and applications side of materials and manufacturing technologies.