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This study focuses on the development of an Inter-penerating polymer network-based fiber metal laminate (FML) reinforced with glass fibers, and aluminum sheets. The laminates were fabricated using the hand lay-up technique, mechanically pre-treatment (MA_N) and Chemically pre-treatment (CE_N) hybrid composites. Prior to laminate making aluminum sheet were pre-treated by mechanically as well as chemical methods. This pre-treatment was carried out in order to improve the interfacial bonding with the polymer. Mechanically pre-treatment was done manually over the surface of aluminum sheets using emery paper. The FML prepared using this mechanically abraded aluminum sheets were turn as (MA_N) in the subsequent step the mechanically abraded aluminum sheets were further chemically etched in a aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide pellet (NaOH), followed by another aqueous solution of ferric nitrate nonahydrate (Fe(NO3)3.9H2O), sulphuric acid (H2SO4). The FML fabricated using this chemically treated aluminum sheet along with glass fiber & Interpenerating polymer network termed as (CE_N). The surface morphology of the mechanically and chemically etched aluminum sheets was conducted using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Atomic force microscopy (AFM) & Drop Shape analyzer. Flexural & Short beam shear test were performed in order to evaluate the respective mechanically performance of the fabricated FMLs. (CE_N) FML exhibited 16.6 % improved inter laminar shear strength (ILSS) with respect to (MA_N) FML. From flexural test it was observed that the flexural strength, modulus & strain at peak no significant difference.