Powering up: Air Force eyes ‘broad reaching’ battery, energy storage research
The Department of Energy is also pursuing its own effort to boost battery technologies through the JOULES-1K program.
Army lab pushes standardized batteries for frontline soldiers: STUB and OSCAR
Soldiers burdened by 15-plus pounds of batteries — of multiple, incompatible types — could benefit from more efficient, standardized power sources like the Small Tactical Universal Battery.
Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture
From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.
Army ground vehicle lab researches different batteries in quest for electrified fleet
Battery research programs at the Army's Ground Vehicle System Center will help the Army's transition to hybrid and electric vehicles allowing quieter, longer duration operations.
Army selects four companies for lightweight power solutions
The Army wants lightweight power solutions that can sustain dismounted soldiers for days at a time.
Paratroopers Pioneer New Army Network, Tactics
New radios offer dramatically greater range, clarity, & data — once soldiers and leaders figure out how best to use them.
SEALs Test New Mini Sub To Stay Dry, Ship To Shore
SOCOM's first Dry Combat Submersible is undergoing a year of testing by the Navy to work out new technologies, including a new power source, before moving forward.
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Voyager is fortifying the U.S. Defense supply chain
Answering the Pentagon’s call to bolster defense industrial base.
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Leonardo DRS’ “Energy Magazine” Gives the Navy Power for Shipboard Lasers and Other High-Energy Systems
Higher-power radar systems and offensive/defensive systems such as directed energy lasers require new sources of power.
Do Soldiers Dream Of Electric Trucks?
While Tesla won’t be building heavy tanks, the Army Futures & Concepts Center says moving lighter, wheeled vehicles from fossil fuel to electric drive could streamline supply lines – and save lives.
Lockheed, Army To Test Exoskeleton In December
The Lockheed Martin ONYX doesn't seem particularly high tech when it's surrounded by displays of mini-drones, wheeled robots, and VR simulators here. But lean in close and listen as the soldier bends his knee.
Batteries, Bullets, & Drones: Commandant’s Wishlist For Infantry Task Force
What's the one technology the Marine Corps Commandant wants more than any other for his riflemen? It wasn't an amphibious vehicle, more JLTVs, a new rifle or friggin' lasers. It is "a smart way to recharge batteries," Gen. Robert Neller told reporters.