Idaho National Labs to build Pentagon’s mobile ‘nuclear microreactor’
The Strategic Capabilities Office is considering engineering designs by BWXT Advanced Technologies, LLC, and X-energy, LLC. One design will be selected and announced this spring.
Army selects four companies for lightweight power solutions
The Army wants lightweight power solutions that can sustain dismounted soldiers for days at a time.
The Army’s Digital Transformation
AI is reshaping the Army’s approach to cyber, electronic warfare and command and control. At TechNet Augusta 2026, leaders outlined how they’re turning emerging technology into capabilities for the battlefield.
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The Navy Electrifies In A Transition As Monumental As Sail To Steam
Power and energy are becoming mission enablers to support the increasing electric-load demands of modern combatant ships, especially in the areas of advanced radar and other electronic systems, as well as directed energy weapons.
Electric Battlefield: Army Awards $600K For R&D
Six small companies got $100,000 awards to do an eight-week sprint on ways to move the Army to electric power. Meanwhile, an academic study denounced the Army’s plan for mobile nuclear reactors.
Israel Seeks US Help On Lasers
After years of favoring missiles, Israel is back in the laser business, with Rafael developing a ground-based 100-kW-class weapon and Elbit an airborne one.
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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.
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