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June 2022
Energetics: Community Warns of China’s Edge Developing Explosive Materials
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — Should a conflict break out tomorrow in the South China Sea over Taiwan, the U.S. military could be at a tactical disadvantage, experts said, because of China’s advances in the use of energetic materials — the chemicals used as propellants, pyrotechnics and explosives. -
May 2022
Army Exploring New Tech to Charge Up Troops on the Go
The Army is looking at new technology that harvests energy from a variety of sources — from the heat generated by a soldier’s body to the fuel already widely used in the service — to power troops on the go. -
March 2022
AFRL Demos Space-Based Solar Power System
The military may be one step closer to powering its bases with solar energy from space. -
October 2021
Electric Vehicles for the Military Still a Pipedream
By Yasmin TadjdehThe Army for years has been making investments into the electrification ... -
October 2021
Army Investing in Hybrid Power Microgrids
By Yasmin TadjdehThe Army is looking at new technology, such as ... -
October 2021
Army Researchers Tackling Soldier Power Problems
By Yasmin TadjdehArmy scientists and researchers are taking on a perennial ... -
July 2021
Energy Policies to Impact Defense Contractors
By Nick Jones“Is it going to work?” my wife asked me when I went to plug in my electric vehicle for the first time. “Yes, of course it will work,” I remember saying, only slightly masking my nervousness that by plugging my car into the wall some unforeseen damage might occur. -
June 2021
Portable Nuclear Reactor Program Sparks Controversy
By Mandy MayfieldThe Defense Department is working to quickly procure a small, transportable nuclear reactor that could help bring energy to remote and austere environments. However, the program has drawn criticism from nuclear nonproliferation experts for potentially causing disasters on battlefields. -
June 2021
BREAKING: Academy Tells Army to Stick With Fossil Fuels; All-Electric Vehicles Not Practical
By Yasmin TadjdehAdvanced battlefields of the future will require the Army to invest in a mix of energy sources, including jet propellant 8 (JP-8), diesel and renewable diesel through 2035, according to a study undertaken by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. -
March 2021
Air Force Investing in Alternative Energy Sources
By Mandy MayfieldThe Air Force and Space Force are making technology investments to prepare for current and future energy challenges.
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