Powering The Force
Abstract
The mission of the OEP is to fund warfighter prototyping, demonstration, and transition that will improve DOD operational effectiveness. As Defense-Wide funding it promotes long term change in DOD capabilities so they are better aligned with the Operational Energy Strategy. OEP fosters non-S&T innovation to improve operational energy performance and has two key mission aspects. First, to ruggedize, demonstrate, and transition into use operational energy technologies and practices that will improve DOD military capabilities, resiliency, and/or reduce costs. Second, to establish within the military Services sustainable, institutional capability to continue to develop and adopt operational energy innovations. OEP serves as the program by which operational energy technology advances made under the Operational Energy Capability Innovation program (OECI) can transition to military service acquisition programs without delay and loss of momentum. Transition plans for each successful prototype will be established to ensure that components have time to plan, program, and budget for technology transition to programs of record. Demand for this program is greater than 4 times the funding available ensuring the most competitive programs are awarded to move forward.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 038_0604555D8Z_4_0400_PB_2025
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