Operational Energy Capability Improvement (OECI)

Abstract

The Operational Energy Capability Improvement (OECI) program matures and demonstrates advanced technologies in operational energy across warfighting platforms and domains. This program supports the Department's initiatives to Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage and a Resilient Joint Force. OECIF supports the Department’s strategic goals to deter aggression and strategic attacks against the United States, allies, and partners, while being prepared to prevail in conflict when necessary, prioritizing the People’s Republic of China (PRC) challenge in the Indo-Pacific and the Russia challenge in Europe. The OECI is the Department’s dedicated investment in Operational Energy Advanced Technology Development to address joint operational energy requirements. Investments in OECI support current policy objectives and inform future policy goals. In FY 2024, OECI will continue and complete projects started in FY 2022 and FY 2023 and will continue to initiate new projects in the following areas: 1) Powering the Force, 2) Electrifying the Battlespace, 3) Commanding Energy, and 4) Nuclear. Competitively awarded projects will continue to focus on multi-year technology maturation efforts. New focused Science and Technology (S&T) efforts will be started to specifically address operational energy challenges faced by space systems, ground vehicles, aviation systems, and the Department’s commanding energy challenges. All OECI investments address high priority joint operational energy requirements to ensure best use of operational energy on the battlefield. Projects will increase the joint force’s lethality and agility and reduce logistical burdens. New capabilities are required to address threats from near peer enemies across the globe and provide asymmetric advantage including better planning and use of power and fuel to achieve operational objectives while minimizing risk under contested logistics.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
0604055D8Z_3_0400_PB_2024
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2024 minimal increase due to programmatic adjustments.
Service Agency Name
Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Kinetic Weapons

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Command And Control
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Energy Management
  • Energy Storage
  • Ground Vehicles
  • High Energy
  • High Energy Lasers
  • Logistics
  • Space Systems
  • Supply Chain
  • Training
  • Unmanned Systems

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Space

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