Combat Rations (CORANET)
Abstract
Funding and technical work for the Combat Rations program has been reallocated to the Material Availability Strategic Focus Area. Modern battlefield requirements demand subsistence support that adequately provides for the needs of our military personnel in extremely intense and highly mobile combat situations that can be easily adapted to the civilian sector for humanitarian feeding. In FY 2014, DLA Troop Support Subsistence sold $4 billion in subsistence goods and services to the Department of Defense and other customers. The Rations portion of this business was $702M in FY 2014. The Combat, Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Rations R&D funding request is .002% of sales. The Combat Rations Program is focused on improving the manufacturing technologies related to the production and distribution of the combat rations that are at the forefront of these operations, including Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) as well as Unitized Group Rations (UGR). The objectives are increased readiness, improved quality, optimum sizing for transportation and storage; and better ration variety. CORANET research efforts also help control the cost of the combat rations. The CORANET program engages all elements of the supply chain including the producers, military Services, Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), US Army Veterinary Command, US Army Public Health Command, DLA Logistics R&D, DLA Troop Support Subsistence and academia to research and transition improved technologies for Combat, Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Rations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- 1_0708011S_7_0400_PB_2016
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