The Imperative Military Need for Portable Power and the Critical Problems With Power Today
Abstract
Today power sources are a significant portion of the overall weight carried by a soldier and more often than not these power sources are not compatible with each other. Furthermore, portable power sources form a large part of the DoD's logistics trail due to the multiple varieties of disposable, single-use batteries. However, there are pacing advances in power source technology and production, resulting in possibilities for significant gains in performance and reduction in weight. The NDIA Military Power Sources Committee has collaborated on a DoD-sponsored Power Sources Technology Roadmap, which provides a path to future power sources for defense applications. This white paper summarizes the DoD's "power gap" requirements, the roadmap results, and the conclusions regarding future availability of power sources. NDIA's Manufacturing Division prepared this document to acquaint leaders and decision makers with the importance of power to the warfighter and to direct them to a comprehensive, fact-based R&D roadmap. This document provides recommendations as to what is required to ensure the availability of portable power in safe and reliable packages, with an industrial base that can surge to match operational needs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA560978
Entities
People
- Charlie Neal
- Frank Sokolowski
- John Erbacher
- Justin Govar
- Marc D. Gietter
- Marvin Wilkerson
- Sam Stuart
Organizations
- National Defense Industrial Association