Alternative Operational Energy Options - A Need for a Holistic Approach to Reduce the Logistics Tail and Improve Strategic Advantage

Abstract

Technological superiority is the basis for the overwhelming supremacy of the United States Military. The use of technology is critical to the success of modern military operations. The capability provided from the unrestricted use of technology gives the United States a distinct strategic advantage over its adversaries. Technology is dependent on operational energy to function; how the United States delivers operational energy to the battlefield matters. The U.S. Military needs to decrease operational energy consumption from traditional sources and leverage readily available and renewable resources of operational energy. To do this, the United States Department of Defense must aggressively pursue alternative operational energy options in order to maintain the strategic advantage of increasingly capable, highly maneuverable, and rapidly deployable forces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 18, 2015
Accession Number
ADA622637

Entities

People

  • Joseph H. Peth

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Electric Generators
  • Electric Power
  • Energy Harvesting
  • Energy Storage
  • Logistics
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Military Research
  • Renewable Energy
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Energy
  • Solar Panels
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Wind Energy

Readers

  • Economics
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.