Energy Horizons: A Science and Technology Vision for Air Force Energy
Abstract
The Air Force faces daunting energy challenges that promise only to increase in severity, given the increased global demand for energy, diminishing global energy supplies, and demands for enhanced environmental stewardship. The service spends over $9 billion a year in aviation fuels and over $100 million annually in energy for ground operations associated with space, and tens of millions of dollars in cyber energy to support command and intelligence centers. (Figure 1 shows the proportional share of operational energy.) Adversaries increasingly target energy as a center of gravity. To date, more than 3,000 American Soldiers and contractors have been killed or wounded protecting supply convoys in Iraq and Afghanistan (approximately one life per 30 convoys), 80 percent of which transported primarily water and fuel.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA630010
Entities
People
- Mark T. Maybury
Organizations
- Air University