DefenceTalkRadios, GPS systems and night-vision goggles are just a few of the electronic devices carried by dismounted Soldiers, but all require batteries that can add up to 15 pounds to a Soldier’s load. To keep these battery-dependent Soldiers powered up for longer intervals, Army scientists and engineers have developed the Energy Harvester Assault Pack engineered […]https://www.defencetalk.com/energy-harvesting-innovations-lighten-soldiers-load-67015/

DefenceTalkAnkara: Turkey on Saturday said it was seeking alternatives to Russian energy as relations with Moscow plunge over the downing of a warplane, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowing his country will “not collapse” under sanctions. Moscow has imposed a series of economic sanctions against Ankara after Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian jet […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-seeks-alternatives-to-russian-energy-after-warplane-crisis-65977/

DefenceTalkWearable technologies may provide U.S. Soldiers with on-the-move, portable energy and reduce the weight of gear they carry into combat. Researchers at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC, here, are developing Soldier-borne energy-harvesting technologies. During the Maneuver Fires Integration Experiment, or MFIX, a combined, multi-phase joint training exercise held in September […]https://www.defencetalk.com/soldiers-of-the-future-will-generate-their-own-power-61025/

DefenceTalkThe head of Iran’s atomic energy agency will travel to Russia Tuesday to sign a construction deal for two nuclear power plants on Iran’s southern Gulf shores, media reported. Ali Akbar Salehi’s visit will cap months of negotiations between Iran and Russia, and comes as the Islamic republic faces a November 24 deadline for a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-russia-to-sign-nuclear-plants-deal-tuesday-media-60978/

DefenceTalkThe next generation battery technology company, OXIS Energy Ltd, has delivered the third phase of a research program to improve its Lithium Sulfur cells for Lincad Ltd and the UK MOD. The project is part of a wider Dstl (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) research program. In Phase 3 OXIS has developed an advanced prototype […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lithium-sulfur-batteries-a-step-closer-for-uk-forces-60417/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army announced plans today to develop three 30 megawatt, alternating current, solar photovoltaic arrays — one each on Fort Stewart, Ga.; Fort Gordon, Ga.; and Fort Benning, Ga. The projects are expected to bring the U.S. Army nine percent closer to its commitment to the President of deploying one gigawatt of renewable energy, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-announces-plans-to-develop-three-30-megawatt-solar-arrays-59602/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army announced Monday, plans to start development of a solar array that will provide about 25 percent of the annual installation electricity requirement of Fort Huachuca, Ariz. “This will be the largest solar array in the department of defense on a military installation,” according to Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/largest-solar-array-on-us-military-installation-to-be-developed-59368/

DefenceTalkThe Army displayed energy-efficient technologies in the Pentagon courtyard that are used or being developed to make Soldiers more effective on the battlefield. The G-4 Operational Energy team hosted the event Nov. 14, showcasing technologies such as a rigid wall shelter, an Integrated Soldier Power/Data System, generators and portable solar panels. Army leaders who toured […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-showcases-energy-efficient-technologies-for-warfighters-49663/

DefenceTalkInnovations meant to improve Soldiers’ quality of life during deployments — while saving lives, fuel, water and money — were on display here Nov. 5, at the Army Base Camp Integration Laboratory. The Army Base Camp Integration Laboratory, or BCIL, hosted its second annual “Base Camp Resource and Energy Efficiency Day.” Situated on 10 acres […]https://www.defencetalk.com/energizing-base-camps-of-the-future-49613/

DefenceTalkTechnologies are being developed and tested that enable Soldiers to focus more on mission and less on logistics and resupply, said Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment. Hammack was referring to the Base Camp Systems Integration Laboratory, or B-CIL, at Fort Devens, Mass. There, new technologies have been spinning […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lab-improving-combat-capability-by-developing-more-energy-efficient-systems-49588/