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2 The Power and Energy Technology Assessment Criteria
Pages 18-22

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... The basic concepts of mobility, protection, and firepower apply to higher echelons and also scale down to dismounted, small units. For example, the 2013 National Research Council report Making the Soldier Decisive on Future Battlefields called out the specific attributes of situational awareness, effects (lethal and non-lethal)
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From page 19...
... DoD Directive 5000.01 sets the conditions for a responsive acquisition policy and places particular emphasis on the overall affordability; environmental, health, and safety concerns; and sustainability.3 More than any individual weapons system, it is P&E that enables maneuverability, awareness, and lethality from the other operational capabilities to a degree that ensures mission success. With this in mind, the committee considered various relevant energy attributes of importance including the following: • Specific energy and power output; • Energy efficiency; • Weight; • Volume; • Endurance (time to refuel, recharge, or replace)
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From page 20...
... • Employing environmentally friendly technologies wherever prac tical without compromising military objectives. THREE-TIERED TECHNOLOGY STRUCTURE In order to provide the best assessment of P&E technologies to support Army operations in 2035, the committee adopted a three-tiered view with respect to technology readiness levels (TRLs)
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From page 21...
... LEAD, WATCH, FOLLOW The private sector is currently investing resources and personnel into several P&E-related technology areas that can be leveraged by the Army in the 2035 time frame. However, many technology areas have commercial market demand and several technologies require specific alterations and modifications to meet Army operational requirements.
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... For example, the detailed discussion of mobile nuclear power plants is contained in C ­ hapter 7, "­Forward Operating Base Power." Similarly, a detailed discussion of radioisotope decay devices is included in the Chapter 5, "Dismounted Soldier Power and Light UAVs/UGVs." Because battery or capacitor improvements have applicability to all three use cases, the discussion on their potential technological improvements are wholly contained within Chapter 3, "Power Sources, Conversion Devices, and Storage."
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