The Aurora Project Demonstrates An Autonomous Helicopter
Boeing’s Aurora Project demonstrates how an autonomous helicopter can fly on its own and hints at the tremendous potential it has to offer the military.
Marines (US)
US Marines Get New Wave Energy Device That Looks Like The Loch Ness Monster
This new wave energy device will be connected to an onshore grid at a US Marine Corps base, making it the first in the US to get third-party validation.
Keystone, Schmeystone: US Marines Want More Portable Solar Power To Fight The War Of The…
All that hot air over the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline doesn’t mean beans to US Marines: they want more portable solar power for the war of the future.
US Marines ExFOB 2014 Seeks Next-Gen Energy Harvesting Systems
We’ve written before about the US Marines Experimental Forward Operating Base (ExFOB) project, and with a mid-May demonstration event for … [continued]
US Marines Test Solar Power Vest That Talks To Itself
The US Marines are testing a new tricked-out vest that will power their portable electronic gear partly with solar energy. … [continued]
US Military Microgrids Aim For 54.8MW Capacity By 2018
Microgrids that integrate renewables, EVs, and demand response technologies could reach 54.8MW capacity across global U.S. military installations by 2018.
Marines & Army Duke It Out Over Portable Solar Power
In the legendary competition between various branches of the Armed Services, the one being played out right now is … [continued]
Mitt Romney Has Some Ideas About Energy
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is unveiling a new energy policy blueprint for America today, but all you need to know is already right … [continued]
U.S. Army Trains for Combat with Solar Power
Solar-powered military units operating in war zones are the next move for the U.S. Army’s Net Zero program, which … [continued]
U.S. Army Goes All Jay Leno on Cyclone Biofuel Steam Engines
The U.S. Army is developing high tech steam engines that can run on biofuels, and not just for show. The … [continued]
