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US Military Very Concerned About Global Warming

Leigh Hutchens — Fri, 16 May 2014 10:59:20 +0000

According to 16 retired admirals and generals, America is under attack… from climate change. The Center for Naval Analyses Military Advisory Board sounded the first alarm back in 2007, flagging the myriad threats posed by global warming. A new report by the group that was released on Tuesday validated what the group discovered seven years […]

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Resilient Technologies’ Fuel-Saving Airless Tire to be Deployed on Military ATVs

Benji Jerew — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 18:54:35 +0000

Polaris, a world leader in off-road vehicles, recently acquired non-pneumatic tire [NPT] startup Resilient Technologies, and is now supplying Polaris ATVs, equipped with airless tires, to the US Military. Various manufacturers have been investigating NPT technology, including leading tire manufacturers Bridgestone and Yokohama, but we haven’t seen them get much beyond low-speed unregulated applications. Bridgestone’s […]

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US Navy Ships’ Need for Backup Power May Boost Energy Storage Tech

Benji Jerew — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:48:56 +0000

Most US Navy Ships are already electric, using portable nuclear power plants to generate electrical power for everything on board from propulsion to weapons systems, but next-generation weapons systems will need more backup power than ever before. The power behind an artillery round may high-explosives [chemical energy], but the energy required for targeting and acquisition, […]

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US Army’s 7mpg HUMVEE Replacement, More Fuel Efficient

Benji Jerew — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:57:30 +0000

Military vehicles are in a class all their own, and the same is true for the US Army’s HUMVEE replacement, which is rated at a whopping seven miles per gallon. Actually, when you think about the Fuel Efficient Ground Vehicle Demonstrator’s [FED] 15,000lb curb weight, 7mpg isn’t all that bad. You know what else gets […]

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US Military Adopting Electric Vehicles as Backup Plan

Benji Jerew — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:17:19 +0000

While most might consider electric vehicles an example of extreme green action, there could also be a strategic benefit to having a fleet of electric vehicles on military base. Military systems, to allow for operation in varying circumstances, including disaster situations, rely on redundant systems. Backup computers take over when main systems fail, and a […]

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