US Army Trials Hybrid Power to Make Battlefield Assets Less Detectable

The US Army is testing a quieter way to power battlefield assets, reducing dependence on traditional generators that can expose unit positions through their acoustic and thermal signatures.

During Project Convergence Capstone 6, GM Defense’s Expeditionary Power Integrated Kit (EPIQ) powered two 4th Infantry Division command nodes supporting command-and-control, intelligence, fires, communications, and sustainment operations.

The systems carried electrical loads of 9 and 30 kilowatts during the evaluation.

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