1. 21st Century Logistics “Top Three”
Reduce the Combat Load for an infantryman 30%
Body Armor
Ammunition (“Plastic” Polymer Casings)
Water (Personal Filtration Systems)
Solar (Battery Chargers)
“Kit” (Sleeping Bag, stove, boots, etc) [REI like]
Mechanical Mules and Exoskeletons
Increase and Streamline Lift and Distribution
Achieve sea based logistical capability; connectors, platforms, and processes.
Strive for 100% visibility of people, things, and cargo in the operating environment (OEF story)
Eliminate bottled water from the battlefield
Increase fuel efficiency of major fuel intensive systems by 20% by 2025
Man-machine teaming in unmanned platforms
(3) Modernize Supply and Maintenance Capabilities
Mature “Sense and Respond Logistics”
Use 3D printing to level the supply chain….
Body Armor: Tell the Uncle Jim and Dale Alford story, in terms of the growth of the load on the individual Marine. Talk to the six pound per plate weight of ESAPI plates, is there a technological solution to decrease the weight…..or are we willing to reduce the requirement?
Ammunition: Roughly a pound for every 30 rounds with brass. Plastic or polymer would cut that weight by 30 to 50%.
Water: Four quarts, a gallon of water, weighs 8.34 pounds…with container…about ten pounds. In a hot climate, a Marine can need 2-3 gallons per day. That is 16 to 24 pounds per day. Do we move it or do we produce it on site….
Solar: My son Jimmy story in Flagstaff, AZ.
Kit ----REI analysis that is underway. Blog….US military modular sleep system….11 pounds….private sector…..half that weight.
Mechanical Mules and Exoskeletons….
Para (3) talk to the Caterpillar experiment we are doing at Fort Leonard Wood….and talk to the promise and limits of 3D printing….