It just seems like an unusual association to have with the HBCU Initiative.

Just curious, but why were Latinos included in that statistic?

“Usually ships within 1 to 2 months.”

“Usually ships within 1 to 2 months.”

“Now you are firmly under his thumb and at his personal mercy. This seems worse to me than leaving them in the Dept. of Ed.”

They’re already in theater (over 1,000 units), and available through the GSA Schedule. They’re about to start shipping their manpack versions as well.

This is correct. I happen to be very familiar with the company supplying these. The ones in the pictures above are already at least one generation old. They all work well with each other, but reliability and efficiencies have increased.

Unfortunately there are no economies of scale in nuclear propulsion. The supply chain is so heavily regulated that it’s a pretty straight line WRT to cost/unit. We also only have two suppliers, and one shipyard (for surface ships at least) that can do the install.

“75% of generator use with solar would reduce fuel consumption by 1.2%”

The problem with nuclear propulsion is two-fold. One is size. US Navy nuclear power plants aren’t really going to get any smaller (based on the latest A1B reactor). Unlike commercial nuclear reactor designs which have somewhat stagnated due to the beauracracy of approving a new design, naval propulsion has…

Russia has a single nuclear battle cruiser. We also had nuclear cruisers. They aren’t practical.

It’s not just about power capacity. These units are used to recharge the myriad of batteries soldiers have. 300W of continuous power is pretty significant. It’s not mean to replace all the generators, but rather supplement them. A 10% reduction in fuel consumption could mean half a dozen less dangerous fuel convoys…

Not necessarily. The good thing about biofuel is that it’s apolitical. No one country can control it. Imagine if a remote naval bases like Diego Garcia could become a self-sufficient biofuel producer (just sunlight, water, and bacteria).

No, it’s 300W of continuous power from the system. The arrays amount to 1,600 watts a piece. My guess is they have a considerable battery bank as well.

That was the one ship.

Pretty much any installation in Afghanistan from a large HQ to a small FOB could take advantage of these. Rarely will the Army or Corps spend the resources to setup an installation that doesn’t last for at least a few months. And remember they put these on top of existing structures. Square footage that would…

“The Pentagon tried to convert to bio-diesel and was shut down by Congress”

“What’s the green equivalent of refueling a destroyer?”

“Repair by replacement”

“Assuming they are properly maintained (not left outside for weeks without cleaning the sand off), don’t get smacked around in transit, and don’t get shot at, they have a much longer life than 15 years.”

No, but Lansky’s axe/hatchet stone works very well for those.

No, but Lansky’s axe/hatchet stone works very well for those.