In early 2025, the U.S. Army awarded APS LABS a $7.8M contract through the Defense Innovation Unit for a project titled “Mobile Energy Generation for Austerity — Vehicle Integrated Power Kit.” The 18-month project focuses on the development of a kit for energy generation on an FMTV A2. (FMTV is shorthand for Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles.) The goal? To provide energy to essential battlefield operations such as missile defense, command post operations, field hospitals, and more.
“This award reinforces Michigan Technological University’s long-standing mission to serve as a trusted engineering partner to the Department of Defense,” said Richard & Elizabeth Henes Professor in Energy Systems Jeffrey D. Naber, who is leading the project. “It further establishes MTU as a national leader in on-vehicle power solutions, tactical microgrids, expeditionary power systems, and mission-ready energy technologies that enhance mission effectiveness and add new capabilities.”
In addition to producing over 120kW of power at 600 volts of direct current, this power generation kit will be Tactical Microgrid Standard compliant, will provide expeditionary power capabilities, and will maintain compatibility with vehicle variants and other kits.
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