Rechargeable battery pack technologies for military operations

The electrification of the modern battlespace is accelerating, driven by rising energy demands from advanced sensors, computing, communications, robotics, and emerging high energy systems.

Lithium ion batteries have become the dominant technology due to their high energy density, performance, and established supply chain, and they now power everything from soldier borne equipment to unmanned aerial systems and hybrid and electric propulsion systems in vehicles. As defence platforms become more power intensive and interconnected, the need for safer, higher performing, and more sustainable energy storage technologies grows correspondingly.

In this white paper, Ricardo explain how the current trends to utilise modern lithium ion systems, particularly nickel manganese cobalt (NMC), lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and lithium titanate (LTO) variants may be impractical, given the wide diversity of military applications and operational requirements, and that a hybrid approach will be essential in future. 

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