Usa Marines are many of the best-equipped soldiers on the earth, but more gadgets mean extra batteries to haul, adding dozens of pounds on extended missions. Troops in Afghanistan recently put that hot Middle Eastern sun to take advantage of, swapping spare batteries for placemat-size solar panels on a 3-week patrol. Batts were replaced with extra bullets, so the warriors didn’t get off easy, but they were also capable of reduce generator usage, creating a significant dent in fuel consumption. Will probably be several years before all soldiers charge their radios, night vision goggles , and GPS devices using the sun, however the Marine Corps hopes to chop fuel use in half by 2025, so it is just a question of time before solar-powered gadgets have a more permanent home at the battlefield. Sha-zam!
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