![]() ![]() Directed energy, railgun, laser, particle beam, and microwave arms are coming of age, and within a few years, will dominate the battlespace. In addition to powering nearly all forms of communication and sensing fueling all air, land, sea and space platforms and energizing all electrical devices, OE has become a direct weapon within itself. Energy literally powers every action of military consequence and has been a casus belli for nearly a century. Today OE is a foundation of national defense and an indispensable attribute of military strength. 2 Without energy, available in forms useable by integrated circuitry and transmission systems, the cyber domain would be reduced to hand signals and colored flags. Without modern OE, mankind would deploy to war on horses, sail wind powered ships, and fight with swords and arrows. Since the beginning of the Industrial Age, operational energy (OE) has played an increasingly predominant role in warfare. “He who controls oil will win the next war.” Energy: An Essential Element for Winning Future Wars - Operational Energy Part 1īy RuthAnne Darling and Paul Mason CarpenterĪnd it ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things, because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new. ![]()
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