Power Equipment Assorted

Power Equipment Assorted falls under the Navy's procurement activities for Marine Corps Engineer and Other Equipment. The specific goal of this program is to acquire a Family of Mobile Power Systems (MPS) to support Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) and austere base establishment in Littoral Operations in Contested Environments (LOCE), particularly in the Indo-Pacific region. The MPS includes various technologies for mobile power generation, storage, distribution systems, and environmental control, which are essential for providing continuous electrical power and climate control in austere environments. This equipment is crucial for enabling critical Force Design systems such as air defense systems, C2 Degraded environmental systems, close combat lethality systems, information warfare, and life support capabilities required for sea-based forward presence and crisis response at advanced naval and base sites.

The budget request for FY 2024 amounts to $28.899 million, with $23.725 million allocated for active duty and $5.174 million for reserve forces. This funding will support the completion of Mobile Electric Hybrid Power Source (MEHPS) Product Verification Testing and the procurement of production units of MEHPS subsystems such as Direct Current Power Distribution (DCPD), Solar Panels Family of Systems (FoS), Direct Current Generators, Large/Small Field Refrigeration Systems (L/SFRS), Portable Power Scavenging System (P2S2), and Lightweight Energy Storage System (LESS). The increase in funding from FY 2023 to FY 2024 is attributed to the initial procurement of various components including DCPD, Solar Panels FoS, Direct Current Generators, LESS, and Small Field Refrigeration Systems.

In summary, Program 6366 aims to enhance the Navy's capabilities in providing essential power and environmental control equipment to support operations in challenging environments, ensuring the functionality of critical Force Design systems and enabling sea-based forward presence and crisis response at advanced naval and base sites.