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Army

LiquidPiston To Develop ‘Ultra-Compact’ Generator For Army Mobile Command Posts

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, August 13th, 2024

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LiquidPiston To Develop ‘Ultra-Compact’ Generator For Army Mobile Command Posts

Illustration showing the positioning of the proposed LiquidPiston generator in a mobile command unit. Photo: LiquidPiston

The Army has selected LiquidPiston to develop an “ultra-compact,” portable electric generator for the service’s mobile command post modernization effort. LiquidPiston said Tuesday it’s been notified of an Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) CATALYST program award to work on the Compact Mobile Command Post Auxiliary Power Unit effort, with the contract details being finalized now. “Being selected for an SBIR CATALYST Program award is another exciting milestone for LiquidPiston,” Alec Shkolnik, co-founder and CEO of LiquidPiston, said in a…

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