Pitch Day Investment in Battlefield Air Operations Family of Systems Technologies

Combat Power Solutions (CPS) solved the Combat Survivor Evader Locator radio (CSEL) battery life gaps by developing a CSEL charging solution “SURGE”. SURGE provides the Isolated Personnel (IP) extended battery duration for the CSEL. CPS will recognize profit through sales to both the Federal and non-military markets. The CSEL serves as the survival radio and personal locator system for downed aircrew and IP. CSEL batteries typically last eight to ten hours in the field, lower than the objective requirement of 120 hours. Currently, there is no in the field charging solution, putting IP at risk during survival and evasion scenarios. CPS has developed a high-capacity, off-grid solution to solve this problem. SURGE powers the CSEL radio, charges the battery, and powers auxiliary devices. The power generation provided by SURGE exceeds the objective requirement for CSEL batteries, providing IP with a battery that has unlimited duration during evasion. SURGE reduces the need for spare batteries, thus lightening the load on IP. CPS has identified opportunities to adapt the SURGE technology for use with military tactical handheld radios and similar non-military uses (Federal and emergency services). Our versatile solution provides off-grid charging that will extend the life of handheld radio batteries.