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Unlocking Operational Advantage: Energy Transition for Deployed Land Forces

Major Paul Goodall
25 September 2026clockLong Read
A hybrid experimental prototype of the Jackal with the majority of the drivetrain system swapped out for an electrical hybrid system has increased vehicle torque and climbing capabilities, while allowing the vehicle to move fast and silently.

New spark: A prototype of the Jackal with the majority of the drivetrain system swapped for an electrical hybrid system has increased torque and climbing capabilities, while allowing the vehicle to move fast and silently. UK MOD © Crown copyright 2021

The opportunity that electrification poses for logistical and tactical benefit should be embraced by the UK’s land forces.

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Major Paul Goodall

Former Chief of the General Staff’s Visiting Fellow

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Footnotes

1.:

Hugo Stanford-Tuck, 'Defending the Future: Developing a Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy for the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence', unpublished dissertation, University of Warwick, 2020, pp. 40-42.

2.:

Author interview with Galvion employees, online,18 July 2025; London, 3 September 2025.

3.:

Author interview with ZeroAlpha Solutions employees, online 19 September 2025.

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