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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabuse December 11 announced a joint project with the U.S.

Department of Agriculture , namely grains , algae extract and cooking oils blended biofuel production projects . This is part of the Navy's regular procurement plan , mark important progress towards achieving the Navy by 2015 biofuels warships and aircraft procurement routine. The project started in 2014 , there will be a large order of biofuels is expected to be delivered in mid- 2015 . Human aspirations "green war" spawned "green weapon" Since thermal weapons, various weapons give the global environment for human survival has brought great harm . Weapons of mass destruction brought about nuclear radiation , nuclear contamination , warplanes , tanks and artillery and other weapons and ammunition contains large amounts of toxic ingredients. These will not only harm innocent civilians , more direct pollution of the natural environment. During the Iraq war, the United States and Britain in Iraq cast a lot of cluster bombs , depleted uranium shells fired thousands of pieces . These munitions not only caused serious damage to the Iraqis , but also endanger the health of soldiers to war , so that they suffer from a strange disease somehow . Currently , the warring parties are nowadays use of weapons and equipment to bring the pollution problem has a lot of " complaints ." The international community has been very concerned about the military activities on the issue of environmental damage , many arms control treaties explicitly to protect the environment as a starting point . Under pressure , the world arms companies are trying to flaunt their environmental awareness , is committed to developing a new generation of "green weapons ." "Green weapon" also known as "green weapons " refers to borrow "green " concept, the natural environment does not produce or produce less pollution , environmental protection and weapons without destroying the ecological balance . Currently , countries are developing "green weapons " , including lead-free bullets, armored vehicles emissions , less toxic weapons and explosives can be manufactured fertilizers . Development of other weapons also include reducing environmental noise pollution "quiet warheads ," and release less smoke grenades and so on. The United States is considering how to make future weapons more " sustainable " and " greener " , including soybean oil used as fuel for the aircraft , the use of solar energy in the combat zone , the development of hydrogen-powered small aircraft and other environmental protection measures . United States Secretary of the Navy for the Navy Extremadura Boos even proposed the construction of an ambitious goal: the partial completion of a "green fleet" in 2012 , a fully completed in 2016 the "Great Green Fleet ." Not everyone on the "green weapon" positive attitude . Some experts pointed out sharply that " the murder weapon actually have to consider environmental protection , it is ridiculous ." Of course, most experts still believe that " it should be possible to allow weapons safer for users and minimize the environmental weapons influence . " "Green weapon" still faces many challenges, but unstoppable momentum Currently, due to manufacturing techniques and other factors, "green weapon" there are still

many problems. For example , the development of biofuels, a fighter can reduce dependence on oil , but the low energy density of biofuels , food consumed in large quantities . It is calculated that an acre of soybeans annually transformed biofuels, enough "Super Hornet" fighter took off again to complete the required amount of fuel . It had already reminiscent of the fragile world food security issues. Bio- fuel prices is another big problem. Summer of 2012 , the U.S. Navy "Big Green Fleet" exercise in Hawaii canceled because bio- fuel prices warships and aircraft used in at least 15 U.S. dollars / gallon , compared with conventional fuels $ 4 / gallon price, the price is expensive. External experts have doubts about the whole project . In the Air Force, " strategic research " Quarterly March article, Navy Capt. Ike Kiefer believes that there is a problem with the oil as biofuel . Ike Kiefer said , "Biofuels influenced by both oil and agricultural markets , also need to consider the weather factor . Biological fuel prices and oil prices as unstable , once subsidies are likely to be more volatile stopped ." December 11 , Department of the Navy and the Ministry of Agriculture noted that bio- fuel price used in the next three years will be less than $ 4 / gallon. Reached based on four federal investment biofuel company value of $ 20 million this goal . Mid- 2014, the second round of investment is expected to help these companies began producing biofuels. Starting from 2016 , the Navy expects to receive 170 million gallons of biofuels through this partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture of the year. Ministry of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation will provide the next three years $ 161 million for the spread of biofuels and conventional diesel to make up between the Navy . Despite these real problems , "green weapons " as a necessary requirement for future high-tech high-intensity warfare , is the depth of war had to be a destructive self-restraint . Any military power can not but consider the Earth's tolerance limits , otherwise the military victory would not make sense. Especially for the world's military power to protect their own interests, political considerations are more on the post-war "rehabilitation" to consider more, they also want to reduce pollution of the environment of war , post-war reconstruction in reducing the cost of environmental management . In the humanitarian aspirations and green thought the context of globalization of pressure, " green weapon" will no doubt be the focus of future research and development direction of the world 's military powers , and find ways to solve technical problems in the development process . According to the official website of the U.S. Air Force reported that the Air Force is currently being developed using algae and cyanobacteria produce fuel for a new generation of bio-fuel technology , output is expected to raise more than 40 times . Although the " green weapons " development path will not be smooth , but as time goes on , it will become a major trend in the world of military equipment development. Secretary of the Navy Mabuse since taking office in May 2009 , the Navy has been promoting the use of biofuels . Mabuse said , when soaring oil prices and the U.S. dependence on unfriendly countries exist oil supplies , the cost of imports of expensive foreign oil . Mabuse want to deploy a biofuel powered aircraft carrier battle groups in 2016 , and asked the Navy alternative fuel used by the Navy in 2020 accounted for 50% of the

energy . Mabuse added that the price of a barrel of oil rose $ 1 , will increase the cost of $ 30 million Department of the Navy . U.S. military to develop "green weapons" motive and purpose quite deep April 22, 2010 , in Maryland Pato Eriksson River Naval Air Station , a two-seat F/A-18F fighter started taxiing, pull off , starting a 45-minute hover flight . In the eyes of many naval officers , meaning that very moment : this aircraft nicknamed " Green Hornet" F/A-18F fuel use , not the usual aviation fuel , but added a mixture of 50 percent camelina -based synthetic oils of . U.S. Navy Aviation hope this test can prove that alternative fuels can mix and standard JP-5 aviation fuel as play a role. Test flight " Green Hornet" with the use of conventional fuel to fly an aircraft , through online video, Secretary of the Navy Naval Mabuse and some other senior officials watched throughout the entire trial . " Alternative fuels test program is a significant milestone , it marks the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps has made significant progress in the certification and use of biofuels on ." Mabuse said. " The U.S. Navy is necessary to reduce dependence on imported oil , while protecting our environment and our Navy , and U.S. industry as well as other services together , the first use of alternative energy ." U.S. Navy battle sequences have no conventionally powered aircraft carriers, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in all , has almost unlimited navigational capabilities. But aircraft carriers still need to aviation fuel , the aircraft carrier battle group in the cruisers , destroyers, supply ships and other surface vessels must rely on petroleum-based fuels . As a result , the actual combat capability of a carrier battle group remains "oil bottleneck ." Navy ideal future energy blueprint is to get all the escort aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered submarines will be used , other surface ships and combat aircraft using biofuels. Mabuse has proposed a rather bold plan - to 2016 built a "great green fleet" , ie an aircraft carrier strike group completely independent of petroleum fuels. Today, as a way of releasing the aircraft carrier combat aircraft carrier , the interface has been gradually and biofuels , "Big Green Fleet" will be too far behind? As we all know , one of the benefits of the use of biofuels is to reduce carbon emissions. But the U.S. military for biofuels so enthusiastic about more than just to protect the environment . Military experts have pointed out that with more and more rely on human achievements of industrialization , the importance of energy security has become increasingly prominent . The energy security is the most direct expression of military energy security , which as early as during the Second World War has behaved extremely obvious. The United States has apparently walked in the field of biofuels in the world. In addition , it is worth noting that such progress will not only benefit the United States Navy , but the U.S. will bring the whole fuel supply system has undergone change. For many of the same problems facing the energy security of the country and the army , the military progress in this area deserves attention. With the continuous progress in the U.S. Navy tests , more and more American companies are increasingly optimistic about the business prospects of biofuels. Envisaged Mabuse , the U.S. Navy in 2020 , 50 percent of all the weapons and equipment will be used in non-traditional fossil fuel fuels .

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