Active Mission & Market Pathways

Real problems, moving through a disciplined pathway.

Described by market, mission problem, application and stage. Not by organization.

01 — Active Now

Where each effort sits on the eight steps.

Each entry carries a maturity label, and the rail shows where it sits on the eight steps.

6 pathways
  1. 01 Identify
  2. 02 Assess
    • Defense sustainment / operational endurance
    • Air Force installation & operational energy
    • Precision fires & alternative navigation
  3. 03 Demonstrate
    • Power generation / data centers
  4. 04 Measure
    • Commercial trucking
    • Heavy-duty / energy operations
  5. 05 Validate
  6. 06 Capture
  7. 07 Deploy
  8. 08 Scale
  • Commercial · Field deployment

    Commercial trucking

    Field deployment

    A hydrogen-on-demand capability operating in a commercial trucking environment, with field and performance information being collected while the installation and support process is refined.

    Stage 04 · Measure
  • Commercial · Field validation

    Heavy-duty / energy operations

    Operational evidence

    Continued field evaluation in a demanding heavy-duty environment. Mileage and fuel-use information is being collected before any performance conclusion is drawn.

    Stage 04 · Measure
  • Commercial · Application development

    Power generation / data centers

    Application development

    Evaluation of a natural-gas generator application: technical integration, design and controlled-test planning before any commercial claim or scaling decision.

    Stage 03 · Demonstrate
  • Defense · Mission pathway development

    Defense sustainment / operational endurance

    Mission pathway development

    Defense use cases centered on reducing fuel demand and logistics burden. Controlled generator-based use cases, measurable evaluation concepts, capability packaging, and sustainment and acquisition pathways.

    Stage 02 · Assess
  • Defense · Pathway development

    Air Force installation & operational energy

    Mission pathway development

    Generator, operational-energy and installation-resilience applications, with the mission problem and a credible evaluation pathway established before any capability claim.

    Stage 02 · Assess
  • Precision · Mission use-case development

    Precision fires & alternative navigation

    Mission pathway development

    Operational use cases for an industry technology for GPS-denied and GPS-degraded environments: employment concepts, stakeholder engagement, and modeling, simulation and evaluation pathways. Kept separate from the endurance portfolio.

    Stage 02 · Assess
DFGD distinguishes among market engagement, prospective opportunities, pilots and demonstrations, customer-reported results, validated performance, contractual relationships, and deployments. Public information is presented according to the documented and approved stage of each effort and should not be interpreted as endorsement by organizations associated with DFGD market-development activities.
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