DESCRIPTION
The Power Dozer Side-Casting Blade Technology is a mechanized earth-moving system that is highly productive, maintainable and robust. The system allows continuous loading and unloading of material at a rate unattainable by other means.

OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION OBJECTIVE
To allow the National Training Center to explore the potential utility of the side-casting blade technology in a range of operations.
Methods
• Demonstrate Power Dozer in desert conditions
• Demonstrate offensive, defensive and general engineering applications
• Pursue the vision and imagination of the NTC Operations Group in pushing this technology to its limits.

"No longer will the commander be restricted to a smaller, less than adequate project because the equipment ... cannot accomplish the mission in a timely manner."
- 11th Armored
Cavalry Regiment

CAPABILITIES
The Power Dozer operating in real-world scenarios significantly exceeded the productivity and capability of currently deployed military assets in:
• Earth-Construction (horizontal) (force protection)
• Rapid breaching of obstacles (counter obstacle operations)
• Rapid Clearing Operations
• Rapid earth-moving in support of force entry
• Egress operations (restoring terrain)

VALUE TO WARFIGHTER
• Speeds survivability operations
• Force multiplier
• Ease of training
• Operator friendly
• Maintenance friendly
• Off-the-shelf components
• Multi-faceted capabilities/taskings
• Operational process places far less strain on mechanical parts

NTC OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
• Power Dozer shaped the battlefield to effect Force Protection through survivability and counter-mobility operations
• Power Dozer quickly mobilized and executed semi-permanent training sites for enduring purposes under extreme and varying soil conditions
• Power Dozer exceeded all expectations with respect to performance rates, flexibility, adaptability without mechanical breakdown or suspension of work
• Power Dozer consumed 75% less fuel than a force of standard dozers during operations at the NTC

TECHNICAL EDGE
• Power Dozer consistently exceeds expectations
• Earthmoving rate is unmatched
• Effectively assumes the roles of numerous earthmoving machines, concurrently

• Swift to flex to new missions and conditions
• Fewer assets to move to achieve optimal effort (smaller footprint)
• Least friendly exposure

RELIABILITY EXCELLENCE
• No operations suspended under challenging desert conditions
• No mechanical failures during demanding mission-critical operations
• No downward mission creep, in fact, projects were scaled up

SUMMARY
The Power Dozer:
• Unmatched in battle field shaping, reliability and versatility
• Provides multi-dimensional protection to the force
• Significantly exceeds the capability of currently deployed military assets in real-world scenarios
• Full range of military capabilities yet to be explored and exploited