Mattur modular power system in forward deployment
Mattur Defense

One platform. Every mission.
American-built.

The modern operating model is distributed, autonomous, and always-on. Power generation needs to be too.

The Problem

Designed for steady loads. Fielded on mixed, transient demand.

Most platforms have a power problem, not an energy problem. Peak demand is brief, average consumption is stable. Legacy generation was built around the wrong assumption.

Transient loads legacy systems can't track

Autonomous systems and persistent surveillance draw power in sharp, unpredictable spikes. Mechanically governed engines can't respond fast enough, producing voltage droop and instability when reliability matters most.

Chronic inefficiency from peak-load sizing

Conventional gensets run at 20–50% load most of their lives. Persistent underloading causes wet-stacking — unburned fuel accumulating in the exhaust — requiring frequent rebuilds. The inefficiency is structural, not incidental.

A fixed acoustic and thermal profile

Fixed-RPM operation produces a predictable output signature. For platforms where signature management is a requirement, that's a constraint built into the power source.

Battery-hybrid complexity without the resilience

Lithium buffers transient loads but adds thermal management, cycle degradation, and logistical dependencies that compound over time. It addresses the symptom, not the underlying architectural mismatch.

Operating concept

Enabling Electrification at the Edge

Electrified, autonomous platforms need power that goes where they go, runs as long as they run, and requires minimal intervention. Mattur is built for that role.

Autonomous ground vehicles

Autonomous ground vehicles

Vehicle-transportable, fuel-flexible, and designed for continuous operation without scheduled maintenance windows.

Persistent aerial systems

Persistent aerial systems

Stable, responsive power for drone charging and sustained launch-and-recover operations. Supercapacitor architecture handles sharp transient loads without battery complexity.

Forward operating bases

Forward operating bases

Sustained output, fault tolerance, and linear scalability. No single point of failure, 20–30% lower fuel consumption than conventional generation.

Long-duration, low-intervention operation

Long-duration, low-intervention operation

Duty cycle determines runtime. A drone charging application running intermittent cycles operates very differently from a FOB on prime power. The architecture handles both — efficiently at low duty cycles, reliably at high ones.

System Architecture

Decoupled by design.

One self-contained unit. Purpose-built components. The same system that ships is the same system still running months later.

Built from the ground up. The Meridian Twin wasn't adapted from a commercial engine. Designed in Phoenix for continuous-duty operation in high-vibration, extreme-temperature environments, it's governed by a proprietary FPGA-based ECU with microsecond load-response.

Stable power across any load profile. The PulseTech generator and supercapacitor bank absorb demand spikes instantly, without batteries. Transient loads are handled in milliseconds with no effect on connected equipment. A module fault results in reduced available capacity rather than cascading failure or system shutdown.

Air-cooled. Common-rail direct injection. Compatible with Diesel #2, Diesel #1, JP-8, JP-5, kerosene, and biodiesel blends. No lithium chemistry, no thermal management infrastructure, no specialized logistics. If you can maintain a diesel, you can maintain this.

Modules operate in parallel with independent fault isolation. If one goes offline, the others hold the load. Capacity scales linearly. No single point of failure.

Meridian Twin Engine
PulseTech Generator
No specialists required
System availability through replication, not complexity
Operational Effects

Platform Configurations

Every Mattur system is built from one unit: the Mattur Power Module. 14 kW continuous, 28 kW surge for up to 10 seconds. Modules operate alone or stack in parallel with no synchronization equipment and no ceiling on scale — one architecture from a single module to a megawatt and beyond.

14 kW

Power Module

Mattur 14 kW Power Module illustration

Edge 28 Trailer

Up to 2, 14 kW Power Modules

Mattur Edge 28 Trailer illustration

Edge 56 Trailer

Up to 4, 14 kW Power Modules

Mattur Edge 56 Trailer illustration

Skid-mounted Power Block 140kW

Scales without limit

Mattur Skid-mounted Power Block 140kW illustration
Mattur Power Module — 14 kW continuous / 28 kW surge
Fully self-contained. Operates independently or in parallel with any number of identical units. Same output, same serviceability, same fuel compatibility at any scale.
Trailer-Mounted
Mobile enclosures housing 2 to 10 modules. Vehicle-transportable and deployable to forward positions. Any module can be detached and operated independently without modification.
Skid-Mounted
Fixed or semi-fixed enclosures scaled to mission requirements, up to 10 modules per skid. Designed for installations requiring sustained, high-availability power. Individual modules redeploy as needed while remaining capacity holds the installation.
Custom Configurations
Mattur works directly with integrators and program offices to design enclosures around mission-specific requirements. If the application is unusual, that's the conversation we want to have.

Architecture Comparison

Three architectures. One operates without compromise.

Operational Factor Conventional Battery-Hybrid Mattur
Compute/sensor power spikes Governor lag, voltage droop Batteries absorb, add mass Instant, no battery cycling
Transient handling Engine responds directly Lithium batteries buffer Supercapacitors buffer
Efficiency at variable load Inefficient, wet-stacking risk Improved, higher system burden High efficiency at mid-load
Acoustic/thermal signature Tonal RPM, constant exhaust Reduced intermittently Reduced, steadier exhaust
Power factor 0.8 (derated) 0.8–1.0 (variable) 1.0 (inverter-driven)
Operational complexity Low High (BMS, safety overhead) Low, no lithium BMS
Logistics Heavy fuels only Heavy fuels + lithium logistics Heavy fuels only
Scaling Monolithic, fixed-size units Limited, battery-dependent Modular 14 kW blocks

Performance data from testing. Technical documentation available upon request.

American Design and Manufacturing

Designed and manufactured in the United States by a team of aerospace and defense engineers in Phoenix, AZ.

Domestic Manufacturing

Designed and manufactured in the United States. Full supply chain visibility from raw materials to finished system.

Factory-Direct Service

24-hour response target. One manufacturer behind the engine, generator, controls, and enclosure. No dealer intermediary.

One Training Pipeline

Standardize on one modular platform. One parts inventory, one maintenance procedure, one support contact.

One platform. Every mission.
American-built.

We work directly with defense contractors, systems integrators, and program offices. If you're designing a platform with a power problem, we'd like to understand it.