The US military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is investigating ways to enhance sleep quality for combat troops and pilots, as chronic sleep deprivation poses significant risks including operational mishaps and health issues. Reports suggest that military personnel often receive far less than the necessary amount of sleep, at times dropping to just three hours per night during combat. DARPA aims to develop innovative solutions like light therapy devices, potentially enabling better sleep efficiency and alertness without reliance on stimulants, thus improving overall troop performance and safety.
Lack of sleep can have disastrous consequences for the DoD. A report found that lack of sleep contributed to military safety mishaps and multiple deaths.
We're trying to again make a normal sleep cycle more efficient so that we are able to get all of the benefits from both parts of sleep every night.
It's very common for our warfighters to get less than six hours sleep a night, which is really the definition of chronic sleep deprivation.
DARPA is exploring ideas to help tired combat troops get better sleep while also ensuring they can stay awake when it's needed most.
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