BASD supplies rapid air inflated towers to US Army in Iraq.(Defense News)(Bosh Aerospace Division)(Brief Article)

Microwave Journal, May, 2004

Bosh Aerospace Division (BASD) of Information Systems Laboratories (ISL), San Diego, CA, announced that it is supplying several variants of a DARPA-sponsored surveillance rapid air inflated tower (RAFT) to US Army forces in Iraq for evaluation. A company spokesman stated, "RAFT will provide 'high ground in a box' to the soldiers in the field.

During initial deployment, the Army will assess RAFT's ability to quickly lift surveillance and communication equipment to various altitudes to extend our soldiers line-of-sight, thereby reducing their vulnerability to surprise attacks. If RAFT proves effective during this initial testing, it will be deployed to US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan." The DARPA-sponsored contract for delivery of the RAFT systems to Iraq as...

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