Free Drop Concepts for Aerial Delivery

The objective of this proposal is to determine the feasibility of using an Expendable Aerial Delivery System (EADS) to provide the United States Armed Forces long-range airdrop supply and sustainment during operations across the spectrum of military andcivil operations. DropMaster, Inc. is proposing a solution that is cheaper, simpler, and more effective than the current method of air delivery. The proposed system will also be more effective in terms of range, accuracy, visual signature, and payload.This capability will be able to supply either mobile or stationary units operating behind enemy lines or in friendly territory with POL, ammunition, weapons, commo, water, food and medical material. The delivery aircraft will be able to deliver the systemwithout having to slow down or land, therefore reducing airdrop signature and greatly improving survivability for both the aircrew and the ground force. The initial effort will be to field an inexpensive and disposable auto-rotating carton, which can beairdropped from a wide range of civil and military platforms including rotary-wing, fixed-wing or unmanned aircraft. This effort will provide a container for the airdrop of supplies or equipment without a requirement for a reusable/recoverable parachute.The DropMaster Inc. proposed solution, known as the CopterBox, has the potential to be suitable for other agencies as well as non-governmental organizations such as: US Forest Service, Law Enforcement Search and Rescue, Red Cross, and Humanitarian Relief.The CopterBox would be especially useful in situations in which the landing of a helicopter or aircraft would not be possible. If supply operations would compromise operations or endanger the lives of ground personnel or aircrew, then the CopterBox shouldbe used. Areas where landing zones are not available, airdrops where penetration of tree cover is required, other remote areas, logistical operations, Civil Military/Humanitarian supply, disaster relief, search and rescue, forest fire team support,psychological warfare leaflet delivery, or sensor package delivery are all potential uses for the CopterBox EADS system