STMPAS 2018 Brieifing

1. Carolina Unmanned Vehicles, Inc.
Glenda L. Rogers, President and CEO
glrogers@carolinaunmanned.com
Mike Rogers, Project Manager
merogers@carolinaunmanned.com
4105 Graham-Newton Road
Raleigh, NC 27606, 919-851-9898
Small Tactical Multi-Payload Aerostat
System (STMPAS)
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Tactical Sensor Platform Attributes
and Solutions
Platform Attributes
Elevated Collection Coverage From
1000 – 3000 Feet
12,000 Sq NM Coverage From Single
System, Line of Sight To 60 NM
Inherently Stealthy With Minimum IR /
Visual and Radar Signatures, No
Electronic Signature
24 / 7 Operation A Week Before Helium
“Top Off”
24 / 7 Operation For 30+ Days
Highly Mobile, C-130 Roll-On / Roll-Off,
Minimum Logistics
More Redundant And Survivable Than
Single Point Systems
Manpower, Including STMPAS Operators,
Four Or Less
EO/IR, C3, And Intelligence Collection
Payload Options
Mature Technology Based On Deployed
System
STMPAS Solution Capabilities
Persistent Coverage
Provide 24/7 Support To Operations
Long Range Coverage
Provides “Deep Look” Past FLOT Or Borders
Stealthy
Avoid Enemy Detection And
Countermeasures
Avoid Enemy Emission Control
Adaptable
Support Next Generation and Varied
Payloads
Expeditionary
Highly Mobile, Air Transportable
Redundant And Survivable
Avoid High Value Single Point Target To
Enemy
Supportable
Manpower And Logistics Must Be
Sustainable
Tactical
Aerostat
System
To
Provide

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Small Tactical Multi-Payload
Aerostat System (STMPAS)
Improved Persistent Capability For Surveillance, Communications Relay and
Intelligence Collection For Military / Law Enforcement / Homeland Security
Mobile & Air Transportable
Minimum Manpower
Lower Acquisition & Support Cost
Large Coverage Area
Long Mission Duration
Versatile Payloads

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STMPAS Overcomes Traditional
Aerostat Limitations
17 Meter Long Aerostat
SOLUTION: A Lifting Aerostat
Remains Aloft in Wind With
Aerodynamic Lift
Even Small Units Operate in
High Wind
Allows Downsizing the Ground
System To Single HMMWV
Trailer
Traditional Aerostats Must Be Large Not Be
Driven Into Ground By Wind
Clumsy To Operate and Require Large Crews
Big Equipment, Not Very Mobile / Transportable
Not Suitable For Small Fixed Locations / Mobile
Operations
Expensive, Limiting Number That Can Be
Deployed
21 Meter Long Aerostat
TCOM 17 Meter Long Aerostat

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Helikite Lifting Aerostat
For STMPAS
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Helikite “Lifting Aerostat” Combines Helium and
Aerodynamic Lift
Flies On Buoyant Lift in No Wind, Aerodynamic
Lift in Wind
Aerodynamic Surfaces Allow Flight Even In High
Wind
Allows STMPAS to be Smaller than Competitor
Aerostats and Still Operate in Real World
Weather Conditions
System Can Be Sized to Available Modern
Lightweight Electronic Payloads
Spar And Keel Provide Steady Mount For
Payloads
Safe and Survivable: Difficult to see, No IR or
Radar Signatures, Helium Will Not Burn
Due to Low Pressure Only Slowly Deflates Even if
Hit By Multiple Bullets
Keel ClothSpar
Kite
STMPAS Uses Allsopp Helikite
The Most Mature “Lifting Aerostat” On The Market

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STMPAS Subsystems and
Capability
Helikite Flies Even In High Wind
Using Helium and Aerodynamic
Lift
Air Inflated Helirest Protects
Helikite On Trailer, Allows
Limited Movement While Inflated
Single HMMWV Trailer Carrier
With Generator, Winch, Helium
System
Typical Payloads –
Electro-Optic / IR Sensors;
Communications;
Intel Payloads
Version Shown Capable of Up to 75 Cubic Meter Helikite (75M3), Nominal Sea
Level Standard Day Lift of 35 Kilograms. Proprietary Designs Available For Up
to 200M3, Nominal 100 Kg Payload

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Typical STMPAS Capabilities
Radios and Surveillance Equipment Are Limited By Line Of Sight (LOS)
STMPAS Provides Very Large LOS For Persistent Large Area Coverage
STMPAS At Even 400 Feet Has A LOS Of Almost 20 Nautical Miles
Can Avoid Blind Spots / Obscuration From Hills, Buildings, Etc.
Multiple Sizes For Varied Payloads and Operating Altitudes
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LOS and Available Payload
75M3 Helikite With
Power Tether
Helikites Designated By
Volume (34M3 = 34 Cubic
Meters)

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Modular, Adaptable Payloads
Communications and INTEL Payloads
Mounted Directly Under The Helikite
Horizontal Spar
Simple Strap Mounting Easily Adapted To
New Payloads
Payloads Or Battery Packs Can Be Changed
In Under Two Minutes
Camera (EO / IR) Payloads Mounted Below
Helikite Keel On A CUV Designed Support
Mounting Avoids View Blockage From Keel
Cloth
Payloads Or Battery Packs Can Be Changed
In Under Two Minutes
Easily Adapted To New Payloads

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Communications and Surveillance
Mission Performance
10 Nm Circle EO/IR Camera Coverage
Minimizes “Shadow Effect” Of Obstacles
See Over Hills, Obstructions
Enemy “Hide Space” Greatly Reduced
Altitude of 2000+ Ft Possible
Difficult to Detect Or Shoot at Altitude
Comm. Relay Coverage to 100 + Miles
Payloads Available For:
One-To-One Communication Relay
Router-In-The-Sky For Multiple Users
“Translation Bridge” For Coalition
Interoperability
Intel Collection (SIGINT/COMINT/ELINT)
Shadow Effect Of 2 Story Building
500Ft From A 100Ft Tower And
From STMPAS At 500Ft
Tower 180 Foot
“Hide Zone”
STMPAS 25 Foot
“Hide Zone”
STMPAS Coverage Example (North Carolina Post-
Hurricane Communication Coverage At 1500 Ft
Altitude)

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Single Trailer With Everything For
Deployment (Up To 75M3 Capability)
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Helirest
Electric
Winch
Storage For
Payloads, Tools,
Etc. On Both
Sides
HMMWV
Compatible
Trailer
Quick Open Covers
Diesel
Generator
(JP-8 Fuel)
Inflation / Launch Box
Quick Inflation Helium
Manifold and Tank
Racks (Up To 15)
(In Back)
Low Fuel Consumption
Less Than 15 Gallons Monthly For The System
Spares In Military Supply System
Standard Military Tires, Brakes, Lights
Mil-Std Generator or Rugged Civilian Unit
Two Person Operation
Cross-trained Mechanical / Electrical Techs Operate
System Including Payloads
Minimum Helium Requirements
No Special Helium Trailer, Uses Standard Tanks
Carries One Inflation And 4 Weeks “Top-off” Helium

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STMPAS Concept Of Operation
Intel Data Processed At Site Or Relayed To
Other Echelons, Up to 60NM, By Relay On
Aerostat
Intel Easily Disseminated To Multiple
Users
Stealthy Collection Away From Other
Emitters
Can Disseminate Data to / From SATCOM
Ground Stations For Reach-Back Connectivity
Versions Available For C3, ISR and, Radar Air
Defense Missions
STMPAS Deployed To Any Location Accessible To
HMMWV And Trailer, Inflated And Raised Aloft
Self-sustaining For Days Or Weeks
Easily Relocated As Required
Ground Station Can Be Kilometers From Trailer,
Connected Via Fiber–Optics, For Survivability
Units With C3 And ISR Missions Can Be Located
Away From Cmd Centers For Survival
Forward Line Of Troops
SIGINT Collection To 60 NM
Surveillance To 15 NM (Camera Limited)
C3 To 60 NM (120 Nm STMPAS to STMPAS)

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Program History
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Prototype Lightweight Aerostat (LAS) 64M3 System
Delivered To USAF In 2006
34M3 Commercial Trailer Version Delivered To Sandia
National Labs In 2007
34M3 Military Off-Road System Delivered To Lockheed
Martin In 2007
Two 64M3 Prototype Small Tactical Multi-Payload
Systems (STMPAS) Delivered To Army In 2011
Six 75M3 STMPAS Revision One Systems Delivered To
Army In 2012 (7 Deployed To Afghanistan, One
Remaining in CONUS)
Current STMPAS Revision Developed In 2015
Continuing R and D of Basic System and Derivatives
(Law Enforcement Versions, Shipboard Launch, Larger
Payloads, Etc.)

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Status And Development
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Initial Version
Developed For Army Rapid Equipping Force
Deployed to Afghanistan
Helikite Launched Beside Trailer
Improved Version
Launches Helikite From Trailer Top
Faster and Easier Deployment
Move Inflated on Trailer
Move While Aloft
TRL: Current – 8 Anticipated – 9
Develop and Produce Prototype For Testing:
Single Trailer Version (Up To 75M3) 6 – 9 months,
650K (400K Production)
Larger Version (Up To 200M3) 9 – 12 months,
950K (750K Production)
Intial STMPAS 75M3 Carrier Showing
Generator & Winch

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STMPAS Summary
ATTRIBUTES: Low Cost Solution to Persistent Wide Area ISR Coverage
Mobile “Lifting” Aerostat Supports Intel Collection, Surveillance, Comm. Relay and
Other Missions
Good Adverse Weather Capability
Highly Mobile, Air Transportable by C-130
Two to Four Person Crew, Minimum Logistics Burden, All Consumables and Most Spares
in Supply System
SUMMARY: Design Derived From Existing Programs, Combining Mobile Aerostat
and Varied Payloads For Intelligence, Air Defense and ISR Missions
STMPAS Deliverable in 6 - 12 Months From Contract

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End Of Briefing
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