New Delivery System Provides Fuel and Water to Forward Operating Bases

摘要

A new system promises a more reliable, cost-effective way to transport fuel and water to remote outposts. The container unitized bulk equipment (CUBE) system contains 2 fuel blivets, or water bladders, that can hold as much as 500 gallons of liquid apiece for delivery to forward operating bases (FOBs) by helicopter, airplane, or truck. For air transportation, the bags are placed in two plastic crates and moved using a low-cost sling load net.