soldier-friendly equipment which is light-weight, man-portable, rapidly deployable and

air transportable with no tools or assembly needed. DRASH consist of no locking

devices, center supports, poles and beams. DRASH is available in a wide range of sizes

from small command posts to large tactical operation centers. A 5.48 m wide and 13.1 m

long DRASH shelter is shown in Figure 1-5.




















 Figure 1-5. DRASH shelter

1.3.3 Very Large Area Shelter

 This re-deployable, self-erect shelter is constructed from the Ably Diamond system

of aluminum components [6], which facilitates modular construction of rugged, high-

stability, large-area structures to precisely meet demanding applications. With clear

spans of up to 35 m this flexible system is adaptable to many configurations. Erection of

this structure is a fast unskilled task which does not require any handling of mechanical

equipment. The fabric of this structure is fixed and tensioned simultaneously for

increase ease and speed in deploying the structure as shown in Figure 1-6. The

anchorage of this structure is not limited to hard foundations, concrete or prepared ground