Spanish Air Force Purchases Sanitation Unit

THE SPANISH AIR FORCE RECENTLY RECEIVED TWO Deployable Sanitation Units (DSU) from DHS Technologies' international subsidiary, MilSys (UK) Ltd. The units were purchased through Dillers, S.A., one of the company's distributors.

Designed for transport in the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, each DSU features two flush toilets, a wash hand basin and shower. Power for each of the systems is supplied by an automatically-rechargeable 24 volt battery bank, while an independent 24VDC diesel-fired heater provides space heating, hot water and frost protection.

Additionally, the DSUs include all the components needed to properly dispose waste water. Water from the sink and shower is treated to bathing water standards and then used for flush water for the toilets with any excess being disposed of into a soak-away. Blackwater from the toilets is pumped into a holding tank and then incinerated in batches.

Having received their DSUs in June, the Spanish Air Force will receive training for the new equipment in Madrid later this summer.