

The Standardized Equipment List has relevant standards, training requirements and operating considerations for many of the equipment items.The numbering scheme for individual items on the Authorized Equipment List provides direct cross-referencing with the Standardized Equipment List.The Interagency Board maintains the Standardized Equipment List (SEL) which has most of the equipment types listed on the Authorized Equipment List.The Interagency Board provides subject matter expertise on equipment used by first responders and other emergency management professionals.Some tethered aerostat products may also include a ground control station for media storage, data transmission, and system management functions. Examples include, but are not limited to, high-resolution video cameras, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors, communication/network repeaters, acoustic detectors, and radar.

This item also includes mission-specific payloads that are designed to be attached to the tethered aerostat platform. Winches for letting out, pulling in, and adjusting the tension of the tethers andĭepending upon the mission, tethered aerostats can support a variety of surveillance and tactical equipment. Tethers used for both mooring the aerostat envelope to ground equipment and for transmitting power and data A launching platform, which sometimes doubles as the mooring station A mooring station for controlling the inflated aerostat envelope prior to launch A means for transporting the system, such as a truck and/or trailer These balloons, usually referred to as envelopes, come in different shapes, sizes, and designs, which are determined by mission, payload, and logistical factors. The key component is a balloon filled with lighter-than-air gas that enables the system to take flight and remain aloft. A tethered aerostat system requires a number of components to be fully operational. Tethered aerostats are unmanned balloons that use lighter-than-air gases such as helium to take flight and remain aloft while moored by ground equipment.
