Natick Equipment Requirements

Expeditionary Kitchen Trailer (EKT) Requirements

- 3 for 1 Expandable Container with electro-mechanically raisable/lowerable roof -Green in color
- Minimum 120 square feet of floorspace when expanded
- Minimum 43” internal storage height for transportation, expanding to minimum 78” internal height for operation - Structure deploys with no tools in under 6 minutes with 2 personnel - 2 Entry and Egress doorways for system operation and safety. Integrated stairs for each door stored in interface assembly. - 4-way forklift-able with lift/crane hoist points
Hard sided when stowed, hard/softsided
(textile) structure when deployed
- Berry Compliant, MIL-PRF-44103D
exterior waterproof fabric and insulated
removable liner.
- On-board electric heating (min 800W) and
Cooling Systems (20,000 BTU/h)
-6KW integrated Diesel Heater for shelter
- Roof mounted solar panel to charge
on-board battery systems, minimum
440watt
- LED lights, white and blackout green
capability selection
- Standard NATO Slave Cable power
connection for system deployment,
battery charging, lighting, and
environmental control connection to
JLTV DC output.
- Integrated power inverter for 24VDC
and 120VAC input power operation
- 2 Duct style ports for cable entry
- Interface Module to secure container
to standard JLTV cargo trailer utilizing JLTV camlocks (without cargo deck)
- Onboard insulated potable water tank,
minimum 80 gallons
- Auxiliary 24VDC batteries with storage
-Integrated 5-gallon fuel can storage rack that can hold minimum of 5 cans. - 2 x Stairs with handrails
- Storage for stairs and handrails in the
Interface
-Additional pull-out storage bin which has a minimum length of 5.5 feet x 10” wide x 10” high. - 2 Exhaust ports on either side of the egress door of the container with insect entry mitigation to allow for Tray Ration Heater exhaust output -2 Exhaust ports for oven/griddle with
insect entry mitigation, one on either expanded side
- 4 fuel lines with adapters for
oven/griddle application and Tray Ration Heaters.
- Roof mounted powered vent and vent hood for ration heater steam removal from container.
- Texturized/waterproof flooring.
- Onboard water demand pump 3GPM-5 GPM.
- Quick disconnect water inlet connection on exterior of container. - Water inlet manifold for hot water heater
- Cold Water dispenser to include a flow control with lock - Water inlet via a quick disconnect fitting on the back wall.