Indonesian National Police Tactical Water Purification Vehicle Case Study | SPECTRA LB-2800F & KATADYN MF-7
Comprising over 17,000 islands, Indonesia frequently faces damaged roads, saltwater intrusion, disrupted water supplies, and remote deployment challenges during disaster response.
The Indonesian National Police integrated the SPECTRA LB-2800F, KATADYN MF-7, a 1,600-liter water storage tank, and UV post-treatment into a tactical water production vehicle, establishing a mobile water supply solution that can be transported by Hercules aircraft and deployed in approximately 30 minutes upon arrival.
案例原始資料｜Original Case Information
現場需求｜The Challenge
Indonesia needed a durable, transportable drinking water treatment system capable of immediate operation under various raw water conditions. Raw water at disaster sites could come from rivers, lakes, groundwater, brackish water, or seawater, making it difficult for a single treatment unit to cover all scenarios.
Therefore, the tactical water production vehicle not only carries a desalination system but integrates water intake, pre-filtration, reverse osmosis water production, storage, and UV post-treatment into a single vehicle. The raw water pump can draw water from up to approximately 80 meters away, eliminating the need for the vehicle to be parked directly at the water source.
一輛車，同時處理淡水與海水｜The Solution
When facing seawater or highly saline water, the SPECTRA LB-2800F can produce approximately 440 liters of drinking water per hour; when treating fresh water, the entire system can reach about 1,500 liters per hour. The vehicle is equipped with a 1,600-liter storage tank and uses UV equipment for post-treatment.
Based on the original case's estimate of 4 liters of drinking water per person per day, the seawater mode can support approximately 2,600 people, while the freshwater mode can support about 9,000 people. These figures represent the supply scale under specific water production conditions; actual missions still require planning based on raw water quality, continuous operating time, climate, and distribution methods.
The entire vehicle can be transported by Hercules aircraft and can begin operations approximately 30 minutes after arriving on-site. At the time of the case's publication, 3 vehicles were in use, with another 3 scheduled for completion in 2022; this quantity is retained based on the historical information of the original case.
兩種核心處理設備｜System Components
SPECTRA LB-2800F Watermaker
The LB-2800F utilizes reverse osmosis technology and a Pearson Pump energy recovery device. The fixed recovery rate design allows the system to adapt to salinity changes in fresh, brackish, and seawater, with automated control and freshwater flushing managed by Spectra Connect.
KATADYN MF-7 Ceramic Microfilter
The MF-7 uses ceramic microfiltration technology and can treat fresh water independently or serve as pre-filtration for reverse osmosis systems. Original case data indicates that ceramic elements can be cleaned up to approximately 100 times, helping to reduce the burden of high-turbidity raw water on downstream equipment.
Learn more about the SPECTRA LB-2800F land-based watermaker
在地製造與任務支援｜Local Integration
The vehicle system was built, integrated, tested, trained, and serviced by Teknocorp in Indonesia. This division of labor is crucial: the main watermaker provides core treatment capabilities, while the local technical team ensures that the vehicle, water intake, power distribution, piping, and maintenance meet the actual mission environment.
馬布谷觀察
The value of a tactical water production vehicle lies in integrating the ability to treat different water sources with transport, storage, and distribution into a rapidly deployable mission system.
True mobile water supply is not just about putting equipment on a vehicle, but about ensuring that water intake distance, pre-treatment, energy, water production, storage, and post-treatment can all operate within the same deployment process.
For military, police, fire, disaster relief, and water resource agencies, planning a mobile water supply vehicle requires simultaneous confirmation of the raw water range, daily water supply needs per person, transportation methods, power sources, consumable reserves, operational training, and maintenance responsibilities to ensure the equipment can quickly establish water supply capabilities at the mission site.
