LTC (R) JAMES H.

BOSCHMA
PRESIDENT BOSCHMA RESEARCH INC.
EDUCATION
M.S. Engineering Management, University of Alaska, 1984
B.S. Aeronautics, Embry Riddle University, l978
Graduate, Defense Systems Management College, DOD PM Qualified 1981
Graduate, U.S.C. Aerospace Safety and Management School, 1971
SPECIALIZATION
Retired Army LTC with 23 years in service. Specializes in the application of
emerging technology to renewable energy solutions. Expertise in design and
analysis of advanced ballistic missile interceptors and interceptor systems
[Braduskill Interceptor
Concept (BIC)], exoatmospheric interactive
discrimination, high and low-altitude long-endurance unmanned air vehicles,
aircraft propulsion, and applications of emerging technology for defense
needs. Specializes in the identification and analysis of emerging robotic
vehicle concepts with emphasis on lighter-than-air platforms. A national
leader in the development and testing of remotely piloted and robotic lighter
than air vehicles and unmanned ground and underwater unmanned systems.
Research pilot and Aviation Safety Manager.
EXPERIENCE
April 2008-Present: President Boschma Research Inc.
March 1, 2002 April 2008: Information Systems Laboratories, Inc., Vice President and
Division Manager of BOSCH Aerospace Division. In this position Mr. Boschma directed the
technical and administrative direction of the division, and conducted business development and
marketing activities. He conceived of and developed the LEARS Unmanned Air Vehicle
(currently in low rate production stage), the BA-71 Unmanned airship (delivered to US Army),
the 3 axis Cycloidal propulsion system and prototype Cycloidal turbine underwater electric
power generator, the REAP fast deploy aerostat system, and the RAFT inflated surveillance and
communications tower system. Under his tutelage the division has grown from about $2,000,000
in annual sales to $14,000,000 in sales for the last fiscal year.
January 1, 1995 February 28, 2002: Founder, BOSCH Aerospace, Inc., Technical Director,
Headquarters, Huntsville, Alabama. Responsibilities include technical management of corporate
research, development and operations. He managed the corporate development of the U.S. Army
SASS LITE class of unmanned airships, served as the Principal Investigator on the U.S. Navy
Lighter-Than-Air Optical Platform Study, was the Principal Investigator for USAF High
Modulus Carbons for Space Vehicle Cooling, was the Task Manager for the DARPA Small, Lowcost Interceptor Device (SLID) program, is currently the Principal Investigator on the US Navy
Cycloidal Propulsion Phase II program, and the Principle Concept Developer on the US Navy
Sea-based Aerostat Information Link Aerostat. Additional duties include Chief Pilot of BOSCH
Aerospace research flight operations, marketing and technical proposal preparation.
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October 1988-January 1, 1995: Applied Research Associates, Inc., Division Manager of the
Space and Defense Technologies Division, Huntsville, Alabama. He managed the development
of an aerodynamic missile nose cone, and subsequent computational fluid dynamic studies to
minimize aero-thermal effects on infrared seeker windows at extreme Mach number flight. He
managed the "Directed Gamma Radiation" contract for DARPA, a weapons concept he authored.
He conducted test design, test data collection, and failure analysis in the test and evaluation of
the "HILINE" stratospheric unmanned air vehicle (UAV). He developed and executed a
remotely piloted airship pilot training program, directed field-testing of a robotic airship as an
instrument platform for use in data collection on Smart and Brilliant munitions. Mr. Boschma
devised a large-scale Hurricane-force wind tunnel and supported the Department of Energy in
assessing Soviet-developed propulsion equipment that that might apply.
1986-1988: Deputy Director, Advanced Technology Directorate, U.S. Army Strategic Defense
Command, Redstone Arsenal (RSA), Alabama. Analysis of U.S. and Soviet strategic defense,
anti-satellite and conventional air defense programs. Identified defense deficiencies, defined and
analyzed weapon concepts to enhance U.S. and Allied defenses. Managed development and
construction of hardware, contractor-conducted analysis, and reported findings to scientific
community. Conceived and conducted feasibility and trade studies of the Optimized Longitudinal
Guidance Algorithm (OLGA) theater missile interceptor.
1984-1986: Chief, Braduskill Interceptor Concept (BIC) Task Force, U.S. Army Strategic
Defense Command, RSA, Alabama, where he conceived and completed concept development on
his BIC concept, an exo-atmospheric warhead detection, discrimination, and interceptor system.
Directed and managed BIC project office to include concept definition, test program
development, development of RFPs, management of contracts, definition of advanced
exoatmospheric discrimination techniques, and planned and managed elements of supporting
experiments (i.e., D181, SEER, DELPHI, BIC LETHALITY).
1983-1984: Research and Development Coordinator for Systems Engineering Division, U.S.
Army Strategic Defense Command, RSA, Alabama. Supported contract management of the
Sentry Missile Program. Authored and initiated the development cycle for an advanced missile
concept for strategic defense needs.
1982-1983: Chief, Instrumentation Division, U.S. Army Cold Regions Test Center, Ft. Greely,
Alaska. Managed and directed a 32-person group to provide multi-discipline instrumentation,
automated data collection, data analysis, and test planning to the Cold Regions Test Center.
Activities were carried out in temperature extremes to -65 o F. Graduated U.S. Army Command
and General Staff College by correspondence in 1983.
1981-1982: Chief, General Equipment Test Division, Ft. Greely, Alaska. Managed and directed
military developmental testing under arctic conditions of various military hardware systems
including chemical and biological warfare protection and detection systems, vehicle systems,
clothing items, mine warfare systems, and over-snow mobility systems. Defined new concept
for laboratory tests of cold weather clothing. Invented and successfully demonstrated advanced
test devices to validate the test concept.
1980-1981: Chief, Avionics Integration Division, U.S. Army Navigation and Communication
Project Office, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. Managed and directed civilian work force involved
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in development of hardware integration kits for inclusion of emerging electronics and EW

countermeasure systems into existing Army aircraft.
Activities included actual hardware
installation, training of military personnel as installers, and development of modification
procedure documentation. In 1981, graduated from the Defense Systems Management College
at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia.
1978-1980: Research and Development Coordinator, Air Traffic Management Branch, U.S.
Army Avionics Research and Development Activity, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. Managed and
directed government and contractor research into helicopter microwave landing systems,
secondary radar systems, aircraft collision avoidance systems, and covert data transmission
concepts. Acted as the divisions Chief Test Pilot in support of the following systems; Navy
Pelvis and Leg Elevated Seat Experiments (PALE) Program for advanced fighter aircraft, and
joint programs in Terrain Matching Radar systems for low-level navigation. Conducted
extensive test/reporting of moving target identification systems against low-altitude targets, and
advanced developmental test of Very Lightweight Air Traffic Management Equipment
(VLATME) in the U.S. and Europe.
1972-1978: Test Officer on operational test of Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle (MICV),
Platform Instructor, operational fixed-and rotary-wing pilot, Aviation Safety Officer, U.S. Army
Armor Center, Ft. Knox, Kentucky. Duties included human factors testing, hardware suitability
testing, target scoring; and RAM data collection, analysis, and reporting.
1965-1972: U.S. Army Pilot and Ground Cavalry Troop Commander. Two operational combat
aviation tours in Vietnam. Commanded K and L troops, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ft.
Lewis, Washington. In 1971, graduated Aerospace Safety and Management School at University
of Southern California (USC).
AFFILIATIONS
Member and Past Committee Chairman of the American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics (AIAA) Technical Committee for Light-Than-Air; Member and Past Vice Chairman
of Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems Pathfinder Chapter; Member Association of Old
Crows; Member Army Aviation Association of America; Member Association of the United
States Army.
AWARDS
Herman Oberth Award for Outstanding Individual Scientific Achievement (1997). This award
presented annually since 1959 by the AIAA was presented to Mr. Boschma for advancing the
state-of-the-art in aeronautical sciences. It has previously been presented to Dr. Werner Van
Braun, MG Maderis, MG Toftoy, and 32 other outstanding American scientists. Legion of Merit,
Air Medal (31 awards), Meritorious Service Medal, Campaign Medals, Army Commendation
Medal (2), Vietnamese Cross for Gallantry (Unit Citation), Master Army Aviation Badge, and
Purple Heart.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Gibbens, R and Boschma, J.H., Airship Control is the Key to Profitability 3 rd International
Airship Convention and Exhibition, 5 July 2000, Friedrichshaven, Germany.
Boschma, J.H., "Smart Top Attack Weapons," ARMOR Magazine, September-October 1996
issue, PB 17-96-5.
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Boschma, J.H., "Roles and Missions for Unmanned Blimps," American Institute of Aeronautics
and Astronautics 11th Lighter-Than-Air Systems Technology Conference Publication, #AIAA95-1605, Clearwater, Florida, 16 May 1995.
Boschma, J.H., "The Evolution of the Convertible Unmanned Airship, SASS LITE," published in
the Proceedings of the LTA 2000 International Symposium organized by AERALL, 19-20
October 1994, Toulouse France.
Boschma, J.H., "An Update on the Development Progress of the U.S. Army's SASS LITE,
Unmanned Robot Airship," Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems, 20th Annual Technical
Symposium and Exhibition Proceedings Manual, Washington, DC, 30 June 1993.
Boschma, J.H., R. Allen Spencer and R. Bruce Miller, "Directed Gamma Radiation Beam: Final
Report," Contract #DASG60-90-0102, 22 Feb 1991.
Boschma, J.H., "Betatron-Soft Kill of Fielded Weapons," Army Contract #DAAH-01-89-C-0512,
U.S. Army Missile Command, 28 Mar 1990.
Boschma, J.H., Project Eagle Eye, A UAV for Theater Missile Defense," Unmanned Systems
Magazine, Volume 7, Number 1, Winter 1988-89.
Boschma, J.H. and A.H. Shaaban, et al, Final Report Assessment of the Interaction of
Momentum-Rich Beam with Potential Targets, Army Contract DASG60-88-C-0122; Sponsored
by SDIO, Managed by USASDC.
Lukins, D. and J.H. Boschma, Advanced Concepts for Midcourse Data Fusion, 2nd National
Symposium on Sensors and Sensor Fusion, OSDRDT+E, 27 Mar l989.
Buckley, A.P., W.T. Naff and J.H. Boschma, OLGA Interceptor Concept Evaluation, National
Symposium for Guidance and Control, Fall, 1988.
Boschma, J.H., Forward Based Midcourse Interceptor Technology (Braduskill), Journal of
Defense Research #DR87071 (602) (Classified SECRET, NOFORN), Fall, 1987.
Boschma, J.H., Braduskill Interrogator Concept Geometry Advantages for Active, Passive and
Interactive Discrimination, Proceedings of the IRIS Specialty Group on Active Sensor Systems,
Orlando, Florida, 20 October 1987.
Boschma, J.H., RPV Applications to Strategic Defense, Annual High Altitude Long Endurance
(HALE) Aircraft Symposium, Menlo Park, California, January 1987.
Boschma, J.H. and I. Spears, Methodology Improvement Program, Final Report, Insulative
Properties of Cold Weather Clothing, U.S. Army Cold Regions Test Center, 1984.
Boschma, J.H. and P.D. Demco, Advances in Decelerating Steep Approach and Landing for
Helicopter Instrument Approaches, Minutes of the American Helicopter Society, 35th National
Forum, May 1979.
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