RT LTA Enters Australian Market
The company will offer its SkyStar aerostat systems for lease on an hourly basis
IsraelDefense
| 09/05/2018
SkyStar 180 (Photo courtesy of RT)
Israel-based aerostat company RT LTA Systems is entering the Australian market. Through cooperation with a local partner, RT's aerostats will be available for lease on a "pay by the hour" plan. The leasing includes the operation of the system by the company's professional local staff.
The first aerostat that will be available for leasing in the Australian market is the SkyStar 180 small tactical aerostat. The SkyStar 180 is a small-sized mobile aerostat, designed for tactical mid-range surveillance and public safety, as well as for police and military applications. Based on a towable trailer, the system has a stabilized day/night electro-optical payload suspended from a helium-filled aerostat, tethered to a ground system. It operates continuously at wind velocity of up to 40 knots and can lift a payload of up to 18kg, providing surveillance coverage from an altitude of up to 1,000 ft. for up to 72 hours, after which it is brought down for a 20-minute helium refill.
SkyStar 180 is suitable for defense, security, HLS, border control and public safety missions, and strategic infrastructures protection. In recent years, the Skystar 180 system was in use during the Winter Olympic Games in Canada, during the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, during visits of Pope Francis' in various countries including Uganda, Central Africa Republic, Israel & Colombia, as well as during the Paris climate summit (COP 21) in France.
"Based on extensive market research that we have conducted, we believe that the SkyStar 180 aerostat system is the ideal platform for our first steps towards the Australian market,” said Rami Shmueli, RT's CEO. “We are happy to offer a ‘pay by the hour’ plan, under which clients can now lease the systems on an hourly basis and enjoy professional operation of the systems by our local operational teams.”
The company will offer its SkyStar aerostat systems for lease on an hourly basis
SkyStar 180 (Photo courtesy of RT)
Israel-based aerostat company RT LTA Systems is entering the Australian market. Through cooperation with a local partner, RT's aerostats will be available for lease on a "pay by the hour" plan. The leasing includes the operation of the system by the company's professional local staff.
The first aerostat that will be available for leasing in the Australian market is the SkyStar 180 small tactical aerostat. The SkyStar 180 is a small-sized mobile aerostat, designed for tactical mid-range surveillance and public safety, as well as for police and military applications. Based on a towable trailer, the system has a stabilized day/night electro-optical payload suspended from a helium-filled aerostat, tethered to a ground system. It operates continuously at wind velocity of up to 40 knots and can lift a payload of up to 18kg, providing surveillance coverage from an altitude of up to 1,000 ft. for up to 72 hours, after which it is brought down for a 20-minute helium refill.
SkyStar 180 is suitable for defense, security, HLS, border control and public safety missions, and strategic infrastructures protection. In recent years, the Skystar 180 system was in use during the Winter Olympic Games in Canada, during the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, during visits of Pope Francis' in various countries including Uganda, Central Africa Republic, Israel & Colombia, as well as during the Paris climate summit (COP 21) in France.
"Based on extensive market research that we have conducted, we believe that the SkyStar 180 aerostat system is the ideal platform for our first steps towards the Australian market,” said Rami Shmueli, RT's CEO. “We are happy to offer a ‘pay by the hour’ plan, under which clients can now lease the systems on an hourly basis and enjoy professional operation of the systems by our local operational teams.”
