RT LTA to Provide SkyStar 180 Aerostat to a State Police in India
The SkyStar 180 aerostat system, together with a small tactical UAV, will be delivered to the customer by the end of 2018 and will be used for police and intelligence applications
IsraelDefense
| 20/12/2018
SkyStar 180 aerostat (Photo: RT LTA)
Israel-based aerostat company RT LTA Systems announced it had won a tender in India and will provide its SkyStar 180 aerostat system, together with a small tactical UAV, to a State Police Service in India. The systems will be delivered to the customer by the end of 2018 and will be used for police and intelligence applications.
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 a wind velocity of up to 40 knots and can lift a payload of up to 20kg, 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 used for police and intelligence applications, as well as HLS, defense, border control, strategic infrastructure protection, and public safety missions.
“We are honored to win this tender, and see this is a significant penetration to the Indian market,” said CEO Rami Shmueli. “Though RT's aerostats are already operating in India by different federal forces, this is the first time that an Indian State Police Service chooses RT's solutions. We are confident that the combination between the SkyStar 180 and the small UAV will allow the customer to conduct police and intelligence missions in a cost-effective way, and believe that this contract is only the first out of many others that will follow – in the same state as well as in other states in India.”
The SkyStar 180 aerostat system, together with a small tactical UAV, will be delivered to the customer by the end of 2018 and will be used for police and intelligence applications
SkyStar 180 aerostat (Photo: RT LTA)
Israel-based aerostat company RT LTA Systems announced it had won a tender in India and will provide its SkyStar 180 aerostat system, together with a small tactical UAV, to a State Police Service in India. The systems will be delivered to the customer by the end of 2018 and will be used for police and intelligence applications.
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 a wind velocity of up to 40 knots and can lift a payload of up to 20kg, 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 used for police and intelligence applications, as well as HLS, defense, border control, strategic infrastructure protection, and public safety missions.
“We are honored to win this tender, and see this is a significant penetration to the Indian market,” said CEO Rami Shmueli. “Though RT's aerostats are already operating in India by different federal forces, this is the first time that an Indian State Police Service chooses RT's solutions. We are confident that the combination between the SkyStar 180 and the small UAV will allow the customer to conduct police and intelligence missions in a cost-effective way, and believe that this contract is only the first out of many others that will follow – in the same state as well as in other states in India.”
