The innovative Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment (RAID) system employs a variety of platforms (aerostat, tower or mast) and sensor suites (EO/IR sensor, radar, flash and acoustic detectors) to provide unprecedented elevated persistent surveillance (EPS) in support of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) needs. The RAID system supports a variety of missions ranging from force protection to force projection to border surveillance. EPS is achieved through use of fixed mast, expeditionary tower (HMMWV-mounted), mobile tower or aerostat platforms.

The RAID System is “proven technology” with a distinguished service record in support of both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. With several thousand hours of operation in hostile territory, the RAID system has maintained an operational readiness in excess of 97 percent.

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