Army orders 16 Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment systems

AIR RAIDS: Raytheon will provide 16 Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment (RAID) Tower Systems with Base Defense Operation Centers for U.S. and coalition force protection in Afghanistan and Iraq under a $10.1 million U.S. Army contract. The contract calls for 16 "elevated sensor systems" - or airships -...

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