The SkyStart 180 aerostat is capable of operating in the air continuously for up to 72 hours, reaching altitudes of 300 m (1000 feet). It was leased by the Paris municipal police from the balloon’s producer, RT LTA, and the French company Group SSI, the Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday.
The small-size (19.5 ft / 5.9 m) highly-mobile helium-inflated aerostat is designed for tactical operations by various security bodies.
“The need for persistent surveillance is enhanced in a high risk operational environment of hostile civilian surrounding, where enemies can operate in clandestine,” a press release on the RT LTA website reads in part. “Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) activated against military forces near their bases and attempted attacks on military camps are also threats which require constant and reliable eyes in the sky.”
Mr. Medvedev, the Russian prime minister, examines RT's Skystar180 aerostat system capabilities
Posté par RT — Aerostats sur lundi 24 novembre 2014
Israel is one of the world’s leading countries in robotics and unmanned aerial vehicle engineering.
Paris is hosting the 21st UN Climate Change Conference from November 30 to December 11. The conference aims to reach a legally binding agreement on climate change.
On November 13, a series of coordinated attacks at several locations in the French capital killed at least 130 people and injured over 360. The Daesh (also known as ISIL or Islamic State) extremist group claimed responsibility for the attacks. Russia has outlawed Daesh on its territory, classifying it a terrorist organization.
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