Tethered Aerostats

Persistent Surveillance Systems

Raven Aerostar's Tethered Aerostat Systems are tailored to meet mission requirements and provide situational awareness solutions in challenging operational environments. Designed to support a variety of payloads at diverse altitudes, these systems serve dynamic defense and commercial applications.

Fully-Integrated Systems and Solutions

Raven Aerostar is a systems integrator, offering tailored turnkey solutions as well as Flight Services. Able to carry a wide range of payloads and technology, our tethered aerostats are customized to meet any mission need. They can operate onsite as a turnkey system or can be integrated with other platforms to form a larger operational network.

Facilities and Integrated Support

Raven Aerostar maintains a dedicated hangar and year-round flight operations facility in South Dakota, delivering tailored training programs, demonstrations, and testing year round. Our professional Flight Services team offers classroom sessions, hands-on operational and maintenance training, as well as on-site training programs at the customer location.

Raven Aerostar also offers Field Service Representative (FSR) and Flight Director (FD) support, providing on-site assistance for maintenance, repair, and day-to-day operations.

Proven Results

Raven Aerostar's Tethered Aerostat product line is the result of extensive experience and Proven History with lighter-than-air technologies. Tethered Aerostats are the most cost-effective and adaptable persistent surveillance platform on the market. Our aerostats have thousands of hours of persistent flight time, providing military intelligence for defense against insurgent activity.