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Length: 66 ft.Diameter : 20.3 ft.Volume: 13,300 cu. ft.Max Payload: 200 lbs.Flight ceiling: Up to 1,000 ft. AGL(lower when pad above 0 ft. MSL)Duration: 15 daysCrew: 12 (for 24 hr. operation)Payload options: HD EO/IR with laserrange finder, FLIR Star SAFIRE IIITable 13: RAID Technical SpecificationsFigure 20: RAID Showing Payload and Ground Components 27updated and removed from the PSSCapability Production Document (CPD). Nosystems are in active service at this time.While in service in OEF, RAID was thesecond program of priority behind mineresistant ambush protection (MRAP) forforce protection and detection of IEDs andinsurgent activities. The innovative systememployed a variety of sensors tethered froman aerostat, later evolving to other platforms,including fixed towers and relocated masts.These systems are widely used for theprotection of FOBs in Iraq andAfghanistan. 28The RAID program was initiated byJIEDDO in FY03 with OverseasContingency Operation (OCO) fundsprovided by PM Integrated Tactical Systems(PM ITS). The Kuwait government hasexpressed interest in purchasing 12 of thesesystems, but any foreign governmentpurchases would come after other U.S.agencies had the opportunity to requestownership. No new RAID aerostat systemshave been purchased since 2007.28