[citation needed] In 2004, the company developed a family of SkyStar aerostats for use in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and communications applications.
[citation needed] The systems are currently deployed in more than 10 different countries around the world, including Israel,[3] Canada, United States,[4] Russia, Afghanistan, Mexico, Chile, Argentina,[5] Thailand, Colombia and Africa.
In Israel, The Skystar aerostats were deployed by the IDF during Operation Protective Edge.
[7][citation needed] At July 2016 RT established a subsidiary company named "Aero-T", which specializes in the development and manufacture of large aerostats.
[8] Aero-T's first product, the SkyGuard1, is a large aerostat in a Blimp shape, which can carry payloads of up to 90 kg, reach altitudes of up to 1,000 meters, and operate continuously for 7 days without maintenance.