The Airbus Zephyr S came down on Friday (Aug. 19) after remaining in the air for over 64 days and setting a number of records. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The Zephyr is a solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle that operates in the stratosphere, charging its batteries during the day via solar panels and relying on battery power overnight. Amprius’ ...

Laikipia County, Kenya: AALTO HAPS Ltd. (“AALTO” or “the Company”), an Airbus subsidiary which designs, manufactures and operates the Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS), has completed its ...

Nestled in the corner of an anonymous industrial estate just metres outside the perimeter of the UK’s Farnborough airport, high-flying innovator AALTO’s production facility is gearing up for output of ...

A division of the U.S. Army Futures Command is conducting stratospheric experimentation using the Zephyr ultra-long endurance stratospheric unmanned aerial system (UAS). The tests are being carried ...

Airbus Zephyr did not achieve its goals of breaking a world record for the longest flight made by an aircraft, and the solar-powered drone crashed in Arizona after 64 days of sustained flight. The ...

Airbus’ Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) uncrewed air system has been lost over the U.S., just hours before it would have broken a world record for the longest-ever duration flight. The ...

The Airbus Defence and Space UK Zephyr is a world record breaking High Altitude Long Endurance solar-electric powered Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) capable of persistent operations in the ...

Airbus’ high-altitude pseudo-satellite spinoff company Aalto has completed its first flight from its new base in Kenya. Tony Osborne reports. One of the company’s Zephyr solar-powered stratospheric ...

An uncrewed solar-powered aircraft has smashed its previous flight duration record by remaining aloft for two full calendar months – and it is still airborne. The Zephyr S, built by Airbus in the UK, ...

An Airbus Zephyr drone being tested by the US Army crashed this month after 64 days in the air. It is the longest flight recorded by a drone and nearly the longest flight ever. Airbus told Insider the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In mid-June, a drone called the Zephyr took off from Arizona. The ...