Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) | UAS | Airbus
Flying above 60,000 feet, Zephyr operates in the stratosphere, above weather and conventional air traffic. It remains the only fixed-wing HAPS to have demonstrated day and night endurance in the …
Airbus Zephyr - Wikipedia
The Zephyr is a series of high-altitude platform station aircraft produced by Airbus. They were designed originally by QinetiQ, a commercial offshoot of the UK Ministry of Defence.
Zephyr sets world-record for longest continuous flight, flying 67 days ...
May 1, 2025 · Based in Farnborough, UK, AALTO is an Airbus subsidiary that designs, manufactures and operates the Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS). Powered by solar energy and …
Zephyr high-altitude solar powered aircraft gears up for commercial ...
Feb 5, 2024 · Today’s Zephyr, now under the stewardship of Airbus spinout AALTO HAPS, can remain on station in the stratosphere at 20,000m for up to 90 days, opening up massive opportunities for …
Airbus Zephyr drone sets new record for uncrewed flight duration
Jul 27, 2022 · Airbus describes Zephyr as "the first stratospheric UAS of its kind" which is able to fly continuously for spans of months at a time. The aircraft is known as a "High Altitude Platform...
Zephyr S High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS)
Jan 6, 2020 · Zephyr S is the latest addition to the Zephyr family of unmanned aerial vehicles. Zephyr S is a next-generation, high-altitude, pseudo-satellite being developed by Airbus Defence and Space. …
Zephyr Continues to Ascend - Inside Unmanned Systems
Apr 6, 2022 · Airbus’s high altitude sustainable flight entry glides toward deployment. Although Airbus’ Zephyr is still in development, the high altitude platform system (HAPS) glided closer to commercial …
Airbus readies high-flying Zephyr for 2024 service launch
Jan 6, 2023 · Airbus will begin taking customer commitments for its Zephyr high-altitude platform station this year, with the production aircraft’s entry into service being targeted by the end of 2024.
Airbus Zephyr Solar High Altitude Platform System (HAPS) reaches …
The final Airbus solar-powered High Altitude Platform System (HAPS) flight touched down on 13th September in Arizona, USA, ending the most ambitious and successful Zephyr flight campaign to date.
Zephyr Claims Flight Endurance Record After 67-Day Sortie
May 1, 2025 · Aalto, Airbus’ high-altitude pseudo-satellite spinoff, claims to have broken the aviation record for the longest endurance flight. One of the company’s stratospheric-flying, solar-powered...