Only Known Commercially Available Battery Platform Capable of Providing Power and Endurance for Stratospheric Flight for HAPS Applications in All Seasons or at Higher Latitudes
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The successful test at a U.S. military facility in New Mexico "marks a significant milestone" in high-altitude, long-endurance technology, BAE Systems said.
Over a 24-hour period, PHASA-35 soared to more than 66,000 feet, reaching the stratosphere, before landing successfully. The trial, completed last month in New Mexico in the USA, allowed engineers to assess the performance of the experimental solar-electric drone within the outer-reaches of the planet’s atmosphere. The flight marks a…