A recent endurance test of Airbus Defence & Space’s Zephyr 7 high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) resulted in the system becoming the first of its type to receive UK Ministry of Defence military ...

TOULOUSE, France, Aug. 28 (UPI) --A solar-powered unmanned aerial system from Airbus Defense and Space has been flown for more than 11 days non-stop. The test of the Zephyr 7 High Altitude ...

Qinetiq's high-altitude, long-endurance Zephyr 7 unmanned air vehicle is to fly in mid-2010 for two weeks continuously. Described by Qinetiq as a pre-production vehicle, Zephyr 7 will have a 22m (72ft ...

This year's Mobile World Congress, considered by many the most influential connectivity event, brought the futuristic Zephyr aircraft back to the public's attention. This innovative contraption, ...

Airbus Defence and Space officially announced that it has launched the Zephyr 8 programme to develop the next generation of the world-record setting Zephyr 7 system and invites potential customers and ...

Airbus Defence and Space announced on 23 April that it had launched the Zephyr 8 programme to develop the next generation of the world record setting Zephyr 7 UAS. The company added that it is ...

Airbus’s latest edition of Zephyr, a solar-powered aircraft-come-satellite that operates in the stratosphere, has completed a maiden flight just short of 26 days. Taking off on 11th July in Arizona, ...

Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract by the British Ministry of Defense for two solar-powered Zephyr 8 unmanned high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) craft. "Flying at some 65,000 feet ...

Flight testing of a scaled model of a larger Zephyr, the Zephyr T have begun. Airbus Defence & Space has \ Zephyr T high-altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) will have four times the payload of Zephyr 8 ...