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 ...

LONDON — A solar-powered unmanned aircraft operating on the edge of space is to provide British special forces and others with persistent surveillance capability, the strategic defence and security ...

A U.S. Army test of a solar-powered Airbus Zephyr drone ended prematurely after 64 days with a crash following a rapid descent. The drone, launched in June, had flown over 30,000 nautical miles, ...

Airbus Defence and Space has won an order from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the manufacture and operation of two solar-powered Zephyr 8 high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) craft. Flying at ...

LONDON — Britain's Ministry of Defense will acquire three Airbus-built, solar-powered UAVs that fly on the edge of space will be acquired by Britain’s Ministry of Defence, the company said Wednesday.

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 & Space has begun developing a next-generation version of its long-endurance Zephyr platform, with the design to feature an increased 35m (115ft) wingspan and, at 40kg (88lb), a heftier ...