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UK MoD places order for two solarpowered Airbus Zephyr 8 aircraft

Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The first unit is due to fly in mid-2017

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) aircraft. Flying at some 65,000ft, the ultra-lightweight Zephyr 8 is uniquely capable of providing persistent surveillance over land or sea, and hosting communications links, over the same area for months at a time without...

fra/pec - 1173339
Rome, Italy, 02/18/2016 22:03
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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