U.S. Army tests stratospheric drone, it flew over the Earth for 36 days
By: Myroslav Trinko | 04.08.2022, 15:03
The U.S. Armed Forces are testing a new unusual drone.
What we know
It is a stratospheric reconnaissance UAV Zephyr, which is produced by Airbus. It weighs about 75 kg and has a wingspan of 25 m.
The drone runs on solar panels. Its testing started on June 15. It managed to stay above the Earth for 36 days. Now the UAV continues to fly over a test site in Yuma, Arizona.
A second Zephyr flight will be launched in the coming weeks and will pass over the Pacific Ocean. This flight will demonstrate the Army Future Command (AFC) developed prototype payload for several combat teams. In addition, the UAV will collect more high altitude flight data.
Source: Defense Blog
Images: Airbus
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