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AeroVironment Completes Stratospheric Test Flight with Sunglider Solar HAPS

AeroVironment completed a 20-hour test flight of the Sunglider solar-powered high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) at stratospheric altitude while maintaining broadband mobile communication. (HAPS Mobile)

AeroVironment, an aerospace and defense company, completed a 20-hour test flight of the Sunglider solar-powered high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) at stratospheric altitude while maintaining broadband mobile communication, according to an Oct. 8 press release.

The test flight took place 62,500 feet above Spaceport America in New Mexico on Sept. 21. Teams in Tokyo, Spaceport America, and Silicon valley were successfully linked by broadband communications using an LTE payload developed by Alphabet’s Loon lLC and HAPSMobile, who funds the development and testing of Sunglider, during the flight.

“In less than three years AeroVironment and HAPSMobile have made incredible progress, developing two Sunglider solar HAPS unmanned aircraft and performing five consecutive flight demonstrations, culminating in this latest significant milestone,” Wahid Nawabi, president and chief executive officer of AeroVironment, said in the release. “Reaching stratospheric altitude, maintaining continuous flight for more than 20 hours, achieving key test objectives and demonstrating seamless broadband communication illustrate the tremendous potential HAPS technology offers to expand connectivity globally.

The Sunglider was also able to successfully test propulsion, power systems, flight control, navigation, and datalink integrity during the flight.