AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Lighter than air | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Autonomous | ||
| Engine type | Electric | ||
| Application | Surveillance | ||
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Airship with 4 electric motors powered by solar panels and battieries. Designed to operate in the lower stratosphere performing civilian and defence missions. In development, two demonstrators set to fly by 2028.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Thales Alenia Stratobus | 2016 / | Part of the HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo Satellite) family, for telecommunications / navigation / observation missions. |
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