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2026

9 September

ReleaseSceye's stratospheric platform re-enters United States after record-breaking roundtrip stratospheric flight between U.S. and Japan

13 April

ReleaseSceye completes historic 12-day, 6,400 mile stratospheric flight, advancing a new layer of infrastructure for humanity

23 February

ReleaseSceye unveils first-of-its-kind stratospheric telecom antenna, SceyeCELL, to bridge the gap between ground towers and satellites

2025

26 June

ReleaseSceye receives investment from SoftBank Corp. to scale stratospheric platform development and launch pre-commercial HAPS services in Japan in 2026

2024

1 October

ReleaseAV successfully flight tests new solar-powered aircraft, redefines stratospheric payload capabilities

2023

10 August

ReleaseSoftBank Corp. successfully completes flight test of sub-scale model of next-generation HAPS UAS

2021

30 September

ReleaseSoftBank Corp. acquires High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) patents from Loon

2020

7 October

ReleaseHAPSMobile's Sunglider succeeds in stratospheric test flight

29 July

ReleaseHAPSMobile successfully completes latest test flight of its unmanned aircraft designed for stratospheric telecommunications platform systems

5 February

ReleaseAlphabet's Loon and SoftBank Corp.'s HAPSMobile complete development of communications payload for HAWK30 aircraft

2019

8 November

ReleaseHAPSMobile successfully completes second HAWK30 solar HAPS test flight

13 September

ReleaseHAPSMobile successfully completes first HAWK30 solar HAPS test flight at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Centre

9 September

ReleaseHAPSMobile receives test flight approval from NASA's Airworthiness and Flight Safety Review Board

25 April

ReleaseAeroVironment announces initial milestone in solar HAPS program - assembly of first HAWK30 solar HAPS