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Thales Alenia Stratobus

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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.

Lift type

Lighter than air

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Autonomous

Engine type

Electric

Application

Surveillance

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Thales Alenia Stratobus	2016 /		Part of the HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo Satellite) family, for telecommunications / navigation / observation missions.

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