Showing 27 programs: Lighter than air
| Program | Manufacturer |
|---|---|
| Aeros 40 Sky Dragon | Aeros Corp. |
| Non-rigid helium airship with two engines. Original variant 40B, latest version is 40E. In development. | |
| Aeros Aeroscraft eVBA | Aeros Corp. |
| Family of rigid helium airships with VTOL capability, also known as Zero-Emission Variable Buoyancy Cargo Airships (eVBAs), eco-friendly airships with unique multifold, underneath cargo bay opening. Includes variants ML868, and ML866. Next generation Gen 2 variant under development. | |
| American Blimp Lightship A-170 | Skyship Services, Inc. (was AirSign / American Blimp) |
| Helium filled non-rigid airship. Includes the variant A-170LS Lightsign. Surveillance version known as Spector 50. AirSign acquired program from American Blimp Corporation in 2017, then Skyship Services acquired assets and IP in 2023. | |
| Flying Whale LCA60T | Flying Whales |
| Large Capacity Airship 60 tons, a transport airship for heavy loads. In development. | |
| GEFA-Flug AS 105 GD | |
| Hot air non rigid single piston airship. | |
| HAV Airlander 10 | Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd |
| Hybrid air vehicle available in heavy lift & surveillance models. Includes a hybrid-electric variant E-HAV1, and missionised Sentinel Hawk (in development). | |
| LTA Pathfinder | Lighter Than Air (LTA) Research |
| Rigid airship. (In development) | |
| Skyborne DART Series | Skyborne Technology, a UAV Corp companyAtlantic Industrial Group |
| Electric extended range airship, hybrid hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system also in development. Includes the variants Detachable-Airship-Retractable Tether DART SA70-12 and DATT / DART SMA 600 semi-rigid airships. In development. | |
| Thales Alenia Stratobus | Thales Alenia Space |
| 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. | |
| Zeppelin NT | ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH & Co. KG |
| Semi rigid helium airship powered by three piston engines. | |