Zephyr is a high altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) that can support payloads for surveillance or communications. It therefore provides a cost effective and persistent capability to collect or disseminate high quality data across wide areas. Zephyr…
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Newcastle University secures contract for SolarEagle
by Mike Smith •
A SOLAR-POWERED plane which can fly continuously for five years may seem like a flight of fancy. But a Newcastle University team has the job of turning the vision into reality. Led by Professor Barrie Mecrow, the team has secured…
QinetiQ Zephyr records ratified
by Gary Mortimer •
Well done to the team from Boscombe the FAI have ratified three records. The flight lasted 10 times longer than the previous duration record held by the RQ 4A Global Hawk. the absolute duration record for an Unmanned Air Vehicle…
Boeing Solar Eagle wins $89m from DARPA
by Gary Mortimer •
Boeing has announced that it has won funding to the tune of $89 million from DARPA to develop its Solar Eagle UAV. Solar power is a hot topic, no pun intended. QinetiQs Zephyr flew for 14 days and 22 hours…
Fire Shadow loitering munition
by Gary Mortimer •
Blurring the borders between missile and UAS this airframe aims to hurry up and wait for something to happen. Expect to see lots of these making news in 2011. Many of the primary players involved are all based close to…
Zephyr launch and landing video.
by Gary Mortimer •
QinetiQ has filed for three world records for Zephyr, its solar powered high-altitude long endurance (HALE) Unmanned Air System (UAS), with the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), subject to ratification for achieving: Absolute duration record for an Unmanned Air Vehicle –…
Global Observer wing check
by Gary Mortimer •
Key Milestone Achieved in Development and Testing of First Unmanned Aircraft System to Offer Seamless Persistence Without Latitude Restrictions MONROVIA, Calif. – Aug. 11, 2010 – AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ:AVAV) announced that a full size wing developed as part of…
After 14 Nights in the Air, QinetiQ Prepares to Land its Zephyr Solar Powered Unmanned Aircraft
by Gary Mortimer •
QinetiQ will today bring Zephyr, its solar powered high-altitude long endurance (HALE) Unmmaned Aerial System (UAS) back to earth after two weeks in the air – smashing a number of long-standing official and unofficial world records. Zephyr was launched on…
Will the Zephyr land on Friday?
by Gary Mortimer •
The Zephyr is now on day 12 of its mission and flying well. I’m no expert on the subject but I do know they need pretty calm conditions for the landing. A quick look at the forecast for Yuma on…
Zephyr
by Gary Mortimer •
You heard it here first!!! Well we thought you might hear something soon. The Zephyr has smashed its previous record and at this time been in the air for 7 days and 2 hours and 12 minutes. The craft took…
