Zephyr

Airbus’s Zephyr 8 UAS launched from Yuma Proving Ground on 2022-06-15.

The Zephyr 8 flight achieved the longest continuous duration using SATCOM at seven days.

The Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing/Space Cross-Functional Team concluded a 64-day stratospheric flight demonstration using Airbus’s Zephyr 8 ultra-long-endurance solar-powered unmanned air system.

Airbus characterizes the Zephyr platform as a sustainable technology intended to reduce environmental impact while providing connectivity services.

Airbus has launched a connectivity services business by creating a dedicated HAPS Services Business based around the Zephyr platform.

Airbus will offer telecommunications services via the Zephyr platform.

Airbus launched a connectivity services business through the creation of a dedicated HAPS Services Business based around the Zephyr platform.

Airbus plans to offer telecommunications services via the Zephyr platform to connect unconnected users on land, air, and sea.

On 2021-11-15, DOCOMO and Airbus conducted a propagation test between the ground and a Zephyr S HAPS aircraft in the stratosphere that demonstrated the possibility of providing stable communication with that configuration.

The collaboration will investigate use of the Airbus Zephyr, a fixed wing, solar-powered, stratospheric unmanned aerial system (UAS), to test HAPS connectivity.

On 2021-11-15, DOCOMO and Airbus conducted a propagation test between the ground and a Zephyr S HAPS aircraft in the stratosphere that demonstrated the possibility of providing stable communication with that configuration.

The collaboration will investigate using the Airbus Zephyr and the wireless communication networks of NTT, DOCOMO, and SKY Perfect JSAT to test HAPS connectivity, identify practical applications, develop required technologies, and launch space-based wireless broadband services.

The test data will be used to inform future LTE direct-to-device services expected to be provided via the Airbus Zephyr HAPS solution.

Airbus and NTT DOCOMO conducted a demonstration of using the solar-powered Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) to deliver wireless broadband connectivity in the United States in August.

The final Airbus Zephyr S flight of the 2021 campaign touched down on 2021-09-13 in Arizona, USA.

Zephyr carried an Optical Advanced Earth Observation system for Zephyr (OPAZ) payload during the 2021 campaign to demonstrate instant, persistent, and improved situational awareness.

Airbus Zephyr S completed a 2021 test flight campaign in the United States.

Jana Rosenmann, Head of Unmanned Aerial Systems at Airbus, presents Zephyr as a sustainable, solar-powered ISR and network-extending solution that provides ultra-persistence, stratospheric agility, and payload interoperability.