Japanese Investment To Accelerate Zephyr Toward Commercial Operations

Zephyr aircraft flying

Aalto plans to accelerate commercialization of the Zephyr HAPS aircraft.

Credit: Airbus Defense and Space
A Japanese consortium’s investment in Aalto—an Airbus spinoff established to provide communication services through the high-altitude pseudo-satellite Zephyr—looks set to help finally industrialize production of the solar-powered stratospheric aircraft. The $100 million investment from Japanese cell...
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Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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