HAPSMobile UAV Demonstrates LTE Connectivity From The Stratosphere

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Flying-wing Sunglider operated for more than 5.5 hr. in the stratosphere on its first high-altitude test flight.
Credit: HAPSMobile
HAPSMobile has announced the first stratospheric flight of its AeroVironment-developed Sunglider high-altitude pseudo-satellite, the fifth test flight of the solar-powered long-endurance unmanned aircraft. The 78-m-span (256-ft.) flying wing completed a 20 hr. 16 min. flight on Sept. 21 from...
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