Southern Hemisphere Winter Tests Zephyr Performance

LONDON — Zephyr, Airbus Defense and Space’s solar-powered pseudo-satellite unmanned air vehicle, has completed trials in winter conditions on behalf of the U.K. defense ministry. Airbus says the Zephyr 7 – initially developed by Qinetiq – completed an 11-day (260-hr.) mission with a new, undisclosed...

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