ShinMaywa Aims For First HAPS Flight In 2028

XU-S II scale model.

Credit: Chen Chuanren/AWST
TOKYO—ShinMaywa has begun the next development phase of its XU-S II high-altitude platform station (HAPS) with the aim of conducting a first test flight in fiscal 2028. The project is part of the so-called “K-program” campaign begun by the Japanese government. The HAPS project specifically was...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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