The PHASA-35 HAPS seen operating in the stratosphere during its recent milestone flight. (BAE Systems)

BAE Systems has flown the PHASA-35 solar-powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the stratosphere for the first time, the company announced on 14 July.

Speaking at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2023 show at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford in Gloucestershire, Phil Varty, business manager UAV systems, BAE Systems, said the milestone flight had recently taken place over a 24 hour period, during which the electrically driven high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) ascended to an altitude of more than 66,000 ft before landing back at Spaceport America in the US state of New Mexico.

The PHASA-35 HAPS seen operating in the stratosphere during its recent milestone flight. (BAE Systems)

BAE Systems has flown the PHASA-35 solar-powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the stratosphere for the first time, the company announced on 14 July.

Speaking at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2023 show at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford in Gloucestershire, Phil Varty, business manager UAV systems, BAE Systems, said the milestone flight had recently taken place over a 24 hour period, during which the electrically driven high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) ascended to an altitude of more than 66,000 ft before landing back at Spaceport America in the US state of New Mexico.

The PHASA-35 HAPS seen operating in the stratosphere during its recent milestone flight. (BAE Systems)

BAE Systems has flown the PHASA-35 solar-powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the stratosphere for the first time, the company announced on 14 July.

Speaking at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2023 show at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford in Gloucestershire, Phil Varty, business manager UAV systems, BAE Systems, said the milestone flight had recently taken place over a 24 hour period, during which the electrically driven high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) ascended to an altitude of more than 66,000 ft before landing back at Spaceport America in the US state of New Mexico.

The PHASA-35 HAPS seen operating in the stratosphere during its recent milestone flight. (BAE Systems)

BAE Systems has flown the PHASA-35 solar-powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the stratosphere for the first time, the company announced on 14 July.

Speaking at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2023 show at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford in Gloucestershire, Phil Varty, business manager UAV systems, BAE Systems, said the milestone flight had recently taken place over a 24 hour period, during which the electrically driven high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) ascended to an altitude of more than 66,000 ft before landing back at Spaceport America in the US state of New Mexico.

The PHASA-35 HAPS seen operating in the stratosphere during its recent milestone flight. (BAE Systems)

BAE Systems has flown the PHASA-35 solar-powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the stratosphere for the first time, the company announced on 14 July.

Speaking at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2023 show at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford in Gloucestershire, Phil Varty, business manager UAV systems, BAE Systems, said the milestone flight had recently taken place over a 24 hour period, during which the electrically driven high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) ascended to an altitude of more than 66,000 ft before landing back at Spaceport America in the US state of New Mexico.

The PHASA-35 HAPS seen operating in the stratosphere during its recent milestone flight. (BAE Systems)

BAE Systems has flown the PHASA-35 solar-powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the stratosphere for the first time, the company announced on 14 July.

Speaking at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2023 show at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford in Gloucestershire, Phil Varty, business manager UAV systems, BAE Systems, said the milestone flight had recently taken place over a 24 hour period, during which the electrically driven high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) ascended to an altitude of more than 66,000 ft before landing back at Spaceport America in the US state of New Mexico.