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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Persistence Rewarded For Zephyr ‘Pseudo-Satellite’ Project
After years of development, Airbus D&S has gained a first order for the solar-powered high-altitude vehicle,
The Zephyr is a solar-powered high-altitude platform for small sensor or communications payloads. [Photo: Airbus D&S]
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By
Chris Pocock
• Defense Correspondent
February 20, 2016
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