photo-voltaic arrays, and rechargeable batteries. The batteries are likely very light because the soaring properties of the PHASA-35 mean it can glide for quite some time at night and then gain ...

PHASA-35, which has a 35-metre wingspan and carries a 15kg payload, uses a range of world-leading technologies including advanced composites, energy management, solar electric cells and photo ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

With a 35-metre wingspan and a payload carrying capacity of up to 15kg, PHASA-35 makes use of a range of technologies including advanced composites, thermal management, and photo-voltaic arrays to ...

Engineers from the UK have made significant progress in using the stratosphere for surveillance and communication purposes with the completion of a series of trials with the PHASA-35, an uncrewed ...

The one-of-a-kind, upgraded Block 20 Phasa-35 solar-powered aircraft is heading across the Atlantic for its next round of Pentagon-backed tests, and its developers say it could be the key to ...

PHASA-35, which has a 35-meter wingspan and carries a 15kg payload, uses a range of technologies including advanced composites, solar electric cells and photo-voltaic arrays to provide energy during ...

PHASA-35, built by British company BAE Systems, is a 150kg solar-electric aircraft that can quietly cruise through the stratosphere for months at a time. Named after its 35-metre wingspan ...

Latest flight trials take the British-built PHASA-35 High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) a step closer to operations in the stratosphere. A British-led team of engineers has taken a leap forward in ...