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 ...

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has already tested ... this does not mean the PHASA-35 is ready to be used day in and day out, either on the battlefield or in everyday civilian life.

The PHASA-35 is designed to stay aloft for up to a year at a time PHASA-35's purpose is to create an uncrewed aircraft that can remain aloft for a year at a time, circling over a wide area above ...

Unlocking the Stratosphere PHASA-35’s distinguishing feature is its ability to operate in the stratosphere, an atmospheric layer above the troposphere where conventional aircraft and even ...

It looks like a cross between a toy airplane and a drone, but this British solar-powered aircraft could be the future of aerial surveillance. PHASA-35, built by British company BAE Systems ...

RAF FAIRFORD, England—BAE Systems’ Phasa-35 solar-powered uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) has flown to the stratosphere for the first time. The 24-hr. flight took place in late June from ...

A London-based company has carried out a new set of successful test flights of its solar-powered aircraft, the PHASA-35. Developed by BAE Systems, the aircraft is defined as a high-altitude-pseudo ...

Phasa-35 moves so slowly it can appear to be going backwards. This weird, elongated British aircraft is powered by small electric engines attached to elongated wings encasing solar panels.

Engineers prepare the PHASA-35 for a flight test. BAE Systems is building two more development aircraft, which it intends to fly from 2025. (BAE Systems) BAE Systems is building additional ...

A team led by engineers from BAE Systems has carried out a new set of successful test flights of the PHASA-35 uncrewed, solar-powered aircraft. During the first flight at Spaceport America in New ...