This achievement underscores the PHASA-35's operational efficiency, showcasing its quick launch and recovery cycle. The aircraft's design includes a wingspan of 35m, which is reflected in its name.

Serious Competition. The PHASA-35, weighing in at just 120 kilograms with a 35-meter wingspan, is able to carry a 15kg payload, packed with surveillance equipment and sophisticated cameras.

BAE Systems and Prismatic are targeting stratospheric test flights for later this year after the first flight success with their PHASA-35 high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS).

PHASA-35’s first stratospheric flight demonstrates that this vehicle is on track to become the go-to system for long endurance, high altitude and communications applications in the future.

The Phasa-35, which can stay airborne for up to a year, ... Prismatic, which has 60 staff, took just two years to design and build the solar-electric aircraft before its maiden flight in 2020.

Boasting a 35m (115ft) wingspan, the 150kg (330lb) PHASA-35 can carry a 15kg payload. Its manufacturer sees potential uses as an ultra-long-endurance intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ...

The Phasa-35, which can stay airborne for up to a year, ... Prismatic, which has 60 staff, took just two years to design and build the solar-electric aircraft before its maiden flight in 2020.