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High-altitude pseudo-satellite Zephyr 8 programme [TendersInfo (India)]
[October 31, 2014]

High-altitude pseudo-satellite Zephyr 8 programme [TendersInfo (India)]


(TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Description: A high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS), Zephyr operates wholly on solar power and has a capacity to fly at high-altitudes above the weather and above conventional air traffic. The Zephyr 8 programme aims to develop the next-generation vehicle of Zephyr 7 system. The next-generation of Airbus Zephyr will allow customers to test payloads and applications. The HAPS allows focus on a specific area of interest that can be several miles wide, while providing it with satellite-like communications, as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services for long time without interruption. EIAST will design and manufacture parts of the next-generation system in Dubai, with the help of Airbus DS. The second phase, which will be completed in 2016, will see UAE engineers join forces with the Airbus DS team in developing the first generation of the HAPS system. Other Organisation: Airbus Defence and Space Dubai Internet City, Building 10, Office 111, PO Box 502325 Dubai UAE http://airbusdefenceandspace.com/ Project completion date : 2016-12-31 12:00:00 Major organization : EMIRATES INSTITUTION FOR ADVANCED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (EIAST) Address : P.O.Box: 211833, Dubai, UAE Country :United Arab Emirates Email : [email protected] Url : http://eiast.ae (c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info).



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