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Tango0123 Aug 2016 10:04 p.m. PST

"On Aug. 17, the British ministry of defense confirmed it would purchase a third Airbus Defense & Space Zephyr S high-altitude pseudo-satellite in addition to two previously confirmed in February.

High-altitude pseudo-satellites — HAPS, for short — are super-lightweight unmanned aircraft that can linger around the stratosphere for weeks on end and act as localized satellites.

Perhaps Britain's purchase should come as no surprise — Zephyr is British-born and -bred…"
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John Treadaway24 Aug 2016 2:01 a.m. PST

Interesting mix of a lot of detailed information, long winded explanations and sloppy analogies:

…a weight of just 33 pounds— around the same as a toddler…

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Chokidar24 Aug 2016 2:18 a.m. PST

..but much quieter!!!!

Patrick R24 Aug 2016 4:10 a.m. PST

When reading the headline I was thinking about something lie a cross between an SR-71 and a Lightning …

Never a good idea to have high hopes with current aerospace.

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