Mira Aerospace is collaborating with India-based aerospace and defense company VEDA Aeronautics to deliver high altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) solutions to the Indian market. Mira Aerospace is a joint venture between Bayanat and UAVOS to develop HAPS technology, based in the United Arab Emirates.  Mira Aerospace aims to pair its ApusNeo HAPS technology with VEDA…

BAE Systems completed a stratospheric flight last month of its HAPS vehicle PHASA-35. In a recent 24-hour test, PHASA-35 flew to more than 66,000 feet to reach the stratosphere, and then landed successfully.  PHASA-35 is a High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS), developed by BAE Systems’ subsidiary Prismatic Ltd. It has a 35-meter wingspan and carries…

Samer Halawi is a well known figure within the satellite industry. He is held many big roles from the CEO of Thuraya, to the CCO of both Intelsat and OneWeb. Halawi left Intelsat last year, and has now become the CEO of AaltonHAPS, an exciting new start-up. It is an Airbus subsidiary that provides services…

HAPS company Avealto recently launched a trademark dispute against Airbus for renaming its HAPS venture Aalto HAPS Ltd, which it argues is too similar to its own name.  The two companies are targeting service with HAPS — high altitude platform stations, or high altitude pseudo satellites. HAPS operate in the stratosphere, much closer to Earth…