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High-Altitude Military Drone Crashes After More than Two Months of Flight

August 25, 2022 Eric Sorensen
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High-Altitude Military Drone Crashes After More than Two Months of Flight
Show Notes

There’s now officially a new standard for the world’s longest flight by a drone after a more-than-two month voyage came to an abrupt end late last week.

The Zephyr, a solar-powered drone developed by Airbus and undergoing testing by the U.S. military, took off on its latest journey in mid-June and broke its own record for longest drone flight nearly 26 days later.