The Zephyr drone is created for the HARPS (High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite) or atmospheric satellite program. The solar-power drone flies even for months or years in high altitudes. The Zephyr drone can rise to an altitude of 23 kilometers, and it can operate on scientific and military missions.
HARPS means that high-altitude drones will replace some satellites. Those drones can carry things like radars, communication tools and infrared, and regular CCD cameras. And those drones can also carry small-size orbital vehicles to the high atmosphere before they will be launched.
The thing that makes the high-flying large-size solar-power drones interesting is that they can rise things like Pegasus-rocket to high altitudes before those rockets will launch. Of course, Pegasus can rise to high altitude by using a balloon.
Things like peace-time border and sea surveillance can be done using this kind of platform. The high-flying drone can use radars infrared and other kinds of systems that allows the drone to map areas.
But the fact is that the solar-power-high flying drone can also use to offer mission-critical communication. But the fact is that the high-flying drone that uses solar power and stealth materials can be quite a hard target for air defense. That system can point targets for other weapon systems.
And in some visions, those drones can arm by using some kind of directed energy weapons that protects them against incoming missiles.
The thing is that the northern areas are causing problems with solar-power drones. But energy can deliver to those drones from power stations or ships by using the maser-rays or high-power radio waves. The fact is that things like photonic crystals are making solar panels more effective.
And photonic crystals can use to deliver electricity to solar panels. Also, there is an introduced idea that laser rays can deliver electricity to the solar panels of high-flying drones.
https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/defence/uas/uas-solutions/zephyr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_Zephyr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_satellite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence,_surveillance,_target_acquisition,_and_reconnaissance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_Pegasus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photonic_crystal
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