Flying Whales Signs MoU with India’s Bharat Forge
The Aerospace Division of Bharat Forge has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with France-Based Flying Whales, and the goal is to produce heavy-lift…
Future of Flying Whales’ Canadian Partnership Put into a Holding Pattern
After already investing $75 million, Quebec has paused any further provincial funding to the Flying Whales airship project. An agreement in principle that would have…
Airship-Mounted 5G: Telia and Kelluu Test Coverage Where Networks Can’t Reach
Can lighter-than-air platforms enhance mobile networks? That question is closer to being answered after a demonstration in Finland successfully used airships to provide 5G service…
China’s First Homegrown Airship Pilots Certified as AS700 Program Ramps Up
China’s rapidly growing low-altitude airship sector has welcomed its newest licensed pilots, all trained entirely in China on domestically produced airships. This spring, the Civil…
Sceye’s Solar-Powered “SE2” Logs 12 Days and 6,400 Miles in the Stratosphere
An American-engineered airship has completed a record-setting unmanned stratospheric flight, demonstrating unprecedented endurance for a solar-powered high-altitude airship. Global broadband services received a glimpse into…
Finland’s Kelluu Wins €15M NATO Innovation Fund Round for Airships Using Hydrogen for Lift and Power
A new Finnish-based startup has secured a coveted €15M from the NATO Innovation Fund to advance its surveillance airship technology, developing unmanned platforms capable of…
India Seeks Domestic Manufacturers to build a Heavy-Lift Surveillance Airship for Defense
An Expression of Interest proposal (EOI) issued by the Indian Air Force (IAF) is generating excitement among companies hoping to enter the airship sector—but the…
India to Host Flying Whales’ Third Cargo Airship Hub Under New BLP Group Partnership
France-based Flying Whales and India’s BLP technology company have announced a strategic partnership—with a goal to establish an airship manufacturing ecosystem in India.The Flying Whales…
Flying Whales Announces Major Milestones Met on New Airship Design
A France-based company is on track for a highly anticipated first flight of its “flying crane” airship–pushing to become the world’s first lighter-than-air craft capable…
Flying Whales Charts Hydrogen Path for LCA60T as France’s Defense Procurement Agency Backs the Program
One of the most ambitious cargo airship programs in development has a clearer propulsion roadmap. France’s Flying Whales says its 60-metric-ton LCA60T is planned to…
Pathfinder 1 Spreads Its Wings: LTA’s Giant Airship Cruises the Golden Gate
LTA Research’s Pathfinder 1 has moved into a noticeably more public phase of its flight test program. Following the renewal of the prototype airship’s Special…
The Airlander 10 Seeks a Hydrogen Future: HAV and ZeroAvia Sign Zero-Emission Deal
UPDATE (April 3, 2026): In the months since the MOU was signed, ZeroAvia has continued advancing the ZA600 through regulatory milestones. The UK Civil Aviation…
Hybrid Air Vehicles lands its first military reservation as undisclosed contractor takes three
After more than a decade of being pitched primarily at airlines, polar tourism, and the green-aviation crowd, the Airlander 10 has its first defense-market reservation…
Aeros’ Ambitious Plans for a Flying Warehouse Begin with Modest Blimp Trials
Worldwide Aeros Corporation, a Southern California airship company founded by Igor Pasternak, wants to do something futuristic enough that it sounds unlikely until you look…
Hybrid Air Vehicles Plans Bigger Airlanders, Expands in the U.S.
UK-based Hybrid Air Vehicles is moving on two fronts at once. The company behind the Airlander 10, the roughly 320-foot (98 m) hybrid aircraft the…