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…
Since Airship Advocate first reported on the damage to Oregon’s historic Hangar B, further repair estimates have been made, and FEMA assistance has been requested.…
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…
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…
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…
Once reduced to its skeletal frame, one of America’s few surviving rigid-airship hangars has been rescued, the result of a massive, decades-long restoration. Despite a…
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…
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…
Fundraising is underway to help save one of America’s most iconic aviation landmarks after a powerful winter storm ripped open the roof of Hangar B…
Update, March 5, 2026: The AIRSHIP Act has continued to move on Capitol Hill since this article was first published. On February 4, the House…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A century ago, on June 3, 1925, a small helium airship named Pilgrim lifted off in the Akron area. It was the first commercial non-rigid…
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