Lockheed Martin solar aircraft Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:45:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 HALE-D: Solar Powered Unmanned Aircraft Helps U.S. Soldiers Communicate https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hale-d-solar-aerial-vehicle-20110801/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hale-d-solar-aerial-vehicle-20110801/#respond Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:45:23 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=19704 The U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin have developed the first-of-its kind unmanned solar-powered aerial vehicle. Dubbed the High Altitude Long Endurance-Demonstrator (HALE-D), the solar-powered sky cruiser has been successfully launched at 5:47 a.m. out of the Airdock in Akron, Ohio.

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