The father and son team behind the world's fastest quadcopter we featured last year has now built what essentially looks like a flying photovoltaic panel, in a bid to create a drone that's powered by ...

US-based aerospace startup Skydweller Aero has successfully flown its solar-powered drone for nearly three days straight in recent tests. The aircraft, which has a wingspan wider than a Boeing 747, ...

The Navy, working with Skydweller Aero, just reached a major milestone in clean-energy aviation. Its solar-powered drone, known as Skydweller, flew for 73 hours straight without needing fuel. The test ...

A solar-powered surveillance drone with a wingspan larger than a Boeing 747 jumbo jet could fly for weeks or months at a time, according to its operator, while watching for drug-smuggling vessels, ...

The Navy flew a solar-powered, unmanned drone for 73 hours straight, recharging the plane’s batteries during the daytime on solar power to fly through night hours without coming back to earth. In ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The solar drone industry—referring to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) powered in whole or part by solar energy—is emerging as a compelling niche within the ...

A Michigan defense contractor has developed a mobile refueling system that generates hydrogen fuel from solar power and atmospheric moisture, enabling military drones to operate continuously for up to ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The solar-powered drones market has emerged as a highly innovative segment within the drone industry, driven by increasing demand for sustainable, ...

From an airstrip just north of Interstate 10 on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, an aviation company recently launched an unmanned plane for a three-day flight, an important milestone on its quest for ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Thursday it had completed a successful test flight of a solar-powered drone that it hopes will help it extend Internet connectivity to every corner of the ...

A new trailer unit developed by Sesame Solar produces hydrogen fuel where it is needed, shrinking the supply chain to nothing and enabling refueling of long-endurance drones at the front line. The ...