{"id":335779,"date":"2025-05-06T17:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T11:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=335779"},"modified":"2025-05-12T19:54:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:24:41","slug":"stratospheric-airship-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/stratospheric-airship-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Stratospheric Airship Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carries out maiden flight-trials of Stratospheric Airship Platform from Sheopur Trial site, in Madhya Pradesh.<\/p>\n<h2>About Stratospheric Airship Platform<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_335782\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-335782\" style=\"width: 269px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-335782\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BALOON-PLATFORM-1.jpeg?resize=269%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BALOON-PLATFORM-1.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BALOON-PLATFORM-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BALOON-PLATFORM-1.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BALOON-PLATFORM-1.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-335782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>high-altitude, lighter-than-air unmanned system <\/strong>designed to carry instrumentation payloads to the stratosphere\u2014approximately 17 km above the earth&#8217;s surface.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Developed by:<\/strong> Agra-based Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment under supervision of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Features of Platform<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was positioned <strong>above commercial air traffic and weather systems<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It was launched with an <strong>instrumental payload<\/strong> to an altitude of around<strong> 17 km.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It completed the <strong>62-minute endurance flight<\/strong> successfully.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technology:<\/strong> The Platform used h<strong>elium-filled envelopes<\/strong> for buoyancy.\n<ul>\n<li>The airships <strong>use propulsion systems<\/strong>, using <strong>electric motors<\/strong>, to maintain station-keeping or navigate over specific regions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Significance: <\/strong>It will deliver telecommunications, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), and scientific research at a fraction of the cost of traditional satellites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carries out maiden flight-trials of Stratospheric Airship Platform from Sheopur Trial site, in Madhya Pradesh. About Stratospheric Airship Platform It is a high-altitude, lighter-than-air unmanned system designed to carry instrumentation payloads to the stratosphere\u2014approximately 17 km above the earth&#8217;s surface. 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