Aerostar says tests of its Lightning balloon with a single drone show a scalable mothership concept.
WHO:Aerostar
WHAT:Aerostar says tests of its Lightning high-altitude balloon as a launch platform for a single surveillance drone support a scalable “mothership” architecture carrying multiple drones and mission payloads.
WHEN:Jul 27, 2026 at 1:59 PM ET
WHERE:Location not specified
WHY:Aerostar conducted tests of its Lightning balloon paired with the Apollo-R unmanned aircraft to demonstrate scalability.
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