Unmanned - ISR

Navy completes 73-hour solar UAS flight with Skydweller platform

July 30, 2025

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland. The U.S. Navy, in coordination with Skydweller Aero, completed a three-day continuous flight of a solar-powered uncrewed aerial system (UAS) during recent testing at Stennis, Mississippi, the service announced in a statement.

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