India Launches Stratospheric Airship Program With Private Sector Involvement

India has formally launched the ₹15,000‑crore Air Ship‑based High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (AS‑HAPS) program, inviting private sector participation to build stratospheric airships capable of persistent surveillance, intelligence gathering, and communications at altitudes above 20 km, Economic Times reported.The initiative, cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council earlier this year, is designed
India has formally launched the ₹15,000‑crore Air Ship‑based High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (AS‑HAPS) program, inviting private sector participation to build stratospheric airships capable of persistent surveillance, intelligence gathering, and communications at altitudes above 20 km, Economic Times reported.The initiative, cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council earlier this year, is designed
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