Airbus Zephyr drone broke up in Australian skies due to unstable weather

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Airbus Zephyr drone broke up in Australian skies due to unstable weather

Australian Transport Safety Bureau releases findings.

An Airbus SE high-altitude surveillance and communications drone broke up in flight after its launch in September 2019 because of unstable weather conditions, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said. It was the second consecutive failed flight for the Zephyr programme from a launch ...

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