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Airbus AALTO closes on Australian site for second Zephyr launch location
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Dominic Perry2026-02-17T06:56:00
Airbus subsidiary AALTO HAPS hopes by mid-2026 to have begun construction of a new launch and landing site in northern Australia for its solar-powered Zephyr high-altitude platform-station (HAPS), paving the way for the start of operations there later this year.
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