Watch: Impressive Take-Off Of Scaled Version Of India's Solar-Powered High Altitude Pseudo Satellite In New Video

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), in partnership with a Bengaluru-based startup, NewSpace Research, is developing a futuristic High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS).

HAPS, a solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle, will be capable of operating at altitudes of over 70,000 feet in the stratosphere for several months at a stretch.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NewSpace Research, Sameer Joshi, posted a video of a scaled variant of HAPS taking off from a runway on X (formerly Twitter).

HAPS, according to the video, is in its phase-2 of long-endurance testing.

HAPS could aid in coordinating strike missions by providing communication to the troops with live video feeds and images.