Stratospheric airship flew from US to Japan to test sky cell tower concept

What happened: Sceye, a US aerospace company near Albuquerque, New Mexico, completed a round-trip airship flight from New Mexico to Japan and back between August and September 2026, demonstrating a lighter-than-air platform as a cell tower in the sky. Key numbers: Flight took place over a month between August and September 2026. Why it matters: Sceye calls the trans-Pacific flight its most notable milestone yet, showing the uncrewed helium platform can hold position over an area of operation through day and night using solar panels and batteries.

Sceye, a US aerospace company near Albuquerque, New Mexico, completed a round-trip airship flight from New Mexico to Japan and back between August and September 2026, demonstrating a lighter-than-air platform as a cell tower in the sky.

Sceye calls the trans-Pacific flight its most notable milestone yet, showing the uncrewed helium platform can hold position over an area of operation through day and night using solar panels and batteries.