Then, in 1937, the Hindenburg crashed and burned, and the future of the airship industry went up in smoke. Now, a handful of start-ups want to revive the airship as an alternative for some cargo ...

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the maiden flight trials of its stratospheric airship platform from the Sheopur trial site in Madhya Pradesh ...

In a major technological milestone, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully carried out the maiden flight trial of a stratospheric airship equipped with an ...

India's DRDO achieved a milestone with the successful maiden flight of its Stratospheric Airship Platform in Madhya Pradesh. The high-altitude airship, developed by ADRDE, ascended to 17 ...

The airship was launched carrying an instrumental payload to an altitude of around 17 kms. India on Saturday successfully carried out maiden flight-trials of a stratospheric airship platform which ...

India on Saturday (May 3, 2025) successfully carried out maiden flight-trials of a stratospheric airship platform which is being developed to boost the military's surveillance capabilities.

NEARLY a century after zeppelins were largely abandoned, a handful of start-ups are trying to revive the airship for both cargo and passenger flights. Blimps are the biggest aircraft to ever take ...

India on Saturday successfully carried out maiden flight-trials of a stratospheric airship platform which is being developed to boost the military's surveillance capabilities. The airship platform ...

Developed by DRDO’s Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra, the airship reached an altitude of approximately 17 kilometres while carrying an instrumental payload.

India has conducted a maiden flight for a so-called “stratospheric airship platform” with the aim of collecting data to inform future sorties. The 3 May, 62min flight saw the lighter-than-air ...

The airship platform was launched with an instrumental payload to an altitude of around 17 kms, according to the defence ministry. (Photo for representational purpose only) India on Saturday ...