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UAV SHOW : The professional Drone Exhibition - Bordeaux
X721 and its French subsidiary X721 France were present at the UAV Show 2026 to showcase its stratospheric aircraft, the Heliblade.
Positioned in the strategic and emerging HALE/HAPS segment, the Heliblade is designed for dual-use (civilian and military) long-endurance missions in the stratosphere: Observe – Listen – Communicate.
X721 met with future users of very high-altitude (THA) and stratospheric services to discuss new opportunities offered by these emerging environments.
This ambitious trajectory positions X721 at the intersection of the worlds of aeronautics, drones, and stratospheric & VLEO platforms.
“The global drone market is currently worth ~$45 billion → expanding to $50 billion with #HAPS convergence, on track to reach ~$100 billion by 2030+.”
X721 / X721 France - UAV SHOW 2026 Stand
UAV SHOW: x721 France - Interview with Céline BURGER, Managing Director
X721 France presents its Heliblade, an ultralight aircraft designed for Very High Altitude (THA) operations in an as-yet untapped airspace for observation, monitoring/detection and communications missions.
Heliblade offers a simple, sustainable and competitive solution compared with conventional stratospheric platforms ...
La Tribune: Heliblade of x721 operates at THA for dual-purpose missions and applications.
Very High Altitudes (THA), electromagnetic warfare, payloads: these drones from the French Gironde region can get anywhere ...
Satnews: x721 Unveils Heliblade
x721 unveils Heliblade stratospheric drone platform and establishes French Operations in Bordeaux ...
Futura: Heliblad, A Revolutionary Craft
Meet the Heliblade: A revolutionary craft that can hover for months at 20 km, catching the Military’s eye ...
Aero Buzz: With its Heliblade drone, X721 is aiming for the stratosphere
Unveiled at the UAV Show 2026, the Heliblade drone is presented by its designer, X721, as a technology suitable for dual use (civilian and military) intended initially for ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) and observation applications. Designed to operate at an altitude of 20 km, the drone is intended to offer solutions that complement space-based capabilities ...
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Press Release: Heliblade - Inaugural Mission M001
X721 announces the successful inaugural mission of the Heliblade as part of Mission M001.
This marks a major milestone in the development program aimed at reaching the stratosphere by 2028 ...
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Boursorama: Heliblade and Ministry of Armed Forces
“Far West” at Very High Altitudes: The French Army deploys Heliblade, a new surveillance drone between Earth and space ...
zone militaire : Article - Air Force / Industry
Very high altitude: The Ministry of the Armed Forces celebrates the success of the first flights of the Heliblade stratospheric drone ...
Mission M001: Preparation
Successful Flight Campaign Demonstrates the Heliblade Concept
After more than ten years of rengineering, aerodynamic research, numerical simulation and progressive flight testing, Heliblade has flown.
As part of the final preparations for Mission 001, the X721 team has successfully completed a major flight test campaign in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. For the first time, X721 can announce that the Heliblade concept has achieved controlled flight, marking a major milestone in the programme’s development ...
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