Polar Owl

Autonomous hybrid electric airship for continuous, high-quality aerial monitoring. Designed to overcome every limitation of traditional aircraft and commercial drones.

600 km

Current Range

35 kg

Payload

30 km/h

Cruise Speed

Sat + Cell

Connectivity

Built for Stable, Long-Endurance Data Acquisition

Traditional aircraft and drones often compromise data quality due to vibration, speed, limited endurance and payload constraints. Polar Owl is designed to remove those limitations with a hybrid autonomous airship approach.

Stability-First Platform

Hovering capability and controlled cruise speed eliminate vibrations and electromagnetic interference, ensuring the highest data quality for sensitive instruments.

Long-Endurance Monitoring

Up to one week of continuous flight autonomy powered by organic solar panels and batteries, enabling persistent surveillance over vast areas without interruption.

High Payload Capacity

Carry up to 35 kg of professional-grade instrumentation — gravimeters, magnetometers, LiDAR, cameras, and more — simultaneously on a single mission.

Zero Environmental Impact

100% electric propulsion with solar-powered energy recovery. Zero emissions, zero fuel consumption, zero noise pollution — full compliance with the most demanding sustainability standards.

Performance Meets Sustainability

A 10-meter autonomous hybrid airship combining aerodynamic and aerostatic flight, powered by organic solar panels and helium buoyancy for week-long continuous missions.

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Performance

Motors

8 brushless fans

Target Autonomy

5,000 km

Flight Duration

Up to 7 days

Cruise Speed

30 km/h (8 m/s)

Wind Resistance

12 m/s gusts

Payload Capacity

35 kg

Operating Altitude

Low altitude

Systems & Materials

Length

12 meters

Envelope Fabric

Urethane

Lifting Gas

Helium (inert)

Power Source

Organic solar panels

Battery Pack

25+ kWh

Propulsion

Efficient and Unique Fans

Connectivity

Starlink + Eutelsat

PAYLOAD

Modular Payload for Multiple Missions

Polar Owl is a multipurpose platform designed to host different sensor stacks depending on the mission — inspection, environmental analysis, topography or geophysical acquisition.

Photogrammetry & Topography

LiDAR and high-resolution imagery for terrain analysis and 3D mapping.

Environment Analysis

MWIR cameras and thermocameras for vegetation health and environmental monitoring.

Monitoring & Inspection

Visual and MWIR imaging for infrastructure damage detection and real-time inspections.

Geophysical Analysis

Magnetometers and gravimeters for mineral exploration, groundwater mapping, and geological research.

Advanced Sensing

TDLAS for gas leak detection and SAR for all-weather terrain imaging capabilities.