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