Sceye Airships Win Softbank Backing For Japanese HAPS Operations

Sceye airship
Credit: Sceye
Telecom operator SoftBank Corp. is injecting capital into Sceye so that the New Mexico-based airship developer can provide lighter-than-air High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) service over Japan to support a next-generation telecommunications network. The deal, which will see a reported $15...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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