Cloudline

This airship may be unmanned, but there are four people in this photo. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Varsity Cup and its sponsors had the biggest billboard in the skies over Bloemfontein. 18.2 metres of Sc-240, to be precise.

Inspect hundreds of kilometres in a single solar-powered flight. A world first.

2025 was a strong year. Our Sc-240 flew higher, further and faster, carried heavier and more capable mission payloads, and stayed airborne longer than ever before. In 2026, we move into new altitudes — and new latitudes.

A century ago airships shaped the golden age of aviation. Now they're making a comeback. Smarter, safer and fuelled by the Sun.

We were thrilled to participate in the DRM Conference with a livestream demo from Cloudline’s picturesque testing grounds in Cape Town to the conference venue in Durban.  Our demo showcased the aircraft’s highly customisable sensor and communication suite in action. Cloudline can provide a live feed not only to the pilot, but to customer stakeholders anywhere in the world - enhancing situational awareness when it matters most.  Combined with our unparalleled station keeping capability, it’s a powerful tool in the disaster response toolkit. Thank you Queen Ndlovu, PhD(c), QP Drone Tech, South Africa Flying Labs

Safety share: It’s a balloon. All-up mass ≠ all-up weight.

Solar power or superpower? Cloudline has made the dream a commercial reality — the world’s first solar-powered aircraft you can actually buy.

Partnerships are how we scale and we couldn’t be prouder to see IAS fully licensed as an operator of our solar powered airships. Integrated Aerial Systems has established itself in South Africa as a leader in precision drone surveys, including work in environmental and infrastructural use-cases, where we see our platform expanding boundaries. Get in touch to take your survey work to the next level with Cloudline and IAS: https://lnkd.in/dMFpCh-i

Our founder Spencer Horne spoke with BBC News about the resurgence of modern airships and Cloudline's pioneering role in autonomous lighter-than-air flight. https://lnkd.in/dawmyY2X #Airships #AutonomousFlight #Aerospace #BBCNews #Cloudline