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Space Solar Wins GBP 1.3m ARIA Contract to Help Power Enduring Stratospheric Flight Over Britain, company press release, 15 September 2026

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• CLM-0993 Space Solar has won a 1.3 million pound research contract from the research agency ARIA to help solar-powered high-altitude aircraft keep flying through the winter at UK latitudes by beaming them microwave power from the ground, at 5.8 GHz, into an antenna built into the wing. The programme's goal is a few hundred watts to a small payload for a week at a time.

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