Making stratospheric lighter-than-air platforms practical where existing infrastructure falls short.
Underserved regions and disaster-affected areas often lack reliable broadband and timely situational awareness. LHEVIA develops buoyant, electrically propelled vehicles that operate between 1 and 20 km — close enough to serve users directly, persistent enough to matter.
Design choices favour electrically driven systems: hybrid propulsion combining ion-wind and propellers, electric power without combustion, and architectures sized for operational affordability rather than laboratory exclusivity.
A buoyant stratospheric platform sits between satellites and aircraft. Satellites give broad coverage but are distant and locked to their orbits; aircraft and drones come close but cannot stay up for long. Between 1 and 20 km, a lighter-than-air platform holds position over a region for extended periods.
LHEVIA is based in Roma, Italia. A Fabrizio Ciccocelli company.
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