SoftBank Corp. announced that its proposal entitled “Research and Development on High Energy Density Battery Pack and High-power Generation Efficiency Solar Cells for HAPS” has been adopted by NEDO* for a new four-year project starting in fiscal 2025.
The research is part of the initiative titled “Development and Verification of Maritime Domain Awareness Technology Using High-Altitude Unmanned Aircraft” under the “Key and Advanced Technology R&D through Cross Community Collaboration Program”.
Read the full press release here.
https://www.softbank.jp/en/corp/news/press/sbkk/2025/20251006_01/
*Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization