X721 conducts first Heliblade drone test flight in Nouvelle‑Aquitaine
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The Heliblade drone, developed by X721, performed its inaugural test flight on 24 July 2026 at 7:45 a.m. at the CESA Drone test centre in Saint‑Hélène, near Bordeaux, France, executing a 15‑metre hover followed by a 35‑metre hover.
X721 plans to extend test flights to altitudes between 1,000 and 3,000 metres by the end of 2027 and aims to reach the stratosphere, defined as 10 to 50 kilometres, by the end of 2028; a prototype previously simulated a flight to 72,100 feet in March 2025.