At the recent inteldrone conference, UAV manufacturers around the world have announced many innovative UAV products. One of the more interesting is the joint development of a new UAV jupiter-h2 between flightwave aerospace systems and intelligent energy in the UK. The highlight of the UAV is the use of hydrogen fuel cells, which are understood to greatly improve the UAV's endurance, allowing the drone to fly for two hours within minutes of charging.

The hydrogen fuel cell developed by smart energy UK for flightwave UAV jupiter-h2 uses the reverse reaction principle of electrolyzed water to continuously inject high-density energy into the UAV. At present, the lithium batteries widely used in UAVs have an average endurance of about 20 minutes. Flightwave claims that the endurance of hydrogen fuel cells has been greatly improved to two hours, which is six times that of ordinary batteries. However, it takes only a few minutes to complete the charging, which can be regarded as a surprise breakthrough.

In shape, jupiter-h2 has a 70 cm wide fuselage, which is driven by four sets of rotors equipped with a protective shell. It weighs 1250 grams. It can be freely equipped with cameras and sensors, and is powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Jupiter-h2 is not a commercial UAV powered by hydrogen so far, but it is a very small product and can be used in most fields. As standard, it has a three liter battery pack.

Jupiter-h2 is expected to start selling in early 2018 at an official price of $15000.