BAHAMAS 2.0, HALO’s new core measurement system, successfully completed its first flight on 11 April 2026 as part of an electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) test. The flight marks a major milestone towards final certification following nearly two years of development. First operational use is planned for the CoMet 3.0 Tropics campaign in July/August 2026. On 11 […]
BAHAMAS 2.0 completes first flight on 11 April 2026 Weiterlesen »
A proposal for funding to support the development of a novel, decentralized HALO database was submitted on 18 December 2025 to the DFG programme: Information Infrastructure for Research Data. The envisioned 3-year project aims at developing a working prototype of a de-centralized database using the novel IPFS technology for referencing data. It is intended to
Submitted: HALO database 2.0 funding proposal Weiterlesen »
The NAWDIC mission has officially begun with the transfer flight of the research aircraft HALO from Oberpfaffenhofen to Shannon, Ireland, on 13 January 2026. This flight also marked the first scientific measurement flight of the campaign. From its base in Shannon, HALO will conduct extended research flights over the North Atlantic, targeting dynamically active weather
NAWDIC mission with HALO now underway Weiterlesen »
HALO is on its way to New Zealand for a detailed look at clouds in the South Pacific and Southern Ocean during the HALO-South Mission.
HALO off to New Zealand for HALO-South mission Weiterlesen »
Successful transfer flight including an EarthCARE underflight to the ASCCI campaign base in Kiruna, Sweden. Within the next four weeks HALO is going to perform about 8-10 research flights. Picture: The HALO research aircraft arriving in Kiruna in northern Sweden. On the underside of the fuselage, the instrument developed and operated by KIT and Forschungszentrum Jülich GLORIA
HALO performing EarthCARE underflight during transfer to Kiruna, SWE Weiterlesen »
Today’s first long mission flight of HALO for the ASCCI mission went well. Landing was approx. 18:41 local and thus almost 9:40 hours flight time practically as planned. No major instrument problems were reported in the de-briefing. We will now continue with three ground days as planned and the transfer to Kiruna as a longer measurement flight
Successful first mission flight for ASCCI mission Weiterlesen »
Preparations for the next HALO mission are on the way. During the ASCCI campaign, scientists aim at improving their understanding of: 1. Inter-annual variability of Arctic lower stratospheric ozone depletion and the implications for radiative forcing and surface climate impacts of ozone recovery2. High latitude stratosphere-troposphere exchange and the structure of the high latitude tropopause3.
HALO mission integration ongoing Weiterlesen »
PERCUSION mission execution part I with base in Sal (Cape Verde) is ongoing. HALO landing today in the shimmering heat. (Photo by Andreas Minikin/DLR) Sunset with HALO. (Photo by Florian Ewald/DLR) After landing on HALO’s day 1 in Sal. (Photo by Andreas Minikin/DLR)
Update from the PERCUSION mission Weiterlesen »
Integration and preparation for the next HALO mission PERCUSION is ongoing. PERCUSION is planned as a nine-week EarthCARE centered campaign that will focus both on EarthCARE characterization and on studies of deep convection over the tropical Atlantic close to the inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) in mid to late summer (between August to October 2024). The objectives of
HALO mission integration for PERCUSION Weiterlesen »
HALO is flying back home and is expected to be back in Oberpfaffenhofen after two transfer days with stops in Darwin, Malé, and Abu Dhabi.
CAFE-Pacific mission closing Weiterlesen »