On Aug. 11, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) announced that its EAV-3, a high-altitude UAV powered by solar cells, succeeded in flying into the stratosphere with the altitude of 14 km above sea level. This flight was conducted at an aviation center in South Jeolla Province. The EAV-3 reached 14.12 km above sea level during the 9-hour flight. Read more via Business Korea