The new clean energy spy plane - coming to a store near you.

Although the U.S. military has several variations of airplane drones running on various alternative fuel sources, it’s not something the average person, or even company, can go out and buy.


But that could all change now.


BlueBird Aero Systems and Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies recently announced that they have co-developed the Boomerang, the “world’s first commercial fuel cell Unmanned Aerial System (UAS).”


So far the Boomerang only has flight approval for Israel, but it’s about to be unveiled at next week’s Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International conference in Washington, D.C., which could give it much more attention with politicians and military higher-ups there.


The plane contains a 2kg hydrogen fuel cell power pack called the Aeropak made by Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies. The company claims it can provide 900Wh (Watt-hours) of power allowing the Boomerang to fly for over nine hours straight. In addition to supporting flight, the power pack can also support ancillary devices like electro-optical sensors, infrared cameras, and laser designators.


Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies is the same company that developed the power packs for the Hyfish fuel cell-powered “flying car” as well as a wide assortment of fuel cells for remote control cars and educational products.


So maybe the next time you want to do some aerial surveillance with an unmanned clean energy drone, consider buying one of these new Boomerangs.