Defense Systems  September 5, 2018
Some drone systems deliver power through a tether to keep a small drone aloft for an entire week. To supply power through a laser, the Army is developing a system where the drone would be outfitted with a photovoltaic cell that could take the light beam from the laser and turn it into electricity without the extreme heat damaging the drone. The Army wants to be able to use a laser to power a drone on the ground by 2019 and then in flight by 2020. DARPA is also experimenting with beaming power to drones… read more.
