AviationGeeks.com - AUVSI: Endurance flagging? Power your UAV with lasers instead!

If a UAV's endurance isn't quite up to snuff, independent research and development firm LaserMotive (booth 227) says it has the answer: laser power beaming.

Using a diode laser on the ground or sea surface, operators can beam energy to a receiver-panel-equipped UAV in flight, periodically recharging its batteries or continuously powering it for the duration of a mission, says Tom Nugent, LaserMotive president.

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