Australian startup Aquila wirelessly powers drone for 24 hours using laser beam
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Gerard Griessel
1mo ago· 2 min readenNews
Summary
Australian startup Aquila set a world record by wirelessly powering a drone for 24 hours straight using a 4 kWh laser beam. This breakthrough in laser-based power relay technology is attracting interest from the U.S. Department of Defense, with programs like PTROL-UAS (partially funded by CENTCOM) aiming to achieve near-perpetual flight times for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by advancing laser power delivery systems.
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· 3 pulledLaser-based power relay is set to rapidly evolve in the near future, with two U.S. Department of Defense programs featuring the technology.
The PTROL-UAS program, partially funded by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), is focusing its efforts to advance laser power delivery to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
It aims to achieve near-perpetual flight times over various di
Australian startup Aquila beamed a 4 kWh laser to a drone for 24 hours straight, keeping it up and running remotely without a break, which is a breakthrough.
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