Debrief: Telling Drone Friend From Drone Foe With Laser Light

Firouz Vafadari, Light Links CEO

Led by Firouz Vafadari, Light Links is aiming its optical wireless technology at robots and drones.

Credit: Light Links
A U.S. startup established to develop optical wireless communications to connect industrial robots and autonomous vehicles is applying similar laser technology to an optical identification friend or foe system for drones. Light Links was founded in 2024 to develop a wireless communications system...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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