DARPA Reimagines KC-46 As Airborne Battery Charger

KC-46
Credit: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer/APFootage / Alamy Stock Photo
DARPA has launched a new project that sees a fresh role for the U.S. Air Force fleet of aerial tankers as airborne recharging points for networks of electric-powered UAS by adding a wing-mounted laser pod. A request for information (RFI) released on June 13 for the Airborne Energy Well concept...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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