Otto Aviation Reveals Super-Laminar UAV For DARPA

The DARPA project envisions Otto-designed UAVs with indefinite range, featuring optical power meaning systems to recharge their electric powertrains in flight.

Credit: Illustration by Sebastian Araux/Otto Aviation
Otto Aviation has announced plans to fly a new DARPA demonstrator aircraft in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 to assess how its super-laminar design technology could contribute to a follow-on series of tests with beamed electric power to achieve extended flight endurance. The $1.9 million Phase 1...
Steve Trimble

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

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