Long-Endurance UAS Powered Wirelessly In Flight Via Laser Beam

Kraus Hamdani Aerospace Caption: PowerLight's wireless power beam receiver was mounted under the wing of Kraus Hamdani's K1000ULE

PowerLight's wireless power beam receiver was mounted under the wing of Kraus Hamdani's K1000ULE.

Credit: Kraus Hamdani Aerospace
A long-endurance uncrewed aircraft has been powered in flight via laser beam while conducting a surveillance mission during a demonstration on a U.S. Air Force range. Almost 1 kW of power was beamed to Kraus Hamdani Aerospace’s K1000ULE Group 2 uncrewed aircraft by PowerLight Technologies’ high...
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