Reflected Laser Enables High-Speed Comms

A prototype of a laser system that enables UAVs to downlink data at high speed without complex equipment on the vehicle has been flight tested in the U.K. The Hyperion eye-safe laser tracking system is being developed by the University of Oxford and Airbus Group Innovations. Government funding...
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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