Drones That May Fly ‘Indefinitely’ Can Be Recharged By Lasers

KNX 1070
July 19, 2012

LOS ANGELES — A recently demonstrated breakthrough in technology may help Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), better known as drones, stay airborne for very long periods of time before having to return to Earth.

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Lockheed Martin and a company called LaserMotive have been able to keep a drone flying for some 49 hours non-stop, using a ground-based laser to recharge the drone’s on board battery, says Tom Koonce, the project manager for Lockheed Martin, in an interview with KNX1070 Newsradio.

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This article was posted: Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 2:18 pm

Tags: domestic spying, drones, police state, technology

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