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Laser based charging system aims to keep drones airborne indefinitely by delivering kilowatt class power over long distances
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Really cool to see this is real instead of just another “could be” article. It would be interesting to see what Ukranian forces do with this.
Cool tech, but the issue with this in warfare is that you paint a shiny line through the air between your recharge point and your drone, giving away the position of both.
Ahh heckin good point.
Wasn’t this an Ace Combat game ?
I wonder what airspace authorities think about their “layered security”
If it was practical it would be nice. But there is no part of this that is.
Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 hours ago
Uhh… What happens when a Cessna flies through the beam?
A 1W laser can burn paper in a couple of seconds. A kilowatt is a dangerous and retina exploding amount of light to be firing off into the sky willy nilly. I really don’t see a way to engineer around the issue.