China’s ‘land aircraft carrier’ charges flying drone with microwave beam (opens in new tab)

A vehicle that can zap energy into a fleet of drones, allowing them to fly indefinitely, is getting closer to becoming a battlefield reality. Scientists in China have demonstrated a wireless power transmission system that uses a ground-based microwave emitter to beam energy to an antenna array mounted on the aircraft’s underside. Importantly, they were […] The post China’s ‘land aircraft carrier’ charges flying drone with microwave beam appeared first on OODAloop.