by Global Drone Conference | Feb 1, 2023 | Drone Battery and Power
A group of researchers in northwest China said it has developed a way to use high-energy laser beams not to destroy drones but to keep them in the air “forever,” SCMP reported. Many countries, including China, are developing powerful laser systems to...
by Global Drone Conference | Dec 15, 2021 | Drone Battery and Power
One of the biggest obstacles when flying drones is their fairly short battery life. Seattle-based Electric Sky has begun building the world’s first “Whisper Beam” transmitter for wirelessly powering in-flight UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), with funding from the U.S....
by Global Drone Conference | Aug 2, 2020 | Drone Battery and Power
Most multicopter drones can only fly for about 30 minutes, after which their battery has to be recharged for one to two hours – this limits their practical use. According to Israeli company StoreDot, though, its FlashBattery tech delivers a full charge in just five...
by Global Drone Conference | Dec 16, 2019 | Drone Battery and Power
UAV Turbines, Inc. (UAVT), a developer of microturbine technology for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced that it successfully demonstrated its Monarch Hybrid Range Extender (HREX), a microturbine-powered generator technology that extends the operational...
