In a move that sounds like the wildest of science fiction, DARPA has announced its new Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program that plans to use lasers relayed by airborne platforms ...

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is investigating a promising form of solid-state laser technology under its Revolution in Fiber Lasers (RIFL) program, which could eventually lead ...

Stealth drone debut: DARPA and Northrop’s XRQ-73 hybrid-electric UAV flew in April, aiming for quieter, stealthier surveillance missions. Laser defense rollout: Five U.S. bases will pilot high-energy ...

The compact aperture for the demo allowed very little laser light to escape, DARPA says. Credit: DARPA DARPA is claiming a power-beaming distance record after transmitting energy using a laser over ...

DARPA’s recent achievement in advancing power beaming technology sets a new benchmark for wireless energy transmission. Through its Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program, DARPA has ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — the US government department whose work has had a significant impact on the development of the internet and the world wide web — is seeking ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has demonstrated solid-state optical phased array technology in a microchip, bringing the ability to bend light to the battlefront. Share on ...

Researchers working with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have been awarded a $1 million grant to create a prototype quantum laser unlike anything we've ever seen. the laser ...

Tau Systems, a developer of compact laser-plasma accelerators, has announced that it has raised another $20 million in extended seed funding - taking its total funding raised so far to $35 million.