The US Army is making a laser-powered drone that can fly indefinitely
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The X-37B Space Plane's Microwave Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger
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DARPA puts millions behind effort to power drones with ground
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Drones Recharged by a Laser Could Fly Forever
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Chinese scientists develop laser-powered drone to stay aloft 'forever
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Army Eyeing Navy's High-Powered Laser to Fight Enemy Drone Swarms
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Laser Power Beaming to Sustain Small UAVs – Army SBIR
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High-energy laser weapons move quickly from prototype to
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Shoot This Military Drone With a Laser, and It'll Stay in the Air
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Shoot This Military Drone With a Laser, and It'll Stay in the Air
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Drone-killing laser gives glimpse into future AUKUS projects
China Claims to Have Built a Laser Weapon That Can Fire Indefinitely
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Laser power aims to keep US military drones in the air
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