Image credit: Illustration by Sebastian Araux
The DARPA project envisions Otto-designed UAVs with indefinite range, featuring optical power meaning systems to recharge their electric powertrains in flight.
Otto Aviation has announced plans to fly a new DARPA demonstrator aircraft in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 to assess how its super-laminar design technology could contribute to a follow-on series of tests with beamed electric power to achieve extended flight endurance.