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Perched Drones Get a Wireless Power Contract

Reach Power and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln NIMBUS Lab took an AFWERX STTR Phase I award on August 4 to build drones that perch on a wireless power source and stay on station, instead of flying home every forty minutes to charge.

Drone Swarms That Never Land Get Air Force Funding

Reach Power and Gambit were selected for Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund money on June 9 to pair wireless power beaming with AI autonomy. The target is a swarm that manages its own energy budget and never returns to base to recharge.