DIU Seeking 'Near-Term' Power-Beaming Satellite Demo

DIU seeking 'near-term' power-beaming satellite demo

The goal of the new project is to field an operational capability for space-to-space and space-to-ground power beaming by 2030, according to the Defense Innovation Unit call to industry.

DIU seeking ‘near-term’ power-beaming satellite demo

WASHINGTON ― The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) wants to loft a prototype satellite to low Earth orbit for beaming electrical power, both to other spacecraft and to the ground, within the next several years, according to a new solicitation to prospective commercial vendors. Space power beaming (SPB) “could enable a number of applications of interest...

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DIU Seeks Commercial Technologies to Beam Power Across Space and to Earth

The Defense Innovation Unit is calling on interested companies to develop a low-Earth orbit prototype for the Space Power Beaming initiative of the U.S. Joint Force The solicitation is prioritizing the demonstration of a space-to-space and space-to-terrestrial power beaming technology Companies have until July 22 to respond to the solicitation The Defense Innovation Unit has […] The post DIU Seeks Commercial Technologies to Beam Power Across Spa…