Friday, July 13, 2012

BAE Systems designs hard composite solar cells: could act as structure of UAVs, piece of soldier's gear

BAE designs hard composite solar cells could act as structure of UAVs, piece of soldier's gear

BAE Systems revealed that it's working on hardy, high-capacity solar cells that could power unmanned vehicles and even attach to an individual soldier's gear. According to Darren Buckle, a manager from BAE Systems' Advanced Technology Center, the cells are geared toward smaller, often airborne, military units, where weight is at a premium. The system, still in the development stage, could offer up power for heavy endurance unmanned air vehicles, provided the cells are made sensitive enough to absorb energy in less sunny situations -- something that the company's England-based engineers are currently contending with.

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