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DIU calls for near-term demo of space-to-space and space-to-ground power-beaming capability by 2030

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has issued a call to industry seeking proposals to field an operational power-beaming capability via satellites. The effort targets power beaming between spacecraft (space-to-space) and downlink to Earth (space-to-ground), with an operational goal by 2030.

Discovered 2026-07-17T10:27:36.234562-07:00 | 2026-07-17T10:27:36.234562-07:00

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  • DIU’s solicitation advances a near-term pathway toward power beaming as a practical on-orbit “utility,” explicitly linking a demonstration timeline to an end-of-decade operational target—see the prior cluster on DIU’s space-based power-beaming solicitation.
  • Space-to-space and space-to-ground beaming directly affects defense mission architectures by enabling new ways to deliver energy to satellites and potentially other space or ground users.
  • By setting a 2030 operational objective, the DIU call raises the stakes for industry partners’ technology readiness, integration approach, and schedule feasibility for high-power beaming systems.

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