The countermove the Pentagon has on order requires affixing under each chopper a 50-pound basketball-size turret that uses a low-power laser to jam and deflect incoming missiles.
If there is a real threat on the network, Nwokobia and his team can fix it remotely using the software, shutting down rogue access points or boosting the power of their own antennas to jam signals coming from the outside.
As much as we're familiar with wireless power, we know developing a truly contact-free form of charging has a whole raft of extra challenges, such as getting into the sweet spot for power delivery and the potential traffic jam caused by throwing another device into the mix.