Sun-powered soldiers charge with solar backpacks

By Emma Kelly
Updated April 23 2018 - 8:19pm, first published August 27 2014 - 6:46pm

The Australian Army is just a couple of years away from potentially ditching the burden of heavy batteries thanks to the development of solar-powered backpacks.

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