Facebook launches Aquila solar-powered drone for internet access

Social media company plans to start testing the craft, which is intended to provide internet access to remote areas, within months

Facebook has revealed its first full-scale drone, which it plans to use to provide internet access in remote parts of the world.

Code-named "Aquila", the solar-powered drone will be able to fly without landing for three months at a time, using a laser to beam data to a base station on the ground.