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Episodes

July 20, 2018

252 An Autonomous Flock of Drones

An autonomous flock of drones, Airbus Zephyr maiden flight, civil drone market forecast, DJI geofence unlocking process, drone flies close to an airliner, suicide drones that take out hostile UAVs.
July 13, 2018

251 General Atomics MQ-9B Flies Across the Atlantic

A General Atomics remotely piloted drone flew across the Atlantic, military drone documents found on the dark web, Google’s delivery drone project moves forward, and recreational drone registration reaffirmed. UAV News First ...
July 6, 2018

250 Skyship Search and Rescue Platform

KT Corp proposes the Skyship platform for search and rescue operations, EU moves to harmonize drone rules, deliveries by drone in China, a drone that can change its shape, UAS success in the Arctic, Transcend Air proposes a city-to-city VTOL aircraft.
June 29, 2018

249 Aquila Project Shut Down

The Facebook Aquila project is canceled, drone companies attract VC capital, Amazon patents drone hacking defense, making wildfire overflights a felony, surveillance drones that look like birds, and a VTOL transportation service is proposed.
June 23, 2018

248 Black Swift Technologies Eyes Venus

A UAS for Venus from Black Swift Technologies, DJIs new headquarters complex, the MIT Navion chip, commercial drone predictions for 2018 and beyond, and the LiquidPiston rotary drone engine.
June 15, 2018

247 FAA Culture Limits Advancement of Drones

A report says FAA risk adversity limits use of drones, SenSat breaks U.K. BVLOS record, Japan set to loosen BVLOS rules, and FCC sends a strong message to drone makers, marketers, and operators. UAV News Risk-Averse Culture A...
June 9, 2018

246 AiRXOS UAS Partnerships

AiRXOS creates partnerships to create an “air operating system,” a five-month Canadian UAS BVLOS proof-of-concept trial, using drones to identify violent crowd behavior, and a chain of custody drone program for law enforcemen...
June 1, 2018

245 Airbus Urban Air Mobility

Airbus pushes forward with a new Urban Air Mobility unit, law enforcement embraces drones, another Amazon drone delivery patent, and FAA UAS news. UAV News Airbus Steps Up Push for Flying Taxis, On-Demand Helicopters Airbus S...
May 18, 2018

244 Solar Powered Drone

A long endurance solar-powered drone, UAVs used for offensive and defensive applications, autonomous pollination drones, and DJI interest in the UAS Integration Pilot Program. UAV News Naval Research Lab Adds Solar Power to H...
May 11, 2018

243 UAS Integration Pilot Program

UAS Integration Pilot Program selectees, the Small UAS Coalition, Aurora’s Hybrid-Electric VTOL X-Plane, and air taxi action with Uber, Embraer, and NASA.
May 4, 2018

242 Rockwell Collins CNPC-1000 Data Link

The Rockwell Collins CNPC-1000 UAS command and control data link, DOT procedures for obtaining operator exemption to hold economic authority, New Zealand police ask the public not to shoot down drones, autonomous air ambulances, battlefield deliveries by drone, the CBP drone program comes under fir…
April 27, 2018

241 Intel Falcon 8+ Certified Under UL 3030

The Intel Falcon 8+ becomes the first drone certified under UL 3030, DJI responds to security and privacy concerns, hydrogen fuel cells for drones, combating the Zika virus with drones, and an air taxi startup draws on an out...
April 20, 2018

240 Calls to Repeal Section 336

The Commercial Drone Alliance wants to repeal Section 336 and include recreational drones in the FAA regulations.
April 13, 2018

239 Recreational Drones for Commercial Purposes

Recreational drones flying for commercial purposes, upset Google employees, illegal anti-drone systems, drones and the travel industry, UAS ID and tracking proposals, a business competition winner, mapping with a LIDAR-equipped drone, an outdoor drone testing facility.
April 6, 2018

238 UL 3030 for Drone Safety

The UL 3030 certification standard for small commercial drones that use lithium-ion batteries. UL is a global safety consulting and certification company that was established in 1894. Previously a non-profit organization know...
March 30, 2018

237 MQ-25 Stingray

Lockheed Martin’s MQ-25 Stingray concept, UTM testing, nuclear power plant inspection, pizza delivery by drone, another near-miss, Canadian drone regulations, and a new drone racing idea. UAV News Skunk Works Reveals Stealthy...
March 23, 2018

236 A Folding Arm Drone

Picking up objects with a folding arm drone, a drone that protects dropped objects with an airbag, a large air freight drone, training drone photographers and videographers, a first night flight for the NTSB, a general aviati...
March 16, 2018

235 The Cora Electric Air Taxi

Testing the Cora electric air taxi in New Zealand, drone research at Ford, package delivery in the UK and in the U.S., UAS traffic management in Switzerland and in the U.S. UAV News Larry Page’s Flying Taxis, Now Exiting Stea...
March 9, 2018

234 2018 FAA UAS Symposium

Observations from the FAA’s 3rd annual UAS Symposium. 2018 FAA UAS Symposium The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International ( AUVSI ) co-sponsored the FAA’s 3rd annu...
March 2, 2018

233 Drone Legislation Priorities for 2018

Drone legislation priorities for 2018, UAVs and university research, Piaggio’s latest P.1HH HammerHead, unmanned vehicles from Turkey, the drones made by DJI, drone applications in Maine, and hydrogen fuel cells for drones. U...
Feb. 23, 2018

232 Should FAA Regulate Recreational Drones?

A call for regulation of recreational drones, the accuracy of wildlife counts, a flying display device, the MQ-1 Predator retirement, using drones for automated inspection, and a Phantom may have caused a helicopter to go dow...
Feb. 16, 2018

231 The Drone Services Industry

The changing landscape for drone services, drone swarms for urban tactics, a simulated drone attack in Idaho, European airport operators embrace the value of drones but look for protections, MIT develops a mapping system for ...
Feb. 9, 2018

230 Ehang Autonomous Aerial Vehicle

Ehang flies their autonomous aerial vehicle with human passengers, reaction to a close encounter with an airliner, drone safety measures at the Olympics, drone video awards, drone package delivery by Airbus, and thoughts on c...
Feb. 2, 2018

229 DroNet Autonomous Flight Through Cities

DroNet uses deep machine learning for autonomous flight, a labor union takes a stand on package delivery by drone, a tiny radar for sUAS, counter-unmanned aerial systems, and a British drone survey. UAV News AI-Powered Drone ...