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Episodes

Sept. 17, 2021

383 Heavy-Lift UAS

A heavy-lift UAS from BAE Systems, NOAA collects data from drones, drones cover motorsports events, bad weather affects delivery drones, Drone Racing League scores a sponsorship deal, Leonardo and Northrop Grumman working tog...
Sept. 10, 2021

382 Terrafugia Commaris UAV

A flying car company offers the Commaris VTOL UAV for commercial operations, hazmat responders using drones, QF-16 target drones, endangered porpoises spotted from the air, the US Navy repels drones, AT&T COWs provide cell co...
Sept. 3, 2021

381 Tactical Beyond Visual Line of Sight

First responder tactical beyond visual line of sight (TBVLOS) waivers, 100,000 Wing deliveries in Australia, using Starlink for military maritime intelligence drones, DJI Mavic 3 leaked, measuring the wind for UAM safety, a d...
Aug. 27, 2021

380 NASA System-Wide Safety Project

NASA’s System-Wide Safety project is focused on safe operations of unmanned vehicles in the National Airspace System. Guest Dr. Wendy A. Okolo is the Associate Project Manager for NASA’s System-Wide Safety project, which seek...
Aug. 13, 2021

379 T-Mobile 5G Drone

T-Mobile’s low latency 5G drone, high-speed UAVs that crash less often, a solar-powered UAV, first responder drone of choice, patrolling the beach with drones, and marketing real estate with drone videos. UAV News T-Mobile’s ...
July 16, 2021

378 UAS Incident Map

An interactive UAS incident map, an airspace coordinator collaborates with archaeologists, a drone swarm that sniffs out gas leaks, the X-56B UAV is destroyed, making drones and air taxis quiet, and AI drones that find meteor...
July 2, 2021

377 Google’s OpenSky App

Google released the new OpenSky app, collecting water samples, cellular command and control, Zipline raised additional investment, Skyborg made a second autonomous flight, integrating drones with warehouses, and an interview ...
June 12, 2021

376 Open Source Drones

Open source drones offer many opportunities, using drones to make a quiet place, US Army trials ground-vehicle drone launches, a Canadian drone membership program, New York law enforcement drones, tern tracking with a Phantom...
June 4, 2021

375 MissionGO

We talk with MissionGO about the unique challenges of human organ delivery with UAS and the benefits to the medical community. MissionGo is developing their own aircraft that is specialized to the requirements of this medical...
May 14, 2021

374 Drone Soccer

Get ready for drone soccer! Also, a heavy lift unmanned rotorcraft, David get’s to say “attritable” again, making a drone invisible, a drone ground station for the military, the sound of the Mars helicopter, drones and avigat...
May 7, 2021

373 ASRS for UAS Operators

The NASA/FAA ASRS safety reporting system is now extended to UAS operators. Also, an autonomy Level 4 drone, learning from dragonflies, a triple-drop drone, a possible ADS-B solution for UAVs, getting your groceries delivered...
April 30, 2021

372 Great Lakes Drone Company

An interview with Great Lakes Drone Company, producers of drone light shows. Also, first responders and augmented reality controlled UAVs, drones that locate trash, Wing drone delivery expansion plans, QR codes in the nightti...
April 16, 2021

371 LiDAR Mapping with UAVs

Lukas Fraser is a LiDAR Specialist working in the Geospatial Group at NV5 . He creates engineering-grade 3D mapping deliverables from UAV LiDAR and imagery, and specializes in topographic and topo-bathymetric LiDAR data colle...
April 9, 2021

370 Detect and Avoid

Robust detect and avoid capability is essential for integrating BVLOS flight into the National Airspace System. We talk with the CEO of a company on the forefront of this technology. Guest Jon Damush is the CEO of Iris Automa...
April 2, 2021

369 A Rescue Drone That Talks

A rescue drone with 2-way voice radio capability, using trained bees and drones to find landmines, telehealth drones that visit your home, quadcopters that work together to deliver large packages, and delivering lifejackets f...
March 26, 2021

368 Mesh Network Drone Delivery

An AI-based mesh network drone delivery test, Navy destroyers swarmed by drones, an Amazon double-coupon deal, an attritable Bell cargo UAV, a first amendment drone case, the target drone on the beach, drones replacing firewo...
March 19, 2021

367 Remote ID Lawsuit Filed

A drone company files a Remote ID lawsuit against the FAA over the rules going into effect next month, EASA publishes a drone incident manual for European airports, MIT builds tiny insect-inspired drones, Erickson plans an op...
March 12, 2021

366 American Security Drone Act of 2021

The American Security Drone Act of 2021 incorporates drone detection and mitigation systems, an RFI is released for an MQ-9 Reaper replacement, one drone is on Mars and another is planned for Titan, the Choctaw Nation partner...
March 5, 2021

365 Remote Identification Implications

Remote Identification from the eyes of different stakeholders, the Speed Racer is revealed, a buyer’s guide to drones for beginners, wet drones in Scotland, saving dolphins in New Zealand, Skyborg is coming this summer, and r...
Feb. 26, 2021

364 The Recreational Drone Test

How to become a drone test administrator, Ingenuity phones home from Mars, lessons of the dot-com crash and the eVTOL market, a Skunk Works “Speed Racer,” Naval resupply with an autonomous UAS, and a new animated drone show r...
Feb. 19, 2021

363 DJI FPV Drone

DJI’s new FPV drone, Super Bowl drone incursions, Major League Baseball drone incursions, drones at the Daytona 500, and UAS given to law enforcement. UAV News DJI’s breakthrough controller, other new FPV details emerge There...
Feb. 12, 2021

362 United eVTOL

United Airlines plans to provide eVTOL service, hydrogen transportation for fuel cell UAVs, flying an uncrewed aircraft through a hurricane, drones meet law enforcement and privacy, and drones for STEM. UAV News United First ...
Feb. 5, 2021

361 Urban Airports for Drones

Urban airports for drones as a service, FAA UTM transparency, a new Transportation secretary, drones that self-monitor airworthiness, domestic actions against Chinese drones, and the Superbowl no-fly zone. UAV News Hyundai Pa...
Jan. 29, 2021

360 Mars Helicopter Ingenuity

The Mars Helicopter Ingenuity travels to the Red Planet, UK Defence innovation criticized, Black Swift and GPS-denied navigation, online drone education, unmanned loyal wingman for the UK, Coke and Coffee drone promotion, and...