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Episodes

July 24, 2020

338 Drones and Biomimicry

Avian biomimicry, stadium sanitizing with a drone, a Galileo competition, a new HALE flys, drones and electromagnetic pulses, wildfire data from drones, new standards from EASA, an F-15 with a loyal wingman under its wing.
July 17, 2020

337 Hacking Drones

Hacking drones as a target and as a weapon, military drone flight over San Diego, a State-by-State drone report card, a milestone in India for civilian drones, the EHang 216 goes sightseeing, and those drone sightings in the ...
July 10, 2020

336 DroneDeploy CEO Mike Winn

We talk with Mike Winn, a co-founder and the CEO of DroneDeploy.
June 26, 2020

335 Kespry CEO George Mathew

Our guest is George Mathew, chairman and CEO of Kespry, a leading drone-based aerial intelligence solution provider.
June 19, 2020

334 Drone Aerobatics

AI-powered drones perform extreme aerobatics, U.S. to allow export of armed drones, testing swarming drones, Royal Canadian Navy drone finds drug smugglers, hybrid drone rescues a stranded motorist, 5th Annual FAA UAS Symposium goes virtual.
June 13, 2020

333 Insect-Inspired Microbot

A cockroach-inspired microbot, a manned vs. unmanned fighter fly off, autonomous deliveries from CVS, a Predator over Minneapolis protests, a police helicopter collides with a police drone, piloting a UAS from an airborne C-1...
June 5, 2020

332 Last-Mile Drone Delivery Tested

A major test of last-mile drone delivery, direct-seeding rice with a drone, a drone-centric kiosk you can build yourself, and a webinar to learn the BVLOS regulatory landscape. UAV News Last Mile Drone Delivery: Testing the L...
May 22, 2020

331 Skyborg for Loyal Wingman UAV

Skyborg design competition for USAF loyal wingman UAVs, catapulting a drone from a helicopter, FAA investigating Blue Angels close encounter, drone launches grenades and sprays crops, Singapore keeps an eye on people, drone crash caused by electric lines.
May 15, 2020

330 Passenger Drone Hotel

A passenger drone hotel, a pub drone for beer delivery, UFOs that might be drones, distance-learning UAS education, flying creatures make drones better, measuring whales from above, and a close encounter with the Blue Angels....
May 8, 2020

329 Boeing Loyal Wingman

Boeing unveils a loyal wingman, special ops drones for training exercises, safe and effective volcano research, remote ID technology partners announced, crushing rocks and measuring the pile with a drone, and PPE delivery to the home.
May 1, 2020

328 Blockchain for Unmanned Aircraft

The U.S. DOT report shows benefits of blockchain for unmanned aircraft. Drone cinematographers and a labor agreement, a drone modeled after a dragonfly, VTOL reconnaissance, AI controllers, and AUVSI virtual sessions.
April 24, 2020

327 COVID-19 Inspired Drones

Checking on the public with a “pandemic drone” and a COVID-19 inspired BVLOS exemption. Also, duck watching with drones, a BVLOS helicopter for humanitarian relief, pre-historic flying reptiles, and fuel cells for eVTOL.
April 17, 2020

326 Altavian and Sinclair Print Masks

Altavian and the Sinclair National UAS Training and Certification Center team up to 3D print and distribute PPE masks, coronavirus resources from Drone Girl, US government anti-drone guidelines, a 360-degree onboard detect-an...
April 10, 2020

325 Drawing with Drones

Photographs drawn with a drone, a General Atomics SkyGuardian demonstration flight, an electric flying car racing series, a proposal for a drone emoji, 5G drones and networks, using drones while on quarantine, and autonomous ...
April 3, 2020

UAV 324 Drones and the Pandemic

Drones fight the pandemic through cloud-based drone technology, spraying disinfectant, and medical deliveries. Also, a first responder drone endurance challenge, NOAA’s new unmanned systems program, and some free drone traini...
March 27, 2020

323 Drones and Low Altitude Operators

FAA Request For Information from low altitude operators, drone reaction times, a European integration program, quadcopters map inaccessible historic ruins, Reaper replacements, delivery drones at UAS test site, Virginia town, and UPS and Wingcopter.
March 20, 2020

322 Drones and Coronavirus

Unmanned aircraft and the Coronavirus (COVID-19), Drone Racing League Academy to teach STEM, EHang looks to Europe with autonomous aerial vehicle, a radar cross-section database for malicious drone identification, a flying car that looks like a flying car.
March 13, 2020

321 DJI on Remote ID

Study shows FAA vastly under-estimates cost of Remote ID proposal, new USAF medical standards for RPA pilots, a better communications antenna for UAVs, a draft executive order that would ban foreign drones, and building a 5G infrastructure using drones.
March 6, 2020

320 Holographic Radar for C-UAS

Holographic radar for drone detection, inspecting the Tokyo underground, good uses for drones at airports, delivery drones in China, Elon Musk has another prediction, a drone delivery proposal for Long Island Sound, an eVTOL ...
Feb. 28, 2020

319 Canadian Drone Management System

Canada selects drone management system, BlueBird Aero Systems wins a large UAS order, North Texas educates new drone flyers, mystery drone emails, flying the Golden Gate Bridge, drones that monitor environmental changes.
Feb. 15, 2020

318 Police Micro-Drones

Micro-drones for law enforcement, a laser C-UAS system, DJI and the Coronavirus, drone remote ID interaction with manned aircraft, airplane modelers and remote ID, and a new reality show featuring drones. UAV News Calif. PD d...
Feb. 7, 2020

317 Proposal to Type Certify UAS

The FAA proposal to type-certify UAS, autonomous EA-18G Growlers, surveillance with drones in China, no Remote ID NPRM extension, DoD counter-UAS contract, an unmanned kit for the K-Max, delivering ice cream, and an arrest fo...
Jan. 31, 2020

316 DJI Responds to US Government Restrictions

DJI issues statement attacking US Govt, Japan Airlines and the drone delivery business, the need for standards, drones shut down helicopter crash airspace, Army launches counter-drone office, stalking with a drone, mystery drones and mass hysteria.
Jan. 24, 2020

315 PrecisionHawk Leadership Change

PrecisionHawk appoints a new CEO, a plan to deliver cannabis in Seattle with drones, flying medical specimens to the lab with UAS, a Chinese 3-engine MALE drone, taking down small drones with an F-16, a Gremlins maiden flight...