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Episodes

June 7, 2019

290 FAA UAS Symposium 2019

Highlights of the FAA UAS Symposium held June 3-5, 2019 at the Baltimore Convention Center. Presented by the Federal Aviation Administration and AUVSI. Diana Cooper, PrecisionHawk SVP of Policy & Strategy, and Brendan Schulman, DJI VP of Policy and Legal Affairs. FAA UAS Symposium 2019 Over 1000 at…
May 31, 2019

289 UAS Threat to Critical Infrastructure

DHS resources for the threat of UAS to critical infrastructure, urban testing of drone flights in Reno, using drone images as evidence, a delay for the remote ID NPRM, and a drone used by the Army Corps of Engineers. UAV News...
May 24, 2019

288 Recreational Drone Restrictions

New recreational drone restrictions, drones identify polluting ships, data security fears for Chinese drones, professional sports leagues weigh-in on drones, UAS that measure environmental conditions, states in the US actively using unmanned aircraft.
May 17, 2019

287 Embry-Riddle UAS Program

Embry-Riddle UAS degree, delivery drone noise, Uber Eats UAS specialist hiring, AUVSI humanitarian award winners, autonomous BVLOS patrol drones for the Australian coastline.
May 3, 2019

286 Professional-Grade UAS

Professional-grade UAS components, a fuel cell system for UAVs, drone flying in national parks, the Choctaw Nation UAS Integration Pilot Program, new life for Piaggio Hammerhead, and the Northrop Grumman Firebird surveillance...
April 26, 2019

285 Tethered UAS for First Responders

Actively tethered UAS, drone studies the atmosphere, hive drone releases swarm of smaller drones, Virgin Atlantic reports a near-hit, drone plants tree seeds, Wing receives FAA approval for delivery service in the US, a drone powered by variable buoyancy.
April 19, 2019

284 Lithium Metal Batteries

Lithium metal batteries for greater capacity. Parrot’s Anafi Thermal drone, quadcopter over Boston, sugarcane agriculture, drones and the Notre Dame fire, parts delivery by drone for manufacturing, indigenous people use drones to assert territory rights.
April 12, 2019

283 NPRM for sUAS Operations over People

An NPRM for sUAS operations over people and an ANPRM for safe sUAS operations. Advice for drone operators near agricultural aircraft, rogue drones in China, Wing authority to operate in Australia, FAA to award drone airline license, GENIUS NY awards.
April 8, 2019

282 Drones and Wildlife

Drones for studying wildlife, wetlands, and tornadoes. Using them to resupplying troops and support a Mars rover. Also, gender diversity study of the drone industry, and airplane incidents that turn out to not be caused by dr...
March 29, 2019

281 Fixed-Wing Drone Swarm

FAA approves a fixed-wing drone swarm, firefighting drones under development, young girls trained to fly drones, costs of Gatwick incursions, mimicking a bat, and drones blamed for airliner problems. UAV News OSU receives fir...
March 22, 2019

280 Flying UAS Over People

Flying small UAS over people, terrain-following UAS with active navigation, drones and citizen science for animal conservation, greater surveillance role for FAA FSDOs, an autonomous grocery delivery service.
March 15, 2019

279 Drones for Disaster Relief, Search and Rescue

Pentagon interest in cargo drones for disaster relief, thermal imaging for search and rescue, BVLOS UAS for medical deliveries, drones that act like sheepdogs, drone laws in Japan, “drone parenting,” and a UAS remote ID white...
March 8, 2019

278 Animal Identification with Drones

Drones that locate wildlife and select sick livestock, the FAA looks to Kittyhawk to redesign the B4UFLY app, an expanded role for LANNC, principles for autonomous vehicles in the city, a tourist is jailed for misusing a dron...
March 1, 2019

277 NUAIR Alliance and UAS Integration into the NAS

NUAIR Alliance and UAS stakeholders establish a plan to support integration into the NAS, drone privacy bill killed, drone tech for bee populations, applications for LiDAR-equipped drones, complaints in the UK, new drone marking rule, shoot-down in Australia, SWAT team UAV, ag drone fleet, Boeing’s…
Feb. 15, 2019

276 Drones for Wildlife Management

Drones for wildlife management and conservation: bears and drone noise, elephants and poachers, Kakapos and artificial insemination, and STEM drone projects. Also, DHS and the Northern border, an Iranian drone, and a base jumping video.
Feb. 8, 2019

275 UAS Traffic Management

President and CEO of Simulyze Kevin Gallagher speaks about UAS Traffic Management.
Feb. 1, 2019

274 A Nano-UAV for the Army

A FLIR Systems acquisition and a nano-UAV contract, proposed drone rules for Australia, testing UAS in the wind, a market forecast for drones, and Amazon tests UTM. UAV News FLIR Systems acquires Aeryon Labs for $200 million ...
Jan. 25, 2019

273 Drone Sightings at the Airport, or Maybe Not

Drone reports halt flights at Newark, Boeing and Airbus urban air mobility projects, multispectral camera-equipped drones, a UAV that launches like a bird, the Facebook drone project, U-Space for harmonized UTM, a bladeless drone.
Jan. 18, 2019

272 FAA Draft NPRM for Night Flying and Flights over People

FAA draft NPRM for night flying and flights over people. Three UAS UTM Pilot Program projects awarded, drones survey Africa and identify illegal activity in India, Japan will issue underwater drone guidelines, and a NASA quadcopter for Titan.
Jan. 11, 2019

271 Fuel Cell Drone

A long endurance fuel cell drone, new drone laws for Canada and the UK, another airport incursion, terrorists and UAVs, the world’s smallest and lightest weather station, and using drones to insert sensors in the soil.
Jan. 4, 2019

270 Our Predictions for 2019

Recent drone news and a few predictions for the unmanned aircraft industry in 2019. UAV News NYC police to use camera drones for security at Times Square NYE party What’s the best anti-drone technology? Rain, it turns out. The New York Police Department had planned to utilize drones with cameras fo…
Dec. 21, 2018

269 Rogue Drone at the Airport

A rogue drone repeatedly violated Gatwick Airport airspace with massive consequences. Separately, a drone is suspected of colliding with an airliner. Also, ANSI releases a standardization roadmap, and drones are being used to...
Dec. 14, 2018

268 Drone Surveillance Systems

Drone surveillance systems for your home, around your yacht, and at maritime ports. Also, Intel inspects bridges with drones, a drone down under flies over an Airport, and a former FAA Administrator finds a home with drones. ...
Dec. 7, 2018

267 Drones and the Public Safety Sector

Drone programs for the public safety sector, post-emergency reforestation from DroneSeed, package delivery from Wing and Amazon, a new Airbus high altitude pseudo-satellite flight base, and a proposed BVLOS infrastructure for...