Episodes

Nov. 30, 2018

266 A Modular Drone Taxi

Audi and Airbus demonstrate a drone taxi, Piaggio Aerospace goes into receivership, drones map the Great Wall of China, drone recovery by parachute, industry concerns about the pace of drone regulations. UAV News Audi and Air...

Nov. 16, 2018

265 AUVSI’s Trusted Operator Program

AUVSI Trusted Operator Program, Aurora Flight Sciences Odysseus HALE aircraft, delivery service complaints, DRL Alpha Pilot Challenge for autonomous drone racers, OIS wants info on drones for wildfires, OIG audits FAA UAS waiver process.

Nov. 9, 2018

264 Hovermap Autonomous Drone Maps Underground

Australian startup Emesant is using Hovermap technology to map underground environments. Also, drones and wildlife, another PrecisionHawk acquisition, the Chinese CH-7 UAV, remotely recharging drones, and the Robird drone for...

Nov. 2, 2018

263 Civil Drone Regulations for India

India releases civil drone regulations, detect and avoid testing begins, the future of recreational drone flights, unmanned industry consolidation trends, an over 55-pound UAV approved, and a Chinese HALE drone.

Oct. 26, 2018

262 Fly Like a Dragonfly

A drone based on dragonfly wings, a drone community for women pilots, DJI demands a retraction, Uber wants to deliver food by drone, BVLOS testing in Alaska, a parachute system for flights over people, and a drone-equipped se...

Oct. 8, 2018

261 Universal Traffic Management

Universal Traffic Management, autonomous airliners, a new tethered drone, drone treats, FAA reauthorization, a kangaroo, and testing drone impacts on an airplane wing.

Sept. 22, 2018

260 Narwhal 2 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Drone

BSHARK hydrogen fuel cell drone, Airware startup fails, Chinese drone patent dispute, Flirtey defibrillator delivery drone, AMA message to Congress, insurance drones, a missing woman is located with a drone.

Sept. 14, 2018

259 The Impossible Aerospace US-1

Impossible Aerospace US-1 quadcopter, a triple-powered hybrid drone, an Amazon patent for a data services drone, more industry consolidation, flying robots and intelligent architecture, the impulse to deploy drones after a hu...

Sept. 1, 2018

258 Boeing MQ-25 Stingray

Boeing MQ-25 Stingray refueling drone, synchronized drone flights in Australia, IBM drone delivery patent, FAA Drone Integration Pilot Program update, new Cape May County drone facility, flying drones in India, drones and law enforcement.

Aug. 26, 2018

257 Solar-Powered Quadcopter

A solar-powered quadcopter, a drone assisting in the study of whales, using drones to fight cocaine, capturing intruder drones, improving crop yields with a drone service, and a quadcopter with legs. UAV News Asia’s first ful...

Aug. 17, 2018

256 Commercial Drone Training

Our guest owns a commercial drone company, provides drone training, and produces a podcast where he interviews other commercial drone operators. Guest Chris Anderson is the CEO of The Drone Trainer and offers online drone tra...

Aug. 10, 2018

255 Virginia UAS Integration Pilot Program

Project Wing package delivery under the UAS Integration Pilot Program, Zephyr records, recharging drones with lasers, drone-themed tours, Part 107 waiver applications, DroneSeed update.

Aug. 4, 2018

254 Unmanned Aviation Companies Partner Up

AgEagle acquires Agribotix, Skysense and Avansig partner on indoor surveillance drones, DARPA high-speed drones fly indoors, Boeing and SparkCognition bring AI and blockchain to UTM, GE Aviation and Kookmin University study future systems and UAVs.

July 27, 2018

253 High Altitude Pseudo Satellite Drone

Pseudo satellite drone, agricultural crop spraying drone, drone applications in cities, FAA Federal preemption statement, payment concept for drone package delivery, deformable drone absorbs impacts.

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