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Episodes

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...
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.