UAV News Talk – Drone News, eVTOLs, UAS Policy & Air Mobility

The Navy says they were drones not UFOs, an air assault experiment with a drone swarm, drone deployment planned for Africa, a drone that kills wasps, flying in the wind with deep learning, the unique view from above, and Walmart drone delivery service expansion. UAV News Navy Ships Swarmed By Drones, Not UFOs, Defense Officials Confirm The U.S. Navy says the objects detected in 2019 off the Califo...

Public meeting scheduled for BVLOS Aviation Rulemaking Committee Final Report, the MQ-9B STOL, Skyward is closing, bombs dropping from commercial drones, an indoor drone from DJI, Commercial UAV Expo 2022, and drone docking systems. UAV News FAA: Unmanned Aircraft Systems beyond Visual Line of Sight Aviation Rulemaking Committee Final Report The UAS Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Aviation Rul...

We discuss the C-UAS National Action Plan recently released by the White House. The Plan calls for specific measures that address shortfalls in the ability of law enforcement to protect against rogue drones. Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan In  episode 401 , we talked about the  Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan  issued by...

A new vertiport opens in England, a new military tactical UAS, detect-and-avoid system deployment at a UAS test site, major Army drone swarm test, request for malicious drone legislation, NTSB wants more drones and pilots, DJI suspends business in Russia and Ukraine, and Drone Safety Day. UAV News World’s first airport for drones opens in the heart of Coventry An  Air-One vertiport  open...

Creating a U-Space ecosystem for UAV and eVTOL, a hypersonic UAV project in Australia, how to Rickroll a crowd with 300 drones, the Switchblade drone in Ukraine, the outlook for agricultural drones, drone delivery service in Texas, and drones and export laws UAV News Droniq CEO Jan-Eric Putze on Creating a UAV and eVTOL Ecosystem Droniq  is a German company that provides hardware and software...

The proposed BREEZE drone for Venus, a tethered drone for first responders, river rescue missions, taking out drones with Thor’s hammer, UAS over the Arctic, drone deliveries to offshore wind farms, and hobby drones in Ukraine. UAV News NASA considers bird-like drones to explore Venus’s atmosphere NASA wants to study the use of drones that fly through the Venusian atmosphere and study the planet.&...

The design for a large autonomous cargo drone, important noise research, Ford’s idea for a vehicle inspection drone, a high-speed VTOL concept challenge, identifying human trash on the beach, UAS in unsegregated airspace, Western parts in a Russian drone, the longest BVLOS waiver issued by the FAA so far, and an intelligent drone controller that “looks ahead.” UAV News Drones as Big as 747s Will F...

CycloTech propulsion for eVTOLs, the first autonomous Blackhawk helicopter flight, the little drone carrying meth, universities study Verizon 5G drone applications, a Wisconsin bill to ban government use of DJI, and Navy unmanned underwater vehicles. UAV News Markus Steinke on CycloTech’s cycloidal rotor concept The cycloidal rotor concept uses a large, open, rotating spool with airfoils that run...

A drone-as-a-service company is building a country-wide network in Germany, drones as tools, the impact of AI on UAV capability, a new hypersonic drone, an apple-picking drone, creating a digital twin of a national treasure, and a lethal killer drone. UAV News Beagle Systems launches first station in country-wide drone network In Germany,  Beagle Systems GmbH  is building a nationwide ne...

A $1B counter-UAS contract, Kittyhawk air mobility, sports game halted, no recreational drones in UAE, medical deliveries in the Navajo Nation, locating pets after a disaster, peeking at volcanos, an unidentified drone spotted, and a drone research contract at a UAS test site. UAV News US Special Ops Command Awards $1B Counter-Drone Contract Anduril Industries  has won a 10-year, $1 billion c...

A partnership for hydrogen drones and another partnership for maritime drone deliveries, Lithium-Air batteries, drones attacking U.S. troops, flying a drone over a school, UPS commitment to delivery drones, flying in the fog, and how to save a dog with a drone. UAV News SoCalGas to deploy Doosan hydrogen drones in pipeline inspections At this year’s CES,  Southern California Gas Co.  ann...

What the eVTOL industry can learn from helicopters, a counter-unmanned aircraft missile/drone, a birthday drone light show, saving lives with a drone, fused sensor data across manned and unmanned aircraft, and getting the most from the DJI Mavic 3 drone. UAV News 5 Lessons eVTOL Can Learn from Legacy Helicopter Airlines We see what the emerging eVTOL industry can learn from the history of helicopt...

RaceDayQuads v. FAA  and the Remote ID rule, drones for law enforcement and telehealth, Russian attack drones and drones that recharge from power lines, a DARPA program for underwater drones, and finding lost hikers. UAV News D.C. Circuit May Blow Up the Remote Identification Rule for Drones Oral arguments were heard in the  RaceDayQuads v. FAA  case where the FAA’s remote identific...

Measuring kinetic energy to certify drone flights over people, additional funding for Dedrone, documenting endangered heritage sites, Italian heavy-lift multirotors, testing the MQ-25 refueling drone on an aircraft carrier, defining the “next” Reaper, an FAA grant for UAS training, and Navy harassment by drone swarms. UAV News Test methods for drones help put a crucial rule for safe flights over p...

Guided cargo delivery drone from Silent Arrow, the best cities for flying a drone, bringing power to those without, sailing the Gulf Stream, an airline plans for drone delivery, protecting the Pope from rogue drones, and DJI end of support. UAV News These gliding drones could deliver supplies from Air Force planes to the battlefield Drone maker  Silent Arrow ® has won a contract from the Air...

A perching drone saves battery power, drones that connect communities, considerations for photography drones, Covid vaccination deliveries, secret combat drones, breaking up street racing, Airmap acquires DroneUp, and NOTAMs and drones. UAV News Watch this falcon-esque drone perch and carry objects like a bird Engineers at Stanford University created robotic talons that can be attached to a drone...

FAA launches the “12 Days of Drones” campaign, the dangers of drones to aircraft, injunctions against local drone rules, $9,000 drone from Sony, long-endurance electric solar drone, amphibious drone tanker, and a Navy drone hub. UAV News Looking to buy a drone this holiday? These are the FAA operating rules, regulations The FAA’s “ 12 Days of Drones ” educational campaign is underway to help the p...

Personal eVTOL, Navy and Marines resupply drones, an Army UAS, drones on construction sites, UAS support for hypersonic missile testing, weaponized drones, a contraband-carrying drone, and drone video evidence in a high-profile criminal case. UAV News Personal eVTOL Vehicles: AIR CEO Believes in the Flying Cars of the Future AIR  is a Tel Aviv-based company that has unveiled its first product...

Where to get Hydrogen for fuel cells, Boeing loyal wingman milestone, new drone rules for Oregon, Gremlins snatched in mid-air, a drone attack on the U.S. power grid, and Black Friday drone deals. UAV News The Potential of Hydrogen Fuel Cells for UAS Doosan Mobility Innovation Co., Ltd.  is using a hydrogen fuel cell to increase range, and they have partnered with a hydrogen supplier to serve...

Hunting with drones and the fair chase concept, autonomous agile flight, thermal mapping to reduce building heat loss, Trick or Treat, the delivery drone hold-up, UAS over wildfires, and a LAANC update. UAV News Outdoors in Maine: Drones in the woods, and the ethical debate over whether they belong The law in Maine says hunters cannot use drones to locate game. According to  Title 12 Section...

A guidebook for airport UAS threats, watching your neighbors, AUVSI XCELLENCE awards, legal issues for the construction industry, drone projects that impact healthcare, the KARGO and Hammerhead cargo drones, a drone mystery, and the Boeing Loyal Wingman production site. UAV News Guidebook on Airport Response to UAS Threats, Developed by Woolpert, Published by National Safe Skies Alliance The Natio...

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 together, smuggling contraband, Volocopter eyes the U.S., building better batteries, Drone Safety Awareness Week, and the attack of the magpie. UAV News BAE Systems to build T-65...

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 coverage, new drone rules in India. UAV News Terrafugia Inc. Launches New Brand and Commercial UAV Terrafugia Inc.  announced the launch of the new  Commaris ™ bra...

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 drone services company meets a UAV maintenance provider, and the history of drones in Southeast Asia UAV News Paladin publicly launches Knighthawk, a first response drone for c...

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 seeks to develop new research tools, innovative aerospace technologies, and re-defined operational methods. Researchers and stakeholders are developing an integr...