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

Episode 429 marks a major milestone for the podcast formerly known as  The UAV Digest , soon to be relaunched as  UAV News Talk . Max Flight and David Vanderhoof return to the mic after a long hiatus to introduce new co-host  Max Trescott , known for his work on the  Aviation News Talk  podcast and expertise in both fixed-wing and helicopter flying. The episode opens with...

If you’ve been a longtime listener, you know it’s been a while — actually, a couple of years — since our last episode. But the good news is: The UAV Digest is coming back! Since we last released an episode, the world of drones, UAVs, and advanced air mobility has evolved dramatically. And with so many exciting developments in technology, regulations, and industry trends, we want to make sure that...

Drone Safety Day is April 29, a drone that changes shape, jump-starting your car with a drone, Florida bans DJI from government agencies, decision-making for small UAVs, drones that work together without colliding, adding VTOL to a fixed-wing drone, agave farmers saving water, land a drone in Red Square. UAV News Drone Safety Day Drone Safety Day is Saturday, April 29, 2023. The annual campaign is...

uAvionix detects ADS-B spoofing, racing drones are delivering explosives, an aerial tanker that autonomously guides and controls multiple drones, self-flying F-16s that test loyal wingmen, the Condor heavy-lift UAV wins its first customer, a new mini light tactical UAS, and Archer Aviation and United Airlines plan air taxi service in Chicago. UAV News uAvionix Announces truSky ADS-B Spoofing Detec...

Alphabet’s Wing subsidiary wants a drone delivery network, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces consider using drones to intercept aircraft, DJI is reportedly dropping AeroScope, U.S. Senators want an assessment of DJI security risks, cardboard drones from Australia are going to Ukraine, the USAF has plans for 1,000 loyal wingmen drones, Zipline’s next-generation aircraft, and Russian Su-27 fighter je...

Another personal eVTOL, cops flying BVLOS, military drones with facial recognition, a lethal drone designed in Australia, the Lilium Jet eVTOL, and moving air quietly. UAV News Is this one-seat flying saucer the future of flight? ZEVA Aero  designs and builds electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles. The company’s flagship product is the Argon, based on a pre-existing airframe....

Ameriflight plans to purchase cargo drones from Natilus and Saberwing, a plan for autonomous wind turbine inspections and repair, the American Security Drone Act, an arrest made for flying a drone at Dublin airport, a new hydrogen-powered octocopter drone, and Green and Blue UAS. UAV News Ameriflight adds 35 heavy-duty cargo drones to wish list Ameriflight  is a regional cargo airline (Part 1...

A global drone market report, aircraft control with artificial intelligence, a slow start to Amazon drone deliveries, drones disrupt flight operations at Dublin Airport, a testing service for microgravity research. UAV News Chinese drone maker DJI is dominating the market – despite being blacklisted by the U.S. A report by Drone Industry Insights says: the global drone market was $30.6 billion in...

A large autonomous blended-wing cargo drone and a smaller electric cargo drone, the Eaglet takes flight, taser drones at public schools, the GAO recommends the FAA create a comprehensive strategy, the Dronut for inspections, two MQ-9 Reapers for a Dollar, and a BVLOS autonomous inspection solution. UAV News Drones will ‘push the boundaries of what is possible’ in air cargo The  Natilus &...

Toroidal Propellers offer a solution for multirotor noise, layoffs at Prime Air, Valkyrie drones for the US Marines, regulating advanced air mobility in Utah, mapping a radioactive environment with a collision-tolerant drone, and a cargo drone that can carry 100 pounds for 600 miles. UAV News Toroidal Propellers May Quietly Pave the Way to UAM Package Deliveries and More MIT might have a solution...

An autonomous drone that collects environmental DNA, a robotic wing that measures flapping performance, a Wyoming bill to outlaw drone flights over prisons, flying drugs into the U.S. with drones, and an ex-drone manager sues Amazon. UAV News Special drone collects environmental DNA from trees If you want to find out what creatures live in an area, you can observe them or you can collect the “envi...

Using drones for weather prediction, tracking warehouse inventory with an autonomous drone, an FCC NPRM for the UAS communications spectrum, Walmart delivery drone statistics, underwater drones to detect ocean carbon, hardening the electric grid from aerial attacks, and cargo delivery to moving ships. UAV News Drones Make Weather Prediction Easier at the Poles Researchers are using DJI Mavic 2 dro...

A UAV tether for choppy seas, four advanced (and expensive) drones, drones changing the way buildings are designed, a drone (and rover) for simulated Martian missions, the Army’s short-range reconnaissance program with Skydio, an Apple patent for pairing UAVs and controllers, kites that take down drones, Ukraine drones that take down Russian drones. UAV News Navy engineers test new slack tether fo...

European drone strategy 2.0, armed drones for Ukraine, drones used for poaching and other wildlife investigations, drone videos of three active volcanoes, dynamically assigning frequencies for UAS command and control, a survey of consumer attitudes on home drone delivery of goods and food, liquid hydrogen power, and the Dover AFB sUAS program. UAV News Drone Strategy 2.0: Creating a large-scale Eu...

The latest Amazon Prime Air drone, XQ-58A Valkyrie tactical drones, bringing a drone on a cruise ship, a drone light show fail, and attacking a navy with uncrewed surface vessels. UAV News Amazon reveals the new design for Prime Air’s delivery drone—here’s your first look Amazon has continued to develop its delivery drone. The new MK30 drone has increased range, expanded temperature tolerance, and...

Operations Over People approval for AgEagle, transitioning to UAV-dominated air forces, women drone pilots in Ukraine, an autonomous Black Hawk helicopter, a drone facilitates a robbery, a BVLOS corridor in upstate New York, an autonomous firefighting helicopter, 500 drones celebrate a game anniversary, and how to increase lithium battery lifespan. UAV News AgEagle’s eBee X Series Drones Are the F...

FAA issues guidelines for community-based drone organizations, large Navy drone swarms, Iranian drone components, the 2023 FAA reauthorization bill, a large Chinese cargo drone, the Bell Autonomous Pod Transport, Russians with drones in Norway, plant specimen sampling with drones, a Wing drone comes to a fiery end, and Collaborative Combat Aircraft. UAV News FAA Updates Recreational Drone Flying G...

Nano drones in Ukraine, cloud seeding with drones in China, bots that clean beaches and waterways, a STEM program for young girls, new technologies from Draganfly, and patrolling the airport perimeter. UAV News What Are Black Hornets? The Cutting-Edge Micro-Drones Donated to Ukraine The British Prime Minister announced that 850 Black Hornet nano drones would be given to Ukraine under a joint U.K.-...

Automated inspection of solar panels, the NUAIR Public Safety Summit, USAF interest in supersonic target drones and the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat, the Pixy selfie drone goes out of production, drones and rural law enforcement, and UAVs that can land on steep roofs. UAV News Percepto automated inspection drones monitor huge Thai solar farm Percepto  announced it has completed the proof-of-concept...

Women and drones documentary film, Chinese drone submarine, unmanned surface vessels, drone tech to India, portable ATM system, mapping with multiple drones, Ford patent.

D.C. court rules on drone Remote ID case, reconnaissance drones for Ukraine, more drones going to Mars, fried chicken coming by drone, lifeguard drones meet U.S. resistance, mapping a mountain with a UAV, NASA and Zipline partnership, and United Airlines sends a pre-delivery payment to Archer. UAV News D.C. Circuit Upholds Drone Remote ID Rule Court Upholds Remote ID For Drones RaceDayQuads and dr...

Archer Aviation planning full transition flights of their Maker aircraft, drone shuts down Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, protecting sporting events with drones, using lasers for drone communications, RQ-4 Global Hawk end-of-life, alligator attacks drone, a Remote ID device from Aerobits, and the Zephyr UAS flies for 26 days. UAV News Archer Flight Testing Gains Momentum, On Pace to Ac...

Microsoft announces a new AirSim platform to train drone AI systems, Amazon Prime Air eyes deliveries in Texas, Russia looks at Iranian drones, DJI pushes back against the American Security Drone Act, a UK drone superhighway, and new drones from Alphabet’s Wing. UAV News Microsoft launches simulator to train drone AI systems In 2017 Microsoft created the open-source  AirSim  simulation p...

A company holds a patent for coaxial drone multirotors, locals push back on Amazon’s delivery plans, autonomous battery swapping, transforming battlefield medicine, drones in sports, saving elm trees, and investigating environmental polluters with drones. UAV Video of the Week Video:  Why coaxial configuration of drones is a brilliant invention Nordic Unmanned  has a patent for coaxial c...

The  Dufour Aerospace  CCO tells us about the manned and unmanned tilt-wing eVTOL platforms being developed by the company. Dufour Aerospace Sascha Hardegger  is the Chief Commercial Officer at Dufour Aerospace, a Swiss-based eVTOL startup developing manned and unmanned tilt-wing platforms. The company is currently focused on the Aero2 VTOL drone aircraft and the Aero3 next-generati...