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

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 whitepaper. UAV News The Pentagon wants to know if a swarm of drones can swoop in to help with hurricane relief In January 2019, the Defense Logistics Agency solicited a  Requ...

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 drone, and speculation about stealthy drones. UAV News Koala-spotting drones proves a flying success The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) published a study in the nature...

The NUAIR Alliance and UAS stakeholders establish a plan to support integration into the NAS, North Dakota kills a drone privacy bill while the University of North Dakota supports drone tech for bee populations, 50 applications for LiDAR-equipped drones, drone complaints in the UK, a new FAA drone marking rule, a drone shoot-down in Australia, a UAV helped a SWAT team, an agricultural drone fleet,...

Using drones for wildlife management and conservation: bears and drone noise, elephants and poachers, Kakapos and artificial insemination, and STEM drone projects to protect wild and endangered animals. Also, DHS and the Northern border, an Iranian drone, and a base jumping video. UAV News Bears Are Getting Used to Drones A new study in Conservation Physiology notes that unmanned aircraft systems...

Guest Kevin Gallagher  is President and CEO of  Simulyze , a provider of operational intelligence and technology applications for both federal and commercial organizations. He has more than 30 years of experience in system engineering and operational support. Kevin co-founded Simulyze to specialize in operational intelligence, situational awareness, and traffic management technology for...

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 UAS Magazine reports that FLIR Systems has acquired drone developer Aeryon Labs Inc. for $200 million. FLIR wants to be more than a sensor supplier and Aeryon develops quad-co...

Flights at another major airport were halted due to drone reports, but some experts question the accuracy of the reports. Also, Boeing and Airbus advance their urban air mobility projects, multispectral camera-equipped drones and crop health, a drone that launches and lands like a bird, Facebook and it’s drone project, U-Space for harmonized UTM, and a bladeless drone. UAV News Newark Airport Traf...

The FAA has released a draft of the NPRM that proposes rules for night flying and flights over people. Also, three UAS UTM Pilot Program projects awarded, drones survey Africa and identify illegal activity in India, Japan will issue underwater drone guidelines, and NASA contemplates a quadcopter for Titan. UAV News New FAA proposal would let drones fly over people and at night without a waiver Sec...

A fuel cell drone flies for over an hour, 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. UAV News First ever hour-long flight for hydrogen multi-rotor UAV with 5kg payload Project RACHEL is an attempt to develop a hydrogen fuel cell powered multi-rotor...

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 for the Times Square New Year’s Eve party, but inclement weather prevented their use. Drones likely to...

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 study peatlands in Australia, deliver items over a mobile network, locate nests of protected birds, and support Mars rover tests. UAV News Rogue drone pilot taunts police: Ar...

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. UAV News Sunflower Labs is building a drone surveillance system for high-end homes Sunflower Labs  is developing an outdoor home security system with three components: an...

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 North Dakota. UAV News Send in the drones: NYPD launches its new ‘unmanned aircraft’ system The NYPD Technical Assistance and Response Unit has acquired 14 drones to be used...

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 Airbus’ Idea of the Future is Modular Drone Taxis Watch Audi, Italdesign and Airbus design and test an autonomous flying taxi Audi, Airbus, and Italdesign showed a 1:4 scale mode...

AUVSI creates the Trusted Operator Program (TOP) for professional certification, Aurora Flight Sciences builts the Odysseus HALE aircraft, fast food delivery service generates some complaints, the DRL announces the Alpha Pilot Challenge for autonomous drone racers, the Office of Aviation Services wants information about using drones to fight wildfires, and the Office of the Inspector General condu...

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 airport wildlife management. UAV News Hovermap drones dive underground to autonomously map mines and tunnels Australian-based startup  Emesant  is developing specia...

India releases civil drone regulations, detect and avoid testing begins in Kansas, the future of recreational drone flights, unmanned industry consolidation trends, an over 55-pound UAV approved, and a Chinese HALE drone. UAV News India’s First Step Towards Regulating Drones The Director General Civil Aviation’s (DGCA’s) Civilian Aviation Requirements (CAR) for Unmanned Aircraft System, was releas...

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 search and rescue vehicle. UAV News Skeeter drone inspired by dragonfly’s turbulence-resistant wings Skeeter  is a small scale drone based on the dragonfly and developed by...

Skyward urges the industry to think  Universal  Traffic Management, Ryanair CEO looks to autonomous airliners, Hoverfly introduces a new tethered drone, NYPD eyes drone threats, FAA reauthorization addresses drones, looking for a kangaroo, and testing drone impacts on an airplane wing. UAV News Skyward Works to Redefine UTM as ‘Universal Traffic Management’ To this point, “UTM” has meant...

Another hydrogen fuel cell drone launches, a drone startup fails, two Chinese drone companies in a patent dispute, Flirtey defibrillator delivery drone flies, the AMA has a message for Congress, insurance drones take to the skies, and a missing woman is located with a drone. UAV News BSHARK launches new hydrogen-powered drone BSHARK  and  MicroMultiCopter  (MMC) have partnered on a...

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 hurricane. UAV News Impossible Aerospace, founded by former Tesla engineer launched a new drone with a two-hour flight time The  Impossible Aerospace  US-1 features ar...

U.S. Navy selects the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray, Boeing conducts synchronized drone flights in Australia, an IBM drone delivery patent, an FAA Drone Integration Pilot Program update, a new Cape May County drone facility, flying drones in India, and drones and law enforcement. UAV News Navy Picks Boeing to Build MQ-25A Stingray Carrier-Based Drone Boeing has won the $805 million contract for four ...

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 fully solar-powered drone lifts off This prototype solar-powered quadcopter was developed by the engineering students at the  National University of Singapore . It use...

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 training courses as well as producing  The Drone Trainer Podcast . Chris has owned and operated a commercial drone operation since January 2014, working in...

Project Wing demonstrates package delivery under the Virginia UAS Integration Pilot Program, Zephyr achieves altitude and duration records, DARPA recharges drones with lasers, drone-themed tours entice enthusiasts, FAA details shortcomings with many waiver applications, and DroneSeed raises venture capital. UAV News Country’s first long-distance, residential drone delivery touches down in Montgome...