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

Max Trescott | Aviation News Talk Network

UAV News Talk, formerly The UAV Digest, is your go-to source for drone, UAV, UAS, and eVTOL news. We cover the latest developments in drone regulations, pilot certification, emerging tech, advanced air mobility (AAM), and real-world use cases across industries. Whether you’re a drone pilot, developer, policy maker, or just an aviation enthusiast, you’ll find something in every episode to keep you informed and ahead of the curve. We talk about both commercial and military applications from all

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25:10

Army’s $7 Billion Counter-Drone Push, DJI Chip Ban &...

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2026/09/30

The U.S. Army is opening the door to as much as $7 billion in counter-drone spending through a massive IDIQ contract covering a wide range of detection and defeat technologies. We look at why the Pentagon is spreading the work among numerous companies and how the program could support both military operations and the Domestic Drone Shield.Video of the Week: SF startup develops terrifying drone that stalks people.We also discuss plans to protect Cape Canaveral with laser-based counter-drone systems,

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26:40

Amazon Drone Delivery Backlash, AI Drone Swarms &...

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2026/09/24

Amazon’s expanding drone delivery operations are beginning to collide with an increasingly important issue: the people who have to live underneath them. In UAV News Talk #453, Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof examine Amazon’s proposal for as many as 1,000 daily drone deliveries in Connecticut and complaints from a Texas neighborhood experiencing dozens of overflights each day. They also discuss that Belvedere, California is considering restrictions on where drone-delivery facilities can operate and

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51:28

Thermal Drone Pet Rescue, Drone Business & Orlando...

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2026/09/16

Can you build a real business around drones? Michael Parziale has done it in more ways than one.Michael, founder and team leader of the U.S.A.R. Drone Team, explains how thermal imaging has helped him locate more than 150 missing pets. We talk about how he conducts a nighttime search, identifies animals with thermal cameras, chooses altitudes and search patterns, and what owners pay for a professional drone search.But pet rescue is only part of Michael's operation. He's trained police drone pilots,

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26:52

U.S. Laser Downs Cartel Drones, 737 Drone Near-Miss &...

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2026/09/09

The U.S. military has used a high-energy laser to shoot down three drones allegedly operated by drug cartels along the southern border. Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof discuss what the drones may have been doing, the growing use of counter-UAS technology, and the risk of identifying the wrong target.Video of the Week: Shark Superhighway” Off a North Carolina BeachThen, a German military counter-drone exercise creates the very kind of aviation hazard it was intended to prevent. A small drone

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39:17

Drone Delivery Explodes: Amazon Targets 500 Locations...

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2026/09/01

Drone delivery may finally be moving from an interesting experiment to a mainstream business. Amazon is preparing a major expansion into 500 new locations, while Alphabet’s Wing plans hundreds of delivery locations of its own and Walmart is already delivering by drone from dozens of stores. Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof discuss why 2027 could become a breakout year for drone delivery—and why suburban neighborhoods are likely to see it long before dense urban areas.Video of the Week: Epic Amazon

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39:47

Uber & Zipline Target 1 Million Drone Deliveries a...

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2026/08/18

Uber is making its biggest drone-delivery bet yet, partnering with Zipline as it works toward an extraordinary goal: one million drone deliveries per day. Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof trace Uber Eats' long and sometimes surprising history with drones and discuss why Uber's latest strategy may be to provide the customers while companies such as Zipline, Flytrex and Manna provide the aircraft.Video of the week: Sports camera drone discovers that hurdles really are obstaclesThen it's on to DARPA's

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34:02

Archer Aviation Goes Beyond eVTOL: Boeing, Wisk,...

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2026/08/10

Archer Aviation has agreed to acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid businesses in a transaction that could transform Archer from primarily an eVTOL startup into a diversified drone, defense, autonomy and aviation-AI company.In this special single-topic episode, Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof examine why Insitu may actually be the jewel of the deal. The longtime military UAS manufacturer has fielded more than 3,500 aircraft in roughly 35 countries, accumulated approximately 1.6 million

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38:04

DoorDash Air Takes Flight as Motorola Enters Police...

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2026/08/03

Max reports from EAA AirVenture’s new Vertical Lift Center, where he gets an up-close look at Joby’s surprisingly large air taxi, the hybrid-electric DTA JP1, SkyFly’s winged personal eVTOL, and Zipline’s steerable delivery pod. His biggest takeaway: advanced air mobility is no longer merely theoretical, and hybrid propulsion is emerging as an important industry trend.Video of the Week: NYPD drone captures teen subway surfers on videoIn the news, two enormous established companies make potentially

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40:06

AirVenture 2026 Vertical Lift Center: Joby, Beta,...

UAV News Talk – Drone News, eVTOLs, UAS Policy & Air... ·

2026/07/20

EAA AirVenture 2026’s new Vertical Lift Center will feature Joby Aviation, Beta Technologies, Wing, Zipline, and other drone and eVTOL innovators. Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof preview the aircraft, demonstrations, and companies bringing advanced air mobility, drone delivery, personal flight, public-safety systems, and agricultural UAS technology to Oshkosh. Beta is scheduled to fly, while Wing, Jetson ONE, and agricultural-drone operators are also expected to demonstrate their aircraft.The

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37:17

FAA BVLOS Right-of-Way, DJI Rescue Drones, and eVTOL...

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2026/07/16

The FAA’s proposed framework for routine beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone operations moves closer to publication, raising a controversial question: Could some BVLOS drones receive presumptive right-of-way over crewed aircraft? Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof examine the proposed Part 108 rules, UAS traffic management, detect-and-avoid technology, and the risks posed by low-flying agricultural aircraft and helicopters that may not be electronically visible.DJI appears throughout the episode. For

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34:22

Joby Toyota eVTOL Deal, Archer Salinas Factory,...

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2026/07/08

In episode 444 of UAV News Talk, Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof announce that the show is returning to a weekly schedule, then dive into a packed week of drone and eVTOL news. Video of the Week: Max taxiing by the Archer Midnight during testing at Salinas, CA. They begin with how aerial robotics supported Venezuela after devastating earthquakes, including bridge inspections, thermal imaging for search and rescue, medical supply delivery, communications relay, LIDAR scanning, gas-leak detection,

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36:52

Drone Delivery, Flock Drones, eVTOL Forecasts, World...

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2026/07/02

Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof open episode 443 with their Video of the Week. It's a remarkable Sacramento Sheriff’s Office video showing a drone carrying a magnet into a cluttered house to remove a knife from the hand of an apparently unconscious armed suspect. They discuss the flying challenges of carrying a suspended load indoors and whether the magnet could affect the drone.The episode then turns to eVTOLs, where a new Valour Consultancy forecast projects a much smaller future fleet than

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37:37

Can American Drone Technology Compete with DJI? HYFIX...

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2026/06/23

Can American drone technology compete with DJI? In this episode of UAV News Talk, Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof talk with Mike Horton, CEO and co-founder of HYFIX Spatial Intelligence, about U.S.-made drone chips, AI drones, RTK GPS, and the HYFIX H1D drone module.Mike explains that one of DJI’s biggest advantages is deep electronics integration. Many American drone manufacturers still build drones from separate components: flight controllers, companion computers, radios, IMUs, motor-control

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37:45

Drone Delivery Expands, Pentagon’s Drone Arsenal &...

UAV News Talk – Drone News, eVTOLs, UAS Policy & Air... ·

2026/06/16

In this episode of UAV News Talk, Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof cover a wide range of drone, UAS, counter-drone, and eVTOL stories. They begin with their video-of-the-week: an unusual drone-assisted police story from Louisiana, where officers used a drone to locate a fleeing suspect after he was bitten by an alligator in a swamp.The show then turns to Wing and Walmart, which are adding seven new drone delivery markets, including Philadelphia and the San Francisco Bay Area. Max and David discuss

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32:29

DJI Drone Ban, World Cup No-Drone Zones, and Archer...

UAV News Talk – Drone News, eVTOLs, UAS Policy & Air... ·

2026/06/03

Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof cover a packed week of drone and eVTOL news, starting with Eve Air Mobility’s latest hover and low-speed flight testing. They discuss how Eve’s Embraer connection and fixed-lift-rotor design differ from Archer and Joby, and why eVTOL certification, infrastructure, and public acceptance may be harder than the aircraft technology itself.The episode also looks at Archer and Joby’s plans to begin commercial air taxi operations, including the challenge of moving from

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32:30

Counter-Drone Security: Shahed Drones in Cuba, World...

UAV News Talk – Drone News, eVTOLs, UAS Policy & Air... ·

2026/05/21

David Vanderhoof returns to UAV News Talk after a six-month medical hiatus, joining Max Trescott for a wide-ranging discussion of drones, counter-UAS challenges, and the future of eVTOL air taxis.Max and David begin with David’s kidney transplant story and his return to the American Helicopter Museum, then move into the Air Force’s planned retirement of the MQ-9 Reaper and the military’s shift toward cheaper, attritable drones. They discuss Shahed-style drones reportedly heading to Cuba, their

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35:10

Counter-UAS Drone Defense: Capturing Drones with...

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2025/12/26

Max Trescott talks with David Hall, founder and CEO of Velodyne Space, about a new approach to counter-UAS defense that focuses on capturing drones using LiDAR, nets, and parachutes instead of destroying them.Hall begins by explaining LiDAR—Light Detection and Ranging—and how it measures distance by timing how long it takes for pulses of light to travel out and return. While LiDAR has existed for decades, Hall describes how his work during the DARPA Grand Challenge helped transform LiDAR from slow,

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23:40

Ukraine to Build Drones for the U.S., and Hobby Drone...

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2025/10/30

Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof tackle an unexpected reversal in global drone production and a growing crisis for the hobbyist drone community. The show opens with a headline few would have predicted a decade ago: Ukraine negotiating to produce drones for the U.S. military.David explains that after years of battlefield innovation, Ukrainian engineers have become world leaders in low-cost first-person-view (FPV) and kamikaze drone design. The proposal, reported by The War Zone, envisions a

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29:16

Germany’s Drone Crackdown, Sikorsky’s Autonomous...

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2025/10/25

Episode 436 of UAV News Talk dives into global security, emerging automation, and the effects of Washington’s budget stalemate on the future of flight. Hosts Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof examine how nations, defense contractors, and innovators are redefining drone policy and autonomy at the same moment that the FAA’s own progress is slowed by the ongoing government shutdown.Germany authorizes police to counter rogue dronesThe show opens with the news that Germany has approved new counter-UAS

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30:49

FAA eVTOL Approvals, Drone-in-a-Box Tech, HALE Solar...

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2025/09/13

Max talks with David Vanderhoof in Episode 435 of UAV News Talk about an especially busy week in drone, eVTOL, and military UAV news. The episode covers new FAA certifications, autonomous launch systems, solar-powered endurance flights, Chinese technology in Africa, U.S. counter-drone readiness, and even a domestic security case involving explosives and drones. Together, these stories paint a vivid picture of how fast the unmanned aviation sector is evolving — and where the biggest opportunities and

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