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FAA Drone Crackdown: $75,000 Fines, FBI Drone School & Shield AI X-BAT Copy title
October 20, 2026 · 34 minDrone operators face a new enforcement environment as the FAA takes a tougher approach to violations, with potential fines reaching $75,000 per violation and possible certificate action. In UAV News Talk #456, Max Trescott and David…
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11,000-Drone Spectacular, DoorDash Delivery Drones & Skydio's New Fixed-Wing Aircraft
October 11, 2026 · 26 minThis week on UAV News Talk, Max Trescott and David Vanderhoof open with an astonishing drone show featuring more than 11,000 aircraft. A spectacular dragon formed by 10,183 drones sets a Guinness World Record, demonstrating just how far…
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Army’s $7 Billion Counter-Drone Push, DJI Chip Ban & Lowe’s Drone Delivery
September 30, 2026 · 25 minThe 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…
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Amazon Drone Delivery Backlash, AI Drone Swarms & Prison Drone Fails
September 24, 2026 · 27 minAmazon’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…
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Thermal Drone Pet Rescue, Drone Business & Orlando Drone Show Crash
September 16, 2026 · 52 minCan 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…
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U.S. Laser Downs Cartel Drones, 737 Drone Near-Miss & Amazon Expands
September 9, 2026 · 27 minThe 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…
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Drone Delivery Explodes: Amazon Targets 500 Locations as New Drone Fees Spread
September 1, 2026 · 39 minDrone 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…
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Uber & Zipline Target 1 Million Drone Deliveries a Day + DARPA’s Extreme-Lift Drone Challenge
August 18, 2026 · 40 minUber 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…
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Archer Aviation Goes Beyond eVTOL: Boeing, Wisk, Insitu & SkyGrid Deep Dive
August 10, 2026 · 34 minArcher 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…
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DoorDash Air Takes Flight as Motorola Enters Police Drone Market
August 3, 2026 · 38 minMax 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…
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AirVenture 2026 Vertical Lift Center: Joby, Beta, Wing, Zipline and More
July 20, 2026 · 40 minEAA 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…
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FAA BVLOS Right-of-Way, DJI Rescue Drones, and eVTOL Certification Delays
July 16, 2026 · 37 minThe 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…

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