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

A podcast by 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 perspectives.

Feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/uavnewstalk/

## Latest episodes

- [FAA Drone Crackdown: $75,000 Fines, FBI Drone School & Shield AI X-BAT Copy title](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/31d9cec32354) (2026-10-20, 34 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/73492c21-307f-43dc-8e3e-46d1316b8610.mp3
- [11,000-Drone Spectacular, DoorDash Delivery Drones & Skydio's New Fixed-Wing Aircraft](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/7caeb2799b7b) (2026-10-11, 27 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/3b6f2543-a11d-4990-906b-28c566b13950.mp3
- [Army’s $7 Billion Counter-Drone Push, DJI Chip Ban & Lowe’s Drone Delivery](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/98abeeabc9cd) (2026-09-30, 26 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e78caca5-085e-450a-a66a-d7bf4b6a6efc.mp3
- [Amazon Drone Delivery Backlash, AI Drone Swarms & Prison Drone Fails](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/7dcc04317cc6) (2026-09-24, 27 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/41fd6c86-db1d-4e2b-b8b6-925c7f62a967.mp3
- [Thermal Drone Pet Rescue, Drone Business & Orlando Drone Show Crash](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/21acdce7eaaa) (2026-09-16, 52 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b56c4f20-b88c-4562-b85b-5139a813c87e.mp3
- [U.S. Laser Downs Cartel Drones, 737 Drone Near-Miss & Amazon Expands](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/3ad948983f86) (2026-09-09, 27 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/27e936ac-7d54-478b-9d78-290e2f9e0a30.mp3
- [Drone Delivery Explodes: Amazon Targets 500 Locations as New Drone Fees Spread](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/fef4847c30b3) (2026-09-01, 40 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/cfdca381-2302-4e03-8785-d054e0a87c19.mp3
- [Uber & Zipline Target 1 Million Drone Deliveries a Day + DARPA’s Extreme-Lift Drone Challenge](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/3f38ef644e74) (2026-08-18, 40 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/48e08ece-a6d4-4b37-b1e8-74f80422b72a.mp3
- [Archer Aviation Goes Beyond eVTOL: Boeing, Wisk, Insitu & SkyGrid Deep Dive](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/c80ce630e184) (2026-08-10, 35 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/3edd5e72-b8e2-47f3-b6dc-30e3c0873409.mp3
- [DoorDash Air Takes Flight as Motorola Enters Police Drone Market](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/d1decbe56e1c) (2026-08-03, 39 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f8135d64-411e-4b21-ac64-436fd526f8d9.mp3
- [AirVenture 2026 Vertical Lift Center: Joby, Beta, Wing, Zipline and More](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/534880408961) (2026-07-20, 41 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/31e34f18-0093-40aa-b674-72d9ecb10270.mp3
- [FAA BVLOS Right-of-Way, DJI Rescue Drones, and eVTOL Certification Delays](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/a1442cbf2e79) (2026-07-16, 38 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c09a86a1-9cb3-4b3b-b859-df96143b5010.mp3
- [Joby Toyota eVTOL Deal, Archer Salinas Factory, Pentagon Drone Czar & Disaster Response Drones](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/5e8a16264682) (2026-07-08, 35 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/02a063b0-cb3c-47d1-8c05-9c062ec710bc.mp3
- [Drone Delivery, Flock Drones, eVTOL Forecasts, World Cup Drone Busts & Flying Into a Tornado](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/f12bb143088a) (2026-07-02, 37 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/bf54e9d1-602d-4ba9-b25a-86fcbca22185.mp3
- [Can American Drone Technology Compete with DJI? HYFIX H1D, AI Drones, RTK GPS & U.S.-Made Chips](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/460c6b7010a6) (2026-06-23, 38 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e0346ba3-79b5-47c5-9b7b-26cbe1774000.mp3
- [Drone Delivery Expands, Pentagon’s Drone Arsenal & Honda eVTOL – UAV News Talk 441](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/18ddc4b65c21) (2026-06-16, 38 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/851d644a-dd8b-4565-85fb-affbc49fe95b.mp3
- [DJI Drone Ban, World Cup No-Drone Zones, and Archer Joby eVTOL Air Taxi Plans](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/80955e531fa9) (2026-06-03, 33 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/326b437c-28a3-4731-832d-61a8af37c035.mp3
- [Counter-Drone Security: Shahed Drones in Cuba, World Cup Defense & eVTOL Air Taxis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/272e5b574023) (2026-05-21, 33 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/aaa6193d-0fcd-4408-943d-e2e6ae2fd92e.mp3
- [Counter-UAS Drone Defense: Capturing Drones with LiDAR, Nets, and Parachutes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/dcedd7a204b2) (2025-12-26, 36 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ca4eabbc-e8db-4c77-9016-4b06bc3c8684.mp3
- [Ukraine to Build Drones for the U.S., and Hobby Drone Bans Threaten STEM Education](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/81ae57dd2548) (2025-10-30, 24 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6493a962-0a28-48c6-908e-bbebb2b88e5a.mp3
- [Germany’s Drone Crackdown, Sikorsky’s Autonomous Black Hawk, and FAA Shutdown Fallout](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/f797079fa537) (2025-10-25, 30 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ac207bcf-dc6b-44dc-bf86-3b22c33fa337.mp3
- [FAA eVTOL Approvals, Drone-in-a-Box Tech, HALE Solar UAVs, and EHang’s African Debut](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/4699a886ae4d) (2025-09-13, 31 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/483182df-9cd9-40a3-87c3-fb758cef15f5.mp3
- [Joby Buys Blade, China’s 2-Ton eVTOL, FAA Powered-Lift Rules & Drone Rescues](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/5bf906f5d78f) (2025-08-25, 26 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c85ecdab-30d8-4b24-b0c2-8a72c8020389.mp3
- [BVLOS Rules, School Safety Drones, Mars Helicopters & Michigan Drone Skyway – UAV News Talk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/698a73040dbc) (2025-08-10, 29 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/903e1511-11b5-451e-a80e-64a1dab4c57c.mp3
- [Drone Fireworks, Police UAVs, and a Black Hawk Crash in Texas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/7f5c067dbc67) (2025-07-24, 30 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8877b7bb-80b7-4536-929c-390718d97d93.mp3
- [Drone Delivery Test: Max Trescott Reviews Matternet’s BVLOS UAV Drop](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/97895d1d2299) (2025-07-02, 46 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/72711842-2217-43da-8334-0502d9f8902e.mp3
- [430 DJI Drone Ban, Battery Fires, and Beta Alia’s Transatlantic Flight](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/298e97e07384) (2025-06-16, 30 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d3630611-b345-4668-8fa3-c66e8ce6082d.mp3
- [429 The UAV Digest Relaunch: eVTOLs, Drones, and the Future of Flight](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/871c60bfc395) (2025-05-29, 30 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/08690fd8-b25b-4113-afba-6902a953fc27.mp3
- [428 We’re Coming Back and We need Your Feedback to Make Us Better](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/53b1d30a0073) (2025-05-01, 3 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/87df041b-cfc4-4ba2-b06a-8ab5fb736f0a.mp3
- [427 Drone Safety Day 2023](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/bbd89e184e2e) (2023-04-14, 36 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/dc0676b2-f223-447d-9015-1ee38ae998f1.mp3
- [426 ADS-B Spoofing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/55fdce8ce215) (2023-03-31, 33 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5b337d94-7d18-4904-8232-70650bd28e4c.mp3
- [425 Drone Delivery Network](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/93028a0b2ee2) (2023-03-24, 33 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/62f85d55-2ec4-4d19-923e-30a63bdbae58.mp3
- [424 Personal eVTOL](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/c291b28b8ea9) (2023-03-04, 29 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/45115170-0cb6-4017-924e-5c47721062ce.mp3
- [423 Ameriflight Cargo Drones](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/cf836c4f0e01) (2023-02-25, 29 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f9290615-c586-4531-b5ee-337e9830ae56.mp3
- [422 Global Drone Market](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/fa59035bfb18) (2023-02-17, 27 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/93b67166-d4ef-43b6-bcb7-98aa41d1b4df.mp3
- [421 Cargo Drone](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/b0b2887b451c) (2023-02-04, 36 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/bf671c9c-e413-4190-93e7-aa538b2eccf5.mp3
- [420 Toroidal Propellers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/880cc44c3017) (2023-01-27, 31 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/540ce890-dd27-4435-902d-c343d7190beb.mp3
- [419 Collecting Environmental DNA with a Drone](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/239cb1fe0934) (2023-01-20, 29 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/587e4b29-5cd1-4f58-a331-87aedd254a47.mp3
- [418 Weather Prediction with Drones](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/e3048b89cf25) (2023-01-13, 28 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2f8b79f3-f27b-47de-a9df-589765fe4e2d.mp3
- [417 UAV Tether in Heavy Seas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/c6f4be761b4a) (2022-12-09, 39 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f60f0122-a557-497b-a811-9eda82a30d8b.mp3
- [416 European Drone Strategy 2.0](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/3223d597161d) (2022-12-02, 32 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e1f48246-c24b-466d-83a6-b01a80332b35.mp3
- [415 Amazon Prime Air Drone](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/7755a764b2ce) (2022-11-25, 35 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/707c35df-d026-47d0-8fab-9d1097c7f2c3.mp3
- [414 Operations Over People](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/d6895231c213) (2022-11-11, 34 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/20833714-3f51-459b-a2e8-6bda85a0bbe7.mp3
- [413 Community-Based Drone Organizations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/6c7c3abda407) (2022-10-28, 43 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/41cfcf88-9b6a-4cc1-943d-457114166558.mp3
- [412 Nano Drones](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/b9fb33fe5bfe) (2022-09-02, 23 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/bedd59c4-cba4-481f-a344-7bb4c574bddb.mp3
- [411 Automated Inspection](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/fa926a4d2ad2) (2022-08-26, 28 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/cb35fbc9-d26e-4c37-933e-ba30b5f7712b.mp3
- [410 Women and Drones Documentary](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/4908c21bce6e) (2022-08-19, 32 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f06ff4f8-eb6c-4c93-b602-0e23aeca7aac.mp3
- [409 Court Ruling on Drone Remote ID](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/484daeddede3) (2022-08-12, 33 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/43db5984-c3e3-4622-86fc-99f3789f5228.mp3
- [408 Archer Aviation Maker](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/346086b81d40) (2022-07-29, 32 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/eb27c79a-5ba9-4ab4-8006-84b99acae5eb.mp3
- [407 Microsoft AirSim](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/693140131/2616ee9be52e) (2022-07-22, 27 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5048ada6-7c56-45cf-963c-c9a3877a0146.mp3

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