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#109 Admiral Phil Kenul: What flying into hurricanes taught him about drone regulation

James T. Barry 4/21/26 James T. Barry 4/21/26

#109 Admiral Phil Kenul: What flying into hurricanes taught him about drone regulation

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#108 Alex List, FlyShirley: 'Shirley' there's an opportunity for AI in the flight deck

James T. Barry 3/17/26 James T. Barry 3/17/26

#108 Alex List, FlyShirley: 'Shirley' there's an opportunity for AI in the flight deck

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#107 Robert Rose, Reliable Robotics: Congressional testimony and conveyor belts in the sky

James T. Barry 2/17/26 James T. Barry 2/17/26

#107 Robert Rose, Reliable Robotics: Congressional testimony and conveyor belts in the sky

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#106 Koen De Vos: U-Space, U-Space… Where Art Thou?

James T. Barry 2/3/26 James T. Barry 2/3/26

#106 Koen De Vos: U-Space, U-Space… Where Art Thou?

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#105 Ben Ivers, Boeing: Airspace modernization

James T. Barry 12/16/25 James T. Barry 12/16/25

#105 Ben Ivers, Boeing: Airspace modernization

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#104 Edward Barraclough, Drone-Hand: Why ranching will scale autonomy before defense

James T. Barry 12/4/25 James T. Barry 12/4/25

#104 Edward Barraclough, Drone-Hand: Why ranching will scale autonomy before defense

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#103 Ed Bastian, Delta Air Lines: Raising the ceiling of possibility

James T. Barry 10/30/25 James T. Barry 10/30/25

#103 Ed Bastian, Delta Air Lines: Raising the ceiling of possibility

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#102 Adam Woodworth, Wing: What aviation looks like at Google scale

James T. Barry 10/21/25 James T. Barry 10/21/25

#102 Adam Woodworth, Wing: What aviation looks like at Google scale

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#101 Ryan Gury, PDW: Drones, Innovation, and Lady Gaga

James T. Barry 10/9/25 James T. Barry 10/9/25

#101 Ryan Gury, PDW: Drones, Innovation, and Lady Gaga

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#100 Chris Hewlett, Project ULTRA: Why DoD will lead UAS integration

Jameson Elder 9/27/25 Jameson Elder 9/27/25

#100 Chris Hewlett, Project ULTRA: Why DoD will lead UAS integration

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#99 Jia Xu, SkyGrid: Opening the sky for autonomous flight

Jameson Elder 9/21/25 Jameson Elder 9/21/25

#99 Jia Xu, SkyGrid: Opening the sky for autonomous flight

We welcome back Jia Xu, CEO of SkyGrid, to discuss the future of autonomy and shared airspace

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#98 Ryan Graves, ASA: UAPs as a wake-up call for airspace safety and innovation

Jameson Elder 8/8/25 Jameson Elder 8/8/25

#98 Ryan Graves, ASA: UAPs as a wake-up call for airspace safety and innovation

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#97 Julie Garland, Avtrain: Drone business and regulation in Europe

Jameson Elder 7/24/25 Jameson Elder 7/24/25

#97 Julie Garland, Avtrain: Drone business and regulation in Europe

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#96 Chad Sweet, ModalAI: Small, smarter, safer UAS - made in USA

Jameson Elder 7/3/25 Jameson Elder 7/3/25

#96 Chad Sweet, ModalAI: Small, smarter, safer UAS - made in USA

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#95 Serhii Kupriienko, Swarmer: Building swarms in Ukraine’s drone war

Jameson Elder 6/17/25 Jameson Elder 6/17/25

#95 Serhii Kupriienko, Swarmer: Building swarms in Ukraine’s drone war

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#94 Brandon Suarez, Reliable Robotics: Balancing safety and operational benefits

Jameson Elder 6/4/25 Jameson Elder 6/4/25

#94 Brandon Suarez, Reliable Robotics: Balancing safety and operational benefits

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#93 Joey Rios, NASA and UTM: Solve Something Right Now

Jameson Elder 5/22/25 Jameson Elder 5/22/25

#93 Joey Rios, NASA and UTM: Solve Something Right Now

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#92 Richard Aboulafia: Supply chain bottlenecks and the New Aerospace Order

Jameson Elder 5/10/25 Jameson Elder 5/10/25

#92 Richard Aboulafia: Supply chain bottlenecks and the New Aerospace Order

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#91 George Mattson, Wheels Up: The integrated customer experience

Jameson Elder 5/2/25 Jameson Elder 5/2/25

#91 George Mattson, Wheels Up: The integrated customer experience

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#90 Chris Gentile, Merlin: Inside the race for trusted tactical autonomy

Jameson Elder 4/12/25 Jameson Elder 4/12/25

#90 Chris Gentile, Merlin: Inside the race for trusted tactical autonomy

In this episode we sit down with Chris Gentile, General Manager for Tactical Autonomy at Merlin, for an in-depth look at the evolving role of autonomy in defense.

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