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Senator John Hoeven and Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) Director George Rumford showcased plans for the more than $500 million Sky Range complex to be developed at Grand Sky. Hoeven, who serves as a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, is working with Rumford to fund and advance the construction …

The Police Department of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has received an all-clear to enter the small craft aerial age with final approval – and a nearly $100,000 budget – to create and operate a new fleet of drones, all of which will initially be DJI craft that politicians in Washington, DC, and a number of …

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) hosted a grand opening event on August 9, 2023 to mark the opening of its newest hangar at the Grand Sky Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Business Park near Grand Forks, North Dakota. The event included a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of the …

Meadowlark Aircraft Company has announced its intent to provide a new paradigm in mission-specific unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) manufacturing.  It will meet the most challenging demands from customers in a variety of industries including precision agriculture, National Defense, infrastructure inspection, and package delivery.  Clients will no longer have to compromise their requirements …

Senator John Hoeven joined leaders from Grand Sky in announcing the purchase of a new system to facilitate real-time collection of weather data to support unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flights. Specifically: Grand Sky has acquired Meteodrone, an unmanned aircraft that will be operated under a multi-year contract with TruWeather Solutions to …

 The Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) is preparing to support statewide emergency response efforts following Gov. Doug Burgum’s emergency declaration for spring flooding. The NPUASTS administers Vantis, North Dakota’s statewide unmanned aircraft system (UAS) beyond visual line of site network at the Grand Sky Business Park near Grand Forks. The NPUASTS …

Washington, D.C. (AFNS) – The Department of the Air Force announced today it will conduct infrastructure planning in 2022 for construction and renovation projects at Grand Forks AFB, projected to begin in 2023. Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall approved the plan, which will provide the construction and renovations …

Top Nollywood celebrity, Tayo Sobola unveiled the biggest e-commerce platform in the country, Hicolumn, with matchless qualities that connects consumers to choice stores, anytime, anywhere, thus bringing their usual places of shopping close to their neighbourhood.   The unveiling of the groundbreaking ecommerce platform took place at the Radisson …

The announcement was made in mid-October by online magazine Drone Biz. SkySkopes was recognized out of 750 global drone companies for its size, growth, industry development and market share. SkySkopes continues to add satellite branches across the country as it focuses on its core missions of utility line inspection and …

But it’s not all bad news. The data, compiled by the local Economic Development Corporation, also shows big growth in the manufacturing sector, which added 660 jobs from 2015 to 2019. The portrait that emerges from the data, presented to EDC leaders in June, is one of an economy bound …