August 31, 2023
Contact: Deb Seminary, dseminary@odney.com
Revolutionary drone test range will advance national security
Senator John Hoeven announced plans for a new complex at GrandSKY Business and Aviation Park.
The new $500 million facility will:
- Add nearly 300,000 square feet of hangar space
- Include nearly 300,000 square feet of office space
- Support more than 600 jobs in the Grand Forks region
- Attract additional defense contractors and technology companies to the region
The SkyRange mission will serve as a test range for retired Global Hawks. This allows for more testing and will be a boon to national security.
Test ranges show the world what the United States can do, which shows our enemies what we are really capable of.
Once complete, the SkyRange program will be supported by a data processing center at Hector Field in Fargo.
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About GrandSKY
GrandSKY is the first commercial UAS-focused business park in the United States. Strategically located on Grand Forks Air Force Base near Grand Forks, North Dakota, the 217-acre business and aviation park provides unmanned aerial systems (UAS) industry tenants with unmatched research, development, training testing amenities, including authorization for large UAS BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight) flights in partnership with the Northern Plains UAS Test Site. GrandSKY is permitted for more than 1.2 million square feet of hangar, office, shop, laboratory and data collection space available on a build-to-suit basis with financing available. For more information, visit grandskynd.com.
