Residents of Grand Forks, N.D., met with local and state officials as well as representatives from the offices of Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) at a public scoping meeting Oct. 6 to discuss the Air Force’s plans to bring Predator and Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles to Grand Forks Air Force Base early next decade. The Grand Forks Herald reported (requires free registration) Oct. 7 that the officials briefed on how the arrival of the UAVs around 2011 could affect area flyers and others in the region. Under the Air Force’s current plans, Predator and Global Hawk missions will begin operations from Grand Forks by September 2011. The new mission will bring about 300 personnel to the base, which will partially offset the exodus of some 1,000 to 1,100 airmen by October 2010 as a result of the base losing its KC-135 flying mission, Col. John Scorsone, vice commander of the base’s 319th Air Refueling Wing, said at the meeting.
Competitors Not Picked for CCA Look Forward to Increment 2
April 25, 2024
While none of the major aircraft contractors were selected to develop the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, all three say they are seeking further autonomous aircraft work for the Navy, foreign partners, or in the classified arena, and maybe future versions of the CCA itself.