Mississippi Business Journal » drone http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:02:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 State sends drone site proposal to FAA http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/state-sends-drone-site-proposal-to-faa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-sends-drone-site-proposal-to-faa http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/state-sends-drone-site-proposal-to-faa/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 19:27:31 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74386 JACKSON — Mississippi is bidding for one of six sites nationwide to test unmanned aerial vehicles. A Mississippi Development Authority spokeswoman says the state submitted its proposal to the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday. State officials say the FAA should choose Mississippi because it has three manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as a [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/state-sends-drone-site-proposal-to-faa/feed/ 1 Production begins on fuselages for new surveillance drones http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/14/production-begins-on-fuselages-for-new-surveillance-drones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=production-begins-on-fuselages-for-new-surveillance-drones http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/14/production-begins-on-fuselages-for-new-surveillance-drones/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:01:29 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=65309 MOSS POINT — Production has begun at a Northrop Grumman plant in Moss Point on fuselages for a new line of surveillance drones. Officials marked the development yesterday with a ceremony at Northrop’s Unmanned Systems Plant. The Triton high-altitude surveillance drone being built for the Navy will be able to stay aloft for 24 hours, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/14/production-begins-on-fuselages-for-new-surveillance-drones/feed/ 0 Camp Shelby chosen for unmanned aircraft training site http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/05/camp-shelby-chosen-for-unmanned-aircraft-training-site/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=camp-shelby-chosen-for-unmanned-aircraft-training-site http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/05/camp-shelby-chosen-for-unmanned-aircraft-training-site/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:47:47 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=53461 FORREST COUNTY — Camp Shelby, the nation’s largest state-owned and operated military training site, has been chosen from 19 sites around the country as a center to train national guard troops to operate the unmanned aircraft called drones. The center at Camp Shelby will train soldiers from all over the country and will operate during [...]

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