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FORT DRUM â Base and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials conducted a ground-breaking ceremony Wednesday for the 10th Combat Aviation Brigadeâs new $21.7 million unmanned aircraft system at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield.
Col. Jeffery Lucas, Fort Drum garrison commander, said in a prepared statement that the event marked not just the beginning of a new construction project but the end of a long, collaborative process.
âA major construction project like this only happens after years of strategic planning, environmental studies, funding requests and justifications, structural planning, contract writing, bidding and rewarding,â he said. âItâs a long road to get here, and Iâm incredibly proud of the many on the staff in the garrison whose ongoing work empowers readiness here every day in countless ways.â
Fort Drum makes more room for fleet of drones
WWNY Fort Drum makes more room for fleet of drones By Emily Griffin | May 12, 2021 at 3:08 PM EDT - Updated May 12 at 8:51 PM
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (WWNY) - Fort Drum is looking to expand on its drone capabilities. On Wednesday, the post took its first step toward making more room.
Fort Drum boasts many large and powerful aircraft, but it’s the smaller ones that officials say are the way of the future.
They’re unmanned drones, flown remotely into battle.
To continue investing in this modern technology, Fort Drum is building a new hangar to expand its fleet. Officials broke ground Wednesday morning.
6 FORT DRUM, N.Y. (May 12, 2021) Fort Drum and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials conducted a ground-breaking ceremony for the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade’s new unmanned aircraft system May 12 at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield.
Col. Jeffery Lucas, Fort Drum garrison commander, said the event marked not just the beginning of a new construction project but the end of a long, collaborative process.
“A major construction project like this only happens after years of strategic planning, environmental studies, funding requests and justifications, structural planning, contract writing, bidding and rewarding,” he said. “It’s a long road to get here, and I’m incredibly proud of the many on the staff in the garrison whose ongoing work empowers readiness here every day in countless ways.”