WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven issued the following news release:
Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of War (DoW) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) selected the Grand Forks Air Force Base as one of four sites for the deployment, testing and operational assessment of counter-drone systems, including high-powered microwave, laser or similar technologies. This announcement builds upon Hoeven's ongoing efforts as a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee to make counter-drone a cornerstone of U.S. defense strategy, leveraging North Dakota's expertise in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to help protect against the misuse of unmanned aircraft. Hoeven stressed that the foll...