Wednesday, February 22, 2012

San Antonio gets $12.9 million for defense projects - Austin Business Journal:

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million for defense-related projects in San Antonio, accordin to U.S. Rep. Ciro D-San Antonio, who serves on the committee. A planne d upgrade of an aircraft maintenance buildinbg at Kelly Annex Field has been approvedfor $7.9 million in federall funding. The funding will be used to bring the buildin up to code compliance to provide a placrwhere F-16 fighter jets can be properly maintained. In $5 million was authorized for a program to produces unmanned aerial vehicles that use Blacklight Nightr VisionAdvanced Technology, which is manufacture by San Antonio-based This technology allows for the deployment of miniature dronews to provide site-specific surveillance information.
“San Antoniop continues to be a military leader in operations and the advancemenytof technology,” says Congressman Rodriguez. “These authorizatione will bolster the ability of our troopx to do their jobs more safelyand efficiently.”

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