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Commission approves expanded UAS radar purchase and Camp Gruber infrastructure funding
Summary
The Oklahoma Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission approved a $1.7 million contract amendment to buy additional radar hardware for the Clinton-Sherman UAS test range and authorized about $1.4 million in infrastructure work at Camp Gruber to support National Guard UAS testing.
The Oklahoma Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission on May 14 approved two actions to expand the state's unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) testing capacity: a contract to procure additional radar hardware for the Clinton-Sherman test range and initial construction funding for UAS facilities at Camp Gruber.
The commission voted to authorize a phase‑2 hardware and software package for the Clinton‑Sherman Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) test range, a purchase described at the meeting as “a little over $1,700,000.” The board also approved roughly $1,400,000 to fund initial site work and foundational construction at Camp Gruber, part of a longer-term National Guard plan to develop a multi‑phase UAS test site.
Why it matters: the radars and Camp Gruber work are intended to strengthen Oklahoma’s capability to host BVLOS demonstrations and other advanced UAS testing, supporting commercial, defense and academic users and drawing business to state test ranges.
The contract for the Clinton‑Sherman test range will add rotating long‑range 2‑D radar and 3‑D…
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