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Engineer Roger Powers asks committee for $3 million to seed Kansas UAS certification and testbed
Summary
Roger Powers detailed a plan to form a Kansas UAS association, partner with Kansas State and Wichita State, and requested $3,000,000 in FY2027 seed funding to stand up purple‑UAS certification, a multi‑class flying test bed and counter‑UAS testing to attract federal funds.
Roger Powers, who described himself as an industry researcher and association founder, asked the Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Committee for $3,000,000 in FY2027 to build a Kansas capability for certifying and testing unmanned aircraft systems.
Powers said the proposed nonprofit association has recruited Kansas State University and Wichita State University as members and advisers and plans three principal activities: a purple UAS certification program focused on supply‑chain security…
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