Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Mississippi Is New Base of Homeland Security Drone Testing
After a competitive selection process, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security chose Mississippi for a program orginally started in Oklahoma.
Shown is the entrance to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security complex in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Bill Carey)
Shown is the entrance to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security complex in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Bill Carey)

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has chosen Mississippi as the new base of a demonstration program for small drones that originally started in Oklahoma. After a competitive selection process, the department decided that Mississippi’s multi-site offering was best for its mission of testing unmanned aircraft for DHS component agencies.