Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
U.S. Air Force, UAS Park Sign Joint-Use Agreement for Runway
The Grand Sky unmanned aircraft business park in North Dakota expects tenant General Atomics will begin training UAS pilots this summer.
Flanked by North Dakota state and federal officials, Air Force undersecretary Lisa Disbrow signs joint-use accord. (Courtesy: Grand Sky)
Flanked by North Dakota state and federal officials, Air Force undersecretary Lisa Disbrow signs joint-use accord. (Courtesy: Grand Sky)

The U.S. Air Force and Grand Forks County, N.D., signed an agreement that allows tenants of the Grand Sky unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) business park to launch and recover manned and unmanned aircraft from Grand Forks Air Force Base. The result of an 18-month approval process, the joint-use agreement positions the base to support the wider introduction of large UAS into the National Airspace System.