The new UAV complex will be built at the Fort Bliss Army Military Installation in El Paso, Texas.
According to Defense Systems:
The complex will include a 50,000-square-foot unmanned aircraft maintenance hangar and more than a mile of runways aprons, and taxiways, according to an announcement from the company. The runways will include a 5,000-foot runway for the Gray Eagle and a 1,000-foot runway for the smaller Shadow. In addition to maintenance shops, administrative space and storage space in the hangar, the facilities also will have a 5-ton bridge crane, oil/water separator, aircraft container and forklift storage, taxiway, access apron, oil and hazardous waste storage buildings, vehicle storage facilities, organizational vehicle parking, and overhead protection/canopy.
The above contract was awarded on Dec. 5, 2014.
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