Wednesday, December 12, 2012

San Antonio gets $12.9 million for defense projects - San Antonio Business Journal:

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million for defense-related projects in San Antonio, accordintg to U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, D-Sanj Antonio, who serves on the committee. A plannerd upgrade of an aircraft maintenance building at Kelly Anne Field has been approvesdfor $7.9 million in federal funding. The fundingf will be used to bring the building up to code compliancw to provide a placewhere F-16 fighter jets can be properlt maintained.
In addition, $5 milliob was authorized for a program to produce unmanned aeriakl vehicles that use Blacklight Night VisionhAdvanced Technology, which is manufactured by San Antonio-based This technologhy allows for the deployment of miniaturee drones to provide site-specific surveillance information. “San Antonio continues to be a militar y leader in operations and the advancement of saysCongressman Rodriguez. “These authorizations will bolster the abilith of our troops to do their jobs more safelhand efficiently.

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