New York Creates Its Own Version of Silicon Valley for UAS
A 50-mile stretch from the Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York to the Hancock International Airport in Syracuse, New York will serve as a drone corridor for the state.
The corridor is expected to be New York’s version of Silicon Valley, as it seeks to serve as a destination for technological advancement for developers of unmanned systems.
“Companies are going to have to collaborate to come up with a solution because nobody has the single answer. And that’s how Silicon Valley started, that’s what exists today,” said Larry Brinker, the executive director of the NUAIR Alliance, via WRVO Public Media.
The NUAIR Alliance is a not-for-profit coalition based at Griffiss International Airport that operates and oversees UAS test ranges in New York, Massachusetts and Michigan.
Brinker continued, “people are drawn to that area because of the collaboration of the companies that are there, and that’s what we expect to do here as well.”
Among many features, the corridor is expected to include an inside testing and verification center, as well as a testing and certification facility called NUSTAR.
The announcement of this corridor comes just a few weeks after Lockheed Martin completed a successful firefighting and search-and-rescue demonstration at Griffiss International Airport.
