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Ohio, Indiana Want To Test Drones

All 11 members of the Indiana congressional delegation have co-signed a letter to federal officials supporting an Ohio-Indiana bid for one of six drone aircraft test sites. The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to select the sites by the end of the year. Ohio wants Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton to become a regional hub for drone development. The NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is conducting research and development work for drones.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.