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DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nThursday\, Jan. 8\, 2026\n\nGov. Mike Br
 aun Secures National Drone Test Site Designation for Indiana\, Leading in 
 White House Initiative for American Drone Dominance\n\nINDIANAPOLIS – Go
 vernor Mike Braun’s effort to position Indiana to lead in American drone
  technology saw a massive win this week\, with Indiana being chosen as one
  of two states to win a designated national drone testing site.\n\nU.S. De
 partment of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Federal Aviation Ad
 ministrator Bryan Bedford announced the two new test sites for Unmanned Ai
 rcraft Systems (UAS) today. Indiana will be among the first new UAS testin
 g grounds in nearly a decade.\n\n“Indiana is taking a leading role in Pr
 esident Trump’s mission to unleash American drone dominance. This new na
 tional drone test site designation will attract high-paying jobs and defen
 se tech investment\, and is a major victory in my initiative to position I
 ndiana as the premier state partner for the defense industry to build\, in
 vest\, and grow.” - Gov. Mike Braun\n\nIn October\, Governor Mike Braun 
 signed an executive order to position Indiana to lead in the federal gover
 nment’s mission of American drone dominance. The executive order created
  the Indiana Initiative for Drone Dominance Task Force to utilize Indiana
 ’s unique attributes to lead the nation in this important sector\, inclu
 ding Indiana's robust advanced manufacturing industry\, expertise from NWS
 C Crane\, restricted airspace over assets like Camp Atterbury and Muscatat
 uck Urban Training Center\, strong policy framework\, and universities wit
 h established programs to further drone research and development.\n\nGover
 nor Braun’s Drone Dominance initiative works to support President Trump
 ’s Unleashing American Drone Dominance and Restoring American Airspace S
 overeignty executive orders\, which set a national goal for American leade
 rship in drone technology and airspace security\n\n# # #\n\nGriffin Reid\n
 Office of Governor Mike Braun\nEmail: Greid@gov.in.gov\nCell: 317-391-9475
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SUMMARY:Gov. Mike Braun Secures National Drone Test Site Designation for In
 diana\, Leading in White House Initiative for American Drone Dominance
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