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Drone research facility opening at Washington, NC, airport
Xelevate, a Virginia-based drone research facility and flight school, is expanding to North Carolina.
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WASHINGTON, N.C. — Xelevate, a Virginia-based drone research facility and flight school, is expanding to North Carolina.
Washington-Warren Airport in Beaufort County will serve as a new home for Xelevate, which promotes safe and secure drone engagement, innovation and cultural acceptance, working with government agencies, public safety and local communities, according to its website.
Washington-Warren Airport will be designated a drone-smart airport and training school.
The Xelevate announcement comes after the airport recently received $20 million in state funding to modernize the airport.
Xelevate will feature two runways exceeding 5,000 feet, 600 acres of uncontrolled airspace and proximity to government installations, according to a press release calling it the "first of its kind on the East Coast."
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