San Antonio gets $12.9 million for defense projects - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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million for defense-related projects in San accordingto U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, D-San Antonio, who servexs on the committee. A planned upgrade of an aircraft maintenance buildinbg at Kelly Annex Field has been approved for $7.9 million in federalp funding. The funding will be used to brinv the building up to code compliance to provide a placedwhere F-16 fighter jets can be properly In addition, $5 million was authorizer for a program to produce unmanned aerial vehicles that use Blacklighty Night Vision Advanced Technology, which is manufactured by San Antonio-based This technology allows for the deploymenyt of miniature drones to provide site-specific surveillancs information.
“San Antonio continues to be a military leadeer in operations and the advancementof technology,” says Congressman “These authorizations will bolster the ability of our troops to do their jobs more safely and