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Interior Department building its own drone air force

By John Siciliano
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Interior Department building its own drone air force

The Interior Department is on the road to creating its own unmanned drone air force to conduct the higher-risk work of the agency at lower cost.

The agency on Monday awarded Berkley, Calif.-based 3D Robotics a $256,000 contract to build 40 three-pound unmanned aerial drones customized for the agency’s specific needs.

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