CAMP RIPLEY, MINN. – The Minnesota National Guard has opened an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) facility at Camp Ripley Training Center on May 17, 2013. The facility provides a centralized location for service members to train in the use of UASs in combat to gather intelligence. The 13,000 square-foot building houses both Shadow and Raven aircraft and simulators designed to provide realistic training scenarios, and are equipped with cameras only, and are not armed. Training flights will take place only in the restricted airspace located on the military installation of Camp Ripley.
Unmanned Aircraft At Camp Ripley
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