A UND effort to receive a $3.4 million Centers of Excellence grant gained some ground Friday, as the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences announced the equivalent of $1 million in support for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) studies.

The deal with Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors will also give UND access to a UAV. According to Bruce Smith, dean of the Odegard School, the Odegard School, the School of Engineering and Mines, the Northern Plains Center for Behavioral Research and Center for Innovation have joined forces to set up a Center of Excellence for UAVs.

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