Chippewa County Takes Flight: A New Hub for Near-Border Drone Operations

Chippewa County Takes Flight: A New Hub for Near-Border Drone Operations

Chippewa County becomes Michigan’s new hub for near-border drone operations, uniting ANRA, Censys, and MTRI in advanced air mobility.

A major public-private effort is underway in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to advance drone-based mobility and airspace management.

The region near the Canadian border will become a launch point for scalable commercial and security drone operations.

In a project funded by the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) via the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform (MMFP), a regional Operations Center will be created in Chippewa County.

This facility will support near-border drone operations with real-time situational awareness and FAA-authorized traffic coordination services.

The initiative is led by ANRA Technologies in collaboration with the Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC), Censys Technologies and the Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI).

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Author's summary: Chippewa County is Michigan's new drone hub.

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