Posted on 01/22/2008 10:14:53 AM PST by SwinneySwitch
CBP Air and Marine accepted delivery of CBP 110, the third Predator B in the CBP A&M inventory, from General Atomics, Inc. in December 2007.
CBP A&M now has three Predator Bs assigned to the UAS Operations Center in Sierra Vista, Ariz. CBP 110 will operate on the southwest border until it is deployed to Grand Forks, N.D. for Northern Border operations in spring 2008.
The fourth Predator B, CBP 113, is scheduled for delivery in early 2008. This aircraft will support border protection missions on the southwest border.
Current initiatives at Sierra Vista include Border Security Flights, UAS pilot and sensor operator training, and equipment test and evaluation.
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