<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1j2Gyk_0v4FzUbf00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1j2Gyk_0v4FzUbf00" width="1280" height="720" ></figure>MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The University of Memphis (UofM) secured $9.2 million to design and test drones in unfavorable weather conditions.A University of Memphis researcher has been working to improve the flying capabilities of a drone in heavy rain and on extremely windy days.The state-of-the-art facility has been sponsored by the Office of Naval Research and the Naval Surface Warfare Center—Carderock Division, the University of Memphis said.Senior researcher Eddie Jacobs at the Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research has been leading the project. "When flying drones, we are often restricted to days that have calm winds and no rain," Jacobs said.The University of Memphis has been collaborating with fellow researchers at the University of Arizona, the University of Central Florida, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City.</div></body>

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The University of Memphis (UofM) secured $9.2 million to design and test drones in unfavorable weather conditions. A University of Memphis researcher has been working to improve the flying capabilities of a drone in heavy rain and on extremely windy days. The state-of-the-art facility has been sponsored...

UofM secured $9.2M for its drone facility

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The University of Memphis (UofM) secured $9.2 million to design and test drones in unfavorable weather conditions. A University of Memphis

UofM secured $9.2M for its drone facility

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