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A dome in Rome is largest indoor drone testing facility in US

WAER | By Scott Willis
Published July 15, 2022 at 2:22 PM EDT
A drone sits on the floor of the new Skydome.
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A drone sits on the floor of the new Skydome.

There’s a new dome in Central New York, but it won’t be hosting sports events or concerts.

The $13 million Skydome in Oneida County will serve as the largest indoor drone testing facility in the nation. It’s located in a former airplane hangar in the Griffiss Business and Technology Park, and is the latest investment in the state’s unmanned aircraft systems test site.

The project was created and developed by Oneida County, and funded by county and state dollars.
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Scott Willis
Scott Willis covers politics, local government, transportation, and arts and culture for WAER. He came to Syracuse from Detroit in 2001, where he began his career in radio as an intern and freelance reporter. Scott is honored and privileged to bring the day’s news and in-depth feature reporting to WAER’s dedicated and generous listeners. You can find him on twitter @swillisWAER and email him at srwillis@syr.edu.
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