Local reporting and context
Duke announced in September that engineer Miroslav Pajic would lead a new $24 million research center focused on improving defenses against drones for the U.S. Army. The work adds to the university's growing portfolio of technical security research.
Why it matters in Durham
For Durham residents, the center's importance is both economic and civic. Research funding can support highly skilled work, but technologies designed for security also raise legitimate questions about privacy, oversight and unintended uses. Neither blanket optimism nor blanket suspicion substitutes for attention to project details.
What Durham residents should watch
Review the university's funding description and public research outputs to understand what the center is authorized to study.
For the underlying facts, consult the original public record or reporting. For more coverage, visit Bull City Citizen, our Technology section and read our coverage of Durham technology founders.
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