The partnership marks unprecedented state investment
in military infrastructure and the university's future
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQ=686?5$A2?r=2DDQm$p{% {pzt rx%*k^DA2?m[ kDA2? 4=2DDlQ=686?5$A2?r=2DDQmpF8] g[ a_aek^DA2?m ^!#}6HDH:C6^ \\ p7E6C >@C6 E92? `__ J62CD 2D ?6:893@CD 2?5 A2CE?6CD :? E96 8C2DDJ 7@@E9:==D 23@G6 $2=E {2<6 r:EJ[ E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 &E29 2?5 &]$] pC>J #6D6CG6 W&$p#X 92G6 4@>A=6E65 2 AC@46DD 564256D :? E96 >2<:?8—EC2?D:E:@?:?8 >@C6 E92? `[d__ 24C6D @7 7656C2= =2?5 :?E@ E6249:?8[ C6D62C49[ 2?5 962=E942C6 DA246D]k^Am
k5:G 4=2DDlQ!#}0x>365565pDD6E#676C6?46Q :5lQs:GpDD6E!=246w@=56C`QmkAmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^>>I]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^>65:2^|$`fee`hh^%96\&?:G6CD:EJ\@7\&E29\{@8@];A8n:5l~pagcadadQ E:E=6lQ& @7 & DE24< =@8@Q 2=ElQ& @7 & DE24< =@8@Q ^mk^Amk^5:Gm
kAm~? $2EFC52J[ pF8] g[ =6256CD 7C@> E96 >:=:E2CJ[ DE2E6 2?5 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E[ 2?5 9:896C 65F42E:@? H:== 46=63C2E6 E96 9:DE@C:4 C6=@42E:@? @7 >:=:E2CJ F?:ED 2?5 A6CD@??6= E@ 2 ?6H S`af >:==:@?[ aaf[___\DBF2C6\7@@E 9625BF2CE6CD 7@C E96 pC>J #6D6CG6 2E r2>A (:==:2>D]k^Am
kAmpE E96 D2>6 E:>6[ E96 4=@DFC6 @7 E96 7@CE 2?5 7:?2= EC2?D76C @7 =2?5 E@ E96 F?:G6CD:EJ 4=@D6D 2 492AE6C @7 9:DE@CJ F?:BF6 :? E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D] ~C:8:?2==J 3F:=E @? a DBF2C6 >:=6D @7 (2D2E49 |@F?E2:? 7@@E9:==D E@ 2==@H E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E E@ <66A 2? 6J6 @? A:@?66C D6EE=6CDV 24E:G:E:6D :? 5@H?E@H? $2=E {2<6 r:EJ[ E96 7@CEVD =2?5 92D 364@>6 E96 @C:8:? D@:= 7@C E96 4@>>F?:EJVD 4F=EFC2= 2?5 C64C62E:@?2= E@F49DE@?6D[ 2?5 E96 7@F?52E:@? @7 &E29VD 7=28D9:A #` F?:G6CD:EJ]k^Am
kAm%96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 &E29VD A2DE[ 2?5 :ED 7FEFC6[ :D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^6586]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^4^=:?<^nEl_U2>Aj=l6?U2>Aj@lcfcgd_b\`U2>Aj9lbad_eb`_hgU2>AjFl9EEADTbpTauTau2EE96F]FE29]65FTau724F=EJDE277Tau7@C\>@C6\E92?\2\46?EFCJ\E96\FD\8C@HE9\92D\56A6?565\@?\7E\5@F8=2DTauU2>Aj2lE:65ZE@ZE96Z7@CEQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmE:65 E@ E96 7@CEk^2m]k^Am
kAmQ%96 DE@CJ @7 u@CE s@F8=2D 92D 2=H2JD 366? 2 DE@CJ @7 D6CG:46] u@C >@C6 E92? `e_ J62CD[ 86?6C2E:@?D @7 D@=5:6CD AC6A2C65 96C6 E@ 5676?5 @FC ?2E:@?] %@52J[ E92E =6824J 4@?E:?F6D E9C@F89 2? 6IEC2@C5:?2CJ A2CE?6CD9:A E92E DEC6?8E96?D 3@E9 E96 &]$] pC>J #6D6CG6 2?5 E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 &E29[Q D2:5 %2J=@C #2?52== AC6D:56?E @7 E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 &E29] Q(6 2C6 AC@7@F?5=J 8C2E67F= E@ E96 pC>J #6D6CG6[ E96 &E29 }2E:@?2= vF2C5[ @FC 6=64E65 =6256CD 2?5 E96 >2?J A2CE?6CD H9@D6 G:D:@? 2?5 ECFDE >256 E9:D 52J A@DD:3=6]Qk^Am
kAm%96 4@>A=6I EC2?D76C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^6586]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^4^=:?<^nEl_U2>Aj=l6?U2>Aj@lcfcgd_b\`U2>Aj9lc`dafabc`cU2>AjFl9EEADTbpTauTau2EE96F]FE29]65FTauDEF56?EDTauF\2?5\F\D\2C>J\C6D6CG6\2??@F?46\9:DE@C:4\28C66>6?ETauU2>Aj2lC6BF:C65Z24E:@?Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmC6BF:C65 24E:@?k^2m 7C@> 3@E9 E96 &E29 $E2E6 {68:D=2EFC6 2?5 E96 &E29 v@G6C?@CVD ~77:46[ 2D H6== 2D r@?8C6DD] &D:?8 DE2E6 7F?5:?8[ E96 & 4@?DECF4E65 2 S`af >:==:@? DE2E6\@7\E96\2CE &]$] pC>J #6D6CG6 r6?E6C 7@C E96 pC>J #6D6CG6 2E r2>A (:==:2>D[ 4=62C:?8 E96 H2J 7@C E96 >:=:E2CJ E@ G242E6 E96 C6>2:?:?8 24C6D :E @44FA:6D ;FDE 62DE @7 E96 F?:G6CD:EJ 42>AFD]k^Am
kAmQ%9:D 4@==23@C2E:G6 677@CE :D @?6 @7 E96 >@DE D:8?:7:42?E >@56C?:K2E:@? 677@CED :? @FC C68:@?VD >:=:E2CJ 9:DE@CJ[Q D2:5 &E29 v@G] $A6?46C r@I] Q%9:D >@G6 E@ 2 9:89\E649 ?6H 724:=:EJ H:== DEC6?8E96? D@=5:6C C625:?6DD[ 6IA2?5 EC2:?:?8 42A23:=:EJ[ 2?5 6?92?46 =@?8‑E6C> DFAA@CE 7@C @A6C2E:@?2= >:DD:@?D 24C@DD E96 H6DE6C? &?:E65 $E2E6D] p?5 :E H:== 4@?E:?F6 2 DEC2E68:4 A2CE?6CD9:A 36EH66? 7656C2=[ DE2E6[ EC:32=[ 2?5 24256>:4 :?DE:EFE:@?D 4@>>:EE65 E@ DFAA@CE:?8 p>6C:42VD D@=5:6CD]Qk^Am
kAm%96 ?6H &]$] pC>J #6D6CG6 r6?E6C :? q=F7752=6 @A6?65 :? yF?6[ >2C<:?8 E96 EC2?D:E:@? @7 pC>J #6D6CG6 F?:ED 2?5 A6CD@??6= AC6G:@FD=J DE2E:@?65 2E u@CE s@F8=2D E@ E96:C ?6H =@42E:@? b_ >:=6D E@ E96 D@FE9H6DE] %96 >@G6 H2D 4@>A=6E65 @? yF?6 `h] %96 pC>J #6D6CG6 H:== 4@?E:?F6 E@ @A6C2E6 E96 u@CE s@F8=2D >FD6F>[ 2?5 E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E H:== >2?286 E96 7@CEVD k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^6586]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^4^=:?<^nEl_U2>Aj=l6?U2>Aj@lcfcgd_b\`U2>Aj9la__gghdb_aU2>AjFl9EEADTbpTauTauFE299:DE@C:42=>2C<6CD]@C8Tau4TauD=4Tau7@CE\5@F8=2D\46>6E6CJTauU2>Aj2l>:=:E2CJZ46>6E6CJQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm>:=:E2CJ 46>6E6CJk^2m @? r9:A6E2 (2J]k^Am
kAmu@F?565 :? `gea 3J 2 &?:E65 $E2E6D ECJ:?8 E@ 5676?5 E96 H6DE6C? 7C@?E:6C 2?5 >@?:E@C E96 |@C>@?D W>6>36CD @7 %96 r9FC49 @7 y6DFD r9C:DE @7 {2EE6C\52J $2:?EDX[ E96 7@CE 2E @?6 E:>6 DEC6E4965 @G6C `_[d__ 24C6D 2=@?8 E96 62DE6C? 36?49 @7 $2=E {2<6 r:EJ—7C@> h__ $@FE9 E@ ekDFAmE9k^DFAm pG6?F6[ 2?5 7C@> `b__ t2DE E@ E96 >@FE9 @7 t>:8C2E:@? r2?J@?] |F49 @7 E96 7@CEVD 24C6286 3642>6 62DE 36?49 ?6:893@C9@@5D 2?5 C64C62E:@? DA246D] !C:@C E@ E96 >@DE C646?E EC2?D76C[ 2 E@E2= @7 `[dbc 24C6D 925 366? EC2?D76CC65 E@ E96 F?:G6CD:EJ @G6C E96 A2DE `ae J62CD[ :?4=F5:?8ik^Am
kF= EJA6lQ4:C4=6Qmk=:m{2?5 ?@H FD65 7@C &E29 pE9=6E:4D 724:=:E:6Dk^=:mk=:m%96 }2EFC2= w:DE@CJ |FD6F> @7 &E29 W`hegXk^=:mk=:m#65 qFEE6 v2C56? W`hegXk^=:mk=:m#6D62C49 !2C< W`hegXk^=:mk=:m&?:G6CD:EJ @7 &E29 E6249:?8 2?5 C6D62C49 3F:=5:?8D W`ghgXk^=:mk=:m& @7 & w62=E9 w@DA:E2=D 2?5 r=:?:4D W`heaXk^=:mk=:m$EF56?E 9@FD:?8 2=@?8 9:DE@C:4 u@CE s@F8=2D r:C4=6 W`hh`Xk^=:mk=:mceh 24C6D :? 2 w6C:E286 !C6D6CG6k^=:mk^F=m
kAmp7E6C E96 =2DE =2C86 =2?5 EC2?D76C[ :? `hh`[ E96 F?:G6CD:EJ 2?5 :ED #6D62C49 !2C< DFCC@F?565 E96 C6>2:?:?8 d_ 24C6D @7 >:=:E2CJ AC@A6CEJ]k^Am
kAmQpD H6 2446AE DE6H2C5D9:A @7 E9:D 9:DE@C:4 A=246[ H6 5@ D@ H:E9 2 4@>>:E>6?E E@ 9@?@C :ED A2DE H9:=6 4C62E:?8 ?6H @AA@CEF?:E:6D 7@C 7FEFC6 86?6C2E:@?D E9C@F89 65F42E:@?[ 5:D4@G6CJ[ 962=E9 42C6 2?5 :??@G2E:@?[Q #2?52== D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 d_\24C6 $E6A96? p] s@F8=2D pC>J #6D6CG6 r6?E6C Wpu#rX 2E u@CE s@F8=2D 925 366? 4@?DEC2:?65 3J @FE52E65 :?7C2DECF4EFC6 2?5 3F:=5:?8D] $@>6 DE:== :? @A6C2E:@? :? a_ae H6C6 >@C6 E92? `__ J62CD @=5] %96 ?6H[ b`]h\24C6 D:E6 ?62C r2>A (:==:2>D @776CD >@56C? 724:=:E:6D 2?5 36EE6C 2446DD 7@C C6D6CG:DED[ DFAA@CE:?8 7FEFC6 6IA2?D:@? 2?5 6?92?4:?8 @A6C2E:@?2= DJ?6C8J H:E9 E96 &E29 pC>J }2E:@?2= vF2C5] %96 aaf[___\DBF2C6\7@@E pC>J #6D6CG6 r6?E6C—H9:49 :?4=F56D 25>:?:DEC2E:G6 @77:46D[ DE@C286 2?5 2 D6A2C2E6 G69:4=6 >2:?E6?2?46 D9@A—C6A=246D E96 @A6C2E:@?D @7 ?62C=J 2 5@K6? 3F:=5:?8D 2E E96 7@CE]k^Am
kAmQ%96 pC>J #6D6CG6 :D G6CJ AC@F5 @7 @FC 96C:E286 2?5 E:6D E@ u@CE s@F8=2D 2?5 E96 8C62E6C $2=E {2<6 r:EJ 2C62[Q D2:5 |2;] v6?] z6G:? |6:D=6C[ 4@>>2?56C @7 E96 &]$] pC>J #6D6CG6VD ggE9 #625:?6DD s:G:D:@?] Q%96 C6=2E:@?D9:AD H6 3F:=5 H:E9 @FC 4@>>F?:EJ A2CE?6CD =:<6 E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 &E29[ E96 &E29 }2E:@?2= vF2C5[ 2?5 E96 $E2E6 @7 &E29 92G6 366? :?DECF>6?E2= :? D6EE:?8 E96 DE286 7@C E9:D 9:DE@C:4 =2?5 28C66>6?E] %9:D AC@;64E 6?DFC6D E92E @FC pC>J #6D6CG6 $@=5:6CD H:== 4@?E:?F6 E@ 36 E96 36DE\EC2:?65 2C>J :? E96 H@C=5 5676?5:?8 @FC 7C665@> 7@C >2?J J62CD E@ 4@>6]Qk^Am
kAm%96 feE9 ~A6C2E:@?2= #6DA@?D6 r@>>2?5 :D 2 4C:E:42= 46?E6C 7@C s676?D6 $FAA@CE @7 r:G:= pFE9@C:E:6D[ 4@@C5:?2E:?8 H:E9 DE2E6 2?5 =@42= @77:4:2=D 5FC:?8 6>6C86?4:6D 2?5 ?2EFC2= 5:D2DE6CD] xE 4@>AC:D6D ea F?:ED 2?5 @G6C e[b__ D@=5:6CD 2?5 4:G:=:2?D] p55:E:@?2==J[ E96 g_fE9 |65:42= r@>>2?5 Ws6A=@J>6?E $FAA@CEX[ E96 =2C86DE >65:42= 4@>>2?5 :? E96 pC>J #6D6CG6[ >2?286D 56A=@J23=6 7:6=5 >65:42= F?:ED 24C@DD ae DE2E6D[ H:E9 @G6C `_[___ D@=5:6CD 2?5 4:G:=:2?D]k^Am
kAmQ&E29VD DF446DD 92D 2=H2JD 366? 3F:=E 3J A6@A=6 H:==:?8 E@ =@@< 36J@?5 E@52J 2?5 A=2? 7@C E@>@CC@H[Q &E29 $6?2E6 !C6D:56?E y] $EF2CE p52>D] Q%9:D A2CE?6CD9:A DEC6?8E96?D @FC ?2E:@?2= 5676?D6[ AC@G:56D @FC pC>J #6D6CG6 D@=5:6CD H:E9 E96 >@56C? 724:=:E:6D E96J 56D6CG6 2?5 4C62E6D ?6H @AA@CEF?:E:6D 7@C E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 &E29 E@ 65F42E6[ :??@G2E6 2?5 D6CG6 7FEFC6 86?6C2E:@?D] xEVD 2 A@H6C7F= 6I2>A=6 @7 H92E 42? 92AA6? H96? DE2E6[ 7656C2= 2?5 =@42= A2CE?6CD 4@>6 E@86E96C 2C@F?5 2 D92C65 G:D:@? 7@C &E29VD 7FEFC6]Qk^Am
kAmu@==@H:?8 E96 C6=@42E:@? @7 pC>J #6D6CG6 A6CD@??6=[ u@CE s@F8=2D AC@A6CEJ H:== 36 EC2?D76CC65 E@ E96 F?:G6CD:EJ 7@C 7FEFC6 42>AFD 56G6=@A>6?E] %96 6?E:C6EJ @7 u@CE s@F8=2D :D @? E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^6586]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^4^=:?<^nEl_U2>Aj=l6?U2>Aj@lcfcgd_b\`U2>Aj9l`hchfh`_hcU2>AjFl9EEADTbpTauTauHHH]?AD]8@GTauDF3;64EDTau?2E:@?2=C68:DE6CTau:?56I]9E>U2>Aj2l?2E:@?2=ZC68:DE6CZ@7Z9:DE@C:4ZA=246DQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm?2E:@?2= C68:DE6C @7 9:DE@C:4 A=246Dk^2m 2?5 E96 DE2E6 9:DE@C:4 C68:DE6C] u656C2= AC6D6CG2E:@? =2HD H:== 8F:56 E96 C6?@G2E:@? AC@46DD] q642FD6 E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 &E29 :D 2 AF3=:4 F?:G6CD:EJ[ E96 &E29 ~77:46 @7 w:DE@C:4 !C6D6CG2E:@? 92D @G6CD:89E 2?5 H:== AC@G:56 8F:52?46 7@C 56G6=@A:?8 7@CE AC@A6CEJ 2?5 3F:=5:?8D]k^Am
kAmr@?E24Eik^Am
kAm—#636442 (2=D9[ 4@>>F?:42E:@?D 5:C64E@C[ &?:G6CD:EJ @7 &E29[ g_`\dd_\chb_[ k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@iC636442]H2=D9oFE29]65FQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmC636442]H2=D9oFE29]65Fk^2mk^Am
kAm—r9C:DE@A96C w2?D@?[ s:C64E@C @7 !F3=:4 p772:CD[ ggE9 #625:?6DD s:G:D:@?[ &]$] pC>J #6D6CG6[ e_g\bcc\`gag[ k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i49C:DE@A96C]C]92?D@?a]4:Go2C>J]>:=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm49C:DE@A96C]C]92?D@?a]4:Go2C>J]>:=k^2mk^Am
kA :5lQ!&#{Qmk:>8 E:E=6lQr:D:@?Q H:5E9lQ`aQ 96:89ElQ`aQ 2=ElQr:D:@?Q DC4lQ9EEADi^^6586]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^4^:>8^72G:4@?]A?8nD?l{paaa`hU2>AjD5la_ae\_g\_gQ ^m ':6H @C:8:?2= 4@?E6?E E@ 5@H?=@25 >F=E:>65:2ik2 :5lQ!#}&#{Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^?6HD\C6=62D6D^F?:G6CD:EJ\@7\FE29\2?5\FD\2C>J\C6D6CG6\4@>A=6E6\9:DE@C:4\=2?5\EC2?D76C\2?5\C6=@42E:@?\b_agcedca]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm9EEADi^^HHH]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^?6HD\C6=62D6D^F?:G6CD:EJ\@7\FE29\2?5\FD\2C>J\C6D6CG6\4@>A=6E6\9:DE@C:4\=2?5\EC2?D76C\2?5\C6=@42E:@?\b_agcedca]9E>=k^2mk^Am
kAm$~&#rt %96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 &E29k^Am
kAmk:>8 2=ElQQ DC4lQ9EEADi^^CE]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^CE]8:7n}6HDxE6>x5l{paaa`hU2>Aj%C2?D>:DD:@?0x5la_ae_g_g_f`c!#0}t($0&$!#00000{paaa`hU2>Ajs2E6x5la_ae_g_gQ DEJ=6lQ3@C56Ci_AIj H:5E9i`AIj 96:89Ei`AIjQ ^mk^Am
