WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A new project in Waco is finally ready and it will turn crop duster airplanes into advanced military aircrafts.

Defense Contracting Company L3 Harris Technologies has opened their new hangar for the production of their new OA 1K Sky Raider II aircraft which is expected to flourish in Waco.

These aircrafts will be able to support the U.S Special Operations Command and Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).

Over 100 people came to celebrate the new beginning of the project which could cost up to 3 billion dollars, and President of the ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance), Jason Lambert for L3 Harris says their crews are eager and ready to begin.

“Once we arrive at the plane coming inbound it takes about 100 days through the production cycle and

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