Governor Tate Reeves tours the GA-EMS Tupelo, MS, site with Scott Forney, President of GA-EMS, and Pete Rinaldi, VP of Manufacturing Operations.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) recently welcomed Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves to its Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Tupelo, MS, where he toured the facility and met with company leaders to discuss Mississippi's expanding role in national defense and advanced manufacturing.
Gov. Reeves emphasized the importance of high-tech job creation and public-private partnerships in driving economic growth. GA-EMS briefed him on its manufacturing capabilities and weapons systems that complement the Golden Dome for America initiative, including hypersonics, directed energy, space-based missile tracking and warning payloads and Bullseye, the company's long-range precision-guided missile that will be produced in Mississippi. The governor was also briefed on GA-EMS' investments and initiatives to support the expansion of the maritime and submarine industrial bases and its nuclear power solutions for future Mississippi data centers.
"General Atomics is helping build the future of American defense right here in Mississippi," Gov. Reeves said. "Their work reflects the strength of our workforce and the success of our pro-growth policies. Mississippi is breaking economic development records and bringing in billions in new private sector investment-and it is thanks to great companies like General Atomics."
GA-EMS operates more than 750,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space in Tupelo and maintains additional facilities in Iuka, MS, with strategic access to world ports via the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway to support future shipbuilding and logistics expansion.
"This facility represents our long-term commitment to building resilient, world-class manufacturing capability in Mississippi," said Scott Forney, President of GA-EMS. "We are investing in infrastructure and workforce development to deliver advanced technologies at scale for critical national defense priorities and to facilitate military readiness."
For further information contact:
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems
112 Bryan Blvd.
Shannon, MS 38868
800-252-1180
www.ga.com/ems