General Atomics is expanding its operations in Mississippi with an $87 million investment and plans to create 125 new jobs, according to the Mississippi Development Authority.
The project will add a 200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Shannon and increase the company’s production capabilities for advanced weapons systems and precision-strike programs.
The announcement comes four months after General Atomics disclosed a $25 million investment in its Shannon operations. It marks the company’s 15th expansion in Lee County, where it has operated for more than two decades.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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