A multi-rotor drone and its fixed-wing, one-way attack counterpart that flanked a wall-sized American flag inside a northern Sioux Falls warehouse Friday weren’t the main attraction.
Rather, Pentagon officials and South Dakota dignitaries gathered for an invite-only ceremony at MMS Products Inc. to get a look at a newly developed military advancement that will give South Dakota a front-row seat to the U.S. military’s race to drone warfare dominance.
“The fortunate thing for us is that we’re going to be able to do this in Sioux Falls — with Sioux Falls citizens, with South Dakotans,” MMS president and CEO Tim Dunnigan said, announcing that the young warfare-technology company will construct facilities here to mass-produce munitions components considered revolutionary to the country’s national security efforts.
Tim Dunnigan address attendees at Friday’s ceremony inside MMS’ Sioux Falls location.…