South Dakota-made munitions systems will anchor U.S. military’s drone dominance

U.S. Department of War awards warfare-technology firm $35M to produce unmanned combat aircraft weapon components in South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – 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 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…

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