# General Atomics expands Shannon facility with $39.5M investment

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems is increasing manufacturing capacity in Shannon, Mississippi, with a $39.5 million investment that will create 125 jobs and add 100,000 square feet for defense components.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-09-03
- Where: Shannon, Mississippi, United States
- Value: $39.5M
- Jobs: 125
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100,000 square feet
- Products: national security components, defense technologies
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems](https://endata.com/companies/15806.md)

## Sources

- [mississippi.org](https://mississippi.org/news/general-atomics-growing-in-lee-county-creating-125-new-jobs/), 2020-09-03: "This expansion is a significant part of our ongoing efforts to create the most comprehensive Manufacturing Center of Excellence and Innovation in this region."

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