Senator Thad Cochran had the honor of delivering remarks and performing the ribbon-cutting at the Aurora Flight Sciences ceremony last Thursday.  The ceremony marked the celebration of a major expansion of the facility in Columbus, MS.  Several of the event’s speakers praised the community support and the hard work of the AFS staff members.  Many elected officials attended the event to show their support for Aurora Flight Sciences and its contributions to the state and nation.

During his remarks, Senator Cochran said, “This is just the kind of capability our military has been asking for in order to provide cost-effective airborne surveillance twenty-four hours a day to our soldiers on the battlefield, and I look forward to the day full production Orion aircraft roll out of this hangar for delivery to the Department of Defense. I am proud to say that Aurora Flight Sciences is a fine example of the type of industry we want in Mississippi.”

 

Tags: afs, Aurora flight sciences, Columbus, defense, MS, national security

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