CRAWFORD, MS – Courtesy of Cadence Harvey and the Dispatch

Texas-based munitions company Firehawk Aerospace recently purchased some new land and buildings near its extant Crawford facility as part of their plan to expand their manufacturing business here. Firehawk produces munitions such as rockets for both the US Government and commercial interests. CEO Will Edwards, CEO of Firehawk Aerospace, said, “Our investment in this state has only just begun. We’re excited to be here for many decades to come. (An output of) 120,000 rockets a year is going to sound very small very soon, so we’re excited that Mississippi is our new home. … Let’s get to work. . . We want to make sure that by the time we’re done here, this is one of the most important defense integration facilities in the country.”

Once their expansion is complete, they anticipate employing over a hundred “highly-skilled” workers, with salaries starting at $85K and up; they have expressed their intent to focus hiring on the local area, as it has plenty of folks who are both willing and able to handle jobs such as these. U.S. 1st District Rep. Trent Kelly elaborated: “We won World War II, not because of the Detroits and the Chicagos and the New Yorks,” Kelly said. “We won the industrial revolution of World War II because of the rural people around America who started building things better than they could be built in big cities. It’s the workforce, it’s the work ethic, it’s the moral fiber of those neighborhoods. . . “If you give Mississippians a job, they’ll get up early in the morning, they’ll punch in on time, and they’ll give you a great day’s work. . . And they’ll be good members of the community. You couldn’t have a better workforce than you have (here).”

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