MS delegation headed to Israel

JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant traveled to Israel Nov. 7 with a delegation of state economic development workers and private business executives, including Airbus Helicopters Inc. of Columbus. Bryant is scheduled to speak Nov. 9 at a defense conference in Tel Aviv and will discuss Mississippi's role in researching and building unmanned aerial vehicles and Mississippi State University’s role as lead for the National Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The Israeli-owned Stark Aerospace company operates a UAV assembly plant in Columbus. (Source: The AP 11/07/15) Gulf Coast Maritime Note: Representatives of the Mississippi State Port Authority and Huntington Ingalls Industries, which operates a Pascagoula shipyard that is one of Mississippi's largest private employers, were also among the delegation.