Dayton Region-Israel Aerospace Mission

September 7 - 10, 2009

September 7, 2009 marked the beginning of a remarkable, 4-day event in Montgomery County. The City of Dayton, the Dayton Development Coalition, Montgomery County, and leaders in aerospace research and technology hosted a special delegation from Israel.

Representatives from the Government of Israel, the Municipality of Haifa and nearly a dozen Israeli aerospace technology companies visited the Dayton Region September 7-10, 2009. The mission included one-on-one meetings between aerospace research and technology representatives from Israel and the Dayton Region.

This Mission is part of the initiative being undertaken by the Dayton Region to build on the commercialization of high technology applications, products and services in the areas of sensors, advanced materials, aerospace and unmanned aerial vehicles.

September 8, 2009: Ohio Governor Ted Strickland at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force with representatives from the Dayton Region-Israel Aerospace Mission.

September 8, 2009: City of Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin speaks during the Dayton Region-Israel Aerospace Mission at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

September 8, 2009: Montgomery County Commissioner Dan Foley speaks during the Dayton Region-Israel Aerospace Mission at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

September 8, 2009: Ohio Governor Ted Strickland speaks during the Dayton Region-Israel Aerospace Mission at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

September 8, 2009: Dayton Development Coalition President Jim Leftwich, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, Municipality of Haifa Director General Shmuel Gants, City of Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin, Air Force Research Laboratory Executive Director Joe Sciabica, and Montgomery County Commissioner Dan Foley.