Editing General Mills (section)

===Aeronautical Research Division and Electronics Division===
In 1946, General Mills established their Aeronautical Research Division with chief engineer [[Otto C. Winzen]]. This division developed high altitude balloons in conjunction with the [[United States Navy]] [[Office of Naval Research]] (ONR), such as the [[Skyhook balloon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The "daddy" of the balloon industry|url=http://blog.generalmills.com/2011/08/the-daddy-of-the-balloon-industry/|website=Taste of General Mills blog|publisher=General Mills|access-date=December 15, 2015}}</ref>

In 1956, hundreds of General Mills balloons carrying reconnaissance equipment were launched by the United States government under [[Project Genetrix]] to surveil [[Eastern Bloc|Eastern bloc]] countries, in particular their nuclear capabilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Burnett |first=Maurice G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7Z_ixgEACAAJ |title=Hexagon (KH-9) Mapping Camera Program and Evolution |date=2012 |publisher=Center for the Study of National Reconnaissance |isbn=978-1-937219-08-6 |location=United States of America |quote=The program, code name GENETRIX, called for light-weight plastic balloons carrying optical cameras and electronic equipment to be floated across the U.S.S.R. ... capable of remaining above 60,000 feet ... The cover story ... stated that the project was part of a worldwide meteorological survey. 512 vehicles were launched.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwarz |first=Jon |date=2023-02-07 |title=U.S. Sent "Weather" Balloons to Spy on China and the Soviet Union in the 1950s |url=https://theintercept.com/2023/02/07/china-balloon-soviet-union/ |website=The Intercept}}</ref>

The aeronautical work of General Mills done around the time of the Second World War was continued by [[Raven Industries]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ravenaerostar.com/about/history |title=History |website=[[Raven Aerostar]] |date=September 2, 2021 |access-date=December 4, 2019 |archive-date=December 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204202919/https://ravenaerostar.com/about/history |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The General Mills Electronics division developed the [[DSV Alvin|DSV ''Alvin'']] submersible, which is notable for being used in investigating the wreck of ''[[Titanic]]'' among other deep-sea exploration missions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our connection to Alvin|url=http://blog.generalmills.com/2014/06/alvin-50-anniversary/|website=Taste of General Mills blog|publisher=General Mills|access-date=December 15, 2015}}</ref>