Aerospace & Defense | Trade and Industry Development

AR: L3Harris to Build More Than 20 Large Solid Rocket Motor Manufacturing Facilities in Calhoun County

News Jul 18, 2025

Following a meeting with Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and AEDC leadership at the 2025 Paris Air Show, L3Harris Technologies announced plans to buil...

WA: Portal Space Systems Announces Washington Expansion for Spacecraft Manufacturing

News Jun 23, 2025

Space start-up Portal Space Systems and Washington State Department of Commerce Director Joe Nguyễn announced plans today for Portal’s facility and wo...

The contributions of United Launch Alliance's Alabama facility — now the world’s largest rocket factory — are critical in maintaining U.S. leadership in space and ensuring reliable access to orbit for payloads such as surveillance, weather and communications satellites. The plant produces ULA’s next-generation Vulcan rockets. Photo provided by ULA.

Powering Progress: Alabama's Multi-Sector Strategy for Economic Growth

Article Jun 18, 2025 | By: State of Alabama

Alabama has long been a rising star in the global economic landscape, but recent developments across...

TN: Howmet Aerospace Inc. Announces Tennessee Expansion, to Create 200+ Jobs in Morristown

News Jun 18, 2025

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Howmet Aerospace Inc. officials announc...

Mississippi Momentum: From Ag to Tech, Pro-Growth Policies Power Economic Growth in the Magnolia State

Article Jun 18, 2025 | By: State of Mississippi

Mississippi is full of opportunity, and recent economic momentum proves that the world is taking not...

Aerospace at a Crossroads: Workforce Development Must Lead the Way

Article Jun 18, 2025 | By: John Loyack

As of today, the aerospace industry is growing too fast for the workforce model meant to support it....

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner is assembled at the company’s Charleston County campus. Photo provided by Boeing South Carolina

South Carolina: The Ultimate Business Advantage

Article Jun 18, 2025 | By: State of South Carolina

More than 600 automotive-related companies ranging from OEMs and tire manufacturers to a network of ...

OK: Kratos Expands U.S. Jet Engine Production Footprint with New Manufacturing Facility in Bristow

News Jun 17, 2025

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets, announced plans to open a new ad...

NC: JetZero Lands in Greensboro for New Manufacturing, Assembly Plant, to Create 14,500+ Jobs

News Jun 16, 2025

JetZero, the aerospace company redefining air travel with its breakthrough all-wing aircraft design, announced it has selected the Piedmont Triad Inte...

AL: $33 Million Aviation Facility Breaks Ground in Limestone County, to Create 50 Jobs

News Jun 16, 2025

Aleut Real Estate LLC (ARE) recently celebrated the official groundbreaking of a state-of-the-art hangar facility at Pryor Field Regional Airport in L...