Aerospace/Defense Industry Profile

HUNTSVILLE/MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA

Aerospace/Defense Industry Profile

JULY 2018

Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama =

280 Aerospace & Defense Companies employing nearly 30,000 people

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Huntsville, Alabama: A Legacy of Innovation Since the early 1950s, Huntsville has been a national center for space and defense technology. Known as Rocket City USA, we have built on the legacy of the Saturn V, through the Shuttle era, and are leading development of NASA’s Space Launch System today.

Huntsville and Redstone Arsenal are the location of choice for the best and brightest engineers and scientists, and we have been nationally recognized

by Inc., Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal as one of America’s leading tech communities.

Our local and state leaders foster business success by providing a dynamic education system, a high quality of life, a low cost of living and doing business, and the infrastructure necessary for growth.

With the highest concentration of engineers and tech workers in the country, the Huntsville region is a smart place to live, learn, work, and play.

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Cummings Research Park: 3,800 Acres | 300 Companies | 29,000 Employees 2nd Largest Research Park in the U.S.

DRIVEN BY SCIENCE. POWERED

BY PEOPLE.

PROPELLING SCIENCE SINCE 1962.

INNOVATION IS OUR DNA.

DEFENSE SYSTEMS OPTIMIZATION INTEGRATED REMOTE SENSING PLATFORMS COMPLEX SYSTEMS SIMULATION TOOLS CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS SECURITY

CUMMINGS RESEARCHPARK .COM

SPACE PLATFORMS, PAYLOADS & LOGISTICS PRECISION ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES APPLIED GENETIC DIAGNOSTICS

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Redstone Arsenal: 38,000 Acres | 41,000 Jobs Materiel Management Acquisition, Contracting & Sustainment

Space Operations & Missile Defense Exploration & Defensive Capabilities

Research, Development, Test & Engineering Innovative Application of Sciences & Technologies

Intelligence & Homeland Defense Threat Analysis & Explosives Training

Total budgets managed: More than $50 Billion 14 General Officers & 123 SES Positions

Top Military Spending Locations

FY2015

Sources: Defense Manpower Data Center, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Census Bureau, and Chmura Economics & Analytics

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Huntsville is Positioned to GROW its Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Clusters Huntsville Comparative Labor Market Analysis, Deloitte Consulting, LLC © November 2017

HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF ENGINEERS IN THE UNITED STATES

All Architecture & Engineering Occupations LQ*

Huntsville Metro Area:

Select Manufacturing Engineering Occupations for Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing LQ*

4,000 aerospace engineers 1,000+ each of mechanical, industrial, electrical, & electronics engineers

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“Capacity to fill 7,000 additional advanced manufacturing positions through 2022.”

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Deloitte study, 2017

CONCENTRATION OF SOFTWARE TALENT LEADS THE NATION Software Developers, Applications LQ*

#1 in the U.S. for Concentration of Computer Programmers Computer Programmers LQ*

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Port of Huntsville Huntsville International Airport (HSV) International Intermodal Center (Air Cargo & Rail Cargo) Foreign-Trade Zone #83 Jetplex Industrial Park Second Longest Runway in Southeast U.S. Temperature Control Coolers for Products and Produce 6

U.S.

Software Developers, Systems Software LQ*

*Location Quotient: concentration relative to state or national population.

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Education and Training Total Enrollment = 30,000 The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has five research disciplines ranked in the Top 20 by the National Science Foundation: • 5th aeronautical astronautical engineering • 13th atmospheric sciences • 20th astronomy

• 10th computer and information sciences • 18th business & management

UAH is 13th in the nation in NASA-sponsored research and 25th in DoD-sponsored research; has the highest return on investment in the state; and is the only university in the U.S. to receive the 2018 Cogswell cybersecurity award.

Calhoun Community College is the largest 2-year school in Alabama with programs in aerospace, advanced manufacturing, robotics, and cyber.

Athens State University is the state’s only two-year upper level school, with more than 50 degree programs aligned to business and industry, including a master’s degree in global logistics and supply chain management.

The Alabama School of Cyber and Engineering, a statewide high school magnet, will open in Huntsville in 2020.

The Alabama Robotics Technology Park provides a technically trained workforce for automation and robotics; assists in the development of new robotics systems and technologies; and promotes the creation, growth, and expansion of companies through innovative technology solutions.

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is home to Space Camp as well as Aviation, Robotics, and Cyber camps that serve more than 100,000 students a year.

Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is the largest commercial airport in North Alabama, serving more than 1.2 million passengers annually with nine non-stop destinations.

The International Intermodal Center, located in the Port of Huntsville Global Logistics Park, provides a single hub location specializing in receiving, transferring, storing, and distributing international and domestic cargo via air, rail, and highway.

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Future of Tech is in Three Cities, including Huntsville

Huntsville Named #1 on list of Top 10 Best Cities for STEM Workers in America

Huntsville ranks #7 Best Place to Live in the U.S.

225 Church Street NW Huntsville, AL 35801, USA 1-256-535-2000 HSVchamber.org

Huntsville Grabbing Attention as City for Startups Chip Cherry, CCE

President & CEO ccherry@hsvchamber.org 1-256-535-2006

Huntsville tops “Best Places To Live” list for America’s New Tech Hubs

Lucia Cape, CCE Senior Vice President, Economic Development, Industry Relations & Workforce lcape@hsvchamber.org 1-256-535-2033

Mike Ward, CCE

The New Age of Aerospace is in Huntsville, Alabama

Senior Vice President, Government & Public Affairs mward@hsvchamber.org 1-256-535-2030

Erin Koshut Executive Director Cummings Research Park ekoshut@hsvchamber.org 1-256-535-2086