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Leading STEM workforce
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Putting A&D on the map
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A look at Maryland’s indomitable workforce with the nation’s #1 concentration of STEM professionals. From aerospace engineers to cybersecurity specialists, research scientists and satellite technologists, Maryland has the workforce to get the job done.
A bird’s eye view of the state’s impressive array of A&D assets including industry related federal agencies, academic institutions, military facilities, employment clusters and selected aerospace and defense companies.
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Unrivaled R&D assets
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Foundation of education
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Networking and incentives
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Your best life starts here
A&D business heavyweights Get to know a diverse representation of Maryland A&D movers and shakers who have pushed the envelope for decades and startups that are stretching the industry landscape with new concepts, technologies and aweinspiring products, projects and missions..
Booming UAS community Maryland is on final approach to become the nation’s center of unmanned systems technology. An ideal mixture of assets: workforce, infrastructure, test sites, RDT&E, manufacturers, industry partners and a supportive business climate are creating a booming community for A&D.
Universal rock star, outer space Maryland scientists and engineers are building spacecraft, devising instruments and developing new technologies to study the Earth, the sun, solar system and universe. The state’s outer space rock stars include the James Webb Space Telescope, New Horizons Mission, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab and a bright constellation of aerospace companies.
Maryland is unique among states for its incomparable collection of R&D assets—with a cluster of more than 60 federal agencies, 20 military installations and 57 universities and colleges—many of them directly or indirectly connected to the study of outer space—impacting the future of our world.
Ranked #2 in the nation as the most educated state, Maryland is home to the University of Maryland, College Park, one of the nation’s pre-eminent public research universities. A leader in aerospace engineering, physics, and earth science, the university secures $560 million annually in external research funding.
Maryland companies can tap into an abundant network of resources that support their business goals, whether it means contracting with the federal government’s military or civilian agencies, or tapping into state-sponsored financing programs or tax credits.
Living in Maryland is about having it all. Award-winning school systems, outstanding health care resources, culturally diverse entertainment, friendly neighborhoods, reasonable living costs, all with access to mountains and beaches and loads of fun activities at each turn..
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