Florida’s aerospace & aviation industry is defined by the 1,800 aviation and aerospace companies that employ some 83,000 workers in the state.
NASA and the Cape Canaveral Spaceport, as well as Florida's many U.S. military and air force bases are also key industry assets.
The state's excellent education, infrastructure and business development in Space and Aeronautics and its optimal geographic location and climate conditions also contribute to its leading role in the aerospace & aviation industry.
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Florida is an ideal location for developing the breakthrough innovations and sourcing the quality products and services that are key to homeland security and defense (HSD) businesses.
In fact, Florida is home to one of the nation’s largest homeland security and defense clusters, which encompasses a broad range of activities from the manufacture of satellites, tanks, and biometrics to the development of vaccines
Foundation for the Future: The crucial role that homeland security and defense technologies play in the world today is enabled by the innovation and multidisciplinary convergence of several related industries, such as information technology, photonics, modeling, simulation & training (MST), aerospace, and life sciences.
Florida’s strengths in each of these industries, its large pool of highly skilled workers, and prominence as a global trade hub combine to provide a solid foundation for HSD companies to innovate and grow.
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