Maryland thriving in defense technology & manufacturing

Defense industry

• 9,600 aerospace & defense businesses
• $37.8B annual economic activity
• $11.5B annual in federal contracts
• 15/20 of the world’s top aerospace & defense companies have a state presence
• Lockheed Martin headquartered in Bethesda

Top private defense employers

• Northrop Grumman – 10,365 employees
• Lockheed Martin – 3,255 employees
• Leidos – 2,595 employees
• Booz Allen Hamilton – 2,100 employees

Assets

• Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) – Army Research, Development, and Testing Command; Army C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance)
• Maryland Defense Technology Commercialization Center (DefTech) – Resources for companies, entrepreneurs interested in commercializing technology developed at APG
• Army Research Laboratory – Basic and applied research laboratory
• Fort George G. Meade – National Security Agency; Defense Information Systems Agency; U.S. Cyber Command
• Naval Air Station Patuxent River – Naval Air Systems Command; Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division
• Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory – Research center with expertise in air & missile defense, national security, space & satellites, undersea warfare
• University of Maryland College Park – Top ranked school in aerospace engineering; home to the Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel

Expanding business

• RADA Technologies – Produces electronics for the aerospace & defense industries, new headquarters including R&D and manufacturing operations.
• Coherent Technical Services – Works with DOD, NASA, other customers; opened a 40,000ft² fabrication and prototyping facility.
• L2 Defense – Provides technical, training expertise to defense, national security industries
• Northrop Grumman – Expanded manufacturing operations; former Orbital ATK facility manufactures rocket motors for space launch & military applications
• Systems Engineering Group – Provider of combat, radar, missile systems; engineering and analysis
• Chesapeake Technology International – Systems engineering, support operation for military, space-based, electronic warfare systems opened new headquarters
• Mistral Group – Providing solutions through adaptation, integration of Israeli defense technologies
• Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies – Manufacturer of sensing, vibration equipment for defense, other industries; moved 40,000ft² headquarters to Frederick
• Nammo Energetics Indian Head – Opened a production facility for rocket motors, warheads at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head
• ELTA North America – Tripled footprint in Maryland;signed a lease for 21,500ft²

*Statistics courtesy of Maryland Department of Commerce (https://commerce.maryland.gov)