The Sooner State's impact on defense manufacturing

Aerospace and defense is Oklahoma’s 2nd largest industry

• Annual economic impact of nearly $44B
• Home to more than 1,100 aerospace entities, including manufacturing, MRO, UAS, R&D, military
• Employs more than 120,000 workers
• Notable names include Pratt & Whitney, Lufthansa Technik, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin

Defense assets

• 5 military installations
• 7 Air National Guard assets
• Oklahoma Air & Space Port – 1 of only 12 licensed U.S. spaceports; only one in unrestricted airspace
• Facility contains 50,000ft² of manufacturing space and a 13,503ft x 300ft primary runway
• Tinker Airforce Base – world’s largest DOD MRO facility, with more than 25,000 military and civilian employees; annual statewide economic impact: $3.51B
• Fires Innovation Science & Technology Accelerator (FISTA) –high-security acceleration hub for the nation’s top defense contractors, academic institutions, innovators

Workforce

• State has ranked #1 for its high school aviation curriculum for 3 consecutive years
• 9 colleges & universities offer aerospace degrees & certifications; workforce initiatives include the ACES Program
• The University of Oklahoma has the #1 Aviation School in the nation [OU School of Aviation]
• Murray State College offers the first and only bachelor’s in Gunsmithing in America

Incentives

• Oklahoma is a right-to-work state; labor costs 25% below national average; offers business incentives such as Aerospace Industry Engineer Workforce Tax Credit and 21st Century Quality Jobs Program

Oklahoma Department of Commerce
https://www.okcommerce.gov