Looking for the perfect location to expand or relocate an aerospace or defense electronics company? Then it’s time to look at Maryland. We’re confident that the closer you look, the more you’ll like what Maryland has to offer:
Global Reach, Local Access

What’s the strategic advantage of a Maryland location? In a word, ACCESS . To customers. To partners. To federal decision makers. And to the rest of the world.

Located roughly halfway between Boston and Atlanta, London and Los Angeles, Maryland’s mid-Atlantic location provides proximity and access to key Pentagon, federal and commercial customers, partners and facilities in the aeronautics, space and defense industries and a leg up on the competition for lucrative government contracts.

Strategic Advantages of  Maryland location:

• Ranked fourth in the U.S. for investment in science and technology infrastructure (Milken Institute, 2004)
• Ranked fifth in the U.S. for employment in measuring and control instruments manufacturing (AEA)
• More than 50 federal agencies and research facilities
• Three international airports—BWI Thurgood Marshall, Dulles, and Reagan National—in close proximity
• Amtrak service to all points in the northeast corridor (New York, Boston, Philadelphia)

Strength and Numbers

They say success breeds success. Maybe that’s why Maryland continues to attract leaders and entrepreneurs to an area that already boasts the premier aerospace and defense cluster in the U.S.

Take advantage of a Maryland location to build your business, starting in your own backyard—just like some of the aerospace and defense leaders that currently call Maryland home: ATK Space Division/Swales, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems , Lockheed Martin, Hughes Network Systems, BAE Systems, SAIC, ARINC, Raytheon, AAI, Honeywell Technology Solutions, and General Dynamics.

An Exceptional Workforce

Maryland’s numbers speak for themselves:

• First among U.S. states in the percentage of professional and technical workers (25.7%)
• First ranked in percentage of population 25 or older who have completed a graduate or technical
  degree (15.7%)
• Ranked second among the states in percentage of population 25 or older with a bachelor's degree
  or higher (35.1%)

An Atmosphere of Creative Innovation

Home to over 50 research-intensive federal institutions, world-class academic institutions and private research facilities—and ripe with technology transfer opportunities between academic, governmental and commercial entities—Maryland’s economy is driven by an atmosphere of creativity, innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurial spirit.

Maryland’s leading R&D facilities of interest to the aerospace and defense community include:

• The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory  (APL)
• National Security Agency    (NSA)
• US Army Research Laboratory  (ARL)
• Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)
• Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
• NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
• Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG)

A Business-Friendly Environment

Through a highly competitive combination of financing opportunities, tax credits, grants, training funds, and other incentives, Maryland has built a comprehensive framework to support and nurture business formation, expansion, and growth—and to encourage entrepreneurship and excellence across the Aerospace & Defense industries.

Consider some of Maryland’s innovative assets for business growth:

• The Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) administers several assistance programs aimed and supporting the transfer and commercialization of technology developed in university and federal labs.
• The Maryland Venture Fund , financed and operated by the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, makes direct equity investments in emerging technology and life sciences companies.
• Home to more than a dozen business incubators, including the Chesapeake Innovation Center (CIC) , the nation’s first incubator to focus on homeland security solutions.

Maryland companies also benefit from the state’s commitment to partnerships, networking, and alliances aimed at helping businesses thrive. Key aerospace and defense partners include:

• The Patuxent Partnership  
• Maryland Space Business Roundtable  
• The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)
• Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) and Mid-Atlantic Institute for Space and Technology (MIST)
• The Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering  
• The University of Maryland’s Clark School of Engineering

Contact the MD BizTeam at 410-767-6870  to learn more about Maryland's confidential site selection services for expanding businesses.