Space & Defense
Technologies
Your company can take flight in Jacksonville. With unique assets, including the region’s global accessibility and central location within the U.S. aviation corridor, the world's most recognized aircraft manufacturing companies thrive here.
6,000+ Aviation Workers
NO Tax on Mfg. Equipment
85+ Daily Nonstop Flights
The continuous growth and innovation of manufacturers like Redwire Space, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Collins Aerospace and others has led NASA Administrator Bill Nelson to claim the Jacksonville region has "become the center for space technology."
If you’re looking for space to grow, Cecil Commerce Center, the largest aviation industrial park in the Southeast, offers more than 4,700 available acres, shovel-ready sites and multi-modal connections that put domestic and global markets within easy reach.
Nearby, Cecil Airport is also well suited for a mixture of aviation/aeronautical uses including maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and provides unencumbered air space. The airport has four different runways, including a 12,500-foot main runway, the third largest commercial runway in Florida. We are also home to the only licensed horizontal launch commercial spaceport on the East Coast.
We know talent is an important part of your company’s success. We are one of the few locations in the country that boasts one of the largest military populations. With more than 3,000 highly trained personnel retiring from the military each year, our region has an abundant source of talent ready to work.
There are currently more than 6,000 people employed in the industry and nearly 100 aviation-related companies that operate here.
Aaron Bowman
SVP, Business Development
Advanced Manufacturing
Corporate Operations
904-366-6671
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