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Aerospace + Defense Quick Facts

MRO Capital of the World

Home to the largest Department of Defense air depot and commercial airline MRO facility in the world.

1,100+ Aerospace Entities

More than 1,100 aerospace entities operate in the state including manufacturers, MRO, research and development, military and others.

Aerospace Degrees

12 of Oklahoma’s colleges and universities have aerospace programs.

120,000+ Employees

More than 120,000 Oklahomans are employed in Oklahoma’s aerospace and defense industries.

5 Military Installations

Oklahoma boasts five military installations, two air national guard operations and numerous aerospace assets, including the Oklahoma Air & Spaceport.

“We have been asked ‘Why Grove, Oklahoma?’ We could have built in Los Angeles and the city would have said ‘This is just another business.’ In Oklahoma, we matter…”

Karl Strauss, Director, Ferra Aerospace

Imagine the Possibilities

Incentives

Not only is Oklahoma a right-to-work state with labor costs 25 percent below the national average, but we also offer a variety of business incentives like the Aerospace Industry Engineer Workforce Tax Credit and 21st Century Quality Jobs Program.

Committed to Growing Aerospace

In Oklahoma, aerospace matters and we’ve proved it with the creation of the ACES program and Oklahoma’s Aerospace + Defense Team. We’re growing and diversifying the sector through workforce development, support of existing businesses and recruitment of new investment to the state.

Oklahoma Air + Space Port

One of only 10 licensed U.S. spaceports — the only one in unrestricted airspace. The “Infinity One” space flight corridor is 152 miles long and 45 miles wide. The facility contains 50,000 square feet of manufacturing space, 6 commercial aircraft hangars for lease and a 13,504 x 300 ft. primary runway.

Unmanned Systems

In the emerging unmanned industry, our unique mix of terrain and testing capacity make Oklahoma perfect for UAS/UAV research and development. Oklahoma is a UAS hub for fire and rescue, precision agriculture, safety and security, transmission monitoring, weather, and aerial photography.

Weather Research + Technology

The National Weather Center and NOAA’s Severe Storms Laboratory are located in Norman, Okla.

FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center

The Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center is the nation’s central FAA and USDOT support and training facility — 87,000 students are trained through the center annually.

Download our comprehensive guide to the aerospace and defense sector. Inside you will find detailed information about Oklahoma's aerospace talent pipeline, workforce and wage data, incentives, export data and more.

Oklahoma’s Aerospace Clusters

The more than 1,100 aerospace entities operating in Oklahoma encompass all aspects of the supply chain — manufacturers, MRO, research and development, military and others.

Oklahoma City Metro

Tinker AFB

AAR
Acorn Growth Companies
Boeing
Bombardier
Delaware Resource Group
Federal Aviation Administration
Field Aerospace
GE Aviation
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Lockheed Martin
Meta Special Aerospace
Moog
Northrop Grumman
Oneida
Pratt & Whitney
Rolls-Royce

Tulsa Metro

Tulsa Air National Guard

American Airlines MRO
BizJet (Lufthansa Technik)
Consolidated Turbine Specialists
FlightSafety
General Dynamics
Intercontinental Jet Service Corp.
L3
Lufthansa Technik
MST Manufacturing
NORDAM
Spirit AeroSystems
Triumph Group
Vertical Aerospace
WHI Global

Grove

Ferra Aerospace
Malone’s CNC Machining
Orizon Aerostructures

Stillwater

ASCO Aerospace USA
Frontier Electronic Systems Corp. (FES)

Northwest Region

Vance AFB

Aircraft Structures International Corporation (ASIC)
Vantage Plane Plastics

Southwest Region

Altus AFB

Fort Sill
BAE Systems
Duncan Machine
Raytheon

Seminole

Enviro Systems (Safran)
Air Methods

McAlester

McAlester Army Ammunition Plant

Choctaw Defense

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Your Site Selection Experts

Contact us today for a confidential, no-cost incentives analysis for your project. Call the Oklahoma Team at 800-588-5959.

Jennifer leads the team responsible for taking Oklahoma to the world. As Director of International Trade & Foreign Investment, she promotes Oklahoma as the premier location for new jobs and investment on a global scale.

Jennifer Springer

Director, Business Development

As the Director of National Recruiting, Christie leads our team of Economic Development Specialists. Under her leadership, she and her team work with companies, site consultants and community representatives, making all necessary resources available to them and advising on state incentives.

Christie Myers

Director, National Recruiting

Christy is a Program Manager on our Global Recruiting Team. She focuses on research, international relations and trade, foreign direct investment and global economic development.

Christy Busch

Global Program Manager

Geoff leads the Aerospace & Defense Team and the ACES Program. He is responsible for overseeing the growth and diversification of Oklahoma’s Aerospace businesses via the ACES mandate as well as executing strategic development of the state’s Defense industry.

Geoffrey Camp

State Director of Aerospace and Defense

Cathy is an Economic Development Specialist focused on business expansion and recruitment. She works closely with companies, site consultants and community representatives, making all necessary resources available to them and advising on state incentives.

Cathy Curtis

Economic Development Specialist

As an Economic Development Specialist, Connie focuses on business expansion and recruitment. She works closely with companies, site consultants and community representatives, making all necessary resources available to them and advising on state incentives.

Connie Lake

Economic Development Specialist

Tina is an Economic Development Specialist on our Business Recruitment team. She works closely with companies, site consultants and community representatives, making all necessary resources available to them and advising on state incentives.

Tina Lindsay

Economic Development Specialist

Leshia is the Program Manager for Oklahoma ACES program. Leshia works closely with Oklahoma aerospace companies and organizations to build collaboration and growth opportunities. She also leads delegations of Oklahoma aerospace entities to domestic and international trade shows.

Leshia Pearson

ACES Program Manager

Martin is an Economic Development Specialist, focusing on state incentives. As a member of our Business Recruitment team, he works closely with companies, site consultants and community representatives, making all necessary resources available to them and advising on state incentives.

Martin Roberts

Incentive Specialist

A member of our Global Recruiting Team, Sarah is a Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Manager. She focuses on international relations and trade, foreign direct investment and global economic development. She works to grow relationships between Oklahoma and other nations in order to increase FDI opportunities in the state.

Sarah Short

Foreign Direct Investment Manager

Christopher is a member of our Business Recruitment team. As an Economic Development Specialist, he works closely with companies, site consultants and community representatives, making all necessary resources available to them and advising on state incentives.

Christopher Suttle

Economic Development Specialist

Ryan is part of the Aerospace & Defense team. As an Economic Development Specialist he works closely with companies, consultants and communities, making all necessary resources available and advising on state incentives.

Ryan Tillison

Economic Development Specialist

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Aerospace + Defense Quick Facts

MRO Capital of the World

1,100+ Aerospace Entities

Aerospace Degrees

120,000+ Employees

5 Military Installations

Imagine the Possibilities

Incentives

Committed to Growing Aerospace

Oklahoma Air + Space Port

Unmanned Systems

Weather Research + Technology

FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center

Oklahoma’s Aerospace Clusters

Oklahoma City Metro

Tulsa Metro

Grove

Stillwater

Northwest Region

Southwest Region

Seminole

McAlester

Oklahoma Business + Site Selection News

Your Site Selection Experts

Jennifer Springer

Christie Myers

Christy Busch

Geoffrey Camp

Cathy Curtis

Connie Lake

Tina Lindsay

Leshia Pearson

Martin Roberts

Sarah Short

Christopher Suttle

Ryan Tillison

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