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Aerospace & Defense IndustryChampion

Jay Lindell, Oct 7th, 2019

Colorado Aerospace

Economic Ecosystem

Industry

MunicipalState

Federal

R&DAcademia

Capital Investor

Media

General Public

Non-profits

Trade Associations

Colorado Aerospace Economy*

• 1st in nation per capita in employment

• 180 + aerospace companies

• More than 500 suppliers provide space-related products & services

• 84% small business

• 190,880 + indirect jobs

• 4.7 % revenue growth in 2017

• $15.4B Colorado economic impact

• Approx 80% Govt funded, 61% DoD

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Colorado aerospace propels a diverse economy through innovation & advanced technology

* Metro Denver EDC 17 Apr 2018

Colorado Aerospace Growth 2017

Source: Denver Metro EDC

Cluster Report Feb 2018

Defense In Colorado*

• 148,000 direct jobs created• 7.5% of all Jobs in Colorado• $16.4B in labor income

• $36.6B economic impact (VA, Healthcare, Retirees)

*Summit Economics Aug 2018

Fort Carson (active & civ) 32,000 $2.2 B

Peterson, Cheyenne AFS 10,800 $1.5 B

Buckley Air Force Base 9,900 $1.0 B (4,000 Colorado National Guard)

U.S. Air Force Academy 10,000 $1.0 B(4,000 cadets)

Schriever Air Force Base 7,650 $1.4 B

Total 70,350 $7.1B

Veterans: 403,327 U.S. Dept Veterans Affairs FY 17

VA Expenditures in Colorado: $3.6B U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs FY 17

CO Defense Personnel Impacts (FY18)

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“There is diversity & depth in the institutional presence

of defense installations with critically important and

well funded national defense missions” DMVA Report Apr 15

CO Aerospace Partnering Organizations

National Defense Industry

Association

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Space Foundation

Citizens for Space Exploration

Wings Over the Rockies

Air & Space Museum

American Institute of Aeronautics

and Astronautics

Colorado Space Grant

Consortium

Aurora Defense Council Colorado Space Coalition

Colorado Space

Business

Roundtable

Colorado Labs

Manufacturers

Edge Program

Mines Space Resources

CU Aerospace Ventures

Military Affairs

Council

Aerospace States Association

UAS Colorado

Defense Mission

Task Force

Colorado Aviation Business Association

Aerospace & Defense Caucus Government Aerospace Affairs Forum

Secure World Foundation

Space Happy

Hour

Catalyst Campus

Colorado Business

Roundtable

• Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Systems

• Quantum Computing

• Augmented Reality

• Advanced 3D Manufacturing

• 5G Communication Networks

Rapid Technology Development is Changing Space

Technology Propelling Aerospace

Cube Satellite Technology

Global Positioning System (GPS) III

CO Is the Epicenter of The World For GPS

$1.4 Trillion in Economic Impact

GPS III SV-01 Launched 23 Dec 18

3x Accurate, 8x Anti-jam capability

Built By LMC Space in Colorado

Operated by AF Space Command

GPS Economic Impact

*Economic Benefits of the Global Positioning System

(GPS), NIST June 2019

*GPS Has Generated $1.4 Trillion in Economic Benefits For The

Private Sector

Space Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS)

Buckley AFB Is Epicenter for SBIRS

SBIRS 4 Launched Jan 20, 2018

Built By LMC Space

Launched by ULA

Operated by AF Space Command

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NASA Orion

The Next Big Leap Into Space Begins in Colorado!

LMC Space Building

NASA’s next Human

Space Exploration Vehicle

NASA Mars Insight Spacecraft

LMC Colorado Produced

Launched by ULA May 5, 2018

Landed Mars Nov 26, 2018

SNC Dream Chaser Cargo Spacecraft

“Dream Chaser Received (February 2018) NASA’s Authority

to Proceed For First Mission to the ISS in Late 2020”

Colorado Air & Space Port; Aug 2018

Aerospace a Catalyst for Economic Growth

The Aerospace Industry Underpins Our National Security and Drives Our Economy.

U.S. Space 2018

“An Historic Inflection Point”

Alignment For “Space Inflection Point”

Technology Advancement

Technology

Civil Space Exploration,

Policy

National Security

Space Policy

General Public

Awareness

Political Support, Budget

National Space

Strategy

National Leadership

Colorado Aerospace

National Space Defense Center

Schriever AFB 24/7/365 Operations Center Focused on Protecting & Defending the Space Domain

National Space Council

“To provide a coordinated process for developing and monitoring the implementation of national space policy and

strategy”

• Transform to more resilient space architectures

• Strengthen deterrence and warfighting options

• Improve foundational capabilities, structures, and processes

• Foster conducive domestic and international environments

US Space Command

Space Force?

“We support and applaud national initiatives to improvethe effectiveness and efficiency of national security

space capability.”

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Questions / Contact Info

Colorado, A Global Leader for Aerospace

Jay Lindelljay.lindell@state.co.

720-237-7661