Aerospace, Defense & Space Tech

Site selection and ecosystem strategy for aerospace, defense & space tech.

From satellite manufacturers scaling into full production to the states and regions building the workforce, sites, and supply chains to win them — we're the team both sides call. Backed by a global network of aerospace and space technology clients, partners, and investors.

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Built for the companies growing this sector — and the places that want to win them.

Companies

Aerospace & Defense Primes, Satellite manufacturers, launch and propulsion suppliers, space-qualified electronics makers, and quantum secure communications developers moving from R&D into full production. We run the site search, labor modeling, and incentive negotiation — with the security and workforce requirements this sector demands built in from day one.

Site Selection & Growth

Communities, Regions & States

State Commerce Departments, Economic developers, and Regional leaders working to identify, analyze, and deploy their aerospace, defense, and space tech ecosystem — from a first industry cluster analysis to a full strategic plan and the site-readiness work that gets you on the front end of the game. Not just winning the second location years down the road, but scaling from start-up to start-of-production.

Ecosystem Strategy

What We Do

The site selection partner aerospace, defense & space companies trust.

Site decisions in this sector carry higher stakes than most — security clearances, specialized workforce, supply-chain proximity to primes, and timelines with zero room for error. We've guided manufacturers moving from R&D into full production, satellite and small-sat builders scaling their first factory, and the communities working to attract them.

Satellite & small-sat manufacturing
Quantum Secure Communications and Computing
Launch vehicle & propulsion systems
Space-qualified electronics & components
Dual-use & defense manufacturing
MRO & sustainment facilities
Cleared workforce & security-driven siting
Advanced materials & precision manufacturing

Our VP of Site Selection at the Farnborough International Air Show moderating the Aerospace Defense Americas Panel with Alexander Holt.

150

Companies across our aerospace & space partner network, from first launch to IPO

Countries represented in that network

$13.5B+

Capital raised by companies across the network

Unicorns born from companies in the network

Reach and investment figures reflect SLA's aerospace and space technology partner network, including Seraphim Space.

SLA A&D / Space Tech Related Clients & Partners

Where Do You Start?

Five questions every State & community should be asking about the space economy.

The aerospace, defense, and space sector is moving fast. These are the questions we help answer — and the SLA service built to answer each one.

Entry Point

What's your realistic way into the aerospace and space economy — and what's the actual path to get there? This is where a Strategic Plan starts.

Strategic Planning

Existing Strengths

Which industries you already have are closer to this sector than you think? Ecosystem Cluster mapping and Space Adjacent Manufacturing Analysis show you where your existing base already overlaps with aerospace and space supply chains.

Targeted Analysis

R&D to Commercialization

What higher education institutions do you have with the ability to perform R&D, spur innovation, and commercialize startups into production? Our expertise and partnerships can bring you this at a global scale.

SLA Ecosystem Partnership

Testbeds & Sites

Where can your state or community offer real pilot projects, ranges, space ports, or shovel-ready sites this sector needs today? That's a combination of Site Selection and InvestSite Identification & Feasibility.

Site Selection & InvestSite

Workforce Pipeline

How ready is your workforce to grow into cleared, security-driven, and highly technical roles? We build that into every aerospace, defense, & space tech engagement with Strategic Services clients.

Workforce & Training Analysis

Ecosystem Cluster Mapping

We map where your state or region already sits inside the aerospace and defense supply chain.

Your space tech, aerospace, and defense strategy needs a blueprint for the ecosystem to support the jobs and investment coming. Most areas of the U.S. are unprepared with minimal understanding of space adjacent existing industry, university support, workforce training pipelines, supply chain, and federal legacy contracts. Our global team does this for you.

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