Key companies
- Cobham
- Cubic Corp.
- General Atomics
- GKN Aerospace
- Honeywell
- Lockheed Martin
- Northrop Grumman
- UTC Aerospace Systems
Expertise
- Unmanned aerial systems
- Commercial satellites
- Guided missiles, propulsion units
- Aircraft engines, parts
- Search, detection, navigation instruments
- Airborne sensors
SoCal
85,500 employees
$39.9 billion aerospace output (2014)
San Diego County
67% growth in employment, 2004 to 2014
12,040 employees
AREA colleges, universities offering aerospace degrees, certificates
- San Diego City College
- San Diego Miramar College
- National University
- Point Loma Nazarene University
- San Diego State University
- University of California, San Diego
- University of San Diego
Future job growth
- Production
- Inspectors
- Assemblers
- Machinists
- Technicians
- Engineering
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