Aerospace & Aviation

Newport News elevates your business

Land easy and nestle within the nation’s leading network of colleagues, partners and contractors that specialize in every aspect of aerospace, aviation, advanced air mobility and defense innovation.

The City of Newport News, Virginia, is where you’re propelled forward with our unique stream of like-minded innovators, exiting military and one of the largest collections of scientists and engineers in the United States. We help you soar higher with collaborative energies coming from research and engineering powerhouses like NASA Langley Research Center and commercialization, simulation and defense contractors with every branch of the military. We are home to HII, formerly Huntington Ingalls Industries, where Newport News Shipbuilding constructs nuclear powered aircraft carriers and submarines on our City’s waters.

It’s no wonder our Aerospace and Defense Industry is booming. We’re a city built on breakthroughs and primed for continued growth. There’s no place with resources like this camouflaged as a comfy, coastal community. Our team can’t wait to plug you into the lively and welcoming aviation and aerospace community.

72,500+

Aviation & Aerospace Workforce (in region)

15

Military Installations
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The way to what's next across the industry

  • Aviation Training & Education
  • Military Aircraft
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Research & Development
  • Information Technology
  • Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul (MRO)
  • Components Manufacturing
  • Satellites, Communication, Navigation
  • Defense, Security
  • Technicians
  • Plus many industry sub-sectors

Worldwide - Top Aerospace Engineering Program

#5 Virginia Tech Engineering
*CWUR 2017

 

Aerospace & Aviation Industry

Land easy and nestle within the ideal network of colleagues that specialize in every aspect of aviation and aerospace business, partnerships and more.