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One of the aerospace majors in the United States (US) is the Boeing Company that is virtually the pillar of strength for the US aerospace industry

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The regime of aerospace industry is one area in which the United States (US) has held for quite some time and continues to hold a dominant position in the world. With high degree of command and control over modern technologies, most of which has been developed indigenously, as well as the ongoing continuous advancement in this domain, the US aerospace industry enjoys significant competitive advantage over those of other technologically advanced nations of the world. Today, the US is undoubtedly the leading innovator in the world and producer of technologically advanced products. Like other developed nations especially in Europe, the aerospace industry of the US is a high technology capability that is being fully exploited by the nation for the original design, development and manufacture of both civil and military aircraft, the aero engines to power these platforms, guided missiles, space vehicles and all components related to these required by the users.

A BRIEF OVERVIEW

The US aerospace industry consists of around 300 large, medium and small companies. However, the leading companies in the US aerospace industry today who are also the major players on the global scene are Boeing, United Technologies Corporation (UTC), Space Exploration Technologies Corporation also referred to as SpaceX, Norththrop Grumman, General Dynamics, GE Aviation, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Corporation. The US aerospace market being the largest in the world, has a skilled, well trained and competent work force, wide range of products on offer, elaborate distribution systems and strong support at the local and national level for policy formulation and promotion of products. The US aerospace industry employs more than 5,00,000 personnel in scientific and technical regimes across the nation and supports more than 700,000 jobs in related fields. Investment in the US aerospace industry is facilitated by a large pool of well-trained machinists, aerospace engineers and other appropriately skilled work force with the right level of experience in the aerospace industry. Some of the major sub-sectors of the US aerospace industry are as under: Large Civil Aircraft. The US is a global leader in the pro-