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Southern Aerospace and Defense Industry — This map seeks to provide a snapshot of the aerospace and defense industry in the American South and the various aerospace and defense manufacturing corridors throughout the region. It includes:

• Aircraft Manufacturers, Aerospace Parts Manufacturing Companies, Military Shipbuilding and Weaponry Manufacturers (blue dots) — The aerospace companies included in this map are private companies.
   
• Federal Laboratories; Corporate, State and University Research Centers (red dots) — This map denotes all the federal laboratories; corporate, state and university research centers that focus on the aerospace industry.
   
• Community College Technical Centers (yellow dots) — This map denotes community college programs that contribute to or focus on the aerospace industry with technical centers training workers in the American South.