Michigan’s defense and aerospace ecosystem is both a national-security asset and an economic engine. It connects military installations and commands, federal civilian expertise, prime contractors, thousands of suppliers, universities, skilled trades, engineers, and dual-use innovators. Decisions made in Washington and Lansing directly affect readiness, industrial capacity, high-wage employment, and Michigan’s ability to compete for future missions and investment.

The Detroit Regional Defense Coalition independently prepared this questionnaire using its defense-focused economic development expertise and review of publicly available state, federal, regional, and industry data. Source citations document the underlying figures; they do not indicate participation in, sponsorship of, or endorsement of this questionnaire by any cited organization.