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Leading National Defense Aerospace Manufacturing
TDAMC members can be found across the entire state with a focus on the region known as the Texas Triangle. This encompasses Dallas-Ft. Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, the aerospace-heavy counties surrounding Corpus Christi, and the Rio Grande Valley with its emerging space activities.
Our Reach
$95B
Texas total defense contracts
(19% of U.S. contracts)
$83B
Texas aerospace defense contracts
(87% of Texas total defense contracts)
$81B
TDAMC region aerospace defense contracts
(96% of Texas aerospace defense and 27% of U.S. aerospace defense contracts)

Our region covers
77,000
Square miles
which is 29% of the state of Texas
24.6M
estimated population in the 84 counties of our region
(2019)
84%
of manufacturing
employment in Texas is in our region
(more than 740,000 employees)
95%
of the aerospace
manufacturing employment in Texas is in our region
(nearly 36,000 employees)
Part of the SecureAmerica Institute
The Texas Defense Aerospace Manufacturing Community is part of a larger consortium through the SecureAmerica Institute. As part of the SecureAmerica Institute, we provide programs, partnerships and opportunities from all over the nation. When you join TDAMC, you also become part of the SecureAmerica Institute.
TDAMC connects national support and imperatives to provide a local and regional impact. Whether you are a small or medium manufacturer looking to diversify and strengthen your defense aerospace manufacturing portfolio, a large aerospace supply chain manager, or something in between, we want you to join us.