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Florida Rep. Crenshaw to headline Second to None Employee Rally at Kaman Aerostructures in Jacksonville.
Kaman Corporation, in conjunction with the Aerospace Industries Association, is hosting an employee rally May 21 at their Jacksonville Aerostructures facility to raise awareness of the critical contribution of the aerospace and defense industry to the U.S. economy and to our national security. Congressman Ander Crenshaw will keynote the event, along with Kaman CEO Neal [...]
Labor, aerospace industry unite against cuts
Republicans and Democrats teamed up last year to push the Budget Control Act through Congress. Now, the aerospace industry and its major labor union are banding together to oppose it.
Pratt & Whitney President, David Hess, Talks Sequestration
David P. Hess, President, Pratt & Whitney, United Technologies Corporation, sits down with Bloomberg Television’s Willow Bay.
Second to None Economic Impact Fact Sheet
This fact sheet shows the devastating impact sequestration would have on the American economy.
Fareed Zakaria GPS: Neil Degrasse Tyson makes case for space
Watch as astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about the importance of space exploration with Fareed Zakaria.
Kaman Corporation Celebrates Recent Transfer to the NYSE
Kaman Chairman, President and CEO Neal Keating discussed the threat of budget sequestration, Keating said that we need to make sure the cuts don’t go through. ‘The aerospace and defense industry has really led innovation in this country over the last century…and also is our largest net exporter…It provides three million high paying, high skilled in [...]
House of Reps Dear Colleague Letter In Support of Export-Import Bank
A bipartisan group of over 25 Representatives are urging their colleagues to re-authorize the Export Import Bank
Senate Republicans Send Letter to Leadership on Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank
Over 20 members of the Senate Republican caucus wrote Majority Leader Reid this week, urging floor consideration of the Ex-Im Bank reauthorization.
U.S. business – Ex-Im Bank “one of the most important tools we have to grow U.S. exports and jobs”
381 US businesses large and small urge Congress to reup the ExIm Bank to grow exports and save American jobs.
Stop the Clock: Write Congress Today.
The clock is ticking down towards a trillion dollars in defense cuts that will decimate our military and put over a million Americans out of work. Write your representative in Congress now and Stop the Clock!
Economic Impact State By State
A new study documents how aerospace and defense drives U.S. economic and military strength, and supports over 3.5 million jobs in all fifty states. But these jobs are at risk as the clock ticks down towards budget “sequestration” next year.
Analysis Projects One Million Jobs at Risk from Defense Cuts
An economic impact analysis projects more than one million American jobs could be lost as a result of defense budget cuts if the deficit reduction select committee fails to reach agreement on alternative balanced budget solutions and total cuts to defense reach $1 trillion.
BAE Systems Hosts Second to None Rally
More than 300 local employees gathered at BAE Systems’ facility in York, Pa., November 21 for the first Second to None rally supporting the aerospace and defense industry.
In the shadow of the budget supercommittee’s failure to reach an agreement to avoid sequestration cuts, events like these to draw attention to our industry’s contribution to our national and economic security are even more important.
Recent TV Coverage
Watch recent television clips covering the important issues driving the Second to None campaign.
Most recently, AIA members Aurora Flight Sciences and RTI International Metals opened their manufacturing lines to TV crews to get a first-hand look at the U.S. manufacturing that would be hurt by sequestration.
In Defense of U.S. Missile Defense
Regarding “The delusion of missile defense” (Views, Sept. 21), Yousaf Butt claims, erroneously, that the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System depends on “essentially rigged tests, where the intercept team knew the precise timing and trajectory of the incoming missile.” He ignores the fact that such tests must occur within a certain “window” due to air [...]
Second to None Press Highlights
Links for highlights of the Second to None campaign in the press.
The campaign has been covered by the Financial Times, Defense Daily, DoDBuzz.com, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, Associated Press, The Hill and more.
A bumpy ride in store for defense industry
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President and CEO Originally appeared in Washington Business Journal, September 29, 2011 Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy ride. That’s an understatement for the aerospace and defense industry, which is slated for $460 billion in cuts over the next 10 years and another $600 if the [...]
Great Achievements Begin with Bold Ideas
The challenges we face as a nation have been well-documented — what’s lacking is a clear national consensus about how best to meet them.
To a large degree, restoring America’s economic health starts with restoring our collective confidence. So let’s contemplate some of the things Americans have accomplished in just the last half century that have changed the world…
U.S. Aerospace & Defense: Second to None
American leadership in aerospace and defense is being threatened by forces in Congress and the administration. The security of our troops, our technological future and our economic stability are all at risk. We must preserve jobs across the nation that keep our nation strong. Join us and act now before it is too late.
