Primary Industries in Tucson
Tucson’s strongest manufacturing sectors — and the precision parts we machine for each.
Aerospace
Tucson is Raytheon Missiles & Defense's global headquarters — one of the world's largest missile production facilities building Tomahawk, Stinger, AMRAAM, and Patriot interceptors. The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) at Davis-Monthan AFB — the famous aircraft boneyard — drives sustainment machining demand, and Bombardier's flight-test operations add to the regional aerospace base.
Explore Aerospace in TucsonDefense
Tucson is Raytheon's missile heartland — Sidewinder, Tomahawk, StingerSM-3, and hypersonic weapons programs all run from the South Tucson campus. Davis-Monthan AFB's 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group adds depot-level machining demand for stored and active aircraft.
Explore Defense in TucsonSemiconductor
Tucson's optics and photonics cluster — centered around the University of Arizona's College of Optical Sciences — overlaps with semiconductor lithography and inspection equipment. Raytheon Missiles & Defense builds sensor electronics locally, and Texas Instruments maintains a Tucson design center.
Explore Semiconductor in Tucson