Amanda Covington and Nate Walkingshaw bring decades of distinguished experience that will help to advance Utah’s aerospace and defense industry.

47G, in partnership with the Governor’s Office, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), the Utah Inland Port Authority and industry stakeholders launched a game-changing initiative today called “Project Alta.”

New Yorkers recently stood at a downtown Manhattan heliport to watch a pilot take off vertically in an air taxi powered by electric batteries. Buoyed up by six small propellers, the air taxi quietly circled over the East River before returning safely to the heliport.

Venture capital has played a critical role in American innovation since the end of World War II. Its ability to catalyze new technologies has proved vital to national security and American economic dominance.

In 2002, millions of people descended on Utah for the XIX Olympic Winter Games. It was a big opportunity for a state with only 2.2 million people — one that state leaders took seriously.

As cities around the world gear up for the future of air mobility, Utah is building the technology that will help to make it all possible.

47G is thrilled to announce the creation of a new workforce development program through YouScience®. This partnership will help students connect with 47G member organizations and create a next-generation talent pipeline to aerospace, defense, and cyber companies in Utah.

The NASA Technology Transfer Program is one of the ways that the federal government provides private organizations with these types of technologies.

In 1945, writer George Orwell predicted the rise of two “super-states, each possessed of a weapon by which millions of people can be wiped out in a few seconds.” These two nations were destined to divide the world into a permanent state of cold war.

The UDOT report noted several benefits of developing an air taxi system, including a faster connection between rural areas and population centers.

47G has partnered with DWS to launch a jobs platform that will serve as a bridge to connect students and job seekers with existing opportunities in the aerospace, defense, and cybersecurity sectors.

The Utah Aerospace and Defense Association has unveiled a new vision for the state as it seeks to build the world’s premier ecosystem for aerospace, defense, and cyber companies.