President Trump announced almost $10 Billion of new investments for PA at the just completed Defense and Innovation Summit. An Erie firm was listed among the recipients for part of that package:
Sphere Brake Defense (Erie) — A $4.5 million U.S. Marine Corps contract for certification and production of sphere brake kits for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle fleet, supporting three additional Erie hires.
Investments were made to many companies throughout Pennsylvania for the purpose of:
- Strengthening the Defense Industrial Base
- Fielding Emerging Technology — AI, Autonomy & Space
- Building the R&D and Workforce Pipeline
These investments will create over 4000 jobs and many are exactly the kinds of jobs where preparation and training is available through BuildFreedom.us.
Senator Dave McCormick who arranged the Defense and Innovation Summit provided a list of the awards:
Complete list of Pennsylvania investments.
This is a great step forward for PA and it will likely lead to expanded opportunities beyond these initial investments and jobs. Again, these kinds of jobs require skilled applicants, but training is available for the motivated individual. You can find out more here.