The aerospace industry is an important economic sector for the federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. An essential characteristic of Baden-Wuerttemberg as business location is the excellent research infrastructure, a highly-specialised industry of equipment providers and a dense network of productive manufacturers and suppliers. Besides the motor vehicle construction and the mechanical engineering industry, other sectors of major relevance include the electrical engineering, measurement technology and plastics processing as well as the information and communication technology.
Das LR BW ist das Bindeglied in der Luft- und Raumfahrtbranchezwischen Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und politischen Entscheidungsträgern sowie anderen gesellschaftlichen Gruppen.