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West Valley Defense Alliance

Uniting Arizona’s west valley defense industry
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Continuing Senator McCain’s legacy of defense led coalitions, WVDA was founded in 2019 to provide Washington with on-the-ground knowledge from Arizona’s West Valley defense industry. Made up of community and business leaders within the defense, aerospace, energy, and information technology industries in the West Valley, we serve as a united voice for the Arizona defense community to promote economic development and pro-defense/industry legislation.

West Valley Defense Landscape

The aerospace and defense industries thrive in Arizona, and the West Valley is no exception. Home to one of the largest military bases in the world and located in an ideal part of Arizona, the West Valley allows both legacy and emerging aerospace and defense companies to succeed.

600+

Defense Contractors

80+

Aerospace and Aviation businesses

7.7k+

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Lynndy Smith

Chair

VP of Government Affairs at Acronis SCS

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Rick Buss

Vice Chair

Assistant City Manager for the City of Peoria

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Jeanine Jerkovic

Economic Development Liaison

City of Surprise

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