To Kick Off Final Farnborough Air Show, Shaheen Highlights New England Businesses’ Innovation and Role in U.S. National and Economic Security at SENEDIA Breakfast

(London, U.K.) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee , helped kick off the Farnborough International Air Show by welcoming Granite State and other New England businesses as part of SENEDIA’s New England Breakfast on Saturday in London. A primary focus of Senator Shaheen’s bipartisan Congressional delegation to the Airshow is to connect smaller, regional businesses in New Hampshire and New England with industry leaders. With aerospace serving as New Hampshire’s top export sector, the SENEDIA New England Breakfast hosted a number of companies with business in New England who are supporting additional investment and trade abroad. Click HERE to view photos from the event. “New Hampshire and New England companies are helping build the technologies and manufacturing capacity that keep America and our allies secure. I’m incredibly proud to welcome them to the Farnborough Air Show so that they can showcase their capabilities and deepen partnerships with larger industry players,” said Senator Shaheen. “I thank SENEDIA for hosting this morning’s breakfast focused on strengthening the trade relationships that will both support our economy by creating jobs and bolster our national defense and preparedness.” “Senator Shaheen has dedicated her life to public service and the last two decades to national security and to growing the aerospace and defense economy, not only in New Hampshire, but across New England,” said Tim DelGiudice, chair of the SENEDIA Board. “To celebrate the Senator’s legacy and reinforce our gratitude for her leadership, SENEDIA is proud to create the Senator Jeanne Shaheen Aerospace and Defense Scholarship in her honor.” SENEDIA’s Senator Jeanne Shaheen Aerospace and Defense Scholarship will support young women pursuing careers in aerospace and defense, with the first scholarship to be awarded this summer at Defense Innovation Days. Supporting nearly 24,000 jobs and representing $1.7 billion in exports just last year, New Hampshire’s top export sector is aerospace—comprising a large, vital component of the state’s economy. This year, New Hampshire is sending its largest trade mission yet to the Air Show. New Hampshire’s Office of International Commerce will feature New Hampshire exhibitors at the Air Show through the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), which Shaheen created in 2010. STEP assists New Hampshire businesses with expanding into overseas markets, helping small manufacturers compete globally while strengthening the domestic industrial base that supports American economic and national security. Farnborough is the largest biennial trade show in the world and showcases aerospace manufacturers and suppliers from New Hampshire and around the world. Since 2023, Shaheen and Moran have led bipartisan Congressional delegations to the Farnborough and Paris Air Shows to highlight U.S. capabilities and strengthen international partnerships. ###