Greater Fredericksburg: A Home for Defense and Growth
Virginia’s fastest-growing region leads the way in tech, cybersecurity
Advantageously positioned between Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Greater Fredericksburg is a growing hub for aerospace, defense, advanced technology, and national security innovation. The region’s military installations provide access to world-class research, testing, training, and operational capabilities. Anchored by NSWCDD’s nationally significant expertise in areas such as integrated combat systems, hypersonics, directed energy, and advanced weapons technologies, the region offers unique opportunities for defense contractors and technology companies to collaborate with the Department of War.
Beyond defense, the region benefits from a diverse economy spanning advanced manufacturing, health care, professional and technical services, logistics, tourism, and a growing entrepreneurial and technology sector. The city of Fredericksburg predates the American Revolution as a community, and the centerpiece of its downtown, Caroline Street, was named “Best Main Street in the South” by Garden & Gun.
A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Spotsylvania CountyThe Cyber Bytes Foundation in Stafford County offers training programs for interested students that lead to industry-recognized credentials.
University of Mary WashingtonLake Anna, formed to provide cooling water for the North Anna Nuclear Generating Station, offers abundant water recreation opportunities on the public, or "cold," side of the lake.
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Downtown FredericksburgAmong the significant projects undertaken at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division in King George County was the development of the triggering device for "Little Boy," the atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in World War II.
