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Apulia into a centre for excellence in the aerospace sector, which boasts one of the largest concentrations of industrial aerospace firms in Italy (together with the regions of Piedmont, Lazio, Lombardy and Campania) and where companies of national and international standing have chosen to locate basis of the art production facilities. The Apulia regional government promoted the aerospace sector in Apulia in major international markets and sustain innovation and development throughout the sector. In 2012 the export turnover of the aerospace sector in Apulia totalled almost 396 million euros (equivalent to roughly 7,5% of the national total). At the same time Apulia has become the only region in which the following sector firms co-exist, namely, fixed-wing (Alenia); rotating wing (AgustaWestland); propulsion (Avio); and aerospace software (SSI).