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THALRIK State Composite Score
The headline 0–100 score that sorts all 53 jurisdictions.
What it measures
Overall aerospace and defense economic strength of a state or territory as a single rank. The composite rolls up seven state sub-indices into a balanced view so no one dimension dominates the ranking.
Inputs
- Seven state sub-indices (AEPI, AIAI, AGMI, AWPI, DDI, IRI, ASF)
- Each already 0–100 normalized across the 53 jurisdictions.
Output shape
A single 0–100 score per jurisdiction, refreshed weekly. Ranks, percentile bands, and trend arrows are derived from this series.
Why it is shaped this way
If one index carried the rank, a state could sit atop the board on raw scale alone even when innovation, workforce, and growth were flat. The composite deliberately spreads weight across seven dimensions so the ranking reflects durable strength rather than a single loud signal.
Sources cited
What we deliberately do not publish
The weights, coefficient tables, normalization cutoffs, and the specific transformation logic that turns the inputs above into a 0–100 score are proprietary to ENKARI LLC. The authenticated product exposes per-state component breakdowns, the source rows backing each component, and the full backtested trend series.
Related
AEPI — Aerospace Economics & Procurement Index
Federal contract dollars flowing into the jurisdiction.
AIAI — Aerospace Innovation Activity Index
Patent, SBIR, and R&D velocity inside the jurisdiction.
AGMI — Aerospace Growth Momentum Index
Is the local sector accelerating, holding, or fading?
AWPI — Aerospace Workforce Pipeline Index
Is the state producing the people the sector needs?
DDI — Defense-Industrial Density Index
How concentrated is the defense supplier base in-state?
IRI — Investment Readiness Index
Is this a state investors actually bet on?
ASF — Aerospace Scale Factor
Raw absolute size — when scale is what matters.