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Aquitaine aerospace-defence sector



European and worldwide leadership




A driving force of the regional economy, the Aquitaine aerospace-defence centre is world N° 1 in three categories :

  • business aircraft
  • helicopter turbines
  • landing gear

In Europe, Aquitaine is leader in these domains :

  • avionics
  • man-machine interface systems
  • airborne radar systems
  • armed aircraft
  • retrofitting of civil and military aircraft
  • solid-propellant boosters
  • motor nozzles and launchers
  • ground and flight testing means
  • atmospheric re-entry technologies
  • thermo-structural composite materials

€4 billion...



€3.9 billion (to be precise) is the turnover figure achieved annually by the industrial companies in the Aquitaine aerospace-defence centre.

Thanks to the presence of 22 major enterprises and a fabric of almost 250 SMEs, Aquitaine possesses all the skills required to deploy aerospace programmes.

30,000 engineers, technicians and workers put their expertise at the service of the sector

Aquitaine, along with the Midi-Pyrénées region, makes South West France Europe’s number one aerospace region



Collective energy



Innovation strengthens the offering of regional companies, all of which are accustomed to working in partnership with laboratories, universities and engineering schools.

Partnerships between companies and the development of collaborative working methods provide a response to the new demands of global technological and logistical expertise, contract by contract

The dual aeronautics-automobile culture of Aquitaine enables the combination of technical excellence and competitive service provisions



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