Aerospace-Security-Defense, world-class excellence in Paris-Saclay
The aeronautics-security-defense sector is a strategic industry in which France holds a leading position in Europe and worldwide. It is in Paris-Saclay that the majority of research and design activities for aerospace equipment (aircraft, helicopters, civil and military drones) are concentrated to address tomorrow’s challenges. The control of greenhouse gas emissions prompts a significant need for innovation throughout the industry: energy management aboard aircraft, structural lightening, electric propulsion, or the use of green energies. In Paris-Saclay, both public research and private R&D are heavily investing in developing breakthrough technologies.
The major companies in the aerospace-security-defense sector in Paris-Saclay
List of companies
Dassault Systèmes
Specialized scientific equipment for research and innovation
List of equipments :
- The Toussus-le-Noble Aerodrome: The fourth business aviation aerodrome in France, a test and R&D center dedicated to the future of aviation, ideally located in the heart of the innovation ecosystem of Paris-Saclay.
- Safran Tech Facility: A materials characterization laboratory, an additive manufacturing platform, a computing center, and a simulation bench.
- The Saclay Propulsion Testing Center (C.E.P Saclay): The propulsion testing center managed by the French Directorate General of Armaments.
- The CEA Paris-Saclay: One of the largest scientific research centers in Europe, specializing in areas of high societal importance.
- ONERA: The French aerospace research center.
CIEDS - Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security
In a world where new technologies play a predominant role, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) created the CIEDS in 2021 to imagine and develop answers to the technological needs of the Defence sector. The CIEDS benefits from strong support from the French ministère des Armées and the Agence de l’Innovation de Défense. It focuses on the key scientific areas of IP Paris in terms of research, training, and innovation to promote a broad consideration of defence-related issues.
Focus on the challenge of clean aviation: how to decarbonize the sector?
In Paris-Saclay, major industrial groups in the aerospace-defense sector (Airbus, Safran, Thales, Dassault Systèmes…) collaborate with SMEs and deeptech startups in the area, as well as with the two academic poles (Université Paris-Saclay and Institut Polytechnique de Paris) and their researchers, to advance the state of the art in research and jointly design the electric propulsion aircraft of tomorrow. A project of crucial importance aimed at significantly reducing CO2 emissions worldwide is currently being developed at the Toussus-le-Noble aerodrome in collaboration with Université Paris-Saclay.
Paris-Saclay educates the future experts in aerospace-security-defense
The Université Paris-Saclay, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, and other academic partners continually update their curricula to train tomorrow’s professionals in the new scientific and technical skills of their respective fields. An update of programs and infrastructures is necessary for companies in the aerospace-security-defense sector to continue innovating, but also to ensure the use and maintenance of equipment integrating new technologies.
- Professional degree: Aeronautical Technical and Maintenance – Université Paris-Saclay
- Master’s in Aeronautics and Space: Mechanics, Automation, Energetics – Université Paris-Saclay
- Engineering Program: Aerospace Engineering – Estaca$
- Engineering Program: Space Engineering – Estaca
