AED Cluster Portugal

AED Cluster Portugal is the Portuguese cluster for the aeronautics, space and defence industries, created in 2016. It involves more than 170 Portuguese entities, including companies, research institutes and universities, that share synergies across industrial, research and engineering domains. Its president describes the cluster as having proven the value of the Portuguese ecosystem and still having large growth potential.

What the cluster does

• Brings together companies, institutes and academia in aeronautics, space and defence
• Publishes information on its members and projects
• Organises joint participations at international shows, such as a joint presence at Euronaval from 4 to 7 November
• Promotes events including the Industry Space Days, which aim to promote cooperation between actors across the space value chain
• Holds an annual General Assembly, scheduled for 29 November

Members

Members named on the website include AvioMod Aerospace Technologies, Cenfortec (aeronautical training centre), CONTROLAR, Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies, Iberica (metal components), IFA Aviation Training Center, Instituto Superior Técnico, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Miranda Advanced Manufacturing, Motofil Aeronautics Systems, the municipalities of Castelo Branco and Ponte de Sor, Paris Saint Denis Aero Portugal, SURTIP, the University of Beira Interior and the University of Porto (FEUP). Other organisations shown on the site include Amorim Cork Solutions, Atlar Innovation, Avancee Software, Beintec, Cobalto Stratos, Graphenest, Allio Group and Akkodis.

Events it follows

The site promotes one of Portugal's main aviation events with a large airshow, the major annual maintenance, repair and overhaul event MRO Europe, and Space Tech Expo Europe, which it describes as Europe's largest B2B event for the space industry.

Shows

AED Cluster Portugal appears in the exhibitor lists of Space Tech Expo Europe, Euronaval, MRO Europe and the Paris Air Show.

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