Aerospace Valley

Aerospace Valley is a competitiveness cluster for the aerospace sector. It works in the Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions of France. The cluster serves three strategic sectors: aeronautics, space and drones.

Its sector pages cover aeronautics, space, drones, defence, environment and digital transition, along with ecosystems of excellence. The site has a members directory and a news page for member news.

The cluster offers services to help firms grow. These include multiplying contacts through events and sharing news, topics related to innovation, financing an R&D project, growing internationally and on new markets, technological expertise, and private financing. The cluster also provides documentary resources and an innovation and finance section.

The cluster supports projects in its region. The European project AWARENESS kicked off on 7 and 8 October 2026, hosted by Nîmes Métropole. For the OmanSat1 satellite programme, Airbus asked the cluster to design and deliver a training programme called Payload and Platform. In October 2026 the cluster also signed a partnership with Polymeris to support aeronautics, space and drone companies in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie.

The cluster organises and co-organises events. InnoDay 2026, the annual innovation event for members of its aeronautics, space and drones sectors, takes place in Toulouse on 4 November 2026. Its Forum is planned for 2027, and AeroMart runs in Biarritz on 13 May 2027.

The cluster has offices in Toulouse, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Rochefort and Bayonne. Its head office is in Toulouse. At its general meeting on 29 September, the board of directors confirmed the election of a new president.

Organisations can become members through the become a member page. The site also has job offers, a contact form and a documentary resources section. The website is available in English and French.

Services

• Multiply your contacts
• Topics related to innovation
• Financing an R&D project
• Growing internationally
• Technological expertise
• Private financing
• Members directory
• Innovation and finance
• Events
• Documentary resources