Elettronica Aster

Elettronica Aster is an Italian maker of electronic, hydraulic and mechanical systems for aerospace and defence. Its business offices are in Milan, and its production site is in Barlassina. The company is private.

It was founded in 1945 to make car radios for Fiat, Lancia and Alfa Romeo. It entered the defence market in 1950, making electronic devices for transmission and control. The site now reports about 200 people and a turnover of 30 million euros. Its markets are aerospace and defence, railways and marine, and industry.

The company runs six divisions. These are control electronics, radar subsystems, power electronics, hydraulic systems, thermo acoustic insulation, and security and surveillance. Products also include test benches and machining work. It offers special processes such as galvanic treatments. The site lists services from design and development to prototyping, manufacturing and testing. Production covers CNC machining, milling, electric discharge machining and assembly of pressurised heat exchangers, cold plates and primary flight control systems. A calibration and testing laboratory handles measurement work.

Maintenance is also on offer. The company has a long record in repair and overhaul of military hydraulics and electronics for agencies such as NATO NSPA and the Italian Air Force.

Programmes named include the F-35, the Indian Advanced Light Helicopter, and the Terrain Following Radar for Panavia Tornado, where over 800 antenna receiver units were delivered. The company holds 9100, ISO 9001 and Nadcap certification. It also works with Italian universities and research institutes. The site has a contact form and a recruiting section.