Fraunhofer AVIATION & SPACE

Fraunhofer AVIATION & SPACE is an alliance of 37 Fraunhofer institutes that conduct applied research for the aerospace industry. The alliance pools the institutes' technological expertise to give the aviation and space industry, and funding bodies such as BDLI, ESA and the European Commission, a central point of contact within the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Germany's applied research organisation. Member institutes include the Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics CAP, the Institute for Electronic Microsystems and Solid State Technologies EMFT, the Ernst-Mach Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Fraunhofer ISE and Fraunhofer IFAM.

Technology areas

• Materials, processes and production, including recyclable biopolymers
• Aircraft structures, cabin and cargo
• Engine, propulsion and energy carriers
• New mobility concepts: urban air mobility, UAS and UAV
• Aircraft avionics, systems and equipment
• Surfaces and optical systems, and sensor systems and analysis
• Education services and scientific reports

Recent work

News from member institutes in 2026 includes qualification of methanol as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel at Fraunhofer ISE, silicon photovoltaics to make power generation in space more cost-effective, and Fraunhofer IFAM work on surface pre-treatment, barrier coatings and automated machining and assembly of cryogenic carbon fibre hydrogen tanks, with a new joint leadership for automation and production technology in Stade. The alliance also contributes to national and European funding programmes such as LuFo, and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has joined the International Astronautical Federation.

Events

Fraunhofer AVIATION & SPACE is listed as an exhibitor at AIRTEC 2026 in Augsburg, the Aviation Forum 2026, Space Tech Expo Europe 2026 in Bremen, where member institutes show space developments at a joint stand, and the Paris Air Show 2027. It also organises the Circular Aviation forum in Bremen in November 2026 and attends the German Aerospace Congress and ESA Industry Space Days.

Contact

Fraunhofer AVIATION & SPACE is listed under Aviation Consulting, Space and is based in Germany.
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