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 Safran Aero Boosters designs, develops and manufactures low-pressure compressors (boosters), equipment and test facilities for aerospace and space propulsion. The company’s products equip the majority of civil aircraft currently in service, as well as the European Ariane launch vehicle.

As a strategic partner to aerospace engine manufacturers, Safran Aero Boosters dedicates significant investment—15% of its revenue—to preparing for the future, both through research into advanced technologies for next-generation engine architectures and through the development of its next-generation industrial capabilities.
Safran Aero Boosters owes its success to the expertise and commitment of its 2,000 employees: 1,800 based in Belgium and 200 in the United States across its two subsidiaries, Safran Test Cells, specializing in test cell engineering, and Safran Oil Systems, specializing in oil tanks.

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense sectors. Its mission is to make a lasting contribution to a safer world, where air transport becomes increasingly environmentally responsible, more comfortable and more accessible. With operations across all continents, the Group employs more than 110,000 people and generated revenue of €31.3 billion in 2025. Safran holds, either independently or in partnership, leading global or European positions in its markets.

https://www.safran-group.com

 

Avio Aero is a GE Aerospace company that designs, manufactures and maintains components and propulsion systems for civil and military aviation. Today, the company provides its customers with innovative technological solutions to quickly respond to the continuous changes required by the market: additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping, as well as technologies dedicated to the production of transmissions, turbines, and combustors.

The company's head office is in Rivalta di Torino, where its largest production facility is also located. Other important facilities are situated in Brindisi and Pomigliano d'Arco (Naples), with a total of around 4,900 employees employed in Italy. Abroad, it has a plant and a test center in Poland and a production and testing facility in the Czech Republic, with a total of around 1,100 employees. Through continuous investment in research and development and a consolidated network of relationships with major universities and international research centers, Avio Aero has developed a globally recognized level of technological and manufacturing excellence, as evidenced by the partnerships signed with the world's leading aviation companies.

https://www.avioaero.com

 

The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a leading institution in research, development, and innovation, operating in four major domains: defense and security, low-carbon energy (nuclear and renewable sources), technological research for industry, and fundamental research in the physical and life sciences.

For over 80 years, the CEA has played a pivotal role in reinforcing the scientific, technological, and industrial sovereignty of France and Europe. In a rapidly evolving global context, it contributes to shaping a secure and forward-looking future.

The CEA’s distinctive approach to research and innovation is built upon five key pillars:

• Its historic role in France’s national defense and security strategy
• A pioneering vision of scientific progress, rooted in atomic research
• An integrated capability to guide projects from fundamental discovery through to industrial deployment
• Strong and sustained support for start-ups driving disruptive innovation
• A commitment to regional engagement, openness, and collaborative partnerships

Leveraging its recognized expertise, the CEA actively establishes strategic collaborations with academic and industrial partners, both nationally and internationally. Within the CEA, the Military Applications Division (DAM) is responsible for the design, production, operational maintenance, and eventual dismantling of the nuclear warheads deployed by France’s airborne and seaborne strategic forces. DAM also conducts cutting-edge research in atmospheric reentry, ensuring the performance and reliability of the systems under its responsibility in extreme operating conditions.

https://www.cea.fr

 

FLOW Matters is a spin-off of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), offering physics-based consulting services and software solutions for the numerical simulation of fluid dynamics problems. Its expertise spans a broad range of flow regimes, from multiphase flows to rarefied gas dynamics and plasma physics, and covers the full spectrum of scales relevant to industrial practice, from continuum-level computational fluid dynamics to kinetic and molecular approaches for flows far from equilibrium.

Flow Matters develops and deploys state-of-the-art numerical models for its industry partners in high-tech sectors such as carbon capture and storage, lithography, and microfluidics, helping them solve complex, real-world engineering problems. The team combines a strong academic foundation in applied physics and computational science with hands-on experience in industrial R&D, bridging the gap between cutting-edge scientific methods and the practical constraints of product development and process optimization.

Whether the challenge involves droplet formation, thin-film flows, vacuum systems, or gas transport at the micro- and nanoscale, Flow Matters tailors its simulation approach to the physics that actually governs the problem, rather than forcing it into a generic framework. This same physics-first mindset drives its broader mission: translating results from fundamental and applied research into innovation in the daily practice of industry, so that the models it builds are not only scientifically rigorous but also empower its partners to make faster, better-informed engineering decisions.

https://www.flow-matters.com

 

HyFAR-ARA is a non-profit association bringing together public institutions, research and higher-education organizations, and industrial companies with a shared interest in hypersonic systems and their applications.

Founded in 1999, the association initially focused on atmospheric re-entry, particularly in the fields of space transportation and planetary exploration. Its scope has since broadened to encompass related topics, including space-debris re-entry, hypersonic flight vehicles, and reusable launch systems.

HyFAR-ARA’s main objectives are to promote the expertise of its members, strengthen cooperation within the community, support the development of collaborative scientific and technological research projects, inform institutional and economic stakeholders, and raise awareness among students and the wider public of space activities and high-speed flight.

To fulfil these objectives, the association organizes workshops, conferences and scientific events, contributes expert advice, supports outreach initiatives, and delivers educational lectures. Among its recent achievements, HyFAR-ARA co-organized with the European Space Agency the 3rd International Conference on Flight Vehicles, Aerothermodynamics and Re-entry, held in Arcachon, France, from 18 to 22 May 2025. The conference brought together the international community and was widely regarded as a successful event.

As of 1 July 2026, HyFAR-ARA’s members are ArianeGroup, CEA, CNES, CNRS, Inria, ONERA, R.Tech, the University of Bordeaux, and the University of Limoges.

HyFAR-ARA

est une association à but non lucratif qui regroupe des institutions publiques, des organismes de recherche et d’enseignement, ainsi que des entreprises industrielles partageant un intérêt commun pour les systèmes hypersoniques et leurs applications.

Fondée en 1999, l’association s’est d’abord consacrée à la rentrée atmosphérique, notamment dans le contexte du transport spatial et de l’exploration planétaire. Au fil du temps, son champ d’action s’est élargi à des domaines connexes tels que la rentrée des débris spatiaux, les véhicules de vol hypersonique et les systèmes de lancement réutilisables.

Parmi ses principaux objectifs figurent : la valorisation des compétences de ses membres, le renforcement de la collaboration au sein de la communauté, le soutien à l’émergence de projets communs de recherche scientifique et technologique, l’information des acteurs institutionnels et économiques, ainsi que la sensibilisation des étudiants et du grand public aux domaines de l’espace et du vol à grande vitesse.

Parmi ses actions (liste non exhaustive) : l’organisation d’ateliers et de conférences, la fourniture d’expertises, les actions de sensibilisation et l’animation de conférences ou de cours. Membres au 1er juillet 2026 : ArianeGroup, CEA, CNES, CNRS, Inria, ONERA, R. Tech, les universités de Bordeaux et de Limoges.

www.hyfar-ara.org

 

Sonaca is one of the world’s leading companies in the development, manufacturing, and assembly of aerostructures for the civil, defense and space markets. Recognized as one of the world’s top three independent aerostructure players, Sonaca operates 27 aerostructure plants, 4 engineering offices and employs more than 7,000 people worldwide.

Sonaca is recognized globally for its leadership in wing movable structures. Beyond wings, the company has proven capabilities in producing complex fuselage assemblies and empennage structures, making it a key contributor across all major aircraft sections.

Sonaca works with major aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, Bombardier, and Dassault, supported by a global footprint in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Spain and Romania. Every time you travel by plane anywhere in the world it is likely that Sonaca is helping you on your way.

https://www.sonaca.com/