Olivier Horaist

Groupement Industries Françaises Aeronautiques Spatiale specializes in the sector of the aviation industry (manufacturer, equipment, training), space and military. It has more than 369 members, from major prime contractors and system suppliers to small specialist companies. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

Nexter Systems SA designs, develops, and manufactures weapons and armaments. Its products includes armored vehicles, robotics, guns, artillery, and medium-caliber ammunition. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Roanne, France.

SNECMA SA manufactures aircraft and rocket engines. It designs, develops, produce and markets engines for military and commercial aircraft, launch vehicles and satellites. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Courcouronnes, France.

Safran Helicopter Engines manufactures propulsion and aerospace equipment. It provides training and consulting, cost control and availability, technical publications, technical expertise, and material and maintenance services. The company was founded by Polish Engineer, Joseph Szydlowski in 1938 and is headquartered in Bordes, France.

Labinal SA provides electrical wiring solutions for aviation and space markets. It specializes in producing and distributing automotive equipment, gas turbines, aerospace equipment and connectors for the aeronautics, space, defense, electronics and automobile industries. The company was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Montigny-Le-Bretonneux, France.

Airbus SAS manufactures commercial aircrafts. It also designs, produces, and assembles the parts for airplanes. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Blagnac, France.

Messier Bugatti SA manufactures aircraft equipment. Its products include performance brakes, electro-hydraulic systems, control and monitoring systems, actuators,The company was founded by Ettore Bugatti and George Messier in 1927 and is headquartered in Vélizy-Villacoublay, France.

Aircelle SA designs and manufactures nacelle systems for the aircraft industry. It produces a range of reverser configurations including cascades, pivoting doors, translating sleeves, two-door targets, papillons and planar exist rear targets. The company also offers aero structures which include belly fairings and nose landing gear doors, radome structures for the combat aircraft and components for helicopters. Aircelle was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Gonfreville-l'Orcher, France.

Sagem Défense Sécurité SAS provides inertial navigation solutions. It offers optronics, avionics, electronics and critical software. The company was founded by Marcel Môme in 1925 and is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

Mecachrome Toulouse SAS specializes in sheet metal machining, assembling, and turning services. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Launaguet, France.

Tikehau Capital Advisors SAS (TCA) is a private equity subsidiary of Tikehau Capital SAS founded in 2005 by Antione Flamarion and Mathieu Chabran. The firm is headquartered in Paris, France.

Mecachrome Canada, Inc. engages in the production of assemblies & sub-assemblies for aerostructures. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Mirabel, Canada.

Orano Cycle SA provides nuclear fuel cycle services. It specializes in uranium mining conversion and enrichment. The company is headquartered in Chatillon, France.

Globe Motors designs, manufactures, and distributes precision, sub fractional horsepower motors and motorized devices throughout the world. For over half a century, since its founding by entrepreneur Max Isaacson, the Globe Motors name has meant turnkey, motion control solutions for valued customers that depend on performance to achieve competitive advantage. Globe Motors application engineers are experienced in reviewing requirements and suggesting one of their standard solutions. When needs are unique, the Globe Motors engineering team works with clients to create the optimal design for their clients project. Motion control assemblies can be designed to increase durability, reduce weight, decrease size, lower cost, or any other requirement based on their clients design criteria. State-of-the-art coil winding services from subsidiary Electrowind result in higher efficiencies in BLDC motors.

Cinch Connectors, Inc. manufactures interconnect products. The firm offers interconnect products for the commercial, transportation, Computer, Datacom, Telecom, military, and aerospace markets. The company was founded in 1920 and is located in Lombard, IL.

Bpifrance Participations SA/ PRIVATE EQUITY/ (BPIfrance Participations PE) is the private equity division of Bpifrance Participations SA subsidiary of State-owned Caisse des Dépots & Consignations headquartered in France. Formerly known as Fonds Stratégique d'Investissement SA (Private Equity), the firm was established in 2008 by the Government of France in an aim to strengthen distressed companies of strategic importance for the French economy. Based in Paris, BPIfrance Participations specializes in fund of funds and direct investments in French intermediate-sized companies.

Messier Dowty International Ltd. is a British company. The private company is located in the UK.

Airbus Operations SAS provides maintenance, modification, repair embodiment and spares engineering services for aircraft. The company is headquartered in Toulouse, France.

CILAS manufactures laser target designators and optronics. The company is headquartered in Orléans, France.

Perfect Beef SA is a private company based in Mouscron, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded in 2002. Christian Cornille has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Aubert & Duval SA develops and manufactures special steels, superalloys, aluminium alloys, and titanium alloys. Its products include bars, billets, rectangular bars, forgings and ingots, sheets and flats, open-die forgings, closed-die forgings, HIP parts, and metal powders. The firm serves the aerospace, energy, defense, transportation, and tooling industries. The company was founded by Adrien Duval, Henri Duval, and Pierre Aubert on December 2, 1907 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Nexter Systems manufactures defense systems. It offers artillery canons, multipurpose armored vehicles, weapons, battle management systems and electronic components. The company is headquartered in Roanne, France.

Europropulsion SA manufactures engines for the aerospace industries. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Suresnes, France.

Cinch Connectors Ltd. engages in the design, manufacturing and assembly of electrical connectors and interconnect systems. The company was founded on October 15, 1987 and is headquartered in Worksop, the United Kingdom.

Coriolis Composites SASU develops robotic cells for fiber placement. Its products include fiber placement robot, positioner, linear axis, controller, laser heating device, infra red heating device, ultrasonic trimming device, compaction plate, associated software, and technical advantages. The company was founded by Yvan Hardy, Alexandre Hamlyn and Clémentine Gallet in 2000 and is headquartered in Quéven, France.

Financière L.P.F SA manufactures pistons for the automotive, planes and aerospatial sectors. Its activities include engineering, mechanical, assembly, alternative, and business tool. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Blagnac, France.

Safran Ceramics SA develops technologies in the field of thermo-structural composites. It develops solutions for chambers, impeller and nozzle parts, valves, mixers, and ejection cones of aeronautical engines. The company was founded on February 6, 2002 and is headquartered in Le Haillan, France.

ArianeGroup SAS engages in launching satellites. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

WeAre SAS wholesales and supplies industrial equipment. It serves the aerospace, spatial, defense, energy, transport, and medical sectors. The company was founded in March 2016 and is headquartered in Herbignac, France.

Mecachrome Atlantique SAS provides mechanical engineering services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Sainte-Luce-Sur-Loire, France.

KNDS - KMW+NEXTER Defense Systems N.V. is a Dutch European company that was founded in 2015. The private company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The CEOs are Stéphane Mayer and Frank Haun. KNDS is the European leader in land defense and is an association of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter, two leading manufacturers of military land systems.

Orano SA engages engages in the provision of nuclear fuel cycle products and services. It operates in the following business segments: Mining, Conversion, Enrichment, Recycling, Decommissioning, Supporting operations, Engineering, Nuclear packages and services and, Nuclear medicine. The company was founded on November 6, 1984 and is headquartered in Chatillon, France.

ADDEV Materials SAS designs, processes and distributes high performance materials. The firm’s services include prototyping, kitting, delivery on production line, transport of hazardous, vendor managed inventory (VMI) consignment, custom packaging and dosage. The company was founded by Julien Duvanel in 2006 and is headquartered in Lyon, France.

Mecachrome Sable SASU provides industrial mechanical engineering services. The private company is based in Solesmes, France.

Visco SA is a precision machining French company that has been transforming the manufacture of their products for over 30 years. The company was founded in 1908 and is based in Le Lamentin, France. The company recently implemented a process of translating their mechanical precision machining. In October 2019, they opened a new operational production area.

WeAre Additive SAS is a French company that engages in research and development in physical and natural science. The private company is based in Montauban, France. The company was founded in 2014. Pascal Farella has been the CEO of the company since 2019.