As of 30/01/2017
defence-related clusters list
Name / Country / Sector / Website / Specificities / ContactCluster Mechatronics Tyrol / Austria / Mechatronics / /
Mechatronik Cluster / Austria / Website not available
Hanseatic Parliament / Baltic Cooperation / Naval / / SME only /
Flanders' Mechatronic Technology Centre (FMTC) / Belgium / Mechatronics / /
Flemish Aerospace Group (FLAG) / Belgium / Aerospace / /
Leuven Security European Consortium (LSEC) / Belgium / Security / /
Pôle d’Ingénierie des Matériaux de Wallonie (PIMW) / Belgium / Materials / /
PôleMecatech / Belgium / Mechanical engineering / /
Flemish Space Industries / Belgium / Aerospace / / nderen
Skywin - Aerospace cluster of Wallonia / Belgium / Aerospace / /
Marine Cluster Bulgaria / Bulgaria / Naval / /
Cluster Aero-Space Technologies, Research and Applications (CASTRA) / Bulgaria / Aerospace / /
Srednogorie Med Industrial Cluster / Bulgaria / Medical / /
Czech Space Alliance (CSA) / Czech Republic / Aerospace / /
CenSec - Center for Defense, Space & Security / Denmark / Aerospace, Land, Naval and Security / /
Defence and Security Innovation Cluster / Estonia / Defence & security / /
Finnish Nanotechnology Cluster Programme (OSKE) / Finland / Nanotechnologies /
AERIADES / FRANCE / Aerospace / /
Aerospace Cluster in Rhône-Alpes / France / Aerospace / / ;
Aerospace Valley / France / Aerospace, Embarkedsystems / /
AETOS Cluster / FRANCE / RPAS / /
Aquitaine Développement Innovation / France / - / / Agency of development /
ARVE Industries Haute Savoie Mont-Blanc / France / / SME only /
ASTECH Paris Region / France / Aerospace, Embarked systems / /
Elopsys / France / Microwaves, Photonics, Secure Networks, Images & digital interfaces / /
EMC2 / France / Advanced manufacturing technologies / /
European Defence Economic Network (EDEN) / France / Aerospace, Land, Naval, Electronics,, Defence, Security & Safety / / SME only /
IEF aero / France / Aerospace, Electronics / /
Materalia / France / Materials / /
Mécatronic Seine-Amont / France / Website hacked
Optics Valley / France / Photoniocs, optics, optronics / /
PôleOptitec / France / Photonics & image / /
PEGASE / France / Aerospace / /
PôleMer Bretagne / France / Naval, Energy, environment / /
PôleMer PACA / France / Naval / / ;
Rhenaphotonics Alsace / France / Optics & Photonics / Website not available
Route des Lasers / France / Laser / /
Safe Cluster / FRANCE / Security / /
System@tic / France / ICT / /
Primus Defense & Securité / France / Defense, Security, and Safety / / ; ;
Digital Signal Processing Valley (DSP) / Franco-Belgium / Smart systems / /
ABC Cluster Luft-und Raumfahrt (NRW) / Germany / /
Aerospace Initiative Saxony / Germany / Aerospace / Website not available
AVIABELT / Germany / Aerospace / /
Aviation Cluster Hamburg Metropolitan Region / Germany / Aerospace / /
bavAIRia e.V. / Germany / Aerospace / /
Bayern Photonics / Germany / Photonics / /
BBAA / Germany / Aerospace / /
Center of Maritime Technologies / Germany / Naval / /
Cluster Mechatronik & Automation / Germany / Mechatronics / /
Cluster Mikrosystemtechnik / Germany / Microsystems / /
Cluster New Materials / Germany / Materials / / No contact available
Forum Luft-und Raumfahrt Baden-Württemberg / Germany / Aerospace / /
Future Aerospace Network / Germany / Aerospace / /
Hanse-Aerospace Association / Germany / Aerospace / /
Hanse Photonik e.V. / Germany / Photonics / /
HECAS - Hanseatic Engineering & Consulting Association / Germany / Aerospace / /
Hessen-Nanotech / Germany / Nanotechnologies / /
Kompetenz-Netzwerk Mechatronik in Ostbayern / Germany / Mecatronics / /
Marissa / Germany / Naval / /
Maritimes Cluster Norddeutschland / Germany / Naval / /
Nano-und Materialinnovationen Niedersachsen / Germany / Nanotechnologies / /
NanoValley / Germany / Nanotechnologies / / SME only /
Niedersachsen Aviation / Germany / Aerospace / /
Optec Berlin Brandeburg / GERMANY / Optical technologies / /
Photonic BW / Germany / Photonics / /
PhotonicNetGmbH / Germany / Photonics / /
Photonik BB / Germany / Photonics / /
Rhein-Main Adaptronik e.V. / Germany / Electronic / Website not available
Sensorik-Bayern GmbH / Germany / Sensors / /
The Hellenic Semiconductor Industry Association (HSIA) / Greece / Semiconductors, micro- & nano- electronics and embedded systems / /
Hungarian Aerospace Cluster / Hungary / Aerospace / /
Magyar AnyagtudomanyiesNanotechnologiaiKlaster / Hungary / Nanotechnologies, Materials / /
Pannon Mechatronics Cluster (PANEL) / Hungary / Mechatronics / /
Apulian Aerospace - Distretto Aerospaziale Pugliese / Italy / Aerospace / /
Campaniaerospace / Italy / Aerospace
Comitato Distretto Aerospaziale Piemonte / Italy / Aerospace / /
Distretto Aerospaziale Lombardo / Italy / Aerospace / /
Distretto della Mecatronica / Italy / Mechatronics / / ;
Torino Piemonte Aerospace / Italy / Aerospace / /
Umbria Aerospace / Italy / Aerospace / /
LETERA (Latvian Electronics and Electrical Engineering Cluster) / LATVIA / Electronics and electrical / /
Lithuanian Aeronautics National Technology Platform (LANTP) / Lithuania / Aerospace / (Website not available) /
Luxembourg Materials Cluster / Luxemburg / Materials / /
Luxembourg Space Cluster / Luxemburg / Aerospace / /
Netherlands Aerospace Group (NAG) / The Netherlands / Aerospace / /
Subcarpathian Aviation Cluster / Poland / Aerospace / / ; ;
Mazowiecki Klaster Lotniczy Aviation Mazovia / Poland / Aerospace / /
Polish Aviation Valley / Poland / Aerospace / /
Siec Porozumienia Lotniczego 'AVIA-SPLot' / Poland / Website not available
Silesian Aviation Cluster / Poland / Aerospace / / ;
Silesian Nano Cluster (NanoNet) / POLAND / Nano technologies / /
Portuguese Aerospace Industry Association (PEMAS) / Portugal / Aerospace / /
ALT Brasov / ROMANIA / /
Transylvania Aerospace Cluster / Romania / Website not available
Slovenian Defence Industry Cluster (GOIS) / Slovenia / Defence / /
AESMIDE: logistic support to Armed Forces / Spain / Defence / /
AssociacionAeronauticaAragonesa / Spain / Aerospace / /
Barcolena Aeronautics & Space Association / Spain / Aerospace /
Cluster Aero CV / Spain / Aerospace /
IDEA - Agency of Innovation and Development of Andalusia / Spain / - / / Agency of development /
IVACE - Instituto Valenciano de Competitividad Empresarial / Spain / - / / Agency of development /
HEGAN Basque Aerospace Cluster / Spain / Aerospace / / ; ;
Hélice - Cluster Aeronautico Andaluz / Spain / Aerospace / /
HELICLUST / Spain / Website not available
Madrid Aeronautics and Space Platform / Spain / Aerospace / / ; ;
Southern European Cluster in Photonics and Optics / Spain / Photonics / /
Swiss Aerospace Cluster / Switzerland / Aerospace / /
Electronics, Sensors, Photonics - Knowledge Transfer Network / United Kingdom / Electronics, sensors, photonics, Network / /
Midlands Aerospace Alliance / United Kingdom / Aerospace / / ; ;
Northwest Aerospace Alliance / United Kingdom / Aerospace / /
Scottish Optoelectronics Association / United Kingdom / Optoelectronics / / ;
Scotland Europa / United Kingdom / - / / Agency of development /
South of England Photonics Network (SEPNET) / UNITED KINGDOM / Photonics / /
West of England Aerospace Forum (WEAF) / United Kingdom / Aerospace / /
Welsh Opto-Electronics Forum / United Kingdom / Optoelectronics / /
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