With the single ‘Aero Excellence™’ standard, the aerospace and defence industry is mobilising to accelerate its industrial maturity.

Paris, 27 July 2026 – The French Aerospace Industries Association (GIFAS) is launching GIFAS Cyber Boost, an operational programme designed to help SMEs and mid-sized companies across the aerospace and defence supply chain improve their cyber maturity.

According to Olivier Andriès, President of GIFAS and CEO of Safran: “Improving the cybersecurity maturity of our industrial value chain is an absolute priority.”

At the ILA Berlin Air Show, the benefits of the Aero Excellence ™ framework for the operational excellence of the aerospace value chain were emphasised by industry stakeholders in attendance. Spain has joined the initiative.

Supported by growth in air traffic, robust export sales and the ongoing industrial ramp-up, the French aerospace industry once again demonstrated its resilience and strategic role in 2025.

The 14th edition of Perspectives Spatiales (“Space Perspectives”), co-organised by GIFAS and Novaspace, brought together all the institutional, industrial and academic stakeholders in the sector on 18 March 2026 to discuss a central theme: “Dimensions of French space strategy in the new era for European space.”

Against a backdrop of increased competition and shifting global balances, the discussions highlighted a shared observation that is no longer in doubt: space has become a major strategic issue of sovereignty, calling for strong decisions and collective mobilisation at the European level.