123
No. of enterprises | 2022
Data is regarding CAEs 303 and 3316. Source: Statistics Portugal (2022)
Aerospace industry at a glance
Aerospace industry insights
Portugal has been actively participating in R&D and Innovation Framework Programs from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Moreover, Portugal holds established protocols with NASA and has secured strategic partnerships with MIT and UT Austin.
Portugal's aerospace sector benefits from world-class engineering schools with comprehensive workforce qualification programs
Main exports markets
35,9
%Brazil
17,9
%USA
16,2
%France
15,3
%Ireland
Recent FDI projects in Portugal
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Aribus (France)
Airbus Atlantic, formerly Stelia Aerospace, inaugurated, in September of 2022, new facilities in Santo Tirso, occupying a
LeoLabs (USA)
LeoLabs, specialized in providing low Earth orbit (LEO) mapping and situational awareness services in space, inaugurated in June
RFA - Rocket factory Augusburg (Germany)
In June 2021, the German RFA Rocket Factory Augusburg officially opened an engineering development centre in the Oporto area.
Lauak (France)
In 2018, the French Lauak , a company in the aviation industry, invested almost €20M in a factory in Grândola , Setúbal region
