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Publicly tradedFounded 1912 · Colleferro, ItalyUpdated Aug 31, 2026

Avio S.p.A.

Launch Vehicle Prime Contractor and Propulsion Systems Manufacturer

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Italian aerospace company and prime contractor for the Vega family of small-lift space launchers, specializing in space propulsion systems including solid and liquid rocket motors.

Principal supply-chain role01 · Access & Transport

Launch, orbital transfer, reentry, and logistics systems that move payloads through and across space.

Principal supply-chain role01 · Access & Transport

Italian aerospace company and prime contractor for the Vega family of small-lift space launchers, specializing in space propulsion systems including solid and liquid rocket motors.

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Suppliers & service providers to Avio S.p.A.

Velo3DcustomerTell me more

Velo3D supplies a Sapphire XC 1MZ printer and an original Sapphire printer to support development and production of propulsion systems (announced 2023).

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American Center for Manufacturing & Innovation (ACMI)customerTell me more

ACMI Properties designs, plans, and develops a build-to-suit solid rocket motor production facility in the US for Avio USA (subsidiary of Avio S.p.A.), pre-leased for domestic production of tactical solid rocket motors and space launch propulsion (announced 2024).

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Air Liquide S.A.supplierTell me more

Air Liquide designs and supplies new-generation cryogenic tanks for the Vega-E space launcher under contract with Avio.

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Avio S.p.A. customers & supported companies

European Space Agency (ESA)customer / program partner · launch services / customer3 connectionsTell me more

Avio and ESA signed a contract to advance the competitiveness of the Vega C launch system; Avio is prime contractor providing upgrades and services to ESA for Vega C commercial exploitation and mission flexibility.

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Avio signed a €40 million contract with ESA to develop reusable upper stage technologies; Avio will provide advanced lightweight and high-performance solutions for next-generation launch systems as part of ESA-funded work.

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Avio provides launch services on Vega/Vega C for ESA missions including FORUM (Earth observation), FLEX, Altius, Microcarb, NESS, Biomass, and Sentinel satellites (ongoing contracts through 2025+).

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Lockheed Martincustomer · strategic partner / customer2 connectionsTell me more

Lockheed Martin has preferred access agreements for solid rocket motors from Avio USA's planned U.S. production facility (announced 2025).

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Avio and Lockheed Martin signed a term sheet to support establishing a new U.S. plant for solid rocket motors; Avio USA will supply solid propulsion systems to Lockheed Martin (term-sheet partnership to enable Avio-produced tactical and strategic solid motors in the U.S.).

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CNESlaunch services / customerTell me more

Avio provides launch services on Vega C for CNES missions including Microcarb and NESS (rideshare passengers, contracts signed 2021–2022).

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Airbuslaunch services / customerTell me more

Airbus committed as first commercial customer for Vega C launches (announced 2017); also involved in CO3D mission launched on Vega C.

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RaytheoncustomerTell me more

Raytheon has agreements for preferred access to solid rocket motors from Avio USA's planned U.S. manufacturing plant (announced 2025).

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Avio S.p.A. program partners

Europropulsion S.A.joint venture / strategic partner · supplier · 1 more roles3 connectionsTell me more

Europropulsion S.A. (50% owned by Avio, 50% by ArianeGroup) develops and integrates large solid rocket motors for European launchers including Vega and Ariane programs under ESA frameworks.

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Europropulsion supplies P120C / P80 lineage solid rocket motors (large solid motor hardware and integration) to Avio for Vega-C / Vega family launchers as part of Franco‑Italian cooperation.

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Avio is a 50% co‑owner of Europropulsion S.A.; Avio and Europropulsion share design, industrial capability and supply chains for solid rocket motors (enabling Europropulsion's development and production activities).

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Arianespacestrategic partnerTell me more

Arianespace historically operated and marketed Vega launches as commercial operator while Avio served as technical authority and prime contractor; transition of Vega C commercialization responsibilities to Avio completed around 2025.

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European Space Agency (ESA)program partnerTell me more

ESA provides development contracts to Avio for Vega C upgrades, Vega E development, ground systems, and launch service frameworks (multiple contracts 2021–2024 valued in hundreds of millions of euros).

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SAB Launch Services S.r.l.launch vehicle manufacturer / partnerTell me more

Avio manufactures the Vega and Vega-C launchers used by SAB Launch Services S.r.l. for its SSMS rideshare and piggyback missions, directly enabling the company's core launch services offering.

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