ONERA (The French Aerospace Lab)

ONERA, the French Aerospace Lab, is France’s national aerospace research centre, working with public authorities and industry across aeronautics, space and defence. Its multidisciplinary capabilities include aerodynamics, aeroelasticity and acoustics; electromagnetism and radar; materials and structures; propulsion and energetics; optics; space physics and instrumentation; and information processing, autonomy and systems safety. Research combines experiments, wind-tunnel testing and numerical simulation to improve aircraft performance, reduce environmental impacts and understand hazards such as icing, lightning and wake vortices. Its Space Directorate coordinates work on launch vehicles and orbital systems. Industrial users can access testing, scientific expertise, simulation tools and technology-transfer opportunities through ONERA’s research centres and commercial services.