ONERA
The Office national d'études et de recherches aérospatiales (ONERA) is the leading French research center in the aeronautics, space and defense sectors.
Research[change | change source]
All disciplines and technologies in the field are involved. Many aerospace programs have gone through ONERA: Ariane, Falcon, Rafale, Airbus, missiles, helicopters, engines, radars, etc.[1]
Under the supervision of the Ministry of Defence, this center has a budget of about 230 million euros, half of it in state subsidies. ONERA has great testing and calculation resources. They also have the largest fleet of wind tunnels in Europe.
People[change | change source]
They employ about 2,000 people. Most of them are researchers, engineers and technicians.[2]
The President of ONERA is appointed by the Council of Ministers on the proposal of the Minister of Defense.[3]
References[change | change source]
Other websites[change | change source]
- onera.fr - official website
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