ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab in the news

Singapore and France mark a decade of joint defense research and development through the SONDRA alliance, fostering innovations in electromagnetism and radar technology.

ONERA's Licorne wind lidar platform achieved a world-record 16km range for fiber laser technology, targeting enhanced airport security through real-time wind measurement.

Emmanuel Chiva, former DGA head and innovation expert, has been appointed as the new Chairman and CEO of ONERA to lead French aerospace research.

ONERA partnered with 3DCeram Sinto to 3D print ultra-high-temperature ceramic components for advanced aerospace and hypersonic applications.

ONERA and 3DCeram successfully 3D printed ultra-high-temperature ceramic composites for aerospace applications, demonstrating the feasibility of advanced ceramic additive manufacturing.

France is investing €50 million to reactivate and modernize the ONERA-developed Nostradamus radar for long-range threat detection across Europe.

French aerospace researchers are developing an ultra-efficient hydrogen airliner concept featuring strut-braced wings and open-fan engines.

CODA is a collaborative CFD software offering flexible, highly accurate, and efficient flow field calculations for various applications, including extensions for different flow regimes.

Bruno Sainjon, President-CEO of ONERA since 2014, has revitalized the French aerospace research lab through strategic restructuring, securing critical funding, advancing key defense and civil projects, and fostering innovation and international collaborations.

HYNAERO and ONERA are collaborating to develop the Fregate-F100, a next-generation amphibious water bomber aircraft for aerial firefighting.

ONERA is hosting and organizing the OSCA 2024 workshop in May to showcase aerosol characterization research and provide laboratory tours.

Safran and ONERA have started large-scale wind tunnel testing of a new Open Fan engine design to reduce aircraft emissions by 20%.

Onera is presenting defense research projects on fighter maneuverability and hypersonic technologies at the Paris Air Show.

Eviden, ColibrITD, and ONERA are developing a hybrid quantum combustion platform to improve aerospace engine simulation and energy efficiency.

NASA and ONERA are collaborating on research to reduce sonic boom noise for commercial supersonic travel.

NASA and ONERA are partnering to develop noise-reduction technology for supersonic passenger aircraft to enable faster travel over land.

ONERA and DLR performed critical static ground vibration tests on the Airbus BelugaXL cargo aircraft to support its certification and entry into service.

Modernizes aerospace simulation software and supercomputing infrastructure to accelerate next-generation aerodynamics research.

Onera, the French aerospace research agency, is investing 80 million euros to modernize its wind tunnels to boost competitiveness for civil and military aerospace clients.