An excellent platform that provides primes, SMEs, start-ups and suppliers with the opportunity to showcase their ideas and technologies, while fostering valuable connections with other companies, investors and future users – ultimately helping to deliver the urgently needed integrated capabilities to the armed forces.

AIRTEC 2026 was a great success for Zeisberg Carbon. We particularly valued the high quality of industry contacts, the inspiring technical discussions, and the strong interest in our large-scale 3D printing technologies, advanced composites, and especially our new unmanned surface vehicle Zander, which we developed together with our partners in a dedicated consortium.

The event demonstrated how important collaboration and innovative manufacturing technologies are for the future of the aerospace and defence industries. We look forward to turning the connections made in Augsburg into successful partnerships and projects.

With its clear focus on strategic key technologies and direct dialogue between industry leaders, armed forces, and research institutions, AIRTEC & DefenceTec sets a benchmark for the sector. Augsburg served as an excellent, agile backdrop for addressing the most pressing challenges of our industry. A thoroughly insightful conference setup and successful exhibition that delivered tangible value for our CTC network.

Augsburg shows that aerospace is the future, not nostalgia.

For three days, from October 20 to 22, Messe Augsburg was the meeting place for aerospace suppliers. The key topics were clear: supply chains, resilience and sovereignty, New Space, and the question of who can actually build the technologies of tomorrow.

AIRTEC 2026 has shown that the industry is picking up speed. The discussions here focused on contracts and projects, not just visions. Augsburg, with its strong aerospace cluster, is the right place for this: close to industry, without the unnecessary showmanship.

Now the focus must be on turning conversations into collaborations, and collaborations into products. The foundation has been laid. The rest is up to us.

AIRTEC 2026 demonstrated that resilience, sovereignty and innovation are built through partnership. We leave with valuable insights and a clear commitment to turning them into impactful collaborations.

It was a pleasure to represent Ukraine at AIRTEC this year. Our participating companies were delighted to have the opportunity to showcase their products and share more about their work.

Originally founded by Daimler-Benz Aerospace, Hybtronics Microsystems S.A. has long been a reliable manufacturer of high-reliability (Hi-Rel) electronics, with a firm foothold in the aerospace sector. For us, the Airtec trade fair is a "must attend" event – a permanent fixture in our annual calendar. We will certainly be back in 2027. Airtec 2026 was a major success for us, one that will be reflected in our 2027 revenue. The quality of the visitors at the fair was truly outstanding, and we were able to forge countless new connections. It was a sensational event!