Avio is leader in space propulsion, with more than 1,300 employees located in Italy, France and French Guiana. Since its foundation, in 1912, the company has played a key role in designing, manufacturing and integrating space launch systems and tactical missiles.
Avio is the prime contractor for the production of the small lift launch vehicles Vega and Vega C, two European Space Agency (ESA) programs, and the subcontractor for the manufacturing of the solid rocket motors P80, P120C, Zefiro 23, Zefiro 40 and Zefiro 9 and for Avum and Avum +, upper stages. About 65% of the rockets is developed and manufactured in Italy.
Avio is also prime contractor a new generation launcher: Vega Evolution (Vega E) whose maiden flight is expected to be in 2026.
News and events from Avio's world
Space Launches
VEGA-C SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED BIOMASS SATELLITE FOR ESA
Colleferro (Rome), April 29th 2025 – The Vega-C VV26 flight has successfully launched the Biomass satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA).
P160C FIRES UP SUCCESSFULLY, A NEW CHAPTER FOR ARIANE 6 AND VEGA LAUNCHERS
After two intensive months of testing at ESTEC facilities in the Netherlands, Space Rider AOM's UCMEC campaign has been successfully concluded, sanctioning the mechanical qualification of the AOM (Avum Orbital Module) to the vibration, acoustic and shock environments induced by th