Avio is leader in space propulsion, with more than 1,000 employees located in Italy, France and French Guyana. 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
RESPONSIBLE SPACE FOR SUSTAINABILITY: AVIO AT IAC MILAN 2024
Colleferro (Rome), October 11th 2024 – AVIO is Silver Sponsor at the International Astronautical Congress 2024 which will be in Milan from 14 to 18 October.
LAST ROCKET MOTOR FIRING CLEARS PATH FOR VEGA-C LAUNCH
Colleferro (Rome), 3 October 2024 – A redesigned Zefiro-40 solid rocket motor, the second stage of the Vega-C rocket, was successfully fired up today for the second time by prime contractor Avio at its Salto di Quirra test facility in Sardinia, Italy.
MARINO FRAGNITO JOINS AVIO AS CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER
Colleferro, September 16, 2024 – In the coming years, Avio will face an increase in production volumes with a wide range of programs: the autonomous commercialization of Vega, the increase in the Vega C flight rate, Ariane 6 propulsion systems production r